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  1. Scientists think global warming may raise the incidence of insect-borne diseases in Africa, such as river blindness http://bit.ly/5qPiQk
  2. WHO, Partners Meet On River Blindness Elimination Progress in Africa http://bit.ly/83RDag
  3. for the person who has everything -- give them their own village. UFAR Adopt a Village program. Price starts at $250. http://bit.ly/6KRSBy
  4. @NickKristof offers good advice: aid organizations should use marketing persuasion; We'd save millions more lives. http://bit.ly/5jAH7D
  5. RT @CoryBooker: I love the Turtle's Lesson: You can't move forward without sticking your neck out.
  6. RT @NickKristof: Sheryl and I plan to save on restaurant bills, by slipping into state dinners. http://bit.ly/5c5KWk
  7. We at UFAR are extremely thankful today. Fundraisers just this week brought in much-needed funds and another 4,200... http://bit.ly/6hu5LF
  8. UN Peacekeepers' Hospital Brings Treatment to Hundreds of Local Congolese in Eastern DRC http://bit.ly/4Nrulg
  9. this has been a banner week for UFAR, excellent fundraisers on Sunday, and another 1 tomorrow.
  10. Samasource: How African refugees are scoring Silicon Valley Internet jobs, and creating a future for themselves. http://bit.ly/7tnEYk
  11. RT @NickKristof: Knopf today moved paperback publication of Half the Sky up to June 1, so it can be a freshman summer read at universiti ...
  12. RT @NickKristof: Int'l Day for Elimination of Violence To Women is tomorrow. Obama could mark it by pushing IVAWA. #HalftheSkyTues
  13. One family's story of river blindness and what happened when the farmer father lost his sight in just 3 years. http://bit.ly/5W0LBQ
  14. Plane crashes while landing at airport in Goma, DRC. The runway is too short, due to hardened lava. http://bit.ly/7oeU8S
  15. @nicholaskristof asks: Why is it widely accepted that the elderly, but not children, should have universal health care? http://bit.ly/2Hbx1p
  16. Pfizer, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases will test drug on 3 tropical diseases that cause 1000's of deaths yearly. http://bit.ly/Rvt1Q
  17. Activists urge Int'l Criminal Court to charge Lord's Resistance Army leaders w/ brutal crimes in DRC. http://bit.ly/4nzmeP
  18. UFAR is preparing for presentations & fundraiser, Sunday 7 pm Nassau Presby. Church, Princeton. Come see us if you can.
  19. Come to "UFAR Board Meeting" 22 November from 14:00 to 18:00. Planning for 2010! We have big plans for next year. http://bit.ly/1tbBCj
  20. Come to "Nassau Prebyterian Church Presentation" 22 November from 19:00 to 20:00. UFAR's work to combat... http://bit.ly/3guLUS