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Welcome to my voice on the web
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Many people who read In the Eyes of Anahita get inspired to make a difference in this world. It is not important what we do, but rather that we do something. The world will not change overnight. Actually, I always compare the change that needs to happen with the vastness of the ocean. A lot of people feel overwhelmed by this realization, but I encourage you all to find comfort in taking those steps that are within your power, small or big. What is important is that we all move forward, one step at a time. Ultimately the ocean is the sum of googles of little raindrops. Each one of us has the power to be a little raindrop of change. A lot of little raindrops make a very mighty ocean! So browse around, pick a topic that is near to your heart and ACT!
For those that need more inspiration, I encourage you to visit www.quantumshift.tv an online video web community which I started earlier this year where those who make a difference in this world share their stories.
Teachers and students, check out the 'Be the Change! Share the Story!' school video contest at www.quantumshift.tv/schools Prize value$50,000! Registration before January 31, 2008.
Many people have been deeply affected by In the Eyes of Anahita. The feedback I have received and the life changing stories I have heard have been overwhelming. Afterall, I just wanted to make the reader think about certain things. Stories certainly do change lives and that is why it is so important to share them. Here is just one example of how In the Eyes of Anahita changed a young persons live forever:
If you have any inspiring stories on video, share them and inspire others by uploading them to www.quantumshift.tv
Together with a group of committed people we started earlier this year SHI - Canada. As soon as we can provide tax receipts for donations to support SHI's valuable actions in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Belize we will setup our Canadian website to accept those donations online. The site will also provide discussion materials for bookclubs and house parties. For now we still are refering to the US site of SHI.
In action & co-creation,
Hugo Bonjean
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OneWorld Gift Guide (OneWorld)
Looking for meaningful gifts for your family and friends? Gift Products Purchase fair trade crafts, music, clothing, note cards and other gifts for your family and friends this holiday season!
Cornell creates life-changing business opportunities with the world's poorest people (Cornell News Service)
When most people hear about "helping the world's poor," they think of international aid or government assistance programs.
Remarks by the President at Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference (Centre Daily Times)
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Critical time for start up businesses (Western People)
“HELPING emerging businesses is not just a nice thing to do - at this stage in Ireland’s economic development, actively supporting more start ups is now a survival issue", says businessman, Alfie Kane, former Chief Executive of eircom.
Remarks by the President at Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference (Christian News Wire)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please be seated. (Applause.) How beautiful was that? From being a homeless mother of two to introducing the President of the United States. (Applause.) There has to be a higher power.
Remarks by the President at Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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President Bush Attends Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference (White House News)
President Bush on Thursday said, "Groups like yours have harnessed a power that no government bureaucracy can match. So when I came to Washington, my goal was to ensure that government made you a full partner in our efforts to serve those in need. And the results have been uplifting. And that's what we're here to talk about today. It's an opportunity to celebrate your achievements, to thank you ...
Fact Sheet: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Delivering Help and Hope to Millions at Home and Around the World (White House News)
Today, President Bush will address the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) "Innovations in Effective Compassion" National Conference. President Bush used his first executive order as President to establish the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives at the White House, and his next one created Faith-Based and Community offices within major Federal ...
Uganda: Her Love for Animals Keeps Gorillas, People in Bwindi Healthy (AllAfrica.com)
HER inspiration is not rooted in big names, but a pet. This pet, a cat, did not even have a name. Pussycat is all it went by. But its meek disposition and tenderness infused love into people around it. Young Gladys Kalema was one such of the pet's biggest fans.
Finance and Commerce is the must-read and must-use business resource. (Finance and Commerce)
Updated June 23 at 9:15 a.m.
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The 'other' world news - IPS News Headlines (also on the home page)
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COLOMBIA: The General Ingrid Hugged
MONTEVIDEO, Jul 6 (IPS) - General Mario Montoya Uribe, the national commander
of the Colombian army, whom Ingrid Betancourt thanked on
Wednesday for rescuing her from captivity, has a controversial
service record.
G8: A Mountain Of Wishes Waits
TOYAKO, Japan, Jul 5 (IPS) - When the leaders of seven western industrial
democracies and Russia gather for their meetings Jul. 7-9 in
Toyako on the northern island of Hokkaido, a mountain of wishes
tabled by a multitude of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
from around the world would have piled up before them.
