This stuff was cut from the main page on or before Jan 11, 1996.
Care to read an extremely thoughtful analysis of the disaster in Sommalia? It's logic works for a great many international "aid" situations.International Aid and the Culture of Dependence in Sommalia, it was first published in The Village Voice.
If you spent part of your childhood living in a different culture because of your parents work, then you might be interested in Global Nomads International
I just read an article about teaching juggling in Vacaville Prison. It's worth sticking with it to the end. For some reason jugglers seem to be particularly articulate on the net.. Well some of them at least. 54.000 people read their news group. Check out Andrew Conway Juggler or The Juggling Information Service
About 1000 years ago in China, Tozan and Sozan were chatting. As they were Zen masters whose teachings eventually formed the basis of the T'sao-t'ung school now known in Japan as "Soto" somebody was keeping notes.
Once Tozan asked Sozan, "Where are you going?"From Thomas Cleary"Timeless Spring"
Sozan said, "To an unchanging place."
Tozan said, "If it's unchanging, how could there be any going?"
Sozan said, "Going, too, is unchanging."
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