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To: LindyBill who wrote (42066)	5/4/2004 5:55:54 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793707

Oh, brother. Do we need any other reason to start a new organization? Sudan? SUDAN? UN Hits Bottom, Digs LGF The pathetic joke known as the “UN Human Rights Commission” has descended to a new low, as the country of Sudan, a hellhole of genocidal murder and unrepentant slavery, is assured a seat on the commission. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - African nations have ensured that Sudan gets a seat on the chief U.N. human rights watchdog and angered rights groups who want more liberal democracies to win a place. Fourteen vacant seats will be filled on Tuesday and on Wednesday for the 53-nation U.N. Human Rights Commission. Many have been decided by regional groups before the voting in the Economic and Social Council in New York. Sudan has been the target of worldwide criticism, including an expression of concern from the Geneva-based commission in late April. It has been accused of backing Arab militia destroying villages, raping and killing black Africans in the Darfur region. “A government that engages in wholesale abuses of its citizens should not be eligible for a seat at the table, especially a country just criticized by the commission,” said Joanna Weschler, U.N. delegate for Human Rights Watch, one of 10 advocacy groups that issued a protest statement. “This is a major credibility test of the regional bloc structure at the United Nations in terms of how it nominates candidates for key U.N. posts,” Weschler said. In the African regional group, which rotates candidacies for commission posts, Sudan, Guinea and Togo — all called undemocratic by the rights groups — will be filling seats on the commission. A fourth will go to Kenya.

To: LindyBill who wrote (42066)	5/4/2004 11:53:13 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793707

The reason people say "everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten" is because the public school system barely teaches anything beyond a kindergarten level. Depends on the school, I'd say. My son graduated high school with almost a year of AP credits. He's just finishing his first year, and after summer school will be a junior in college.

To: LindyBill who wrote (42066)	5/4/2004 12:15:53 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793707

The reason people say "everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten" is because the public school system barely teaches anything beyond a kindergarten level. The reason people say that is because so many either never learned or have abandoned what you're supposed to learn in kindergarten--the basic skills of civilization--share the commons, put your toys away, play nicely together, don't hit,don't throw your food, etc. If kids learned the kindergarten basics, maybe kids would have a better chance of mastering math later in school. Actually, if kids could enter adulthood fully programmed with kindergarten skills, I wouldn't mind excusing them from knowing the dates of the Civil War or algebra. That would be a net plus in my view of things. Which reminds me, when I was last visiting my father, a neighbor baking a cake came by needing a twelve ounce can of Seven-Up. Dad offered a liter bottle of lime soda as an alternative. She was befuddled over how to use the soda in her recipe until I finally figured out her disconnect and offered that she could just measure out a cup and a half. She was so pleased to have her problem solved. The cake was really good... <g>