October 2009
6 posts
Obama's Nobel Prize
Nobel Spotlights Need for Obama to Act on Rights
Stand up for Persecuted Human Rights Activists; Shut Guantanamo October 9, 2009
(New York) - The award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama should encourage him to apply his stated principles to both foreign and domestic human rights policy, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Nobel committee awarded the prize for...
A new song by the kas, Vicoy, on the BALSA tip.
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Sailing in the Rain
well, that’s new… cameo’s by mark and lacey not really necessary or that exciting… but it reminded me of this:
goodtimes.
Typhoon Ondoy Relief, San Diego
Hello friends and supporters of the Philippines,
On Saturday September 26th, Typhoon Ondoy struck the Philippines with the heaviest rainfall recorded followed by the worst flooding in 40 years.
BAYAN-Philippines’ “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan, or “People’s Cooperation for the People”), is calling upon compatriots and sympathizers to gather financial donations for the victims of the...
Happiness Can Add Several Years To Your Life
August 14th, 2008
Paris - (AFP) Keep humming “Don’t Worry Be Happy”. The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life.
“Happiness does not heal, but happiness protects against falling ill,” says Ruut Veenhoven of Rotterdam’s Erasmus University in a study to be published next month.
After reviewing 30 studies carried out worldwide...
