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Posted by geri
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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.
(Photo by Elan Sun Star)
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Read more... [Olympians Donate Sportswear to Inspire Refugees]
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Posted by stevegh
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
The head of Arizona corrections says violence inside state prisons has sharply decreased, and released inmates are less likely to return to prison. It’s the result of a new public policy innovation that begins preparing prisoners for reentry to society from their first day in prison. Arizona’s “Getting Ready” program is garnering nationwide attention for upending every expectation for prisoners. From Day One, inmates are treated like adults, lowering the chance they will return. (Christian Science Monitor )
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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"China's quest to clear up notoriously polluted skies in time for
opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games this week has been marked by
gargantuan effort," reported the A.P. And, with blue skies overhead, an environmental official said on Sunday that China is likely to continue monitoring ozone and pollution
next year as part of efforts to keep anti-pollution campaigns in force
after the Olympics.
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Read more... [China to Continue Anti-Pollution Campaigns After Olympics]
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
In the mountains of northern Japan, wind, sun and even cow dung are
being turned into electricity as part of efforts to turn a whole town
into an experiment in renewable energy use. The town is a sprawling laboratory for the whole of the archipelago,
which has almost no fossil fuels of its own and is seeking to diversify
its energy sources to reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
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Read more... [Japanese Town Blazes Trail in Clean Energy]
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
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U.S. lawmakers Tuesday offered the federal government's
first formal apology for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and
inhumanity" of slavery and the legal segregation of African-Americans.
The resolution, passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote, "
apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States,
for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under
slavery" formal segregation laws known as "Jim Crow."
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Read more... [US Lawmakers Offer First Formal Slavery Apology]
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