The past few days have been horrific, from the blasts in Somalia, to the days of wildfires in California, to the painfully slow recovery of Puerto Rico. Here are the videos for the meeting;
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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:
- Fighting to survive in Somalia plagued by drought
- Somalis angry over government's failure to prevent deadliest blast
- California Wildfires Razing Towns To The Ground
- Climate Change & Wildfires Explained in Less Than Three Minutes
- FEMA Vows To Help Northern California Fire Victims
- What It's Really Like On The Ground In Puerto Rico
- Doctor Quits Puerto Rico Medical Relief Team Over 'Spa Day'
I reviewed City of Thorns, about an African refugee camp - it was mentioned at the end of the second video shown today. http://dogevals.blogspot.com/2016/10/in-news-ot-book-review.html
ReplyDeleteOops, I blew it again (but I was a teenager) about the USS Hope. Currently the USNS Comfort and USS Mercy exist as part of the USN. Project Hope that my parents sailed on twice: The USS Hope (AH-7) is not to be confused with the USS Consolation (AH-15), in service from 1945 to 1975, and operated by Project HOPE between March 1960 and September 1974 under charter as the civilian hospital ship Hope. It completed 11 voyages between 1960 and 1973, traveling to Indonesia, South Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador, Guinea, Nicaragua, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Jamaica, and Brazil.
ReplyDeleteAnd there seem to have been more than one USS Hope's! So it's all easily confused.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/hope/