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Announcing: YOUTH QUEST CONTEST & other cool new features on ymex.org
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YOUTH QUEST CONTEST!

Do you care about global issues? Are you a blogger, photographer, podcaster, gamer, or do you want to be any of the above? Are you under 18? If you are, then participate in our contest on ymex.org!

[18 years of age or older? Share this contest with your students and friends!]

What is it? Quests are an opportunity for you to showcase your media on global issues that matter to you! Pick one of five quests to learn about a global issue and then team up with other teens around the world to make a new media project with a positive impact!

How do I participate? It's easy! All you have to do is log-in to http://www.ymex.org using your TakingITGlobal account and accept the quest that interests you most. You must complete all steps of the quest by the deadline to enter your Quest into the contest.

Why? Score big points, enjoy the fame as you and your media are in the spotlight, make new friends from around the world, and best of all, raise awareness & make a difference!

Who? Although anyone of any age can take a ymex.org Quest, you must be under 18 years of age to enter this contest. You can be from any part of the world, just make sure your media is in English language-only.

Deadline: All quests must be completed by 11:59 pm GMT on Friday JUNE 20, 2008. Take action today!

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You may be wondering - What exactly are "Quests"? An innovative new concept in collaboration, found only on ymex.org, a Quest is an adventure into a realm of exploration and creation where an issue such as migration meets a type of digital media like audio. Perhaps a young person in Canada realizes that another young person in India and one in China have similar interests and these members work together to complete each step in the Quest, making a lasting record of their ideas, and picking up some skills along the way. Although they may not know what lies ahead, one step builds upon another until they arrive at their destination!
(Also, quests are a way to score big points on ymex!)

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Other cool new features to check out on ymex.org:

Country Pages:
You can see all the members from any country where ymex members are from. See fellow members from India here. Click on any flag to find members from other countries. Remember to complete your profile and add a profile picture to add more color to your country page, as well as tags from your countries' members. (You can score 25 points by completing it as well!)

Get a ymex badge to share on other websites!:
Check out the About page to get the badge, and notice our content partners on this page as well!

Share Global Gallery submissions on ymex!
All artwork in the Global Gallery can now be shared on ymex.org with the click of a button either by the artist or any viewer. If you see artwork that you think fits on ymex.org or if you are an artist who would like to gain further exposure for your work, go ahead and share it!


June 11, 2008 | 3:51 PM Comments  0 comments



Ode to the Animals
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Instead of blogging today on an issue that I think I know a lot about and have a unique perspective to offer, I decided to write on an issue that I don’t know much about but want to investigate further and am solidifying my commitment by posting this blog entry. Although I don’t claim to know much about this topic upon which I am writing, I am feeling passionate about it, especially after a latent fluorescent light bulb went off in my head this past weekend.

I have always felt torn about zoos. I have respect and fascination for the animal kingdom - especially feeling love and amazement for the big cats and monkeys of all kinds, not to mention boggled by the vibrant personalities of meerkats.

But it has always been strange for me to stand in front of a glass wall and stare at the animals in the zoo as they go about their everyday business of eating, procreating, grooming, and sleeping. While I have to admit that I do revel with the other people observers, oohing and aahing over the level of cuteness these animals possess, I all the while feel bad for being allowed to stand and stare at these animals which are confined to cages much smaller than their original habitat.

So this weekend in a visit to the San Diego Zoo which is reputably one of the best in the world, I encountered both the guilty pleasure of staring at a sleeping jaguar for half an hour and deep apology for what my fellow humankind are doing for to animals in the wild. I decide not to take pictures which very quickly felt all too insulting to these amazing creatures – whether they’re aware of it or not, it just felt like humans at their most obnoxious.

Switching gears a bit here, moving outside of the zoo and to the natural habitats that remain on our planet: the light bulb that finally turned on in my brain was that not only are humans destroying each other in fights for what each other believes is right, but also destroying the environment with self-centered, depletist behavior. And alongside all that, we are destroying the livelihoods of these furry and fierce creatures that pre-date our existence for centuries or longer.

Despite my sadness I realized that there numerous and intensive counter efforts to undo what is being done by those with big guns or even the natural course of economic development. Questions remains though – are conservation efforts doing enough? Are human-centric ideals and the spirit of capitalism overshadowing the importance of preserving the animal kingdom? With all the problems the world is facing today, should we really be concerned about the survival of panda bears? Or is it all too interconnected to leave them out of the formula?

Further food-for-thought, this article shares the complexities of the prohibition of trade and saving wildlife:
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10807694

March 19, 2008 | 10:39 AM Comments  0 comments

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