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48 Hours In Oman On The Global Scavenger Hunt

William D. Chalmers | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: William D. Chalmers, Global, Travel, Scavenger Hunt, Around the World, Adventure Travel, Travel Competitions, International Destinations, Oman, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Travel News

The Global Scavenger Hunt travel adventure competition has arrived in the Middle East, and the competition is heating up.

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Million Mamas Movement: Every Child Safe

Wendy Silvers | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Denial, Global, Million Mamas Movement, Tom Brokaw, Trayvon Martin, Every Child Safe, Racism, George Zimmerman, Love, Peace, Compassion, Motherhood, Parents News

If we each take responsibility for the fear within our own minds, we can truly relate to each other as part of the same human family, with the same innate desires for a happy, harmonious life.

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'Disturbing' Warning Physicists Have For U.S. Science

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Video, Global, Crowdfunding, Physics, Science Funding, Science, Crisis, U.S., Science in America, Warning, STEM Education, Science Infrastructure, Science Policy, American Physics Society, Science News

By: Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/06/2012 09:56 AM EDT on LiveScience ATLANTA — The United States is at risk of ced...

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Where Are the Women?

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Politics, Philanthropy, Global, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates Philanthropy, Rush Limbaugh, Melinda Gates, Women's Health, Sandra Fluke, Congress, Politics News

With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men. This doesn't diminish the work that they do. Still, women must have a place at the table that is not based on their relationships to powerful men.

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Chain Reaction

Jeffrey Gibson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Ted, Art, Global, Africa, Design, Country Music, Music, Long Beach-California, Arts News

March 1, 2012 -- I'm sitting here during the fourth day of the TED talks in Long Beach, Calif. I've been selected as a Fellow for this year and arrive...

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Celebrating Greatness: Jerry Hildebrand

Saul Garlick | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: University, Global, Leaders, College, Social Entrepreneurship, Heroes, Visionary, Entrepreneurship, Development, Students, Impact News

On Feb. 16, 2012 one of the most important people in the world turned 70 years old. He is not a household name, but the ripples of his influence have ...

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Change the Story to Change the World

Duane Elgin | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Transition, Internet, Television, Global Brain, Global, Positive Thinking, Opportunity, Narrative, Crisis, Storytelling, Future, Media, Indigenous People, Reality Television, Movies, Media News

The next five to ten years represent an unprecedented break in the human journey. We are between stories, or the guiding narratives, that serve as bea...

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Shooting Jamaica: Big Personalities, Bigger Stingrays

Jeroen Swolfs | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Photography, Streetsoftheworld, Art, Adventure, Global, www.streetsoftheworld.com, Streets of the World, Cayman Islands, Stingray, Travel, Swolfs, Diving, Jeroen Swolfs, Cities, Urban, Video, Travel News

Though we all carry a little piece of Jamaica in us thanks to Bob Marley, his relaxed style of reggae doesn't suit everyone in Kingston.

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Child Soldiers and Perpetual War

Suzan Song | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Global, Africa, Burundi, Child Soldiers, Children and Young People Affected by Armed Conflict, Armed Conflict, Genocide, World News

Internationally, the world has largely forgotten about the experiences of child soldiers from a decade ago. But now that the wars are over, these child soldiers are now adults, and expected to act as such.

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Spur the Global Economy -- Stay Home and Make a Difference This Thanksgiving

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Global, Global Education, Children, Million Moms Challenge, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Clean Water, Global Giving, Parenting, Maternal Health, Giving, Women, Social Justice, Empathy, Compassion, Impact News

My family has found a way to support the global economy by staying home and acquiring nothing -- with a game that's become a tradition.

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Shooting Costa Rica: Penalties And A Draw

Jeroen Swolfs | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Photography, Adventure, San Jose, www.streetsoftheworld.com, Streets of the World, Costa Rica, Travel, Swolfs, Penalties, Urban, Streetsoftheworld, Global, Art, Soccer, Jeroen Swolfs, Cities, Travel News

During my last four days in San José it was constantly raining, but today suddenly there was a little sun out so I took my camera and ran out to see what was happening.

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K-pop: Soft Power for the Global Cool

Linda Constant | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Google, Balance of Culture, Korean American, Cultural Diplomacy, Hallyu, Youth Culture, Music, Movies, Culture, Government, Soft Power, Kpop, Korean, Fashion, Asia, K-Pop, Mainstream, Girls Generation, Films, Channel, Lee Myung-Bak, Trends, Cultural Relations, Beauty, Pop Music, Tourism, Global, Mtv, South Korea, Seoul, Eric Schmidt, Youtube, Korean Food, Madison Square Garden, Cultural Engagement, World News

Governmental cultural diplomacy can sometimes come off as forced or out-of-touch, but K-pop is an authentic reflection and spectacle of youth culture that is impressively close to the pulse of the "global cool."

