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‘German Kurds’ arrive in the real world of war-torn Iraq - Feature - Earthtimes
‘German Kurds’ arrive in the real world of war-torn Iraq - FeatureEarthtimes, UK - 58 minutes agoArbil, Iraq - Some 2500 Kurds have returned to northern Iraq from Germany in the four years since the fall of Saddam’s regime. However, some of them might …
‘Real World’ cast member turned activist to speak at UK - Kykernel.com (subscription)
‘Real World’ cast member turned activist to speak at UKKykernel.com (subscription), KY - 4 hours agoA former cast member of “The Real World” and current social activist will speak on campus tonight. Kevin Powell will discuss current racial issues such as …
Who in the real world can afford to live here now?
By the standards of our gravity-defying real-estate market it didn’t sound all that irrationally exuberant: a well-appointed Kits Point pad with about 1 300 feet of space and a view of the ocean. I was thinking perhaps I’d found a nice little top-floor unit maybe even a penthouse in one of those rain-stained dilapidated houses bought by an old Kitsilano hippie who fixed it up and is now cashing in.
BILL CLINTON’S “GIVING” FAILS TO EXAMINE THE REAL WORLD OF NONPROFIT CHARITABLE WORK (The Wichita Eagle)
“Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World” by Bill Clinton (Knopf, 256 pages, $24.95) BY GAYLORD DOLD We have a right to be suspicious of books that tell “each of us” how the world can be changed, even books by former presidents. Bill Clinton’s newly published “Giving” is described by its publisher as a “call to action,” revealing the “extraordinary and innovative” efforts being made by …
Caution: Facebook may destroy real world social life - The Reflector online
Caution: Facebook may destroy real world social lifeThe Reflector online, MS - 13 hours agoPrepare yourself to be replicated onto the Internet and all real socializing to come to a wrenching halt, unless you consider staring at a computer screen …
Yes Timmy Spending Money In Virtual Worlds Ends Up With A Real World Bill
NetSafe New Zealand’s Internet safety group warns that . They warn that in virtual worlds like Second Life it is possible to quickly run up huge credit card bills real money is spent when buying real estate avatars and clothing in the game. NetSafe used to discourage youths from spending any money in these virtual worlds but has since changed their policy. They reason that while they might not understand the need for someone to buy a virtual good it is not their place to judge where people spend their money. They stress instead that the most important lesson is for parents to set limits on their children’s spending habits but this seems pretty much like common sense parenting and not something specific for online spending. Then again our increasingly digital world has made it to teach children the value of a dollar. And with kids spending thousands of dollars on real estate that only exists in cyberspace that lesson may get even harder to teach.
‘Gateway to Real World (Colgate Maroon-News)
You always hear that college is the last hoorah before facing the real world, but college actually seems like a big step toward the real world to me. I didn’t really realize it until just now, but over the past week the difference between high school and college has struck me.
‘Real World’ celebs bartending uptown - Charlotte Observer
‘Real World’ celebs bartending uptownCharlotte Observer, NC - 22 hours agoFans of MTV’s “Real World,” make sure you hit Cans this Thursday. Colie, Jenn and Alex from the Denver season will be guest bartending at the uptown hot …
‘Real World’ celebs bartending uptown (The Charlotte Observer)
Fans of MTV’s “Real World,” make sure you hit Cans this Thursday. Colie, Jenn and Alex from the Denver season will be guest bartending at the uptown hot spot as part of the bar’s Scene Thursdays. How appropriate that the three biggest partiers from the season were chosen for the bartending stint. No word on which girl Alex will be going home with. Knowing him, probably both! The cast will start …
Serious Games Institute shows applications for the real world - International Herald Tribune
Then a video of the virtual version of the party was beamed back onto a screen in the real-world room. “People were watching people watching people watching them ” Wortley said acknowledging “It can be a little difficult to get your head around in the beginning.” But such scenarios may seem less surreal when you are director of the Serious Games Institute a center for the development of “serious” applications of video game technologies and virtual …