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Stories tagged with: communities
10 Grassroots Protests That Changed the World
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http://www.onlinedegree.net/10-grassroots-protests-that-chan...
If you've watched the news lately, you've noticed the economic hard times have sparked unrest about economic inequality and corporate greed. Domestically, it has manifested with the Occupy Wall Street protests, which have spread to other cities and communities across the country. Elected officials have taken notice, as it has been addressed by the president, vice president, and presidential candidates in the Republican debates. But, of course, it remains to be seen whether or not they'll take action. If changes are made, then regular U.S. citizens, who had the courage to use their voice, can be credited for getting the ball rolling. It's incredible what can emerge from a simple protest — just take a look at the few listed below. Without them, the world wouldn't evolve.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
3 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours agoTags: Grassroots Protests, world, Protests, communities, Citizens 
S. Korea conducts firing drills from border island
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-12-19-koreas-militar...
South Korea fired live artillery Monday in a drill from a front-line island where similar exercises sparked a deadly North Korean bombardment last month, pressing forward in defiance of the North's warnings to attack again.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
14 months, 2 days, 7 hours agoTags: bombardment, warnings, drills, communities 
Big Trees May Make Communities Safer, Says Study
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/big-trees-may-make-c...
They might not be too effective when it comes chasing down vandals or spooking away would-be burglars -- but it turns out that our humble city trees may be apt crime-fighters, nonetheless. According to the findings of a new report, data suggests that there's a relationship between the size and presence of trees in a neighborhood and a lower rate of criminal activity.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
15 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 7 hours agoTags: communities, crime-fighters, burglars, humble
The Social Site Topped by No Other
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http://init-2-winit.org/article-directory/60-social-media/32...
Several things make this one social site stand above all the rest. Once it was small, and now it is found to be huge, and still growing.
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Submitted by daveearley
40 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 21 hours agoTags: mixx, social sites, best, communities, awards, friends, reti
Social Media Club - » The Bright Future of Social Media
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http://www.socialmediaclub.org/2007/04/16/the-bright-future-...
Interesting article about social media and how certain things are changing... to stay.
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