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					<description><![CDATA[<p>https://shorturl.at/ZYsi5 At the Davos forum in recent years, the focus on climate change and stopping biodiversity loss has taken a back seat to issues like cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Dire warnings at Davos, pushed to the periphery By David Gelles All week at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in &#8230;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">At the Davos forum in recent years, the focus on climate change and stopping biodiversity loss has taken a back seat to issues like cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images</p>
<h1>Dire warnings at Davos, pushed to the periphery</h1>
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<p>All week at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, talk about climate change and renewable power has been relegated to the sidelines.</p>
<p>That changed on Wednesday, when President Trump used his speech at this gathering of the world’s top business leaders and policymakers to attack clean energy.</p>
<p>“There are windmills all over Europe,” he said. “There are windmills all over the place and they are losers.”</p>
<p>That was just one snippet from a speech in which Trump assailed the “green new scam,” promoted fossil fuels and made <a class="yiv8469317146m_-6302756897675019139css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/W7jn5lJB63f0DohJ3XAKJg~~/AAAAARA~/W24CDtb2f4pBvjoWiJg-3KXJgecrcnTV4oToa-rhkUMf5kENt44Plv_XZ67-EinYuPnveL_tUm3AlnmJ2qgzRrA04ha_wrroukzdTx4NGA229HApVeFlUFsFOHostemRlS1lYZqEG_xuObb-PW7u-tnZQQRLwMrHyZ0TcjKRiWQURWQbLvMvv1sDczV1j57wLL_hXz1ktLki7y3-oREjD1QTUdFKJaZmC0Jm3j_kaZc~" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">inaccurate statements about China’s use of coal</a>.</p>
<p>Trump’s assault on renewable energy struck a discordant note at an event that was once a center for the corporate climate movement. But since Trump’s re-election Davos has strained to retain an idealistic, optimistic spirit.</p>
<p>For years, Davos was where chief executives and heads of state came to make high-minded pledges about how they would use their power to transform the world for the better and reduce dangerous planet-warming emissions.</p>
<p>Recently, however, the <a class="yiv8469317146m_-6302756897675019139css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/E6vsJNDuylurwh6I8_Fvaw~~/AAAAARA~/QpHIDtORcuh1rQc6QPctm0es9ugP8PcuLYLujtFlRC1GMqrulAtBDbg0DPa4sN5CTn9Fdng33cN83K-J2CSg93m-YtC-od1kL1YIqQO5sLDJXhz77UvdFvohfhq5ISzIe2XlkjShtuY-piMOZsIsDcdBgJ0Ld5f3Eagulgb2aAxCq0MScvUTCg-GAQaVdBQS43NnOs-OEyXVrAQWQMwXuvE-lwQ01p4Id-CnuKW29x0SzoTNQWSmL75QHJj9LBMt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">focus on climate change and stopping biodiversity loss has taken a back seat</a> to issues like cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. Instead, talk about sustainability efforts and climate action is now largely relegated to the scientists and activists.</p>
<p>Jennifer Morris, chief executive of The Nature Conservancy, told me that the dialogue in Davos had some glaring blind spots. “We’re not talking enough about oceans here,” she said, citing one example.</p>
<p>“Water is not woke,” she added.</p>
<h3>Corporations are suddenly silent</h3>
<p>The explanation for Davos’s pivot is simple. Climate change is no longer center stage in Davos because, in large measure, corporations have gone quiet on the issue.</p>
<p>“The Davos programming is a reflection of what chief executives want to talk about, ultimately,” said Sebastian Buckup, who runs the World Economic Forum’s center for nature and climate.</p>
<p>And what C.E.O.s want to talk about has changed.</p>
<p>Six years ago, Larry Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, used his time in Davos to rally Wall Street to combat climate change, promising to “transform finance.”</p>
<p>In an <a class="yiv8469317146m_-6302756897675019139css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/E6vsJNDuylurwh6I8_Fvaw~~/AAAAARA~/QpHIDtORcuh1rQc6QPctm0es9ugP8PcuLYLujtFlRC1GMqrulAtBDbg0DPa4sN5CTn9Fdng33cN83K-J2CSg93m-YtC-od1kL1YIqQO5sLDJXhz77UvdFvohfhq5ISzIe2XlkjShtuY-piMOZsIsDcdBgJ0Ld5f3Eagulgb2aAxCq0MScvUTCg-GAQaVdBQS43NnOs-OEyXVrAQWQMwXuvE-lwQ01p4Id-CnuKW29x0SzoTNQWSmL75QHJj9LBMt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">article I published</a> last week, I explained how Fink sparked a movement that came to encompass most of the major banks, asset managers and asset owners in the world, which pledged to used their trillions of dollars to try and blunt global warming.</p>
<p>But in the face of pushback from Republicans, the fallout from the war in Ukraine and the return of President Trump to the White House, Wall Street has largely abandoned its climate pledges. Many of the alliances designed to make finance more sustainable have fallen apart. Investors have withdrawn tens of billions of dollars each quarter from E.S.G. funds.</p>
