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Sometimes the best way to explain how to do something, is to explain how NOT to do something.
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. No matter where you were at that time last year, you probably saw some of the images coming out of the nation that day, as over 500,000 Haitians were either killed or injured and 1,000,000 people became homeless. 
Looks like 2011 is going to be a very green year for consumers! 
We are thrilled to announce the winner for this year's photo contest! "Turtle Tears" by Ravi Jaipal. Congratulations! Also to Robert McKinnon, runner-up with his image, "One World."
If you've taken a gap year or you're thinking about it, consider this a cautionary tale. 
Can volunteer work in Afghanistan and Iraq deter young Canadian Muslims with a potential for "radicalization to violence" from engaging in jihadist violence? 
This Friday, Dec. 10 is International Human Rights Day - the day when the United Nations encourages the world to recognize human rights defenders and support the work they're doing to protect their rights and those of others. So what are you doing on Friday?
Kudos to Selena Rezvani, author of a book on women leaders, who wrote a piece for The Washington Post last week about the benefits and obstacles for women working abroad, specifically in the business world.
There seemed to be a flood of bad news for everyone at Verge on Monday. 
Travel writing is one of those professions that most people think is really cool, easy and fun - staying in fancy hotels or visiting exotic locales 24/7 and whipping up a quick article here and there - but it's actually one of the most misunderstood.
Should more gap year travellers and people taking a career break spend their time off volunteering at home? 
More than a whole third of UK gap-year travellers need to be financially bailed out by their parents. 
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