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"New York's banh mi shops have come into their second generation—opened by restaurateurs other than first-generation immigrants—in neighborhoods that were previously banh mi–deficient." Banh mi makes life worth living. OK, not on their own
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"The satellite is the ultimate symbol of omniscience. It’s how we wage wars, and why wars are won. That’s why Google Earth is so compelling. This is what the map taps into."
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Tour the world in NYC
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I'm inadvertently part of this year's Catalan Days Festival! And Agusti Fernandez and Mal Pelo, whom I interviewed ten years ago, are here…
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The poly-hyped Wolfram Alpha answer-prancer.
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And here are the dates of the consultations.
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"The European Union is the world's biggest donor, giving 60% of global ODA. This new annual report will promote lesson learning among European donors and between all in the global development community." Have your say – input into their strategy…
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"Santosh, Sameer and Salman – three real-life 'slumdogs' – live in Dharavi, Mumbai’s biggest slum. They are among thousands of child ragpickers in the city, making a vital contribution to Mumbai’s recycling industry, based largely in Dharavi. The boys comb through mountains of rubbish on the outskirts of the Indian metropolis that generates 8,000 metric tonnes of waste every day. They have no protection against the dangerous toxins that surround them. But for them, they say, waste is gold. Who recognises the value of their contribution to waste management in the city? What will happen to them and to the waste recycling industry of Dharavi when the slum redevelopment plan ousts them from here? Parasher Baruah won the Infochange Media Fellowship 2008 to make this film."
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"Third World Majority (TWM) is a new media training and production resource center run by a collective of young women of color and our allies dedicated to developing new media practices that affect global justice and social change through grassroots political organizing. Through our collaborations with other organizations, we support organizing for social change and global justice in real, representational and virtual worlds where communities of color are centered in the production, distribution and educational processes."
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Immigrant women and digital storytelling in Toronto.
Sameer Padania 
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