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10 (More) Reasons You’re Not Rich

This is an interesting post you can check on your Yahoo browser. From an article of the same title, “10 (More) Reasons You’re Not Rich” is written by Jeffrey Strain for TheStreet.com.
According to the writer, here are 10 more possible reasons you aren’t rich:

You care what your car looks like: A car is a means [...]

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS on Education, Imperialism, and Resistance at Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11,2009

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS on Education, Imperialism, and Resistance at Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11,2009

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009
Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009
The International League of Peoples’ Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on “Education, Imperialism, and Resistance,” to be held in Shih [...]

CALL FOR APPLICANTS: SULAT DULA (A basic Playwriting Workshop in Northern Mindanao, Philippines) on November 6-8, 2009

Xavier University- Culture and Arts Office and National Commission for Culture and the Arts will hold SULAT DULA- a basic playwriting workshop for North/ Central/ Eastern Mindanao on November 6-8, 2009 at Xavier University Board room. There are 10 slots open for young aspiring (20-35 years old) playwrights. This workshop aims at establishing [...]

Call for Entries: PBBY-Salanga Prize 2009

The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library.
The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will [...]

Top 10 DOST Scientists Honored ar Manila Hotel Rites

Ten top scholars of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) over the last 50 years were awarded last September 10, 2008 at the historic landmark Manila Hotel as part of DoST’s year-long celebration of its golden anniversary.
The award, dubbed “50 Men and Women of Science,” seeks to recognize DoST achievers in various S & [...]

Call for candidates for the 30th International Human Rights Training Program, Montreal, Canada, June 14 to July 3, 2009

Call for candidates for the 30th International Human Rights Training Program, Montreal, Canada, June 14 to July 3, 2009

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is at the heart of the Equitas’ activities. Since 1980, this annual three-week training session brings together approximately 120 participants from over 60 countries. The IHRTP provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers to deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human [...]

12 Steps in Improving your Charisma as a Leader

I find this article appropriate to the need of the times. Youth today needs more than just influence to move volunteers and members. They need charisma (a.k.a. the ability to develop or inspire in others an ideological commitment to a particular point of view) to move people do things for the better good of everyone.

Debra [...]

Global Search for Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur is Now Launched

Global Search for Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur is Now Launched

Ashoka’s Youth Venture, with Changemakers and Staples, has launched The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition, a global search for the most creative young people that are improving their communities while positively impacting others.
Youth between the ages of 12 and 24 are eligible to enter the competition and will have the opportunity to win prizes, [...]

[United Kingdom] Postgraduate Tuition Fee Bursaries for Environmental History

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The Department of History is pleased to be able to offer bursaries equivalent to the value of fees for full-time home/EU postgraduate [...]

[Australia] PhD Scholarships in Wireless Communication - University of Wollongong

[Australia] PhD Scholarships in Wireless Communication - University of Wollongong

The Telecommunication & Information Technology Research Institute (TITR), a research strength at the University of Wollongong, conducts leading edge research in future communication technologies, multimedia processing and management, security and interactive learning technologies. We are looking to fill a number of PhD positions in the area of Wireless Mesh networking, Virtual MIMO and Cooperative Diversity. [...]