If anyone wants to make their New Years resolutions public, drop them in the comments below, or put them up on your blog and provide a link below. We can call you on them in a years time!
Happy New Year to all the nomads in the house - we're about 12 hours away from the big moment here in Australia. You backwards Europeans and Americans still have a whole day of 2005 left though....
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
nomadies: Thinning of the herd...
We got less than two days to go until the New Years, and lets take a quick look at some of the thus far leading entries:
1) Real Salaam Impact by Jeff Davis: Jeff's experience with a young Tunisian girl and breaking down cultural stereotypes and barriers.
2) Nomadic Hope by Devrim: Digs explains the trials of nomadic life, but seeds hope whilst stating that the world is smaller than one thinks.
3) The Five Stages of Drunkeness by Melt: A clever entry no doubt written under the influence of its own topic, and written by the expert herself.
There you go people, vote some more and get some more entries down in the comments. To review the score thus far, check out the original nomadies entry. Alright people, have a great New Years!
1) Real Salaam Impact by Jeff Davis: Jeff's experience with a young Tunisian girl and breaking down cultural stereotypes and barriers.
2) Nomadic Hope by Devrim: Digs explains the trials of nomadic life, but seeds hope whilst stating that the world is smaller than one thinks.
3) The Five Stages of Drunkeness by Melt: A clever entry no doubt written under the influence of its own topic, and written by the expert herself.
There you go people, vote some more and get some more entries down in the comments. To review the score thus far, check out the original nomadies entry. Alright people, have a great New Years!
Most expensive painting sold in 2005
"Grand Canal, Looking Northeast from Palazo Balbi toward the Rialto Bridge"This painting by 17th-century Venetian master Canaletto was sold at 32.6 million dollars at Sothebys London on July 7.
Yet another fact you can use to snob around for your New Year's Eve party.
More Peace, More Headlines
"The Human Security Report, an independent study funded by five countries and published by Oxford University Press, draws on a wide range of little publicized scholarly data, plus specially commissioned research to present a portrait of global security that is sharply at odds with conventional wisdom. The report reveals that after five decades of inexorable increase, the number of armed conflicts started to fall worldwide in the early 1990s. The decline has continued." (Andrew Mack)
"Drector of the Strategic Planning Unit in the executive office of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan between 1998 and 2001."
Bottom line? Terrorism has increased but those attacks kill a lot less people than wars. Armed conflicts in general has been declining.
"Drector of the Strategic Planning Unit in the executive office of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan between 1998 and 2001."
Bottom line? Terrorism has increased but those attacks kill a lot less people than wars. Armed conflicts in general has been declining.
A not so excellent adventure
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Maybe it was the time the taxi dumped him at the Iraq-Kuwait border, leaving him alone in the middle of the desert. Or when he drew a crowd at a Baghdad food stand after using an Arabic phrase book to order. Or the moment a Kuwaiti cab driver almost punched him in the face when he balked at the $100 fare.
But at some point, Farris Hassan realized that traveling to Iraq by himself was not the safest thing he could have done with his Christmas vacation.
......
"Those terrorists are not human but pure evil. For their goals to be thwarted, decent individuals must answer justice's call for help. Unfortunately, altruism is always in short supply. Not enough are willing to set aside the material ambitions of this transient world, put morality first, and risk their lives for the cause of humanity. So I will."
And to think, he's only 16 :)
Read the rest here
But at some point, Farris Hassan realized that traveling to Iraq by himself was not the safest thing he could have done with his Christmas vacation.
......
"Those terrorists are not human but pure evil. For their goals to be thwarted, decent individuals must answer justice's call for help. Unfortunately, altruism is always in short supply. Not enough are willing to set aside the material ambitions of this transient world, put morality first, and risk their lives for the cause of humanity. So I will."
And to think, he's only 16 :)
Read the rest here
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Today's the birthday of our All Time Fav "Insight" Guru...
Goncalo Feliz aniversario ...
I wish I was in Brussels congratulating you personally :)
Have a BRILLIANT DAY ;)
P.S. - Goncalo - update your blog!!! It is a must on your birthday!