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Food Prices and the 7 Billionth Baby

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Financial Crisis, Food Prices, World Bank, Global, Food-Price-Volatility, Global Food Volatility, Global Food Prices, Rising Food Costs, Global Food Rising, World News

Volatility is also affecting global food prices, and with them, millions of people in developing countries. So, just as the world marks the birth of the 7 billionth baby this week, his or her family might be struggling to put food on the table.

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WATCH: Jungle Obstacles And Human Kindness In Suriname

Jeroen Swolfs | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Photography, Streetsoftheworld, Adventure, Global, www.streetsoftheworld.com, Streets of the World, Travel, Swolfs, Jeroen Swolfs, Cities, Travel Blogs, Travel News

In the photo I took I tried to emphasize the positive things about Suriname. There have been tensions between the several ethnic group,s but I get the feeling that in the end they all feel Surinamese.

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WATCH: A Bumpy Ride In Guyana

Jeroen Swolfs | Posted 12.17.2011

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In Guyana, the South American country also known as "The Land of Many Waters," I went to the mining town of Bartica and survived quite a bumpy ride on the way.

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What Happens When Millennials Come Together

David D. Burstein | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Oscar Morales, Social Impact, Summit, Globalization, Millennial Generation, Facebook, Conference, Wael Ghonim, Global, Cairo, David D. Burstein, Egypt, Colombia, Millennials, Generation, Farc, Technology, One Young World, College News

We're the first generation to spend all of our grown years in a world where connecting to people from all over the world, instantly and constantly, seems normal and natural.

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Around The Wold In 80 VIP Parties

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Marbella Club, Global, Riga, Charity, Luxury, 80 Days, Party, Travel, Grand Hotel Palace, Phileas Fogg, Premium, Around the World, Arts News

The Global Party is inspired by Around the World in 80 Days and could be more accurately described as around the world in over 80 parties in less than...

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Irish Animation -- A Bright Spot Amid Gloom

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Digital Media, Cartoons, Global, Fairytales, Irish Economy, Storytelling, Media, Irish, Technology, Animation, Broadcast TV, Media News

By Maura Kelly The headlines about the Irish economy may be all doom and gloom but there is a magical side to it if you look at its exports. Namely, ...

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The Widening Global Skills Gap

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Elearning, Online Learning, Global, Talent Development, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, Learning, Widening Global Skills Gap, World News

The gap between the type of skills students and workers currently possess and the skills employers will need in 2015 and beyond continues to widen.

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Prepare for the Next Conflict: Water Wars

Erik Rasmussen | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Global, Epidemic, Climate Change, Natural Resources, Water-Wars, Water Crisis, Green News

The planet is facing a 'water bankruptcy' and we are facing a gloomy future where the fight for the 'blue gold' is king.

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Yale Goes Global

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 05.31.2011

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NEW YORK -- The classic liberal arts curriculum, long made available at Yale University's New Haven, Conn., campus, is about to traverse the Pacific O...

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The Worldwide Reading Decree

Charles London | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global, Literacy, Illiteracy, Children's Books, Children, Litworld, World Read Aloud Day, Wrad, Education News

774 million people around the globe cannot read or write. Two-thirds of them are women. They are not merely statistics; they are not all far away. They are our neighbors and our fellow citizens.

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Collective Creativity: Tapping Into the Irish Diaspora and Beyond

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Transmedia, Global, Interactive, Sundance Film Festival, Filmmaking, Crowdsourcing, Storytelling, Documentaries, Technology, Irish, Diaspora, World News

By Maura Kelly "IRISH people have a long and proud tradition of creativity. From the poems of Yeats to the invention of Boolean Algebra - the foundat...

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Christians Under Siege: The Challenge Of Religious Pluralism In The Muslim World

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians, Religion, Islam, Global, Muslims, Minority Rights, Pluralism, Christianity, Religion News, World Religions, Religious Minorities, Middle East, Middle East Christians, Religion News

While entitled in many countries to equality of citizenship and religious freedom, religious minorities in the Muslim world increasingly fear the erosion of their rights -- and with good reason.

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Twitter's Paul Steele: Blazing a Trail of Greatness

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

From London to Lagos, Lima to Los Angeles, Steele's impact has been tremendous. He is greatly respected for his adventures that raise much needed funds for charities and nonprofits.

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