<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898813950188831435</id><updated>2011-07-08T09:09:32.548-07:00</updated><title type='text'>8 Around the World</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/898813950188831435/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>8 Around the World</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08094304899440529016</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898813950188831435.post-5404847904897936348</id><published>2009-08-18T09:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-18T10:08:39.748-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The beginnings</title><content type='html'>The idea for 8 Around the World came in late spring. After trying for four months to find a professional website designer willing to donate his or her time to creating a really usable site, it became clear that this idea was going to have to start from the ground up. The website 8aroundtheworld.com was launched in all its simplicity about a week and a half ago. At this point, all it does is explain. Eventually it is meant to be a gathering place for stories of cooperation and change, to be available in many languages and to link focus partners across the barriers of distance, culture and language.  It is both a gentle way of personally releasing fear and anger and allowing each of us to be at our best each day and a grand experiment.  Who knows what power can be found in the energy of human thought? It is the beginning of a wonderful adventure. Let's enjoy the ride.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/898813950188831435-5404847904897936348?l=8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com/feeds/5404847904897936348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/beginnings.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/898813950188831435/posts/default/5404847904897936348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/898813950188831435/posts/default/5404847904897936348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://8aroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/beginnings.html' title='The beginnings'/><author><name>8 Around the World</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08094304899440529016</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
