How beautiful -- thank you so much for sharing. Welcome to our site and thank you so much for becoming an Architect! We can really make a difference if we work together. Would love to know more about you, your life and dreams.
Love,
Bonnie
AN APPEAL TO CONTACTS IN INDIA TO EXPRESS COMPASSION BY CONTACTING THE SRI LANKAN AUTHORITIES FOR THE RESPECT OF HUMANITARIAN LAW
Sri Lanka : The Last Round ?
Rene Wadlow
With the Sri Lankan government troops closing in to the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold, it looks as if this is the last round of a military struggle that began in 1983 but whose roots go back at least to independence in 1948. The ongoing conflict between the Sinhala and the Tamils that has ebbed and flowed derives its emotional force, in part, from competing beliefs that began during the colonial period about legitimate rule, economic wellbeing, and sacred authority.
The Office to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens has had a long-standing concern with the conflict in Sri Lanka and has made frequent calls for good-faith negotiations on the political and administrative structure of the State. I had thought that reason would win out over the irrational drive to settle complicated issues of social-political structures through armed violence. I seem to have been wrong since both the government and the LTTE gave up negotiations in exchange for a military ‘solution’. A military victory seems now possible for the government forces.
There are two short-term dangers. There are some 200,000 people trapped between the LTTE militias and the government troops. There have been appeals from the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for a cease-fire so that civilians, especially the sick and wounded, can leave the fighting area. As this is being written (11 Feb. 2009), there is no cease-fire and none seems in view.
There have been calls from the Government to the LTTE leadership to lay down their arms and end the fighting. Again, this is a logical possibility, but given past LTTE willingness to fight to the bitter end, a massive rendition seems unlikely. Thus, there may be a heavy loss of life of those caught in the cross-fire.
The second danger is revenge killings on a large scale. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict has been extremely bitter. Many families in both communities have lost kin. Although binding up the wounds of war should be the first priority, there is always a danger that revenge killings take place. Logically, the establishment of social cohesion — that is, an ongoing process of developing a community of shared values and opportunities based on a sense of trust, hope and reciprocity — should be the prime aim of government policy. However, there are small groups of violent individuals who may be ready to kill for revenge or to get rid of rivals.
Therefore, the Office to the UN, Geneva, of the Association of World Citizens has sent a three-point appeal to the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa:
1) calling for the respect of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Red Cross Geneva Conventions;
2) appealing for the protection of all civilians both during the on-going conflict and especially in the period following the end of armed conflict during which there is a danger of revenge killings. We are sure that Sri Lanka will respect universally-recognized human rights standards;
3) appealing further that serious consultations on the governmental and administrative structures of the State be undertaken so as to facilitate national unity based on the respect of individual views and aspirations.
Wide support for these three aims would be welcome. Letters could be sent to the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York:
H.E. H.M.G.S. Palikakkara
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
630 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
I a rent a very small rustic apartment with hardly any closet or storage space and I have a unit 40 minutes from here by car where I rent space for storage. It is like a metal closet - not a house. I plan to clean it out when I am feeling even better and get rid of a lot of it. It is 40 minutes away because there is little storage for rent where I currently live and I rented the storage space when I lived in the town where it is.
I am feeling better then I was. I still hope to get rid of the exhaustion at some point and my stomach still needs more improvement but mentally I am feeling better which helps. I have been trying to go to yoga class daily or at least more often then I was going.
Dear Ramesh,
Thank you, thank you, a little, a little, (refer back to the other letter!), but this is, shall we say, "a tough one"!!!
Aaarrrggghhh! (said in a nice, smiling sort-of-way)
thank you again, and blessings to you and yours
Love, Nike
Sorry!
"arrggghhh" just means, oh dear!, eye-roll! "patience-patience!--
(very tired of this; that's all)
(better, though, thank you, just s-l-o-w; testing my patience, is all!) (i meant) thank you!!!!
I have not been to this site for awhile. I am dealing with a congested liver and probably mold in my apartment rental. I am glad you are feeling better after your trip. Stay well! I am leaving for Germany for my photon light treatment there on June 15. I hope to find a new mold free rental after that.
oh, aha ha haha, hah, very funny! The first one (in summer) of me and my dog looking over the wall was a hit, so we did a winter one! I only put those here to show my friends in Korea, we have a lot of snow! They are just funny, i think... !!!
