Veteran Syrian director takes on Muslim “extremism”
A veteran Syrian director who has shocked audiences by portraying a religious zealot who abuses women says his popular television series could help stop an Arab slide towards extremism.
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Covered Bridge grand opening Saturday
‘Preserving Our Historic Heritage’ PEPPERELL — “Preserving Our Historic Heritage” is the watch-phrase given to Saturday’s gala event by the volunteers of the Pepperell Covered Bridge Committee.
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MIT prize for harvesting the rain and sowing health in India
Harvesting rainwater sounds like a magical solution for areas suffering from seasonal droughts. But turning it into a reality for thousands of villagers in India, using networks of pipes to capture rainwater from hundreds of small roofs and feed it to underground reservoirs, is hardly a simple undertaking. After a career in corporate innovation for major companies, B.P. Agrawal put his technical …
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LifeLock Honored as One of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies by Arizona Business Magazine & BestCompaniesAZ
TEMPE, Ariz.—-LifeLock, Inc. , an industry leader in proactive identity theft protection, has been recognized by Arizona Business Magazine and BestCompaniesAZ as a winner for the inaugural Arizona’s Most Admired Companies Awards .
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Online learning startup rises on wings of “angels”
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A startup intent on making it simple for anyone to teach online has received a million dollars in funding from “angels,” technology industry successes backing peers with good ideas.
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Gaddafi causes storm in Italy after trying to convert young women to Islam
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s invitation to hundreds of young women to convert to Islam overshadowed a two-day visit to Italy intended to cement the growing ties between Tripoli and Rome.
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Obama set to mark end of combat mission
WASHINGTON: Seven years after his predecessor sent US forces into Iraq, Barack Obama was set to formally mark the end of the combat mission with a televised address to the nation from the Oval Office.
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Small business survey reveals need for funding assistance
According to the 2010 Small Business Needs Assessment conducted by the Center for Rural Affairs and its Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP), 70 percent of the 500 small business owners who responded to the survey said the greatest difficulty in getting their business started with a lack of cash.
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If You Want To Be The Boss, Don’t Act Like A Secretary
Exploring small-group dynamics, we uncovered one reason why women’s contributions can go unnoticed.
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