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Friday, 14 January 2005

Editoral Statement Of The Week

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Wednesday, 12 January 2005

The Tsunani: Nature's/God's Wake Up Call
In the movies when people are unconscious, they are woke up by throwing water on their faces.

In this world, there's been not only bad stewardship(e.g. more pollution, etc.)over the earth, but great tolerance for povery, disease and war.

The rich nations(e.g. the U.S.)want to improve poorer nations on their terms(e.g. look at the restrictions on importation of goods from third world countries).

Millions have died in Cambodia, Rwanda, and the Congo with the G7 nations hardly noticing.

Man's inhumanity to man comes to the surface only when it affects us personally.

Fortunately, natural disasters communicate to the humanity in all of us.(It could happen to anyone.)

When the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, pestilence and death often follow.

If we're going to make the world a better place to live in, we have to think of ourselves as citizens of the earth rather than "a blessed inhabitant" of "a blessed country." No one is that blest on this planet. A human can be terminated in a thousand ways that have nothing to do with war or natural disasters.

Better stewardship of the earth and humanity is the answer. We can do a great deal for our fellow man if the will is there. For what we can't do, we must ask God and his angels to do.

The power of belief must be channelled towards God who can unleash positive long term changes in the human condition.

The Tsunami was a big wake up call for all of us. It's time to decide what kind of world we want to wake up to in the future.

Posted by qualteam at 3:05 PM EST

Updated: Sunday, 13 February 2005 9:10 PM EST

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Tuesday, 11 January 2005

New Domain Addresses For Personal Websites
In order you find your way quickly to our personal websites, we have two easy to remember domain addresses. For "David Barron's Top Ten Movies", it's "www.davidbarron.biz" and for our "Barron Family Webpages, it's "www.daveandirene.ca". The former is up and running and the latter will be in a couple of days.

There's more background information on "Hotel California" and our fun life in Canada on these websites.

How do you like the new banner at barronblog.com?

Posted by qualteam at 11:20 PM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:22 PM EST

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Monday, 10 January 2005

Man's Inhumanity To Man
Despite the destructive power of the South Asian Tsunami, it's small in comparision to the murder and genocide perpetrated and tolerated by mankind.

It should be easier to deal with evil tendencies within our species than the environment, but that hasn't been the case in recent history.

John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath
Genocide Links
The Forgotten Battle In The Congo
Man needs help in overcoming forces which can destroy him or make him a slave.
Our Heavenly Father, may your name be honored;
May your kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day the bread we need,
Forgive us what we owe to you, as we have also forgiven those who owe anything to us.
Keep us clear of temptation, and save us from evil.

Posted by qualteam at 9:12 PM EST

Updated: Monday, 10 January 2005 9:20 PM EST

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Friday, 7 January 2005

The Movies: "Hotel Rwanda" And"White Noise" Open Today
I find it ironic and significant that a movie about the murder of 900,000 Rwandans opens on the same day with a movie about communicating with the dead.

In 1994, the Tutsis(minority Rwandans)never had a chance to communicate their plight to the rest of the world. Perhaps, the "white noise" that they've been making for ten years is finally getting through.
Reviews Of Hotel Rwanda
Reviews Of White Noise

Posted by qualteam at 10:54 PM EST

Updated: Friday, 7 January 2005 11:00 PM EST

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Wednesday, 5 January 2005

Taking Us Out Of The Shadow Of 9/11
By its sheer magnitude and destructive power the Dec/26/04 tsunami eclipsed the day of infamy on Sept/11/01.

Both events made us aware of the vulnerability of the human condition.

Both events made us aware that we all need help sometime in our life.

The evils that plague countries or individuals may vary in size and power, but they are shared by all courtesy of the mass media and the internet.

While there isn't any magic wand to make destructive results disappear, there are visions and efforts to make the world a better place to live in.

Truly, most have us have moved from the shadow of 9/11.
September/11/01 Remembered

Posted by qualteam at 10:08 PM EST

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Monday, 3 January 2005

"The Angel At Hotel California"Has A New Page
This concerns the tsunami and the relief efforts that are ongoing in the affected countries.
For Whom The Bell Tolls

Posted by qualteam at 10:40 PM EST

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Sunday, 2 January 2005

Movie Review 87: The Last Samurai
Tom Cruise does very well as a haunted U.S. soldier who trys to redeem himself among the Samurai.

Unfortunately, the story is very predictable in its development and ending. The violent action scenes while well done simply go on too long.

The honour of the Samurai comes down to a suicide attack against modern 19th century weapons which negates any kind of skill that they have as agile sword fighters.

It's not an honourable thing to rush machine guns. It's just plain stupid(Look at World War One).
Two and a half stars.
More Reviews Of The Last Samurai

Posted by qualteam at 11:02 PM EST

Updated: Sunday, 2 January 2005 11:05 PM EST

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Saturday, 1 January 2005

A Happy New Year To The Eternal Brotherhood Of Bloggers
Mood: special
The Barron Blog has over 580 entries on every subject conceivable.

Hopefully, we'll grow as individuals as we develop our views of life and the universe through the internet. We are all part of a work in progress.

We belong to the "Eternal Brotherhood of Internet Bloggers". Some day this activity will reach beyond this life and planet and connect with other civilizations.

All the best on your journeys, keep writing about them.

Posted by qualteam at 10:45 AM EST

Updated: Saturday, 1 January 2005 10:48 AM EST

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Thursday, 30 December 2004

An Important Point On Disasters
It should be noted that the animals near the tidal waves moved to higher ground long before the humans knew what was going on with the Tsunamis.

Native North Americans have always tried to communicate with animals to find out what is going on around them.

Some individuals have a danger sense which others might call intuition.

There are millions of ways an ordinary person can be killed in a split second. Surely, with this kind of vulnerability, somebody near the Indian Ocean should have sensed danger long before it happened.

Posted by qualteam at 10:20 PM EST

Updated: Thursday, 30 December 2004 10:26 PM EST

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