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From a “Red Bush,” Rooibos, Opportunity Is Born in South African Village
Dr Marianna Smith, a leading South African botanist living in Cape Town, some 300 km from Wupperthal, has secured long-term incomes and part-ownership for six previously unemployed women in a business specialising in the manufacture of cosmetic products, Red Cedar. The basis of the products is the indigenous rooibos (literally "red bush") plant that is endemic to the region.
Nov 14, 2008, 6:34pm
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Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology: Leads scientists to rethink ocean's carbon and nitrogen cycles
An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems.
Nov 14, 2008, 4:06pm
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American Library Association Selects Magic Porthole A “Great Web Site for Kids”
Magic Porthole at http://www.magicporthole.org has been selected for inclusion in the American Library Association’s (ALA) Great Web Sites for Kids. Magic Porthole, a program of Horizon International, provides engaging experiences for discoveries about the lives of frogfish, cleaning gobies, turtles, seahorses, sharks, and many of the myriad other coral reef creatures while encouraging reef preservation with online and offline videos, games, and resources.
Nov 6, 2008, 9:55pm
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OpenmindProjects of Southeast Asia: "Learning for Life, Nature and Future"
OpenmindProjects(OMP)conceived in 2001 from an idea to bring Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to where it was most needed advances its objectives with the help of new technology. OpenmindProjects combines local vision, participation and empowerment. It prioritises protection of natural resources and dissemination of this message across Southeast Asia with projects in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Nepal.
Oct 31, 2008, 5:55pm
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Application Available for 2009 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2009 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This intensive summer program provides college students with an opportunity to work on policy issues in a congressional office and to engage in original health policy research and analysis under the guidance of Foundation research staff. The application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, December 12, 2008.
Oct 28, 2008, 3:53pm
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