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Tear Down the Walls: How to Move to Their Side

Grande Lum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Influence, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

If you truly want to bridge the gap between you and the person across from you, sitting alongside is still the place to start.

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Tear Down the Walls: Imagine a Video Camera is Only Capturing You

Grande Lum | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, How to Be Happy, Com-Munications, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Conflict-Resolution, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

See yourself doing well. Separate that from what the other person has done or will do. Picture success as it relates to you, your body language, volume, tone and words.

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Will US Army's Development Delusions Cause More Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan?

William Easterly | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Jeffrey Sachs, Department of Defense, Conflict, Afghanistan, Paul Collier, Failed State, US Army, Development, World News
William Easterly

More in sorrow than in anger, I see that this utopian social engineering craze could encourage people with guns to use them.

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Who's Got Your Back: Don't Fear Conflict (Part 5 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Help, Leadership, Keith Ferrazzi, Living News, President Barack Obama, Career Advice, Advice, Recession, Lifestyle, Health, Who's Got Your Back, Business, Diet, Success, Home News, Keith-Ferrazzi, Bestseller, Personal Health, Conflict, Serialization, Weight Loss, Rahm Emanuel, Never Eat Alone, Business News, Books, Accountability, Conflict Resolution, Teamwork, Living, Mentor, Small Business, Living News
Keith Ferrazzi

Conflict forces groups to pause and reflect on the current situation, to bring everyone up to speed, and to try to improve upon the status quo.

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The Real Price Of Gadget Addictions: Mining In Congo

treehugger.com | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Conflict, Trade, Violence, Environment, Iphone, Illicit Conflict, Congo, Minerals, Mineral Trade, Green News

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, scene of the deadliest conflict since World War II, remains mired in violence in significant part because of the...

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Tear Down the Walls By Becoming More Comfortable First

Grande Lum | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationship Lessons, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Communication, How to Relax, Living News
Grande Lum

When you have discomfort, treat it as a learning opportunity. The less you go into denial and accept discomfort as expected, the easier it will be to relax.

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World Vision Finds Condition of Refugee Camps in Pakistan "Intolerable"

World Vision | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Internally Displaced Persons, Conflict, Refugees, Pakistan, World News
World Vision

There are just over 4,000 people currently living in Chota Lahore, the camp set up in Swabi. The majority of the refugees taking shelter at the camp are women and children.

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World

Read More: Espys, Belfast, Full Court Peace, Funding Non-Profits, Children, Optimism, Espn, Non-Profit, Non-Profits, Violence, Struggle, Basketball, Peace, Teenagers, Catholics, Northern Ireland Violence, Northern Ireland, Harmony, Dave Cullen, Teenager, Conflict, Protestants, Irish, World News
Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Imagine Their Internal Conflict Story

Grande Lum | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Conflict, Communications, How to Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

Remember that another person has a positive intention.

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Relating to the News: Are You a Spectator or a Player?

Jim Selman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Wisdom, Player, Spectator, Afghanistan, Crisis Du Jour, Right-vs.-Wrong, Middle East Crisis, Conflict, Suffering, Ego, Point of View, Middle East Mess, Living News
Jim Selman

I have become like so many of us -- a spectator watching war with about the same degree of engagement as I might watch a football game.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Find Your Internal Conflict

Grande Lum | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Negotiation, Communications, Relationships, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Regulation, Living News
Grande Lum

When you have conflict with someone else, look for the conflict inside yourself.

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Big Hurts, Little Hurts and Apologies: How to Save a Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Women, Friendships, Living News, Conflict, Relationships, Apologies, Female, Fights, Apology, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

If your friend is unwilling or unable to forgive you, don't lash out in anger. Step back and learn from the experience.

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How to Seek Heroism in Demands

Grande Lum | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Negotiation, Relationships, Conflict, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Influence, Living News
Grande Lum

In conflict, heroism may be hidden. Recognize the noble goal that is holed up behind demands and defensiveness to find a constructive way out. Act in ways that live up to heroic ideals.

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Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Bailout, Debt, U.S. Economy, Violence, Federal Reserve, Borrowing, Rescue Plan, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Conflict, Bailout, Financial Rescue, Economic Rescue Package, Spending, Protest, Washington, Protests, Protestors, Politics News
Michael J. Panzner

After almost four decades of relative calm and complacency, there are signs that the social mood is beginning to sour.

