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Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week
Algae-to-Biodiesel Fuel Tackles Two Problems (Video)Algae has been the least-publicized source for biodiesel fuel, yet it may hold the greatest potential for simultaneously tackling the two problems of our dependence on fossil fuels and global climate change. Green Star Products, Inc. announced this week that it will begin constructing two demonstration "algae-to-biodiesel" production facilities...
At 88, She’s a Millionaire — and Keeps TeachingRose "Mama G" Gilbert, a feisty and talented California English teacher says she has no plans to retire, even though she has millions.
Fate Returns the Favor: One Good Rescue Deserves AnotherA man once rescued from drowning as a 3-year-old gets to return the favor 37 years later, diving into ice-encrusted waters on Long Island. Remarkably eerie coincidences between the boyhood and adult rescues have imprinted the family with a promise to always have a Labrador retriever nearby...
US Group Will Push to Update Light Bulbs, Saving Money and PlanetA coalition of industrialists, environmentalists and energy specialists is announcing next week a campaign to eliminate America's use of incandescent light bulbs within 10 years. It will press for government-enforced efficiency standards to make the old-bulb technology obsolete.

Bake Sale Success

Thanks to everyone for making the goodies. We made a whooping $111.55!

Emily designed some World Cares Project business cards which we passed out at the bake sale.

God Grew Tired Of Us

Check out the God Grew Tired Of Us website to learn more about the documentary and connected charities.

This story really makes sense after the Philly kids filled us in on the climate of Sudan, why land in southern Sudan is favored (suitable for farming) and the civil war going on.

The Lost Boys of Sudan

There is a documentary out on the lost boys of Sudan. It tells the following story of survival:

Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, John Bul Dau, Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Blor were among the 25,000 “Lost Boys” (ages 3 to 13) who fled villages, formed surrogate families and sought refuge from famine, disease, wild animals and attacks from rebel soldiers. Named by a journalist after Peter Pan’s posse of orphans who protected and provided for each other, the “Lost Boys” traveled together for five years and against all odds crossed into the UN’s refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. A journey’s end for some, it was only the beginning for John, Daniel and Panther, who along with 3800 other young survivors, were selected to re-settle in the United States.

Nickelback - If Everyone Cared (Music to Inspire!)

Sit back and watch...now act!

Counting Change

We sorted the change and rolled the coins.
Fifty one more dollars collected!

Janjaweed means "Devils on Horseback"

In 2002 the black African fought against the Arab government. Then the Janjaweed teamed up with the Arab government and fought the black Africans.
Now two months in Darfur is hard for civilians because 2million are homeless and tens of thousand people died.

Sudan is the worst place to have a refugee crisis because west Sudan are only rocks and sand.
The rainy season is over and the camels and goats ate all the green land.
Most farmers are poor and the lands are extremely poor and dry.
Millions of people are made homeless in western Sudan. This is because the Sudan government and the Arab Militia are destroying lots of villages.

Janjaweed has been raping Many people in Darfur Lately and Darfur don’t Know what to do to Stop it. In the past 4 Years over 200,000 Darfur died. Now The UN last year passed a resolution that said that they wouldn’t buy nothing from Sudan or give nothing to Sudan government. The Sudanese government is accused Of war crimes by the United Nations, but had stopped short of calling the conflict genocide.

By: manuel, christian, ruben

Whoops!

Scratch the bake sale...we will hold it on March 25th instead.

Just a reminder to bring in cans and bottles to recycle. We are collecting them before class this Sunday.

(Thanks to Scott Ableman for his photo from Flickr)

Bake Sale Cooks

March 11 we will hold a bake sale to raise money. Here is what people offered to bring:

Hanah- cupcakes
Emily- star cake
Jane- banana bread
Robby- chocolate chip muffins
Eva- coconut and chocolate surprise
Molly- chocolate chip cookies
Stephanie- brownie
Zack - chocolate chip cookies
Fahy double chocoalte chiop brownies

If anyone was not at class this week and wants to contribute, give Mrs. Lloyd a call and I will add you to the list!










(Thanks to Jess Sawrey for her image posted on Flickr.)

Motivation

We have not been meeting for several weeks due to school vacation. Now it is time to refocus. This is hard to do sometimes. Do you need motivation? Check out this video to see a great example of perseverance, hard work and achieving a goal.



Our next fundraiser is a bake sale on March 11. Start thinking of baking ideas!

Sudans climate

The climate in Darfur is mostly desert. They hardly got water. They can only grow so many plants.
There are two types of people living in Darfur. The farmers live in the south part of Darfur where all the forest is. The nomads live in the desert in northern Darfur.
The Janjaweed will rather live in the southern than the northern. The Janjaweed are thkke nomads. They are moving down to the south because of the land (food). The people down south don’t want to move so the Janjaweed decided to kill them.

By Daveeda, Cassandra, Deyanira