This site has been having technical problems lately.. It is late here and I am on my way to bed. I look forward to viewing your family photos tomorrow. I leave for Germany on June 15. Here is my blog spot for my trip
http://lettherebeelight.blogspot.com/
I still need to learn to use my camera so I can post pictures - that photo posted on my blog is not me.. I have been tired lately and am seeing a Tibetan doctor and taking his herbs for a congested liver.. I gardened today and ate a salad made from the lettuce I am growing. I transplanted roses lavender today and sunflowers yesterday. Spring is here! I hope you are well and enjoying life!
Loylang
Feb 15, 2009
Erin Michelle
Love, Erin
Feb 15, 2009
Bonnie Zimmermann
Love,
Bonnie
Feb 15, 2009
Rene Wadlow
Sri Lanka : The Last Round ?
Rene Wadlow
With the Sri Lankan government troops closing in to the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold, it looks as if this is the last round of a military struggle that began in 1983 but whose roots go back at least to independence in 1948. The ongoing conflict between the Sinhala and the Tamils that has ebbed and flowed derives its emotional force, in part, from competing beliefs that began during the colonial period about legitimate rule, economic wellbeing, and sacred authority.
The Office to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens has had a long-standing concern with the conflict in Sri Lanka and has made frequent calls for good-faith negotiations on the political and administrative structure of the State. I had thought that reason would win out over the irrational drive to settle complicated issues of social-political structures through armed violence. I seem to have been wrong since both the government and the LTTE gave up negotiations in exchange for a military ‘solution’. A military victory seems now possible for the government forces.
There are two short-term dangers. There are some 200,000 people trapped between the LTTE militias and the government troops. There have been appeals from the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for a cease-fire so that civilians, especially the sick and wounded, can leave the fighting area. As this is being written (11 Feb. 2009), there is no cease-fire and none seems in view.
There have been calls from the Government to the LTTE leadership to lay down their arms and end the fighting. Again, this is a logical possibility, but given past LTTE willingness to fight to the bitter end, a massive rendition seems unlikely. Thus, there may be a heavy loss of life of those caught in the cross-fire.
The second danger is revenge killings on a large scale. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict has been extremely bitter. Many families in both communities have lost kin. Although binding up the wounds of war should be the first priority, there is always a danger that revenge killings take place. Logically, the establishment of social cohesion — that is, an ongoing process of developing a community of shared values and opportunities based on a sense of trust, hope and reciprocity — should be the prime aim of government policy. However, there are small groups of violent individuals who may be ready to kill for revenge or to get rid of rivals.
Therefore, the Office to the UN, Geneva, of the Association of World Citizens has sent a three-point appeal to the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa:
1) calling for the respect of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Red Cross Geneva Conventions;
2) appealing for the protection of all civilians both during the on-going conflict and especially in the period following the end of armed conflict during which there is a danger of revenge killings. We are sure that Sri Lanka will respect universally-recognized human rights standards;
3) appealing further that serious consultations on the governmental and administrative structures of the State be undertaken so as to facilitate national unity based on the respect of individual views and aspirations.
Wide support for these three aims would be welcome. Letters could be sent to the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York:
H.E. H.M.G.S. Palikakkara
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
630 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
Feb 15, 2009
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Feb 18, 2009
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Love, Erin
Feb 18, 2009
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!
I went to yoga class 5 days this week including this morning. I plan to go tomorrow too.
Feb 28, 2009
Marinspin
I am feeling better then I was. I still hope to get rid of the exhaustion at some point and my stomach still needs more improvement but mentally I am feeling better which helps. I have been trying to go to yoga class daily or at least more often then I was going.
Mar 1, 2009
Nike
Thank you, thank you, a little, a little, (refer back to the other letter!), but this is, shall we say, "a tough one"!!!
Aaarrrggghhh! (said in a nice, smiling sort-of-way)
thank you again, and blessings to you and yours
Love, Nike
Mar 13, 2009
Nike
"arrggghhh" just means, oh dear!, eye-roll! "patience-patience!--
(very tired of this; that's all)
(better, though, thank you, just s-l-o-w; testing my patience, is all!) (i meant) thank you!!!!
Mar 14, 2009
Marinspin
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Mar 22, 2009
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Apr 24, 2009
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Apr 24, 2009
Nike
May 10, 2009
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http://lettherebeelight.blogspot.com/
I still need to learn to use my camera so I can post pictures - that photo posted on my blog is not me.. I have been tired lately and am seeing a Tibetan doctor and taking his herbs for a congested liver.. I gardened today and ate a salad made from the lettuce I am growing. I transplanted roses lavender today and sunflowers yesterday. Spring is here! I hope you are well and enjoying life!
May 15, 2009