Teen Leaders Around the World Travel to 'Just Peace' Summit

Three Dot Dash, a global initiative of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) designed to recognize and support the efforts of teen leaders around the world, will hold its first annual Just Peace Summit in New York City from March 29 - April 4, 2008.

The Global Teen Leaders are between the ages of 12-19, and represent 18 countries and 5 continents around the world, and were were nominated by 40 non-government organizations.

During the week long summit, teens will share experiences of their efforts to promote a more peaceful society by addressing issues related to the basic human needs - food, water, health, shelter, safety and education. They will also learn how to better communicate and distribute this global message.

The name Three Dot Dash™ is a mash-up of the old-school language Morse code, used by telegraphs, and the two-fingered "V" gesture that has come to be known as the peace sign. In Morse code, "V" is . . . -

Three Dot Dash was inspired by the late 13-year-old poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T. Stepanek, well known from his six New York Times best selling "Heartsongs" poetry books expressing universal messages of hope and peace.

After Mattie's death in 2004, his last book, Just Peace: A Message of Hope, written with Jimmy Carter, was published and became WAFF's inspiration for Three Dot Dash.

Visit their site for more info - http://www.threedotdash.org/

Paper Is Out, Cellphones For Airport Check In

wow! your blackberry holds your boarding pass - just a traveler


Electronic boarding passes turn hand-held devices and mobile phones of travelers into their boarding passes.

At least half a dozen airlines in the United States currently allow customers to check in using their mobile devices, including American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest and Alaska.

But so far, Continental is the only carrier in the United States to begin testing the electronic passes, allowing those travelers to pass through security and board the plane without handling a piece of paper. Their boarding pass is an image of an encrypted bar code displayed on the phone’s screen, which can be scanned by gate agents and security personnel.

When using the other airlines’ mobile check-in services, customers still have to print a boarding pass at an airport kiosk, though most carriers are eager to eliminate this step once the Transportation Security Administration gives its approval.

Read full article at New York Times

22 Year Old Under Scrutiny on Arms for Afghans

Ever seen this guy? Guess the TV media missed this story - just a traveler


Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

But to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead this fight, the American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur.

With the award last January of a federal contract worth as much as nearly $300 million, the company, AEY Inc., which operates out of an unmarked office in Miami Beach, became the main supplier of munitions to Afghanistan’s army and police forces.

AEY is one of many previously unknown defense companies to have thrived since 2003, when the Pentagon began dispensing billions of dollars to train and equip indigenous forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Its rise from obscurity once seemed to make it a successful example of the Bush administration’s promotion of private contractors as integral elements of war-fighting strategy.

Since last year, the company has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old and in decomposing packaging, according to an examination of the munitions by The New York Times and interviews with American and Afghan officials.

Much of the ammunition comes from the aging stockpiles of the old Communist bloc, including stockpiles that the State Department and NATO have determined to be unreliable and obsolete, and have spent millions of dollars to have destroyed.

Read full article at New York Times

Media, Lies and Videotape

Do you really know what Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright REALLY said?

Perhaps not! The media has only used a portion of his speech to re-play over and over. Let this be a time of self examination, along with the examination of the media . . . just a traveler

13 Year Old Aiming for Beijing Olympics

13 year old Lia Neal is aiming for a spot at the Olympics in Beijing, China.

A couple of months ago, she participated in a swim meet in New Jersey, and clocked her personal best time of 58.17 in the 100 meter freestyle. Later in the day, she did even better with a time of 56.87 seconds - that's fast!


Lia weighs just 115 pounds, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and just turned 13 recently.

Her fast time has already qualified her for the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha this summer - and that was accomplished when she was just 12 years old.

Lia will be the youngest person on the U.S. team at the Olympic trials.

Binded By The Sun Looking for Virgin Mary

no need to make things up, the truth is often so much more bizarre! just a traveler

In India at least 50 people have lost their sight after staring at the sun hoping to see an image of the Virgin Mary, according to reports.

Alarmed health authorities in India's Kottayam district have set up a sign dispelling rumours of a miraculous image in the sky and warning of the dangers of looking into direct sunlight.

Forty-eight cases of sight-loss, allegedly caused by photochemical burns on the retina, have been recorded at St Joseph's ENT and Eye hospital in the region since Friday.

Despite warnings, and the potentially harmful effects of their actions, believers are allegedly still flocking to a hotelier's house in Erumeli near where the divine image is said to have appeared.

"All our patients have similar history and symptoms - They have developed photochemical, not thermal, burns after continuously gazing at the sun," Dr Annamma James Isaac, the hospital's ophthalmologist said.

