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		<title>Service Jam &#8212; Making the World Work Better Through Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier in the year I participated in an online forum called Global Pulse Jam where individuals from around the world &#8220;met&#8221; to discuss a variety of issue related to international development.  The organizers are planning a similar event&#8211;Service Jam&#8211;from October 10-12, 2010.  Since the venue is virtual, you can participate from anywhere around the world. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=649&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African children react to World Cup match between South Africa and France Source. Filed under: Event, Gallery Tagged: children, France, South Africa, world cup<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=642&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding funds for the world&#8217;s ills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oxfam and Save the Children have launched an appeal for $10 million in aid for Niger, where some 400,000 children under the age of 5 are at risk of starvation after massive crop failures last year. GAVI needs $4.3 billion between now and 2015 if it is to continue its current programs and roll out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=629&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waka Waka &#8211; World Cup 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the official kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  I wanted to share the video to a song by Shakira called Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) that I&#8217;ve been listening to non-stop for the past few days: I always root for the underdogs (aka any non-European team) and this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=620&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shame!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 03:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite friends is a little five-year old girl that I&#8217;ll call &#8220;LP.&#8221;  LP taught me a hand game that ends with her shouting &#8220;shame!&#8221; and punching me in the shoulder (there&#8217;s also some lines about not wanting to go to Mexico and &#8216;if he grabs you by the collar, girl you better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=611&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow Me on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of various life responsibilities, I&#8217;ve struggled to make updates on this blog.  You can, however, get a sampling of my opinions (in 140 characters or less!) if you follow me on Twitter at @cynicoptimist. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: @cynicoptimist, twitter<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=606&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bitter Backlash</title>
		<link>http://thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/bitter-backlash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 03:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t initially comment or even read past the headlines of articles about the 13-year old Yemeni child bride who bled to death after intercourse with her 23 year-old husband because I was disturbed and angry, yet not surprised. I&#8217;ve blogged about Najood Ali, the 10-year old Yemeni girl who asked for a divorce from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=600&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa and the MDGs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Despite hard economic times, despite lagging progress on many fronts, we can still achieve the Millennium Development Goals by our target date of 2015,&#8221; said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on Tuesday. Oh really? I attended a panel discussion, a few weeks ago, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) entitled, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=569&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Health Council Issues Call to Action for Int&#8217;l Women&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Health Council has issued a &#8220;Call to Action&#8221; to honor International Women&#8217;s Day 2010.  If you reside in the United States follow the action items listed below to help reduce gender disparities that are rampant around the globe. Most timely, since their have been numerous calls&#8211;in Congress and from the American public&#8211;to significantly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=575&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International Women&#8217;s Day 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Women&#8217;s Day isn&#8217;t a day to simply celebrate women (which is what I initially thought).  Instead, March 8, 2010 marks a global day to honor the &#8220;economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.&#8221; Some names that come to mind when I think of phenomenal women past, present, and future, include: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecynicaloptimist.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3746183&amp;post=571&amp;subd=thecynicaloptimist&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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