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Russell Crowe’s Self-Directed Australia Tourism Ad (VIDEO)
Russell Crowe has written and directed a short, 2 minute Tourism Australia video ad for his native country. This isn’t the first time the tourism bureau has asked a celeb to direct or voice their video ads: Back in 2008, Baz Luhrman directed an ad to c… Continue reading
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Tagged australia tourism, bad boy, Baz, celeb, country, Directed, distinct voice, flop, image, ish, Russell Crowe, Self, shot, standoff, tourism, tourism australia, tourism bureau, video, video ads, voice
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Congressional Candidates’ Views on Clean Energy, Climate Change: FL-02
Originally posted on The MarkUp.This is the ninth article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates in key races around the country.More… Continue reading
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Tagged action, article, Candidates, change, Clean, clean energy, climate, climate change, congressional candidates, country, energy, Fund, markup, ninth article, nrdc action fund, series
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Businesswomen Jumpstart 2010 Elections
Some have declared 2010 “The Year of the Woman” in politics. More apt, we should dub this year “The Year of the Businesswoman”. Take a close look at the names on the fall election ballot. Many are seasoned businesswomen taking their first steps into… Continue reading
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Tagged ballot, businesswoman, Businesswomen, country, election, election ballot, fall election, first steps, Governor, jumpstart, kentucky louisiana, look, Montana, North Dakota, political arena, Senate, woman, Year, year of the woman
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There’s Courage in Our Country’s Classrooms
As students head back to school this fall, I traveled over the last two weeks on an eight-state bus tour to highlight “Courage in the Classroom.” The mission of the tour was simple: to honor our nation’s unsung heroes — our teachers.More… Continue reading
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Tagged bus, bus tour, classroom, Classrooms, country, Courage, fall, mission, nation, Tour, unsung, unsung heroes
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We Need to Remember Our Multiplication Tables
San Francisco — Five years ago, not one but two calamitous floods struck major cities, each taking more than a thousand lives. One, of course, was Katrina, but only a month earlier, 37 inches struck the city of Mumbai, India, wiping out entire neighbo… Continue reading
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Tagged area, biggest hurricane, catastrophe, catastrophes, City, country, course, disaster, extreme weather events, flood, flood catastrophe, floods, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane, indus river, major cities, Multiplication, multiplication tables, mumbai india, size
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‘Still a Virgin?’ Billboards Create A Stir
LOS ANGELES — A new billboard that reads “Still a Virgin?” is raising some eyebrows in Los Angeles and in big cities across the country.The billboard, which began appearing a few weeks ago, also gives a toll free number for help (888-743-4335).More… Continue reading
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Joyride: Bicycling Our Way to Safe and Splendid Communities
My friend Mia Birk bicycled to my house to deliver her new book: Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet. Joyride is about her 20-year journey helping to lead Portland, Oregon’s transformation into the country’s most bike-friendly city and then spr… Continue reading
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The Right to Decide When You’re Done Living
More than 115,000 people in the Netherlands, a country of 16 million, have supported a civil initiative to start a parliamentary discussion on the right to a dignified end to life. We’re not talking euthanasia here, because the voluntary ending of life… Continue reading
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Tagged country, death, development, discussion, Done, ending, human rights, illness, individual, initiative, life, Netherlands, strict conditions, terminal, terminal illness
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Ohio State Football Schedule: 2010 Match-Ups (POLL)
Many are taking a close look at the Ohio State 2010 football schedule now that the season is officially set to start.Ohio State opens its 2010 season with a 7:30 p.m. match-up tonight in Columbus against Marshall. There are high expectations for the te… Continue reading
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The F Word: Fight Tea Party Voters With Fresh Voters
Candidates have been in their districts, making nice to likely mid-term voters. They’re more scarce than general election voters, and typically a more polarized bunch. What if there were more of them and more low-income people, particularly women, were… Continue reading
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