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July 28, 2009

Sentencing Project | Opinion

The Sentencing Project is a US nation wide organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing law and practice, and alternatives to incarceration. The Project was founded in 1986 to provide defense lawyers with sentencing advocacy training and to reduce the reliance on incarceration.

As a result of the Sentencing Project's research, publications and advocacy, many people know that this country is the world's leader in incarceration, that one in three young black men is under control of the criminal justice system, that five million Americans can't vote because of felony convictions, and that thousands of women and children have lost welfare, education and housing benefits as the result of convictions for minor drug offenses.

The Sentencing Project is dedicated to changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment.

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July 27, 2009

Fasten Seat Belt | Cultural Education

Today, travelling has become necessary and accessible to more and more people. This increased mobility exposes millions of travellers every day to new cultures, customs and languages. Without education, dialogue can be difficult and misunderstandings can arise. The Fasten Seat Belt project prevents you to get yourself in all sorts of trouble in other countries by not having an understanding of their cultural language.

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July 27, 2009

Sexual Warfare | Topicality

Sexual violence is a devastating weapon in the war-torn North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese army and rebel groups systematically use brutal gang rape against their enemies, causing crippling injuries and spreading HIV.
The numbers speak for themselves. Aid groups estimate one in three women in North Kivu have been raped. Over 30 per cent of these have been infected with HIV. All across this devastated region – in every village, every camp and almost every home – a man-made plague is stealing and destroying the lives of women. In a scale never seen before around the world.


The Sydney Morning Herald has featured a superbly produced multimedia project titled Sexual Warfare: The Democratic Republic of Congo. Check it out to get more information.

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July 23, 2009

Tideland Race | Horse Sports

The tidelands race on the ocean bed in front of the North Sea baths of Duhnen must be the only one of its kind in the world. Since 1902, trotter and gallop races are held there. It is fantastic to see the powerful horses galloping over the tidelands, when water splashes, the ground flies up high and the horses and their jockeys hardly look the same at the end as at the start!

               

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July 22, 2009

Red Planet | Visualized Astronomy

Filed under  //   Animation & Artwork   Science & Engineering  

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July 20, 2009

Apollo 11 | Live Stream

To meet his ambitious goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade, John F. Kennedy greatly accelerated the space program initiated by the Eisenhower administration in 1959. Then, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts realized the President's dream for the space program. They successfully landed on the moon and eventually returned safely to earth. Make a 40 year time travel and follow the Apollo 11 mission in a live stream. Hear the original radio signals and be on board when the spacecraft touches the surface of the Moon.

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July 19, 2009

Air Penguin | Robots

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July 18, 2009

Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Opinion

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July 14, 2009

Desertec Foundation | Engineering

200 years of global industrialization has resulted in an unparalleled standard of living and an increased life expectancy for part of the world’s population. But the price we all pay is an alarming environmental destruction as well as climate change which can no longer be ignored. These things will mean dramatic changes to life on Earth in the future.

But the fact that within the space of six hours, the world‘s deserts receive more energy than all the people in the world consume in a year, the sun offers us a way out. If we manage to use this environmental friendly energy source efficiently, we can guaranty clean fresh water and plenty of electricity for everybody on the Earth. The DESERTEC Concept provides a way to solve these challenges. Check it out here.

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July 10, 2009

Last Day Dream | Artwork

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