Archive for May, 2004
Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Good For Us
Thursday, May 20, 2004 Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold called upon President Bush and Secretary Powell to demand that the Israeli Government cease its attacks on civilians and their homes in the Gaza refugee camp of Rafah ENS 052004-3 [Episcopal News Service] “It is sadly ironic that following an Israeli peace demonstration, the largest in […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
I Love These
When Venus, pictured here, passes across the face of the Sun next month it will evoke memories of events that in a curious way define the modern political and cultural nature of much of the South Pacific(AFP/NASA (news - web sites)/File)
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Too True
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Air Force Radios Jam Garage Door Openers
When Berta and I were at Vance AFB, Enid OK, the opposite happened. A group from Oklahoma City came down, and had a huge sale on garage door openers, when this was new technology. What they had failed to take into account was that the freequency the ysed was a harmonic of the engine whine […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Persons with disabilities: a treaty seeks to break new ground in ensuring equality
A milestone international accord is in the works to promote the rights of persons with disabilities This May, governments will consider a breakthrough treaty on persons with disabilities, which, if approved, would create a legally binding framework for the protection and promotion of their rights. It will go far beyond the traditional concept of access […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Women as peacemakers: from victims to re-builders of society
While the plight of women in war often gets close media attention, what is often overlooked is the vital role played by them in negotiating peace and rebuilding societies The recent commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide brought renewed focus on one of the many troubling aspects of those events: the deep […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2004
Good For Them
Vatican Slams ‘Deceptive’ U.S. New York Post Vatican City, May 19—A senior American cardinal in the Vatican has accused the U.S. administration of “moral failure” and deception in Iraq. In an interview due to be published in the June edition of Inside the Vatican magazine, James Francis Cardinal Stafford also said the abuse of Iraqi […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2004
Shopping In Antartica
The travel site of the day on Yahoo! was Antartica, and one of the “buttons” was “shopping.” That struck me as funny, and I was not surprised when it revealed the following: Antarctica Shopping There is little (if anything) to buy in Antarctica, though some ships may have seal and other skin products for sale […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2004
Bear Cub Nuzzles Exchange Student
JUNEAU - A Swedish exchange student’s encounter with Alaska wildlife was a bit closer than he’d expected. Max Bergman was sunbathing on Starr Hill in Juneau on Saturday when he felt something fuzzy nuzzling and licking him. “I was almost falling asleep,” he said. “At first I thought it was a dog. I tried to […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2004
Presiding Bishop’s Letter to Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Presiding Bishop’s Letter to Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait ENS 051904-1 May 6, 2004 For all who serve in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait My dear friends, This letter comes to thank you for your dedicated service to our church and our country, and to assure you of my prayers for […]