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Taimi Arvidson is an intern for Mercy Corps in Portland. She is pursuing her B.A. at the University of Oregon in International Studies and Journalism where her major concentration is international development through communication and the media. She lived abroad in Finland in 2005 and has since traveled throughout Europe and Central America. In her free time she enjoys doing anything outside, from skiing Mount Hood to biking Eugene's pathways.

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May 3, 2008 - Turning (Food) Crisis Into Opportunity?
Apr 16, 2008 - What Taiwan Could Teach Tibet
Apr 11, 2008 - Hunger's New Face
Mar 14, 2008 - India Halted in its Tracks


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Namibia: Kavango Communities Get Natural With It

All Africa - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 04:01
THE GOSPEL of sustainable use of Namibia's natural resources is increasingly being preached in many parts of the country.

Kenya's cabinet learns the ropes

BBC News - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 04:37
Kenya's power-sharing cabinet meets for the first time for former rivals to learn how to work as a team.

Burma rejects need for foreign aid workers, UN blasts regime

Times Online - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 00:11
Eyewitness report from disaster-struck region

Burma shuns foreign aid workers

BBC News - Fri, 05/09/2008 - 03:55
Burma wants aid but is "not ready" for foreign experts, its foreign ministry says, as fears grow for cyclone survivors.

The future of social networking: mobile phones

Times Online - Thu, 05/08/2008 - 16:00
Picture this: a young woman goes to a party. She doesn't know anyone but it's fine because she has her mobile with her. A few clicks and she accesses the profiles of a dozen people at the party, including their pictures. She's in luck: two of them turn out to be friends of friends. She messages them and they start to chat.
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