by Beth | Nov 7, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Unofficial reports indicate that the Daughters of Charity Provincialate in Evansville was some miles away from the devastating tornados Saturday evening.Since they administer St. Mary Hospital all its staffwere called in to work. Please pray for all concerned. More... by Beth | Nov 6, 2005 | News
Pew Internet Report on Teens Creating and Consuming Online Content: blogs, music, video, etc 57% of Teen Internet Users Create, Remix or Share Content Online Half of Online Teens Download Music, One in Three Download Video; One in Five Have a Blog; One in Five Remix... by Beth | Oct 25, 2005 | News
Gratefulness.org reflects on possibilities of pandemic for FRIENDSHIP FLU and means to assist its spread.Achoo! Bless you! Excuse us, but we are picking up on at least one of you sneezing, as cold-and-flu season begins in the northern hemisphere and as it winds down... by Beth | Oct 15, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
It’s Not Fair: Disasters in Poor Countries – A look at why diasters hit the poor the hardest. • About 95 percent of deaths caused by disasters occur in poor countries. A disaster of similar nature and size causes more deaths in poor countries than in rich ones.... by Beth | Oct 9, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
With more than 233 deaths and almost 100.000 evacuated people that were assisted in 500 hostels established in Guatemala, El Salvador, and in the south state of México, Chiapas. In many of these places the church has played an important role in giving help to the most... by Beth | Oct 8, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Hurricane Stan was not very strong, ranging between category 1 and a tropical storm. But even if a weak cyclone arrives in a poor zone it can cause hundreds of deaths, as has happened on this occasion. The hurricane has caused, at least, 250 deaths in Central America...
