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What the hell happened?
Like the other 15,000 fight fans at Acer Arena last night, I’m still trying to work out how a tattooed knockabout - who nobody rated a chance – managed to knock Roy Jones Jr out.
Oh – and he did it in less time than it takes to brush your teeth.
Looking for a great excuse to go for a beer tonight, how about tackling global poverty?
Head to iDrink and join 40K Home Foundation, an organisation run by a bunch of young people who are committed to eradicating poverty without making anyone feel guilty.
The team of fifteen, all between the ages of 21 and 27, form part of a growing trend among Gen Y’ers looking for innovative ways to help people and developing countries in need.
“iDrink is basically a tribute to the notion that we can often solve the worst of the world’s problems when we’re surrounded by like-minded friends and a few drinks,” said Clary Castrission who co-founded 40KHome Foundation in 2004 while at university.
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Clary Castrission says:
That’s a great question, Margaret. The fight against poverty should be done in conjunction with the fight against man-made global warming. There is a great book by Professor Jeffrey Sachs (the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the man behind crafting the UN Millennium Development Goals) -… Read more »
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Margaret Gray says:
“...how about tackling global poverty?...” Interesting concept. Can you tell me how it can be done at the same time as combating (alleged) man-made global warming? Read more »
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