<p>Even though Fink is now co-chair of the World Economic Forum and took a strong hand in shaping this year’s program, which features hundreds of panels and speakers scattered across giant convention halls and small meeting rooms, discussion of climate change was largely missing from the most prominent programs — with the exception of Trump’s remarks.</p>
<h3>Warnings from scientists</h3>
<p>On the rare occasions when there was frank talk about the dangers posed by our rapidly warming world, the warnings were more stark than ever.</p>
<p>Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, delivered a presentation on Tuesday in which he showed dozens of ways in which the planet’s natural systems are under severe strain.</p>
<p>“The human pressure on the planet has now reached a crisis point,” he said. “The era where we can continue with economic growth without putting the stability of planet at risk has come to an end.”</p>
<p>Rockström added that “these pressures on the planet are now at risk of causing irreversible, potentially catastrophic tipping points.”</p>
<p>On Wednesday, I moderated a panel about why it was in companies’ own interest to protect nature.</p>
<p>“If you don’t have good land and good soil, you can’t have sustainable supply chains,” Kirsten Schuijt, director general of WWF International told me.</p>
<p>Schuijt said that more corporations were working to address these threats, but not fast enough. “It’s moving way too slow, because we’re losing biodiversity in basically every place we care about,” she said.</p>
<p>Then on Thursday, I hosted a discussion about how much economic activity was tied to the oceans, which are warming rapidly regardless of whether you think talking about it is “woke.”</p>
<p>For much of the conversation, the speakers put forward a rosy vision of continued economic growth that somehow didn’t pollute the planet. Then, during a remarkably candid moment, an executive acknowledged a notion that until recently had been gospel at Davos.</p>
<p>“The biggest adversary to nature might be humans,” said Boudewijn Siemons, chief executive of the Port of Rotterdam, the largest harbor in Europe. “The problem is us.”</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Listen to &#8220;DEATH METAL GRANDMA – An unconventional call for social justice&#8230;&#8221; on Spreaker. Note: There is some Spanish speaking to start video, but quickly turns to English United Voices 4 Peace, Veronica Sabbag, Founder &#038; Chair submitted this story. They launched their first virtual event and digital program in December 2020, during the Covid &#8230;</p>
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Note:  There is some Spanish speaking to start video, but quickly turns to English </p>
<p>United Voices 4 Peace,<br />
Veronica Sabbag, Founder &#038; Chair submitted this story.  They  launched their first virtual event and digital program in December 2020, during the Covid Pandemic.</p>
<p>The program consisted of a series of documentary screenings, concerts and interviews aimed to address the current systemic social inequalities, with a special focus on gender, age and religion-based discrimination.</p>
<p>It also adressed the topic of the Holocaust and the fight against antisemitism, echoing the voice of a funny, endearing and engaging protagonist, Inge Ginsberg.</p>
<p>Inge, Holocaust survivor, whose life story is detailed in a short documentary film created by Leah Galant for nytimes, <a href="https://youtu.be/mQZ_7C2oaLM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/mQZ_7C2oaLM</a> , found an unlikely avenue to raise her voice through heavy metal music in her 90&#8217;s – against all odds – in a way that allowed engagement of younger generations.</p>
<p>She was able to flee Austria and survive life in a refugee camp in Switzerland. After the war, she moved to Hollywood, California and built a new life as a composer for Nat King Cole, Doris Day and others.</p>
<p>In an assertion of her presence on earth, she started a heavy metal band at the age of 93.  Inge &#038; the TritoneKings, had major TV appearances, made the front page in newspapers across the globe. She caught the eye and ear of the metal world after her appearance on Switzerland&#8217;s Got Talent and in the Eurovision Song Contest.</p>
<p>The first documentary screening and live concert of this series was streamed from Barcelona on December 17th, in partnership with Manhattan Camerata, Amics UNESCO Bcn, Mozaika BCN &#038; LICRA. This first event featured the “Death Metal Grandma” documentary, followed by a live concert performed by her versatil band. Coinciding with Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, it brought an impactful message of peace, hope, union and inclusiveness, creating a fertile ground for social change. Watch here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UV4Peace/videos/298226618274630/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/UV4Peace/videos/298226618274630/</a></p>
