Development

Sport Imitates Life

October 16, 2009
By Dan Logue
Sport Imitates Life

On October 2, 2009, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a very interesting decision that on many levels reflects the current shift in the international system. The choices: Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid. Why, with the security of Chicago or Tokyo, did the IOC choose Rio? My answer...
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Greg Mortenson at Stern School of Business

March 10, 2009
By Claire R. Thomas

Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and the forthcoming Stones in Schools spoke last night at the Stern School of Business in New York. Here are a few highlights: • The Pennies for Peace program of Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute is a grassroots campaign started by school kids to donate pennies to build schools,...
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