THAILAND: For Fisheries, Depleted Seas Worse Than Insurgency
PATTANI, Thailand, Jul 5 (IPS) - Rohana Samu is among the fortunate. She is glad to
have steady work for the past four years no matter how monotonous
her job is -- working an eight-hour shift daily in a frigid room,
cleaning fish.
ENVIRONMENT: Profit in Watching - Not Hunting - Whales
SANTIAGO, Chile, Jul 5 (Tierramérica) - Eighteen Latin American countries are currently
involved in whale and dolphin watching tourism, which brings in
about 278 million dollars a year. But experts say there is a lack
of standards, research and education to ensure that it is a
sustainable activity.
HONDURAS: The Data You Seek Will Be Available - in 2018
TEGUCIGALPA, Jul 5 (IPS) - In a highly controversial decision, the Honduran
Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP) has decided to
keep from public scrutiny for 10 years key documents from the
Finance Ministry and the tax collection authority.
COLOMBIA: Uribe's 2006 Reelection "Flawed" - Supreme Court
BOGOTA, Jul 5 (IPS) - At the same time that Colombian President Álvaro
Uribe was welcoming U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John
McCain in the north of the country, the Supreme Court issued a
communiqué calling on the government to "respect and obey the
decisions" of the courts.
PAKISTAN: Two Journalists Kidnapped on Restive Border
PESHAWAR, Jul 5 (IPS) - The abduction Friday of two Pakistani journalists
representing the New York Times (NYT) in troubled Mohmand Agency
by pro-Taliban fighters has put the spotlight on a spate of
kidnappings for ransom that has swept the Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan.
ENVIRONMENT-CHAD: Peacekeepers Try To Tread Lightly
IRIBA, Jul 4 (IPS) - Polish army Lieutenant Colonel Marc Gryga didn’t
realize he was planning on building his country’s major base here
in eastern Chad on top of a cemetery. "It didn’t look like
any cemetery you see in the United States or Europe," he
says, referring to absence of headstones.
CHINA: Cheap Schools Carried Terrible Cost
BEIJING, Jul 4 (IPS) - The silence surrounding investigations into why so
many schools collapsed during China's massive earthquake in
May suggests Beijing's reluctance to face up to the fact
that the failure of government education policies is partly to
blame for the deaths of thousands of children.
G8: 'Make Or Break on Climate Change'
TOKYO, Jul 4 (IPS) - Japan is preparing to test its leadership role at
the summit meeting of seven western industrial democracies and
Russia (G8) Jul. 7-9 in Toyako on the northern island of Hokkaido.
POLITICS-BOLIVIA: Volatile Loyalties, Deep Divisions
LA PAZ, Jul 4 (IPS) - The governing party in Bolivia is reeling from its
latest electoral defeat, and beginning to doubt the popularity of
President Evo Morales, who is putting his office, the vice
president's and those of provincial governors up for
ratification in a recall referendum to be held on Aug. 10.
ECONOMY: Little to Cheer on U.S. Independence Day
WASHINGTON, Jul 4 (IPS) - The world's biggest economy marked
Independence Day Friday with little cause for economic cheer. Job
losses are the worst in nearly six years and a de facto recession
appears to have gripped all sectors.
DEATH PENALTY-PAKISTAN: Reprieve Call Could Save Thousands
KARACHI, Jul 4 (IPS) - Some 7,000 death row inmates -- a quarter of the
estimated condemned prisoners worldwide -- are expected to be
spared and eventually freed following a call by Pakistan’s prime
minister to honour the memory of the assassinated political
leader Benazir Bhutto.
POLITICS-US: Vets Mull Wins and Losses in Benefits Fight
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 4 (IPS) - You could hear the joy in Patrick Campbell's
voice as he reflected on U.S. President George W. Bush's
signing Monday of a new GI Bill of Rights for veterans returning
home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
CORRUPTION: Norway Turns the Spotlight on Tax Havens
OSLO, Jul 4 (IPS) - A new commission appointed by Norway will
investigate ways of putting a stop to the huge flows of money
into tax havens. Tax evasion and corruption are believed to cost
poor countries at least 50 billion dollars a year.
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