Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Grassroot Soccer project coordinator, Nolusindiso “Titie” Plaatjie, uses soccer to educate South African youth about HIV/AIDS prevention. She describes her childhood in the poverty-stricken city of Port Elizabeth and how soccer gave her the drive to be who she is today.
Complicated shit hits the fan. (Okay, maybe just powerlines and a greenhouse.)
You must click through to the photos. Must.
Nils Olav, an Edinburgh Zoo penguin and Colonel-in-Chief of … - Yahoo! News Photos
Nils Olav, an Edinburgh Zoo penguin and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard, an elite unit tasked with protecting the Norwegian royal family, inspects soldiers of his regiment as
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Inexcusable
But when Mr. Ng, who had overstayed a visa years earlier, went to immigration headquarters in Manhattan last summer for his final interview for a green card, he was swept into immigration detention and shuttled through jails and detention centers in three New England states.
In April, Mr. Ng
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Heee!
The world watched in awe as China put on what some say was the best-ever Olympics opening ceremony ever. The proceedings culminated with the lighting of the Olympic torch by one of China’s sporting greats, Li Ning, who was hanging from a wire high
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