Posts in the "International News" Category

  • The world is focused on Japan this  month, following the devastating  earthquake, tsunami and on-going nuclear crisis.  My friend Hiroko Tatebe, the founder of an international non-profit,  was in a  hotel in Tokyo when the  earthquake hit, causing damage to a hall in the same building that resulted in injuries and two  deaths. Hiroko is [...]

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  • I’m a big believer in laughter as a stress reliever, but I was absolutely  riveted bythe CBS newscast on the heroic rescue of the Chilean miners last weekend when one of the miners credited a combination of faith and pranks for keeping them alive.  Yes, playing jokes on each other as they awaited rescue was [...]

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  • As Iranian youths joined in massive anti-government protests and the martyrdom of a young woman dominated the headlines, this awakening of young voices in the Middle East contrasted with headline stories about American youth on the same day in June. The New York Times on June 23rd had two front page headlines involving youth acting [...]

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