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Im learning more about world hunger right now, and in particular what Im wondering about is What other forms of growing food is out there and If those forms of growing food have harmful chemicals in them? I was searching this online and this news article caught my attention because they were talking about different alternatives to food growth in African countries.

"As a result, while much of the world enjoys plentiful harvests, malnutrition remains epidemic in the region. Nearly one-third of sub-Saharan Africa’s population, about 265 million people, suffers from chronic hunger, according to a recent estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations."

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During the 20th century, country after country adopted methods of industrial agriculture — use of fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation and high-productivity grain hybrids — that caused yields of corn, wheat, rice and other staples to soar. This “green revolution,” as it became known, brought food self-sufficiency to nations like China and India, laying the groundwork for their emergence as economic powerhouses.
As a result, while much of the world enjoys plentiful harvests, malnutrition remains epidemic in the region. Nearly one-third of sub-Saharan Africa’s population, about 265 million people, suffers from chronic hunger, according to a recent estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Harry Chapin - All His Life Was a Circle - Biography; Series - NYTimes.com

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Chapin's good deeds are legendary. He co-founded World Hunger Year, a national organization that focuses on grass-roots solutions to eliminate hunger. He was instrumental in establishing a Presidential Commission in 1978 to investigate root causes of domestic and world hunger. On Long Island, Chapin promoted cultural sovereignty. He served actively on the boards of Hofstra University, the Long Island Association, the Performing Arts Foundation, the Long Island Philharmonic and the Eglevsky Ballet (the latter three organizations Chapin founded and supported financially).

