Monthly Archives: March 2003

Health Emergency–SARS–Canada

Posted on March 26, 2003 by Bene Diction

The Ontario government has declared a health emergency and is prepared to enforce a quarantine. There are 23 people in Toronto, many of them health-care workers, showing symptoms of SARS, and under forcible quarantine at home. But hundreds more people … Continue reading →

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Tending Others

Posted on March 26, 2003 by Bene Diction

I was reading Romans today and realized how a small word of encouragement from Paul and others could go far. They lived in trying times and shone. As events in Iraq are unfolding we don’t have to be feeling helpless. … Continue reading →

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Tending Bene Diction

Posted on March 25, 2003 by Bene Diction

I probably won’t have time to blog today. And I’m glad. I remember the thrill of starting this blogging adventure last year, the wonder, the newness, the amazement and the fun of it. I remember all to well the complete … Continue reading →

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Vital Signs

Posted on March 24, 2003 by Bene Diction

A friend of mine has started a blog. He is brand new at this blogging stuff, but he is a guy who will grasp the technology soon. He is also a guy who consistently speaks from his heart. Bill is … Continue reading →

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XWeb

Posted on March 23, 2003 by Bene Diction

Hi Russia, Albert, and all the google searches looking for XWeb. Go here. Blogger Callout Australia Shalom responds to my blogger callout with a rare entry on thoughts and feelings about US and Australian involvement in Iraq. I still feel … Continue reading →

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Nigeria

Posted on March 22, 2003 by Bene Diction

More people have died in clashes in this country as elections approach next month. Nigeria has seen thousands of deaths from tribal, religious and economic clashes, not unlike the Sudan. Muslim law was introduced to northern Nigerian states three years … Continue reading →

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Blogger Callout

Posted on March 21, 2003 by Bene Diction

Malaysia Irene Q has been talking to her friends about the war in Iraq. Our national religion is Islam, and roughly about 65.1% of the population are Malay Muslims. Chinese make up another 26.0% and Indians 7.7%; the remaining 1.2% … Continue reading →

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Canadian Ambivalence

Posted on March 20, 2003 by Bene Diction

Canada’s ambivalence is showing again. Nobody does ambivalence better than Canadians. And Canada is deeply ambivalent right now, as the first U.S. bombing runs are made over Iraq. Any number of conflicted Canadian attitudes are bumping into one another in … Continue reading →

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