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Gross national happiness?

After just spotting the headline of this WSJ story and then reading the first paragraph or two, it seemed a sure target for ridicule, particularly since that's what is done around here most of the time. But, after reading the whole report, that view had to be reconsidered. Chávez Discounts Accuracy of GDP President Hugo Chávez wasn't pleased with data released this week that showed the...

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Chávez Wants a New ‘Socialist-Friendly’ Economic Gauge

Chávez Discounts Accuracy of GDP

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Thorthormi Glacier Lake, Bhutan Seen from the ISS

As glaciers grind their way across the landscape, they pile up rocky debris, forming moraines. At the terminus of a glacier, moraines can act as natural dams for lakes filled with melt water. When they fail, they can create catastrophic glacial outburst floods. On October 7, 1994, in the Bhutan Himalaya, a partial collapse of [...]

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visit chernobyl

MigNews | Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is named the most exotic place for tourism on the Earth, according to the magazine Forbes, which published the list of super-extravagant tourist places, where you can either relax and see what is no longer anywhere in the world. "23 years after the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl nuclear power plant a few companies offer tours here, - writes Forbes. - Customers...

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An interview with...

After 25 years of living in Delhi, my family and I are just discovering Southeast Asia. We went pony trekking in Bhutan. I’d met the King in Delhi and he lent us his horses, so there we were at 16,000 feet with all the King’s horses and all the King’s men. We stayed in magnificent tents with hot water and we even had our feet bathed. Bhutan is like the Indian Himalayas must have...

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Exploring tourism tie-up with Thailand - Kuensel Online

19 November, 2009 - The tourism council of Bhutan (TCB) and the tourism authority of Thailand (TAT) are in talks to increase the flow of ...

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The Value of Simplicity - Do You Know What Simple Feels Like?

I am just back from Bhutan and Thailand. I will post more about what I learned on the trip in the coming days, but here is just a quick thought. Simplicity is beautiful. We gunk up our lives and our...

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Photo essay: Bhutanese refugees,

Born in Bhutan, a Himalayan country of less than a million inhabitants, this woman will probably never again see her homeland; this photo was taken in one of the seven refugee camps in the southeast of Nepal where over a 100.000 Bhutanese of Nepalese origin - like her- have lived since the early 1990s. read more

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Photo essay: refugees from Bhutan,

Born in Bhutan, a Himalayan country of less than a million inhabitants, this woman will probably never again see her homeland; this photo was taken in one of the seven refugee camps in the southeast of Nepal where over a 100.000 Bhutanese of Nepalese origin - like her- have lived since the early 1990s. read more

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Honorary Punjabi of the Month: Alphonso Lingis

Dear Alphonso Lingis, You're so unlikely to be reading this, which works for me, as I think I just used improper English. Hello. My name is Bhanu. Hi there. Like you, I long to visit Bhutan; although you actually have. You once said that every minute you were not teaching, you were traveling. Please take me with you. I would not be much trouble. I too want to purchase some bees in a jar, though the...

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Bhutan: Shangri-La or Ethnic Cleanser?

What is Bhutan? One camp glorifies Bhutan as the last Shangri-la and the other claims that it is practicing ethnic cleansing. Sonam Ongmo breaks some stereotypes.

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Tibet House U.S.' Annual Benefit Auction To Preserve Tibetan Culture

by ERICA LIEPMANN , Causecast Associate Editor The Chinese government has occupied Tibet for over a half century, during which time thousands of monasteries have been destroyed, Tibetans have been killed and the country's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was forced to flee the country. The Tibet House was founded in the late 1980s at the request of the Dalai Lama himself to ensure that whatever the...

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Foreign High School Graduates - Evaluating your Diploma Can Get You Admitted to a US College or University.

( EMAILWIRE.COM , November 06, 2009 ) Fort Lauderdale/Miami If you were educated outside the US but want to attend college or university in the US your previous education maybe sufficient to gain admission. You would need your high school diploma evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation agency. This evaluation from a foreign credential evaluation service is required for admission to almost every...

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It would keep me out, I must be an evil spirit....

"A shopkeeper talks to a customer in Kabesa village on the outskirts of capital Thimphu, Bhutan. The penis mural wards off evil spirits and protects those inside the building." Picture: REUTERS

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Assam rebel group vows support for Maoists

Bombay News.Net Monday 16th November, 2009 (IANS) The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), an outlawed group fighting for an independent homeland for the Bodo tribe in Assam, has announced its support to the Maoists. 'I would like to greet and congratulate the Maoists who are fighting for their legitimate rights and also extend all help to them in their fight against the ruling cliques, '...