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The 2010 story no one tells
http://6000.co.za/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ the-2010-story-no-one-tells/I was delighted to read Luke Alfred’s inspired and inspiring piece on the South African media’s view of the 2010 World Cup in yesterday’s Sunday Times, not least because it neatly sums up a lot of stuff that I’ve been moaning about for ages.
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Not Gay To Help Gays In St. Petersburg, Russia
http://theimpudentobserver.com/ world-news/ not-gay-to-help-gays-in-st-petersbur…Two popular nightclubs in St. Petersburg, Russia are facing closure after they agreed to host a gay and lesbian film festival on their premises. The Place and Sochi, two favorite clubs for students, the art crowd and expats, suddenly were confronted with a surprise fire inspection that resulted in having the establishments closed down for code violations.
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Headscarf Issues Must Be Resolved
http://theimpudentobserver.com/ world-news/ headscarf-issues-must-be-resolved/Professor Elizabeth Ozdalga, a well-known sociologist, urges resolution of the headscarf issue which has created extensive tension and division within Turkish society. The constitutional amendment to deal with the issue and allow women at universities to wear a headscarf was cancelled by the Constitutional Court earlier this year.
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Wanna Party for The Health of It?
http://healthygreenmoms.com/ blog/ wanna-party-for-the-health-of-it/Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James While my good friend Monica is getting back on her feet after a rough go with morning sickness, I thought I’d help her out and do some posting here at Healthy Green Moms. Hi, my name is Sommer and I’m the green mommy over [...]
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Issues in the Canadian Election
http://www.nowpublic.com/ world/ issues-canadian-election" Afghanistan - 96 soldiers, one diplomat and two aid workers have died since 2002.- In March, the House voted to extend the mission until 2011.- The Taliban are getting more aggressive in recent months. Justice ... read more
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Why the British/Arabic Obsession with Shakespeare?
http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 10/ 05/ why-the-britisharabic-obse…William Shakespeare Much of the Arab World seems to me (an American) to be obsessed with Shakespeare! Yes, I do think there is a place for Shakespeare in the literature curriculum, but I think it is being entirely overdone.
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Is yoga a religious discipline?
http://www.getreligion.org/ ?p=3994Of the many mailing lists I’m on, the Hindu American Foundation’s is one of the more interesting. An advocacy group, they send out regular emails with news stories relating to Hinduism. One of the regular topics is yoga and they send out updates anytime it’s reported that the practice of yoga is spreading in the United States or other non-Hindu countries.
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Where are your donated dollars going?
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/ 2008/ 10/ 05/ where-are-your-donated-dollars-g…I confess that I am uninformed about the bottom lines of some organizations, charities, and churches I support with monetary gifts; I am uninformed about their budgets, incomes, expenditures, salaries and employees. I am also dismayed by faith organizations that hire and reward paid positions to direct family members.
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Charlie Gibson: 'It's Important to Expose' Sarah Palin
http://newsbusters.org/ blogs/ warner-todd-huston/ 2008/ 10/ 05/ charlie-gibson-…So, instead of merely reporting the news, now reporters are the news? Apparently Charlie Gibson thinks he is, anyway. He gave an interview to the Toledo Blade on October 5 as if his opinions of the race for the White House are somehow more important than the news of the candidates.
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Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket, Supplies Dwindle
http://waronyou.com/ 2008/ 10/ food-riots-have-already-begun-as-global-grain-pri…Riots and other forms of civil unrest have already broken out around the world in response to a global grain shortage and surging food prices. According to data from the World Food Program and the early warning and global information system of the Food and Agricultural Organization, street
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