Tehran's tearaways (Zawya)
Since the revolution of 30 years ago, Iran's population has exploded. Out of 69m Iranians today, two-thirds are under the age of 30 and this group, by sheer dint of numbers, will shape the future of the Islamic Republic.
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Jamie Richards: Some numbers for thought (The Fremont Argus)
In "How to Change the World," the Bible for anyone interested in learning how those who have already done it did it, David Bornstein explains how Florence Nightingale used statistics to change the world.
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Oprah Watch: Superhumans, Questioning Brad Pitt’s Integrity, and Beauty Around the World (Chicagoist)
This Monday, Oprah opened the floodgates for pushy stage moms everywhere with the “World’s Smartest and Most Talented Kids” show, featuring freakishly amazing children hand-selected from thousands of video submissions. The cute-but-tame, pint-sized b-boy and tap dancer along with the demon child hula hooper kept us entertained in the beginning, but the talent show took an awkward turn when ...
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Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
I've been uplinked and downloaded. I've been inputted and outsourced. I know the upside of downsizing; I know the downside of upgrading. I'm a high-tech lowlife. A cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, bicoastal multi-tasker, and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond.
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Study abroad challenges identity (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND--There is culture shock, of course. But some college students who study abroad discover something much, much deeper.
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50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers (New York Press)
"How come you guys are such haters?" someone asked us recently. Shocked and insulted, we shook our heads. Our biggest issue thus far—last September's Best of Manhattan issue—was a compendium of positivity. On any given week we're founts of compassion: lovers, not haters; uniters, not dividers.
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Today's Headlines: (ArabicNews.com)
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! US military raid inside Syria's border An American helicopter-borne troops from Iraq on Sunday launched an assault on a residential area in the Syrian village of al-Sukkiraya which lies just eight kilometres from the border.
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Iran at 116th place in The Global Gender Gap Report 2008 (Payvand Iran News)
Iran stands at 116th place (among 130 countries) in the Global Gender Gap Report 2008 published by World Economic Forum. India (113), Iran (116), Nepal (120) and Pakistan (127) continue to hold some of the lowest positions in the Asian rankings, but on average all four countries post gains relative to their own performances in 2006 and 2007, signifying a positive trend.
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INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Christian pastors in Iran acquitted of apostasy (BPNews.net)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Charges of apostasy -- or leaving Islam -- against two pastors in Iran were dismissed, apparently on false grounds. One observer believes the move was designed to help the Iranian government save face in light of international pressure over its human rights record.
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Community Links (Bloomington Alternative)
Eighty-eight years ago, women won the fight and earned the right to vote in the United States.
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