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Gameplay of World of Warcraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The game of World of Warcraft, or WoW, is set in a fictional world known as Azeroth and later extending to a further world called Outland. On November 14, 2008, Northrend, the frigid cap of Azeroth, was added. In it, players design a character to play based on a number of starting options, such as the race of character and its type or class. Gameplay primarily consists of completing quests and dungeon runs, and other in-game activities, in order to obtain rewards which will allow one to improve one's character and equipment in order to be able to complete the more difficult quests and dungeon runs. Players can also participate in player versus player combat, either in large groups or small team matches.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
  This game seems very complex. Like theres a lot of different things involved in just playing the game. Thats interesting that you can engage with other players and fight side by side. I guess its kind of bonding for people of common interest.
Over time, a number of additional features and improvements have been added to the game world, such as additional locations to explore. Seasonal and periodical events have also been added, such as Halloween, Midsummer and weekly fishing competitions. Players can also modify their in-game experience through the use of third-party modifications such as macros and add-ons. Note that executable software that can edit the game mechanics (such as Glider) is against the Terms of Use.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
  Theres a whole other world besides the one we live in now created in this game. I can see how people like nerds would be drawn to a game like this in which they are powerful and they are the leaders.
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- To start, players select a game realm or server to play on. Each realm is in one of four different categories, depending on which set of combat rules it uses. These can be either where players are mainly focused on defeating monsters and completing quests (Player versus environment), or where open combat between players is permitted (Player versus player). There are also dedicated roleplay versions of both these types, where players are encouraged to control their character as if they were an inhabitant of a fantasy world. Realms are also categorised by the language players are encouraged to use, offering in-game support in that language.^[1] Players are able to transfer their established characters between realms in the same territory (North America, Europe, etc) for a fee.^[2] A player may create up to ten characters per realm, with a maximum number of fifty characters per account.^[3]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    The whole player vs. environment or player vs. player seems interesting. Its something that hasnt been done in a lot of games especially ones online.
- Once a player has selected a realm, an option to create a character is available. A player can select one of two opposing factions to place their character in: the Horde or the Alliance. Characters can only communicate and group with other characters of the same faction. Each faction has five races to choose from. Race determines the character's appearance, starting location, and initial skill set, called "racial traits". The Alliance currently consists of Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes and Draenei; the Horde currently consists of Orcs, Tauren, Forsaken, Trolls and Blood Elves. Both Draenei and Blood Elves were added as part of the Burning Crusade expansion, which is required for these options to become available.^[4] Worgen and Goblins will be added for the Alliance and Horde respectively in the upcoming Expansion pack, Cataclysm. Further options to customize the appearance, such as hairstyles, skin tones, etc are also available.^[5] Once set, the face and skintone were not able to be changed; this was remedied with the release of the in-game barbershop, prior to Wrath.
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    Haha racist gaming. I think theres way to many things to this one game, it seems a bit unneccessary to tell the truth. There shouldnt be that much time spent on one game.
- Depending on the race chosen and the expansions installed, a player then has four to seven of the game's ten character classes to choose from. The mechanics of each class vary, with some tending towards melee combat while others are more suited to attacking from range or casting spells.^[6] The game has three roles, DPS (damage dealer), tank and healer, a member of any class can be customized for the DPS role, while members of some classes, known as hybrids, can also be customized as healers, tanks or any of the three roles.^[7] Currently available classes are Druids, Hunters, Mages, Paladins, Priests, Rogues, Shamans, Warlocks, Warriors, and Death Knights. Death Knights are a hero class, which means the player needs a level 55 (at least) and they start at level 55 with many skills, abilities, weapons and armor. While a character can be played on its own, players can also group up with others in order to tackle more challenging content. In this way, character classes are used in specific roles within a group.^[8] Players are also able to customize their character through the use of talents, which are further abilities related to their character class.^[9]^[10]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    Ehhh Boooriiinnnnggg! Go outside and play or go get a job. If your over 12 you shouldnt be playing this game.
- Characters are also able to learn two primary professions from a list of ten. These can be gathering professions, such as mining, herb gathering, or animal skinning. Characters can also choose from crafting professions, such as blacksmithing, leatherworking, or enhancement professions such as enchanting or inscription. Professions are not directly linked to a character's class (e.g., Warriors can be alchemists, Mages can be animal skinners, etc.). However, some skills available to certain classes (e.g., the ability to track animals) are useful to certain professions. Characters can also learn secondary professions, such as cooking, fishing and first aid.^[11] In the Burning Crusade expansion, profession specializations were added, allowing a character to gain new restricted techniques such as a blacksmith learning either weaponsmithing or armorsmithing.^[12]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    The professions seem a bit mideval. If I was going to play a game i think id want it to be a bit more futuristic.
- As well as banding together to form groups, players can also band together to form guilds. These structures allow players several benefits, such as easier communication and an identifying guild name and tabard. Guild members can also be given access to a central pool of resources known as a guild bank.^[13] Guilds can also make use of an in-game calendar, allowing guild members to view scheduled events, and respond to them with whether they can attend or not. This calendar can also be accessed without need to log-in to the game, using the Armory feature.^[14]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I think that connecting to other players in your guild could be useful for playing. Thats an interesting invention in the "gaming" world.
- In a change from the previous Warcraft games produced by Blizzard, World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) where thousands of players can interact with each other. Despite this change, the game draws many similarities with its predecessors. These include using the same setting of the world of Azeroth as well as following a similar art direction.^[15] In common with many MMORPGs, World of Warcraft requires players to pay for a subscription, usually either by credit-card or by buying a card from a retailer to redeem for a pre-determined amount of subscription time.^[15]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I would NOT pay for that, I minus well go outside and pretend to be a warlock or gremlin or whatever. I do get the fee though. With that many millions of people playing, i would love to get in on some of the cut these people are definetly making.
- World of Warcraft takes place in a 3D-representation of the Warcraft universe that players can interact with through their characters. The game features two continents on the world of Azeroth. A second world, known as Outland, was later added in the expansion World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.^[16] The second expansion, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, added a third continent, Northrend, to Azeroth.^[17] In this game world, players use their characters to explore locations, defeat creatures and complete quests.^[5] By doing this, characters gain experience points. After a set amount of experience points have been gained, a character gains a level, opening up the option of learning new skills or abilities, exploring new areas and attempting new quests.^[18] As a player explores new locations, a number of transport shortcuts become available. Players can discover 'flight masters' in newly discovered locations and then use those NPCs in order to fly to previously discovered locations in other parts of the world.^[19] Players can also use facilities such as boats and zeppelins in order to move from one of the continents on Azeroth to the other. Players can communicate with each other using text based chat, separated into different channels for ease of use. When a player instructs their character to yell or say something, a chat bubble appears above their head containing the spoken words in a similar way to a comic book image.^[20]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I like how you move on to new levels based on experience points not just you kill someone and you get to the next level. Its a bit more complex than that. I imagine to get to the next level it takes quite some time. Time that could be spent taking a bike ride.
- A number of facilities are available to characters when in towns and cities. In each major city characters can access a bank in order to deposit items, such as treasure or crafted items. Each bank is unique to that character, with players able to purchase additional storage space.^[21] An addition in the Burning Crusade expansion was the concept of guild banks, allowing members of the same guild to contribute items, resources and in-game currency to a central pool.^[13] In the major cities of Azeroth, 'Auction Houses' also exist as a way for characters to sell items to others in a similar way to online auction sites such as eBay.^[22] Finally, in almost every town and in every major city are mailboxes. A mailbox can be used to collect items won at auction and also to send messages, items and even in-game money to other characters. A unique feature of this is the ability to send items requiring "cash on delivery", where the receiving character has to pay to accept the item.^[10]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I dont get why a game would need banks and such. What are the players going to put in the bank? Swords and guns? I think the auctions are pretty cool as well. It really is like a complete other world
- Although the game world remains reasonably similar from day to day, changes have been made over time. Seasonal events that reflect on real world events such as Halloween (as Hallow's End),^[23] Christmas (as Winter Veil), Children's Week,^[24] Easter (as Noblegarden) and Midsummer run for a period of a day or two up to several weeks. More regular events such as a fishing tournament have also been set up for players to take part in.^[25] Other changes include adding weather effects such as rain, snow and dust storms to areas,^[19] or redeveloping areas of the game in order to add new quests or to continue a particular storyline in the game.^[23]^[24] This can also include adding new dungeons to locations for the players to explore.^[20]^[25]
  
