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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

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Her most recent project, Project Hope Art , is on a mission to use art as a catalyst for healing and expression to improve the quality of life for children in need.

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Colombia is the 2nd Happiest Place for the Planet

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The HPI is calculated by adding the country's life expectancy with its life satisfaction divided by its ecological footprint. According to Ode Magazine , The Happy Planet Index , a project of the New Economics Foundation , ranks Colombia as the 2nd happiest place for the planet. The top ranked countries were: 1. Colombia 3. Dominica 5.

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Nonprofit Silent Auction Themes: Create a Memorable Fundraising Experience

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Groovy in the 60s: Bring this event to life with bright colors, lots of peace signs, and tie-dye to get your guests feeling groovy. A Night in Havana : Transport guests to the vibrant streets of Cuba with a Havana theme featuring salsa music, Cuban cuisine, and tropical prizes.

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How romance scams are thriving during quarantine

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He was a successful businessman who worked in solar energy, drove a Mercedes, and had two houses — one in Cuba and another in the US. lt has been the most amazing few weeks of my life, getting to know someone as loving and caring as you. We were going to live this great life and travel. My life was just fine before I met you.

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Radio and TV host Larry King dies at 87

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Not, ‘What about Geneva or Cuba?’ King had a colorful personal life; the son of immigrants, he was born Lawrence Zeiger in Brooklyn in 1933, and eventually ended up in Miami, where he got his first on-air radio gig. He proudly claimed he didn’t prepare for his interviews, which often had an impromptu feeling to them. “I I ask, ‘Mr.

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Women Activists Profiled by Mariane Pearl in Glamour

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Cuba: Laura Pollan, whose home is the headquarters for Damas en Blanco ( Ladies in White). Mexico: Lydia Cacho, a journalist whose book, Los Demonios de Eden (Demons of Eden) , about a pedophile ring in Cancun, has put her life in danger.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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It had to do with the meaning of life and the meaning of the deaths of those I have loved, but first and foremost, it had to do with my son. She explains in the Introduction: "More than a year ago, I embarked on a journey around the world--a physical trip with a spiritual motivation.

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