<p>Once more, the metal world was captivated by her journey. Read <a href="https://www.themetalcircus.com/reportajes/death-metal-grandma-inge-ginsberg/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.themetalcircus.com/reportajes/death-metal-grandma-inge-ginsberg/</a></p>
<p>The event was preceded by a pre-screening session at Amics de la Unesco also in Barcelona : <a href="https://youtu.be/pMON-7fkvK8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pMON-7fkvK8</a></p>
<p>This never before disclosed video, showcasing the 99 years old DMG was recorded in May 2021, on the occasion of UV4PEACE Founder &#038; Chair, Veronica Sabbag&#8217;s visit to a care home in Zurich.</p>
<p>It served as the basis of a later Zoom virtual session on June 5th, in the context of &#8220;the Voice of the Silence&#8221; &#8211; Samantha Rodriguez and &#8220;Diario Judio de Mexico&#8221; &#8211; Isaac Ajzen, missions to raise awareness on the Holocaust. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thevoiceofthesilenceproject/videos/870387663576049/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thevoiceofthesilenceproject/videos/870387663576049/</a></p>
<p>Veronica promised Inge she will visit her as soon as the Covid pandemic restrictions would be lifted. This visit and interview was an attempt to immortilize her legacy. At the end her visit Inge promised to visit Veronica in Barcelona. She passed a month later.</p>
<p>A new documentary screening took place in New York, on January 27th at the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in Soho. Inge, would have been 100 years on that date, coinciding with the Holocaust Remembrance Day.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZRJUXelU4a/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZRJUXelU4a/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZiliaVODQA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/CZiliaVODQA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=</a></p>
<p>To honor her memory and continue her legacy, UV4PEACE dropped on that occasion a 5-piece “Death Metal Grandma NFT Collection&#8221; in OpenSea : <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/deathmetalgrandma" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://opensea.io/collection/deathmetalgrandma</a>, in partnership with Tritoneking &#038; ManhattanCamerata.</p>
<p>“The Nazis said that their Third Reich would last 1000 years. It didn’t. But Inge lived to 99. Now she will live forever in the blockchain. There is no tribute more fitting for such an inspiring and modern woman. It&#8217;s poetic justice&#8221;.</p>
<p>HELP US to further develop our program in other locations by donating thought our website : <a href="http://www.uv4peace.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.uv4peace.org</a>.</p>
<p>#ingeginsberg #heavymetalgrandma #austria #nazi #deanmartin #covid #holocaust #hanukkah #switzerlandsgottalent #singer #songcontest #voiceofthesilent #metalgrandma</p>
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		<title>We at Good News Planet welcome Prince Frederick and hope to work with him for the forseeable future.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>HRH Prince Frederick von Saxe-Lauenberg’s family is literally related to every Royal Family in Europe, and he shares a common ancestor with Queen Elizabeth II in King Henry II. Frederick who lives for part of the year in The Netherlands and also has a UK base in Cheshire – has been involved in peace activism &#8230;</p>
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HRH Prince Frederick von Saxe-Lauenberg’s family is literally related to every Royal Family in Europe, and he shares a common ancestor with Queen Elizabeth II in King Henry II.</p>
<p>Frederick who lives for part of the year in The Netherlands and also has a UK base in Cheshire – has been involved in peace activism since the early 1980&#8217;s, and is the Founder and President of Children of the World 2000, a not for profit organisation supported by the International Peace Bureau and  UNESCO.</p>
<p>He is patron of several NGOs including the Earth Focus Foundation in Switzerland, the Lady Geertruide School Project in Haiti and the World Peace Gardens Network.</p>
<p>After leaving university the prince joined the family firm, an import-export business, and was also involved in publishing, travel writing and photography. His present work is as a World Peace Emissary and he is a Fellow of the International Institute of Peace Studies &#038; Global Philosophy.</p>
