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TIGblogs are TakingITGlobal's online space for you to reflect on events, talk about your travels, comment on the news, or just chat about your day! Below you can read about what's new at TakingITGlobal in our staff group blog, check out the featured TIGblog, or browse through TIGblog entries from the last 24 hours. Did you miss something important? Check out the most popular entries this week on the right hand side of the page.
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On Tuesday December 16th TIG celebrated the official launch of the latest version of the site - V6 - with a party in downtown Toronto! It was attended by TIG staff, alumni, members of our board, supporters and TIG members in the Toronto area. There are photos and read more)
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Education should not be the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. - William Butler Yeats When I was a teen my family got a dog. Not fancy or well-bred or any that, but a mutt. He was the best, obedient... (read more)
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Untitled
Hey everyone!
Hope everyone had good holidays, and hope exams went well for all of those who were writing them in December. December was a bit of a slower month for me (due mainly to the aforementioned exams), however my biggest accomplishment was planning for the next four months. I've connected with people and groups that I'll be working... (read more)
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HUMAN SACRIFICE; END OR JUST THE BEGINING?
In the Ugandan press recently, a lot has been written about the gruesome act of human sacrifice.
On one hand the victims as always has been, are the helpless young boys and girls of between 1-13 years and on the other, are the culprits who are mainly business men and women looking for more wealth.
At the centre of it all are witchdoctors with... (read more)
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Bush on The Folly of Hamas Might Actually Lead to Peace
Posted by: "Fubara David-West" davidwest62@yahoo.com davidwest62
Sun Jan 4, 2009 7:48 am (PST)
The current full-scale invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces, once again exposes the complete powerlessness of such movements as Hamas, when it comes to challenging Israeli military might. The fact that the Palestinians, in general are too... (read more)
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MySpace Layouts, Designs and Backgrounds are the Internet's hottest trend
Premade MySpace layouts are an exceptional way to tune your profile. If you are looking to put up a little area of your own on the network, then possibly you may desire to consider MySpace. As these layouts are wonderful resources to have fun with our own personal profile. These templates will be able to customize in numerous dissimilar ways to... (read more)
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Ten Years old
Hardly seems possible that Kampala Kids League is now 10 Years old!
From its humble sport league of 250 kids, grew the NGO, The Kids League which has since worked in some 14 districts of rural Uganda; especially effective in the former northern conflict zone.
Working wityh young people who are dynamic and self motivated in Africa has been... (read more)
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the Children Stand for Peace Initiative
January 8, 2009
Dear Friends of Children,
My name is Tony Bellerose and I am the School Age Child Care Director at the Lynn YMCA in Lynn, Massachusetts. I am in the process of trying to coordinate a global effort called, the Children Stand for Peace Initiative, as a way to give children around the world an opportunity to have a voice when... (read more)
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Model UN
Hi All,
I was wondering how to hold an online Model UN, to provide experience to all the people, rather than only those who can afford to travel.
Do you people have any ideas?
Please send these ideas to me.
Thank you
Regards,
Wajahat (read more)
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Touchscreen to help visually challenged
The visually challenged people face innumerable problems. From performing day-to-day activities to functioning in the occupation they do not have easy sailing. Many innovative techniques have helped the visually challenged persons to overcome the hurdles. Louie Braille opened the gates through a self-help reader. From then onwards broad minded... (read more)
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Why Belief Isn't That Different for Atheists or Religious People
By Larry Beinhart, AlterNet:
Editor’s note: Religion is among the most volatile and divisive issues in the world today. Yet there’s little serious investigation into why people believe, or why some will kill and die for their faith. Larry Beinhart, in his new novel, Salvation Boulevard -- and this series of articles -- is hoping to... (read more)
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Earth Charter Youth Group Special Project on Peace-Building in Niger Delta
The Earth Chater Youth Group Calabar,Nigeria was established as a memebr of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative on October 2007.
The Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI) is a bold, diverse network convinced that urgent action is required to bring about a just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The ECYI holds that sustainability must be... (read more)
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IN ‘EACH ONE’ ‘Juan’ finds life after HIV
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:47:00 12/31/2008
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20081231-180884/Juan-finds-life-after-HIV
Filed Under: Good news, Overseas Employment, Diseases, Health treatment, Youth
MANILA, Philippines—Having failed to pass the medical tests for a new job in Saudi... (read more)
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PinkStinks - The campaign for real role models
There's been some great stuff in the press and on TV lately - well great in so much as it's fuel for our campaign. Not so great in that it highlights some of the serious issues which are now facing girls as they grow up. Today saw the launch of a report by the Mental Health Foundation and Girlguiding UK called 'The changing face of girlhood'.... (read more)
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Gated Communities
Recycling is big in India, though not in a formal organized way. The waste collected by ragpickers is sold to certain people, who in turn convert it, re-sell it, etc.
Last Thursday, the ragpicker Santosh stopped by my home to collect waste. I had told him that if he came once every week, I would give him all the waste collected in my house;... (read more)
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Stop violence in Gaza
The new year bodes ill for prospects of Middle East peace going by the current happenings in Gaza with Israeli fighter planes bombarding this tiny strip of land killing over 300 people and maiming several hundreds while causing massive destruction to Palestinian settlements.
The unfolding mayhem as shown on satellite TV of mangled bodies and... (read more)
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apps/wonderfulwonderful/enjoooooooooooooy
Oh, my...
I am beat tired. Four days off, and today was back to work. It wasn't so bad, but I overslept. Luckily, my boss is cool.
I have so much to do. SO MUCH.
Graduate applications
-Toronto
-Concordia
-Leeds
-Lund
-Malmo & Jonkoping
-NYU
and that's after I cut back on some programs. If I was accepted, I'm not even sure which... (read more)
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Breast Cancer: When your cell turns against you.
Recently, my mom underwent mastectomy (a surgical term for removing one or both breasts for cancer). It was a shock to me when I found out about it. All along, I thought it was just plain lump in her breast. After all, the biopsy said it was benign. Her surgeon, who is the leading surgeon of our country, told her she had nothing to worry. Thing... (read more)
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international mother language
jambo.for the international mother language day on February 21 am gonna speak ...SWAHILI.for those who dont know the greetings.jambo-hello
kwaheri-bye
mimi najivunia kuwa mwafrika na haswa kuwa mkenya.ninapenda lugha yetu ,mila zetu,jinsi tunavyo tembea...lakini kuu kwa haya yote ninapenda waafrika wote..
(I tried!)
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CAPITALISM?
Since the Industrial Revolution and the end of feudalism, our world has been dominated essentially by capitalism. Thus a study of 16-19th century economics will, of necessity is a study of the capitalist Mode of Production (including the imperialist mode of exploitation) at its unfettered best. However from mid-19th century, the disciples of... (read more)
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