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The Anglican and Catholic Churches: Friends or Rivals? - TIME on 2009-11-20
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"There's undoubtedly something about Rome ..."
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Both Anglicans and Catholics are now awaiting the first details of exactly how
the Vatican will bring in would-be Anglican converts, groups or parishes.
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Depending on who you ask, the two faiths are either closer than ever to bridging
their differences or are renewing the kind of mistrust and incomprehension that
has marked the relationship since the Anglican Church was formed after King
Henry VIII's split from Rome in the 16th century.
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who is the spiritual leader of Anglicanism (though without the universal
authority that the Pope holds in Catholicism) and a longtime proponent of gently
moving the two faiths closer together through patient ecumenical dialogue.
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Do the arguments advanced about the 'essence' of male and female vocations and
capacities stand on the same level as a theology derived more directly from
scripture and (our) common theological heritage?" he asked.
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Mandela and Machel voted children's champions - CNN.com on 2009-11-20
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Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel have been crowned the "Decade Child Rights
Heroes" in a vote cast by children from all over the world.
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Mandela, 91, was praised for his life long struggle for equal rights for the
children of South Africa while Machel was honored for her 25-year fight for the
rights of vulnerable children in Mozambique. Their prize of one million Swedish
Krona ($1 million) will help them continue their work promoting children's
rights.
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In total there have been 27 recipients (three each year) of the award.
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Previous winners who were shortlisted for the Decade Child Rights Heroes prize
included Maiti Nepal who fights the trafficking of girls from Nepal to India,
where they are forced to work in brothels
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Pakistan: Fear, Uncertainty for Dera Ismail Khan Refugees - TIME on 2009-10-30
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"The bombing was hard," Din recalls. "It destroyed five houses near my own."
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Now, having abandoned his home and possessions, the 30-year-old farmer is filled
with uncertainty. As more than 155,000 refugees pour into Dera Ismail Khan, the
government seems unprepared for the mounting humanitarian crisis.
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food aid has yet to arrive
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As with the Swat refugee crisis earlier this year, the demands of hospitality
can be heavy.
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Barefoot children run around, their hair streaked red and large brown spots on
their faces — both signs of severe malnutrition.
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There is a shortage of schools and water. There is a lot of crime. Some of the
locals are growing resentful.
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Already scarred by two years of violence from sectarian bomb attacks and
targeted killings, the town is now bracing for fresh attacks as fears rise that
militants posing as refugees may creep in
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soldiers in fatigues plunge through the streets at high speeds, flashing their
weaponry
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The police are weak in this regard. They do not recognize these people — we have
informants there."
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"They are only slaughtering a lamb, not men."
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As the army slowly pushes deeper in the face of stiff resistance, there are
signs of stronger resolve.
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But victory remains distant — and until then, the refugees' anger will only
grow.
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Inside the Wrangling Over Obama's Sudan Policy - TIME on 2009-10-22
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Supporters of President Obama have learned this year that the realities of
government rarely live up to expectations
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Furious at the President for not keeping his campaign promises, they bought
full-page advertisements in major American newspapers
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to remind Obama that he once said, "Sudan is a priority for this
administration," and "There must be real pressure placed on the Sudanese
government."
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On Oct. 19 the White House released its much delayed Sudan policy.
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designed to encourage the government of Sudan to end the slaughter of civilians
in Darfur
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advocacy groups have responded to the overall approach with cautious optimism
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In some ways, the Darfur activists' problem over the past few months hasn't been
Obama so much as his special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration
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The appointment of Gration was something of a surprise to Washington's
Sudan-watchers
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And as a plain-speaking, first-time diplomat, Gration hasn't exactly been
careful with his choice of language
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Gration testified that sanctions on Sudan should be loosened, a statement he had
to retract within days
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Obama has said three times since January there is currently a genocide in
Darfur.
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Despite the criticism, Gration has had regular, direct access to President Obama
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Rice in particular stands in opposition to Gration's approach to Sudan
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Rice has largely been sidelined from the policy debate.
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"There is a war inside the Obama Administration," says Andrew Natsios, the
special envoy to Sudan under President Bush from 2006 to 2007
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Meanwhile the ground reality has changed. Darfur is no longer the crisis it once
was — mortality rates there are far less than those in south Sudan
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The question now is whether the government of Sudan — and the many fractious
rebel groups — will make the right moves and end the humanitarian catastrophe in
Darfur and prevent renewed fighting between north and south.
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If significant progress isn't evident, then the President will face a series of
tough decisions on what to do with a regime bent on slaughtering its own people
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The fear is that wrangling amongst policymakers might lead another young
American President to sit idle as another African country spirals out of
control.
