Charles Taylor, Naomi Campbell, and Blood Diamonds

First off, you may be thinking “Who is Charles Taylor?” Taylor is the former president of Liberia. Lest you think Taylor is a good guy, let me give you a little background. Taylor was educated at Bentley College in the U.S. before returning to his native Liberia to work for the government. When they found out he was embezzling money, he fled to Libya and became a guerilla. He came back to Liberia in the late ‘80s and overthrew the government that he had fled from with a civil war. He then took control of the country and was eventually … Continue reading

Top 10 Must Visit Green Web Sites

Want to learn more about being green, whether it is at home steps you can take to make the world a better place, organizations that are monitoring the world’s practices, or preventing animal extinction? It is easy as a touch of the fingertips with these incredible websites: 10. Greenpeace Even people who don’t know much about going green have probably heard of Greenpeace. They have been trying to protect and conserve the environment for almost 40 years. 9. Going Green (TIME) TIME has devoted a section of its main web page to green issues. Weekly articles are posted on such … Continue reading

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/05/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is MrNussbaum.com. “A thousand websites in one.” This site was built specifically to enhance learning activities with internet interactivity. This appears to be a very child friendly and educational site, but please check it out on your own first. Not only a lot of great information, but also some wonderful games likes the insect generator, or … Continue reading