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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Youth - You have been challenged!

To donate blood! High school and College students play a critical role in maintaining the blood supply for the Pacific Northwest. Nearly 20% of the regions blood donations are from individuals 24 ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Multiple equilibria Potemkin village economic stimulus of the day

Fake businesses are to be used to lessen the impact of the recession on high streets in North Tyneside. With 140 empty shops in the borough, council bosses think they have come up with a unique ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Mashable: Prepare for Disasters Using Social Media

I'm in the habit of e-mailing myself tweets that I want to remember to write about on the blog. Last night, I sent myself three, which is a new record. First, a post from Mashable, that serves as ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

In Memory of Margaret Larsen

As I understand it, Margaret Larsen was our chapter's oldest volunteer. In honor of her long commitment to the Red Cross, I thought we'd share a little bit about her life as seen in the ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Media call in CA

RESULTS is supporting a statewide media call for California on Tuesday, March 23rd.
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Why do people ask questions at public events?

Ian Leslie, a loyal MR reader, asks a perceptive question: Does anybody have a theory about the length of questions during the Q&A sessions that follow lectures/talks? Is there a relationship ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

North Korean Defectors Describes Arms Export

A major South Korean newspaper ran an article today about North Korean arms exports. It’s a fascinating view of one of the scariest parts of a frightening economy. A major South Korean ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Training to help children heal — a healing process in itself

I’m Fabiola, a part of Mercy Corps Haiti’s staff of nationals, hired as the communication officer about three weeks ago. Needless to say, keeping up with Mercy Corps’ energy and momentum has been ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Five Winning Ideas in Finance and Development Marketplace

Kudos to AFD, the Gates Foundation, and the World Bank for organizing an outstanding Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development last week in Paris. The organizers managed to ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

“Mouse Inc?” Disney Bullies Small & Mighty CCFC From Home

March 10, 2010 I bought and watched Academy Award nominee Food Inc. last night, the riveting documentary on corporate pressures leaning hard on farmers that’s nothing short of mafia-style thuggery ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

It’s About Community: A Conversation with Annie Leonard

Do you know your neighbors? Annie Leonard, creator of the viral video The Story of Stuff thinks you should. In fact, she thinks it’s the number one thing we can do to take back our power as ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Anti-LRA Activists Celebrate as Senator Lifts Hold on Bill

After 262 hours protesting on the streets of Oklahoma City, activists focused on ending the senseless violence perpetrated by the Lord’s Resistance Army claimed a victory yesterday when Senator ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Do You Count? Be Ready for the 2010 Census

By Putnam Barber, editor of The Nonprofit FAQ. ::image::Any day now, an envelope from the United States Census will show up at most addresses in the United States. It will probably be in the ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:39

Should Donors Support Investigative Reporting in Poor Countries?

The book Newsonomics by Ken Draper documents the decline of the “old media” and opines on the negative impact such a decline will have on the quality of American political discourse. It seems to ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

Women Can and Do: Ad Campaign Spotlights Global Woman Leaders

In 2002, Mukhtar Mai was gang raped in Pakistan on the orders of a village tribunal. This was meant as punishment for her 12-year-old brother's alleged crime of holding hands with a girl of a ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

24% of Young Adults Think Two Condoms Are Better Than One

Can I get some comprehensive sex ed in the house? It's disturbing that a quarter of young people aged 18-29 believe that doubling up on condoms -- which I just learned is called 'double-bagging' ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" Performed in Second Life

We received news that the Metaverse Shakespeare Company has opened its preview season with performances of "Twelfth Night" every Tuesday night in an extended run in the virtual Globe Theater ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

Egypt to restore its Jewish Synagogues

USA Today features a story about the Egyptian government’s decision to restore all its Jewish synagogues, by paying form its own pockets sort of speak. I find this news both reassuring and ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

DRC, 3 chimps rescued by 5 NGOs

Hi Everyone! The 3 abandoned chimps from Goma I talked about early last February finally arrived at the J.A.C.K. Sanctuary in Lubumbashi. [kml_flashembed ...
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March 10, 2010 - 22:38

What do we make of the Jos riots?

The recent riots in Nigeria suggest a general trend in national and international affairs: postponing tensions in hope that they will settle on their own. These tensions could have been prevented ...
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