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UPDATED: 23 Apr 2010 GMT
  • Image Earth Day 2010

    Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 each year, marks the anniversary of the birth in 1970 of the modern environmental movement in the United States. Earth Day 2010 reminds us that all creatures depend upon water for life. Learn more about it on America.gov.

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  • Image Ambassador White experiences F-16 flight

    Ambassador White underwent a tough physical exam to get to do what many dream of doing - to get a ride in an F-16! "With mountains full of white snow, falling into beautiful fjords, you could not have painted a more colorful landscape. And here I was floating above it all", he writes. Read his whole story here.

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  • Image Obama hosts entrepreneurship summit

    Entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries with sizable Muslim populations come to Washington in April on President Obama’s invitation to celebrate the risky, exhilarating life of entrepreneurship and share ideas about sparking new businesses in their communities.

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World Intellectual Property Day
April 26, 2010, is the 10th anniversary of World Intellectual Property Day. The theme in this celebratory year is "Innovation – Linking the World”, and focuses on how innovation has created physical, intellectual, social, and cultural connections around the world.

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High School Exchange Opportunity. Hurry, deadline today!
Youth for Understanding Norway has some last-minute openings for Norwegians seeking a high-school experience in 2010/2011! You must be 15-18 years old, eager to learn, and ready to live with a local host family. Call YFU at 22698180 now or visit www.yfu.no

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Opinion Space 2.0: Department of State launches new tool to foster open dialogue
The Department of State has now launched "Opinion Space", an interactive site that seeks to foster global conversations on foreign affairs. Opinion Space invites users to share their perspectives and ideas on U.S. foreign policy in an innovative visual "opinion map".

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Free essay guidance for Norwegian students
The Writing Center at St. John's University in Queens, New York, now offers free essay guidance for Norwegian students planning to apply for U.S. universities. Read more here.