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  • Shut Up and Listen

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    When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first step is to listen to the people you’re trying to help, and tap into their own entrepreneurial spirit. His advice…

  • UAE Firm To Create Green Farm in Ghana

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    Caline Malek at The National reports on Nahtam, a socially responsible company that is planning to set up a sustainable organic farming system in Ghana. Nahtam will acquire 4,000 acres of land in the capital city of Accra, which will produce food while offsetting carbon production. “Carbon footprint is a global issue and the simplest…

  • Chileans Protest Against the “Monsanto Law”

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    RT News provides video footage of protests in Chile against GMO’s and the “The Monsanto Law.” Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the “Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists say it will not only compromise food sovereignty in Chile, but will also harm consumer health. Mass protests were…

  • Ravi Shankar to hold live event on Facebook today

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    Art of Living founder Sri Ravi Shankar would hold a live event titled “Face2Face” on Facebook which would be a unique initiative of converting Facebook into a tool for meaningful dialogue for transformation. The event would take place between 7:30pm and 9pm on June 23. Participants would “Like” the page across the globe, as a…

  • Monsanto Video Revolt

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    Published time: June 15, 2013 10:14 Edited time: June 16, 2013 22:18 A new initiative to bypass the corporate media blackout on GMO foods and bring the issue to world attention has been launched. Monsanto Video Revolt is to hit the net in the upcoming weeks, editor of Naturalsociety.com Anthony Gucciardi tells RT. Anyone can…

  • Invisibility Cloak Fast Becoming a Reality

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    In The Mail Online, James Rush provides fascinating information on an invisibility cloak, designed by scientists, that is big enough to hide a human or a satellite orbiting earth.  Can the search for Planet  Q’onoS be far behind? Over the last ten years scientists have investigated two main ways of creating invisibility cloaks, according to the MIT Technology…