Made in Texas, the Ackermans are an acoustic pop act that plays to party crowds from Dallas to Paris, gaining the reputation as ambassadors of Texas music. Their three CD recordings and tour schedule are featured on their web site.

Payman's web site outlines his work in digital communications, adaptive and intelligent systems, digital signal processing, and quantum information processing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has received many awards for his work in developing algorithms for deep space optical communications. Payman has also served on the faculties of a number of renowned research universities.

Frederic is a fashion photographer based in London. His studio web site is designed with a Japanese style and offers an excellent sample of his photography in portraiture, fashion, catwalk modeling, people, groups, and Japan.

David's work features an original interpretation of form and design in some memorable settings. His extensive online gallery includes a number of very attractive personal portraits, a visual journey through Morocco, a unique view of architecture from the Stade de Geneve at La Praille, action from the Caribana Music Festival and a dynamic selection of landscapes from places that many of our viewers will recognize.

Richard Azia reflects on online media social groups.

David Beran is project coordinator for the International Insulin Foundation, which is dedicated to creating sustainable access to affordable and reliable sources of insulin for people in developing countries who are living with diabetes. The Foundation describes its programme to be implemented first in Mozambique, followed by Zambia, Tanzania, and other areas where access to insulin will improve lives.

Donna offers an very enjoyable flash presentation of her commercial and personal portfolio. The people and products featured on her web site reflect their finest qualities in an attractive and colourful display. For an exciting visual experience, be sure to select the stellar personal portfolio available on her web site.

A photographic design by Donna Callighan (aka donna-terra) is being presented at the 6th Annual International Photography Competition currently on exhibit at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, MD. The entry was selected from her series S.O.S., a visual commentary on our continual path towards committing ecocide.

Emilie Cardinaux brings together harmony and talent as a composer and songwriter. While performing at many gigs in Manhattan, she explores jazz music on the piano and the cello, expanding its musical breadth with sensibility and intelligent lyrics. You can listen to Emilie's latest recording, 'Trying to Hold On,' on her web page.

David Chandler scans the cosmos for new astronomical discoveries.

Erik offers his 10th and 12th graders an exciting voyage through the incredibly complex and dramatic changes of the past century as reflected in Modernist and Postmodernist literature. Authors from Joseph Conrad to Jorge Luis Borges, along with many other literary giants are featured in his course syllabus.

Graham Clark teaches molecular biology of infectious diseases, with an emphasis on gut protozoa, phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology. As a lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, his academic research focuses on Entamoeba histolytica, while serving as Course Director for the masters degree programme in Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases.

Alan Cocconi glided to a record-setting flight by an electric- powered aircraft. Using an unmanned, solar-powered aerial vehicle called SoLong, his craft flew for longer than 24 hours over the high desert of California in April. Well known for his work in engineering electric-powered autos, Alan was the funder, inventor, designer, builder and chief test pilot for the SoLong aircraft.

Arthur Cohen works in public health and founded Saniplan.org to focus on improving the water supply and sanitation for all persons living in cities in developing nations. Under the heading Urban Unfinished Business, Saniplan.org offers comprehensive research and policy initiatives that were presented by Arthur at international conferences.

Valerie is the web site curator for the Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Team of the National Space Science and Technology Center. This group includes scientists and engineers who are actively involved in projects which are designed to investigate the high energy regime of our Solar System and Universe. Their web site presents these projects for the scientific community as well as the general public.

Congratulations to Richard Corbett on his reelection to a third term to the European Parliament by the constituents of Yorkshire and the Humber. As MEP, Richard serves on the Constitutional Committee of the European Parliament and also on the Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee.

Richard Corbett writes about the world as seen from the podium of the European Parliament.

Robert Dawson Aesthetic Sabotage is featured in many modern ceramics exhibits around the world. His work includes ceramic wall tiles displayed in unusual and unique ways, including some large-scale architectural public art. He also creates many original designs on bone china dinner plates created for Waterford Wedgewood.

Dawson brings clarity to the challenging times ahead where there are no boundaries for competition, in a world that has become an intensely interconnected hive of activity. He identifies many opportunities that exist in this new environment for businesses and organizations that are able to create effective collaborative networks.