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  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    You dont have to live your life in the real world, just WOW it!
- A large amount of World of Warcraft revolves around questing. These tasks or missions are usually available from non-player characters (NPCs).^[15] These are indicated by having yellow exclamation marks (!) above their heads, while yellow question marks (?) represent quests ready to hand back and complete.^[26] Quests usually reward the player with experience points and in-game money that the character can then spend on buying new skills and buying new equipment. Some quests offer a selection of quest rewards, allowing the player to choose what would suit his character best.^[18] It is also through the use of quests that much of the game's story is told, with NPCs sometimes performing a small routine once a quest is handed in.^[5] Sometimes, quests of this nature are linked together by a common theme. Where one quest ends, another starts, forming a quest chain.^[26] A unique aspect of World of Warcraft is the use of a "rested bonus" system, increasing the rate that a character can gain experience points after the player has spent time away from the game.^[10]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    The fact that the quests are never ending again points to the fact that people that play this game will play it onto forever. I dont think its very healthy to be in this other world all the time.
- Quests commonly involve killing a number of creatures, gathering a certain number of resources, finding a difficult to locate object, or delivering an item from one place to another. During this process, a character may get attacked and killed by a creature, becoming a ghost at a nearby graveyard.^[18] Characters can be resurrected by other characters that have the ability, or can self-resurrect by moving from the graveyard to the place where they died. If this location is unreachable, they can use a special NPC known as a spirit healer to resurrect at the graveyard, although Blizzard has had the foresight to automatically resurrect characters in some such cases.^[27] When a character dies the items being carried degrade, requiring in-game money and a specialist NPC to repair them. Items that degrade heavily can become unusable until they are repaired.^[28]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    The quest are a very primal. It reminds me of the caveman days when you were either a hunter gatherer or a hunter period.
- As well as gaining in-game money, items and experience points, many quests will also increase reputation with a faction. This may be one of the two main factions of Alliance or Horde, or another non-allied faction. It can also be possible for a player to improve their character's reputation with a faction by completing further quests or killing certain types of creatures. Enhancing a character's reputation can gain access to rare items, unique abilities and profession-based patterns and plans,^[29] as well as lowering cost of items sold by NPCs belonging to that faction
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    So if your g in this game then you can become a mob boss basically. The creators of this game really want you to have the full experience.
- In one of the updates following the release of the Burning Crusade expansion, the rate at which characters gain experience from killing monsters was increased, along with reducing the amount of experience required to gain further skills and abilities. This was seen as an attempt to encourage newcomers to the game, as they would be able to play alongside more advanced characters much earlier than before.^[30]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I dont think thats fair, if a character worked for that stature in the game they shouldnt put some newbie beside them just for more players.
- Some of the harder challenges in World of Warcraft require players to group together to defeat them. These usually take place in dungeons, also known as instances, that a group of characters can enter together. The term comes from each group or party having a separate copy or instance of the dungeon, complete with their own enemies to defeat and their own treasure or rewards.^[31] This allows players to explore areas and defeat quests without other players outside the group interfering. Dungeons are spread over the game world and are designed for characters of varying progression. In the Burning Crusade expansion, gaining reputation with certain factions gives you access to Heroic Mode dungeon keys. These re-tune a set of dungeons in the Outland area for high-end characters, improving their replay value.^[32] This feature is also available in Wrath of the Lich King for players who have reached the new level cap. A "looking for group" option allows players to passively find other players interested in doing the same instance.
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    Again very mideval with the whole fighting of dragons and dungeons thing. Its sounds like a childrens fairytale which is reason enough for people that ARE NOT children to not play this game.
- A typical dungeon will allow up to five characters to enter as part of a group. High end dungeons allow more players to group together and form a raid. These dungeons allow up to forty players to enter at a time in order to face some of the most difficult challenges.^[33] In the Burning Crusade expansion the most common group sizes are ten and twenty-five,^[32] based on the idea that these groups would be easier to fill and coordinate.^[32] As well as dungeon-based raid challenges, several creatures exist in the normal game environment that are designed for raids to attack.^[20]^[23]
  
