May, 2011 | Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-05-29

May 292011

from UNHCR: Disruption at Choucha Camp near Tunisia-Libya border http://bit.ly/kddrwO #
from UNHCR: Q&A: In refugee situation spanning decades, one ministry leads response http://bit.ly/ja3Iq3 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR completes series of regional dialogues with women in anniversary year http://bit.ly/jcDuGT #
space tech info: NASA plans capsule to take humans into deep space http://bit.ly/mMwWLi #
from UNHCR: IKEA Foundation donates mattresses, duvets and covers for Libya-displaced http://bit.ly/jagwaM #
from UNHCR: Q&A: UN Volunteer helps needy Libyan Berbers in Tunisian camp http://bit.ly/jlFzZZ #
space tech info: Endeavour crew preps for spacewalk, talk with students http://bit.ly/kpSOZ7 #

May 222011

space tech info: NASA schedules final space shuttle mission http://bit.ly/lZ0soY #
from UNHCR: UNHCR working with Lebanon to help people fleeing Syria http://bit.ly/iHDuvP #
from UNHCR: Colombia's displaced youth sing out for own space http://bit.ly/j23EYz #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Ivorian priest offers haven for displaced people http://bit.ly/jwiGOy #
space tech info: 'Space junkies' ponder end of space shuttle program http://bit.ly/mhGmdh #
from UNHCR: Hundreds return to Libya in desperate bid to reach Europe by boat http://bit.ly/jpKkZa #
space tech info: Gabrielle Giffords on Husband's NASA Launch: 'Good Stuff' http://bit.ly/itKM5k #
from UNHCR: Hungarian university students highlight work of UNHCR section in video http://bit.ly/kemi90 #
space tech info: NASA fuels space shuttle Endeavour for Monday launch http://bit.ly/lXlTyr #
space tech info: Giffords arrives for Endeavour launch http://bit.ly/l8Rf9x #

May 152011

space tech info: NASA: Shuttle Endeavour 'good to go' for Monday launch http://bit.ly/mcu7C0 #
from UNHCR: Fresh account from survivor of boat fleeing Libya http://bit.ly/jJjpcF #
from UNHCR: UNHCR urges states to avoid detaining asylum-seekers http://bit.ly/mwprbL #
from UNHCR: Boat carrying 600 sinks off Tripoli, five boats rescued by Italian coastguard http://bit.ly/j7DDEC #
space tech info: NASA sets Endeavour launch for May 16 http://bit.ly/jv7rQt #
from UNHCR: A way out for Iraqi family caught in Libya's violence http://bit.ly/j9VdLn #

May 082011

In the middle of the Prom-Tron-Tron marathon. Disney-Disney-Disney #fb #
space tech info: NASA: Endeavour launch will be no earlier than May 16 http://bit.ly/lwsuAc #
from UNHCR: Congolese boy recovers childhood, step by step http://bit.ly/lbs1yA #
from my blogs: Refugee Resettlement Book http://bit.ly/kOeoDi #fb #
from UNHCR: Flood-affected Indus River boat people seek a more stable way of life http://bit.ly/iqQvkR #
space tech info: NASA sources: Endeavour launch could be as late as May 13 http://bit.ly/iMUPXc #
space tech info: Video game pioneer crusades for private space travel http://bit.ly/jSyF5p #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief calls for increased support to refugee-hosting countries http://bit.ly/kSIQAc #
from UNHCR: Dire humanitarian situation despite improved security across Côte d'Ivoire http://bit.ly/ixdkyw #
space tech info: NASA: Endeavour's earliest launch will be May 10 http://bit.ly/msAz0N #
from UNHCR: Growing numbers of unaccompanied minors seek asylum in Belgium http://bit.ly/luZYwq #
space tech info: Endeavour won't launch Monday, NASA says http://bit.ly/j57dp8 #

May 012011

space tech info: Space shuttle: What have we learned? http://bit.ly/mIzmNX #
space tech info: Final space shuttle Endeavour flight delayed http://bit.ly/mcdClv #
astronomy news: Space shuttle: What have we learned? http://bit.ly/mIzmNX #
from UNHCR: Number of Somali refugees grows sharply in 2011 http://bit.ly/m9xpR3 #
space tech info: Endeavour's first commander reflects on shuttle's final mission http://bit.ly/jpDdN5 #
space tech info: Astronauts ponder future after Endeavour's last mission http://bit.ly/lrts0v #
space tech info: As Shuttle program ends, astronauts want to keep flying http://bit.ly/m5nBbL #
from UNHCR: Surviving war in Misrata: A Libyan family tell of their ordeal http://bit.ly/iSbYm8 #
space tech info: U.S. astronauts not sure where they go next http://bit.ly/m6A2zD #
space tech info: 50-acre brush fire burns 3 miles from Endeavour launch pad http://bit.ly/mxwDqn #
from UNHCR: Number of displaced along Colombia's Pacific coast tops 1,800 http://bit.ly/ige0Qn #
from UNHCR: More refugees flee western Libya, new aid reaches the east http://bit.ly/dK7SBO #
Submitted refugee resettlement manuscript to publisher today! Long road to get to this point. I'm excited that things are moving. #fb #
astronomy news: Search for alien life put on hold http://bit.ly/dQ524K #
space tech info: Rep. Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch http://bit.ly/g11nih #