I couldn't agree more!!! There are times to put things into perspective, and tragedies of this magnitude require special consideration, benevolence, compassion and support from the world community!
Mario S. Cisneros > Russ: > Thank you for this list. > > My prayers are with all who have family involved in this horrible > situation. I was so sad to see the video's that people were handing in > to the news stations. > > I think that I am most blessed at this time of the year, and a donation > to a good organization is something that we should all consider right > now. We never know when its going to be us in need of assistance. > > I have great respect for you for posting this on list, and have not one > single problem with you posting this as an off topic. No post requesting > help for someone suffering should be considered not postable. > > cssaddict > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "russ - maxdesign" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Web Standards Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 5:19 AM > Subject: [WSG] Off-topic - Earthquake/Tsunami help > > >> Apologies for this unusual post. >> >> There are times when discussions about web development seems totally >> insignificant and irrelevant. Like now. In Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, >> Indonesia and Malaysia, people are suffering. >> >> Luckily, there is something we can all do - we can give assistance to >> an > aid >> organisation of our choice. If you feel the urge, here are a few: >> >> Australian Foundation for Asia and Pacific >> http://www.afap.org >> >> CARE Australia >> http://www.careaustralia.org.au >> >> The Australian Red Cross >> http://www.redcross.org.au >> >> Oxfam >> http://www.oxfam.org.au >> >> World Vision >> http://www.worldvision.com.au >> >> UNICEF >> http://www.unicef.org.au. >> >> American Red Cross >> http://www.redcross.org >> >> Mercy Corps >> http://www.mercycorps.org >> >> Catholic Relief Services >> http://www.catholicrelief.org >> >> Oxfam America >> http://www.oxfamamerica.org >> >> International Medical Corps >> http://www.imcworldwide.org >> >> Care USA >> http://www.careusa.org >> >> Direct Relief International >> http://www.directrelief.org >> >> Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres >> http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org >> >> International Orthodox Christian Charities >> http://www.iocc.org >> >> Operation USA >> http://www.opusa.org >> >> I'm sure there are many other organisations that are also seeking > financial >> aid to help those in need. >> >> Apologies, again for this off-topic post. Feel free to abuse me >> off-list. Russ >> >> ****************************************************** >> The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ >> >> See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >> ****************************************************** >> >> > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
