…Did you read about the new Oxford Dictionary of African American English that Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is editing of words invented by Black people?…
…The NYT says the G7 crew is unpopular at home & was full of troubling info like the fact that only “4 out of 22 major countries studied had approval ratings above 50%” & “freedom has retreated around the world 17 years in a row.”…
…Please monitor the situation in Bangladesh & Burma where Cyclone Mocha hit. It was a Cat 4 storm with winds & storm surges that could knock out lots of dwellings. .. As you know, folks in that part of the world are burdened by conflict, poverty, & weak community resilience. They simply cannot afford another disaster. Please figure out a way to help them.