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Be a hero for the environment! Make every peso count!
Published on 2010-08-22 11:01:00
If ever you see the volunteers of the World Wildlife Fund at MRT stations, the malls, or underpasses of Makati, please give them a few minutes of your time. Or at least take the brochure they're handing out. They're not out to sell you something superfluous; if at all, they're helping you help the planet become better.Listen to them. If you like what you hear, sign up to be a monthly donor. Make do with less coffee per week, that pack of cigarettes, or the almost obligatory weekly movie. Contrib
The dead maybe luckier: 6M kid-"survivors" desperately need help in Pakistan
Published on 2010-08-19 11:01:00
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. ~ The TalmudReposting this email I received from the United States Fund for UNICEF. © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-1562/Zaidi"8-year-old Amreen washes dishes in rainwater in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, where an estimated 2.5 million of the province's 3.5 million residents have been affected by the disaster. She's just one of the 6 million children in desperate need of
Cyberspacefinds: The Big Picture
Published on 2010-08-16 11:01:00
There are photoblogs and then there is Boston Globe's news photoblog Big Picture.This site is literally and figuratively a treasure-trove of screen-filling images captured from all over the planet- and sometimes beyond. The Big Picture, maintained by boston.com web developer Alan Taylor, sources its images from traditional news-gathering agencies like AP and Reuters and from the occasional non-professional contributors. It showcases snapshots of current events like the recent landslides in China
