Pre-School Children

I am going to a meeting tonight of M.O.P.S., or Mothers of Pre-School children. They have asked several older women to take part in their meetings and advise them on how they raised their children and what they would do in case of certain circumstances with children. I think it will be very interesting. I will be riding with our Pastor's wife and the Secretary of our church to the next town. It will be a new experience.

Nations Meet To Protect Wildlife

Elephants and the ivory trade come under the spotlight as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) summit opens. Just prior to the opening of the meeting, a committee voted that a limited sale of stockpiled ivory from southern Africa to Japan could go ahead. Some African countries want a 20-year van on trading ivory. The two week meeting will also seek protection for the sawfish, cedar and some corals. China's tiger farming business is being targeted by conservation groups also. The three yearly Cites meetings set restrictions on trade in species regarded as endangered or threatened. Everyone doesn't agree. While Kenya and Mali are seeking a total 20-year moratorium, Botswana and Namibia are seeking to increase exports.