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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH - Tuesday, 21 February 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)58. PROFILES IN HUMANITARIAN COURAGE
Bangladesh rickshaw driver builds clinic
Man saves money for 30 years for small hospital in remote village that now treats 300 patients each day.
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/02/2012219114012469822.html
A single man takes the initiative to feed the poor (GREECE)
The life of 47-year-old Constantinos Polychronopoulos was changed in a single day a few months ago when he saw two children fighting over a few rotten pieces of fruit at his local farmers market in the Athenian neighborhood of Aegaleo.
I went home, put together a few sandwiches and, with a friend of mine, distributed them to the people collecting the refuse from the market after it was closed, he told Kathimerini.
When this happened, Polychronopoulos had already been unemployed for two years and admits that he felt like he had hit rock bottom....
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite6_1_10/02/2012_427206
Humans are 'naturally nice'
New research shows there is a biological basis for co-operative and empathetic behaviour.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/201222023301844664.html
AND IT'S PAST TIME WE STARTED TO REMEMBER THAT
Man saves money for 30 years for small hospital in remote village that now treats 300 patients each day.
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/02/2012219114012469822.html
A single man takes the initiative to feed the poor (GREECE)
The life of 47-year-old Constantinos Polychronopoulos was changed in a single day a few months ago when he saw two children fighting over a few rotten pieces of fruit at his local farmers market in the Athenian neighborhood of Aegaleo.
I went home, put together a few sandwiches and, with a friend of mine, distributed them to the people collecting the refuse from the market after it was closed, he told Kathimerini.
When this happened, Polychronopoulos had already been unemployed for two years and admits that he felt like he had hit rock bottom....
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite6_1_10/02/2012_427206
Humans are 'naturally nice'
New research shows there is a biological basis for co-operative and empathetic behaviour.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/201222023301844664.html
AND IT'S PAST TIME WE STARTED TO REMEMBER THAT
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