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augusteen @augusteen (14) 21 Mar 08

It is believed that no university in Africa has up to 1 million books..Harvard University has 11 million Volumes.A nation without books is short of ideas short of the way forward. Africa can not move forward without an...

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augusteen Good to read you comments. very encouraging.We can work together others would join us.There are so many things possible with the internet.People in America and around Europe,Canada,Austrailia,throw books away or store them in the garage to gather dust with no...

28 Mar 08

augusteen @augusteen (14) 21 Mar 08

It is believed that no university in Africa has up to 1 million books..Harvard University has 11 million Volumes.A nation without books is short of ideas short of the way forward. Africa can not move forward without an...

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augusteen I agree with you on an international drive for books for Africa.Maybe we can start it.The journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.It takes just two to change the world, others would join us later.there used to be a group here in london that used to send...

21 Mar 08

youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 3 Mar 08

". . . how do you describe an American administration that will spend $1 trillion on winning a war for Irqaqi oil while refusing to allocate any funds to reduce dependency on oil? For $1 trillion, the United States could have...

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augusteen For those interested in the fight against poverty contact Professor Muhammad Yunus,Grameen bank,mupur Two ,Dhaka 1216,Bangladesh fax:88028013559 emai:yunus@grameen.net website:www.grameen.com. His activities go beyond micro loans He welcomes ideas and...

10 Mar 08

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youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 3 Mar 08

". . . how do you describe an American administration that will spend $1 trillion on winning a war for Irqaqi oil while refusing to allocate any funds to reduce dependency on oil? For $1 trillion, the United States could have...

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augusteen Task may be right in saying there is no basis of the claim that less than one per cent of Nigerians are scam artists. I take my words back. But we should all aagree that not all nigerians are criminals. I am certainly not taking sides with scam artists and I...

6 Mar 08

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youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 3 Mar 08

". . . how do you describe an American administration that will spend $1 trillion on winning a war for Irqaqi oil while refusing to allocate any funds to reduce dependency on oil? For $1 trillion, the United States could have...

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augusteen Task do not adopt a holier than thou attitude.Americans have committed their own crimes in the past with slavery and the cold war in Africa. They had used african leaders as pawns in a political chess game. well you can not claim to be wiser than bill Clinton...

5 Mar 08

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augusteen @augusteen (14) 27 Feb 08

poverty anywhere is poverty every where. I quite agree with those who say we should make poverty History. Yunus Muhammad,Economist,banker and social business man Winner world food and Nobel peace Prize put it more succintly when...

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augusteen How can corruption be eradicated?You need a transparent leader in government and you need non violent change in government. There is a lot to be learned from the experience of India and the struggle for indepence.We need a new generation of NEHRUS and GANDHI...

28 Feb 08

augusteen @augusteen (14) 27 Feb 08

poverty anywhere is poverty every where. I quite agree with those who say we should make poverty History. Yunus Muhammad,Economist,banker and social business man Winner world food and Nobel peace Prize put it more succintly when...

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augusteen Sure we can control Poverty.Muhammad yunus has proved it. You should read his book,CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY:social business as the future of capitalism.Discuss with your friends the ideas.Form your own anti-poverty gruop based on Yunus"s ideas. It...

28 Feb 08

augusteen @augusteen (14) 27 Feb 08

poverty anywhere is poverty every where. I quite agree with those who say we should make poverty History. Yunus Muhammad,Economist,banker and social business man Winner world food and Nobel peace Prize put it more succintly when...

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augusteen Professor Muhammad Yunus,Grameen Bank,Mupur Two,Dhaka 1216,Bangladesh.FAX:88028013559,email:yunus@grameen.net website:www.grameen.com. Yunus "s book Creating a world without poverty is very inspiring.For instance he calls on a movement of people using IT to...

28 Feb 08

augusteen @augusteen (14) 27 Feb 08

poverty anywhere is poverty every where. I quite agree with those who say we should make poverty History. Yunus Muhammad,Economist,banker and social business man Winner world food and Nobel peace Prize put it more succintly when...

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augusteen Just yesterday Bode Augusto who served as Bugdetry advuser in Nigeria echoed similar views. He said government spending is not getting to the grass roots. you need to read thisbook by Yunus Muhhammad and paticipate in the struggle to eradicate poverty. Who...

27 Feb 08

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