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Withdrawal of Suspension Orders of Naresh Kadyan With Apology
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, society, performance, government )

OIPA
- 87 days ago - change.org
The Haryana Govt. have to withdraw the suspension orders of Naresh Kadyan, District Khadi and Village Industries Officer, Faridabad as he has placed under suspension for no reasons, his work should be recognized and recommended for Padamshri awards......
Conservation's 'New Breed of Refugee' Is All Too Familiar to Indian Country
Offbeat  (tags: cattle, burning homes, government, culture, interesting )

Lone
- 90 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Patches of white ash on parched earth are the latest markers of the Tanzanian government's efforts to evict indigenous Maasai cattle herders from their settlements in the name of conservation. In July, more than 1,000 Maasai looked at smoldering homes
DESERT GURL: Inspiration When It's Bugger Down Here on Earth
Offbeat  (tags: inspiration, health, prayer, meditation, interesting, humor, entertaining, monty python, song )

Marion
- 102 days ago - desertgurl.com
Saturday. I love Saturdays. And though I'm retired and you'd think the days would run together, Saturday still feels extra special. Saturday is such a relief after a bugger of a week. And this week seemed to be more so than usual.
Rook With a Hook Proves Bird Brains Are the Equal of Monkeys'
Offbeat  (tags: british rook raven, bird, intelligence, study, skills )

Simone
- 196 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
It wouldn't win any beauty contest and its raucous caw is hardly easy on the ear. But when it comes to brains, the great British rook stands alone. In tests, four of the birds displayed the astonishing ability to devise tools to achieve a task.
May 4, 1970 Kent State Shootings (Video)   video
Offbeat  (tags: Viet Nam war protest, Kent StateU, killing, police, national gurard, society )

Kathy
- 219 days ago - youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OmZvyNrzAs Rememb ering Kent State.
36 Hours in Oakland, Calif.
Offbeat  (tags: americans, culture, environment, humans, interesting, off-beat, safety, police, crime, society )

CA
- 221 days ago - travel.nytimes.com
A lot has changed in Oakland in the last decade, except maybe the city's reputation. Recent headlines have emphasized high crime rates -- including the March shootings of four police officers in East Oakland -- but for visitors willing to give the city...
After 341 Years, British Poet Laureate Is a Woman
Offbeat  (tags: arts, culture, goodnews, humans, interesting, news, off-beat, performance, society, women, world )

CA
- 219 days ago - nytimes.com
The writer Carol Ann Duffy was appointed Britain's poet laureate on Friday, becoming the first woman to take a 341-year-old job that has been held by, among others, Dryden, Tennyson, Wordsworth, Cecil Day-Lewis and Ted Hughes.
Spread the Word to End the Word - Special Olympics
Offbeat  (tags: sports, special olympics, intellectual disabilities, interesting, humans )

Horselove
- 257 days ago - specialolympics.org
Created by young people with and without intellectual disabilities, Spread the Word to End the Word is one element of Special Olympics' vision of a world where everyone matters, where everyone is accepted and, most importantly, where everyone is valued.
Bugs Cuddle Up to Dead Comrades for Protection
Offbeat  (tags: bugs, dead comrades, cuddle up, protection, aphids )

Simone
- 258 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Most humans--and animals--don't cuddle up with corpses. Not aphids, though. The insects snuggle with fallen comrades as a way to evade parasitic wasps, a new study suggests.
Container-Cafe House
Offbeat  (tags: container, cefa, pictures )

Veljko
- 267 days ago - bad-time.com
Artist/architect Adam Kalkin has transformed standard shipping containers into living quarters.
 
 
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