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Why Do Italy's Disasters Kill So Many People? - TIME on 2009-10-06
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in April when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Abruzzo region near the central
city of L'Aquila, killing 308
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A June explosion at a train yard in Tuscany that killed 31
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is now being investigated by a team of prosecutors who say that inadequate
maintenance and rusting tracks were to blame
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a mudslide Friday has left at least 25 dead and 38 missing.
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi flew into the region to tour some of the
worst-hit villages — Giampilieri, Briga and Scaletta Zanclea. Berlusconi, who
predicted that the death toll would rise past 50, pledged up to $1.46 billion to
build new houses for displaced residents
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there is a growing sense that something bigger has gone awry in Italy, where
disasters with high death tolls seem to happen more often than in other advanced
Western countries
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"Italy is like a Third World country," said Andrea Coscelli, an economist who
has lived abroad for 16 years. "It rains for two days, and you have 50 dead."
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Experts point to deeper, more long-term problems in Italy.
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"Either you have the courage to force people to permanently move, or put in
place a very rigid evacuation strategy.
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President Giorgio Napolitano has also called for a nationwide review of
residential safety to assess which homes are so perilously built that they
should be demolished.
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The Associated Press: Death toll in Samoas tsunami reaches 150 on 2009-10-01
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dazed survivors told of being trapped underwater or flung inland by a tsunami
that ravaged towns and killed at least 150 people in the South Pacific
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Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele's own village of Lesa was washed away
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He described seeing "complete" devastation
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A magnitude 8.0 quake struck off Samoa at 6:48 a.m. local time
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The islands soon were engulfed by four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6
meters) high that reached up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland.
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Tuilaepa said the death toll in Samoa was 110, mostly elderly and young
children. At least 31 people were killed on American Samoa, Gov. Togiola
Tulafono said
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the waves came so quickly that residents only had about 10 minutes to respond
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We all went under the water and I think a number of the children died
instantly," Pearse said
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Many parents died trying to protect their children
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Police searched for survivors amid pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a
swamp
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some 2,200 people were in seven shelters across the island
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Power in Pago Pago was expected to be out in some areas for up to a month
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water was the most critical need
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President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster for American Samoa
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Australian officials said they will send an air force plane carrying 20 tons of
humanitarian aid
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New Zealand provided 1 million New Zealand dollars ($710,000) in immediate aid
to Samoa
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While the earthquake and tsunami were big, they were not as large as the 2004
Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 in a dozen countries across
Asia
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Child tobacco farmers 'exposed to toxic levels of nicotine' - CNN.com on 2009-09-25
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day of back-breaking, bare-handed work,
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Hundreds of thousands of children worldwide are thought to be working full-time
on tobacco farms, suffering from toxic levels of nicotine exposure and abusive
labor conditions
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In Malawi alone there are an estimated 78,000 boys and girls employed in tobacco
harvesting
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children can absorb the same amount of nicotine in one day of harvesting that
they would from smoking 50 cigarettes.
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You reach a point where you cannot breathe because of the pain in your chest
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Then the blood comes when you vomit. At the end, most of this dies and then you
remain with a headache
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According to Mussa, the government has been hard at work with UNICEF for the
past two years to eliminate child labor and has made substantial progress.
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Figures aside, the pictures speak for themselves, showing that the danger of
nicotine poisoning is real and that better regulation and monitoring is needed.
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the children described repeated physical and sexual abuse from their
supervisors.
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Many of the kids also complained of "sticky stuff" from the stalks that they
could not wash off their hands because they had no access to soap or water
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The main reason the children gave for working was poverty: lack of food,
clothing or money to go to school were frequently cited.
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The new globalization of agriculture has a tendency to increase the demand for
child labor
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the contract is made with the adults, who in turn use their families to reach a
quota or get a livable income.
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Nearly 75 percent of tobacco production is now done in developing countries such
as Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, China, Brazil and India
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If children are working in the tobacco fields, they are probably very poor and
the alternatives could be even worse
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WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements | Neon | Essential information on 2009-09-16
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Neon forms an unstable hydrate
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unstable
hydrate
. In a vacuum discharge tube, neon glows reddish orange.
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most intense at ordinary voltages and currents
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neon is present to a small extent in the atmosphere and is obtained as a
byproduct from the liquefaction and separation of air
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Neon on 2009-09-16
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Natural neon is a mixture of three isotopes.
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It is still questionable if true compounds of neon exist,
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It is compact, inert, and is less expensive than helium when it meets
refrigeration requirements.
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Of all the rare gases, the discharge of neon is the most intense at ordinary
voltages and currents.
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Liquid neon is now commercially available
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Neon costs about $2.00/l.
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It's Elemental - The Element Neon on 2009-09-16
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Period Number: 2 Group
Number: 18 Group Name: Noble
Gas
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Neon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay
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neon was discovered through the study of liquefied air
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The largest use for neon gas is in advertising signs
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