<p>We met with the prince at the UN General Assembly in the Fall of 2002 together with Dame Jane Goodall a UN Messenger for Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall and Roots n&#8217; Shoots initiative.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Human ingenuity knows no bounds, and the monumental projects you&#8217;re about to see are sheer proof of that. While some have already been translated into reality, others are still in the planning stages. What they all have in common is the unprecedented level of ambition required to create them, the billions of dollars needed to &#8230;</p>
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Human ingenuity knows no bounds, and the monumental projects you&#8217;re about to see are sheer proof of that. While some have already been translated into reality, others are still in the planning stages. What they all have in common is the unprecedented level of ambition required to create them, the billions of dollars needed to fund them, and the degree to which they affect the lives of people that live in their vicinity:</p>
<p> 1. Pingtang Telescope, China<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pingtang_telescope_china_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54666" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pingtang_telescope_china_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pingtang_telescope_china_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
The Pingtang telescope was completed in September 2016, becoming the world&#8217;s largest radio telescope in the process.<br />
Its dish measures more than 1,600 feet across and is capable of capturing signals more than 1,000 light years from earth.  </p>
<p> 2. Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gotthard_base_tunnel_switzerland_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54667" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gotthard_base_tunnel_switzerland_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gotthard_base_tunnel_switzerland_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
The world&#8217;s longest and deepest rail tunnel became operational in December 2016. It is 35 miles long, took 17 years to construct, and lies 6,500 feet below the Gotthard Massif, a mountain range within the Swiss Alps. </p>
<p> 3. Panama Canal, Panama<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/panama_canal_panama_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54668" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/panama_canal_panama_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/panama_canal_panama_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
The original Panama Canal, which was constructed more than 100 years ago, is one of the Modern Wonders of the World, but a century of progress meant that it had to be widened. Some 40,000 workers worked on the expansion project, and the completed canal opened in 2016 at a cost of $5.4 billion. </p>
<p> 4. The Bride Skyscraper, Iraq<br />
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Who ever thought such a proposal would be possible? The 3,779-foot-tall &#8220;Bride&#8221; skyscraper is proposed for construction in Basra, Iraq.</p>
<p>If the name sounds familiar, it&#8217;s the site of the first battle of the 2003 US invasion.</p>
<p>The design is covered with solar panels, so the skyscraper will be able to power itself. It will also be the world&#8217;s tallest building if (when?) completed in 2026. </p>
<p> 5. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, China<br />
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This 26-mile-long cross-sea bridge is the longest of its kind in the world, stretching almost 26 miles out into the open ocean.</p>
<p>When it opened, it cut the travel time for people traveling between east China and the island of Huangdao in half.  </p>
<p>6. Itaipu Dam, Brazil<br />
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Completed more than 30 years ago, this hydroelectric dam produces more power than any other in the world.</p>
<p>In fact, its energy generation is so large that it supplies Paraguay with 75% and Brazil with 20% of their energy needs respectively.  </p>
<p>7. Crossrail Project, London<br />
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The largest construction project ever undertaken in Europe will see 10 new train lines added to the existing London Underground system,</p>
<p>and 30 existing stations connected via brand-new tunnels. It will begin service in 2017, and be in full operation by 2020. </p>
<p>8. Hyderabad Metro Rail, India<br />
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This railway system marks the first time that communication-based train control will be implemented in India.</p>
<p>With three brand-new metro lines for the city of Hyderabad, the network is set to open in 2017.</p>
<p> 9. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, China<br />
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More than 42 million people live in China&#8217;s Pearl River Delta, and this gargantuan project will link its three major cities,</p>
