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Are you aware of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”? 3,800 refugees, dubbed the Lost Boys of Sudan by reporters and aid workers, have been resettled in cities around the United States. These were nearly all boys who had been separated by relatives during the war in Sudan. Can you imagine your child being separated from you and then left to fend for themselves in a war torn country? They endured months of wandering during which thousands died of hunger, disease or attacks by bandits or wild animals.

Olympic officials have chosen Lopez Lomong to carry the American flag during Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Games. Teammates chose him Wednesday as a way to honor his and other’s struggles and to send a message to human rights organizations that these atrocities are not being ignored.

Lomong is a member of Team Darfur, a group of athletes committed to raising awareness about chronic violence in the Darfur region of western Sudan.

He was among roughly 3,800 refugees, dubbed the Lost Boys of Sudan by reporters and aid workers, who were resettled in cities around the United States.

When it comes to recycling, plastic recycling does not keep up with the amounts of recycled newspaper and cardboard. That is mostly because people think they have to go to great lengths to recycle their plastic items. Years ago we were told we had to remove labels and wash everything in order to recycle the product. Things are much easier now. Now that there are companies who manage post consumer and post industrial plastic and other recyclable materials, the effort is much easier.

Recycled plastic material purchased by Raw Polymers Ltd.is purchased, transported and managed successfully. This full service recycling firm has become highly efficient in the business of recycling plastics. Their success means less plastic in our landfills and a better earth for all of us.

Do you ever wonder why there are so many dumb rules in our world? Do you wonder why there have to be stupid warnings on things? It is because some people don’t think. I*f they do something and then hurt themselves, they think they should blame someone else. To protect themselves, companies have to post dumb rules and dumb warnings so that dumb people can’t sue them. Isn’t that a shame?

I just watched a story on the national news. It was about a soldier who adopted an Iraqi orphan. I’m sure that our soldiers see many sad things from the war. This guy is doing something to help. That child will have a better life because of him. War is sad. Some try to make some good come out of it.

I put up the finch feeder and the finches have found it already! How do they know? Are they waiting in the neighbors yard watching to see when I will finally get that feeder out there? I’ll bet they’ve been complaining about me. I have never been so slow at getting the feeders up. I hope they don’t decide to dive bomb my head for being so slow.