October 2011 Blog Posts (32)

In November 2000 the Burmese military government began construction on the 180 miles KanBauk-MyaingKalay gas pipeline across Burma’s Sothern peninsula.

Construction of the pipeline led to the militarization of the area. Subsequently extensive human rights violations are committed by soldiers including forced labor, arbitrary taxation, rape and even summary execution.

The military regime is the sole beneficiary of gas sales from the pipeline that passes through varied terrains and…

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Since 1962 the Burmese military Junta has considered large portions of Southern Burma including Yebyu Towhship, a free-fire zone. Residents suspected of aiding insurgent forces are often presumed guilty by Burmese soldier, and face significant abuse. Residents who can no longer bear the abuses will often flee, seeking shelter along the Thai-Burma border, or as in the following case. resettlement camps administered by the New Mon State Party (NMSP). But as years of abuse have progressed,… Continue

With the Burmese 2010 election now complete, overwhelming evidence that the election was heavily manipulated by the regime has been substantiated. This video details some of these efforts by the SPDC to manipulate the election in favor of the USDP and against ethnic minority…

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Since I moved to the Village of Lombard, I had several near-death experiences and motor vehicles with mechanical failures leading to accidents on the Illinois roads and highways.  There was a bullet h*** on the middle window of the Lombard Brick Bungalow facing Washington Boulevard at 502 South Westmore-Meyers Road in the Village of Lombard, York Township, County of…

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On Friday, September 30, 2011, I visited the U.S. Cellular Mobile Wireless Center on Roosevelt Road and Ahres Street in Lombard where Josh offered to Upgrade Gingerbread Android 2.3 on my Samsung Galaxy S Mesmerize. On Saturday evening, October 1st, my Samsung Galaxy S Mesmerize crashed and went off into SAFE MODE all weekend, Saturday and Sunday, until Monday, October…

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The Annual DuPage Women's Fair highlighted health care concerns at the Yorktown Center sponsored by Adventist Hindsale Hospital, Advocate Good Samaritan, and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, hosted by Illinois Representatives Sandra Pihos and Patricia…

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A Rare Exhibit displaying Frank Lloyd Wright's Wasmuth Portfolio at the Oak Park Public Library featuring Wright's architectural designs at the Unity Temple and the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois USA.  The Wasmuth Portfolio is a…

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Rebecca

Behind the Scenes - Part 1 from One Day On Earth on Vimeo.

Everyone is always so busy.

While you're passing a train and only see a glimpse of a stranger they're forehead or mouth.

Maybe just their eyes.

Just a glimpse.

Then they're…

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