Earth Hour quote

A number of cities around the world participated in Earth Hour a couple of days ago. While there are people who don't believe in the significance of making contributions no matter how small nor are willing to make small sacrifices toward a larger cause, somebody involved in promoting Earth Hour explained its potential effectiveness rather nicely:

It shows that everyone can make a difference collectively by making small changes in their daily lifestyle. Turning off the lights is not a dramatic thing. It's a small action that collectively makes a big difference.

April Fool's idea

I'm supposed to post by 4pm this afternoon (a self-imposed deadline) the pre-final standings of my students in one of my classes and indicate as well who are exempted from taking the final exam this coming Thursday. It just came to me that I could post all their standings this morning--so many have been hanging around outside my office waiting for me to post--but show that they all got a failing grade as an April Fool's Day joke. Haha. Ah, my poor students ...