May 17, 2008 at 7:36 am (All Blogs, All Personals, All Quotes)
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
“The official death toll from Burma’s killer cyclone has nearly doubled to 78,000 as aid workers hampered by the country’s un-cooperative military regime struggled to get basic data about the needs of up to 2.5 million desperate survivors.
Burma state television said the official death count from the May 3 cyclone was 77,738, with another 55,917 missing. The Red Cross warned that the lack of clean water may increase the number of deaths.” – Press Association
Let’s put Humanity First! Let’s not buy that nice dress or shoes this weekend and donate at least $20 that could essentially save lives. There will always be nice dresses and shoes in stores but lives cannot be reversed!
Remember that WE ARE BLESSED! We are blessed to have a home, have shelter, food, money, access to technology, health care. We are blessed to be able to see, write, type, read, listen and not be afraid for our lives and the lives of our loved ones.
If situation was reversed, we’d plead for help and people would step up from all over the world to help. We have to do the same. We are all of one kind. We laugh, and cry, and are as vulnerable if put in the same conditions. We deserve to have our basic necessities of life met.
Please help Humanity First help those in great need. Every dollar counts. Every dollar always counts!
Loba
“Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind!” – Henri Amiel
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May 8, 2008 at 9:25 am (All Blogs)
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Humanity First has launched an urgent appeal for Burma Cyclone ‘Nargis’ Relief Fund to provide Humanitarian assistance to the victims hit by the cyclone. When this disastrous, category III cyclone, set down with 120 mile-per-hour winds on Saturday, it ripped apart cities, shantytowns, and villages throughout the Burmese nation of 56 million, leaving a path of destruction and hundreds of thousands homeless. It arced from the Irrawaddy delta in the southwest, to Rangoon (Yangon), the former capital, farther north. The city was reduced to a chaotic standstill by Monday, with no electricity and long lines for water. The official figures put the death toll at 22,500, with a further 41,000 missing.
In many villages, reports suggest that 30% of the population have perished and many more are injured. Over a million people are now believed to be homeless, many of them young children. They lack shelter, medication, food and clean water, and require urgent assistance. The Burmese authorities have declared five regions Yangon, Bago, Kavin, Ayeyarvady and Mon as disaster areas.
Humanity First is investigating the best method of getting aid to the desperate people as quickly as possible and it aims to provide food, clean water and basic rations to the dislocated people, especially children who would be more susceptible to water borne diseases, as reports have already confirmed that 40% of the Burma dead are children. Food shortages and contaminated water can lead to widespread problems if people remain stranded. Humanity First has mobilized its teams to respond to requests for help in the severely affected towns and villages. Funds are required urgently to accelerate the distribution of essential supplies.
Time is of the essence for bringing in vital supplies, including food and water-purification tablets, if a worse humanitarian crisis and higher death toll are to be avoided. Thousands of people are getting sick and many places are under salt water, and there is nothing to drink. The victims are in urgent need of food, fresh water and medical supplies that are running low. There is a danger of spread of water borne diseases due to contaminated water.
Humanity First is seeking your generous contributions to continue with its relief efforts. Donations towards the “Burma Cyclone Relief Fund” can be made online at www.humanityfirst.ca or through cheques written to Humanity First – Burma Cyclone Relief Fund, 245 Bowes Road, Concord, ON, L4K 1H8.
About Humanity First
Humanity First is an International Non-Profit Charitable Organization established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity.
Humanity First is a non-political, non-sectarian international relief and development agency that works with communities around the globe to improve the quality of life for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Humanity First has been granted a special consultative status with the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). For further information please visit our website http://www.humanityfirst.ca
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January 25, 2008 at 4:35 pm (All Blogs, All Personals, All Reviews)
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There’s no doubt that we’re all environmentally conscious. We all know the environment’s wellbeing is directly co-related to our wellbeing. Yet, isn’t it ironic that we all read or have magazine or newspaper subscriptions, buy books, print useless stuff at work and continuously waste paper? What’s even more sad is that we actually turn to environmental magazines for news on how to save the environment and print countless material for environmental presentations and conferences.
International Paper, a major Staples supplier, “sold 5.7 million acres of its forestland, which represented nearly 90 percent of our U.S. lands.” The company presently owns about 500,000 acres in the U.S., and they own, manage or have harvesting rights to nearly 2 million acres of forestlands in Brazil and Russia.”
They are asked: “Why not make higher recycled-content paper and minimize harvesting?” They answer: “We agree, and are working to get there. Our industry’s waste reduction record is enviable. We’ve invested billions toward maximizing utilization in our harvesting and manufacturing processes. We now use every bit of the stem of the tree, and we have made important improvements in recycling technology. (Earlier this year, FPAC companies set a collective target to increase paper recovery rates in Canada by 25%)” (Click here for source)
While their efforts are commendable, they obviously must supply and meet the demand. Sadly, when recycled paper is used, price of the magazines or newspapers may rise, which subsequently reduces readership and companies may consider profitability and go back to cutting down trees.
We must remember that every corporation’s number one aim is PROFIT and nothing else. Otherwise they would either cease to exist or be forced to seek costly alternatives. Sure we can recycle the newspapers, magazines and all other useless material but isn’t that a reactive approach? Proactive thinking would be to consider how much would be saved if we all stopped buying and reading magazines, newspapers, and even books and demanded online access to the information?
