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• Phoenix Greenbuild Events Calendar

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 431
  The city of Phoenix, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations are planning a variety of events in conjunction with the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Nov. 11 – 13 at the Phoenix Convention Center.  The events include the city’s “Gateway to Green” Neighborhood Celebration, from 4 to 6 ...
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• Andre Agassi On 60 Minutes

  
  TennisGrandstand — Authority: 467
  Andre Agassi’s Sunday interview on the famed U.S. television show “60 Minutes” was quite revealing about his life, drug use, volunteerism and his book OPEN that is in book stores as of today. Click the links below to watch Katie Couric’s interview from Sunday, November 8. To order the book right now, click ...
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• Working for A City of Justice and Mercy

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  According to Metro Dallas Alliances Point in Time census, there are about 6000 homeless people on the streets in Dallas on any given night. That is most likely a low estimate. Some of us place that figure considerably higher. While Dallas effort to deal with the issue of citizens living on its streets and beneath ...
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• Dallas Justice Revival: Worship AND Work

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  Education is the great equalizer in our country. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that more and more of our children are less equal than others. Its easy to see this problem as insurmountable, target poor students and their families for the personal responsibility sermon of the week and tend to our own. But at ...
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• The Galavanting Girls help the children of Roatan

  
  Gadling — Authority: 689
  Filed under: Honduras , Central America , Caribbean Travel writer, founder of The Galavanting Girls , and creator of the Travel Blog Exchange conference, Kim Mance will soon be setting off on a cruise to visit, among other places, the island of Roatan in Honduras . Rather than spend her time in port ...
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• On the Brink of Service

  
  Daily Casserole — Authority: 129
  I’m feeling unexpectedly patriotic. While in New York for a conference, I stayed at the newly opened Kimpton Hotel, Ink48 in Hell’s Kitchen on 11th Avenue and 48th Street.  It’s designed to be a hip, happening hot spot with a sleek lobby and lounge space, including velvety banquettes in private niches that ...
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• Stoked Awards 2009: Youth Mentoring Through Sports

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  houseofsim Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing may be considered rebellious activities by some people, but the Stoked Mentoring program utilizes these non-traditional sports to teach life skills to at-risk and disadvantaged youth and transforms rebellion into hope. ...
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• Verizon Legal Volunteers Launch New Program to Provide Free Legal Services

  
  National Business Community Blog — Authority: 118
  NEW YORK — Verizon attorneys and legal staff have started a program that will provide free legal services to needy individuals and nonprofit organizations. The program helps address a major issue: Nearly 1 million poor people will be denied representation in courts across the country this year because of ...
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• Volunteer to plant trees in downtown Phoenix, Nov. 7

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 431
  [Source: Arizona Republic] – More than 100 volunteers will get their hands dirty during a community tree planting Saturday in connection with Hands On Greater Phoenix Day for Downtown.  The tree planting, sponsored by Mayor Phil Gordon, is an opportunity for residents, families, businesses, students, and visitors ...
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• Planned Parenthood Leader Resigns After Watching Abortion Ultrasound

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  A shocker has hit the camps of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America .
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• Leadership and Business Forums Highlight 25th Anniversary Celebration of Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Chicago (PAGCGC)

  
  PINOYWORLD Philippines | Pinoy Blogger's Official Blog — Authority: 508
  Chicago, Illinois, USA – The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Chicago (PACCGC) celebrates its long-awaited 25th anniversary by hosting two events on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Wyndham O’Hare Hotel, 6810 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Illinois: a “Leadership Conference” convened by the ...
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• Saints or scabs? The impact of volunteer labour in New Orleans

  
  Briarpatch Magazine - Fiercely independent (& often irreverent) news & views. — Authority: 122
  A home in the Lower Ninth Ward being rebuilt by Common Ground Relief volunteers. (Photo: Sara Falconer) By Sara Falconer Briarpatch Magazine November/December 2009 It’s not easy getting a cab to the Lower Ninth Ward. Even now, with most of the former population cleared out, some drivers still ...
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• Reese Raises $2Million Dollars For Avon Foundation for Women!

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  Hello EverydayCitizens,It has come to my attention that something awesome happened while we were sleeping. Legally Blond Star and Academy Award Winner, Reese Witherspoon donated $2 Million by stepping out to the womens empowerment charity.
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• Be A Part Time Superhero

  
  We Love DC — Authority: 619
  Via my friend Jane McGonigal today came this sweet little web app/iPhone app that allows you to help your favorite plugged-in online organization without having to set aside hours at a time to go down to their offices. The Library of Congress is looking for help with tagging their immense photo collection for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Choice Hotels Gathers Volunteers To Improve Homes Of Those In Need

  
  National Business Community Blog — Authority: 118
  SILVER SPRING, Md. — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) supported Rebuilding Together s 2009 Make a Difference Day on October 24th. Make a Difference Day is an encompassing national day of helping others — a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. In 2008, three million people cared enough about ...
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• Retired men and women: Turn off the tube and get involved

  
  Letters to the Editor — Authority: 437
  Turnoff the TV reality shows.  Go to your town hall, planning & zoning and school board meetings and get a real dose of reality!    Calling to all retired men & women.  You now have the time to get involved.  Not…
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• Lets Support Comprehensive Sex Education!

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  Hello Everyday Citizens!Join Choice USA, SYRF , SIECUS , Advocates for Youth , and Catholics for Choice in their National Call-In Day next Wednesday, October 28th .
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• 5 Alabama Women Named to Black Womens Hall of Fame

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 530
  Hello Readers, Its always exciting to see women of color doing amazing things in their community. I was perusing the internet as usual and came across an organization called, the Southern Rural Black Womens Initiative . This organization promotes the first human rights agenda in the United States aimed at ...
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• STOP MRSA Now Coalition Launches the Bleacher Brigade to Reduce the Spread of MRSA

  
  National Business Community Blog — Authority: 118
  WASHINGTON D.C. — This fall, as children across the country head back to school and hit the sports’ fields, there may be one unexpected opponent on their schedule – MRSA. MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a potentially life-threatening antibiotic resistant Staph infection that is becoming ...
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• Ultra-light Development and Deployment Example

  
  Managed Chaos — Authority: 419
  Over the last year, I’ve been helping (part-time) Freeset build their ecommerce website. David Hussman introduced me to folks from Freeset. Following is a list of random topics (most of them are Agile/XP practices) about this project: Project Inception : We started off with a couple of meetings with folks ...
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