#265 rebuilding haiti

For one living the other side of the globe, I glean understanding from the actual footage of catastrophe or apocalypse through the media — read, hear and see from videos and pictures. In the US, since 911, the rebuilding on the former World Trade Center site is yet complete. I wonder about this situation in Haiti. To rebuild [...]

#230 bites on global financial crisis

I found this website ‘The Baseline Scenario’ useful in understanding the global financial crisis we are experiencing. The site provides and offers some easy to read articles, interesting videos and radio and relevant websites offering insights and education: http://baselinescenario.com/financial-crisis-for-beginners/#video.

#219 new leaders

New Zealand has a change of leadership. What will the new leaders in US and NZ bring to its nation and the world in 2009? Helen Clark magnanimously and graciously bow out to John Key, the newly elected leader for the country: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7717427.stm.

#204 fashion for elderly?

Airbags were invented for safety reasons. Today’s cars come with airbag fittings lest an accident occurred to protect the driver and passengers. The Japanese, who champion many consumer-friendly gadgets, unveil airbags to help prevent human injury at an international exhibition: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7633989.stm. Will wearing airbags be the fashion accessories of tomorrow for the ailing boomers generation?

#197 amazing children saved mothers’ lives

Amazing what a child understands and does in times of emergency! In England, James Cooke reports A three-year-old boy came to his mother’s rescue by dialling 999 after she had an epileptic fit. Jack Thomson called the emergency services from his mum’s mobile phone. When the line went dead he found another phone and dialled [...]

#189 stiletto sprinters’ record dash

I read somewhere that wearing stilettos are bad for the lower back of the body. I used to enjoy wearing these as they literary help me to walk upright and properly. If I don’t I’d lend up on an embarrassing spot! Now in Australia, there is this special race for those gentle ladies. I couldn’t help uploading [...]

#172 desert farming

I found this videoclip at International Herald Tribune on the risks of desert farming. Israel is a country that makes the most of every drop of water there is to produce food…Naturally the cost of producing food this way is costly and there is no way that man can control the weather. Will man die of starvation when there is massive [...]

#165 success

I stumble on the videoclip on Charles Handy, the new philantrophist. He has given us a most refreshing and true understanding of success. Charles Handy understood success as how fondly one is remembered and those living claimed how his father had touched their lives at his father’s funeral. His father, then Charles Handy thought was shy, served in one church for 40 years as a church minister. He asked [...]

#48 earth hour

… the Earth Hour event is a campaign to bring awareness to climate change/global warming. “In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an [...]