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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
The Nike Summer Shoes program kicked off in New Orleans, La., yesterday with a free pair of shoes for every middle and high school student in the city, a donation of more than 13,000 pairs of trainers and high tops. At a gymnasium ceremony, piles of shoe boxes coaxed excitement from teens, many of whom had lost everything in the hurricane two years ago... |
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Read more... [NIKE Donates Shoes to Every Teen in New Orleans]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
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"An 18-year-old California woman has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming... the youngest person to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents." (AP) More info at 7summits.com; Click Read more below to see the video about the adventurous teen who is now off to college... |
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Read more... [18 Year-Old Has Climbed '7 Summits' (Video)]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
"The buzz on the expo floor of the big technology conference yesterday was about Silicon Valley gaming startup Elementeo and its precocious 13-year-old founder and chief executive, Anshul Samar. 'We inject fun into education,' the fast talking entrepreneur confidently proclaimed, touting his new fantasy role-playing board game which he believes will change the way kids learn chemistry." (VentureBeat) For example, a card representing Sulfur (right) is a character in an army of chemical elements and compounds that players command. Thanks for the story idea, Nic! |
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Posted by Cristina Frick
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to give $9.7 million to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The grant will allow for clinical trials of a vaccine that aims to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission from mother to child through breastfeeding...
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Read more... [Gates Foundation Gives $9.7 Million to Pediatric AIDS Research]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
The United Nations refugee agency has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement where refugees have used the trees, wood, bark and leaves for survival. The effort will be coordinated with the UN Billion Trees Campaign, which has already planted 14 million seedlings since November... |
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Read more... [UN to Plant 9 Million Trees in Refugee Areas]
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