I wish I was in Brussels congratulating you personally :)
Have a BRILLIANT DAY ;)
P.S. - Goncalo - update your blog!!! It is a must on your birthday!
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Robots are coming !!
"The 128-mile race is a success. Four other vehicles, including both of CMU's entries, complete the course behind Stanley. The message is clear: Autonomous vehicles have arrived, and Stanley is their prophet. "This is a watershed moment - much more so than Deep Blue versus Kasparov," says Justin Rattner, Intel's R&D director. "Deep Blue was just processing power. It didn't think. Stanley thinks. We've moved away from rule-based thinking in artificial intelligence. The new paradigm is based on probabilities. It's based on statistical analysis of patterns. It is a better reflection of how our minds work."" (Wired)
Wired published a story behind the team that won the DARPA challenge to develop autonomous car earlier this October.
Wired published a story behind the team that won the DARPA challenge to develop autonomous car earlier this October.
In India, Barbers Provide AIDS Awareness
India may be the birthplace of Kama Sutra, the 6th century sex manual, but it is also a deeply conservative society, and discussing sexual matters is usually taboo. That makes India's chatty, itinerant barbers a valuable means of spreading the AIDS message.
"Sometimes men find it awkward to discuss their sexual habits. Then I wait till their faces are covered with shaving foam, or I've started cutting their hair, before broaching the topic," says Ram with a wry laugh. "They can't run away then."
Read more :)
"Sometimes men find it awkward to discuss their sexual habits. Then I wait till their faces are covered with shaving foam, or I've started cutting their hair, before broaching the topic," says Ram with a wry laugh. "They can't run away then."
Read more :)
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Best Movies of 2005
Now that we are ending the end of the year, you can find bazillion of top ten or twenty list of best movies of the year.
Well the problem is those lists are very US oriented-with mostly English language movie; a lot of us movie goers are robbed from the opportunities to see great movies that are not distributed internationallly.
So share us great local movies of 2005 you have watched.
Well the problem is those lists are very US oriented-with mostly English language movie; a lot of us movie goers are robbed from the opportunities to see great movies that are not distributed internationallly.
So share us great local movies of 2005 you have watched.
Voting error won London the Olympics..
This is quite an interesting article on the voting for the Olympic 2012 bid...
Excerpts:
''Alex Gilady, an Israeli IOC member and part of the London 2012 Co-ordination Commission, tells the programme that another IOC member, thought to be Lambis Nikolaou of Greece, made the mistake.''
"If he had voted for Madrid it would have been 32-32 and we would have to have a vote-off between Madrid and Paris.
"In the vote-off, all the votes supporting London would have gone to Madrid because the fear was that Paris had a big chance to win. Madrid would have won against Paris, coming to the final against London."
Click here to read on!
Excerpts:
''Alex Gilady, an Israeli IOC member and part of the London 2012 Co-ordination Commission, tells the programme that another IOC member, thought to be Lambis Nikolaou of Greece, made the mistake.''
"If he had voted for Madrid it would have been 32-32 and we would have to have a vote-off between Madrid and Paris.
"In the vote-off, all the votes supporting London would have gone to Madrid because the fear was that Paris had a big chance to win. Madrid would have won against Paris, coming to the final against London."
Click here to read on!
The Nomadies...
I hate the Emmy's (is this only an American show?), but Hell, its nearing the end of the year, so...
I proclaim this week to be the week of the Nomadies.
I proclaim that all should post in the comments their favorite blog entries of 2005. I want the good, the great, the funny, the political, the sad; all of the amazing nomadlife blog entries. I want them below, and, the Dode willing, this entry will stay atop of the nomadlife blog taking your entries.
Entries can be received below in the comments, and vote in the comments of this blog. Make sure, whether internet skills willings or not, that your nomination and vote directs to the proper nomad entry (meaning, atleast go to the blog entry and copy the link so that voters can review [{Ed:} this can typically be done by clicking on the blog {date at the bottom of the entry} and then copying the address in the address bar])
The winning entry will recieve, from me, a non-denominational holiday gift from the nomadlife shop of their choice. Please submit and vote below. Submit, vote early and often. Lets make this a holiday.
