One group seeking to promote social justice is Beeatoona, a non-governmental organization based in Beirut, working for peace building and better understanding between the many religious and political affiliations in local communities in the Aley region (Lebanon), major witness of civil clashes since the Lebanese war.

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It is a passion of mine and a privilege to work with the Somali-American community in central Ohio as well as the community at large while working toward cooperation and understanding as we attempt to make a home for ourselves here in the United States.

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He and his colleagues have been working on understanding why patients in that age group don't show improvement in cancer-care rates on par with young kids or older adult patients.

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That bit about the bad pay is key, I think, to understanding the really precarious position the middle and working class finds itself in today.

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The successful candidate will bring at least three years of board experience, have a good working knowledge and understanding of executive compensation, be skilled in psychological jujitsu, and have enough political savvy to win a Chicago mayoral election.

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"Tony Sale would expect to see good research and the understanding of the machine as well as a working replica built in either software or hardware, " he said.

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But her real passion is in working with children who have autism spectrum disorders that make understanding and expressing emotion difficult.

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