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On The Road

I spent more than half of my September on the road this year, traveling from bright Las Vegas to dusty Arizona, through the stunning Mesa Verde, and through corn. So. Much. Corn. The main destination of this adventure was to see my grandmother Elizabeth, or Bette, as we all know her as, for her ninety-sixth [...]

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Yard Sale Zen

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

Last weekend I had a yard sale. There is a Zen to yard sales. Yard sales – they are interesting events. At a yard sale, people show you all kinds of things about themselves, whether or not they intend to. Some come to buy. Some come to wander. Some come to haggle. Some come to [...]

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Mattel ends rainforest destruction in packaging!

by Greenpeace

On October 5, 2011, after a four month Greenpeace campaign, Mattel has instructed its suppliers to avoid wood fiber from controversial sources, including companies “that are known to be involved in deforestation.” Their policy also aims to increase the amount of recycled paper used in their business, as well as to boost the use of [...]

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Tarra The Elephant Mourns The Loss Of Companion Dog Bella

by Moments Count

From A Place To Love Dogs Happier Days For those who have not seen this video from The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, it is a heartwarming story of an unusual bond between Tarra the elephant and her best friend Bella, who just happens to be a dog. The Sad Event Sadly, on Oct. 28th/2011 The [...]

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Himba

by Shoot 4 Change

A hydroelectric dam threatens ancient tradition of the Himba in Namibia. Click to see the entire photo gallery The history of the Himba, a nomadic ethnic group located in northern Namibia, known for the distinctive red ocher of their body, is a story of human tragedy. Periods of severe drought took turns with armed attack [...]

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ZCD Foundation update – From water to schools, agriculture and housing.

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

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In 2008 Zainab Beckett saw a special report on CNN. A small boy begged for his life before a group of soldiers. When the child turned, they shot him. They killed him. Zainab knew this boy’s death was her call to action. ZCD Foundation is the profound purpose grown out of this shattering pain. In [...]

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Without Borders

by Brooke Leigh Sheldon

I had to stop her in mid-sentence. “What did you just say?” I asked, with the hint of a chuckle in my voice. “Clowns Without Borders! You know, like Doctors Without Borders!” my treasured friend Anastasia responded smiling, her bright, open, straight forward gaze, always letting me know any and every question is a welcomed [...]

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Jeremy Rifkin – RSA Animate – The Empathic Civilization

by Valli Keller

Never has the world seemed so completely united-in the form of communication, commerce, and culture-and so savagely torn apart-in the form of war, financial meltdown, global warming, and even the migration of diseases. No matter how much we put our minds to the task of meeting the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world, the human [...]

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Growing a Global Heart

by Thomas Norman DeWolf

“We stood in El Mina slave dungeon, on the Cape Coast of Ghana on a recent trip to West Africa, overwhelmed by despair, grief and rage. Without needing to verbalize it, we were both imagining what reaching this spot must have felt like for some long-ago, un-remembered African ancestor as she stood trembling on the [...]

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Two Hundred Days In The Wonder World Of Facebook – and what I have learned from it.

by Paresh Chandra Mangaraj

When I look back on the time I have spent in Facebook during the last 200 days in which I have been an active member, something very remarkable stands out in my experiences that I think fit to share among friends. First, Facebook shattered some beliefs and myths that I had long since held in [...]

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