Real Live Philanthropy

Whatever your opinions may by of the Microsoft empire, what Bill and Malinda Gates have done with their money is saving lives.

An article this week on Newsweek covers their work in sub-Sahara Africa to contain AIDS and bring in the needed resources to end deaths from treatable/curable diseases which still plague these countries. >>more

A being is only as valuable as he can serve others.~~~ L. Ron Hubbard; founder of the Scientology religion

Heroes Come in All Sizes

I was so impressed with the story of this two year old child who called 911 when her mother collapsed in their home, I had to share it.

"In a military town filled with heroes, Alana Miller has the distinction of being the smallest of them all.

"The 2-year-old girl is also on her way to becoming a miniature celebrity.

"Oak Harbor High School swim coach Erika Miller came home to her family’s house on the Seaplane Base last Thursday night with a migraine headache. She got up from the couch to make sure a door to the garage was locked. She fainted in the hallway, knocking her head on the floor.

"The precocious toddler sprang into action. She picked up the phone and dialed 911. She told the dispatcher in her tiny voice: 'momma owie, momma owie.'>>more

A being is only as valuable as he can serve others.~~~ L. Ron Hubbard; founder of the Scientology religion

British Men Hailed as Heroes

Two British men on board an airliner which crash-landed in Thailand were hailed as heroes last night for saving several of their fellow passengers by smashing their way out of the burning wreckage.

Peter Hill, from Manchester, and Ashley Scott Harrow, from Northern Ireland, were said to have saved at least eight people by forcing open a jammed emergency exit. The Thai Prime Minister visited Ashley Scott Harrow where he is recuperating at Bangkok Hospital to thank him for his heroism. more>>

A being is only as valuable as he can serve others.~~~ L. Ron Hubbard; founder of the Scientology religion

Remebering Biko on the Anniversary of his Death

This story by Raymond Whitaker is well worth reading.

I met Steve Biko once. His miserable death on the floor of a South African prison cell, 30 years ago today, still lay a few years in the future. So did his friendship with the white newspaper editor, Donald Woods, resulting in the book and film, Cry Freedom!, which made him an icon. But if the name of Biko became a thorn in the side of the white regime, today's commemorations will be equally uncomfortable for South Africa's black majority government. more>>


A being is only as valuable as he can serve others.~~~ L. Ron Hubbard; founder of the Scientology religion