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First Test of Tsunami Warning System a Success
Close to 30 countries in the Pacific Ocean participated in the first region-wide test of a tsunami early warning system this week. The drill...
Teen Inventors Win $50,000 Turning Bacteria into Power Supply, Herbal Extract to Kill Infections
Great kids abound. They can tackle any problem in the world today. Last Friday the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for high school...
Rape Victim Awakens Pakistani Village Womens’ Rights
Mukhtar Mai is a shy Pakistani woman with such extraordinary courage that she was named Glamour's Woman of the Year, one of Asia's Heros...
New Orleans gets $60 Million Boost from Tiny Arab Nation
New Orleans receives a big boost this week from the small Persian Gulf country of Qatar who is paying-up a large chunk of the...
The Next Best Thing to Being There: Virtual Tours of Europe
If world travel to exotic destinations this summer is too expensive for you, check out this web site recommended by CS Monitor. Arounder offers...
Freedom and Opportunity, not Language, Define American Values
In honor of Cinco de Mayo and regarding the immigration debate the US is embroiled in, you might want to read an opinion piece...
In Southern Sudan, 250 demobilized child soldiers trade weapons for textbooks
UNICEF officials, parents, and local and military leaders celebrated the demobilization of 250 youngsters from armed forces and groups in Southern Sudan last week....
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Paul Allen, Billionaire Philanthropist Delivers A Better Future Today
Do you think humans should strive to send airplanes into space? Listen for ET? Develop a real understanding of the human mind? Such ambitious...
Mango Moon Yarn: Benefits Nepali Women, Hollywood Stars
Margaret Martin is a Performance Development Specialist and she loves her work. But it is her hobby that brings her life into balance. “Knitting...
Morals Guide Young Voters in their Politics
Harvard students published the results of their spring poll which measured the political ideals of college students today. The study showed that morality and...
Hundreds of thousands of young Sudanese to go to school for first time thanks to UN aid
3 April – In a massive campaign to double the number of children in school as part of peace dividend, hundreds of thousands of...
Pakistan Tackles Child Labor Horrors
The International Labour Organisation and Pakistan's Ministry of Labour have launched a program they say is aimed at eliminating the dangerous and degrading practice...
Green College Courses and Degrees
Two opportunities for education, one green and the other coral (Gaia U. uses the color coral to distinguish the upcoming era of harmonious holistic...
The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World
The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World (Hardcover) The researchers who wrote this fascinating book characterize a new group of...
Spirituality and Religion Prevalent Among College Professors
Eighty-one percent of U.S. college professors consider themselves “spiritual,” according to a report by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. The...
Poor Kids Can Figure Out Computers on Their Own
Children in Remote Villages in India Teaching Themselves to use Computers Instinctively – with No Help from Adults
An IT engineer in India was gazing...
Optimism is Healthy
A 2006 Dutch study of elderly men found a lower risk for cardiovascular death for those identified as optimistic.
The research found optimism to be...
Humanitarian Video Game Surprise Hit with One Million Players
Humanitarian Video Game Surprise Hit with One Million Players
Launched by the United Nations last summer, the first video game designed to teach children about...
Preemies Succeed Despite Challenges
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed extremely low birth-weight infants attained similar levels of education, employment and independence as...