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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
Hoping to deter gang activity, the city is keeping eight city parks and adjoining recreation centers open until midnight four nights a week in some of the city's highest-crime districts for sports, dancing and free food... In one month, homicides dropped 5.2 percent citywide compared with the same period last year, the lowest monthly total since March 1970. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
Evidence is growing that new kinds of stem cells -- immature adult stem
cells extracted from bone marrow, hearts, kidneys or even the skin, which can be taken without
destroying embryos -- now have the potential to seriously transform diseases like heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and liver failure.
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Alberto Vollmer's programs for poor squatters and young hoodlums is seen as a model for defusing social tensions. The US-educated businessman and heir to a sugarcane fortune, has founded two highly successful programs to provide the poor with land and job opportunities, and earned the respect of the Chávez government. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Former President Clinton is
honoring 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one that
banished candy from its building and another that offers a student
fitness club, reports AP in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Iranian artists plan to weave a World Peace Carpet and feature an ancient declaration in its design, said to be the world's first charter of human rights -- a declaration issued by the Persian king Cyrus II, inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on a cylinder. (Iranian Press TV)
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Cheetahs threatening the livestock? Call Brian. A crocodile attacking people? Brian will take it – the way he takes everything – to his Moholoholo Wildlife Rehab Centre for injured and endangered animals. He is the answer to all variety of animal problems that vex humans in the scrubby lowlands of eastern South Africa. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
One man decided to donate his kidney to a stranger, starting a chain of kidney swaps that changed the lives of 8 people, saving four. This video will leave you with a terrific feeling! A must-see segment from CBS morning show... (Photo by Elan Sun Star)
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
China, pilloried as the world's biggest polluter, has quietly taken a
lead in moving to a low carbon economy, an independent climate advisory
group said last month. China is making strides in renewable energy and
green technology. China is also is a leading producer of energy
efficient domestic appliances and rechargeable batteries. (Reuters has the story )
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
A 32-year-old medical doctor from L.A. has gathered a crew to sail a floating clinic to 51 nations primarily in
Africa and Asia bringing free healthcare to those in desperate need,
braving the storms of the ocean and the uncertainty of their welcome in
the name of humanity. Read about Ben LaBrot's Floating Doctors in this Al Martinez Column in the LA Times.
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
A new UN campaign is giving Olympians a chance to be winners in the eyes of refugees. The “Giving is Winning” program, which seeks to encourage athletes to donate their surplus sportswear to refugees in Asia, was launched last week at the Olympic Village in Beijing.
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