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Editor’s Notes
International
Women’s Day
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Ending Violence Against
Women: Action for Real Results is
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Ending Violence Against Women: Action for Real
Results
is Theme of 2007 International Women’s Day, March
8
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Ending Violence Against Women: Action for Real Results is Canada's theme for
International Women's Day (IWD) 2007. This theme reflects Canada's approach to
addressing gender-based violence. This year, Canadians will celebrate
International Women's Week (IWW) from Sunday, March 4, to Saturday, March 10,
with the highlight being International Women's Day on March 8. — 1,534
words,
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Cosmetics dazzle as men shop to impress
on
International Women’s Day holiday
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For many millions of Russians, this time of year can be a minefield of
potential disappointment, stress and shopping. If the imported Valentine's Day
was just a warm-up, then Thursday, International Women's Day, an official
holiday in Russia, is the main event, sending men across the country scrambling
for floral and other presents in a frenzy of unoriginality. —
1,030.
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Rise of women in DC has yet
to play out at state
level
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While
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has marked a milestone for women in national
politics, women are still waiting their turn in the statehouses. Less than a
quarter of state lawmakers across America are female, and the share has changed
little in about a decade. Despite a slight gain in the overall percentage this
year - to 23.5 percent, or 1,734 of 7,382 seats - many legislatures see the
numbers slipping. — 1,150 words.
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Russia: First Female Cosmonaut Turns 70
Now ready to
fly to Mars and never return
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On June 16, 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova — who turns 70 today
— became the first woman to enter space. On the Vostok 6, she orbited the Earth
48 times and spent almost three days in space. While some questions have been
raised about the mission, Tereshkova's star has never dimmed. — 552
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Iranian women struggle for equality
as police beat
peaceful demonstrators
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A few days before International Women's Day, 33 women were arrested in Tehran
for peacefully protesting outside a court building. Eight of them were
subsequently released.
Those detained include many of the big names of Iran's
women's movement, who are calling for an end to discriminatory laws against
women. It is not hard to find women who have been caused great suffering by the
law as it stands. — 844 words.
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But never, ever lie to your mother
because your mom
knows everything
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Asking the question, Who can you lie to anymore? Linton Weeks, Staff Writer
at the Washington Post tells us who can’t lie, who can lie, and to whom one can
lie, including oneself, with the sensible admonishment to never lie to your
mother. — 694 words.
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True North Canuck Fact of the Day
Poem to girlfriend inspires Sweet Marie chocolate bar
The Sweet Marie chocolate bar was named for a London, Ontario woman who was the subject of a poem by her boyfriend. Cy Warman penned the poem to Marie after walking her home one night in 1893. The poem was later turned into a hit song and the chocolate bar followed soon after.
Trivia compiled by Randy Ray and Mark Kearney. Visit their Web site
at: www.triviaguys.com
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Harold Wright, True North's Doctor of Punology, says,
“A thief who stole a calendar got twelve
months.”
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