Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • Urban Dreams & Squatter Realities: Honiara

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    Urban Dreams Offices, salaries and opportunity colour the imagined ideal of The City. While for a privileged few this may indeed be a reality, for many this dream ends upon arrival and the reality of job scarcity, nepotism and high rent dawns. This is particularly so in the context of […]

  • Norodom Boulevard in 1960s compared to 2011

    The dream of a greener and healthier capital for Cambodia

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    Cambodia is admired for its rapid transformation and infrastructure development. Recalling French colonization (1863-1953) and the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979), Phnom Penh, the capital of the country, is rapidly becoming the latest Asian tourist playground with boutique hotels and new buildings. Ron Gluckman, an American reporter who spent much of […]

  • La mutación paisa, ¿una cura para el Alzheimer en Colombia?

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    *Photo by Amaya Querejazu Abstact: Neuroscientists have discovered a mutation in Alzheimer’s disease, located in chromosome 14 which affects younger people. This mutation called the “Paisa mutation” has been found in some villages in Colombia where there is a high genetic concentration, due to their historical and geographical isolation. According […]

  • Una dolencia en común

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    Local governments and international organizations have made remarkable efforts to provide health security to their people. Nevertheless, the situation has not changed for the poor in many countries across some different regions. A deeper analysis of the situation in some Asian and Latin American countries shows us that the healthcare […]

  • Is Education the Key? by Bohman on FLickr

    Russia: College Education in Distress

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                            Education is something many people seek and work hard to get. They believe that school competitions, student loans and best grades will give them better chances for a good job and a better life in the future. I agree […]