But in the end, I want everyone in nomadlife to read some of those AWESOME entries that have been made throughout the year. Winner or not, I hope everyone tastes the creme-de-la-creme.
Entries will be accepted until 12:01am on the 1st of January, 2006 [GMT]. And then ill take the noms and votes and send whoever whatever they want. Have a great December everyone, Peace Out.
I proclaim this week to be the week of the Nomadies.
I proclaim that all should post in the comments their favorite blog entries of 2005. I want the good, the great, the funny, the political, the sad; all of the amazing nomadlife blog entries. I want them below, and, the Dode willing, this entry will stay atop of the nomadlife blog taking your entries.
Entries can be received below in the comments, and vote in the comments of this blog. Make sure, whether internet skills willings or not, that your nomination and vote directs to the proper nomad entry (meaning, atleast go to the blog entry and copy the link so that voters can review [{Ed:} this can typically be done by clicking on the blog {date at the bottom of the entry} and then copying the address in the address bar])
The winning entry will recieve, from me, a non-denominational holiday gift from the nomadlife shop of their choice. Please submit and vote below. Submit, vote early and often. Lets make this a holiday.
But in the end, I want everyone in nomadlife to read some of those AWESOME entries that have been made throughout the year. Winner or not, I hope everyone tastes the creme-de-la-creme.
Entries will be accepted until 12:01am on the 1st of January, 2006 [GMT]. And then ill take the noms and votes and send whoever whatever they want. Have a great December everyone, Peace Out.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Do you know Jack Schitt?
To start the week in the right way here's some humor, the story of Jack Schitt :
http://home.pacbell.net/diana_do/knowjack.htm
Put your sound on and enjoy
http://home.pacbell.net/diana_do/knowjack.htm
Put your sound on and enjoy
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Google's big secret...
Finally - the one thing fans, programmers, internet surfers & Microsoft have been looking for...
Google's amazing technology that enables it to rank, archive and retrieve internet-based data in the blink of an eye (and sometimes less!).
Ok.. so this stuff isnt that new... but it just goes to show that techies aren't the non-creative nerds they're usually made out to be. Though it does give a whole new twist to the phrase 'bird-brain'! ;)
Google's amazing technology that enables it to rank, archive and retrieve internet-based data in the blink of an eye (and sometimes less!).
Ok.. so this stuff isnt that new... but it just goes to show that techies aren't the non-creative nerds they're usually made out to be. Though it does give a whole new twist to the phrase 'bird-brain'! ;)
Saturday, December 24, 2005
titanic by bunnies in 30 seconds:)
this has got to be the funniest thing ive seen in a long time:) merry christmas everybody and share the laughs:)
Merry Christmas, Nomads
Midnight rolls round and it's Christmas Down Under, the RotW (Rest of the World) to follow... Wherever you are in the world, hope you're getting set for a fantastic Xmas with family and friends :)
Munich
""I was happy when I saw him," she added. "It was very selfish but I understood that he was not the second one who was killed." "
...
"All the time I was thinking, if this is where my gentle, funny 27-year-old husband spent the last day of his life, his hands and feet bound, with Josef Romano castrated and bleeding to death in the middle of it all, I'm not going to shut up about it," she said.
...
Israel stood alone. Three of the terrorists survived. Fifty-four days after the attack, in a Lufthansa airline hijacking staged with the secret cooperation of the German government, the three were released, given millions in cash and flown to freedom. Mossad started planning the elimination of terrorist leaders in Black September and the PLO.
(SFGate)
...
"All the time I was thinking, if this is where my gentle, funny 27-year-old husband spent the last day of his life, his hands and feet bound, with Josef Romano castrated and bleeding to death in the middle of it all, I'm not going to shut up about it," she said.
...
Israel stood alone. Three of the terrorists survived. Fifty-four days after the attack, in a Lufthansa airline hijacking staged with the secret cooperation of the German government, the three were released, given millions in cash and flown to freedom. Mossad started planning the elimination of terrorist leaders in Black September and the PLO.
