July, 2011 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-07-31

Jul 312011

from my blogs: Book on the Way! http://bit.ly/nHlwBG #fb #
from UNHCR: Congolese returns resume as refugee status in Gabon nears end http://bit.ly/oqudNF #
from UNHCR: UNHCR marks 60th anniversary of Refugee Convention http://bit.ly/rtVrC9 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR assists hundreds of displaced Iraqis at border with Iran http://bit.ly/rqD8Ga #
from UNHCR: Women, children bear brunt as Mogadishu influx swells to 100,000 http://bit.ly/omz8n6 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR Statement on the Australia-Malaysia Arrangement http://bit.ly/r4rqwz #

Jul 242011

from UNHCR: As Somali displacement grows, refugee camps report deaths http://bit.ly/nsLkN0 #
astronomy news: Space is still the new frontier http://bit.ly/mQdArl #
space tech info: Space is still the new frontier http://bit.ly/mQdArl #
from UNHCR: Young Eritreans in Ethiopia face future in limbo http://bit.ly/qbqiyG #
space tech info: Atlantis crew gears up for final landing http://bit.ly/oShREZ #
astronomy news: Tiny fourth moon discovered in Pluto's orbit http://bit.ly/rmR0s9 #
space tech info: Shuttle astronauts see commercial partners in future http://bit.ly/oRVo2y #
from UNHCR: Eritrean family leaves Tunisia border camp for new life in Belgium http://bit.ly/mPArhi #
space tech info: Shuttle workers grapple with reinventing themselves http://bit.ly/ph0cU6 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR launches emergency aid drive across southern, central Somalia http://bit.ly/pfGVeK #
space tech info: Space Shuttle Atlantis undocks from International Space Station http://bit.ly/qm2yjU #
from UNHCR: UNHCR starts emergency airlift of tents to Kenya, Ethiopia http://bit.ly/qjAFEE #
from UNHCR: UNHCR begins airlift to Kenya and Ethiopia to aid uprooted Somalis http://bit.ly/nH5oTZ #

Jul 172011

from UNHCR: UN High Commissioner for Refugees applauds Kenya's decision to open Ifo II camp http://bit.ly/oxcZiX #
from UNHCR: Somali rape survivor rebuilds life http://bit.ly/rnu5cP #
space tech info: Seven great reads about space http://bit.ly/n0r2rW #
space tech info: Enjoy an "All-American Meal" with Atlantis http://bit.ly/mTL5OM #
from UNHCR: 1 Refugee Longing for Home: Sri Lankans separated by a body of water http://bit.ly/mWDfH3 #
from UNHCR: High Commissioner for Refugees concludes mission to crisis-hit Horn of Africa http://bit.ly/q0J6x9 #
space tech info: Space station crew prepares for spacewalk http://bit.ly/nNI7mg #
space tech info: NASA extends shuttle mission one day http://bit.ly/q3PD5z #
from UNHCR: "We're in a crisis right now": World's biggest refugee camp sees alarming spike in child deaths http://bit.ly/oKjxo7 #
space tech info: NASA watches for space junk that could threaten shuttle, space station http://bit.ly/pcqZv8 #
space tech info: Atlantis docks with space station for week-long rendezvous http://bit.ly/oCzLMd #
space tech info: Atlantis docks with space station http://bit.ly/pB0Qw5 #

Jul 102011

space tech info: Final shuttle launch bittersweet at Air and Space Museum http://bit.ly/mTWKrV #
space tech info: Atlantis gears up for shuttle program's final mission http://bit.ly/pzgX5z #
from UNHCR: Horn of Africa crisis overwhelms aid efforts on Ethiopia-Somalia border http://bit.ly/nQdZYM #
space tech info: NASA checks for lightning strike near Space Shuttle Atlantis http://bit.ly/nlBbAg #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Alexander McCall Smith's wish for Darfur http://bit.ly/pIVcEB #
space tech info: Despite the naysayers, woman goes from Trekkie to NASA engineer http://bit.ly/rbIBaU #
space tech info: America's space program, then and now http://bit.ly/nY3wDC #
from UNHCR: Q&A: UNHCR team helps women in eastern Libya http://bit.ly/mRE1mS #
from UNHCR: 1 Refugee Without Hope: Eritrean teen does not dare to dream http://bit.ly/mG6Oen #
space tech info: Crew arrives for final shuttle mission http://bit.ly/lyWd9n #
from UNHCR: UNHCR calls for more resettlement places and better integration support for resettled refugees http://bit.ly/jipk38 #
space tech info: Challenger astronaut's widow reflects on end of U.S. shuttle program http://bit.ly/m0WMza #

Jul 032011

space tech info: After last shuttle flight, NASA will focus on 'deep space' http://bit.ly/ilsUIm #
from UNHCR: UNHCR issues recommendations as Poland assumes EU Presidency http://bit.ly/mSfozj #
Put over 671 miles on the bike in June, a new record high month for me. Year to date over 1,811 miles so far. #
from UNHCR: UNHCR programme provides young Somali males with a toolkit full of skills http://bit.ly/lRcieC #
space tech info: Private companies hold the key to space travel's future http://bit.ly/mSDrXB #
space tech info: NASA: debris is 'closest' ever to space station http://bit.ly/l2OEBT #
space tech info: Photographer captures Kennedy Space Center in waning moments of shuttle program http://bit.ly/kTGLIl #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Reaching out to refugees persecuted for sexual orientation, gender identity http://bit.ly/lrt4MT #
space tech info: NASA: July 8 selected for space shuttle program's last blast http://bit.ly/maYLlF #
from UNHCR: UNHCR's annual consultations with NGOs look to new challenges http://bit.ly/istYFS #
from UNHCR: 1 Child Growing Up in a Camp: Girl seeks better future for peers http://bit.ly/kILCVk #