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  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    There taking this to seriously.
- As well as being able to complete quests and enter dungeons, players can also fight against other players in the game. World of Warcraft contains a variety of mechanisms for this. First, some realms allow player versus player combat to take place almost anywhere in the game world outside of areas for new players. In these environments, members of opposing factions can attack each other at any time. Player versus environment (PvE) servers, by contrast, allow a player to choose to engage in combat against other players. On both server types, there are special areas of the world where free-for-all combat is permitted.^[24]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    I guess its better to be violent and angry in a game then in real life. Knowing my little brother though he would try EVERYTHING that he saw in that game in real life.
- Arenas are a further development to player vs player that were added in the Burning Crusade expansion. In these, a player's character can join a team in order to compete in arena matches. These matches are among a small number of characters (between 2 and 5 per side) in two teams.^[32] Participation in arena matches rewards the character with a number of arena points, depending on the result of the match. Arena points can be used to buy armour and weapons of a higher quality than those available from battlegrounds. Blizzard also runs a number of arena-based tournaments, where teams can compete against each other for cash prizes.^[35]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    Very David and Goliath. You can tell the creators are very influenced by old history when it comes to making these games.
- A number of features have been added to World of Warcraft, either prior to the original release or in one of the following content updates. From early in the game's development, Blizzard has allowed players to customize their game interface through the use of modifications, also known as mods or add-ons. These mods can help the player by automating simple tasks, grouping similar spells or abilities together and enhancing the way information about the game environment is presented to the player. Mods are developed using the Lua and XML scripting languages, while images and models use the Targa and BLP image formats. Blizzard provides support to allow players to generate their own mods through the User Interface Customization Tool, although it does not provide support for any third-party mods.^[37] Some programs that operate alongside World of Warcraft, typically to automate repetitive tasks and allow the game to be played without input from the player, are against the game's Terms of Use. Use of these is considered an exploit and may lead to suspension or closure of a player's account.^[38]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    Its a game there shouldnt be rules to follow where you could so far as get suspended from the game. Especially if you payed for it.
- The ability for players to communicate with each other using voice chat was added some time after the release of the Burning Crusade expansion. Using this, players could chat to other players they were grouped with or set up their own custom channels to talk on. This was a significant development as it no longer required players to use third-party applications in order to communicate by voice with others. However, most players prefer to use Ventrilo or Teamspeak, as they come with more customizable features and provide better sound quality than the voice service in-game.^[13]
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-02-23
    The voice speak probably enables for better playing during the game which is beneficial I guess.

