Bhutan

Growth Isn't Going to Last Forever

Andrew Winston | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Bhutan, Economics, Gross National Happiness, Compound Growth, Physics, Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Fareed Zakaria, Energy Use, Tom MUrphy, Green News
Andrew Winston

Aside from tiny Bhutan and their pursuit of Gross National Happiness, every country bases economic policy on the pursuit of endless GDP growth. But nothing can grow forever, and thus national goals alike have a sizable blind spot.

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Finding A Happy Place With The Help Of Statistics (PHOTOS)

Black Tomato | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: UN Happiness Report 2012, Canada Cuisine, Australia, New Zealand Wine, Costa Rica, Slidepollajax, Happiness Index, Bhutan, Coffee, Destinations, Home News
Black Tomato

The UN has recently released their World Happiness Report 2012, with Nordic inhabitants coming out on top: Denmark, Finland and Norway took the top three spots.

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Measuring Happiness

The Morningside Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Internships, Jeffrey Sachs, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, United Nations, General Motors, Unemployment, Millennials, Unpaid Internships, College News
The Morningside Post

The failure of our degrees to have the same value as 60 years ago reflects how in our current age, the Information Revolution has again changed the way society invests in its youth.

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PHOTOS: Inside Bhutan, A Place Few Tourists Ever See

Posted 03.28.2012

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The country of Bhutan is a hard place to visit -- and not just because the land-locked nation is high in the Himalayas, hidden between India and China...

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Bhutan Fails Its Own Happiness Test

Posted 03.06.2012

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By Vishal Arora Religion News Service THIMPHU, Bhutan (RNS) In a country that prides itself on measuring quality of life in terms of "Gross Nation...

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WATCH: Elusive Snow Leopards Seen Thriving In Bhutan Park

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012

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* Camera trap images show endangered leopards and their prey * Survey by Bhutan government and WWF shows core habitat By...

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Bhutan: Evolution of the "Happy" Country

Catherine Cussaguet | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Gross National Happiness, Bhutan, Bhutanese King, Slidepollajax, Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Bhutan Royal Wedding, Bhutan Gross National Happiness, Denver News
Catherine Cussaguet

Traveling through Bhutan was eye-opening. As long as its traditions remain, not for the tourists but for the sake of the Bhutanese people, a visit to Bhutan will be a joyful, inspiring experience.

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PHOTOS: Capturing Asia's Chaotic Year In Quiet Moments

Sam Gellman | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Travel Photography, Slideadbigshot, Nepal, North Korea, Asia Travel, Bhutan, Japan, Asia, 2011, China, Travel News
Sam Gellman

During a year that saw protests, a tsunami and the death of a dictator, I tried to photograph the small moments in Asia that often go undocumented.

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PHOTOS: 15 Adventures For Winter's Discontents

Black Tomato | Posted 03.12.2012

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Black Tomato

From Bhutan to Iceland to Belize, there are incredibly things to be done in 2012. Here is a tasting menu of the journeys this new year has to offer.

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PHOTOS: The King Of Bhutan... In Cowboy Boots?

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.15.2011

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Who needs European royal newlyweds when you've got this adorable pair from Bhutan? Last month the 31-year-old King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel ...

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PHOTOS: Bhutan's New Queen Is Your Next Style Icon

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.25.2011

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A new style icon has been crowned: she's the 21-year-old new queen of Bhutan, a tiny country tucked between India and China in the Himalayas. Last ...

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PHOTOS: A Look At Life Inside A Bhutanese Monastery

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Dolan | Posted 12.19.2011

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It's likely that not many people had heard of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan before it made headlines last week by celebrating a royal wedding. K...

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Dragon King Marries In Elaborate Ceremony

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 12.13.2011

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PUNAKHA, Bhutan — The fifth Dragon King came down from his golden throne to place a silk crown upon the head of his bride. Monks chanted in cele...

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Wedding Fever In Bhutan As Dragon King Prepares To Wed

AP | By RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 12.12.2011

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THIMPHU, Bhutan — The royal wedding of the king of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to his commoner bride has begun with a procession of red...

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Phallus Art Makes Bhutan Residents A 'Bit Embarrassed'

vancouversun.com | Agence France | Posted 11.07.2011

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THIMPHU, Bhutan - In the insular Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the phallus is an ancient symbol commonly painted on houses to ward off evil spirits, bu...

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America and the Pursuit of Happiness

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Mass Media, Consumerism, Jigme Thinley, Bhutan, Gdp, Corporations, Gross National Happiness, Politics News
Jeffrey Sachs

With the world increasingly unstable and dangerous, the time has come to regain our balance and moderation. The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all.

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The Debt Ceiling, Happiness and Bhutan

Linda Leaming | Posted 09.30.2011

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Linda Leaming

Late at night, alone in the dark, we'll concede that happiness is the thing we want most. But happiness and a centered life elude us. Happiness is always the target, the reason we do what we do. But we seem to be shooting in the dark.

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Could Well-Being Become Our New Currency?

Marc Stoiber | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Jules Peck, Happy Planet Index, Unilever, Bhutan, Tim Jackson, Gross National Happiness, Whipcar, Capitalism, Ted, Zipcar, Business News
Marc Stoiber

Combine the limitations of a finite planet and dubious correlation between wealth and happiness, and you see we're overdue for a bit of a recalibration.

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Human Rights And Religious Freedom's 'In' Crowd

Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. | Posted 07.05.2011

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Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.

Imbalances in representation and lack of diverse perspectives lead to skewed, erratic, and misguided U.S. foreign policies, leave alone the fact that scores of suffering humans are left without voice.

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Why, Finances Aside, Our Children Will Be Better Off Than We Are

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011

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Peter Block

Our children will be better off than we are, but not because they will make more money.

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Buddhist Bhutan Wrestles With 'Shocking' Abuse Study

Posted 05.26.2011

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By Vishal Arora Religion News Service NEW DELHI (RNS) The government commissioner charged with promoting "Gross National Happiness" in the tiny Buddh...

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Will Cigarettes Be Illegal In The Future?

Tony Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Newman

Will cigarettes be illegal in the future? The battle over cigarettes is heating up -- and recent news shows that momentum to criminalize tobacco smoking continues to build in the U.S. and around the world.

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Japanese Holistic Healer in NYC to Build School for Tibetan Orphans in India

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Manjushree Orphanage, she explained to us, is in the village of Tawang, located at the foot of the Himalayas where there has long been a border dispute between China and India.

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Bhutan's Penis Worship Fascinates Tourists

GlobalPost | Iva Skoch | Posted 05.25.2011

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THIMPHU, Bhutan -- Most of the penises painted on houses or suspended from rooftops in Bhutan are larger than humans. They come in various sizes, col...

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The World's Most Fashionable Destinations (PHOTOS)

Black Tomato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, India, Morocco, Brazil, Africa, Slidepollajax, Travel, Bhutan, Japan, Fashion, Paris, Mongolia, Ibiza, Travel News
Black Tomato

Why does fashion fuel us to pack our bags and hop on a plane? Well, for starters you get to see a lot more than just what the fashion-forward twenty-...

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