<p>namely Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong, via a series of bridges and underwater tunnels. It will open to traffic in December 2017.</p>
<p> 10. Mall of the World, Dubai<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mall_of_the_world_dubai_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="462" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54675" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mall_of_the_world_dubai_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mall_of_the_world_dubai_1-300x198.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
The proposal for the largest mall on earth comprises more than 48 million square feet of enclosed, air-conditioned luxury in the middle of the desert.</p>
<p>As part of the design, the largest indoor game park in the world will be constructed, as will 20,000 hotel rooms to cater to the 180 million annual visitors</p>
<p>that the development is expected to receive when completed in 2029. </p>
<p> 12. Riyadh Metro, Saudi Arabia<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/riyadh_metro_saudi_arabia_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54676" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/riyadh_metro_saudi_arabia_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/riyadh_metro_saudi_arabia_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
This $23.5 billion rail line will boast a flagship station designed by world-famous architect, Zaha Hadid.</p>
<p>Operation is scheduled to begin in 2019, and the railway will have 109 miles of railway on completion, revolutionizing how the residents of Riyadh get around. </p>
<p> 13. Songdo Smart City, South Korea<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/songdo_smart_city_south_korea_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54677" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/songdo_smart_city_south_korea_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/songdo_smart_city_south_korea_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
Built on 1,500 acres of reclaimed land along the waterfront of the South Korean city of Incheon, this smart city</p>
<p> was completed in 2015. Home to some 67,000 residents, it has near-comprehensive internet access and offers a taste of future urban life.  </p>
<p>14. South-North Water Transfer Project, China<br />
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The Chinese have set about moving some 45 billion cubic feet of water from the mighty Yangtze River in the south of the country,</p>
<p>to the more arid industrialized north. They will do so via three canals and have spent some $79 billion on the project thus far.</p>
<p>15. Sognefjord Submerged Floating Tunnel, Norway<br />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="http://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sognefjord_submerged_floating_tunnel_norway_1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54679" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sognefjord_submerged_floating_tunnel_norway_1.jpg 700w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sognefjord_submerged_floating_tunnel_norway_1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />
Perhaps the most intriguing of all the projects on this list is a Norwegian proposal for building a $25 billion submerged</p>
<p>floating tunnel beneath the Sognefjord, the largest Fjord in Norway, which is 3,000 feet wide and 4,000 feet deep.</p>
<p>This radical tunnel will be the first of its kind in the world if the vision is realized. </p>
<p>16. Urban Renewal Project, Turkey<br />
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Turkey has incredible ambitions for renewing its urban areas. Over the next 20 years, the country plans to demolish more than</p>
<p>7 million buildings and build earthquake-resistant, modern structures in their place.<br />
The colossal cost of all this is estimated at $400 billion.</p>
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U.S. getting happier, but Scandinavians have lock on good cheer </p>
<p>Portrait of happy woman wearing bathing cap and snorkel, lake in backgroundYou may be happy to hear that the United States is inching its way up on the world happiness scale. But Denmark is still &#8220;smiles&#8221; above us as the happiest nation.</p>
<p>The UN&#8217;s World Happiness Report 2016 Update lists the U.S. as the 13th happiest country. That&#8217;s two spots ahead of last year. Holding steady in the top five are:<br />
Denmark<br />
Switzerland<br />
Iceland<br />
Norway<br />
Finland<br />
The researchers found people are happier in places where folks spread good cheer evenly. So despite the cold, Scandinavians have warmed up to sharing their happiness. Their societies boast strong safety nets, which seem to boost happiness. </p>
<p>Happiness measures may mean better public policy<br />
