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RIP Nancy Maynard

11:38 PM
Just starting off the "people who made/make a difference you probably never heard of" section, lol. Ok, thats just the working title. Leave me a few suggestions.;-) M.RIP: Nancy Maynard, trailblazer and former Oakland Tribune owner by Sean Mayer, Mercury News Nancy Maynard, a prominent Bay Area journalist and the first African-American woman to own a major daily newspaper in America, died Sunday...

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Updates

1:43 PM
Hello All,I'm still excited and preparing for my trip to Bangladesh. Just a few updates:I am accepting donations via PayPal. See link below and at upper right hand corner of my page.I want to hear your fundraising ideas. I've already gotten a suggestion to do a pollado, like a fish fry but with pollo, but thats it so far!I'm going to start a...

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Bangladesh

Can't Wait

10:45 AM
I cannot wait until I go to Bangladesh this December 27, 2008 - January 11, 2009! I've told some of my family and friends and they've just excited me more. I still don't know about the money situation but I know things will work out.Hey, comment on here with your fundraising ideas. --Nothing is too big or too small. Thanks in advance for...

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Bangladesh

The World Traveller's Crazy Chronicles

1:49 PM
So, I love to travel. It's a new craze in my life but I love seeing how people live and famous sites. I want to go all over. In 2007, I studied abroad in Sydney, AU for 5 months and took a few pics.See me in front of the Sydney Opera House:And me petting 'roo at zoo:And here on my 1st day:So, I've...

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Action Pt.II

12:35 AM
Why I'm getting on the good foot...1. When Obama becomes president, I won't just be an onlooker, I'll be a part of the change. Your fanbase always multiplies after you win and all the Looky Lou's decided to get behind you because they were too scared to make a choice before. Uh uh, not me.2. I have to put others before me. My...

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Action Pt.I

12:25 AM
So as I think about the campaign so far and my involvement, or really, my lack thereof, I began to realize why I haven't been very involved. I made a few donations but I have yet to give of myself and I realized why. If Obama were to not win, I would be devastated and when you work for something or believe in...

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