The recently completed United Nations Summit on the Information Society was reviewed by Amali De Silva on the ITID Forum web site.

While walking the shantytowns and rural byways of Peru in the early 1980's, Hernando de Soto and a small group of associates discovered to their astonishment that a vast majority of the economy operated outside of existing legal structures. Their findings attributed this widespread extralegal activity directly to the nation's laws, laws that had become divorced from reality.
As a result, the Institute for Liberty and Democracy was established for implementing revolutionary legal and policy reforms in Peru by expanding participation in the law-making process to those who are directly affected. Today the ILD is a global force dedicated to bringing about public reforms on behalf of the 4 billion people who are excluded from participating in the global economy.

Hernando de Soto was awarded the 2004 Friedman Prize for Liberty by the Cato Institute for his decades of pioneering work to advance property rights for the poor in developing nations.

Caitlin Dempsey compiles a comprehensive look at Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Shanta Devarajan offers first-hand knowledge and experience with the serious challenges facing economic development in South Asia.

As art director for IOP Publishing, Andrew is involved with creating CERN Courier, the international journal of high-energy physics. He is shown in a photo chatting with Britain's Princess Anne during her visit to IOP. The IOP also offers an excellent web site for Teaching Physics, which supports the teaching and learning of physics in schools and colleges.

Lucas Gonze takes a personal view of the world of online music.

Caroline is the Managing Director of Les Classiques de Villars, a classical concert series featuring world-class orchestras and musicians. Les Classiques de Villars has featured orchestras from around the world including performances by the Chamber Orchestra of Kazan from Tatarstan, Russia, together with cello soloist Mark Drobinsky, pianist Roustem Saitkoulov, and the talented and magical violin of Dmitry Sitkovetsky.

Educator in nursing and consultant in faculty and staff development, Kia James brings a high level of expertise to the University of San Francisco. She introduced a graduate level nursing course involving the development of transformational leadership through transcultural immersion experience.

Among the most poignant issues in international development relates to children. UNICEF Voices of Youth addresses many of the difficult problems facing children throughout the world. Andres Guerrero is the education specialist guiding the development team that produces Voice of Youth.

Helen Halpin has been a Professor of Health Policy at the University of California at Berkeley for more than 15 years. She is Director of the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies which conducts research and policy analysis to develop an affordable, high-quality health care system.

Nick Hembrow has launched a web site for his specialist recruiting agency, AupairLine International. The agency offers a wide range of affordable and flexible child care and domestic help options.

Leigh has published her collection of underwater photographs taken around the Grand Cayman Islands in 2000. This striking collection is a fascinating look at the abundant life in the ocean depths.

A member of the faculty of biology and medicine of the University of Lausanne Center for Integrative Genomics, Winship Herr investigates the process of cell division, differentiation, and death relating to host-cell factor HCF-1, an emerging key regulator of the human cell proliferation cycle that plays important roles in chromosome function at distinct stages of the cell cycle.

Inspired by images from world travel, everyday life, and the work of many artists, Thomas Hooker elevates photography to a new plateau. His images take you on a journey into a world of imagination spawned by visionary inspiration. Art collectors will also appreciate his exceptional montage gallery.

During a career spanning nearly 50 years, the late Richard Hutchings taught Biology at schools in Geneva, Hamburg, Rome, Warsaw, London, Lesotho, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Along the way, he has amassed an amazing collection of original photos that he has taken of hundreds of wild orchid species that are found throughout Europe.

While restoring an historic house near Enney, Audrey and Colin have been enjoying retirement in the Swiss countryside. Illustrated with original photographs and watercolours, this web site chronicles life in the mountains.

ami Khouri writes that his syndicated column for the Daily Star in Beirut is now available on the web. Rami Khouri was recognized with the Common Ground Award in 2004.

A widely recognized leader in health care information systems, Isaac Kohane has pursued a dual track research agenda in Biomedicine and Clinical Systems. His development program to bridge the knowledge deficit in genomics and computation enhances health care systems as translational research engines during the regular course of clinical care.

