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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling (read more)
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PAINS OF MY PRIDE
One outstanding factor in the Nigerian leadership is their ability to make or create positive and developmental initiative. Over the past few years, since the coming on board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a body set aside to pilot and fast-forward development plans in the oil rich but impoverished zone in Nigeria. In order... (read more)
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RONALD M. CANTER
LAWYER RONALD M. CANTER Statutory compensation law Statutory compensation law provides advantages to both employees and employers. A schedule is drawn out to state the amount and forms of compensation to which an employee is entitled, if he/she has sustained the stipulated kinds of injuries. Employers can buy insurance against such... (read more)
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From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
MOSCOW. (Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies for RIA Novosti) - When Europe and the US advocated the independence of Kosovo, many experts warned that its impact on the Caucasus would be destabilising.
The Allies responded by repeating that Kosovo was a unique case and should not be seen as a... (read more)
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Sickle-cell disorder killing 100,000 infants a year
At least 100,000 infants die from the sickle-cell genetic disorder in Nigeria every year, and the country still has the highest incidence of the illness in Africa.
“From available statistics, 100,000 infants die from sickle-cell disease in Nigeria annually, making it the number one sickle-cell endemic country in Africa,” Sadiq Wali,... (read more)
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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY WITH GLOBAL XCHANGE VOLUNTEERS
The Global Xchange volunteers with support from the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and the British Council on 11th – 12th August 2008 organised a 2-day event to celebrate the International Youth Day (IYD) as well as to take action on Climate Change.
The theme of this year’s IYD was “Youth & Climate Change: Time for Action”. The... (read more)
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Deserved chances
Sometimes . . Its not only the motivation that's lacking . . Quite very often it so happens that the situations are not conducive and this is when our enterprise is taxed to its maximum . . The only thing that can support further development in any and all fields is community support and the support work of members . . So come one and all . .... (read more)
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I did not attend World youth congress in canada
Young people and leaders converged in Quebec Canada recently up to 21st of august 2008 for the world youth congress. I have been receiving many emails asking me if i attended but did not. I will be happy to receive updates from my friends.
Thank you. (read more)
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Dining Room Furniture London
Dining informally with your family is just as important and Dining Room Furniture London to offer a range of furniture that is suitable for all occasions. Dining Room is a wonderful place to enjoy the relaxation and pleasure that happens when you gather round to dine with family. The Dining Room Furniture of London is a boost to the image of... (read more)
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Mwawasa's Death
Mwanawasa's death could stir political bickering in his ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy [MMD], and the man to gain would be opposition leader Michael Sata.
"There will be a lot of infighting for the presidency as the MMD has no party vice-president, who should have been an automatic replacement for president Mwanawasa. They may have... (read more)
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capacity building?
recently i had a discussion with a fellow youth worker on capacity building. she is planning on establishing a local youth based group which is aimed at looking at their immediate needs and facilitating the stakeholders to be accountable to their responsibilities. so she was saying what she needs most is capacity building for her group. and the... (read more)
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Asian Zither Festival enlivens HCMC in September
Performers from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Japan, Republic of Korea and Vietnam are expected to participate in the second Asian Zither Festival in HCMC early September.
The participants will bring their best traditional music to the four-day festival, which aims to keep the music alive.
Several exhibitions and talks by music... (read more)
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Untitled
In Response towards obtaining seedlings,I shall look into ways of obtaining seedlings,I have contacts with Specific Seed Collectors,which are given free to the girlguide group I help to work with.Any Specific types of seeds needed? (read more)
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The Invisible Children
The Invisible Children is an organization put together by a a group of college students took a trip to Uganda. They went to document the war but once they got to the village where they would be staying, they learned about a group of kids who live in fear constantly. The children spoke of a group called the LRA(Lord's Resistance Army). They would... (read more)
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Bored?
As per the recommendation of a professor of mine, I've taken to reading the work of acclaimed critical theorist Stanley Fish who is currently in the process of shaking it up on his New York Times blog, check it: http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/ , he's great if I ever read great.
Other than that, I'm super busy working and loving it. It's... (read more)
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Child labor and Poverty
Capitalism and fierce competition among companies are pushing resources allocations to the limit.
They [companies] have to reduce costs and the way many do it is by using child labor directly or through third parties.
On the other hand, children from poor families really need the money to sustain. Although the corporations or companies... (read more)
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CSD Workshop in Ottawa
CIELAP is organizing its Fourth Partnering for Sustainability workshop to be held over two days in Ottawa in the late fall of 2008. This workshop will bring together multiple stakeholders to share case studies, lessons learned, best practices, constraints, challenges and opportunities, on the theme of land-use planning and management for... (read more)
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Ready, Set, Action Projects!
Over 600 youth who are attending the 4th World Youth Congress (WYC), ReGénération 2008, have been forced to leave—but not for lack of living accommodations or bad behaviour.
Rather, from 17-20 August 2008, during WYC's action segment, delegates are departing from Congress venue Laval University in Québec City, and travelling within 250... (read more)
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These People Have Recently CHANGED Something
Climate change is an important issue that concerns the whole world. It affects our atmosphere, our environment and our lives. This is why we need to take action and fight climate change to help protect the environment. What can you do? Small things can make a big difference. Participate in the “Be a Changer” competition and help fight... (read more)
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Future of Africa
i want to die leaving a legacy behind... my goal in life is to write a new chapter in the history books of Africa... i want to be a driving force for change and i am willing to go through what it takes even if i'll have to sacrifice my life... our legends started a journey which they did not complete but those journeys have been forgotten... i... (read more)
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Child and Youth Advocate
Irwin came for a visit last night to discuss the possibility of having a Child and Youth Advocate office in the North. We discussed having one in Thunder Bay in conjunction with the Multicultural Youth Centre in a space in Victoriaville Mall.
Down the road, we are also looking at one in Sioux Lookout and Kenora.
We also discussed the... (read more)
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