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Telling Tales by I Miss My Childhood on Oct 30, 2009Since it's almost Halloween night, let's include more spine-chilling tales from yesteryear into our festivities. We recently revisited Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Edgar Allan Poe's Alone. But why stop there? About.com has the...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by I Miss My Childhood on Oct 25, 2009The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane (1858) by John QuidorHalloween wouldn't be the same without children and adults alike, rehashing the harrowing saga of Ichabod Crane: that lanky and superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut who one autu...

Historical UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - can implementation be far behind? by Collaborative Journeys on Oct 15, 2009On September 13, 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  This universal human rights instrument is a symbol of hope for the world’s 370 million indigenous people.  It took 20 year...

Historical UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – can implementation be far behind? by Collaborative Journeys on Oct 15, 2009On September 13, 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  This universal human rights instrument is a symbol of hope for the world’s 370 million indigenous people.  It took 20 year...

Some low-cost data visualization tools that can enhance your story telling by Collaborative Journeys on Oct 5, 2009We know a good story can give momentum to a vision or idea.  I previously posted here on the utility of data visualization as a way to improve your story telling.  This week I learnt more about data visualization tools from A Consumer’s Guide to...

The Chef’s Last Supper by Poivre Media Company on Sep 30, 2009Original story can be viewed at www.urbandiner.ca As you walked in through the front doors, the hostess would greet you, find your reservation, and in the background you couldn’t help but notice the bar in full swing, making the finest classic and...

Caring about others around the world – another calamity in the Philippines by Collaborative Journeys on Sep 29, 2009I don’t know what to say other than… more heartbreaking news from the Philippines. Just finished communicating with some people I was working with, in Manila, only a few weeks ago. Over the weekend just passed, they were fighting for their very...