Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than...
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The Battle of Ideas is a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debates organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art in London. With over 250 speakers from across the world...
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The Grand old Party is back in action this week, as a reduced hurricane gustav has cleared the way for the continuation of the Republican National Convention. Tonight current president Bush, who McCain has been...
Politisite Note: There will be revisions. I will post an updated schedule each time I receive a new one Update: 8/28/2008 7:24 ET 5:24 MTREVISED: 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION PODIUM SCHEDULE"...
"MUSSOORIE, 3 Aug: A seminar on the deplorable condition of sports in Mussoorie was organised by the “Khel Sangh” at the Nagar Palika premises, today. The President of the Sangh, Nand Kishore Bhamboo, invited...
The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...
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The Net Neutrality debate keeps heating up in Canada, with hundreds of protesters expected on Parliament hill today. They are there to urge government action on keeping the internet free from interference by service providers. At the heart of the matter is deep packet...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany First Nations may disagree with the Land Bridge theory that states all First Nations Aboriginals came from Siberia. First Nations stance on being North...
The version of English people speak across the world, will most likely soon become a section in student's literature textbooks, under 'ancient languages', right after Shakespeare and Chaucer. Language experts are...
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"More women's representation both in print and electronic media is needed to help the country move on towards progress, speakers said at the inaugural session of a seven-day workshop in Dhaka on Sunday. They also urged the country's media management to create more job...
Here's your chance to see NowPublic's own Leonard Brody live and in person. "Our EconSM conference planning is kicking into high gear, and we have several new speakers and topics to announce (with more to...
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Protests by Serbs around the world continue to protest Kosovo's independence, which the US and most of Western Europe has backed while Russia and China have opposed."A march more than five blocks long went from...
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