From Baton Rouge to Montreal, 'Midnight Montreal' travels deep into the American back country with energizing folk ballads, riffs and rhythms. This first album by ZEJ is an upbeat fusion of African, Latin, and American folk influences. You can catch his performances in the San Francisco area.

Actor, teacher, and stage fight director, Jens Martin Krummel excels at each. He is at home on the New York stage, appears with a number of regional stage and touring companies, and has a many television and film performances to his credit. From Hamlet to Oz, Jens delivers an entertaining and gifted range of talent.

Poetry Magazine's upcoming issue will feature six online poetry blogs of note. The Delaware Rambler, a blog written by Stephen Labovsky, has been selected to be among the six featured by Poetry Magazine, the highly respected literary magazine which was originally founded in 1912 by Harriet Monroe. Many alumni will be interested in visiting Stephen's blog: The Delaware Rambler, which features several poems about Geneva, including "Poete Maudit" and "Sacred Spaces."

"So to those days, we raise a glass
to absent friends who slipped away
they saw how it would all turn out,
and died of injured innocence."

Shanda is a multi-talented vocalist who currently performs with a many swing bands in the Los Angeles area. Her album Dancin' and Romancin' showcases the big band sound of Shanda Lear and All That Brass. While growing up she played the lead in one musical and recorded two albums with Decca. She is a regular attraction with Chester Whitmore's Opus One Big Band.

Shanda Lear Baylor and her husband Terry celebrated the grand opening of their electric boat dealership in Newport Beach. The Lear Electric Boat is a launch propelled by electric motors that was developed by Shanda and Terry.

Lori's long-awaited album 'Monterey' offers one of her finest performances. Her wonderful sense of melody stands out in this recording of ten new compositions, with a subtle blend of folk, country, and a good measure of pop. Lori is greatly admired for introducing the hit song 'Killing Me Softly.' Another of her ten albums is called 'Straw Colored Girl,' with the title cut about her years growing up in Switzerland being among Lori's favorite songs.

After a distinguished academic research career in immunology, Gerard Ligthart returned to a private medical practice specializing in care for the ageing. His geriatric practice in Leiden, The Netherlands is designed to improve the quality of life for senior citizens. When not practicing medicine, Gerard plays the saxophone, flute, guitar, as well as vocals.

Richard Love is Professor of Medicine and Family Practice at the University of Wisconsin, and is President of the International Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The IBCRF conducts research for the benefit of women world-wide including a number of ongoing projects in Southeast Asia. Dr. Love writes a column called Front Lines that is available on the foundation's web site.

Andrew Malakoff has been occupying some of his idle hours with a web-enhanced translation of Premier de Cordee (First on the Rope), a mountaineering novel by Roger Frison-Roche, published in 1935 and set in the Chamonix of 1925. The first ten chapters can be read at his web site.

Eric Margolis is a syndicated columnist writing for the Toronto Sun newspaper. He invites all alumni who would like to subscribe to his column via email to visit his web site.

Inspiration takes many forms in an original collection of fine art created by Henriette Martens.

Scott's online portfolio features work from his many exhibitions and professional offerings. His gallery of personal work offers visitors a thoroughly enjoyable view of New York City, a new dimension in Visual Pairs, a voyage across America, as well as selections from his Half King Gallery exhibition. Scott's collection of stock photos is also available on his web site.

With increasing attention being given to the world economy, a news service launched last year by Richard McMullen combines on one page a number of leading sources of information on the world economy. The articles cover current events about world business, climate change, economic development, and international development jobs.

As a well-travelled painter, David's work with landscapes evokes far reaching artistic influences from European Expressionism to Miles Davis. Returning to Canada, where he teaches Art and Graphic Design, his recent landscapes reflect the rugged surroundings of the Rocky Mountains near Calgary. His web site offers a glimpse of this magnificent style.

Lisa Cirieco writes that Know-it-All Passport, her publication listing English speaking businesses in Geneva and Vaud, is available in the shops.

