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Hello to You World
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Please nominate this project by 31 August and make it possible to receive funding from American Express
Hello to You World opens up the life and culture of the more than 192 countries on the planet, through a Hello.

You can appreciate the hellos from the countries in these videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjAVKBvswdo&feature=related
Belize
Jamaica
Bermuda
Australia
Iraq
Trinidad and Tobago
Yemen
Indonesia
East Timor
Congo (Brazzaville)

USA (Hawaii)
Algeria
Guyana
Ghana
Cameroon
Egypt
Pakistan
England
Monaco
Mexico
South Korea
China
India
Brazil
Grenada
New Zealand
Lebanon

and more hellos here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efZ6Yn11×9E&feature=related
Sweden
Suriname


My intention is to have 1500 nominations, yours is very important - A comment or a hello when you nominate the project would be very appreciative

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN NOMINATION PROCESS
http://www.onlineitools.com/nl/nl-output.php?nl_id=22786&bus_id=2213&plain=0&fill=true#271713

August 26, 2008 | 12:57 PM Comments  0 comments



Muriella's Corner Blogs
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November 29, 2007 | 9:50 AM Comments  0 comments

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World Aids Day December 1
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World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

“The General Assembly, in 1988, stated its deep concern about the pandemic proportions of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Noting that the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared 1 December 1988 World AIDS Day, the Assembly stressed the importance of observing that occasion (resolution 43/15). Today, some 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS.”Source: Reference Paper 45

World AIDS Day is a day when people from around the world come together within a single effort. *

Leadership has been chosen by the World AIDS Campaign as the theme for World AIDS Day 2007 and 2008. This theme will continue to be promoted with the slogan “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.”—the World AIDS Campaign (WAC) emphasis from 2005-2010.http://www.isabelperez.com/aids.htm

The 2007/8 theme of “Leadership” will build on the 2006 World AIDS Day focus on accountability, and was selected by the Global Steering Committee of the World AIDS Campaign during their meeting held in Geneva in February.

Strong and committed leadership combined with accountability, contributes to significant achievements in the response to HIV, distinguishable by vision, innovation, action, and daring to take risks to make a difference.

Great leaders forge partnerships.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) challenge the creation of sustainable partnerships for the success in achieving the stated objectives in 2015. There Goal 6 - combating HIV/AIDS and Goal 8 - Sustainable Partnerships, are twin engines for the achievement of these objectives.

http://lankasand.wordpress.com/

Civil society offers many opportunities for sustainable partnerships among and with which organization and institutions progress can be made.

Some Statistics

Number of people living with HIV in 2006
Total 39.5 million (34.1–47.1 million)
Adults 37.2 million (32.1–44.5 million)
Women 17.7 million (15.1–20.9 million)
Children under 15 years 2.3 million (1.7–3.5 million)

Of these, 24 million adults and children are in Africa, South of the Sahara; almost 2 million are in Latin America and the Caribbean.

*Muriella’s Corner would like to see the day when we celebrate the disappearance of HIV/AIDS from the planet…and stop the celebration of the fact that Aids exist by establishing a NO More Aids Day…

Clarification re HIV and AIDS -

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus may be passed from one person to another when infected blood, semen, or vaginal secretions come in contact with an uninfected person’s broken skin or mucous membranes*. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast-feeding. People with HIV have what is called HIV infection. Some of these people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Acquired – means that the disease is not hereditary but develops after birth from contact with a disease causing agent (in this case, HIV).

Immunodeficiency – means that the disease is characterized by a weakening of the immune system.

Syndrome – refers to a group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease. In the case of AIDS this can include the development of certain infections and/or cancers, as well as a decrease in the number of certain cells in a person’s immune system.

A diagnosis of AIDS is made by a physician using specific clinical or laboratory standards.

World AIDS Day Themes 1988 - present
1988 Communication
1989 Youth
1990 Women and AIDS
1991 Sharing the Challenge
1992 Community Commitment
1993 Act
1994 AIDS and the Family
1995 Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities
1996 One World. One Hope
1997 Children Living in a World with AIDS
1998 Force for Change: World AIDS Campaign With Young People
1999 Listen, Learn, Live: World AIDS Campaign with Children & Young People
2000 AIDS: Men Make a Difference
2001 I care. Do you?
2002 Stigma and Discrimination
2003 Stigma and Discrimination
2004 Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS
2005 Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise
2006 Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise - Accountability
2007 Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise - Leadership

Source: Wikipedia, CDC, UN Aids, Gary Null, Life Extension…

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November 29, 2007 | 9:46 AM Comments  0 comments

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Indonesia plants 79 million trees
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79 million trees planted in 1 day

Guinness World Records might just have to go green and institute a new category and record holder simultaneously.

Well, where there’s a way, there’s a tree! and millions of them. Does better late than never apply? Only time will tell, however, we applaud this initiative and look forward to afforestation efforts of other countries. - Muriella’s Corner

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia, which is losing its forests faster than any other country, hopes to plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of a major U.N. climate change meeting later this year, a forestry ministry spokesman said Friday.

November 29, 2007 | 9:19 AM Comments  0 comments

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