(SFGate)
Friday, December 23, 2005
WTO meeting; more humerous perspectiveUnaccountable, shifting alliances and blocs have always been part of international negotiations. But there is s
"Unaccountable, shifting alliances and blocs have always been part of international negotiations. But there is something different about the sheer number, complexity, overlapping membership and competitiveness of these new trade groups. It?s actually easier to find out about Hong Kong?s fifty triad groups than it is to get to grips with the lobbying positions and governance structures of the trade gangs (one of the best efforts is here)."
Read on to find out about the "G149, G110, G33, G32, G20, G13, G10 (e.g. exists mainly as a counterpoint to the G33) and G1"
Read on to find out about the "G149, G110, G33, G32, G20, G13, G10 (e.g. exists mainly as a counterpoint to the G33) and G1"
"Does the complexity signify that global trade has become an unaccountable, internecine race to the bottom, where G20 countries fight for gains at the expense of the G32, where the European Union halts its in-fighting only for long enough to assault the United States, where corporate lobbyists masquerade as NGOs, and where journalists spend more time photographing picturesque protestors than tracking the real power-play inside the conference? Or can global markets be reshaped in a more responsible way?"
The article ends with the possible creation of a new 'G' -one that was actually open "to debate the opportunities and challenges of responsible competitiveness."
Thursday, December 22, 2005
This dude skydived at 31,300 meters altitude and falling at the speed of 982 km/h in 1960. Check out the video.
you can't make this funny shit up
"Forgetting where I live, calling Jill in a panic and saying "I am lost in the city" ... Jill's heart goes out to me and she says she will help me go home, asks for where I am now "I am at 211 107th Street but they moved our building !". Only through the laughter do I hear "We live on 108th". "
(and read more funny gems from Jen)
(and read more funny gems from Jen)
a comprehensive article on AIDS in Malawi...
The world's population is 6.5 billion, 40 million have HIV.
Three years ago the Guardian published an award-winning supplement featuring the story of Grace Mathanga, an ordinary African woman with HIV. To launch this year's Christmas appeal, which focuses on Aids in Africa, Sarah Boseley returns to Malawi to find out how Grace is doing now, and what her life can tell us about the future of the continent
Three years ago the Guardian published an award-winning supplement featuring the story of Grace Mathanga, an ordinary African woman with HIV. To launch this year's Christmas appeal, which focuses on Aids in Africa, Sarah Boseley returns to Malawi to find out how Grace is doing now, and what her life can tell us about the future of the continent
Blame Canada
"Group sex among consenting adults is neither prostitution nor a threat to society, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Wednesday as it lifted a ban on so-called ?swingers? clubs. " (MSNBC)
Wohoo !!! Roadtrip up north anyone?
Wohoo !!! Roadtrip up north anyone?
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
What not to do if you are President someday
"Mexican government, angered by a U.S. proposal to extend a wall along the border to keep out migrants, pledged Tuesday to block the plan and organize an international campaign against it.
Facing a growing tide of anti-immigrant sentiment north of the border, the Mexican government has taken out ads urging Mexican workers to denounce rights violations in the United States. It also is hiring an American public relations firm to improve its image and counter growing U.S. concerns about immigration. "(AP)
The Family
The New Yorker publish a 14 page profile of the New York Times Publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
It's a must read regardless whether you aspired to be a NYT reporter, stuck in 19th century New York, taking a mind numbing 24 hour bus ride from Sydney to Adelaide or stalking hunks in a library.
It's a must read regardless whether you aspired to be a NYT reporter, stuck in 19th century New York, taking a mind numbing 24 hour bus ride from Sydney to Adelaide or stalking hunks in a library.
Another populist leader elected
"The sweeping if unofficial victory of Evo Morales in Bolivia's presidential election Sunday has made the former coca farmer and grass-roots activist the nation's strongest elected leader since the end of the last military dictatorship in 1982 and has given him an unprecedented opportunity to transform the impoverished Andean country." (Washington Post)
I hope he's more of a Lula than a Chavez.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Google Zeitgeist 2005 is out
"
Google News - Top Searches in 2005
1. Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter
"
Google Zeitgeist 2005
WTF? More people search for Janet Jackson than Tsunami and Katrina on Google News.
