This video explains how there are open source free software alternatives to some of the most popular commercial software. OpenOffice, Firefox, Audacity, GIMP, MediaCoder. Well worth a watch if you are unsure about the benefits of free software.
Source: http://www.cnettv.co m/9710-1_53-25813.ht ml
There are tens of thousands of orphaned children living on the streets in Africa, this is extreme poverty in action.
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Nelson Mandela urges us to "Be The Great Generation" and calls world leaders to act at the G8 summit and not to hesitate. "Poverty is not natural, it is man-made"
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José González plays his version of 'Heartbeats' - originally performed by Swedish band, The Knife. The song is used in the advertisment for the Sony Bravio, found here http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=hXrF-6Mvv UA
We can beat extreme poverty, starvation, AIDS. But we need your help, one more letter, one more voice. We can save lives, we can start to make poverty history, one, by one, by one.
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Nelson Mandela reminds us that we must keep live8 alive and be the great generation. To make poverty history we must let our politicians know we are watching them, we must make promises happen.
www.makepromisesh appen.com
Ewan McGregor helps us tell the most important story of the year, and we don't need your money, just your voice.
Text: MPH to 80205
http://www.makepo vertyhistory.org/vid eo/
From his involvement in Comic Relief Lenny Henry explains why he supports the Make Poverty History campaign and the oppurtunity we have.
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