"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi
http://www.ted.com/talks/wadah_khanfar_a_historic_moment_in_the_arab_world.html
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Rioting in Egypt Continues Share Share Post Print January 28, 2011 Posted by John at 10:20 AM Violence increased in Cairo today, and the Egyptian government responded by imposing a curfew, cutting off all internet service and disabling cell phone and text communications. These videos show some of the rioting and violent encounters...
(download) Click here to download: to-hell-with-good-intentions-by-ivan-illich-JnfEsHuHzheqFFAFFxga.zip (29 KB) To Hell with Good Intentions by Ivan Illich An address by Monsignor Ivan Illich to the Conference on InterAmerican Student Projects (CIASP) in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on April 20, 1968. In his usual biting and sometimes sarcastic style, Illich goes to the heart of the deep dangers of paternalism inherent in any voluntary service activity, but especially...