Google News - Top Searches in 2005
1. Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter
"
Google Zeitgeist 2005
WTF? More people search for Janet Jackson than Tsunami and Katrina on Google News.
Thinking Big
"Oil-rich Saudi Arabia unveiled a 26.6-billion-dollar project to build a state-of-the art residential and industrial city, timed with its new membership to the World Trade Organisation. King Abdullah Economic City will be located near the western industrial city of Rabegh on the Red Sea coast, north of the kingdom's second largest city, Jeddah. " (BreitBart)
China is a funny place
For those interested in China this guy's blog http://singleplanet.blogs.com/single_planet/ is most definitely true and most definitely stomach-splitting funny.
highly recommended to everyone.
highly recommended to everyone.
New York Transit Strike...Its Official!!
Imagine a city where 7 million people rely on public transit to get to and from work. It is the week before christmas, there are millions of extra tourists in the city for holiday shopping, it is 24 Degress Farenheit (-4 Celsius) .... and THE SUBWAY AND BUS STOP RUNNING. Sound like complete chaos?? Well, tomorrow morning at rush hour we will all get to see just how chaotic it will be.
It is official...NYC Transit is on STRIKE!!
I guess this is a lesson that we all should have bought gas-guzzling SUVs a long time ago and not relied stupidly on "public transport" to get us around.
Of course they have a "Contingency Plan" but its a total joke. Bottom line is a few million New Yorkers are either going to freeze to death or miss work tomorrow. So remind me...this is suppossed to negatively effect the Metropolitan Transportation Authority HOW? BAH HUMBUG to all you stupid MTA employees who seriously messed with my holiday shopping plans!!
It is official...NYC Transit is on STRIKE!!
I guess this is a lesson that we all should have bought gas-guzzling SUVs a long time ago and not relied stupidly on "public transport" to get us around.
Of course they have a "Contingency Plan" but its a total joke. Bottom line is a few million New Yorkers are either going to freeze to death or miss work tomorrow. So remind me...this is suppossed to negatively effect the Metropolitan Transportation Authority HOW? BAH HUMBUG to all you stupid MTA employees who seriously messed with my holiday shopping plans!!
truth or fiction?
This documentary argues that this is a staged act (go watch it online). Included in the documentary are footages from two Reuters and AP cameramen that at one point hid behind the father and the son. This famous shot was only taken by French 2 cameraman.Take the documentary with a grain of salt (conspiracy alert) but boy, it does introduces a lot of questions.
Wikipedia has entry on this issue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Enderlin and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Durrah. Again, a grain of salt is required.
Iran wins big in Iraq's elections
From Asia Times:
With the likely emergence of a solid Shi'ite block in the new Iraqi parliament, and the defeat of the "secular" candidates with links to the US, Iran has every reason to be pleased. Similarly, Tehran will take heart from the gains of Hamas in Palestinian polls. Islamism has clearly placed itself in the vanguard of the Middle East's democratization. (more)
With the likely emergence of a solid Shi'ite block in the new Iraqi parliament, and the defeat of the "secular" candidates with links to the US, Iran has every reason to be pleased. Similarly, Tehran will take heart from the gains of Hamas in Palestinian polls. Islamism has clearly placed itself in the vanguard of the Middle East's democratization. (more)
Monday, December 19, 2005
No Britney Spears for you !!!
"Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned Western music from Iran's radio and TV stations, reviving one of the harshest cultural decrees from the early days of 1979 Islamic Revolution." (CNN)
I wonder whether they categorize music like the delightful Rai or J-Pop (kawaii !!!) as Western music or not. No Khaled for you too !!!
They are going to miss on Shakira and Lucy Bell. What a pity.
I wonder whether they categorize music like the delightful Rai or J-Pop (kawaii !!!) as Western music or not. No Khaled for you too !!!
They are going to miss on Shakira and Lucy Bell. What a pity.
