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Recession and the bad economy have affected people in so many different ways. From companies having to let go of their employees to stores and businesses shutting down, there are so many people getting affected by the recession. All these fall into the income versus spending cycle; where companies are laying off people and due to that people are unable to spend and this lack of spending is causing businesses to shut down. With things being so bleak and people getting frustrated with joblessness, one of the option that has presented itself is relocation. While looking out for employment people are presented with the choice of taking up a job outside of the place they have settled in or gotten used to...

Prejudices are within all human beings because they have a preference for a certain way of doing something to a belief about a certain group of individuals to a specific religion or philosophy based upon the sum total of their experiences. When human resource department hire any individual, they also find themselves with a lot of prejudices that can ultimately affect teamwork to the bottom line. And let us not forget all those potentially expensive laws suits that could be filed with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (US). Having a fixed belief that may potentially insult to limit the overall productivity of the organization is not a good thing and yet how does any organization avoid it...

Is there an ideal retirement? Is there a typical scene of serenity for senior years? Obviously, there needs to be some financial security. No one is totally serene if he has to worry about where the next buck is coming from. But what else would make a serene retirement? Here's one scenario: no prejudices, no pretenses and no burdensome obligations. First, no prejudices. Some may think of prejudice as being biased against a certain person or group of persons. But prejudice is about being closed-minded. When one is closed-minded, he won't try new things. He won't taste certain foods because he doesn't THINK he'll like it. He won't travel to certain places because he has a pre-conceived notion about...

This past week in my U.S. History class we have been talking about some of the stereotypes the Native Americans faced. We then are relating this to the students own lives-both how they have experienced stereotypes and how they have been stereotypical of others. This is a vital practice we should apply to our own lives in overcoming our own hidden prejudices and judgmental attitudes. First of all, try to think of areas in your life where you felt you have experienced unfair prejudice or stereotypes because of a certain part of who you are. In my life, I think can think of a few areas. For example, living in here in Costa Rica, I sometimes feel that I am stereotyped because I am from the U.S. There is...

Colleges and universities across the nation approach enrollment diversity in many different ways. Some schools actively seek to diversify their student body, while other schools maintain that academic excellence should be the most important factor when considering a student for admission. Currently, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents is considering the role that diversity plays in higher education. Recently, at a forum on diversity in Maryland, many influential members of the state education system met to discuss how Maryland is dealing with diversity in higher education. Dan Mote, University of Maryland President, Brit Kirwan, university system chancellor, and others expressed...

It's a fact of life... everyone gets angry sometimes. Anger is such a common emotion that all you have to do to see an example is walk along any high street or town centre and you'll witness people losing their tempers in many different situations - road rage, parental anger, strangers in a queue, at a store checkout, the list goes on. This observation demonstrates that we must accept anger as being a natural element of our human mindset. Anger can be manifested in numerous ways and have countless effects and outcomes. Anger can be divided into two main types - positive and negative. Positive anger can, perhaps surprisingly, be an excellent motivator and propel you to great achievement. It can impel...

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. Lou Holtz, only NCAA coach to lead six different college teams to postseason bowl games and winner of the national championship and coach of the year honors. There are two ways to go through life: blaming other people and circumstances for our failings or accepting responsibility for our situation. You cannot change other people. You can rarely even influence them with any reliability. You cannot change circumstances - we are all victims of our circumstances. The only thing you can change is yourself. Many people read those words and respond, "of course, I know that, what purpose is there in stating the obvious...

One things for sure, Atlanta doesn't do mediocre. It seems to be the city of Interesting as far as things to do and places to see are concerned. Not only is it considered to be one of the hottest spots to be these days, with the fastest growing urban sprawl in the United States, but it's full of quirky and fascinating draw cards that'll make your trip to Georgia unforgettable. Your itinerary should go like this; Centennial Olympic Park for festivals and activities for kids, and also an opportunity to see what Atlanta has done to the park since the 1996 Olympic Games. There are the new Fountain of Rings, as well as concerts and shows and sports events held in the stadium. Underground Atlanta; this...

