7/16/10

BP confirms oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in months as part of a well test.

7/12/10

Sanjay& Rockstar Wyclef early morning in Haiti on Twitpic
Early morning in Haiti with my Rock star @sanjayguptaCNN.: ""This is awesome. It's good to see you two in Haiti. Sanjay & Wyclef are the hope for families of victims.

2010 July Haitian News Network: "A beautiful little girl who lost her life to AIDS. We will never forget! Song: Remember Me, By Mark Schultz"

Haiti Marks 6 Months Since Devastating Earthquake

7/5/10

Waiting For Superman

Synopsis: For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians' promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, and ultimately questioning the role of unions in maintaining the status quo, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind.

First Family hosted Military Families for Fourth of July celebration | The White House

The First Family hosted more than 1,200 military heroes and their families for a Fourth of July celebration at the White House.

7/1/10

A look at the conditions of Haiti nearly half a year after the earthquake devastated the landscape. Organizing items at Yele Haiti's Distribution Center in Port-au-Prince, and a special visit with Claudinette Jean and Florent Malouda as they visit the children of the Jean et Marie Orphanage in Port-au-Prince.