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DeepEndZen Congratulations to Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund winners!
DeepEndZen
December 4 | 11:45AM

This great piece of news dropped into my mailbox - Starbucks and International Youth Foundation recently announced a list of 25 young social entrepreneurs in 17 countries who received grants to continuing... (read more)
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US senators grill CEOs as GM-Chrysler eye deal
believeafrica
December 5 | 12:12PM

The CEOs of General Motors and Chrysler said they would consider restarting merger talks if needed to win their slice of up to $34-billion in aid. (read more)
Last 24 Hours  Last 24 Hours
dahliabugtong
December 5 | 5:37AM
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In love with life
I find it actually quite refreshing - this childlike ability in grown men, this sense of wonder, this playfulness, this ability to find delight in the corniest of things, this gift of looking at the brighter side when life gets gloomy. It is that tiny pocket in time and space where one may revert to a state of youthfulness in order to unload the... (read more)
lawsim
December 5 | 2:54AM
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Lawoko simon
Untitled
Nutrition and Your Health From Wikipedia Nutrition science studies the relationship between diet and states of health and disease. Dieticians are Health professionals who are specialized in this area of expertise, highly trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and interventions. There is a spectrum ranging from malnutrition... (read more)
Uganda
asudi
December 5 | 1:17AM
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FOOD SECURITY ( UNGA DEBATE IN KENYA ) VERSUS SECURE SECULAR KENYAN POLITICS
Following the Saturday 29th November 2008 kibera public fiasco (Raila's HOME COMING), the government seemed to portray the national unga crisis as an emergency situation. Media highlights from early this year however have consistently warmed of a looming food crisis while some hungry demonstrators , compelled by rising food prices, were... (read more)
Kenya
sidsayed
December 4 | 9:40PM
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asmasiddiquasayed
News Reporting
All of last week, I was glued to the television. I was watching the news of the terror attacks in Mumbai, "live", "as it happened". And I've been following the news more or less regularly, which is surprising because I stopped watching news channels a couple of years ago. Somehow I feel that media journalists in India are very incompetent and... (read more)
India
nan-dita
December 4 | 7:11PM
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child soldiers...
I have been doing an english seminar on child soldiers and I honestly did not think I would become so emotional about this. This is absolutely insane. These people actually haave no hearts do they? In Sierra Leone a few years back, they said they were fighting for freedom. FREEDOM? Who was going to be free exactly? All the citizens were dead... (read more)
Canada
ojeremen
December 4 | 5:57PM
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S.Ojeremen
Nigeria: Protect Anti-Corruption Czar
The campaign of intimidation against Mr. Ribadu appears aimed at silencing a key voice in the crucial fight against corruption in Nigeria. The Nigerian government and President Yar’Adua need to protect Ribadu and anyone else who dares to speak out against the corrupt and powerful. Georgette Gagnon, Africa director Related Materials: Nigeria:... (read more)
Netherlands
aras12
December 4 | 4:32PM
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ivoireconsultancy.org-An Innovative Freelance Market Place
Ivoire consultancy is an innovative online freelance market place. Unlike other freelance sites, ivoireconsultancy.org offers many platforms where Businesses and highly skilled consultants meet to work on projects. ivoireconsultancy.org uses a very secured platform, escrow account and vets its consultants very carefully before any work is done.... (read more)
melissasnowden
December 4 | 4:10PM
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Melissa Snowden
Open Green Map - Finding eco-friendly spots
Open Green Map http://www.opengreenmap.org/ Found this in the e-newsletter from Trend Central. Very cute website, it's a mash-up of Google Maps and "green" spots, like parks, teahouses, and activist org headquarters. Cool that the legend is fun and made up of icons like a yin-yang symbol and leaf with an electrical cord attached to it. ... (read more)
United States
ekwuruke
December 4 | 3:47PM
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Henry Ekwuruke
Land reforms vital in fight against poverty
Experts from the African Union Commission, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) have reiterated the fact that land policy and land reforms are fundamental in addressing issues of poverty, food security and general stability in the African region. They were speaking at the opening session of a... (read more)
