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Jeff’s Travels | Jeffrey Kirk
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Royal Caribbean Cruise 2009. As we left Port of Canaveral I had the opportunity to quickly interview the co-stars of this adventure. Bryn, Victoria, and Alexander all chime in regarding their expectations of the coming week…. The next morning we were already at Coco Cay in the Bahamas…. Little did we realize that snorkeling would become the theme event of the entire cruise. How awesome it was that they learned how to snorkel at the very friendly and leisurely Coco Cay. When we returned to the registratio...
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Online Activities | Jeffrey Kirk
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Will I Follow You On Twitter? I think Twitter is a useful tool. It forces me to express a thought in 140 characters or less. For a while all of my tweets made it over to FaceBook, but now it’s. Set up that only those I want to move over, actually do – automatically. You’ll also find that my tweets during the week are all summed up on this blog. So, if you only check here you’re sure to keep up with me. 🙂. Through Twitter I have been able to make contact with people I would have otherwise never met. ...
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-09-23 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-09-23. From UNHCR: UNHCR concerned at detention of asylum-seekers, releases new guidelines http:/ t.co/KAdznxDE. From UNHCR: UN translators in New York raise funds for Syrian refugees http:/ t.co/fhpbBeLz. Oldest tooth filling may have been found: We all know the drill: Slip up on your regular brush-and-floss routine… http:/ t.co/A1NBOXIn. From UNHCR: Conflict puts wedding plans on hold as wounded Syrian couple flee to Lebanon http:/ t.co/ylLJYWo8. Powered by Twitter Tools.
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Health Updates | Jeffrey Kirk
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Stress Fracture – Laugh or Cry? Over the past two months I’ve had some pain in my left foot, toward the front, bottom, outside half. At first I thought it was just some muscle pain. You know, after putting on 2,500 miles bicycling and then figure skating once or twice a week, it seemed logical that I could have pulled something. Then she went in pursuit of the definitive stress fracture evalution tool — drum roll — a tuning fork! So here’s the deal; whack a precisely tuned fork, and when at a good ...
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-26 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-26. From UNHCR: UNHCR says South Sudan refugee health situation alarming http:/ t.co/HAGwOCJq. From UNHCR: German scholarship helps refugees become class acts http:/ t.co/en4NwTU0. Mars rover passes first driving test: The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first drive, NASA scientists an… http:/ t.co/FKz4J31S. Shooting the stars: Get photo tips! Do you love to shoot the stars? Join Light Years and CNN iReport on Faceboo… http:/ t.co/pdyoYJjq. Posted by Jeffrey Kirk.
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-12 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-12. Graduating from space school: Editor’s note: Montse Cordero is a 17-year-old student from Costa Rica participati… http:/ t.co/f3RQcAqh. Moon lander prototype blows up in NASA test: (CNN) An unmanned moon lander under development crashed and blew … http:/ t.co/XUF22JSv. From UNHCR: Planting the seeds of tolerance in South Africa through soccer http:/ t.co/j7Ghfxnh. Curiosity photo caption contest has winners! Watch Curiosity land: NASA has released a stop-motion vid...
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-19 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-08-19. From UNHCR: UNHCR reviewing Australian changes on offshore processing http:/ t.co/6GSZNApy. Canadarm2 and HTV-3: In the grasp of the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2, the HTV-3 Exposed Pal… http:/ t.co/k90QKTEL. The sound of a dying star: (CNN) Think of this: you’re an astronomer, and you and your team have detected, for… http:/ t.co/cNzHOHfM. From UNHCR: Mobile counselling helps refugees in Nepal decide their future http:/ t.co/Ajnr9bv4. Where to Fi...
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-10-07 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-10-07. SpaceX to launch flight to space station: For SpaceX, every flight is the real deal. It’s that way for any rocke… http:/ t.co/KpU4EE9o. Mars rover gets to play in the sand: The Mars rover Curiosity will get to try out its scoop this weekend, accord… http:/ t.co/jGXZ2yJL. From UNHCR: Displacement in Myanmar's Rakhine state still rising http:/ t.co/HK4YlU8F. From UNHCR: Syrian refugees find safety in Lebanon, but shelter proves scarce http:/ t.co/mWVUtEy4. Jeffrey Ki...
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-09-02 | Jeffrey Kirk
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Twitter Update: week ending 2012-09-02. A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble: This composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)… http:/ t.co/Ur1K7DCj. From UNHCR: As influx to eastern Lebanon rises, UNHCR tackles shelter challenge http:/ t.co/OtTFadUW. Humans, Neanderthals related to yet another group: From a finger bone, scientists have reconstructed the genetic… http:/ t.co/C9oQY1rh. From UNHCR: South Sudan: UNHCR tackles a health crisis http:/ t.co/1UBxRrC2. Comments: Armstrong...
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Refugee Resettlement | Jeffrey Kirk
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I’ve been involved in refugee resettlement work since 2001 when we resettled our first refugees, a family from Bosnia. Since then we’ve sponsored a number of other families from such countries as Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Burma. The goal of this activity is to help these wonderful people start new lives and become functional contributing members of our society. We’ve been quite successful in our efforts. Yesterday we had such a day. This was with one of our Burmese families who arrived a couple ...