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Heidi Kuhn founded Roots of Peace in 1997 to help remove landmines in war-torn nations. Her organization has taken out 100,000 landmines from countries, such as Palestine, Israel, Afghanistan, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovena, Angola, and Cambodia. They have also transformed the lives of landmine victims by giving them a decent source of living. In Afghanistan, Roots of Peace has helped 10,000 farmers who are now happily growing fruits on the once dreaded landmine zone.

There is an assumption that persists in the educational community that more mature teachers are much more difficult and reluctant to be trained on the effective use of educational technology. To some degree, I think this assumption has been built on by the digital native vs digital immigrant myth. But as someone who has trained teachers of all ages all over the world I would say that, from my own experience, this hasn't been the case.

First month of 2017, Dish has revealed a fresh set top box called AirTV and might be the ideal option for cord cutters who stream their favorite content. The box arrives preloaded with Sling TV, Netflix, YouTube, and has access to apps on Google Play.

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Chad Pregracke is definitely not shying away from getting his hands dirty in the name of water conservation. Since he was 17 years old, Chad has been cleaning up trash in the Mississippi River-which happens to be his backyard-singlehandedly at first when no one seemed to care. He is living proof of the adage "leading by example." A teenager on a mission to clean up the second longest river in the United States sure makes Chad different-in a good way. After founding Living Lands & Waters Foundation, Chad has never slowed down his barge. To read more about Chad Pregracke visit www.thextraordinary.org

Easy to use tool for creating flipped classroom lessons. Use the built-in search tool to find videos, images, or social media posts, put them into a timeline, add text and/or polls, and share. Free account has very limited media storage, but not an issue if you only use embedded media. Paid service has educator discount and is only $2.50/month.

Rabia Siddique is the author of "Equal Justice," a memoir of her stint in the British Army where she fought for and against the system. As a British Army lawyer, an attractive one at that, Rabia's life has been a paradox. While she's been commissioned to become the system's face for equal opportunities in the army, she's been a victim of politicking. But Rabia wouldn't have any of that. She stood up and fought the battle against the very institution she has faithfully served. The British Army settled and her role in the rescue of the two soldiers was acknowledged.

Sensex slips 340 pts on global woes; Q2 nos lift Infosys 7% Sensex Down: 339 pt. Nifty Down: 100 pt. 1. Failed Circuit Filter SEBI Pulls NSE Sebi diredted nse to be carful and cautions in its dealings in the securities market and comply with all the legal requirements that govern its functions as a stock exchange. on october 5, 2012, a dealer at Emkay Global Finance has erroneously put in an order to sell a niftybasket consisting each of the 50 index constituents worth rs 950 crore, within a few seconds of the order being put into the system, nifty had crashed 16% before tradeing was stopped by the exchange. 2. Infosys posts 28% Q2 net profit Infosys yet again have done better in its second quarter and cheered investors by announcing bonus shares. Murthy wants to avoid conflicts and maintain corporate governance standards at the firm he co-founded 33 years ago. 3.Vodafone wins 3,200crore tax case Bombay high court ruled in its favour in the transfer pricing case relating to undervaluation of share capital issued by vodafone india Services Private Limited(Vodafone India) to its Mauritius parent. 4. Only limited Sahara investers claim refund from Sebi The low demand will bolester sahara's argument before courts that it had repaid most of the investers who had come forward app. 4,600 to claim investments they had made in two groups cos's bonds. Trade4target : stock to buy Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd CMP:69rs Target:130rs Duration:6-10 months Percentage return:85% Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd (SSLL) is a dominant multimodal container logistics operator using land-sea-land route. Their claim is they are No.1 Coastal Operator in India with 51% market share, in handling domestic coastal cargo. It is also the India's largest container feeder vessel owning and operating company & first co to link all key ports of India for containerised trade.Shreyas begun in 1994 as a container feeder operator between Indian ports and international co

Nicole, a director at Amvoc, has been providing professional, reliable and affordable business to business telemarketing across a vast range of industry sectors for the last six years. Amvoc has been helping businesses worldwide grow successfully and drive new business opportunities. Whether you are looking for lead generation within the UK or new business opportunities abroad, the team at Amvoc will tailor design a campaign that offers you a unique way to achieve your goals.

Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It's not what you might think. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud. Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode, which is "pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!" He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end. Every two weeks, there will be a new episode and a new illustration. The story will conclude a year from now.

Interactive game to teach students about cyberbullying: "A cyberbullying "epidemic" has hit our shores and threatens to contaminate our children through emails, chatrooms, blogs, mobile phones and social networking sites. The Bullies are nasty, highly contagious viruses that lurk in cyberspace, infecting young cyber citizens with unacceptable online behaviours.   And unfortunately, something seemingly innocent such as forwarding an unpleasant email to someone can cause instant contamination.   But help is at hand.   SchoolAid, in partnership with the Vodafone Foundation, has launched a national campaign that identifies and personifies the different types of cyberbullying behaviours, and in particular, bystander behaviour, to raise awareness of this crucial issue, while encouraging open discussion among children and adults alike."

VideoSurf has created a better way for users to search, discover and watch online videos. Using a unique combination of new computer vision and fast computation methods, VideoSurf has taught computers to "see" inside videos to find content in a fast, efficient, and scalable way. Basing its search on visual identification, rather than text only, VideoSurf's computer vision video search engine provides more relevant results and a better experience to let users find and discover the videos they really want to watch.

Check out this awesome blog post from Paul Bogush, an 8th grade teacher in CT. He asked his students "How has writing for a world audience changed the way you write?" and posted their responses on his blog. They are definitely worth reading.

"Whyville is a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen girls and boys. Whyville's millions of registered "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together. Whyville is their world. Whyville has places to go, things to do, and of course, people to see. Whyville has its own newspaper, its own Senators, its own beach, museum, City Hall and town square, its own suburbia, and even its own economy - citizens earn "clams" by playing educational games. And much, much, much more!"

"Providing the latest tools in technology, and a social interactive networking environment, has enabled teens to explore, create, and share with others. A result of pulling these two key online arenas together into one solution has enabled FreshBrain to attract teens comfortable with technology and communicating online. Creations from FreshBrain users range from music videos to logo designs." "FreshBrain is a public charity - a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit. As a result, the use of the website is FREE. We are not talking about a free trial or free for the basic version."

Saif al-Islam figure who is also the second son of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been a revered figure of the West because it always acts to help or as a bridge for his country. But this time, he has deleted all these figures with weapons by showing off the video. Of course it makes the West furious. The man who is now 39-year-old accidentally been recorded in a video while carrying a weapon while berucapa to his fighters, "You all will get support and weaponry. Everything will be fine. "

Wall Street - A Symbol Of Commerce Wall Street has achieved the most attractive place in the eyes of financial institutions of the world .Wall Street has not only become a symbol of commerce but also that of American economy. A number of organizations of investment love to set up their offices in Wall Street due to its worldwide fame. The people who go to New York have earnest desire to visit Wall Street also. The visitors are keen to visit the historical buildings and places scattered in Wall Street. Wall Street- Some Facts Wall Street had been associated with commerce by eighteen century. It has been said that the meeting of traders under a famous button wood tree played a historical role to get Wall Street to this esteemed place . Beside other things, an important US institution New York stock exchange is situated in Wall Street. A famous newspaper Wall Street Journal is also published from Wall Street. It covers financial and global news and also keeps an open eye on the changing political scenario. Wall Street has a number of historical buildings . Some of these are museums.

The National Stock Exchange is India's leading stock exchange covering 364 cities and towns across the country. NSE was set up by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based trading system with national reach. The Exchange has brought about unparalleled transparency, speed & efficiency, safety and market integrity. It has set up facilities that serve as a model for the securities industry in terms of systems, practices and procedures.Trade4target give currect information to investors of NSE.

trade4target read in the history of Indian stock exchange; the stock exchange, Mumbai, popularly known as BSE. BSE was established in 1875 as The Native Share and Stock Brokers Association. It is the oldest one in Asia, even older than the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which was established in 1878. It is a voluntary non-profit making Association of Persons and has converted itself into demutualised and corporate entity. It has evolved over the years into its present status as the Premier Stock Exchange in the country. It is the first Stock Exchange in the Country to have obtained permanent recognition in 1956 from the Govt. of India under the Securities Regulation Act, 1956.