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Empowering Rural Women

A Regional Women Leaders' Convention is being held on 24-25 March 2011, in Mau, UP, as part of the Empowering Rural Women (ERW)programme, which has been operating in 253 Gram Panchayats (village councils) of 10 districts of UP, since December 2007. This is a unique...

Urban educated versus rural blue collar Americans

Republicans won as they often do, appealing to the elderly and poor Americans, exploiting fear and race, and playing to religious conservatism. The odd thing is that Republicans represent big business and that is...

Kalinganagar: The Bermuda Triangle In India

The Wikipedia states that Kalinga was an early kingdom in central-eastern India, which was a rich and fertile land, and was the scene of the bloody Kalinga War fought by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka the Great of Magadha circa 265 BCE. Several centuries, in a northern part of...

Illinois Mortgage Refinance Wisconsin Mortgage Refinance

Inlanta Mortgage, your local Wisconsin and Illinois mortgage broker, offers first time home buyer, 80/20, cash out refinance, jumbo, construction, lot loans, no money down, refinance, 100% financing, interest only, investment, my community mortgage, FHA, VA and rural housing...

Rural Art Gets Respect at Two Mumbai Exhibits

Pundole Art GalleryWorks by the Indian artists Ladoo Bai, left, and Narmada Prasad Tekam are part of an exhibit showcasing rural art. MUMBAI | Art lovers in Mumbai can get a glimpse of a rarely seen contemporary art form at two galleries this month: work from rural or tribal...

Urban Youth: A Great Source of Untapped Growth

The world’s growing urbanization means that a whole generation of youth will have a dramatically different life than their parents. The world’s 3.3 billion urbanites now outnumber rural residents for the first...

Record-breaking Wireless Internet to Help Rural Areas

Many initiatives seek to bring inexpensive access to the internet to rural and remote regions around the world. One of the most successful ways to rapidly expand access is to offer wireless internet so that anyone...

India tops world hunger chart

Despite consistent economic growth over last many years, India is failing to provide proper food to its malnourished population. India's 230 million rural people are undernourished. This is the highest for any...

Wolves Being Killed in Spite of Being on the Endangered List.

Wolves being killed in spite of being on the endangered list in the US.  From Michigan come the latest reports of a Radio Collared Wolf being killed in spite of the fact that this magnificent animal is on the...

Expansion of Health Clinics Shapes Bush Legacy

This is a good policy from President Bush.Such health clinics are needed.  While there are still problems in this area, at least there has been improvement. " Although the number of uninsured and the cost of...

Screenwriter of Pulp Fiction Manslaughter Dui

Another Hollywood celebrity involved in criminal and outrageous circumstances.  I remember he is innocent until proven guilty, but looks like there is a lot of damning evidence. "December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by drunk driving lawyers in Los...

Large Tidal Waves Devastate Northern Coast of Papa New Guinea

    Large tidal waves devastated the northern coast of Papa New Guinea on Tuesday. Early estimates have concluded that over 400 people have lost their homes as well as several businesses have been...

Uphill Obstacles: Rural Nepal and its Challenges (multimedia photostory)

This is a recent photo story from my trip to Nepal.  I lived in a small village for about 2 1/2 months and this multimedia feature is a good representation of what I learned. ...

Time Standing Still: a Visual Exploration of Gender Roles in Rural Nepal

Defined gender roles are still very prevalent in Rural Nepalese culture.  The link below links to a short photo story on my website.  Enjoy!http://eyeini.com/stories/nepalwomen/stilltime.html

China approves land reforms to reduce rural-urban income gap

" The Chinese Communist Party has approved an economic reform plan that would allow farmers to trade and mortgage their land rights. The package was approved on Sunday at the party's annual conference...

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