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Taking a Break

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:18:57 +0000

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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Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the US

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:04:40 +0000

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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Bhutanese arriving soon in Everett, WA

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:04:40 +0000

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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What is the truth about HIV and refugees?

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:02:59 +0000

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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Rating NGOs

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:02:59 +0000

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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Iraqi refugees from an Iraq legislatorâ€™s point of view

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:23:55 +0000

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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Drain Your Hot Water Heaterâ€¦

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:23:55 +0000

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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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Iraqi refugees from an Iraq legislator’s point of view

Wed, 14 May 2008 22:09:12 +0000

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Farooq Kathwari Watch

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:05:02 +0000

I used to joke that we should have a Ken Bacon Watch. Bacon is the head of Refugees International the lobbying arm for the refugee industry. One of the things they do is to make sure we get more refugees into the US, especially from Muslim countries. But, a more …

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Mrs Deborah Johnson Dying Widow Scam

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:05:02 +0000

Haven’t seen the good old dying widow billionaire scam for a while. I love the way she goes on to explain “I am married to (Eng Mr.Pius johnson) from united kingdom(U.K) who has an appointment in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso” Then goes on to say he is Dead, seems you …

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