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The best 11 articles of 2011

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With 2012 arriving this weekend, there is much to reflect on from the past 365 days — lessons learned, feats accomplished, and regrets, if any. And, of course, there are those daunting new year resolutions about getting fit, giving more, and making commitments to everything from the gym to church to relationships. When you think of it like that, the week of the new year can be somewhat emotionally overwhelming. Goal-setting a year in advance is a difficult and cumbersome process on it’s own. So why not hang out in 2011 just a wee bit longer? The year is not over yet! These are our 11 best (and by “best,” we mean most read and most liked) blog articles from...
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11 memorable photos from 2011

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Top 11 photos from 2011 | World Vision blog
Thousands of photos are taken each year in nearly 100 countries worldwide where World Vision programs help reach the most vulnerable. These 11 photos reflect the stories, the struggles and the events that have changed people’s lives forever this year — from earthquakes to famine, from hardship to triumph, from despair to hope....
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[Photo blog] The other side of being a child — through the lens of sponsored children

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Photography is an art. Photography is a skill. Photography is a form of communication. A single picture can tell a story that crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries. It can evoke emotion or engagement (think National Geographic, Afghan refugee), freeze a moment in history (think WWII), or even start a revolution (think Arab Spring)....
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Anatomy of a 100-mile race

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Fourteen hours before the start of yesterday’s Chicago Marathon, four friends set off to run a total of 100 miles (74 miles to the start of the Chicago Marathon) in a bid to secure sponsors for 400 children. World Vision writer James Addis followed their progress on his own little adventure through part of the night and during the marathon itself — sometimes by taxi, sometimes by bicycle, and sometimes by train… The assignment What a mission! Our four runners will run 74 miles mostly along the Chicago lakefront all through the night, before reaching the Chicago Marathon starting line in time for the beginning of the official race. The four runners are: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg, 37, a pastor...
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