Even churches in the area have disowned the miracle after health officers and doctors approached the clergy. The house where the miracle is said to have occurred has apparently been the subject of rumours for months.

The hotelier, who has since moved, had claimed that statues of the Virgin Mary in his house have been crying honey and bleeding oils and perfumes.

Source: Telegraph UK

Biggest Election Law Fraud in U.S. History

So Hiliary Doesn't Know Who Peter Paul Is - Huh?
The largest election law fraud in U.S. History is not being reported - and it's on tape! Oh my goodness, I can just imagine that this is why the Republicans want HER to be the candidate to run against McCain.

While Hillary Clinton battles Barack Obama on the campaign trail, a judge in Los Angeles is quietly preparing to set a trial date in a $17 million fraud suit that aims to expose an alleged culture of widespread corruption by the Clintons and the Democratic Party.

Sworn testimony from Peter Paul's lawyer is in the process of - or has been taken from all three Clintons – Bill, Hillary and Chelsea – along with top Democratic Party leaders and A-list celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, John Travolta, Brad Pitt and Cher.

Let's start with Part 1



Wow! It's gets better - Part 2 - and btw Ed Rendell, the Governor of Pennsylvania is also supposed to be involved since he was head of the Democratic party when all this happened.



And there's even more! Paul - who Hiliary says she does not know - spent more than $60,000 to produce these fund raisers- and they were NEVER reported by Hillary's Senate campaign - see www.ejfa.org and www.hillcap.org
FBI Agent David Smith testified at the sham trial of Hillary's finance director David Rosen in May, 2005 for hiding Paul's payments of $1.2 million for Hillary's largest fundraiser in August, 2000 that he discovered these two fundraisers were never reported by her campaign. When asked why the government did nothing about it he testified he just investigates- doesnt make decisions to prosecute. The Bush justice Department is protecting Hillary- see www.hillcap.org for all documents

VideoJug, MySpace Announce Global Content Deal

VideoJug and MySpace, the world's most popular social network, today announced a global deal to add content to MySpaceTV (www.myspacetv.com).

VideoJug will have its own branded channels, hosting an initial library of 100 short, high-quality, 'How To' and expert advice videos on a wide variety of topics, including food, beauty, cars, love, sex, travel, and technology. Users can also friend VideoJug's profile (www.myspace.com/videojugworld) to receive regular updates on new content.

VideoJug ("Life Explained. On Film"), is one of the fastest growing sites on the internet, producing and hosting one of the web's largest collections (more than 38,000) of professionally produced, expert advice and 'how to' films on almost any subject. From 'how to eat sushi' to 'how to give your cat medication', VideoJug's content is scripted in a light-hearted, entertaining style, allowing users to simultaneously laugh and learn.

VideoJug is the newest addition to a number of branded channels and content partners on MySpaceTV, including: BBC Worldwide, quarterlife, Roommates, National Geographic, Trailer Park, Nuts Magazine, NME and Tim Lovejoy.

Source: Business Wire

Vista Price Cut Hype

When have you ever known Microsoft to have a big sale?

Is it because the last OS they cranked out is crap! Can you say V-I-S-T-A?


The "smarts" at Microsoft are announcing a price cut for standalone packages of Windows Vista. The cuts range from 20% - 50%, of course the amount consumers will save depending on the country they live in, and version of the software.

And get this "special" pricing for the U.S. only - a full, retail copy of Windows Vista Ultimate has been reduced 20% to $320 from $400. The upgrade version of Ultimate reduced $220 from $260, and the full version of Vista Home Edition reduced to $130 from $160. Still an expensive crap sale - and what about all those people who paid top dollar for Vista?

I'll still run XP til my computer dies. Rather than create a better OS than XP, they have come out with crap that takes up all your space, will not run the software YOU want, and your new computer will actually run slower than you old one. In other words, Vista sucks big time! Even if they gave a FREE Vista upgrade, I would still walk away.

Try and find a Vista lover - you will be looking for awhile, cause I haven't run across anyone that likes it.

So is this why Microsoft is offering a bigger sale to the rest of the world than they are offering here in the U.S.? Do they think that consumers outside the U.S. have not heard this OS is all hype, and delivers nothing?

If you're from outside the U.S. and reading this, and don't know - please stay far away from the Vista box sale. Just something else to give America a bad rap.

Microsoft has lost its way, and thinks consumers will just accept what it puts out because every new PC has the Vista operating system. What they have accomplished is running Vista customers to their competitor Mac. Nothing like running your customers to the competition!

Computer PC manufacturers better wake up - nobody here in the U.S. wants a new computer loaded with this crap - so you guys need to address your exclusive relationship with Microsoft.