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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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The other day I sat down with Mai Ngo , another TakingITGlobal staff member and got to know a little more about her. Mai grew up in Ottawa , Canada. She studied Psychology and English at Carleton University and then got her Bachelors... (read more)
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A bit of departure from my normal blog posts… I spent a lot of today reading/listening to the news, or my version of ‘the news’ (not all of it new, not all of it newsy). I do this most days, but today, for some reason, a lot of what I read really struck me. Mostly in a bad way. Mostly because there’s been so much... (read more)
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4th World Youth Congress Book 'A Celebration of Youth-led Development'
At the 4th World Youth Congress there will be the creation of, 'A Celebration of Youth-led Development' book, supported by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The congress will be taking place in Quebec 10th-21st August and the creation of this publication will also take place during this time.
We are looking for your stories on... (read more)
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IDENTIITY
Welcome Canada 08!
The Global Youth Leadership Conference is a full day programme which is designed to shed some light on the nature of citizenship for young people in an inter-connected world visa vis human rights issues.
The goal of the Youth Conference is to stimulate new thinking and new knowledge on the various ways in which young... (read more)
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Statistics from Israel's demolition of Palestinian houses in Gaza Strip
The PCBS, this Tuesday, a statistical report on housing conditions in the Palestinian territories for in 2007, where the data indicate that this report to the 29314 family to demolish their homes were totally or partially, during the period from 28/09/2000 to 15/06 / 2007, by 317 families in the West Bank, and 28.997 families in the Gaza Strip.... (read more)
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Digital Natives - television series
So for the past 2 days, we had a camera crew from NHK - the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation - doing a series of interviews with our founders, capturing the office in action, and basically documenting how TIG and our members are changing the world using technology...
This is for an episode of a documentary series on Digital Natives that is... (read more)
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The 1 Factor
As most of you know one dollar in itself does not do much or mean much these days therefore you might be curious as to why the 1DollarClub only asks for $1. The 1DollarClub is not just about giving a dollar to charity; it is about creating a movement that encourages every single person to give a dollar to change the world.
The way... (read more)
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*˜ On The Wings of A Butterfly˜*˜
*˜ On The Wings of A Butterfly˜*˜
Your friendship is special
Like the flowers that bloom,
Or when a butterfly emerges
From within its cocoon...
You remind me of that butterfly,
Loving and free,
Bright and colorful,
For the world to see...
We will share sunshine and rainbows
Sometimes, the rain and the snow
We`ll stand... (read more)
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Rising Food Prices, Small holders, and Poverty Reduction
On Thursday, July 3, I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion on rural development held by ECOSOC on the topic of small scale farmers, agriculture, and poverty reduction in the face of recent increases in food prices.
Small scale farmers , also referred to here as “small producers” or “small holders” are generally... (read more)
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Inside the world's largest opium factory
Inside the world's largest opium factory
By Amarnath Tewary
Ghazipur
It remains the world's biggest legal opium factory, dating back nearly two centuries.
And the factory located in Ghazipur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is back in the limelight because of a recently published internationally acclaimed historical... (read more)
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What role for the international community in Zimbabwe talks?
What role for the international community in Zimbabwe talks?
Editor's commentary
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:15:00 +0000
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CRITICISM has been leveled against the Zimbabwe government’s and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's efforts to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe by... (read more)
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Internet Fraud
Auction Fraud
Auction fraud involves fraud attributable to the misrepresentation of a product advertised for sale through an Internet auction site or the non-delivery of products purchased through an Internet auction site.
Consumers are strongly cautioned against entering into Internet transactions with subjects exhibiting the... (read more)
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Newly updated list of top social networking sites for 2008.
Facebook
Facebook is a social network where you can connect with people at specific schools or companies, in specific regions, etc. Members must be affiliated with a particular group or groups (users can belong to up to five different groups) to participate. Members must be at least 13 years old. Member information can be shared only with other... (read more)
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Untitled
Organizacion Venezolana de Jovenes para las Naciones Unidas y sus amigos , realizaron un momento de arte y expresion ambiental; el 6 de julio el grupo de jóvenes de la OVJNU y dos amigos especiales se reunieron y realizaron un momento donde la técnica del maquillaje y la interpretación con la pachamama, recreamos a la criaturas del bosque,... (read more)
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