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laurakenyon TIG's V6 Launch Party
laurakenyon
December 23 | 3:10PM

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)
Featured TIGblog  Featured TIGblog
Colorss every moment
anandk
December 31 | 9:00AM

Dear Colorss Close your eyes for a minute and visualize the most amazing moment of your life...Everyone has got something or the other special moments in life which are very near to them. Lets remember all those special moments today this moment and thank god for giving us this opportunity. Happy New Year For Love, Anand (read more)
Last 24 Hours  Last 24 Hours
johnpiermont
January 6 | 5:52AM
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Imeverybodysfellow
Untitled
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)
Philippines
abimoore
January 6 | 5:08AM
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Abi Moore
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)
United Kingdom
sidsayed
January 6 | 4:17AM
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siddiqua
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)
India
mdanishkhan
January 5 | 11:53PM
3 comments
Danish Khan (webmaster@mdanishkhan.tk)
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)
Saudi Arabia
melissasnowden
January 5 | 6:15PM
1 comments
Melissa Snowden
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)
United States
Katea
January 5 | 11:04PM
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hekatea
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)
Philippines
amani007
January 5 | 9:24PM
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amani007
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!) (read more)
Kenya
Nengee01
January 5 | 4:24PM
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Nengak
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)
Nigeria
obedwbc
January 5 | 3:40PM
0 comments
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)
Uganda
QuentinFininen
January 5 | 3:27PM
0 comments
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)
United States
pscornerstone
January 5 | 1:58PM
0 comments
Aare Kornar !
Poetry4Life ! ...Season II
==== LOVE ==== 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)
Nigeria
Chrisjarvis
January 5 | 10:12AM
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Chris Jarvis
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)
Canada
nayufa2000
January 5 | 9:21AM
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Simon
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)
Kenya
zephyr
January 5 | 9:19AM
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Dennis Dames
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)
Bahamas
unyimeabasi
January 5 | 8:02AM
0 comments
mclato
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)
Nigeria
Olowotee
January 5 | 7:53AM
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Olowoyeye Oluwatosin Anu
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)
Nigeria
bachhophoa1986
January 5 | 7:06AM
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bachhophoa
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)
Vietnam
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