Though the topic may seem lighthearted, it&#8217;s no joke. Societies worldwide are paying attention to data on happiness and well-being. It helps them embrace policies that support better lives. And researchers say measuring happiness tells them more about how well a society lives than other factors, such as income and education. </p>
<p>This New York Times article has more on the World Happiness Conference. </p>
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<p> 	   img Your mental health matters </p>
<p>Couple sitting on sofa with a laptop discussing a billMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. We&#8217;re working to overcome the stigma around mental health challenges. We do this by providing support and education. </p>
<p>Join the conversation on social media<br />
Throughout the month, you&#8217;ll find information and resources on our social media channels. Look for us on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and LinkedIn. You can share how you stay emotionally healthy on social media with the hashtag #mentalhealthmatters. And be sure to join use for a live Twitter chat on May 26 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET by using #mhmchat. Together, we can raise awareness and reduce stigma. </p>
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?It only takes a minute&#8217; videos showing how others stay healthy<br />
Just visit us at <a href="http://www.aetnabehavioralhealth.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.aetnabehavioralhealth.com</a>.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no health without mental health. Come celebrate with us this month! </p>
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<p>Couple holding hands Opioids include pain killers prescribed by your doctor and illegal drugs such as heroin. Opioid overdose can occur when someone misuses these drugs. It should not occur when taken as directed by your doctor. </p>
<p>Did you know?<br />
Since 1999, the number of prescription painkillers prescribed and sold in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled.1<br />
Opioid overdoses tripled between 2001 and 2013.2,3<br />
About 15 million people suffer from opioid dependence. But, only 10 percent who need treatment are getting it.4<br />
Naloxone (brand name Narcan®) is an inexpensive medicine and may help. If administered early, it may reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. And, it can prevent deaths due to an overdose.</p>
<p>You can reduce the risk<br />
Get help to quit and stay clean.<br />
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<p>Resources<br />
Opioid overdose prevention toolkit<br />
Opioid overdose information<br />
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015),<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> http://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/</a><br />
2Beletsky LB, Rich JD,Walley AY. Prevention of fatal opioid overdose. JAMA. 2012;308(18):1863-1864.<br />
3National Institute on Drug Abuse, Overdose Death Rates, Revised February 2015, <a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates</a><br />
4World Health Organization (November 2014), <a href="http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/information-sheet/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/information-sheet/en/ </a></p>
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<p>Help is available<br />
If you ignore these conditions, they can get worse. An assessment may help you and your doctor decide if you need treatment. Both depression and substance abuse are treatable conditions. If you think you need help, just talk to your doctor. Or find one in your area. </p>
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Good Deeds Day is an annual celebration of doing Good Deeds, ( <a title="Good Deeds Day" href="http://gdd.goodnet.org/" target="_blank">http://gdd.goodnet.org/</a>) and is coming up on Sunday, March 15th! Launched in the U.S. in 2013, Good Deeds Day has taken off with over 50 countries participating including Mexico, Panama, Chile, Argentina, France, Germany, Switzerland, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Israel, Hungary, Ukraine, South Africa and Singapore. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.<br />
Initiated by American-Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist, Shari Arison, owner of Arison Group, Good Deeds Day was first launched in Israel in 2007, and is a realization of the Arison Group Doing Good is Good Business vision. Shari’s son, David Arison, the VP of Global Business Relations at Miya, Arison Investments global water company, is carrying on his mother’s legacy and work.<br />
GDD- NYC March15<br />
Planned activities<br />
St. Paul Community Baptist Church, 859 Hendrix Street, Brooklyn, NY<br />
