Heifer International is a charity organization working to end hunger and poverty around the world by providing crops, livestock, and training to struggling communities. The livestock, crops, and training Heifer International provides creates a sustainable source of food and income. This improves the GDP and the general health of a region, leading to an increased HDI.

The religious aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is explored in light of a recent firefight. Why would both sides take shelter in their respective religious places of worship? Wouldn't that be against the rules both religions have to bring a conflict into a religious place? 

This map of music shows relations between musicians/groups. Related musicians are closeby and in the same country.

I saw this on 60 Minutes last night. Alibaba is an internet-based sales company linking thousands of large and small businesses across China. Since its inception, Alibaba has grown to make the founder, Jack Ma, into the richest man in China. It recently debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.

The area in the red box is about 25,000 square miles, slightly larger than the state of West Virginia. The small red square shows the space required to meet German demand for energy. If only this one small area of land in the desert can power the whole world, why doesn't someone build it? This shows the conflicting interests of world powers and the theme of nature-culture