Susan Gross had her surgery on May 29 and is in our thoughts and prayers.  You can keep up with her progress as she recovers on http://www.mothermadrigal.blogspot.com/.  Be advised that even in her darker moments, Susan has her wicked sense of humor and irony and is very upfront about her condition, her feelings, etc.

"Leong Ying, a Globonder based in New York will be on a mission in China this coming week. Although his primarily goal is sponsored by his business enterprise to visit nuclear establishments, he also intends to use this opportunity to extend his support to those suffering the devastating earthquake. Beijing will be his central base of call, but he also plans to visit Chengdu, the state capital of Sichuan where the epicenter of the huge earthquake struck with such deadly force. He will endeavor to provide daily reports on the situation as it develops on the ground in real-time. Pray for Leong and his mission, and for the courageous people of China during this painful episode."

Globonder Egon Szenttamasy writes to Globonders and FOG from Toronto where he and his wife Gisele moved from Miami:  "Gisele and I
moved back to the Toronto
area back in november 2007   Since
February, I started working as a Sales Manager for GFG – Unicor (Government
Furniture Group from UNICOR… a Department of Justice program… (check
www.unicor.gov), and I am contributing to
this incredible Federal program, which supplies government offices with office
furniture, while working with the rehabilitation of Federal inmates and a

Alessandra de Paula and Graham Meade spontaneously decided to get married and did so on March 3 of this year. The couple live in London but Graham will be spending a lot of time in India over the next year. We wish them a life of health and happiness together!