 TIGblogs
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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 Latest TakingITGlobal News |
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Laura Kenyon , the Online Community Manager and Editor, took some time out of her busy day to do a quick interview, in which I learned a lot about this active woman. She was born in Toronto , Ontario and went to Queens University... (read more)
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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 novel.
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 Last 24 Hours |
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Neighbourhood Capacity Building
Anishnawbe Mushkiki in partnership with the Windsor and Academy Neighbourhood Policing Stations and the Indian Friendship Centres asked to have Body Image workshops done this week. The sites were very different and I was amazed at the range of knowledge that these kids ages 7-12 have in these low income neighbourhoods.
We were able to... (read more)
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FOOD CRISIS
The current actions by the World Bank, ‘the New Deal’ and that of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ‘the 10 Point Plan’ to stem global food crisis spanning from school feeding, food for work to the reduction of distorting subsidies and trade barriers are commendable. Although these plans may be workable, they are... (read more)
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Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe's electricity
Today I read a fascinating article about a possible new source of alternative clean energy. I just wanted to post my thoughts here, since it seems like an amazing idea which is actually doable!
Scientists and innovators are working to harness the immense power of the desert sun to provide a clean source of electricity to Europe, and can help... (read more)
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A war between the spirit and self
You can't be a child of God and a child of the world:
By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter -
Nassau, Bahamas:
Christians fall from grace daily, but it's what you do after "backsliding" that counts, according to many Christian leaders.
"To live a Christian life is a continuing warfare," says Bishop John Humes, National... (read more)
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Latest News: Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo (DRC)
The United Nations says it is alarmed by the number of deaths in a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 26 inmates have died from acute malnutrition at the main prison in the city of Mbuji Mayi in Kasai Oriental province since February. Four inmates died of hunger Since July 13 alone. The UN says it is... (read more)
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Dreams
Many great dreams die because the dreamers lack the confidence to declare them.
the happiest people in the world are those who are living out their dreams. Dr john C. maxwell
You need a big vision of where you are going and what you want, locate the power to seize opportunities and get into action to reach your bigger dreams and vision.
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Zim talks: EU has no role to play
Zim talks: EU has no role to play
By Caesar Zvayi
SIX years ago, April 7 2002 to be specific, Tony Blair’s chief policy advisor, Robert Cooper, published a candid essay that outraged right-thinking people across the world but which put into perspective Western dealings with Zimbabwe today.
The essay titled, "The Post-Modern State",... (read more)
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