July, 2010 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-07-26

Jul 262010

space tech info: What will inspire tomorrow's rocket scientists? http://bit.ly/dzKSK5 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR issues warning over treatment of Somali refugees http://bit.ly/dl6a9c #
from UNHCR: Manpower and UNHCR empower refugees resettling to the US http://bit.ly/a4dg7I #
astronomy news: Scientists discover monster star http://bit.ly/duX8tY #
from UNHCR: High Commissioner Guterres to visit DRC, Uganda, with WFP chief http://bit.ly/d54Ozk #
from UNHCR: Viet Nam ends stateless limbo for 2,300 former Cambodians http://bit.ly/9Vk1Fj #

Jul 192010

from UNHCR: UNHCR deplores forced returns from Uganda, police brutality http://bit.ly/arfxgh #
from UNHCR: Education eases the integration of refugees in north-east Brazil http://bit.ly/cVI29h #
from UNHCR: Teaching safety with angry mobs, bullets and minefields http://bit.ly/bAwCFW #
space tech info: Oil disaster commission faces unique challenges http://bit.ly/b5f9P9 #
from UNHCR: Programme seeks to address all aspects of HIV infection in eastern Congo http://bit.ly/cZgJ8Z #
space tech info: India in multiple satellite launch claim http://bit.ly/ae7KxA #
from UNHCR: Summer course in France brings refugee protection to life http://bit.ly/ahSDdd #

Jul 122010

astronomy news: Probe takes detailed pictures of crater-covered asteroid http://bit.ly/9cVoFZ #
Bicycled about 61 miles to family reunion. Perfect riding weather. Jumped into lake upon arrival. #fb #
astronomy news: Solar eclipse predicted at same time as World Cup final http://bit.ly/9hzuLb #
from UNHCR: UNHCR awards the 2010 Nansen Refugee Award to Alixandra Fazzina http://bit.ly/cXjnhJ #
from UNHCR: Uzbeks and Kyrgyz come together to commit to reconciliation http://bit.ly/allBWL #
from UNHCR: Making ProGres in Bangladesh: a database yields new lives for refugees http://bit.ly/9wjdJS #
from UNHCR: Talk of new xenophobic violence in South Africa has refugees on edge http://bit.ly/cqoZmB #
from UNHCR: UNHCR urges more countries to establish refugee resettlement programmes http://bit.ly/bR3M0X #

Jul 052010

space tech info: Second docking try successful for Russian cargo vessel http://bit.ly/bOuwHb #
space tech info: Officials try again to dock resupply vessel to space station http://bit.ly/bX7VOP #
space tech info: Resupply vessel fails to dock with space station http://bit.ly/9DnWc8 #
Did all right bicycling in June with a final tally of 464.83 miles, bringing YTD to 1,398.17 miles. Can I get to 500 in July? #fb #
from UNHCR: Telling a refugee story in 15 minutes http://bit.ly/9JnZMU #
space tech info: NASA delays final space shuttle flights http://bit.ly/cJlnFD #
from UNHCR: In Sudan, planting trees eases environmental impact of hosting refugees http://bit.ly/a7TAKL #
from UNHCR: Bangladesh: A UNHCR doctor's inventive care transforms a refugee's life http://bit.ly/ae2zrA #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief Guterres to assess emergency operations in Kyrgyzstan http://bit.ly/9nOqwd #
from UNHCR: UNHCR starts to scale back in eastern Sri Lanka, closing Batticaloa office http://bit.ly/blDPe3 #