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Global Warming Information - 0 views

www.tamug.edu/...Global_Warming_Info.htm

globalwarming

shared by katiescan on 30 May 07 - Cached

katiescan on 30 May 07

This website is from Texas A&M University. It shows global warming in a visual light. This is where people can actually see the facts of global warming in their graphical form in a completely unbiased form. There are a variety of graphs shown that state a variety of information pertaining to global warming! It's fascinating!!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This website is from Texas A&M University. It shows global warming in a visual light. This is where people can actually see the facts of global warming in their graphical form in a completely unbiased form. There are a variety of graphs shown that state a variety of information pertaining to global warming! It's fascinating!!<br></div>

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Negroponte: Laptop for Every Kid - 0 views

www.wired.com/...69615

olpc

shared by Brandon Fox on 28 May 07 - Cached

Brandon Fox on 28 May 07

The founder of OLPC explains his hope for a laptop for every child

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YouTube - children of africa - 0 views

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children

shared by kgarland on 29 May 07 - Cached

kgarland on 29 May 07

young children in Africa , good pictures in Africa and people trying to help

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DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Leaving the Country to Earn a Living - 0 views

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africa healthcare migration

shared by Amanda Stueve on 31 May 07 - Cached

All of that changed because of the structural adjustments introduced by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ‘‘That forced people to migrate internally and across the border,'' Ines Raimundo, a lecturer of human geography at Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane University, told the gathering.
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World Peace Foundation: News - 0 views

www.worldpeacefoundation.org/new.html

peace world

shared by naytanda on 31 May 07 - Cached

naytanda on 31 May 07

This page does not say much but it does show that there are people out there who desire to have world peace and attemp to take steps toward the idea of world peace....just thought it was interesting...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This page does not say much but it does show that there are people out there who desire to have world peace and attemp to take steps toward the idea of world peace....just thought it was interesting...</div>

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MIT Is Crafting Cheap -- But Invaluable -- Laptops - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2005111501546.html

technology

shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

"It will change . . . the way children everywhere think about themselves in relation to the world,"
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  This is very imporant to help bring the world together
  
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The hope is to solve these problems and begin production of the laptops by late 2006.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  I applaude the effort, but if they can't meat the deadlines they set for themselves more people are going to critisize the project.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I applaude the effort, but if they can't meat the deadlines they set for themselves more people are going to critisize the project.</div>
  
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Documentary film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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shared by Lynn Dee on 28 May 07 - Cached

This has made them attractive to film companies because even a limited theatrical release can be highly profitable.
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Compared to dramatic narrative films, documentaries typically have far lower budgets.
- Lynn Dee on 28 May 07
  
  since they are fairly cheep to make, I think this is a good way to reach people who are at the top. To helo them see the not so green grass on the other side and then maybe they will want to do something about it. If you saturate the industry eith true, disturbing documentaries, they will not be able to be avoided.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">since they are fairly cheep to make, I think this is a good way to reach people who are at the top. To helo them see the not so green grass on the other side and then maybe they will want to do something about it. If you saturate the industry eith true, disturbing documentaries, they will not be able to be avoided.</div>
  
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National Poverty Center - The University of Michigan - 0 views

www.npc.umich.edu/poverty

shared by elligant35 on 28 May 07 - Cached

- elligant35 on 28 May 07
  
  This image shows how poverty is more prevalent in single-mother families. This poverty rate is higher than all the people impoverished in the United States. The trace this chart from the Civil Rights Era. Although this has dropped, it seems to be on the rise again.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This image shows how poverty is more prevalent in single-mother families. This poverty rate is higher than all the people impoverished in the United States. The trace this chart from the Civil Rights Era. Although this has dropped, it seems to be on the rise again.</div>
  
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Causes of Poverty - Global Issues - 0 views

www.globalissues.org/...Poverty.asp

poverty

shared by anonymous on 28 May 07 - Cached

wirth7 on 28 May 07

shows the people who are to blame for world poverty and how to put a stop to it.

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anonymous on 29 May 07

An article listing some of the causes of poverty.

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World Peace Forum 2006 - 0 views

www.worldpeaceforum.ca

community global peace world

shared by naytanda on 28 May 07 - Cached

Amie Mosier on 28 May 07

A place to get involved-people coming together to make goals.(shown)

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naytanda on 31 May 07

Thought this web page was insightful concerning our issue on world solidarity

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Grameen - Banking for the poor - 0 views

www.grameen-info.org

aid bank equality globalization oppression poor poverty relief

shared by tomorronow on 29 May 07 - Cached

tomorronow on 29 May 07

Grameen was one of the corporate entities that we read about in class. Instead of using its capital gains to feed the upper managements' pockets, they redristribute the funds back into the peoples' coffers. This is a REAL, CREATIVE solution to a poverty problem.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Grameen was one of the corporate entities that we read about in class. Instead of using its capital gains to feed the upper managements' pockets, they redristribute the funds back into the peoples' coffers. This is a REAL, CREATIVE solution to a poverty problem.<br><br></div>

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Beijing +5 - Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century Tw... - 0 views

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poverty women

shared by Aaron Scott on 29 May 07 - Cached

Aaron Scott on 29 May 07

This page looks at the corellation between poverty and women, and how the majority of people in the world living on less than 1 dollar a day are women. This is called the feminization of poverty. The page looks at how globalization has effected the role of women and how change can be made.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This page looks at the corellation between poverty and women, and how the majority of people in the world living on less than 1 dollar a day are women. This is called the feminization of poverty. The page looks at how globalization has effected the role of women and how change can be made. <br></div>

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World Simulation Ideas - 14 views

I think another important factor to introduce to the game is the philosophy or the way people believe is an authentic quality that will add realism to the game. After watching some of the video cl...

philosophy politics religion

started by elligant35 on 20 May 07 no follow-up yet

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