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3 Ways to Support the WeCanEndThis #EndHunger Campaign [SXSW]
Mashable is proud to support the WeCanEndThis campaign, the Official Cause Project of SXSW. WeCanEndThis offers the entire SXSWi community the opportunity to work together with Feeding America, Share Our Strength and Capital Area Food Bank of Texas to help solve a major social issue. There are three main ways to get involved: Commit, Brainstorm and Donate. 1. Commit to End Hunger: Go to WeCanEndThis.com and donate a “Digital Can.” – Each digital can is a vote for your state – Top 10 states receive 150,000 real meals each from Tyson Foods – Last day to donate a “Digital Can” is March 18 at 5 p.m. EST 2. Brainstorm: Join the Cause Lab on Monday, March 15, where innovators from all disciplines can come to the Austin Suite (3rd floor of convention center) to solve three main challenges: – How do we design a hunger-free community? – How do we humanize hunger using data? – How do we accelerate local action? 3. Donate: Donating money benefits Share our Strength, Feeding America and Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. The goal is to raise $25,000 to trigger a matching grant from the ConAgra Foods Foundation. Bonus: Share and Follow on Twitter ( @WeCanEndThis ) and Facebook Reviews: Facebook , Twitter Tags: sxsw , sxswi , wecanendthis
Canada puts seal meat back on menu
Seal meat banned by the EU will be served to Canadian MPs in Ottawa to show public backing for the country’s annual seal hunt Canadian MPs will be served seal meat this week in support of hunters fighting an EU ban on products from the animals. A Liberal MP, Celine Hervieux-Payette, said Wednesday’s seal meat menu in the parliamentary restaurant would allow politicians to show their backing for the annual hunt. “All political parties will have the opportunity to demonstrate to the international community the solidarity of the Canadian parliament behind those who earn a living from the seal hunt,” she said. The EU ban on seal imports was imposed last July on the grounds that Canada’s annual hunt was cruel. The east coast seal hunt, the largest in the world, kills about 275,000 harp seals between mid-November and mid-May. The seals are either shot or hit over the head with a spiked club called a hakapik. Animal rights groups believe the hunt is cruel, poorly monitored and provides little economic benefit. Seal hunters and Canadian authorities say it is sustainable, humane and provides income for isolated communities. The EU ban includes processed goods derived from seals, including their skins which are used to make coats, bags and clothing, as well as meat, oil blubber, organs and seal oil, which is used in some omega-3 pills. It exempts products derived from traditional hunts carried out by Inuit in Canada’s Arctic, as well as those from Greenland, Alaska and Russia. Canada has requested talks with the EU at the World Trade Organisation, which is the first step before launching an official trade challenge to salvage a Canadian industry valued at £6.46m in exports last year. Last month, an offer of seal meat caught by indigenous hunters to the world’s leading economic ministers at a G7 meeting in Iqaluit, 200 miles south of the Arctic circle, sparked outrage. Arlene McCarthy, a Labour MEP who was involved in agreeing the ban, accused the Canadians of using the summit to put seal hunting back on to the agenda: “This is quite a callous way to manipulate an indigenous community which we’ve already given exemption to on this issue.” Canada European Union Animal welfare James Sturcke guardian.co.uk
The Robert Allen’s Internet Income System
Right now everyone has the opportunity to make money online. But the question is where and how to start? This is the big question that most beginners have. As a beginner wanting to start making money online, you must first gain the necessary knowledge of how to get started and do thing successfully. A good way to get the real working knowledge of making money online is by learning from people who has the best knowledge. But who has the best knowledge? The people who are already an expert in the field and successful in making money online are the people that have the best knowledge. Learning will become easier if you can learn from one of these successful people. Among the successful people, Robert Allen is one of them that can provide you the real knowledge and solid information on how to make money online. He has been working on the Internet for many years and become an Internet millionaire. He knows exactly how to really make money on the Internet. Robert has taught many people in different training programs and seminars. A number of his students are now earning their living off the Internet. And recently Robert has put together a new training course for anyone wanting to start making real money on the Internet. His new training course, the Robert Allen’s Internet Income System is going to help you right from the scratch to building online wealth using the proven strategies and techniques he has used . You’ll also learn the different ways of making money online. Seriously the information and tips in the course aren’t just going to teach you to start earning some money from the Internet. When you are putting what you learn from Robert to work, you can potentially achieve the lifestyle that you always dream of. Sign up for Robert Allen’s Internet Income System now Also, Robert has thrown in a set of audio CDs as bonus to his new training course. These audio CDs packed with nine hours of practical tips and information for building wealth on the Internet. Certainly these CDs material will be very useful to you. Robert wants to post your success story The new Internet Income System was actually created to help a group of people who are willing to work on it using the strategies, tips and tools provided by Robert to make a good income from the Internet. Once you have used what Robert taught you and achieved satisfying result. Robert will post your success story in his upcoming promotion. So, you get to share your success story with others while increasing your exposure on the Internet. It’s totally Risk Free to Sign up for the Robert Allen’s Internet Income System course Robert has created an offer that I seldom see on the Internet. For a measly $9.95 of investment, you can get access to the entire course and the bonus CDs to learn the powerful money making strategies and tips of Robert. And if you aren’t satisfied for any reason after signing for the course, you can request for a full refund within 365 days. No questions asked. As you can see you can’t lose in this offer, go Ahead and join Robert Allen Internet System Now .
