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by Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya - 2007-04-04
On the one hand, Gayatri worship is believed to give supreme benefits and is said to be the greatest of all Mantras. And yet on the other hand it is our misfortune that there are innumerable deluded o...
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by Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya - 2007-04-11
All activities of the entire cosmos revolve around the axis of Yajnas. Great Rishis of yore proclaim: "Ayam Yajno Vishwasya Bhuvanasya Naabhihi" (Atharva Veda 9/15/14). It means Yajnas are the central...
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by Marv Lincoln - 2007-04-11
Nearly everyone agrees that things are pretty screwed up, that the world is in bad shape, that our leaders are leading us down a dangerous path. Our country, the USA, is a mess, and the planet seems ...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-11
The World Bank Group is focusing its efforts on four fronts.Helping developing countries to move to a lower carbon path by exploiting renewable energy resources, supporting energy conservation, and in...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-11
The World Bank's comparative advantage lies in its capacity to put avian flu and pandemic preparedness on the development agenda: raising awareness and mobilizing finances, building capacity, sharing ...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-11
Staff Volunteering: Bank staff provided more than 10,000 hours of community service to charities in the Washington metropolitan area in FY06. The Dollars for Doers Program complements the Bank's local...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-12
OverviewAid channels are proliferating and new large, non-traditional donors are appearing on the scene, contributing to aid fragmentation. Another complication is earmarking, which occurs when funds ...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-12
The Monterrey Consensus, in addition to framing commitments for increased ODA, "codified" the call for development effectiveness. This call was reinforced in July 2002, when donors to the Bank's Inte...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-12
Education"I go to collect water four times a day, in a 20-litre clay jar. It's hard work!... I've never been to school as I have to help my mother with her washing work so we can earn enough money… If...
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by Emmanuel Ayomide Praise - 2007-04-12
The Bank has averaged about $2 billion in annual IBRD and IDA lending over the past five years, representing nearly 10 percent of total annual lending, although the share of overall education lending ...