Thea's 25 today...
She's inspiring , amazing.... she enriched us with all her experiences in Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya.. a true nomad....
Happy Birthday Thea !!!!!!
Happy Birthday Thea !!!!!!
Microsoft, Mozilla: A symbol of cooperation
Granted, it's not exactly the Dayton Peace Accords. But Microsoft's Internet Explorer group and the rival Firefox browser team surprised the technology world last week with a small token of cooperation. (more)
the 13 yr old porn star -not a pleasent story
"Now, on an afternoon in 2000, one member of his audience sent a proposal: he would pay Justin $50 to sit bare-chested in front of his Webcam for three minutes. The man explained that Justin could receive the money instantly and helped him open an account on PayPal.com, an online payment system.
Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World
"I figured, I took off my shirt at the pool for nothing," he said recently. "So, I was kind of like, what's the difference?"
Justin removed his T-shirt. The men watching him oozed compliments.
So began the secret life of a teenager who was lured into selling images of his body on the Internet over the course of five years. From the seduction that began that day, this soccer-playing honor roll student was drawn into performing in front of the Webcam - undressing, showering, masturbating and even having sex - for an audience of more than 1,500 people who paid him, over the years, hundreds of thousands of dollars."Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Another reason why Race doesn't exist
"A team at Penn State University has found just one tiny change in a key gene plays a major role in determining skin pigmentation.
The finding, published in Science, may help explain why people of European descent have lighter skin than those from Africa" (BBC)
This research adds another growing of scientific evidence that the term "race" has nothing to do with biology, all about politics.
The finding, published in Science, may help explain why people of European descent have lighter skin than those from Africa" (BBC)
This research adds another growing of scientific evidence that the term "race" has nothing to do with biology, all about politics.
Global Voices
Global Voices..... an international network of bloggers who try to monitor and report on all the blogging going on in their particular/country or area. incredible local opinions and news. want to know which bloggers in china are reporting against the state news? or the find the blog directory for panama?
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Bush Approved Eavesdropping
President Bush has personally authorized a secretive eavesdropping program in the United States more than three dozen times since October 2001, a senior intelligence official said Friday night.
The official said that, since October 2001, the program has been renewed more than three dozen times. Each time, the White House counsel and the attorney general certified the lawfulness of the program, the official said. Bush then signed the authorizations.
The surveillance, disclosed in Friday's New York Times, is said to allow the agency to monitor international calls and e-mail messages of people inside the United States.
Read more at yahoo news
I just wonder how many emails and calls of trainees, alumni and even the AIESEC US office were under surveillance, and what the government thinks of the organization.
And was anyone not sure about the US monitoring everything?
The official said that, since October 2001, the program has been renewed more than three dozen times. Each time, the White House counsel and the attorney general certified the lawfulness of the program, the official said. Bush then signed the authorizations.
The surveillance, disclosed in Friday's New York Times, is said to allow the agency to monitor international calls and e-mail messages of people inside the United States.
Read more at yahoo news
I just wonder how many emails and calls of trainees, alumni and even the AIESEC US office were under surveillance, and what the government thinks of the organization.
And was anyone not sure about the US monitoring everything?
Another Wall in the World!!!
Mr. Bush, Build That Wall!
By John W. Lillpop
MichNews.com
Dec 12, 2005
President Reagan's famous words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin wall inspired millions of people living under communism to demand, and eventually secure, freedom. Those simple words changed the world forever.
In today's world, America desperately needs a wall to protect our nation from global terrorism and illegal immigration from third-world Mexico. Thus, we say to President George Bush:
"Mr. Bush, Build That Wall!"
More...
I have just read this. Anyone knows more details, information? Any comments?
By John W. Lillpop
MichNews.com
Dec 12, 2005
President Reagan's famous words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin wall inspired millions of people living under communism to demand, and eventually secure, freedom. Those simple words changed the world forever.
In today's world, America desperately needs a wall to protect our nation from global terrorism and illegal immigration from third-world Mexico. Thus, we say to President George Bush:
"Mr. Bush, Build That Wall!"
More...