Time after time, I manage to prove to myself that there’s always room for self-improvement and progress. If we wish the world to change then we must make serious effort and radical changes in our lifestyle and aim to become better at recognizing our own flaws. Only then can we truly say that we are environmentally aware and friendly.
Loba
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January 22, 2008 at 11:30 pm (All Blogs, All Personals, All Reviews)
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I wonder how many think it’s alright to do a little evil for a greater good. I recently watched the movie American Gangster
and was overcome with questions.
I wonder how many of us would return a million dollars if we just happened to find it in an abandoned car.
I wonder how many of us would actually have the decency to report our own friend if she/he had hurt someone or done even worse.
I wonder how many of us would think that hurting others would be fine, as long as it was for our families to be safe and wealthy.
I really wonder. Are we really so lost to differentiate between right and wrong? Or do people believe that right and wrong has its own set of grey shades?
Loba
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January 19, 2008 at 12:33 pm (All Blogs, All Personals)
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Though I’m sure others have thought of this, I’m going to amuse myself yet again and consider coining this as another new revelation to save money!
How many socks do you own? How many are the same style, and color? What happens when one sock is torn or discolored? Do you throw both out? Sure you do, unless you have another pair that looks just like the first one.
So, what’s the lesson here? Buy the same brand, style and color of socks. This way, if one gets ruined, you still have the other to use and now you have a new money saving solution for yourself and your family!
Loba
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January 5, 2008 at 8:56 am (All Blogs, All Reviews)
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If I ever had to recommend a book to for people to understand our environment, homes and all the chemicals surrounding us, it’d be Ecoholic by Adria Vasil.
I just began reading it and I must say that I have never become so aware of the environment and the chemicals surrounding us.
The book starts by asking how many products, containing various chemicals, we use every morning. I counted 11 to 15!
Soap, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, facial scrub, leave in conditioner, and makeup. What’s even more scary is the amount of chemicals in them and what they actually represent.
Although Ecoholic’s cover says “Your guide to the most environmentally friendly information, products and services in Canada”, I believe anyone anywhere can read this and take advantage of the wealth of information about the various ways we can save ourselves and the environment.
We should be as environmentally friendly as possible and not let corporations and advertisements lure us in believing that their products are safe just because they use olive oil or are not tested on animals.
Let’s actually understand what the products we use contain and find as many ways we can to save the environment, so hopefully our great-grandchildren will actually be able to see this world and have normal lives.
Loba
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January 4, 2008 at 8:59 pm (All Blogs, All Reviews)
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“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Humanity First invites you to support the rehabilitation phase of the relief work for Cyclone Sidr victims. The emergency relief phase was successfully completed and now Humanity First is starting the rebuilding and rehabilitation phase, where longterm assistance will be provided to the victims of cyclone.
Humanity First provided the following emergency assistance:
- Medical Aid at four locations seeing about 200 patients daily.
- Ration of Food distributed to more than 16,000 victims.
- 330 Water purification units were distributed.
- 48,000 two liter water bottles distributed.
- Blankets, clothes, cooking utensils, tools, torch, lanterns, toiletries, paper, pencil and toys were distributed to victims and their children.
- Repair of school buildings.
Following projects will be completed in next 6 months:
- Rebuilding of homes
- Rebuilding of schools
- Medical Clinics and Camps
- Distribution of Farm animals and farm equipments
- Distribution of Fishing boats
Join us for a Fund raising dinner for Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr Rebuilding Phase
When: Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Time: 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Where: Woodbine Banquet Hall (30 Vice Regent Blvd., Toronto, ON M9W 7A4)
Tickets: $50 per person
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Jim Karygiannis P.C., M.P. who has recently visited the Humanity First Relief Camps in Bangladesh
All proceeds will go to Bangladesh Relief and Rehabilitation effort. A tax deductible receipt will be issued for all donations received.
Humanity First is a registered international non-profit charitable and humanitarian relief organization that aims to mitigate hunger, poverty and disease among the less privileged human beings around the world and strives to reduce peoples’ sufferings caused by natural disasters or human conflicts.
If you can’t make it and wish to just make a donation, or more information about Humanity First, please go to http://www.humanityfirst.ca. Please also consider spreading the word online on your blog or website and posting flyers on work and neighborhood bulletins to help Humanity First raise as much as possible for this cause.
To order tickets, please call at 416-440-0346 or alternatively via email at info@humanityfirst.ca. More information about Humanity First can be obtained through http://www.humanityfirst.ca.
“The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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January 4, 2008 at 6:59 pm (All Blogs, All Quotes)
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“Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.” – Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.” – David Lloyd George
“For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.” – Christian Lacroix
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.” – Coco Chanel
“Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp.” – Juan Ruiz
“If you would be well spoken of, learn to be well-spoken; and having learnt to be well- spoken, strive also to be well-doing; so shall you succeed in being well spoken of.” – Epictetus
“Even the wisest woman you talk to is ignorant of something you may know, but an elegant woman never forgets her elegance.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Today it is not the classroom nor the classics which are the repositories of models of eloquence, but the ad agencies.” – Marshall McLuhan
“If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.” – Marcel Proust
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common – this is my symphony.” – William Ellery Channing
“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland
“Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.” – Blaise Pascal
“True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.” – Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
“False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.” – William R. Alger
“Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.” – Diana Vreeland
“Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.” – Heinrich Heine
“A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.” – Joseph Addison
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