France has provided the American voters many lessons in how starkly contrasting candidates, failed policies of high taxes and overregulation and "scum" immigrants who regularly challenge their host nation's culture, can inspire record turnouts of over eighty five percent of a population. In the most important election of a generation, French men and women marched to the polls to redirect the future of France. The citizens had a real choice. They faced two candidates with differing present and future visions of a proud country who was on the verge of losing its grandeur. Small businesses were suffocated in a system that punished growth while workers were penalized for laboring beyond thirty...

After visiting an exquisite American diner for a scrumptious lunch with an associate on a recent trip to New York I had a somewhat unusual experience which made me ponder deeply (It's what philosophers do right?) over some of the everyday notions we live by in contemporary society. Myself and Chris - my friend and associate on the trip - had just stepped out of this restaurant somewhere in Manhattan, with my tourist gaze still trapped in the wonderment of the architectural magnificence of the one hundred and eight year old 'Flatiron Building' located at 175 Fifth Avenue, when all of a sudden I got a strange tap on my left shoulder with an energetic vocal assertion '' Hey brother man, we gotta seize...

A decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. Yes ELECTION, the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. According to Fr. Fank Pavone, M.E.V. National Director, "it's a declarations of "done deal" beforethey're done. It's war of polls and "front-runners," of probabilities and predictions". There are two important questions relating to elections; The first is that who may vote, which is a central issue in elections and the second is which stage are we in regard to election. Before clarifying about these two important questions we must have some pre...

I was overwhelmed often by then US President John F. Kennedy for his charismatic leadership and his eternal love for peace. As the 35th President of the United States, he served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Though he was from a politically prominent Irish-American Kennedy family, he was so down to earth and considered an icon of American liberalism. His bravery and heroism well reflected during World War II by rescuing a fellow sailor in the South Pacific. He was elected as the US President in 1960, in one of the closest elections in history after he served in his home state of Massachusetts as both a member of the House of Representatives and Senate. His inaugural address on Friday...

The city of Atlanta, Georgia is a terrific place to live and work. It offers a host of special opportunities which allow entrepreneurship to flourish. So not only can you locate your successful business in Atlanta, but you can happily raise your family in this vibrant city as well. As most people know, Atlanta is the capital city of the state of Georgia, in the United States of America. It is the birthplace of it's most famous son, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Prize winner, and prominent leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. However, most people are unaware that Atlanta has been one of the fastest growing cities in the world over recent decades. During the last twenty years, Atlanta has...

Set upon a sprawling 256 acre campus is the reputable Howard University. With long established reputation of academic excellence dating back to 1867, this institution steadily carries on its tradition and will continue to do so in to the future. It is also noteworthy for being the only formidable research based university that is predominately African American. With its current status it should come as no surprise that this educational institute also played an instrumental role in the American Civil Rights Movement. A notable event that contributed to the movement was the publishing of 'The New Negro' newspaper that helped bring about the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to the Civil Rights Movement...

Martin Luther King Jr was one of the most prominent advocates of the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s. In contrast to some civil rights activists Martin Luther King generally promoted a non-violent strategy of social change. (This policy of non-violent resistance drew inspiration from similar campaigns by M.Gandhi in India's Independence struggle. For his efforts he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1964 Early Life Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929. Both his father and grandfather were pastors in an African-American Baptist church, King would also later follow them into the ministry. M.Luther King attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, (segregated schooling) and...

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929, was ordained minister at the age of 19, and rose to national prominence as a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Martin Luther King was committed to nonviolence but he was not passive. His celebrated letter from the Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963) is a true battle cry. "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed ... For years now I have heard the word 'Wait.' It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'" His example is teaching us...

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Gandhi woke up at 3:30 am Fri, January 30, 1948. He had just finished a six day fast. He was scheduled to lead an outdoor prayer meeting for peace. He said his morning prayers, and then spent the day writing letters and meeting with an official from India's new government. He was escorted to the prayer meeting by his grand nieces, Abha and Manu to a crowd of about five hundred that had gathered. When he arrived people cleared a path for him, many bowing down. He reached the stage and offered a traditional Hindu greeting, putting his hands together and stretching them up high. With out warning a young man rushed from the crowd. Manu tried to hold him back, but he knocked her aside. He pulled out a...

