— President Obama on Wednesday ordered a vast review to ensure the ethical treatment of people who take part in research backed by the federal government.

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“Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, the stock market is recovering and Wall Street’s moneyed elite are breathing easier again. And this means in some … [Keep reading >>]

“Turns out that even after 13 reincarnated lifetimes, the Dalai Lama was still a lazy teenager in his youth who hated to study and considered his unsmiling teacher a bore.

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Partners in Health to which many of us contributed after the devastating Hatian earthquake on January 12 of this year is continuing its work in the still devastated Port au … [Keep reading >>]

Another great column by Nicholas Kristoff, this time about bicycles in Africa, the mobility and hope they bring to young people, and a way you can be part of it.
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We’ve heard of micro-loans — small (to us) amounts of money loaned to small entrepreneurs where the money is large.  According to the stories we hear it has been a … [Keep reading >>]

Dalai Lama Renaissance Film Update – Murder, Forgiveness, Music, Facebook and Twitter

Dalai Lama Renaissance film (narrated by Harrison Ford) continues to reach across the world

Dear Friends,

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Shannon Meehan, Capt. USA, retired, has a powerful, must-read piece in Monday’s NY Times.

In 2007, I was an Army lieutenant leading a group on a house-clearing mission in Baquba, Iraq, … [Keep reading >>]

The length of the storm streak, and the quanitities of water dumped on Luzon are unprecedented. Without going on to the larger question of all that such weather portends … [Keep reading >>]

If we were watching computer animations of all the natural disasters this past week, we might think ‘Cool!’ and wonder what forces were at work, what equations might represent such … [Keep reading >>]

The tropical depression that dropped 20 inches of rain over Manila in 12 hours, flooding 80% of the city for a while is heading to Vietnam, and picking up … [Keep reading >>]

U.S. Hurricane Season Begins Monday
Meanwhile Tropical Cyclone Aila has killed over 180 Indians and Bangladeshis
As a mere Category 1 Storm. 10 Foot Storm Surge made over 650,000 homeless.

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