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15 global challenges that cannot be addressed by any government acting alone

  The 15 Global Challenges  from t he Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank. 1. How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change? 2. How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict? 3. How can population growth and resources be brought into balance? 4. How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? 5. How can decisionmaking be enhanced by integrating improved global foresight during unprecedented accelerating change? 6. How can the global convergence of information and communications technologies work for everyone? 7. How can ethical market economies be encouraged to help reduce the gap between rich and poor? 8. How can the threat of new and reemerging diseases and immune micro-organisms be reduced? 9. How can education make humanity more intelligent, knowledgeable, and wise enough to address its global challenges? 10. How can shared values and new security strategies reduce ethnic conflicts, terroris

Little Blue Naughty Dude and the Big Good Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a famous little boy called Little Blue Naughty Dude. Everybody called him that because he always wore his blue hood while stealing groceries from the stores.  One day, Little red riding hood (Little blue naughty dude's mother) asked the little blue naughty dude to go out into the woods and send his grandma some cake and milk. Little blue naughty dude hated his grandma because she always called him cutie pie, and he hated it.  So he sneaked out into the woods and met up with the "big bad wolf", and said, "If you team up with me, you will get to eat a fat grandma for your lunch."  "Really?!" replied the wolf.  "Of course. I'm going to my grandmas house, and this is the plan...." said Little blue naughty dude. He whispered the plan about him going into the house and letting the wolf sneak in and eat his grandma.  "Ok, meet up at 12:00" the big bad wolf also whispered.  "Sure, meet up here?" Lit