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Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death - Yahoo! News

This is a serious tradegy. When an earthquake happens and so many people die thats already enough but for this to happen in one of the poorest countries is just plain unfair. Maybe if the US paid back Haiti's money then they would be able to afford better hospitals and healthcare.

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2010 earthquake haiti relief survivors aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti's capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 earthquake victims in a single day while relief workers warn the death toll could increase.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-21
  There is no way that people should have to dig their own graves for family members. How is the death toll increasing so fast when in California when their earthquake magnitude was the same did only 15 people die. How is the toll 10,000 in Haiti?
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Workers say they have no time to give the dead proper religious burials or follow pleas from the international community that bodies be buried in shallow graves from which loved ones might eventually retrieve them.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-21
  Im not very religious but I think its so horrible that these people cant even recieve a proper burial. Its not fair to the dead and their families.
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- They tested the spot and screamed into the rubble in Creole they've learned: "If you hear me, bang three times."
  
  They heard no response, but vowed to continue.
  
  "It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, and each day the needles are disappearing," team member Steven Chin said.
  - Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-21
    I think that "If you hear me bang three times" isnt good enough. They need more people thoroughly patroling the streets. Just think of it this way if your in the basement of your house do you hear someone banging on the window upstairs. Or do they hear you banging? Now think of this under tons of rubble and cement.
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The right testicle of hell: History of a Haitian holocaust | San Francisco Bay View

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Haiti's history as first black republic creates a special bond with many African-Americans | Washington Examiner

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Don't count Haiti out - latimes.com

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Bill Quigley: Why the U.S. Owes Haiti Billions

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haitian warming bush cochair haiti global

Haiti was forced to borrow money from banks in France and the US to pay reparations to France. A major loan from the US to pay off the French was finally paid off in 1947.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-21
  I dont think people should be forced to pay any war repartations unless they started the war and Haiti definetly did not start it.
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Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone.
- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-21
  Its funny how the US actually sounds like some of the dictatorships our country trys so hard to put down. What hypocrits we are.
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"Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy" - Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts

I do not think that Obama should be calling upon Clinton and Bush to discuss issues based on the tragic events in Haiti. Especially not Bush. Bush is the reason that we are in a lot of debt with Haiti so involving him in Haitian affairs would not only offend the Haitian people but would loose the trust of the American people. There is a reason why Bush is no longer in office and why Obama is.

Haitian people only make 38 cents an hour??? Crazy!

The man speaking asks " Who armed the Haiti dictatorship?"
Maybe it was the same people that gave Osama weapons?? ah-hem George Bush.

Under the Bush, Obama, and Clinton administration we have supposedly stopped the Haitian government from becoming a democracy. I dont know much on the topic so I cannot say yes or no.