Community service expo (writing cards to homebound senior citizens, women dealing with cancer, and hospitalized children) Painting community center, serving at Soup Kitchen.<br />
Habitat for Humanity NYC, Habitat NYC- 178-25 93rd Ave Jamaica, Queens, NY<br />
The IAC Dor Chadash and Habitat for Humanity NYC will host volunteers to rehabilitate a single-family home in Jamaica, Queens formerly owned by the New York City Housing Authority and sold to Habitat for $1 each. Volunteers will build side by side with Habitat NYC family partners and AmeriCorps youth leaders to help revitalize this neighborhood and give families a chance at a better future in a new Habitat home.<br />
Meeting with the CEO (Alex)<br />
Meeting Neve<br />
Hagiga Ivrit event, Stefen Wise Free Synagogue- 30 W 68th St, New York, NY<br />
As part of the celebration of classic Hebrew books there will be the station of the giving tree, which in fact will be the Good Deeds Day station. From the tree will be hanging greeting cards with GDD logo that will be decorated and beautified. The card will be addressed to seniors (through an organizations called DOROT) and soldiers in Israel.<br />
Scouts (Zofim), 1395 Lexington Ave, New York NY 10128<br />
Making care packages for homeless shelter of the upper west side.</p>
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		<title>Archduke Géza of Austria,</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia (given names: Géza Ladislaus Euseb Gerhard Rafael Albert Maria; born 14 November 1940, in Budapest), in Austria and Hungary known as Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen,[ is the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria (1895–1957) and his wife Princess Anna of Saxony (1903–1976) thus he &#8230;</p>
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Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia (given names: Géza Ladislaus Euseb Gerhard Rafael Albert Maria; born 14 November 1940, in Budapest), in Austria and Hungary known as Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen,[ is the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria (1895–1957) and his wife Princess Anna of Saxony (1903–1976) thus he is a grandson of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and great-great grandson (on his father&#8217;s mother&#8217;s side) of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his wife Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi).</p>
<p>Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen studied at the Universities of Fribourg and Bern (Switzerland), Munich and Florence and has a Ph.D. in History of Art and Archeology. He was Chairman of Christie’s in Switzerland and in Europe for 18 years; taught at the New York School of Design; at the Bard Graduate Center for the Decorative Art; at New York University; and lectured for a decade at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He published 15 books on the History of Collecting, Russian Art and Fabergé, and organized five international exhibitions attracting over 2 million visitors.</p>
<p>At present he serves as Visiting Professor at Shijitsu University, Okayama (Japan); Fabergé Guest Curator at the Virginia Museum of Art, where he wrote the catalogue of its collection of Russian Art and organized the exhibition “Fabergé Revealed”; and Curatorial Director of the Fabergé Company. As President of the International Friends of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, he speaks regularly on Habsburg family history, artistic patronage and collecting.</p>
<p>He is President of the International Friends of the Budapest Museum of Applied Art; Advisory Board Member of the Hermitage Foundation; of the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg; and Board Member of the Friends of Dresden.</p>
<p>He forms part of the International Council of Museums (ICOM); American Association of Museums (AAM); Appraisers Association of America, New York (AAA); American Association of Jewelry Historians; of the The British Society of Jewellery Historians; and is member of the Vetting Committees of The European Fine Arts Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht; The American International Fine Arts Fair (AIFAF) in Palm Beach; and The International Fine Art &amp; Antique Dealer’s Show in New York.</p>
<p>CURRICULUM VITAE<br />
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<br />
VIRGINIA FINE ARTS MUSEUM, RICHMOND, FABERGÉ GUEST CURATOR 2010-present<br />
FABERGÉ USA, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1994-2007; CURATORIAL DIRECTOR 2007-present<br />
FABERGÉ ARTS FOUNDATION, CURATOR, DIRECTOR 1991-1994<br />
HABSBURG FINE ART INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONEERS, CHAIRMAN GENEVA AND NEW YORK 1987-1991<br />
CHRISTIE, MANSON &amp; WOODS AUCTIONEERS, CHAIRMAN (SWITZERLAND) 1968-1984; CHAIRMAN (EUROPE) 1980-1984.</p>
<p>EXHIBITIONS CURATED (SELECTION)<br />
KUNSTHALLE, MUNICH, 2003: Fabergé und Cartier, Rivalen am Zarenhof<br />
