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Why Are BPA and Other Chemicals in the Womb? | Kid-Safe Chemicals Act Interactive Magazine | Environmental Working GroupWhy Are BPA and Other Chemicals in the Womb?
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The impact of lifelong learning on poverty reductionThis review summarises research-based evidence concerning the impacts of lifelong learning on poverty reduction. It is a contribution to an empirically based. understanding of the complex mechanisms through which education impacts on poverty reduction. We start by providing a definition of ...
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Niall Ferguson: An Empire at RiskAn Empire at Risk We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power. Call it the fractal geometry of fiscal crisis. If you fly across the Atlantic on a clear day, you can look down and see the same phenomenon but on four entirely different ...
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Thomas L. Friedman - Advice From Grandma - NYTimes.comAdvice From Grandma President Obama’s visit to China this week inevitably invites comparisons between the world’s two leading powers. You know what they say: Britain owned the 19th century, America owned the 20th century, and, it’s all but certain that China will own the 21st century. Maybe, ...
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An intelligent travellers adventure as he cycles around the worldAdventure travel is within us all. We set our own limits and boundaries. Cast them off and anything becomes possible. We can release ourselves to follow and reach out for our dreams. Age or experience is no barrier. This guest post is by Ken Roberts who left London on an amazing cycling ...Luke Bream added 2 weeks ago
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OpEdNews - by Jim Hightower: Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to HellNovember 19, 2009 at 15:32:01 Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to Hell By Jim Hightower ( about the author ) Page 1 of 1 page(s) For OpEdNews: Jim Hightower - Writer "Repent," the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street ...
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The Pro-Am Revolution - How enthusiasts are changing our economy and societyFrom astronomy to activism, from surfing to saving lives, Pro-Ams - people pursuing amateur activities to professional standards - are an increasingly important part of our society and economy. For Pro-Ams, leisure is not passive consumerism but active and participatory, it involves the ...
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Community development: a critical approach (Freire and Gramsci) - Margareth LedwithMargaret Ledwith is one of the UK's most highly regarded community development practitioners and academics. This book, a thoroughly revised and updated edition of her classic text, Participating in transformation, is an invaluable new resource for students and practitioners in the field. The ...
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The Crash - A view from the left - ebookThe Crash offers an alternative to the compromised policies of the dominant economics. Contributors analyse and explain the economic and social issues that lie at the heart of our crisis: the credit crisis, the housing disaster, secrecy jurisdictions, the practices of private equity firms and ...
Giorgio Bertini
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The cost of the financial meltdown: Deficits and spendingGovernments have been affected differently by the credit crunch. Public borrowing has been rising in all countries as the crisis has caused the economy to shrink, cutting tax revenues. But some countries, like the US and the UK, have been more severely affected as they already had large deficits ...
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