In 1815 the US Marines came into Haiti and basically said " we own this". I highly doubt that we dont have a hand in Haitian affairs if we actually owned the land before. The reason Haiti is bankrupt is because of the US. Exactly why I am the strongest supporter of no interference in foreign affairs. George Washington said it so many years ago as a guide to future Presidents. If only they had listened.

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Indian religions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Indian religions have similarities in core beliefs, modes of worship, and associated practices, mainly due to their common history of origin and mutual influence.

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Diigolet | Diigo

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INDIANS | Shout from msathish69

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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  They are protesting the building of this new temple for ALL of them including Buddhist and Hindu just because the leader is buddhist. I think they arent thinking of the bigger picture for everyone.
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Religion Clause: Indian Buddhists Protest Hindu Control Over Temple

Protests of Building new temple

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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  This article makes me interested in finding out the true differences in Hindu and Buddhist religions. It seems like theres always a problem in India between religions that are basically the same.
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In India, a group of Buddhists have gone on a hunger strike to protest the governance arrangements of the Mahabodhi Temple, in the holy city of Gaya in the province of Bihar. Pakistan's Daily Times yesterday reported that the strikers, in a makeshift tent just outside the office of the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee object to a law enacted 60 years ago that sets up an 8-member committee to run the Temple. The committee has 4 Buddhist and 4 Hindu members, and the chairman must be the local district magistrate who must be Hindu. Buddhists argue that this gives Hindus control over a Buddhist holy site.

Krishna temple unifies locals | Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  I did not know that to take on the religion Krishna was almost like a full time job. The value the followers of Indian religion put in their gods is very similar to that of Greek Religion and Christian Religion.
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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  I think thats really cool that even in a predominately white area such as Utah, the people there still accept the Indian religion and fully embrace the new temple built for the sole purpose of practicing indian religion.
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- e Krishna is an Eastern religion that worships Krishna, a god who appeared in India about 5,000 years ago. To followers, Krishna exhibited divinity unlike anyone before, during or since his time on earth. Krishna devotees, or Vaishnavas, spend their life studying and serving Krishna. Vaishnavas study a sacred Hindu scripture called the Bhagavad Gita.
- "Most of the people that we do hear from and see from and interact with are just incredibly neighborly, friendly and positive about it," said Caru Das, the temple priest. "It offers diversity, it offers alternate things to do, and some alternate festivals."
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    The Christian Church donated 25,000 to the construction of the Indian temple. Im all for sharing the wealth but shouldnt each religion stay to themselves. I think interference would create unnecessary issues.
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- the church gave $25,000 to help build it. The temple was designed by Caru Das' wife, Vaibhavi Devi, and is in the Rajasthani style of architecture. Situated on a 15- acre plot, the temple features black teakwood and gold-leafed altars from India as well as marble deities carved from the quarries in Jaipur.

Expelled CPM leader questions party’s stand on religion

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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  I think that its completely unfair to be fired for religious purposes if that was not stated in the job description.
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- Devonrae Jones on 2010-01-12
  The people did not clearly state in the job requirements that he/she could not practice certain religions, therefore he should not have been fired. Although the company did attend certain religious functions "secretly" , unless stated that they endorse that religion, anyone who does not cannot be penalized.
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    Because of this mans resignation, it has actually started a movement of sorts. Now the organization he worked for will be forced to admit and clearly state their religious affiliations.
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- leansing the party and weeding out “wrong trends and practices”, has opened a can of worms. With Manoj’s resignation, leaders admit in private that the party will be forced to take a clear stand on the question of faith now.

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Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death - Yahoo! News

The right testicle of hell: History of a Haitian holocaust | San Francisco Bay View

Haiti's history as first black republic creates a special bond with many African-Americans | Washington Examiner

Don't count Haiti out - latimes.com

Bill Quigley: Why the U.S. Owes Haiti Billions

"Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy" - Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair US Relief Efforts

Indian religions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diigolet | Diigo

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