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		<title>Braille Coin Will Be Used in Nov. 6 Coin Toss at Bulldogs VS. Broncos Game</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9024/braille-coin-will-be-used-in-nov-6-coin-toss-at-bulldogs-vs-broncos-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch

Louisiana Tech University will use a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar in the coin toss at its football game on November 6. The popular Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, a NCAA division I football team, will play the Boise State Broncos.
This unique and beautiful commemorative coin is the first U.S. currency to feature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dignity After Football</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Quoting Brent Boyd, Former Minnesota Viking and founder of Dignity After Football:
&#8220;The carnage left behind from decades of NFL concussions is unspeakable. The only thing worse is the NFL&#8217;s entrenched stance not to acknowledge or accept responsibility or any liability—as every other American business must adhere to. The NFL, by virtue of compounding billions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Smith weighs in on Serena&#8217;s irascibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board
Judging by the 6,901 comments (and counting!) that have been left on The Huffington Post, it seems that MANY people have an opinion on the controversial Serena Williams &#8220;Unsportsmanlike Conduct&#8221; disqualification.
Even Greg Smith—Ocean Springs, Mississippi&#8217;s acclaimed Strength Coach—has weighed in.
Quoting Greg&#8217;s official Twitter account:

Click here for all Irked posts by Greg
Then&#8230;
Watch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2009 Homeless World Cup starts TODAY! So why not watch this grassroots TV interview, commissioned by Irked last December and filmed at the Channel 31 studios in Melbourne, Australia</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6950/the-2009-homeless-world-cup-starts-today-so-why-not-watch-this-grassroots-tv-interview-commissioned-by-irked-last-december-and-filmed-at-the-channel-31-studios-in-melbourne-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Donna Williams, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Bum Deal, Interviews, Campaign Watch, Irked Videos

A doozy of an interview&#8230;after the jump!

***
Written by Donna Williams, published on Irked December 5th, 2008:

Melbourne came alive this week to the glory and spectacle of the International Homeless World Cup and even I got swept up in it. Sacha Vais, founder and editor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Nations backs Homeless World Cup!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6896/united-nations-backs-homeless-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch
With just two days until the kick off of the 7th annual Homeless World Cup—in Milan, Italy—the United Nations have announced their support. As the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke said:


It is with great pleasure that I offer my support to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeless World Cup Spares Buddy Some Change</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6731/homeless-world-cup-spares-buddy-some-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch

Over 75 submissions were received from filmmakers from 5 continents. And&#8230;
Congratulations to Buzz Films, the winner of the $50,000 Homeless World Cup/Nike film competition (which we first blogged about here). Buzz Films was formed by award-winning directors Jan Bednarz and Robin Schmidt, as a home for diverse documentary and drama projects.
Buzz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS: Homeless World Cup teams up with Nike to announce $50,000 contest</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6052/calling-all-filmmakers-homeless-world-cup-teams-up-with-nike-to-announce-50000-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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The Homeless World Cup is delighted to announce a collaboration with Nike to discover the ideal filmmaker to produce a short, high energy film about the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup. With its $50,000 prize, and the chance to gain instant fame, this may just be that &#8220;perfect opportunity&#8221; you&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS: A ball can change the world&#8230;exciting news about the 7th annual Homeless World Cup</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/5078/press-announcements-a-ball-can-change-the-worldexciting-news-about-the-7th-annual-homeless-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch

Press-related announcements after the jump&#8230;

 
There are an estimated one billion homeless people in the world, including 50,000 homeless people in Italy. Over 70% of players at the Homeless World Cup experience a significant life change: coming off drugs and alcohol, moving into homes, jobs, education, training, repairing relationships, becoming coaches or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Streets of Melbourne Come Alive with the International Homeless World Cup, an Irked Magazine exclusive by Donna Williams</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/3146/the-streets-of-melbourne-come-alive-with-the-international-homeless-world-cup-an-irked-magazine-exclusive-by-donna-williams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Donna Williams, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Bum Deal, Interviews, Campaign Watch, Irked Videos

An Irked Magazine exclusive by Donna Williams
[Ed's note: Donna Williams is Irked Magazine's Melbourne correspondent. She's an internationally best-selling author, painter, sculptor, and composer. She has autism, and a "fruit salad" of other disorders. Mel Young is one of the planet's leading advocates for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The True Story of the Homeless World Cup, by Mel Young</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/1155/the-true-story-of-the-homeless-world-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Addictions, Books &#38; Book Reviews


Mel Young, the President and Co-founder of the Homeless World Cup, is recognised as one of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. In 1993 he co-founded The Big Issue in Scotland (with Tricia Hughes), a magazine sold by homeless people in the streets of Scotland with a weekly circulation of 40,000. With [...]]]></description>
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