Sites of Interest
Tibetan Government-in-Exile
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), officially the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is a government in exile headed by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, which is the rightful and legitimate government of Tibet.
Tibet is currently under the administration of the People's Republic of China, a situation that the Central Tibetan Administration considers an illegitimate military occupation. The position of the CTA is that Tibet is a distinct nation with a long history of independence.
The current policy of the Dalai Lama, however, is that he does not seek full independence for Tibet, but would accept Tibet as a genuine autonomous region within the People's Republic of China.
Naomi Klein
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, The Shock Doctrine cracks open the secret history of our era.
Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination has been achieved. Raking in billions out of the tsunami, plundering Russia, exploiting Iraq - this is the chilling tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed.
Read more at: www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine
The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books is a fortnightly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs. Published in New York City, it takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity.
German War Graves Commission / Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V.
The German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa. Its objectives are: "acquisition, maintenance and care of German war graves"; "tending to next of kin"; "youth and educational work"(which includes programmes of reconciliation and rehabilitation for the former child soldiers of Sierra Leone); and "preservation of the memory to the sacrifices of war and despotism".
It was founded as a private charity on December 16 1919 as the recognised Commission under the provisions of Article 224 of the Treaty of Versailles. By the 1930s, the Commission had established numerous cemeteries for German World War I dead. During World War II, the Volksbund's work was mostly carried out by the Wehrmacht's own graves service.
After World War II, the Volksbund resumed its work in 1946 and soon established more than 400 war cemeteries in Germany. In 1954, Chancellor Adenauer, tasked the Volksbund with the establishment, care and upkeep of German war cemeteries abroad.
Today, it maintains 827 military cemeteries in 45 countries with about 2.3 million dead and its work is carried out today by 9,000 honorary and 536 full-time employees. Now that the Cold War is over, the Volksbund has access to Eastern Europe, where the bulk of World War II German casualties occurred. In the last few years, 190 World War I cemeteries and 300 World War II cemeteries in eastern, central and south-eastern Europe have been reconstructed or rebuilt. About 32 cemeteries are currently under construction or renovation and about 584,000 bodies have been buried in new graves.
To make a donation please visit: www.volksbund.de/mitgliedschaft_spende/spende/homepage.asp
Official tourist site of the Government of Québec
Québec is truly a unique land in North America. Unique for its geography, its history and its culture, which together have forged its bold and exuberant identity. Simply put, Québec is warmth, absolute authenticity and intensity, all within easy reach!
Art in America
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, International magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other consumers who are interested in being up to date with the artworld. The magazine has received kudos for extensive coverage and criticism of sculpture, painting and photography.
LatinFlyerBlog.com
LatinFlyerBlog.com launched in 2010, the work of Mark Chesnut, a travel writer who specializes in Latin America. Through photos, articles, reviews and videos, LatinFlyerBlog.com -- as well as the main site, LatinFlyer.com -- aims to provide insight and inspiration
for travel to Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
National Geographic
The National Geographic Magazine, later shortened to National Geographic, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow frame that surrounds its front cover.
With a worldwide circulation in thirty-two language editions of nearly nine million, more than fifty million people receive the magazine every month. In May 2007 and 2008, National Geographic magazine won the American Society of Magazine Editors' General Excellence Award in the over two million circulation category and the best photography award for three issues of the magazine in 2006. A nominee for the General Excellence award in 2009, National Geographic won the top award for editorial photography.
Amnesty international
Ordinary people from around the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.
British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Based in Cambridge, it has, for over 60 years, undertaken the majority of Britain's scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent. It now shares that continent with scientists from over thirty countries.
