Donate To Lebanon, Middle East Crisis

The following major agencies have launched appeals to help those affected by the fighting.

Unicef Donations can also be made by calling 08457 312 312.

http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=iuI1LdP0G&b=1863311

UN World Food Programme Listing of ways to donate.

https://www.kintera.org/site/c.diJRK4PFJpH/b.1147339/k.66D5/Generic_Donation_Form/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp?c=diJRK4PFJpH&b=1147339&en=duKVK6NMKoKTI1OLJ9INJ6PMIlL7KgMUKlLUK7OPKfJUIhM6G

British Red Cross Middle East crisis appeal

http://www.redcross.org.uk/news.asp?id=58264

Oxfam Middle East crisis appeal

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/give_to_oxfam/donate/middleeast.htm

Save the Children Middle East appeal

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk_secure/jsp/getinvolved/choosedonation.jsp?fundCode=A60NNXG01

Christian Aid Middle East crisis appeal

http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/middle_east/index.htm

Care International Crisis appeal

http://www.careinternational.org.uk/Donate+to+Middle+East+Crisis+Appeal+6983.twl

CAFOD Middle East emergency appeal

http://www.cafod.org.uk/get_involved/give_money/to_middle_east_emergency

World Vision Middle East appeal

http://www.worldvision.org.uk/waystodonate/makeadonation/default.asp

Islamic Relief Emergency appeal

http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/Appeal/palestine.htm

If you want to find more resources that provide online donation try this google query

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=donate+lebanon

the continuous Crime against human race

Till when shall the world allow these crimes to continue, when will you act to stop it?
The fotos slideshow below from Israel war on lebanon needs no comment:
(Warning: some fotos are of extreme GRAPHIC nature)

if you are unable to display it, please use the SlideShow direct link:
http://www.voicesofegypt.com/leb/slideshow_as1.swf

a trip to the new world - preparations

Last month, I went with a group of co-workers/friends to visit our company's headquarters in the US.
First off, we started packing, prepared the electronic tickets, all the information needed...gates, planes, schedules, name and address of whom we will visit..etc.
A month before that we had a nice visit to the american embassy in cairo, a very long row, but we had our names in a separate list, what happened was our company sent a special email to the counsular asking him to make us get a group interview instead of each having an interview on his own.
A week before we called the american embassy visa appointment system, you listen to some endless menu options, and each minute is about 1 and a half EGP, then a representitive talks with you. They took our passport details, name, birth place and date, and type of visa you want, in our case a business trip/visitor visa, then they gave us a slot and interview appointment date about 25 or days later.
That would conflict with the plans of our trip as we were planned to arrive in the US about 30 days after that, so we wouldn't make it, that's when the company decided to send the email to the embassy.
Not only we were grouped for a single interview, all of us, but they made the appointment 20 days earlier.
We went, it was quick, the embassy was full of people, we were mainly separated into two groups, immigration and visitors.
You give the related officer the CIB 100 USD bank receipt, the filled applications and then wait for your name to be called.
There were lots of seats and a few computers for those who couldn't fill the applications online, yes, you cannot just print and handwrite inside their applications, you have to fill it online then print it.
A happy guy, told me, Son I can't use this thing, can you help me and fill my application for me using this strange device..i did and it helped me consume the waiting time.
We were called, interviewed, it was basically why are you traveling to usa, who are you visiting there, what do they do, what are you planning to do while there, who will pay for that,...etc you will have to provide the invitation letter.
We all took a multiple entry B1/B2 five years visa.
Then we spent the days preparing for travel, confirming the flights, meals, renting a car, checking the maps, and working in between.

Finite

Imagine if everything was finite. Tangible or not, imagine it all came from a finite reserve.
Not just the air you breathe or the water you drink, but also the feelings you always had.
Your happiness or sorrow or ambition or hope or even despair; they were all finite feelings that you could one day run out of and be unable to feel them anymore.
Imagine also that you know the amount available in that reserve that all humans share, so if you smile you be consuming the one chance of someone else ever knowing how it is like to smile.
The more knowledge you learn or experience you gain would mean depriving someone else of that and keeping him in the dark.
The more health and sports you practice, the more someone else is in pain fighting some a fierce disease.
Even the distance you always displaced your vehicle through would be constantly cutting out of the total available distance the whole world can commute, resulting in another person being unable to move again.
The feeling of sorrow for losing someone dear could just be unavailable as it was repeatedly consumed when someone else was sad or angry about something trivial that was unworthy.
The pride or glory that was based on false victories and mistaken heroes would eventually mean real heroes are never to be glorified or appreciated as their world had already ran out of pride.
Creativity, innovation and new ideas, imagine they were all finite, what happens when people use the available ideas reserve in evil deeds; fighting each other, trapping others, betraying one another, what share then would prosperity and peace feed and foster from.
Friendship and love, if it all was for the sake of benefit and advantage, how would a soul find its soul mate if the cosmic soul bonds were all torn.
Prayers if all were for selfish needs and desires, what fate would await light-hearted, devoted and kind angels.
What would remain of the Fairness reserve if it was distributed unevenly across bribers, rulers and occupiers; the answer is nothing finite or infinite will remain.