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Margaret Ogola: an African heroine

Carolyn Moynihan | 30 September 2011 |
tags: Africa, AIDS, heroes
One of four distinguished Kenyan women who died recently was a doctor who spent herself on the welfare of AIDS victims and strengthening the African family.


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Green Inclinations, No Ugandans (GINUs)

Marcus Roberts | 30 September 2011 |
tags: Carbon Credits, New Forests Company, Oxfam, Uganda
Oxfam highlights the forced eviction of Ugandans to make room for carbon sinks.


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To avoid binge drinking, know your friend’s friends

Carolyn Moynihan | 30 September 2011 |
tags: binge drinking, dating, friendship
Binge drinking is a growing problem among adolescents and a new study highlights the way such behaviour may spread.


Change happens: new evidence on sexual orientation

Stanton L Jones and Mark Yarhouse | 30 September 2011 |
tags: homosexuality, religion, therapy
Groundbreaking research published this week shows successful change in religiously motivated men and women.


Willpower

| 29 September 2011 |
tags: free will, psychology
Will power is back in style - for three months, maybe?


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Boomer parents: the good news

Mariette Ulrich | 29 September 2011 |
tags: baby boomers, family values, grandparents
A couple of weeks back when I posted a piece about the baby boomers who don’t plan to leave any…


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Obama healthcare goes to Supreme Court

Sheila Liaugminas | 29 September 2011 |
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Challenges to the the healthcare law aimed at its central ‘mandate to purchase’ coverage have been entered into, or heard…


Smoke and mirrors

Bernard Toutounji | 29 September 2011 |
tags: Australia, sexual behaviour, smoking
Why do governments want us to believe that smoking cannot be safe but promiscuous sex can?


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UC Berkeley students hold ‘teaching moment’

Sheila Liaugminas | 28 September 2011 |
tags:
It was a ‘racist bake sale.’ No kidding.


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Chris Christie says no

Sheila Liaugminas | 28 September 2011 |
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Again. And again.


Heroes and hackers

David Alton | 28 September 2011 |
tags: heroes, media, truth
The phone-hacking scandal obscures the heroism journalists can display in pursuit of the truth.


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The Cat’s Pajamas

Jennifer Minicus | 28 September 2011 |
tags: animals, humor, picture books
A delightful book of idioms.


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Seven billion and counting

Vincenzina Santoro | 28 September 2011 |
tags: United Nations
Persons coming to the United Nations in the next few weeks will see a large sign attached to the fence…


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The Lantern Bearers

Tim Golden | 28 September 2011 |
tags: adventure, family, forgiveness, historical fiction
Aquila's soul-searching travels conclude Sutlciff's Roman Britain Trilogy.


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The erosion of British childhood

Carolyn Moynihan | 28 September 2011 |
tags: child development, media, parenting
Sometimes I wonder whether, despite all the reports on “broken Britain”, it is really so much worse, in terms of…


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