Gets you where it hurts

Here's an article on the spiraling cost of textbooks. I think $900 is about right for texts, and it's wonderful when you get $200 of that back; I actually did okay by selling many of mine on Amazon.com and a few that I couldn't, I donated to textbook programs going to schools in Africa.

Speaking of Africa, since our media does not seem to want do its job, I wanted to alert you to the current situation in the Sudan. Given that this is the ten year anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, what's going on in Sudan would be a perfect opportunity for the world community to prove that it has changed and it is commited to making a difference and saving lives.

However, this doesn't seem to be the case and all we have is a lukewarm statement from the President, in which he condemns the atrocities, but once again, does not call it genocide à la Clinton, nor does he promise military help. The situation is serious and warrants being taken seriously, yet it seems the world powers have once again forgotten their vow of "never again."