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  Click here for Last Week's Issue Updated September 24, 2007

A science of certain uncertainty
How sure are scientists about climate change?

By Andualem Sisay, Kenya Nairobi

Beginning from a prediction that speculates wheat production will vanish from Africa in the 2080s to world bird species will disappear after four decades; researchers have been saying quite a lot about the damage that will be caused by global warming and climate change. Fortunately, all their predictions are full of uncertainty.


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IN DESERVING RECOGNITION

By Kirubel Tadesse

Interfaith Peace-building Initiative (IPI), Member of United Religious Initiative (URI), which works to establish interfaith cooperation, end religious motivated violence and create cultures of peace and justice, commemorates the International Day of Peace by awarding Prof. Ephraim Isaac and other members of Ethiopia Elders’ Council on September 21, 2007 at African Union Hall.

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Ethiopia to see grand library

By Tedla Desta

Ethiopia is to establish a grand library within a few months, Capital learnt.
The library will be built in Addis Ababa in a plot granted by the government behind the Flamingo Restaurant and Bar located just near Meskal Square on Bole Road.
The facility named the Millennium Library is a project undertaken by the Addis Ababa Millennium Secretariat and will cost 1,880,000 USD to construct.

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Nokia launches Amharic interface phones
 
 
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Miss World Ethiopia 2007 crowned

MultiChoice Africa announces reshuffle of DStv Bouquet
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Southern star
shines bright


I was born in a small town called Teferi Kela in Sidmao region. My town is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. There was no significant development but I hope I can now help in the development efforts of the city. I was living there until grade four and moved to Awassa. I have attended the rest of my elementary classes in Hayeke School and grade nine and ten at Addis Ketema high school in Awassa...

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It's a vision thing

Ethiopia enjoys a remarkable architectural heritage embodied in masterpieces such as the Yeha Temple, the Axum stelea and more profoundly, the enigmatic Lalibela churches – hewn out of the living rock. So amazing are these treasured inheritances of a 3000 years old civilization that it is still not known how exactly they were erected. Many of the Ethiopian faithful in fact, believe these magnificent edifices were the work of angelic beings.

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Entreprenuer Profile is Capital’s youngest page and is already eliciting warm reviews. We have received dozens of e-mails, scores of letters and a clamor of phone calls of appreciation, suggestions and ideas which will all contribute for a better Entrepreneur Profile strengthened by your continued participation.

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The Last 2000 Years in Ethiopian History
Some Thoughts on the New Ethiopian Millennium:  
 
Ethiopia is now celebrating the New Millennium: it is a significant event which causes us to look back, and focus, on the last 2000 years of Ethiopian history. This is on any showing a long historical period - much longer than those with which many historians are normally concerned.
It is difficult to cover 2000 years in little more than 20 minutes, that is 100 years per minute- if my mathematics is not wonky!
  
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Social mobilization against sanctioned violence against girls and women

“Democracy and the Social Question“: The sixth lecture in this academic year was given by Bogalech Gebre, Director of Kembata Women’s Self-Help Centre, an NGO working in the south of Ethiopia. The lecture took place on Tuesday, 27 March, in Goethe-Institute Gebrekristos Desta Centre.

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