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ART, RICHMOND, 2001: Fabergé Revealed<br />
METROPOLIAN MUSEUM, NEW YORK; FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO; RICHMOND, VA; NEW ORLEANS, LA; CLEVELAND, OH, 1996/7: Fabergé in America<br />
STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, ST. PETERSBURG; MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS, PARIS;<br />
V&amp;A MUSEUM, LONDON, 1993/94: Fabergé, Imperial Court Jeweler<br />
KUNSTHALLE, MUNICH 1986: Fabergé Hofjuwelier der Zaren</p>
<p>BOOKS PUBLISHED (SELECTION)<br />
“Fabergé Revealed”, Richmond Museum Press 2011<br />
“Fabergé. Treasures of Imperial Russia”, The Link of Times Foundation, Moscow 2004 (Russian/English)<br />
“Fabergé/Cartier. Rivalen am Zarenhof”, Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2003 (German)<br />
“Princely Treasures”, Vendome Press, New York 1997 (English, French, German and Italian editions)<br />
“Fabergé in America”, San Francisco Museum of Fine Art, 1996<br />
“Fabergé. Imperial Jeweller” (co-authored with Dr. Marina Lopato), Zwemmer, London 1993 (Russian, French, English)</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Miss Fanny Tang, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weixing Tang will make her debut at The 60th International Debutante Ball on Monday, December 29th, 2014, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Fanny attends the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Biology and Medicine in Switzerland. She plays the piano, and &#8230;</p>
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Miss Fanny Tang, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Weixing Tang will make her debut at The 60th International Debutante Ball on Monday, December 29th, 2014, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.</p>
<p>Fanny attends the University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Biology and Medicine in Switzerland. She plays the piano, and loves music, writing, art and sports.</p>
<p>Miss Fanny Tang’s father, Weixing Tang, is the President of the China Sales Group LTD. Her mother, Honglin Zhang, is the President of CAASC Europe.<br />
For her debut, Miss Fanny Tang has chose to wear a strapless gown designed by Guo Pei, one of the most renowned designers in China. The dress features gold accents, including golden flowers embellished with Swarovski crystals.<br />
The International Debutante Ball, founded in 1954, is considered one of the most prestigious debutante presentations. Young women of distinction from all over the country and around the globe are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties with daughters of Diplomats, titled Europeans, Ambassadors, Governors and Presidents of the United States. Over the years, the ball has benefited numerous charities through the International Debutante Ball Foundation, including one of its major beneficiaries, the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York, which provides a home away from home for the men and women of our Armed Services.</p>
<p>FORTY-SIX WOMEN MADE THEIR BOWS AT THE 60th INTERNATIONAL DEBUTANTE BALL Monday, December 29th, 2014</p>
<p>Forty-six women of distinction from the United States and abroad made their bows to society at the 60th Anniversary of the International Debutante Ball. The debutantes represented Austria, China, England, Hong Kong, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and twelve American states. Each debutante was accompanied by her own escort in white tie and tails, and a military cadet who carried the flag of the country or state which she represented. This year there were five sets of sisters.</p>
<p>Sponsored by Piaget, and The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation the Ball benefits go to The International Debutante Ball Foundation which supports numerous charities. The primary charity is The Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club, a home away from home for the military and their families. Partial support will go to the American Ballet Theater, Friends of Versailles and the American Theater Wing among others.</p>
<p>The ball was founded in 1954 by Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce as a charity and the tradition continues today directed by her niece, Mrs. Gregory Scott Hedberg, Director and General Chairman. This year the Honorary Chairmen were Ms. Anne Eisenhower, Mrs. David R. Hamilton and Ms. Julia Irene Kauffman and Ball Chairmen included Mrs. Andrew E. Beer, Mrs. Spencer Neville Brown, Mrs. Ryland E.D. Chase, Mrs. D. David Eisenhower, Ms. Susan Eisenhower, and Mrs. William Dean McNaughton</p>
<p>For more information: <a title="International Debutante Ball" href="www.internationaldebutanteball.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.internationaldebutanteball.com</a></p>
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