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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
Beatles star, Sir Sir Paul McCartney makes a surprise visit to the West Bank and lights a candle for peace "for all the people in the world, but especially for Israel and Palestine." McCartney will play his first ever concert in Israel today, on the occasion of the Jewish state's 60th birthday.
(Below the video, read the story about preparations for the concert)
Thanks to Bill F. for the news tip!
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
Colombia’s citizens have shed their fear and have more confidence in the State, thanks to the consolidation of democracy and security following years of fear imposed by terrorists, the South American nation’s President said yesterday at the UN General Assembly.
Over two-thirds of the 60,000 terrorists who had “ravaged the country at the start of the new administration” have turned their back on criminal activity and are taking part in a reintegration program, said Colombia's president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
The U.S. Senate's passed a bill that would extend $18 billion in tax credits for renewable energy for eight years. The measure, which is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives and President Bush, gives businesses a 30 percent tax credit to offset the development costs of solar and other clean energy projects. (Environmental News Network)
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Posted by Abie Baafi
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox proved she is smarter than a 5th grader by winning $1 million for her school system on the third season debut of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” on Fox Friday night.
The good news is the decided to donate her winnings to three schools for blind and deaf students. (Read the blog and story at Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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Posted by jmatz
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the UN in New York City, having together achieved great progress this summer in bringing peace, stability, fun, and health to millions of the least fortunate people around the world.
Take a look at this impressive handful of beneficial programs launched and conducted this year by the UN to help women create jobs, aid hurricane victims, fight malaria, preserve ancient Egyptian history, broker peace deals and spread laughter, as well as school lessons), to child refugees (thanks to Clowns Without Borders).
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Vigils around the state of Georgia were cancelled and replaced by celebrations as the US Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution to Troy
Davis, an inmate on death row in Georgia who was due to be put to death tonight. Seven out of nine witnesses who gave evidence at Davis' original murder trial had
recanted or changed their testimony -- the backbone of the
prosecution's case. which could produce no murder weapon, fingerprints or DNA. (More at Yahoo News)
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Solar power, properly harnessed, could solve the world's energy problems. In the race to produce energy from the sun's rays, Europe's first commercial solar-thermal-electricity plant is at the forefront of a growing movement for green power. In Seville, in the south of Spain, 624 moving mirrors reflect sunbeams onto a 115-meter-high white tower that uses the concentrated heat to boil water, making steam that spins an electric turbine 97 times a second. (A Bloomberg Exclusive)
Thanks to Sun Star for the tip!
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
A simple and affordable test for cervical cancer, designed for
countries that don't have the money for expensive labs, could strike a
massive blow against the disease called the "silent killer" of women,
doctors said on Sunday. In rural China the test was 90% effective.
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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Tyler Perry, the writer-director-actor of popular films aimed at black audiences, volunteered at a homeless shelter and food pantry, unloading and packaging food he donated to feed more than 1,000 Atlanta area families. (Read the full story at USA Today)
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
A boy is being called a hero for saving a family friend who was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets while the two were hiking high in the hills. The 14 year-old hiked two miles back to the truck only to find the cell phones not working.
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