David was instrumental in establishing the Tanzania eSecretariat in 2000 as a partnership between public, private, and non-profit groups together with the UNDP and the Government of Tanzania.

As Director of Management Information Systems at the President's Office in Tanzania, David Sawe is applying broad analytical talent and practical experience to the constructive use of technologies as they impact Tanzania and its development. His vision is reflected in online support for the Public Service Reform Programme, to promote integrity and improved governance in public affairs.

In a joint American and French effort, Dick Pierson, former NASCAR crew mechanic, and Christophe Schwartz have restored a Dodge Charger stock car to race it at the coming Le Mans Classic vintage race. The original Charger was raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 by Hershel and Doug McGriff. Now, 30 years after that entry, a car in exactly the same livery brings both countries closer in a transcontinental adventure that shows the world that passion has no barriers.

Broadway Kids brings together a group of very talented young performers who released their first album of Broadway songs in 1997. Now recording their sixth album, the group also performs their songs to audiences throughout the United States and Europe.

Laura Shafner is taking part in the Mongol Rally 2008 - driving from London to Mongolia - to raise money for four important charities. Her team is made up of three girls and one extremely patient adam who will set off from London's Hyde Park on July 19, 2008 for the 10,000 mile journey in a more or less serviceable vehicle. Laura has promised to send us regular updates about their adventures, which will also be featured at the Silent Gorillas home page.

Cacthy-Original-Eclectic-Folky-Echoes-Captivating-Hypnotic- Intoxicating-Asian-Rhythms : Describing Daniel Shaw's band Tiger the Lion. Along with Lucy Shaw and David Cotting, these musical impresarios are changing the face of popular music with Indian harmonium and original instrumentation.

After completing postdoctoral studies, Penny Morel joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Immunology where she developed a research program in immunology to study autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. Her current research is being applied in the area of Th1/Th2 differentiation, crossregulation, and the mathematical modeling of those interactions.

Sanjoy is a graduate student in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington doing research in the field of microgravity in the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He has adopted the Solar System as the theme for his personal web site, with interesting links under each of the planets.

Build the ultimate model railroad with Custom Model Railroads by Jeffrey Springer. This site is a must for every model railroad enthusiast. Be sure to visit Jeff's photo gallery.

Ann's expertise in internet technology has been applied extensively to creating an online presence for organizations that are dedicated to sustainable development. With support from major international development agencies, Ann is a key contributor to the Association for Progressive Communications, where she has been very effective in bringing the association's objectives into reality.

Mark is the scientific director for the Winer Observatory, a robotic telescope observatory that he founded. His observatory is located in southern Arizona and operates in conjunction with the University of Iowa. It is unique in two respects: the telescopes are mobile and they are controlled remotely by students at the University.

Sachiko Tsuchiya represents top Japanese artists through her Tokyo gallery, Art Miya, offering contemporary works to museums and private collectors throughout the world. With the encouragement of Princess Anne, Art Miya is currently placing a limited edition of a lithograph reproduction of 'Spring Dawn,' the painting by Kaii Higashiyama from the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. Sale proceeds are being donated to two charitable institutions in the United Kingdom and Japan.

Dominique Werner is an international artists manager representing musicians and performers from Europe, Russia, and South America through S.A.R.A Artists. Opera performances, ballet companies, dance, and musical attractions are featured on their web site.

John Wickland chronicles his continental bicycle journey.

Exchanging his classical guitar for the piano, Alex Wilson delights the London music scene with Latin Jazz. His album 'Aventuras' brings together a six-piece powergroup fusing improvised jazz with the folkloric music of the Americas and the Caribbean.
Alex Wilson has just released his fifth album: Inglaterra, an original dance collection of contemporary salsa. Alex has recently performed at the Glastonbury Festival, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, the Aldeburgh Proms, and the Mouth of the Tyne Festival, among many more events. And for the second time, Alex was commissioned to write an aria for the Royal Opera House.

David is a pioneer in the development of online study programmes, launching study.com in 1995. This free online service offers a full range of tools for people to learn the English language, and includes an innovative voice chat room, a discussion group, and guided virtual classrooms with real teachers in real time.