February, 2010 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2010-02-22

Feb 222010

space tech info: Space shuttle Endeavour lands http://bit.ly/be06LX #
from UNHCR: UNHCR welcomes first ratification of AU Convention for displaced http://bit.ly/bnOxeP #
from UNHCR: In northern Ecuador, mobile teams bring rights to Colombian refugees http://bit.ly/bZNvXw #
space tech info: International space station gets a 'window to the world' http://bit.ly/bMKMvd #
from UNHCR: UNHCR's help for displaced Zimbabweans produces tangible results http://bit.ly/941V6Z #
Creating the Web Genius Summit – top business & internet experts share tips & secrets to online success: http://bit.ly/webgeniussummit #fb #
from UNHCR: UNHCR cautiously optimistic over Yemen ceasfire http://bit.ly/aPMN9R #
from my blogs: Web Genius Summit http://bit.ly/bA2dCr #fb #
from UNHCR: Central Europe gets a new tool to measure refugee integration http://bit.ly/drbJj6 #

Feb 152010

space tech info: NASA extends shuttle mission by a day http://bit.ly/cE0YgO #
Slideshow of baby mammoth getting scanned at GE Health Care yesterday… http://www.wisn.com/slideshow/news/22536210/detail.html #fb #
from UNHCR: Upsurge in fighting drives more Somalis from Mogadishu http://bit.ly/dA4hpF #
space tech info: Astronauts install new node on space station http://bit.ly/dksqg8 #
from UNHCR: Spanish football star Xavi pledges support for refugees in Africa http://bit.ly/b9RQS4 #
astronomy news: NASA launches Solar Dynamics Observatory http://bit.ly/cl9v4B #
astronomy news: Keeping an eye on sun with solar observatory http://bit.ly/aa1kAT #
from UNHCR: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie meets Haitian quake survivors http://bit.ly/bdGHOz #
space tech info: Endeavour docks with international space station http://bit.ly/aD9BO3 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR requests US$69 million to help internally displaced Pakistanis http://bit.ly/912Mw4 #
The kids are hoping for big snow and, of course, a snow day tomorrow. I'm glad Bryn made it to London before airport snow complications. #fb #
from UNHCR: Homesick urban refugees use the internet to integrate and keep in touch http://bit.ly/9OO0F2 #

Feb 082010

space tech info: NASA administrator concerned about potential job losses http://bit.ly/bspyV6 #
Tried to go see Avatar in 3D. I was not expecting it to be sold out. I guess we'll try again another day. #
from UNHCR: UNHCR to support out of country voting for Iraqi elections http://bit.ly/9JqtXh #
from UNHCR: Afghan returnees facing problems in home districts seek safety in Kabul area http://bit.ly/9XZPGa #
astronomy news: Hubble, sky survey catch rare asteroid crash, NASA says http://bit.ly/ajfEWi #
space tech info: Will NASA ever return to the moon? http://bit.ly/bpB5gW #
from UNHCR: Thailand: Japan selecting first Myanmar refugees for resettlement http://bit.ly/d16tQ4 #
from UNHCR: Press Release: T. Alexander Aleinikoff becomes UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees http://bit.ly/drX52S #

Feb 012010

1st bike ride of 2010. 19F, wind chill 6F, chased by dog, water froze in bottle, 10.09 miles. And it felt GOOD to get out there. #fb #
North Star Fine Coffees introduced their Kick Coffee. Score! http://bit.ly/c3UdYt #fb #
from UNHCR: Internal displacement in Yemen passes 250,000 mark http://bit.ly/aof4oV #
from UNHCR: School project in Darfur helps to build bridges between communities http://bit.ly/bar1h2 #
space tech info: Endeavour set to blast off in February http://bit.ly/9qPsKU #
from UNHCR: Down and out in Budapest: Somali refugees face winter struggle http://bit.ly/aIqwjP #
from UNHCR: DRC – new displacement in North Kivu http://bit.ly/4CaVKB #
from UNHCR: Refugee and Costa Rican youth use radio to tackle xenophobia in schools http://bit.ly/7Q1WMb #