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Lame Spam of the Day: Poker Associates

Robert Weiner

MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. I am sorry at the perceived confusion you may have receiving by this letter from me since we have not met previously, To be straight, I am a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to my client whom i will refer to as my client, who used to work with defunct singer cement company here in Switzerland.

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World Economic Forum - Davos 2007

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I'm en route to Switzerland for two conferences (or, a pre-conference and a conference). I very much enjoy blogging from Switzerland, and sharing my experiences. It's that time of year when social entrepreneurs get to hang out and carouse with the world's leaders. The first event is the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur Summit.

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A Free Agent at Davos!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shawn Ahmed, Free Agent and founder of the Uncultured Project, has been invited to next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he will meet with business leaders and heads of state. This year, Shawn’s video was selected from over 100 covering a wide range of topics and debates. A big congrats to Shawn!

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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Saturday in Davos means protesters

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

His direct concern was about corrupt elites that stash their ill-gotten gains in Switzerland. Uli was protesting against the Swiss banks taking five times more money in from the developing world than it puts back out. We had quite a pleasant chat. Of course, not all of the interactions were pleasant.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I can't begin to list the fistfuls of great conversations I had in my week in Switzerland. The interactions are at a peer level, without the normal screening that typically protects these leaders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Pamela's job is to find top social entrepreneurs around the world and bring them together at two annual events: the Schwab Foundation's Global Social Entrepreneurship Summit and the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. This is my one chance a year to get Pamela one on one, since the events are so busy for her.