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Stand Up for the World's Poorest People!-Please Take Action!!
World  (tags: humanrights, poor, Obama, copenhagen, leaders, world, humans )

Tierney
- 4 days ago - act.oxfamamerica.org
We at Oxfam see it every day: climate change is increasing hunger and poverty around the world. And this week at the climate summit in Copenhagen, President Obama and other leaders are making decisions that will affect the world's poor for decades to
101 Books Every Teacher Should Read
World  (tags: Teacher, Books, student, Reading, Literature, Library )

Katie
- 3 days ago - onlineschool.net
The following books provide you with some of what you will need to know-including books specifically for new teachers, and books that share tips and strategies for successful teaching.
Nearly 100 New Species Described By California Academy of Sciences in 2009
World  (tags: News, Species, discovery, California, research, scientists )

Katie
- 2 days ago - sciencedaily.com
In 2009, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 94 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 65 arthropods, 14 plants, eight fishes, five sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil mammal. They were described by two dozen.......
100 Incredibly Useful Links for Teaching and Studying Shakespeare
World  (tags: Reading, Learning, Literature, Shakespeare, Books )

Katie
- 2 days ago - onlinecollege.org
Whether you are teaching or learning Shakespeare in a traditional classroom, in an online course, in high school, or college, there are resources below that will make teaching and learning about Shakespeare and fun and engaging experience.
Top 10 Discoveries of the Decade
World  (tags: News, discovery, Amazing, decade, World, space, Animal )

Katie
- 2 days ago - news.discovery.com
In January 2005, Mike Brown and his team at Palomar Observatory, Calif. discovered 136199 Eris, a minor body that is 27 percent bigger than Pluto. Eris had trumped Pluto and become the 9th largest body known to orbit the sun.
100 Best Reference Tools for Homeschoolers
World  (tags: Homeschooling, Dictionary, Courses, Education, Students )

Katie
- 2 days ago - onlinecolleges.net
With resources such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, online courses, full texts, resources just for homeschoolers, and reference sites based on particular subjects, homeschool students in search of knowledge will not have to look far.
World Leaders Can Still Save Copenhagen
World  (tags: News, World, Climate Change, Copenhagen )

Katie
- 1 day ago - panda.org
Leaders arriving to sign a Copenhagen climate agreement and finding that they now need to salvage it need to take a global rather than national approach to the numerous outstanding issues, WWF said today.
Foreign Interpreters Hurt in Battle Find U.S. Insurance Benefits Wanting
World  (tags: Iraq, Invasion, interpreters )

Kristi
- 1 day ago - latimes.com
After the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military discovered that rebuilding the country and confronting an insurgency required a weapon not in its arsenal: thousands of interpreters.
Habitat for Humanity Assists More Than 22,500 Families Devastated By 2004 Tsunami
World  (tags: Habitat for Humanity International, 2004 Indiana Ocean tsunami )

Kristi
- 1 day ago - habitat.org
ATLANTA (Dec. 17, 2009) - Five years after the devastation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Habitat for Humanity has assisted more than 22,500 families in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
Sudan Lays Groundwork for Elections, Peace
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, Sudan, elections, war, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Obama administration, International Criminal Court )

Nancy
- 1 day ago - us.oneworld.net
"The increasing volatility in Sudan could interrupt the election process and the planned independence vote...the country could return to full-fledged war --"
 
 
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