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Peace Conference kicks off at Buff State

The Seventh Annual Peace Conference, themed “Diversity and Peace: Integrating Inquiry and Action” will be held in Rockwell Hall at Buffalo State College on Thursday, October 23. Members of the community are invited to join guest scholars, community leaders, college faculty, and students to hear the conference’s featured guest speaker, Abraham Awolich, one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan" and the co-founder of NESEI, the New Sudan Education Initiative, which will help children in Sudan get an education by building twenty secondary schools.

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Listen Up — Buffalostyle debuts on WECK 1230 AM

Buffalostyle, Christina Abt's new radio talk show on life in Buffalo and WNY, will debut on Hometown 1230AM WECK Radio Saturday, October 18, at 9:00 a.m. Buffalostyle Talk Radio actually started in 2007, when Abt broadcast more than 20 shows on the WNY Media Internet website. Guests ranged from JoAnn Falletta, Donna Fernandes, Amherst,Town Board Candidate Roy Wixson, A and E Cable Network Matchmaker Patti Novak and Family Court Judge Lisa Block Rodwin, to a conservationist specializing in straw buildings, a mom in need of round the clock nurses for her newborn son and a quartet of award-winning Williamsville high school musicians. WNY musicians round out her Buffalostyle programming. Each week she will feature cuts from WNY musical talents and talk about their local play dates and where listeners can buy their music. "I realize that the people of this community are exceptional in their spirit and their willingness to join together for most any cause," she says. "However, I also know that we also are our own worst enemies in the negative self image we continually foster. Buffalostyle is designed to promote positive stories about the people in WNY that are often overlooked and which encourage all of us to see our community in a different; and positive light.”

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Doors Open Weekend 2008 is October 18th and 19th! Try it By Bike!

Buffalo sites that will have their Doors Open include: the Electric Tower, the Botanical Gardens, Gilda's Club, Westerminster Presbyterian Church, Hayes Hall (UB), St. Ann's RC Church, the ASA Ransom House, the Mansion and others, plus dozens of spectacular sites throughout Niagara County and S. Ontario. This is a fabulous opportunity - be part of it! NEW FOR 2008: This year take the Bike Train to Doors Open Niagara 2008. The Bike Train is a new sustainable transportation initiative that has opened up the Niagara region to Toronto cyclists.

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Vote for Buffalo — Pierogi Capital of America!

Corpus Christi Parish has applied on behalf of the city and will receive $10,000 to support a reading program if Buffalo wins. The winners of the contest are judged on the basis of being the community most crazy about pierogi in the U.S. Help Buffalo win by voting at: www.pierogypocket.com.

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Internship opportunity with Buffalo First

Buffalo First is looking for a full-time intern for one year through the WNY Americorp ABLE program. Benefits include a modest living stipend ($11,000), child care, health insurance, student loan forbearance and an educational award.

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Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Grows

Buffalo Niagara region’s manufacturing sector hit its highest level in 13 months. Buffalo Niagara’s manufacturing index hit 62.2 in August, an increase of 1.1 over its previous high in July. Local economists credit part of this gain to our close economic ties with Canada.

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Bring Them Home for the Holidays!!

Tell the CVB in 150 words or less about what you love best about Buffalo during the holiday season to enter the Home for the Holidays context to win two roundtrip tickets between a Southwest Airlines city to Buffalo and back.

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