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Lovely heartwarming yet sad picture
Sometimes a picture is worth a million words – and here is a picture definitely worth checking out, of a gentleman selling Streetwise in Chicago. Enjoy!
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Zimbabwe: Nigel’s Story – the tragedy of country’s cholera outbreak
From: WASH news Africa [Nigel Chigudu lost] five siblings in five hours to the cholera epidemic that has been sweeping across Zimbabwe. “They started vomiting and had serious diarrhoea,” recalls Nigel, 15. “The youngest, Gamu, was 14 months old, and Lameck was 12 years old. It was in the middle of the night; I could… Read More Zimbabwe: Nigel’s Story – the tragedy of country’s cholera outbreak
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Arriving at some deeper awareness of how you’re screwed up doesn’t necessarily make you less screwed up. – Holly Brubach (from You don’t need more willpower… in the January 2009 issue of O)
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Because Christmas also means thinking about others…
… It means that I couldn’t just make it about fun and games – there had to be at least one post about the economic crisis and the world’s current state of affairs! Here is a lovely interview of Mrs. Naomi Klein, whose latest book, The Shock Doctrine, is a must read for every single… Read More Because Christmas also means thinking about others…
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Interesting little tidbit
Canada celebrated its first coast-to-coast white Christmas since 1971 after storms battered much of the country over the last week. Source: here.
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Absolutely hilarious – clean Christmas laughs!
If you are sitting around the computer on Christmas Day looking for something everyone in the family can enjoy, look no further! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkXmOIwpkQ&e]
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The real meaning of Christmas?
I love walking in downtown shopping areas during the days leading to Christmas. Everyone seems to be in a good mood (well, almost everyone), there are bright lights everywhere, colourful packaging with bold designs, cheerful music, delightful scents – in short, it’s like a brief period of amazing cheer and happiness. If only the entire… Read More The real meaning of Christmas?
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CNN: Blog ‘miracle’ saves Christmas for hard-luck family
What a fantastic story! It will most certainly put a smile on your face and a warm feeling in your heart. Article by Oliver Janney, published on CNN on December 25th 2008 A family facing foreclosure is anything but a unique story in these troubled economic times. But this is a happier story of one… Read More CNN: Blog ‘miracle’ saves Christmas for hard-luck family
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Sahar’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
I love Top Ten lists. They are so annoying to make, and, if you happen to work on them in a team, they are all the more nightmarish in that you have to fight sometimes quite passionately with your colleagues. Thankfully this list is mine alone. Perhaps next year, I will have some collaborators… Then… Read More Sahar’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
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Stuck without a gift? Here is something worth looking into…
The gift that gives twice: charity donations! 2 hens and a rooster a hot gift? Charities enjoy upswing in downturn Many cash-crunched Canadians are tucking charity pledge cards in stockings this year, with some organizations reporting significant increases despite the economic downturn. Donations to Yuleanthropy, a charity which funds social programs in Kenya, have doubled… Read More Stuck without a gift? Here is something worth looking into…