In today’s world, digital media use begins at a very early age and takes up a large proportion of the informal learning environment, making it essential to assess the effects of the substantial amount of time children engage with media.

A new study provides evidence that, in five days of being limited to in-person interaction without access to any screen-based or media device for communication, preteens improved on measures of nonverbal emotion understanding, significantly more than a control group.

Is it lucky seven? Not actually, we are now more than seven billion people and the population on earth grows by roughly the size of the population of USA every three years, but ninety percent of the growth is in developing counties.

The global population has passed 7 billion and the challenge and an opportunity with implications on sustainability, urbanization, access to health services and youth empowerment. It also offers a rare call-to-action to renew the global commitment for a healthy and sustainable world for all.

An innovative new website is listing Consulates of Latin American Nations located in the United States of America. It is the brainchild of global activist and entrepreneur Carlos Slim. One of the most generous men in the world. Bienvenido y gracias, Sr. Slim. http://accesolatino.org

https://www.mrecic.gov.ar/representaciones/consulado

http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/principal.aspx?idSeccion=6

http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/o-ministerio/o-brasil-no-exterior

http://chileabroad.gov.cl/

https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/ciudadano/directorio/Misiones/enExt…