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(RED) The Lazarus Effect

May 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Celebrity, Charities/Cause, Health and fitness, Inspiring, Tracy's Posts

Last night on Facebook, (RED) ‘The Lazarus Effect’ film Directed by Lance Bangs, Executive Producer Spike Jonze, streamed The Red Carpet live from the screening at MoMA in NY. You can see the film’s Premiere on May 24 th on HBO, YouTube & Channel 4. I originally saw the campaign commercial on Homorazzi.com (LOVE IT) a new [...]

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Svaha Spirit Series ~ Sing by Annie Lennox ~

March 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Celebrity, Charities/Cause, Svaha Spirit Series~Sunday, Tracy's Posts

Our Svaha Spirit Series is meant to be Inspirational. I love music and was inspired while watching Annie Lennox’s video ‘Sing’. To quote directly from her website SING, “When people get together to sing, they become encouraged and inspired.” Isn’t that true! Annie Lennox teamed up with 23 of the world’s most acclaimed female [...]

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Dancing in the Street !

February 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Charities/Cause, Tossed Salad, Tracy's Posts

Vancouver’s very own Robson Street was hit by imagine1day’s official ‘Dancing in the Street’ flashmob on Saturday! If you knew about this event in advance you were able to rehearse on line if you wanted to take part in this choreographed dance! It wasn’t just about keeping the party going that the Opening Ceremonies of [...]

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History of a Tattoo…African ~

February 5th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Tattoo, Tracy's Posts

African Tattoos or Scarification~

The history of tattooing in Africa dates back thousands of years. Until Otzi the Iceman was discovered, the oldest known tattoos belonged to the mummy of Amunet, a priestess of the goddess Hathor somewhere between 2160 BC -1994 BC. The designs found on her mummy, were believed to be symbols of fertility and rejuvenation.

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Ryan in Africa ~

February 3rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Inspiring, Tracy's Posts, Tripping

“So You Want To Be A Safari Guide. It’s what I thought when I was twelve, now I am forty one. Let’s find out. This is a loose record of my experience at ENTABENI NATURE GUIDES six month guiding course.” Ryan Ennis
This is how Ryan In Africa starts. That was the hook for [...]

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Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story

November 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Bonnie's Posts, Inspiring

“Queues of people start lining up at my house to charge their mobile phone.  I could not get rid of them.  And the reporters came too, which lead to bloggers and which lead to a call from something called TED.  I had never seen an airplane before.  I had never slept in a hotel.  So, [...]

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Meshie: Chimpanzee Child

September 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Bonnie's Posts

Maybe it is because we both have long hairy arms or maybe it’s my monkey mind, but I seem to feel some kind of connection with chimpanzees lately.  I came across a touching story on the Natural History Magazine web site.  The story haunts me and so to try and purge myself of it I’ve [...]

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