The Human Family Tree
30 Aug 2009 Leave a Comment
in Art and Crafts Tags: Family Tree, Life, World
On a single day on a single street, with the DNA of just a couple of hundred random people, National Geographic Channel sets out to trace the ancestral footsteps of all humanity. Narrated by Kevin Bacon, The Human Family Tree travels to one of the most diverse corners of the world — Queens, N.Y. — to demonstrate how we all share common ancestors who embarked on very different journeys. Regardless of race, nationality or religion, all of us can trace our ancient origin back to the cradle of humanity, East Africa. What did our collective journey look like, and where did it take your specific ancestors? At what point in our past did we first cross paths with the supposed strangers living in our neighborhood? Now, in The Human Family Tree, the people of this quintessential American melting pot find out that their connections go much deeper than a common ZIP code.
Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/the-human-family-tree-3706/Overview#ixzz0Ph63VHNU
Grain of Sand
25 Aug 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: flower, Heaven, Sand, World
“To see a World in
a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in
a Wild flower,
Hold Infinity in the
palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour”
~ William Blake, poet
The United Nations
20 Aug 2009 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Countries, United Nations, World
The UN emblem shows the world held in the “olive branches of peace”.
The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the UN Charter had been ratified by a majority of the original 51 Member States. The day is now celebrated each year around the world as United Nations Day.The purpose of the United Nations is to bring all nations of the world together to work for
peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the well-being of all people. It affords the opportunity for countries to balance global interdependence and national interests when addressing international problems. There are currently 192 Members of the United Nations. They meet in the General Assembly, which is the closest thing to a world parliament. Each country, large or small, rich or poor, has a single vote, however, none of the decisions taken by the Assembly are binding. Nevertheless, the Assembly’s decisions become resolutions that carry the weight of world governmental opinion.
The United Nations Headquarters is in New York City but the land and buildings are international territory. The United Nations has its own flag, its own post office and its own postage stamps. Six official languages are used at the United Nations – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
World Humanitarian Day
20 Aug 2009 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: United Nations, World
On 19 August and for the first time , the international community will pay tribute to the brave humanitarian workers who devote their time and energy to come to the rescue of innocent victims of war and natural catastrophes across the world.