> Civil rights movements are the significant part of American history. The appearance of the Black Power Movement, which lasted from 1966 to 1975, blown up and steadily eclipsed the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to embrace racial seemliness, economic and political independence, and lack of restrictions from white power. Discriminatory laws and violence in racial sense directed to African Americans had started to flourish in the US by the last decade of the nineteenth century, a period sometimes referred to as the lowest point of American race affairs. In many states government officials had began to call for or allow discrimination. NAACP used lawsuit and lobbying...

Iranian Protest: The Green Revolution President Obama and his administration have been taking heat by some in Congress and the Press on why very little has coming out of the white house about what's going on in Iran. As the drama of the Iranian protests unfolding on television across the U.S. every day more and more people are wondering why hasn't the president of the United State spoken more to the Iranian people with strong assurances of solidarity and to the government of Iran with stern warnings of restraint. Obama's measured statements so far attempt to speak up for human rights while preserving U.S. options and lessening the chance that he becomes a scapegoat for the cleric-led government...

The key issues of the Obama Campaign, or of any presidential candidate for that matter, have always been of interest to large number of people. What America does in terms of its policies, within and outside of the nation, certainly proves influential and important for the rest of the world. Here is a brief account of Obama's views on various issues like civil rights, economy and defense. Disparities continue to trouble the American civil rights system. Intolerance and hate crimes have been on the rise. Recent studies have discovered numerous organized efforts to intimidate mislead and suppress minority voters and pay inequity among men and women continue too in one of the most advanced nations of...

Georgia State is on the banks of the Mississippi River and it is one of the biggest States out of the surrounding states. There are several people who have been famous from Georgia, like inventors, discoverers and great men. Jimmy Carter was born in Plains of Georgia and was the seventy-sixth governor of the state. He was the president of the United States of America from the year 1977 until the year 1981. He received his university education from Georgia Tech University. He won the Nobel Prize for his Presidency much later in 2002. He is also one the oldest living ex presidents of the United States. Martin Luther King Jr is also from Georgia and he was born in Atlanta. He is one of the most...

America, a proud country has proud people. It is a nation that is made of variety and diversity in culture and races. It is the place approached by people seeking American dreams. Actually, most people from various countries are of the opinion that America is the only country where one can seek a life for their children and themselves and live in a better standard. It has experienced lots of wars and has survived. Also, it is a nation which has the best economy in the whole world and also is considered as the country that embraces democracy and freedom and is known to be among the countries that are very powerful today. But, behind all these, the Americans are the key things that really make America...

Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr. like his life have inspired millions around the world. The Nobel laureate was one of the most important leaders of the African American civil rights movement. The inspirational leader is considered a global human rights icon. Martin Luther King, Jr. was known for his words and the impact that these words created. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on 15 th of January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Montgomery Bus Boycott, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Civil rights movement were some of the major incidents Martin Luther King was associated with. His quotations along with his speeches have managed to bring about a change in people and their attitude. Some of...

Global rating of the product: 4.5 stars Scratches, catchy drum beats, crazy instrumentals introduce Let's Fight. Tupac appears like a walking nightmare, ready to oppress with his offensive lyrics and his unbeatable flow. Open your ears and let the master teach you about thug life. Tattoo Tearz is built on soft guitar and violin sounds combined with an harmonic melody. Instrumentals are intelligently worked on and totally match with the unsafe atmosphere described by thug poet Tupac in the inimitable and genuine style of his. This song is truly a must hear. Style biters are probably a rapper s worst nightmare. Pale imitators and untalented people are often attracted towards genuine talents with a...

If there could be one thing that could best express the strings of emotion striking human mind, it is possibly music. Music envelops within itself human emotions and also sooths the mind of its listeners. If we look closely at the various genres of music prevailing at various corners of the globe, it would be apparent that music originating at a particular country carries with itself the culture and traditions of that place. Jazz happened to be the musical art that originated among African American communities in Southern parts of United States. Its origin dates back to early nineteenth century when African slaves were being brought into the continent. Festivals were organized at which the African...

