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A New Green Deal
The very serious nature of our current economic situation is not lost on many people, especially those of us putting all our chips on green so to speak. At this very moment a green revolution might seem as likely as hitting green on a roulette wheel (very unlikely). According to one article, talks on Capitol Hill regarding new energy policies... (read more)
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Nairobi slum residents to benefit from new toilet and bathroom
The following information was released by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme:
UN-HABITAT in collaboration with the Government of Kenya and the NGO Maji na Ufanisi, last week opened new public toilets and bathrooms intended to help improve the lives of destitute Nairobi slum dwellers.
The agency's Executive Director, Mrs.... (read more)
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Will UN conference in Poznan save the climate?
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - One more UN conference on climate change started in Poznan, Poland December 1 to end December 12. Delegations from 192 countries will draft recommendations which would update or succeed the 1997 Kyoto protocol.
Kyoto-1 must be replaced with Kyoto-2 in Copenhagen in December of... (read more)
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LOCAL LANGUAGE: TOTALLY DISAPPEARED OR HOLD OUT
Written by: Iswahyudhi Nur Rahman
Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way or the system of communication used by a particular community or country. Language also has become the important part in... (read more)
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The Power and Principle of Destiny
Destiny is the ultimate end of a thing. Destiny is "established purpose". In other words, destiny is the final address of your life. Put differently, destiny is the finished line of the race that you are running. Destiny is the desired result, that is, the result that is desired by a source. Destiny is the predetermined end of a thing. Destiny... (read more)
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HIV/AIDS and Young People: the way forward
Young people remain at the centre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in terms of rates of infection, vulnerability, impact, and potential for change. They have grown up in a world changed by AIDS but many still lack comprehensive and correct knowledge about how to prevent HIV infection. This situation persists even though the world has agreed that young... (read more)
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'Sex organs disappear after handshakes'
Male sex organs are allegedly disappearing with a simple handshake in the Town of Guidiguidi in the Mayo Danay division in the Far North Region, of Cameroon. Fear and confusion now plague the men in the country after repeated reports of this strange phenomenon.
It all started few weeks ago when three men alleged that their sex organs had... (read more)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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)
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Request for Proposal $1,000 Youth Obesity - USA
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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)
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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)
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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)
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