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Welcome to 2011, Population 7 Billion

By Sarah Jost The world population is projected to reach 7 billion in 2011. Of those 7 billion people, 1 billion go hungry every day. 1 in 7 people live in slums. Neither the planet nor individual countries’ infrastructures have … Continue reading

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Sarah’s Summer Reading

Sarah is currently reading… The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson This book is a hilarious memoir recounting Bryson’s childhood in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s. Interspersed with his personal memories and exquisitely nostalgic depictions … Continue reading

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