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The latest TIG Magazine - Culture, Identity and Climate Change - has launched! A pdf version is available for download here . While, the print version is being handed out at the 4th Annual World... (read more)
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El 4 de octubre, 2007, Abraham Levy, joven de 27 años, originario de Colima, inició una travesía sin precedentes: un viaje en kayak por los litorales de la República Mexicana. Abraham es el primer hombre en el mundo que está recorriendo en un kayak de mar, totalmente solo, los 11 mil kilómetros de costas con los que cuenta... (read more)
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Trouble sleeping? Your body clock is out of sync
TODAY I READ THIS ARTICLE ,U ALL MUST ALSO READ
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) Biological clocks of humans, animals and even plants are intricately linked with day and night. But when they fall out of sync, they have potentially damaging consequences.
Swinburne University of Technology researcher Greg Murray, who has keenly studied the body clock or... (read more)
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ABLE Kenya Goodwill Tour 2008
ABLE Kenya Goodwill Tour 2008, is a journey across several provinces of Kenya for the purpose of fostering constructive interchange with educators, children, and leaders of government and private organizations who share a common purpose to improve the quality of life in Kenya.
For more information, visit http://www.effective-teaching.net (read more)
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Sex workers 'targeted' in Nigeria
Islamic authorities in the Nigerian city of Bauchi have reportedly launched a crackdown on sex workers identified by the Red Cross in a census.
Report by BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7568146.stm
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Project Iris - Currency Indicator Device
For Colorss Foundation the months of July and August had been hectic. We were busy carrying out surveys and meeting people. As mentioned in the last blog we are still doing a survey to find out the monetary transaction patters of visually impaired people. Its really important to trust when it comes to monetary transactions.
We are about to... (read more)
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The 2008 Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards
Dear Friends of Africa:
The 2008 Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards www.pioneersofprosperity.org recognize and reward six business leaders of Africa who serve as role models to Africa ’s aspiring entrepreneurs and demonstrate business excellence, innovation and profitability. Leaders of small and medium enterprises still have the... (read more)
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A faithul friend-Poem
I want a warm and faithful friend,
To cheer the adverse hour;
Who ne’er to flatter will descend,
Nor bend the knee to power;
A friend to chide me when I’m wrong,
My inmost soul to see;
And that my friendship prove strong
To her as hers to me.
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Youthscape Project Led Youth Grant Feminexus and The Nexus
The contract for my project, Feminexus is going to go through with funding for the first few months with the possibility of renewal for up to two years. I am going to find partners and volunteers to assist in creating an art/entrepreneurship project in one or two of the Thunder Bay high schools. The reporting period is coming up fast, so it... (read more)
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