Grub Olympx (TM) is a user-friendly interactive app now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that provides you the opportunity to search and discover signature international dishes from around the world and also learn facts such as country population, GDP, famous athlete, landmarks and country soccer team nicknames. Released in time for the London …
by Andreas Perez de Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor A crucial ingredient for peace is cross-cultural understanding between different nations. One of the most obvious ways to promote such feelings is to allow people from different backgrounds to meet and work together. Migrants also happen to be particularly creative and entrepreneurial, which is one reason …
On July 19th at First United Methodist Church, Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) was awarded a $500 check, proceeds from an Emerald F.E.A.S.T. dinner event attended by about 50 people. The letters “F.E.A.S.T.” stand for Financing Eugene Area Sustainable Talent, and together they mean dinners which crowd-source instant cash grants to social entrepreneurs. Marion …
When we think of nonviolent action, we often think of Gandhi’s Salt March or the American Civil Rights Movement’s Lunch Counter Sit-Ins. While these are the most publicized nonviolent actions, there is in fact a whole gamut of actions based on Gandhi and Martin Luther King’s experiments that has been developed and put into practice. …
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40 people, 22 to 72 years old, from 30 different countries all living in a secluded house sharing one kitchen. Sounds like it could be either a new reality TV show or a recipe for disaster. But far from it; rather, it’s a great way to experience peace. Really. This is the format that the …
Tell me how you got started. Growing up in a military family I was fascinated by the Cold War as a child and, following a circuitous route, eventually ended up as a Naval Officer in the British Royal Navy which is where I developed an understanding of defense politics and international relations. As a boy, I used …
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by Andreas Perez de Fransius, Peace Is Profitable contributor Many of us have noticed that trust is an important prerequisite for all types of relationships, both sexual and non-sexual ones. However, trust in our fellow human beings not only happens to make life more fun, enriching and exciting but is also a vital ingredient in …
