Sixty years ago, Auschwitz was liberated from the Nazis. Let’s never forget the awful acts committed by human beings like you and me. How can such barbarity towards fellow human beings develop? Mon semblable, mon frère! I weep in agony as if I were somehow infected, tainted by what occurred then.
A hundred years ago Einstein published some of his seminal work and the face of the world was forever changed.
Shivers down my spine
On January 19th, Schwarzenegger’s ‘enlightened’ California murdered an inmate on death row by injections of lethal drugs
And now other reasons to get concerned:read the links..
Mad Cow Disease found in goat
Bird flu passed between humans
Are we doomed?
Monday, January 31, 2005
Thursday, January 27, 2005
volunteering
Interesting new means to help people.
What would you be prepared to do among the following suggstions from the teachers' letter?
COMMUNITIES AND NEEDS:
(Note: These are fictional scenarios inspired by real-life situations.)
-talented Ukrainian young adult hockey teams need skates, other equipment, training and advice on competing internationally
-South African children's AIDS home needs art supplies, volunteers and pen pals
-Jordanian farmers request help starting a craft market
-Colombian medical personnel seek professional advice on how to start a drug rehabilitation program
-former child soldiers in Uganda require funds and training to develop a community-building program featuring an online radio station
-Vietnamese mothers need advice to solicit the government to pass a stricter helmet law
-Armenian village asks for help marketing and advertising its traditional rug designs
-Pakistani and Indian educators would like counsel on how to establish and run a summer camp that unites Muslim and Hindu youth
-American soldiers in Iraq would like to create a virtual network so they can communicate with Iraqi and other Middle Eastern civilians
What would you be prepared to do among the following suggstions from the teachers' letter?
COMMUNITIES AND NEEDS:
(Note: These are fictional scenarios inspired by real-life situations.)
-talented Ukrainian young adult hockey teams need skates, other equipment, training and advice on competing internationally
-South African children's AIDS home needs art supplies, volunteers and pen pals
-Jordanian farmers request help starting a craft market
-Colombian medical personnel seek professional advice on how to start a drug rehabilitation program
-former child soldiers in Uganda require funds and training to develop a community-building program featuring an online radio station
-Vietnamese mothers need advice to solicit the government to pass a stricter helmet law
-Armenian village asks for help marketing and advertising its traditional rug designs
-Pakistani and Indian educators would like counsel on how to establish and run a summer camp that unites Muslim and Hindu youth
-American soldiers in Iraq would like to create a virtual network so they can communicate with Iraqi and other Middle Eastern civilians
Monday, January 24, 2005
Sunday, January 23, 2005
learning alone
Five years before I retire: I have to get e-literate before leaving. Still a lot to do as I can't access this site from the "address" part in my window.... I'm determined to succeed.
Friday, January 21, 2005
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