Nigeria
nedhamson
December 4 | 3:40PM
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Ned Hamson
Request for Proposal $1,000 Youth Obesity - USA
http://servenet.org/Toolkit/ContentManagement/ServiceWireNews/tabid/122/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/805/Default.aspx UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Applicants in selected states in the USA) By Nandini Assar UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning Grants (applicants from selected states in the USA) UnitedHealthcare... (read more)
United States
TinaJ
December 4 | 3:01PM
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SERVICE
How many times have been in a shop, bank, restaurant, department store or wherever and you do not get the service(s) or proper treatment you require? Either the attendant is rude, discriminating you or just not interested to serve you? How does it feel? Everyone deserves good services. To be served politely no matter who you are or where you... (read more)
Kenya
amitk
December 4 | 2:05PM
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Amit अमित
Terror and Anger
Thats what we need now.. to bring peace in age of Islamic terrorism! (read more)
India
QuentinFininen
December 4 | 1:57PM
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Follow the Leader
Recently I watched three young, yet adult men ruff house and play around while waiting at a bus stop. As I casually observed them it was obvious that the two older boys were through with kid games and wanted to get into something a bit more serious. It surprised me that their plans changed after the youngest one voiced his disapproval. I was... (read more)
United States
dabo589
December 4 | 11:47AM
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msdabo
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS DAY - 5TH DECEMBER, 2008
hey Guys, Its yet another milestone in our work as volunteers. I would like to ask youths, especially the young people working through the thick and thin of issues in creating a positive change in the lives of their communities of HOW DO THE SEE THE ISSUE OF VOLUNTEERING AND WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGE? I congratulate... (read more)
Sierra Leone
Benoit17
December 4 | 11:21AM
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From Canada's political crisis to the Universal Citizenship
The current political conditions in Canada, offer a time to bring foward suggestions that can offer a handle upon the opportunity offered by the crisis. The focal point needed to do so, is where leadership can steer the present socio-cultural reality of Canada, to heal from the past, and to move on track to settle on the journey toward the... (read more)
Canada
lasikcare
December 4 | 11:14AM
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Learn about Lasik Procedures
Anthony Evangelista - Higher-order aberrations cannot adequately be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or conventional LASIK treatments. In fact, some researchers have found that such aberrations may actually be increased by laser refractive surgery, while other aberrations are naturally occurring. With Bladeless LASIK, uses a laser to... (read more)
pscornerstone
December 4 | 10:52AM
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Aare Kornar !
Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread has largely been curbed in much of... (read more)
Nigeria
hanrsan
December 4 | 9:12AM
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Hansha Sanjyal
Himalaya – Changing Landscapes
Himalaya – Changing Landscapes photo exhibition draws attention to the impacts of climate change in the Himalayan region. The outdoor exhibition by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in conjunction with the Nepal Tourism Board, is on show 2-8 December at the Hanuman Dhoka temple complex on Kathmandu... (read more)
Nepal
peco4real
December 4 | 8:11AM
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extremeGlobe
December 4 | 8:02AM
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ENERGIZED MINERAL CONCENTRATE
Product Title : Energized Mineral Concentrate Commercial Brandname: EMC Patent Title : NANOSCALE HIGH POTENCY MINERAL ENERGIZER Classification : BIO-MINERAL LIQUID ENERGY FOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR HUMAN BEINGS (all ages) Technical Description : A CRYSTAL-CLEAR LIQUID PREPARATION PURELY CONSISTING OF ESSENTIAL MICRO-NUTRIENTS AND... (read more)
Philippines
zephyr
December 4 | 7:53AM
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Dennis Dames
Will NATO survive without Ukraine and Georgia?
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) - Neither Ukraine nor Georgia received the Membership Action Plan (MAP) status at the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. This was so clear that the issue was not even discussed. In NATO, one vote is enough to reject a decision. This time, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium,... (read more)
Bahamas
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