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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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Barack Obama stumbled in his quest for a smooth transition on Sunday when Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination for commerce secretary. (read more)
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Ethnicity, Tribalism and Caste!
BEYOND WORDS AND THOUGHTS…
GREATEST HUMAN STUPIDITIES AND DELAYS OF DEVELOPMENT
Part II: Africa and the World
Ethnicity, Tribalism and Caste!
Other greatest human stupidity (refer to part (I)) is the extreme polarization of the politics of tribalism and ethnicity till to adopt the aberrant behaviours and thoughts of the followers... (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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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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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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Your world is what you make it!
Did you know you could change the world or atleast the community you leave in by something a little extra? Yes, you can!
The world has become an even busier place where we cannot sit and watch or even dream; all we need to do now is ACT! Not long ago, I started a small charity organisation in Kasese to look after HIV orphans and fight... (read more)
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We Are the World
While traveling abroad I found a truer definition of Culture Connections. I saw how one culture can directly affect another. I had visited Mexico and Costa Rica where the majority of households earn their income from farming during the wet season and the tourist trade during the dry season. Due to America’s mismanaged financial system tourism... (read more)
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Poetry4Life ! ...Season II
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LOVE
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What can you love more
apart from God ?
That which everyday of your
life would depend on forever ?
What can you call your greatest
decision ?
That which made you longer
can undo ?
What...whatever...however,
Life must continue and it
must start with my decision,
Which way is it to love's land
... (read more)
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Is Your Corporate Volunteering Program a Success? Find Out Here
Ever find yourself wondering how your corporate volunteering program is really going? How does it compare to other programs? Are participation rates where they should be? Is your program....good? Effective? Worth it?
Now there’s a tool that makes answering these (and a whole range of assessment questions) unbelievably easy. It’s... (read more)
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CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHTS
Children all over the world are born of adults who themselves were also children at their time and the chain goes on and on and on. If today’s adults were not taken care of properly by their parents, then they would not be around to bear their own children. This does not necessarily mean that they met no hardships as they grew up. No.
The... (read more)
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Pax Israeliana: peace Israeli style
By CHRISTOPHER VASILLOPULOS*
The Romans create a desert and call it peace. -- Tacitus
Palestine is a land without a people. -- David Ben-Gurion
As the Israeli atrocities multiply, as its air strikes (cowardly to the last degree) on civilians, women and children intensify, as its list of war crimes lengthens and as the US... (read more)
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Connecting Africa through ICT
Theme: "Connecting Africa,focus on ICT Broadband infrastructure and Universal Access."
(November 27-29) A three-day ninth edition of the Africa Investment Summit organized by the Ministry of Communications and ICT, Benin and Kemilinks International
The summit takled issues on how countries in African would appreciate and commit to digital... (read more)
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Forget the Past and Move On? . . . . by Jon Sim
Everyone is bound to experience unhappiness in his or her life. I am sure you have had some unpleasant memories too, perhaps some which are of real painful ones? Well, forget the past and move on and let time heal your pain, a lot would advise you. But if I were to just ask, I am sure you can still name me a pretty lot of those unpleasant... (read more)
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Tôi là người hạnh phúc
Bước mãi, bước mãi... cô gái cúi đầu nhìn xuống những bước chân vô đích rồi ngẩng lên hít một hơi thật sâu trong cái lành lạnh của khí trời. Tâm trí không xác định được đường hướng, nên đôi chân mải miết bước mãi suốt hai mươi mấy năm trời vẫn chưa tìm... (read more)
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Looking For India Conference Tour Operators
Savaari India Car Rental offers you car on rent basis with good Packages in India. We provide all type of car including Tata Indica, Maruti Esteem, Honda City, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, Mercedes C/E class, Toyota Innova, Chevrolet Tavera according to your Budget. Our highly skilled, Polite and uniformed chauffeurs is present to sooth away... (read more)
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vaid
Volunteering in Nepal , volunteering Nepal , Volunteer in Nepal , Volunteer Nepal , Volunteer abroad Nepal , Volunteering in South Asia , Volunteering south Asia , Volunteer in south Asia , Volunteer to Nepal , volunteer opportunity in Nepal ,
Volunteer Programs in Nepal , Volunteer abroad Asia , Volunteer Abroad South Asia,
Volunteer... (read more)
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