Kwanzaa is a festival celebrated by the African American communities to relive their traditional values. Some people consider this festival to be a substitute for Christmas, which is a misconception. This festival is the time to celebrate the values of family, community, responsibility, commerce as well as self improvement. The word Kwanzaa means "The First Fruit of The Harvest." This festival has gained a lot of acceptance from the people throughout US. The festival, Kwanzaa, was founded in the year 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. In one of the most famous newspapers, New York Times, it is being reported that there are about 18 million people throughout the world who celebrate this amazing event...

In the years before the consent decree was signed, Puerto Rican parents and educators in New York City had faced institutional resistance to the implementation of bilingual and ESL instruction and to their demands for community participation in the governance of neighborhood schools. While the "Boricua" community was struggling for bilingual/bicultural education programs, African Americans sought to obtain desegregated, high-quality schooling in community-controlled public schools. Encouraged by the civil rights victories of African Americans, Puerto Rican leaders created organizations like Aspira and PRLDEF and engaged in protracted negotiations with the central school board. These measures led to...

The importance of American real estate values is now being witnessed as major banks around the world have joined the U.S Federal Reserve to pump cash into our banking system in hopes of preventing a worldwide economic catastrophe. Wall Street's cave-in has resulted from declining real estate values precipitated by our foreclosure crisis. John McCain, in televised comments on CNN September 19th placed the blame for the financial crisis squarely on the backs of the poor and minorities by claiming that Fanniemae and Freddymac, the quasi-governmental mortgage giants, are to blame for approving sub-prime mortgages to people that couldn't afford them in areas that were formerly red-lined. This is a thinly...

Jazz is a musical art form that has expanded well beyond its own genre definition, transforming with every era and begetting countless other popular modern genre forms in the process. As an artistic invention of African American communities primarily in the Southern region of the United States, jazz finds its earliest roots in New Orleans, where black performers blended Southern blues, the startling variations of Caribbean music, and an altered form of traditional European instrumentation. Resistance to "hot jazz" in the early twentieth century ultimately contributed to the evolution of jazz music in the 1930s. In the 1920s, jazz music had spread to the North, Chicago and New York, where bands gave...

Since the election of President Obama, there has been an increase in an interest in African fashions among African American communities. Clothing is often an expression of who we are. There are those who celebrate their African heritage through a variety of African clothing styles. These ethnic styles are a very versatile and dynamic way to tell others who they are and what they are about. No doubt African clothing has a rich diverse history. Clothing from different regions of the continent of Africa is a reflection of that region and diversity. It can be very overwhelming trying to understand the different styles and what each style represents. This article is meant to be the first of many that...

The purpose of a nonprofit organization is clear. It is a self governing entity established to attend the needs of the less fortunate. Although established as corporations, the aim of nonprofit organizations is not the same as its counterpart the for-profit corporation. Revenue generated through nonprofits is used for the benefit of its purpose and mission to the public. Local and federal government systems rely heavily on nonprofit entities to provide service to constituents they are unable to assist. To ensure the quality of life of the American public government organizations stream funding sources to nonprofits nationwide through large sums of money in the form of grants. Nonprofits who agree to...

Booker T. Washington who had only managed to get a primary education that allowed his probationary admittance to Hampton Institute after his emancipation from slavery through the 1865 proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, proved such an exemplary student, teacher, and speaker that the principal and founder of Hampton Samuel C. Armstrong recommended him to Alabamans who were trying to establish a school for African Americans in their state to lead them in their effort. But Washington preferred to become a teacher first in his home town in Tinkersville, West Virginia. He served there for three years. In 1878 he left to attend Wayland Seminary in Washington DC, but stayed on for only six months. In 1879...

