image – AP File Photo The United Nations General Assembly has declared that each person on the planet has a right to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities. World leaders in 2000 called for the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation to be cut in half by 2015 (see [...]
Archives for July, 2010
Strange news coming to us each day Caught in a bubble that seems here to stay Radio waves, television, cell phones, SMS/Text Twitter, Facebook, Ning – who knows what’s next What of blogs, emails, phone calls, faxes, All because of those screaming high taxes And the appalling shortage of well thought out views With more [...]
The Sherrod Event reminded me of this talk given by Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson at St Petersburg College, Florida, 2009, which I liken to the need to apply scientific rigor in journalism – know of what you speak, know of what is spoken, before you move to action. For example, WWWWW – Who, What, Where, [...]
What does your country think of the United Nations? Below is a video of what the US thinks of the UN. The United Nations Foundation urges you to watch the video above and share with your contacts. This Sunday, July 4, Americans will celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From the beginning, the [...]
Muriella’s Corner joins You in praying for the freedom of all peoples worldwide and for the safety of our troops, and now for the safety of our oceans and their inhabitants. The Gulf Volcano aka Oil Spill is slowly changing the way we interact with our sea animals and seafoods. Given all the drama in [...]