Baby Boomers Need Home Jobs More Than Ever
Guest Post by Bruce The oldest of the Baby Boomer generation are now starting to retire and many are finding they can’t. This is because they haven’t saved enough money as they thought Social Security would be enough to get them though to the end. It turns out that inflation and longer life spans have made it so more money is needed to retire than they ever thought. There are options for many of these newly retired people and they come in the form of finding income sources online. Alan’s blog does a good job of outlining many of them and the Internet means that a supplemental income can be generated by almost anyone. All it takes is a time commitment and a willingness to learn. Unfortunately, while this opportunity is available to everyone, this older generation is the least likely to take advantage of it. Not having grown up on computers, the online world is still a mystery to many people who are 60 years and older. This is a shame because that is the very age group that could benefit the most from the opportunities it affords. Most seniors don’t need a full time income to get by. All they need is an extra $100 to $500 a month and amounts like that are very doable online. Whether it be an additional income from freelance writing jobs, creating Hubpages and adding Adsense to them, or filling out surveys, seniors could be earning that additional money they need right from the comfort of their homes. Blogging and knowing how to get search engine traffic is another example of something anyone can learn if they put their mind to it. This blog is an example of that and it makes good money in the process. If they don’t want to have to rely on the search engines, pay per click marketing is an alternative that many people have made a lot of money doing. Although it does come with some risk, the nice thing is all that is needed is a computer and Internet connection. It seems the possible ways to make money online are vast indeed. Baby boomers have all the creative and writing abilities to succeed online and yet many of them shy away because of their unfamiliarity and unwillingness to learn anything new. This lack of technical knowledge means they aren’t taking part in one of the biggest advances in our lifetimes. This Internet does have its detractors but as a means to do business and make money, it has been a lifesaver for many. It’s just too bad that more seniors don’t take advantage of it! Author Bio Please visit Bruce’s website Make Money From Home for some great money making ideas. He will show you how to make money from home as he has been doing for 3 years.
Chilly Hilly 2010 kicked my butt
This year, I was woefully unprepared for the annual Chilly Hilly ride , not having gotten on my bicycle for the entire month of February. And I paid dearly for this lack of preparation, conking out and ending up walking up some of the last few hills. I rode with a few other people, but I quickly ended up lagging behind them. They would sometimes stop to let me catch up, but I told them not to bother and just go at their own pace. At one point, I ran over a nail and lost precious time to a flat tire. (I took the flat tire as an opportunity to take my midpoint break, since it occurred just a half mile or so from the cider stop.) After patching the flat, I caught up to the rest of the group at the cider stop, where they were nearly ready to resume the ride. We left the cider stop together, but I quickly fell behind. I rolled into the finish as the rest of the group finished up their chili (a traditional post-ride snack), so we all headed out directly to the ferry. (Basically, I used their break time as my opportunity to catch up.) We were just in time for the 1:10 run, but we were too far back in line and they stopped accepting riders just as we reached the front. I guess I had time to have some chili after all, but by this point I didn’t want to lose my place in line. My record against Chilly Hilly is now even at 2 wins, 2 losses . Ferry trivia : Even though there was room for more bicycles on the ferry, they wouldn’t accept any more. This wasn’t because they were being mean. They were following safety rules: While the limiting factor in how many cars they will allow on the ferry is the amount of space on the ferry deck, the limiting factor in how many bicycles they will accept on the ferry is the number of life jackets they have. Nobody would know : Right near the start, a wine store advertised that it was offering wine tastings. Don’t just lubricate your bicycle; lubricate yourself! One of my friends who was riding by himself noted “I saw that sign and thought to myself, you know, I could just go in there, drink wine for three hours, then tootle back to the ferry for the return trip, and nobody would know.” I wonder if anybody actually did that. Chilly Hilly trivia : There were 6028 riders this year , a huge increase from the 3585 riders last year. Are you sick of all these little blurbs yet? Photos of the ferry ride from the Seattle P-I . The Kitsap Sun link above also has pictures of the ride itself.
Work Online to Make Money from Home and Fight Back the Credit Crunch
Guest Post by James Hopkins Work Online To Earn Handsome Money Internet has opened several avenues for earning money. Among which online jobs are the hottest ones during the current recession. In fact, if you have recently lost your job and are left demoralized due to the present economic crunch, look for online jobs that allow you to work from home and set up online home business
Bonus Commissions in Making Money Online
Guest post by Jason VanTrees Ever seen programs online that offer bonus commissions to help increase possible earnings? If like many people, one’s thoughts that comes to mind when approached by such programs or systems would be thoughts like “scam”, “rip off” or “to good to be true”.
Inside Gaming: 9/11/2009 PAX Award Show
Welcome to our very special edition of Inside Gaming. Last week we had the opportunity to check out one of the best gaming conventions of the year: The Penny Arcade Expo. We are now announcing our unofficial, official awards for this years PAX. FOR MORE MACHINIMA GOTO: www.youtube.com
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