A while back at one of the Tea Party rallies, a group in the crowd started yelling racial epithets at an African American senator. This was the only time racist remarks have come from the any of these rallies. They are, though, accused of being racist simply because they oppose the policies of a president who happens to be black. Is History Repeating Itself? When Communist Russia occupied Poland a movement started called the Polish Solidarity Movement. The Polish were under communist Russia and wanted out. They had a workers strike and stopped working. Pope John Paul, who was Polish, supported the movement, as did President Ronald Reagan. The intention was a war of attrition of sorts. The Polish...

Racisms: A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority in a specific race. Prejudice: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights; especially detriment to one's legal rights. For those of us that teach or consult about international culture, we realize quickly that there will be some people who accuse us of spreading racist views or perpetuating stereotypes. These critics believe that discussing the differences between cultures is the same as saying that one group is inferior to another group. Those that make this argument are really missing the point...

There is today a growing concern about attack of diabetes on African Americans. Data from the National Diabetes Education Program, for example, indicate that diabetes is hitting African Americans in epidemic proportions. The African Americans constitute one of biggest ethnic groups in the US that heavily suffers from Type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, the affliction is the leading cause of disability and mortality among African Americans in the country. A number of factors that cause Type 2 diabetes has been identified. Genetic factors, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes during pregnancy and high cholesterol are some of the factors that are believed to cause some 95 percent of all cases of Type 2...

There are many misunderstandings for employers and employees with regards to equality and diversity and new laws that have been adopted in the UK recently. Some Common Misconceptions There are many misunderstandings for employers and employees with regards to equality and diversity and new laws that have been adopted in the UK recently. Acas the Conciliation and Advisory Service, which set up over 100 years ago in the UK to assist and help mediate differences between workers and management (rather old fashioned terms now), identified and discussed some of these issues on its website recently. ACAS discussed age prejudice, pregnancy concerns and race discrimination. When advertising for a fluent...

In the overheated political climate in America, there's a lot of charges of racism being tossed around. This may seem innocent, just typical political propaganda, but it can have devastating consequences, and real people can get hurt. Just ask Shirley Sherrod, who just got fired from her post with the US Dept. of Agriculture because of a speech she made back in March at an NAACP banquet. Shirley is an innocent victim who got caught up in the drama between the NAACP and the Tea Party movement. NAACP leader Ben Jealous asked Tea Party leaders to denounce and repudiate racist elements in the movement, while he freely acknowledged that the Tea Party movement itself isn't racist. His concern was more...

Why read Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter From A Birmingham Jail?" Why read a letter that was written decades ago in a cold jail cell by a man who has been dead for almost forty years? The answer is simple. Dr. King wrote this eloquent and profound letter while confined in a Birmingham city jail. In this letter responding to criticism from his fellow clergymen, Dr. King explains to the world why he has gone about his activities the way he has. His fellow clergymen called his activities "unwise and untimely" and questioned his methods and motivations. This letter's purpose was to explain to people why he chose to implement his direct-action, non-violent protests at that time and why he could not wait...

The 6 statuses (stages) that emerge in sequence and reflect abandonment of racism, according to the White Racial Identity Development Model (Helms) are Contact, disintegration, pseudo-independence, immersion-emersion, and autonomy. According to the White Racial Identity Development Model, people at the Contact status of identity development usually have limited contact with people of color, are oblivious to their own whiteness, and are unaware of the implications of racial differences. In the Disintegration status of the White Racial Identity Development Model, Whites experience increasing awareness of their whiteness and of racial inequalities due to increased cross-racial interactions, leading to...

To The Citizens of The United States of America And Their Congress The American Peasant "Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is."  1st Corinthians 3:13   An American revolution is in motion while the arrogant Obama administration denies and shamefully ignores all of the obvious signs.  Obama regards all Americans as mere peasants "grubbin' for taters on the King's land", his land, to which he intends to strip bare of any semblance of greatness rather than protect and nurture it to the benefit of all its citizens.  Every feudal king in history knew that the land was...