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The Journalist and the "Other" in Times of War

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.24.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Photography, Wmd, Pentagon, War, Iraq, The Other, Independence, State Department, Journalism, El Salvador, Voices, Iran, Photographs, Conflict, Ethics in Journalism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Ethics, Wartime, Iason Athanasiadis, Orwell, International, Guillermoprieto, Shadid, Bonner, World News
Sandy Tolan

What is the ethical responsibility of the journalist in telling the story of the Other? And what larger forces come to bear in shaping that story in the press?

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Morocco: Disappearing the Amazigh

Jillian York | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Read More: Amazigh, Moroccan, Ethnic Cleansing, King of Morocco, Morocco, Ethnicity, Names, Arabs, World, Ethnicities, Conflict, Middle East, Ethnic Names, Baby Names, World News
Jillian York

What is Moroccan identity? Is it Arab identity? The official language of Morocco certainly is Arabic, but it is estimated that 23 of Morocco's 30 million people speak one of three Amazigh dialects.

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It's Time for a Sustained Focus on a Lasting Middle East Peace

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Muslim, Gaza, Conflict, Middle East, Israel, Ceasefire, Security, Religious Leaders, Peace, Israeli, Jewish, Palestinians, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Politics News
Jim Wallis

What we continue to lack is the kind of real political solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict that could finally make a "ceasefire" endure.

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Falling Off the Edge: The Great Lie of Globalization

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: India, Conflict, Time Magazine, Alex Perry, Terrorism, Africa, Globalization, Capitalism, Asia, Dick Cheney, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

Perry uses his experiences as a foreign correspondent in Asia and Africa to weigh up the new market theories that tell us that globalization is inevitable, universally beneficial.

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America is Primarily at Fault for the Conflict in Gaza

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civilian Deaths, Gaza Strip, America, Conflict, Violence, Palestinians, Poll, Hamas, Collateral Damage, Israel, Coup, Cease-Fire, Gaza, Why Is America to Blame for Israel Bombing Gaza?, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

The Bush administration demanded -- against the advice of nearly every expert in the field and the Israeli government -- that the Palestinians hold elections. They did. Hamas won.

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Israel and Gaza: Stop the Violence Now!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, The Middle East, Conflict, Trauma, Middle East, Middle East Politics, War, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Israelis and Palestinians have been trying to prove to each other that they can survive never ending violence, an eternal occupation, and a perpetual cycle of denial that the two cannot exist together.

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Brinksmanship in South Asia: A Dangerous Scenario

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 01.26.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Attack, United States, Conflict, India, Pakistan, India Pakistan Relations, World News
Shuja Nawaz

If India and Pakistan go to war, the world will lose. Big time. By putting conventional military pressure on Pakistan, is India calling what it perceives to be Pakistan's bluff under the belief that the U.S. will force nuclear restraint on Pakistan?

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Looking to Rwanda for Lessons on Gender Equality

Andrea Friedman | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Rwanda Women, Quotas, Women, Democracy, Conflict, Gender, Gender Equality, Rape, Genocide, Paul Kagame, Cabinet Posts, Rwanda Patriotic Front, Women in Government, 100 Days, World News
Andrea Friedman

Rwanda is primarily known as the site of a horrific genocide. It is now the first country to have a majority of women in the legislature at 56%, up from a high of 18% before the conflict.

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The Three Laws Of Relationship Misery, Pt. 1

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Harmony, Relationship Misery, Conflict, Relationships, Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks, Hendricks, Living News
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Whether in the White House, your house or our house, the same three actions determine the quality of relationships. Relationships between countries an...

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Tear Down the Walls: How to See Everyday Conflicts as Cross-Cultural

Grande Lum | Posted 12.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Mediation, Negotiations, Mediator, Relationships, Conflict, Cross-Cultural, Culture, Conflict Management, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

If you are already scratching your head about the other person before you've even engaged with them, then you are missing something.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Change Conflict to Collaboration

Grande Lum | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Collaboraiton, The Negotiation Fieldbook, Anger, Fear, Conflict, Problem Solving, Mediation, Mediator, Resolution, Confrontation, Conflict Resolution, Anxiety, Happiness, Rage, Living News
Grande Lum

Each reaction to a difficult person is a learning opportunity. If rage overwhelms you, then you can learn to control rage. If fear paralyzes you, then you can learn how to gain safety from that fear.

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