It turns out that my summer is going to be insane, so I am putting the shop on hold for a while. There are a few bags available now, but there won’t be any new ones added to the shop.
I will still be crafting and blogging. I will still be …
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Here is another article about the Bhutanese refugees who have started to arrive in the United States from camps in Nepal. It’s long but I encourage you to read the whole thing to better understand the situation with the Bhutanese since we are expected to take upwards of 60,000 of …
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A reader sent me a link to the Migration Policy Institute’s Migration Information Source yesterday with facts on refugees and asylees and some recent numbers of each admitted to the US. Because things are hopping and time is in short supply we tend to try to get the news to you, …
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The crisis in Burma is the occasion for examining what the best charities are for getting aid where it’s needed quickly and efficiently. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a post titled “Donors Need Emergency ‘Help’ in Deciding How to Aid Myanmar.”
“Google ‘Myanmar’ and you’ll see a huge list of organizations …
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Yesterday the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Andrew Sullivan who says that all immigrants with HIV aids are barred from the US. He begins “Phobia at the Gates”:
Twelve countries ban HIV-positive visitors, nonimmigrants and immigrants from their territory: Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian …
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I have heard over the years that it is a good idea to periodically drain your hot water tank. It is one of those things that I may have remembered to do about 3 times out of 20 years of home-ownership. Today I stumbled upon an article …
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Here’s an article on Iraqi refugees, internal and external, that is more informative than usual. Maybe that’s because the focus is on the Iraqi government rather than on bashing the United States. It begins:
The problem of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Iraqi refugees in neighbouring countries is likely to grow …
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Here’s an article on Iraqi refugees, internal and external, that is more informative than usual. Maybe that’s because the focus is on the Iraqi government rather than on bashing the United States. It begins:
The problem of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Iraqi refugees in neighbouring countries is likely to grow …
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Another spoofing site aimed at PayPal. Do not respond. This is an attempt to steal your identity.
Sites of this nature are well documented on the PayPal site.
The link has been removed.
From: service@paypal.com
Subject: Important Notice:Please Update Your Account Paypal !!
Date: May 13, 2008 1:09:02 AM EDT …
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This is one more example to add to the endless list of Yahoo lottery scams. The fact is that Yahoo does not have any lotteries and has never held any such promotions.
This example has added a nice touch. They post a few pictures of people holding up checks and …
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