Did you know?

" ... 2.8 billion people (more than half the people in developing countries) live on less than $700 a year. Of these, 1.2 billion earn less than $1 a day."

This means, by simply donating one dollar per day, you could double the income of a poor person and help with her/his struggle to bring home food.
There are many other things you can do to help -- some, as easy as visiting this site, or playing this game.

Some Good Movies

Favela Rising, Emmanuel's Gift, The Edukators, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Whalerider, Syriana, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, Babel, Little Miss Sunshine, Pan's Labyrinth, School of Rock, After the Wedding, Romantico, Valentin (+ "Conversation with Agresti" special feature on the DVD), Yesterday, Machuca, Common Ground, Michael Clayton, Rendition, Into the Wild, I am Legend, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.





A nice quote:
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. -Goethe