Millions of people across the world work for voluntary organisations and invest their abundant energies into helping their communities. Historically, establishments of voluntary organisations date back to at least the nineteenth century, when some of the world’s largest voluntary organisations, such as the Red Cross, were established to help people in need for free. To date, volunteer work remains a popular activity among the public worldwide.
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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a Linked Up, but with releasing a new episode of The Oxford Comment, working “frak” into my daily vocabulary, and trying to keep up on developments in Egypt, I’ve not found the time! Hopefully, today’s will make up for it. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
P.S. I promised our Twitter followers that if they came up with at least 5 good questions about insects I would have an entomologist answer them, so send in yours!
Apparently Kobe Bryant told Pau Gasol he needed to be more “black swan” on the court. [NYMag]
I was shocked by this: “Vodafone Forced to Send Pro-Government Text Messages in Egypt” [RWW]
There is a wonderful new Paula-Deen-as-hipster meme [Clabwag]
I have a lot of colleagues in the UK, so this “everything you ever wanted to know about the UK/GB/England in five minutes” was very helpful. My favorite (favourite?) part: “BFFs 4EVA USA?” [CGPGrey]
And since we’re on the topic of geography, I might as well present this from XKDC:
Yes, it’s been around for a while, but I think it’s important to remind everyone that you can talk like a pirate on Facebook. [NextWeb]
You got a few minutes to make some fleeting art? Then try this.
If you didn’t see the update to our article “Why the Trenta?” I’m sure you’ll be delighted to learn that Starbucks’ newest size can hold an entire bottle of wine. [Cockeyed]
Oh Apple, you’re so sneaky. [Atlantic]
Protesters are awesome: Egyptian volunteers clean the streets [Good]
And now, an enormous infographic:
