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traveling through taliban territory in afghanistan
Bookmarked 756 weeks ago cbs news correspondent seth doane gives an inside look at what it039s like traveling through taliban territory in afghanistan with the army039s 10th mountain quottask force spartanquot |
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gc2012: private prison protest
Bookmarked 718 weeks ago more at http:gc2012umcorg more than 500 people protested the private prison industry that targets immigrants and people of color bishop minerva carcao of the phoenix area and bishop julius trimble of the iowa area co-chairs of the united methodist immigration task force led the rally speakers included a florida immigration advocate and church members from around the u s the philippines and germany in 2011 the united methodist board of pension and health benefits prohibited investments in companies deriving revenue from private prisons the board added private prisons as the sixth screen guided by the denomination039s social principles the april 28 rally was held in tampa florida during the 2012 general conference |
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president obama speaks on landmark housing settlement with banks
Bookmarked 729 weeks ago the president announces a landmark settlement between the government and the nation039s largest banks that will speed relief to the hardest-hit homeowners end some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry and begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake february 9 2012 |
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los angeles police identify suspect in series of arson fires
Bookmarked 734 weeks ago los angeles police identified the suspect in more than 50 arson fires as harry burkhart a 24- year-old area resident who may have been motivated by immigration problemsburkhart was being held on a single charge of arson mayor antonio villaraigosa said today at a press conference adding additional charges are pending damages from the four days of fires amounted to about 3 million he saida joint arson task force created as the crisis unfolded is investigating the fires which have occurred since dec 30 most involved vehicles the agencies included the los angeles fire and police departments the los angeles county sheriff039s and fire departments and the us bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosivesquotwe are very confident in this arrestquot los angeles police chief charlie beck said at the press conference us officials quotprivvy to removal hearingsquot recognized burkhart and alerted the task force he saidthe suspect was picked up at about 3 am today in the area where fires have occurred his minivan was stopped by reserve sheriff039s deputy shervin lalezary 30 who works for 1 a year according to officials at the briefing the deputy was then assisted by two los angeles police officerssheriff lee baca called lalezary a quotcitizen heroquotno new fires have been reported since burkhart was taken into custody captain jaime moore a los angeles fire department spokesman said at an earlier briefing the vehicle burkhart drove contained materials that could be used to start fires officials said100 cluesmoore said investigators were looking at about 100 clues in the case now believed to involve 52 incidentsthe van had canadian license plates burkhart is believed to be a german national beck saida us immigration official helped police identify burkhart radio station kfi reported he may have set fires out of anger after his mother was held for deportation the radio station said citing law enforcement sources it didn039t identifythe alleged arsonist may have employed fire-starting cubes that are often used with charcoal barbecues the station said they are sold at drug and grocery storesquotthankfully there have been no lives lost to these criminal acts and only minor injuries to datequot villaraigosa said earlier today he identified the injured as one firefighter and one civilian039test run039officials had at first attributed as many as 55 fires to the alleged arsonist through the day they reduced the total saying others were unrelated the fires were reported in the los angeles area west hollywood and burbank according to erik scott another fire department spokesmanquotwe had a test run of what happens when we have a domestic terrorist among usquot west hollywood mayor john duran said at the press conferencemost of the fires were set in vehicles many under parking structures according to scottquotthis frequency is unusual as well as the patternquot scott said yesterday in an interview quotthere are so many of them in a short period of time this is one of the largest sprees of arson fires i have witnessedquotofficials were offering a 60000 reward consisting of 25000 from the city council 10000 from the bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives and 25000 from the county scott said |
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edinburgh green team national wildlife conservation work
Bookmarked 746 weeks ago http:wwwgreenteamorgukthe green team is a natural resource conservation group based in the city of edinburgh scotland consisting entirely of volunteers who give up their time volunteering for the conservation and sustainability of our wild places in and around the lothians which includes the areas around edinburgh midlothian and east lothian the groups main body of volunteering is by young people aged 14-25 who come along on various day and weekend projects going green green to save the environment through volunteer work who learn about the natural heritage environmental issues as well as the importance of protecting our environment and recycling since 1995 a total of over 1700 young people have worked with the green team within the united kingdom improving their local area with one of the conservation organizations inviting conservation for kids where young people to carry out a community service for their area there are also offers of conservation jobs and conservation careers with the green teamthe green team wildlife conservation work projects are highly practical full of fun and teamwork conservation efforts aiming to teach environment protection don039t believe me then keep reading onthe day projects usually take place on a sunday where the participants arrive together carry out some ice breaking activities followed up by a tool talk and then travel via mini bus to a conservation site somewhere in the lothians in the past the green team has been to places such as vogrie country park the john muir country park and the water of leith the projects usually begin in the morning at 9:00am departing from new parliament house 5-7 regent road edinburgh and finish about 17:00pm where parents can collect their child or they can make their own way back home the environmental protection projects typically include activities such as nature walks bird watching learning to use tools in safety and using natural resources to create artwork learning how to live green joining the green team gives you the chance to gain some experience working with a conservation and environment organization meeting new people and above all to have fun each day costs 10 per person which also includes mini bus transport a a mug of hot chocolate and even some roasted marshmallows for the green conservative in addition to the day projects the green team also run green conservation weekend residential projects where volunteers stay in a hostel or temporary accommodation for the evening it039s a fantastic experience and speaking from my own personal experience it039s something that everyone should try going green once if not more the residential conservation programs are really good especially as they give a group longer time to bond and get to know one another they also improve teamwork skills through a variety of conservation tasks to save environment such as cutting back weeds planting trees building bird boxes repairing paths or cleaning up pondsif you are are a uk environmental conservationist you can also get involved with the green team as part of your duke of edinburgh award service section by volunteering to come along to a number of green team projects and also as part of your john muir award here039s how you can achieve your awards:gold -- 10 days over 10 monthssilver -- six days over 6 monthsbronze -- 4 days over 3 monthsthe green team now has a facebook page where you can get more involved in what the green team doeshttp:wwwfacebookcompagesedinburghthe-green-team-edinburgh-lothians212921491832 i produced this video for the green team in 2009 as part of my hnd in film and television production where i thought of many of the conservation groups who might be interested in having a promotional video for their website i had joined the green team myself in 2006 so had many prior experiences of volunteering with the team on their weekend and day projects i really enjoyed making this video as i had more creative control over the look of the final piece and because of it039s topic in the outdoors which is a passion of my ownalan taylor entered the film into the annual edinburgh cine and video society and won some awards for best overall film with the lizar039s trophy best use of editing with the reg carden scissors and also the bill walker trophy for best use of sound it039s also been shortlisted in the source magzine a young people039s magazine short film competition with the finalists announced at the glasgow film theatre in october 2010 remember to go green and keep up the conservation of resources keeping the planet green earth conservation work upscottish video produced by british filmmaker alan andrew taylor of willow creek pictures 2009 |
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