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• Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra’s Proms Concert

  

  The orchestra is “one of the flagship institutions of the Israeli state” claim the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Space Junk Reaches Tipping Point

  

  The International Space Station. Photocredit pingnews http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/491421253/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Space junk has reached a “tipping... Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Mailboxes Disappearing As Usage Drops Off

  

  image credit Chalk up another casualty of the digital revolution: the blue corner mailbox. Because of steeply declining use, the U.S. Postal Service has remove... Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Gerard
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• Madonna’s New Film, W.E.: Turkey Or Peacock?

  

  Madonna's second directorial feature, W.E., concerns the love affair between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII. But is it brilliant, or boring? Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Dyncorp - Ben Johnston and Kathyrn Bolkovac - The Whistleblower

  On January 14th 2002, CORP WATCH ran a story about whistleblower Ben Johnston who was fired for revealing a child sex ring at DynCorp, a U.S. contracting compan... Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Freeplanet
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• Wikileaks Release UNCENSORED 65 Gigs Cablegate Archive

  

  ZERO HEDGE is speculating that the recent UNCENSORED 65 gigs Cablegate archive release from WIKILEAKS is potentially the biggest insight into the Bank of Americ... Read more

  The 02 September 2011 by   Freeplanet
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• Football is More Than a Game (part Two)

  

  As highlighted on the CIPE Development Blog last week, the world’s most beloved sport can play a key role in cultivating economic opportunity and strengthening... Read more

  The 01 September 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Apple’s Top 7 Embarrassing Moments

  

  Apple's been in the news recently, with supremo Steve Jobs stepping down in favour of Tim Cook. But have those fruity cheeks always been blushing with pride?... Read more

  The 01 September 2011 by   Periscope
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• Promoting Policy Debate in Argentina

  

  Think tanks play a significant role in democracies around the world. They provide insightful analysis about pressing issues and recommend feasible policy... Read more

  The 31 August 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Middle Class Homelessness on the Rise?

  

  A report commissioned by Crisis, the homeless charity, warns that homelessness is on the rise – and particularly amongst the middle classes. Is this because of... Read more

  The 31 August 2011 by   Periscope
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