The purpose of this resolution is to ensure there is balanced treatment of divergent groups. In the past, the textbooks have had some bias against Christianity.
As we mentioned last night, Wyclef Jean, the most well-known celebrity from Haiti, has been active in trying to help his homeland even before the earthquake, starting the Yéle Haiti Foundation in 2005. He actually was talking on the phone with someone as the quake happened. He’s calling for Haitians all around the world to put pressure on the government. Text YELE at 501501 to send $5 to Haitian relief. source
A delivery system for books that few people want is not a business one builds for financial reasons. Over history, such projects are usually built not by the market but by mad emperors. No bean counter would have approved the Library of Alexandria or the Taj Mahal.
Slate columnist Tim Wu • In a passionate plea to keep the Google Books project alive. Wu explains that the project is in jeopardy due to the fear of monopolistic concerns by Web competitors and the Justice Department. Wu emphasizes that Google is doing it for the public interest alone, and they’re doing a great service by keeping all these out-of-print books alive. Even considering copyright and all that other stuff, that’s a great reason to keep something like this alive. • source