National

A nation can mean many things, and so can the notion of "national." It invokes a sense of patriotism and of place and history, culture and language, community and heritage.

A national feeling is often called upon in times of great crises or challenges. For example, the financial crises and ensuing deepening recession in the United States in 2008 brought many to discuss the national mood, national reaction, and national sense of self. And the blogosphere certainly plays a continuing role in updating and defining what national means in various contexts, such as "national nightmares" , "national suicides", and such.

Nationalism is closely related to the term national, and it too conveys a sense of strong emotion and ties to a geographic place, often a country or territorial homeland. Nationalism can fuel acts of violence and civil war – such as in Northern Ireland and Gaza – due to longstanding disputes over control of territory

National can also be used in much more friendly situations, such as Major League Baseball's National Leauge, and national pastimes, such as (once again) baseball in the United States.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “National”

• Malawi hit by cement, iron sheets shortage

  
  Malawi news — Authority: 446
  A severe shortage of cement and iron sheets has hit Malawi and forced a halt to construction in most of the country due to the ongoing forex crunch. People building houses could not get cement and iron sheets in Lilongwe and Blantyre the whole of last week.  Their fears, as well the price of cement and iron sheets, ...
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• Fall Color at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

  
  Photo Notes: Photography by Patty Hankins and Bill Lawrence — Authority: 125
  One of the great things about Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is the variety of trees located in the refuge. In the fall, their leaves all change color at different rates, and to different colors. So wehn Ivisited there in late October, I saw everything from green leaves that hadn’t started changing color ...
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• A White House cover up

  
  taxmanblog — Authority: 489
  This should have congressional investigation written all over it. Just hours after Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa released a report Friday on their investigation into the abrupt firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin, the Obama White House gave the lawmakers a trove of new, ...
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• UK NEWS: ITV 1 CONFIRM PLANS TO AIR CHERYL COLE SHOW

  
  MAD NEWS — Authority: 142
  This is getting beyond a joke now! The Cheryl Cole love-fest needs to end!  ITV has confirmed plans to air a Cheryl Cole special. The X-Factor judge, singer, ‘national treasure’, ‘nations sweetheart’ and alleged racist /convicted batterer of toilet attendants show, will be titled Cheryl Cole’s ...
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• Garden Visit: Dunham Masseys Winter Garden

  
  Veg Plotting — Authority: 424
  Last Monday, NAH and I took advantage of a relatively good weather forecast to visit Dunham Massey , a vast stately home and estate just outside Manchester. It was a sunny, showery day and our drive around the outside of the estates boundary walls to its entrance was marked by vast piles of burnt orange beech leaves ...
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• the Shinawatras hid and multiplied their assets while in power

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 150
  Prosecution reveals how the Shinawatras hid and multiplied their assets while in powerWould you cheat your son out of Bt3 billion? That could happen if your assistant was in a hurry to cover up something very important to you.That was what the prosecution in the Bt76-billion asset seizure case against ousted premier ...
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• “We are a minority in our own country,” says FNC spokesperson

  
  Dubai Business | Kippreport — Authority: 516
  The UAE is working toward reducing its dependence on expatriate workers, and shifting the workload onto Emiratis, the Federal National Council (FNC) spokesperson said on Sunday at a conference promoting the UAE’s National Day. He said the local population will be aided by technology and a handful of highly-skilled ...
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• Centre to set up six Spice Parks

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): The Union Government on Monday proposed to set up six Spices Parks with all infrastructure facilities for cleaning, grading, processing, packing facilities etc.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotirasitya Scindia informed: “The Spices ...
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• NTS & SNH find fences unsightly so shoot 12,000 Mar Lodge red deer

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has blown the whistle on the disgracefully skewed priorities of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) with a forthcoming article in its magazine, Scottish Gamekeeper.Over the past 15 years, 12,000 red deer of any age and of both sexes, have been culled in and out of season. This ...
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• What Effects Would ObamaCare Have on Medical Advancements?

  
  Crystal Clear Conservative — Authority: 133
  H/T ReasonTVThis is a question that some Senators and the American people should consider, especially since health care reform legislation is being debated in the U.S. Senate. Recently, we are fortunate to be in a country that has led with medical advancements, whether it is utilizing adult stem cells to find cures ...
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• Indian challenge in World snooker is over

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  By Anand PhilarHyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 to enter the men’s semi-finals here Monday.The 32-year old Figueiredo will next go up against China’s Yu Delu who ...
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• Widows of 26/11 martyrs meet Sonia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): The wives of 26/11 martyrs, Hemant Karkare and Vijay Salaskar, called on Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi here on Monday.The meeting came just three days before the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks during which Karkare and Salaskar died while fighting terrorists near Cama ...
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• Karnataka and Tamil Nadu lead Ranji Super League groups

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) With contrasting victories in the third round of the Ranji Trophy Super League, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have moved to the top of Group A and B.The round, which ended Friday, saw Mumbai beat Himachal Pradesh after surprisingly conceding a first-innings lead, while Tamil Nadu scored over ...
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• We are not prepared for urban explosion: Jaipal Reddy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Monday said the country is not prepared for the urban explosion that many towns and cities are seeing at the moment.Urban development, not just in terms of infrastructure but also capacity building of people is, therefore, what is urgently required to ...
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• India -ASEAN free trade agreement to come into force in January 2010

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI) : India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a trade in goods Agreement in August, which is envisaged to come into force with effect from January 2010. Union Minister of State for Trade and Commerce, Jyotiraditya Scindia informed the Lok Sabha about this on ...
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• Sensex rises on Reliance Industries’ global buyout plans (Roundup)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Buoyed by gains in the scrip of one of the largest companies in the country — Reliance Industries (RIL), a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets shut shop Monday 0.93 percent higher than its previous close.The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) — ...
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• Empty seats greet president at Goa civic reception

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil’s civic reception hosted by the state government and local self government bodies on Monday drew a lukewarm response, with a large number of empty seats in the 500-odd seater auditorium of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).While advertisements released in all ...
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• DRDO develops swine flu detection kit: Antony

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A premier defence laboratory has developed a swine flu detection kit and the process for transferring the technology for commercialization has also been initiated, parliament was informed Monday.“The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a rapid and ...
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• Sensex shuts 158 points up (Second Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Monday shut shop 0.93 percent higher than its previous close.The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) — which opened at 17,067.14 points against Friday’s close at 17,021.85 points — shut shop at 17,180.18 ...
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• Roy Greenslade: PCC censures Scottish News of the World

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 140
  Whatever criticisms may have been levelled against the Press Complaints Commission , its record on protecting children has been exemplary, as its latest adjudication illustrates. It has censured the Scottish edition of the News of the World for running an article about the alleged behaviour of a seven-year-old boy ...
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