A person's reputation is important and valuable, and must be protected. In July, 2010 a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, Shirley Sherrod, was all over the nightly news, with allegations of racism. Even the NAACP denounced and repudiated her. Shortly after the controversy surfaced, Ms. Sherrod was summarily fired by USDA. In fact, she was driving to a meeting when she received a series of calls, one of which indicated the "White House" wanted her out of there. Under extreme pressure Ms. Sherrod submitted her resignation. All of this took place in a little over one day. It turns out it was all one giant, public, misunderstanding, with statements taken out of context, facts in complete...

 Dr. Hasan A. Yahya  Unfortunately, the title has no easy answer without racial discrimination intent. May be, or may be not!  However, including Islamists and Muslims in any crime by some western Media (especially American owned or controlled by Jews) has the same inclination of racism. Why the first question can be described as attempting racism, while the statement on Muslims and Islam is not?  To be fair and just, in telling or analyzing  history writers have not to be racists. Otherwise, there statements would be unfair to any people or to the rules of human rights. Writers have to be justified in their writings when they stand against injustice in any form and in any situation. This...

Nowhere in the Bible do I see the statement that we need to just pray a sinners prayer, go to church and continue in our sin and lusts and we will be welcomed into heaven. This verse describes the people who will be found in heaven Hebrews 12:14 (New King James Version) 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: Does this look easy to you? Is there anyone that you don't like? Do you not love Catholics and show them the true gospel every time you meet them with no judgmental tones but do you lead them into a full saving knowledge of Jesus? How are you with Muslims? Do you love them and are you full of grace and peace with them? What about Asians and the...

a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href=" title="arranged matrimony">arranged matrimony, it is considered as a sign of disrespect towards the family. Now the question is whether an arranged marriage is a boon or bane? Different people have different opinions for it. As per statistics, the divorce rate for arranged marriages in these countries is much lower than those in the United States, where marriages out of love rule. Whereas love marriages are always considered as a safer option as the girl and the boy know each other beforehand. The concept of arranged marriages is a very popular norm in India. It is how most of the Indians get...

Over the past several days, the story of Shirley Sherrod, formally the Georgia State Director of Rural Development, has monopolized the news, eclipsing the Gulf oil spill, the long-awaited passing of HR 4213 extending emergency unemployment benefits, and the recent heating up of the conflict in Afghanistan. Sherrod deserves an apology says the American people, as a 2-minute clip vilifying her was found to be taken out of context, pulled from a 40-minute speech she presented at a NAACP banquet earlier this year. At the onset it appeared that Sherrod was indeed a racist. Fox News, the White House, NAACP, and Sherrod's boss, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, all reportedly weighed in with their...

Changing the face of American politics, the US presidential election of 2008 has turned out to be truly historic. The election has succeeded in demolishing the social obstacle posed by racism. By electing the 47 year old Illinois senator, voters have also signaled a generational shift. As election news started trickling in, people gathered around large TV screens put up in various locations across the country. The face of Barack Obama sparked innumerable cheers as his success story finally began to add up. The Democrat's supporters started congratulating each other as soon as their tally touched the 200 mark, with the Republicans still languishing at 85. Crowds, craving for the official victory...

Drama movies have always been some of the top rated movies in the theatres and in movie stores. But there are five great movies that can hold the position of the top movies of all time. The first top-rated movie is "Citizen Kane". This movie was released in 1941. A reporter is searching dying Charles Kane's life to try to understand the meaning of the word rosebud. People who know Kane share stories about him and these are featured as a series of flashbacks of his life. The second movie is "2001: A Space Odyssey". "2001: A Space Odyssey" was released in 1968. The director is Stanley Kubrick. A manned mission is sent to the moon but on the way the ships computer goes crazy. The Third film is "The...

Some time in July I was watching our local TV station, CityTV, and I caught a part of a report about a Toronto couple that had remortgaged their home to start a non-profit community development organization in a small town on the Pacific Coast in Peru. I didn't catch their name or their contact information, only the website: I used the contact email on the website to try to locate this couple and to ask them for an interview. I got a response back and met Danielle Lafond, the female member of the couple and co-creator of the project, in a restaurant in Toronto's Greektown and was struck by her youthful energy, idealism and commitment to improving this world. The decision to put their own finances...