I have just read this. Anyone knows more details, information? Any comments?
A quick update about the tragedy in AIESEC Turkey
I just chatted with a friend of mine from Ankara who survived from accident. According to him, everybody is fine and only one or two people left in hospital. Currently, AIESEC Turkey MC is in Ankara showing all kinds of support possible. All the medical expenses has been covered by MC and nothing really needed. Everybody is in at the office. One of the persons who left us was OCP for their "Meet My Friend" project in Ankara and another one was a new member. They have been reading www.nomadlife.org and very thankful to us for all the support we have shown.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Traffic accident in Turkey
AIESEC Ankara members who were going to the AIESEC Turkey Education and Motivation Congress (ATEMKO) in Kusadasi (near Izmir and Ephesus) in a bus had a traffic accident... As the result, 2 members passed away and 46 of them are injured...
This is a tragedy and all AIESEC Turkey is mourning... I have emailed MCP and LCP of Ankara expressing my sorrow and it will great if you can show support as well...
Let it be last tragedy for AIESEC world...
Allah rahmet etsin! (Let God send the ones who died to heaven!!!)
If you speak Turkish: http://haber.mynet.com/detail_news/?type=Life&id=X1134634676538&date=15Aralik2005 (or at least you can see the picture and names...)
More info to come...
FAKE !!!
"A South Korean cloning pioneer has admitted fabricating results in key stem cell research, a colleague claims.
At least nine of 11 stem cell colonies used in a landmark research paper by Dr Hwang Woo-suk were faked, said Roh Sung-il, who collaborated on the paper.
" (BBC)
Sigh, why would you fake important shit like this? Gucci is invented just for that purpose.
At least nine of 11 stem cell colonies used in a landmark research paper by Dr Hwang Woo-suk were faked, said Roh Sung-il, who collaborated on the paper.
" (BBC)
Sigh, why would you fake important shit like this? Gucci is invented just for that purpose.
another b-day
It's a big night for The Messiah.
Wish him luck in making it through the culmination of his underage drinking years.
Cheers to many more.
Wish him luck in making it through the culmination of his underage drinking years.
Cheers to many more.
We live in wondeful times
Awesome
"LONDON - Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur Richard Branson to send tourists into space, and New Mexico announced an agreement Tuesday for the state to build a $225 million spaceport. Virgin Galactic also revealed that up to 38,000 people from 126 countries have paid a deposit for a seat on one of its manned commercial flights, including a core group of 100 "founders" who have paid the initial $200,000 cost of a flight upfront. Virgin Galactic is planning to begin flights in late 2008 or early 2009."
No, these dudes are not part of a rap group about to break singing. The brown stained fingers are supposed to be purple. But they are part of an expected 10 million Iraqis turnout to elect their permanent government that will rule them for the next 4 years.
This is the third time Iraqis go to vote and this time, the participation rate amongst eligible voters is expected to be higher that the already high turnout in the previous two.
One Diet Coke please....
"A member of the (UK) parliamentary select committee on food and the environment yesterday called for emergency action to ban the artificial sweetener aspartame, used in 6,000 food, drink and medicinal products."
Read the full story here
Got me a bit jittery this has. I'm sure most of us consume aspartame in some form or the other...knowingly or in ignorance. Of course the report may well be exaggerated but its a study worth following, especially if Diet Coke quenches your thirst.
Read the full story here
Got me a bit jittery this has. I'm sure most of us consume aspartame in some form or the other...knowingly or in ignorance. Of course the report may well be exaggerated but its a study worth following, especially if Diet Coke quenches your thirst.
This has got serious potential...
Check out what the folks at CNET's news.com.com are calling The Big Picture. Imagine if Google added this bit of software to Google News...
And I thought Bush was a fundamentalist nutter
"Iran's ultra-Islamist president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, triggered a fresh wave of international outrage yesterday by dismissing the Holocaust as a myth and calling for Jews to be moved to Canada and Alaska." Guardian Unlimited.
This was following up on his comments that "As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map". Al Jazzera
I think Nasser tried that one a couple of decades ago, and I understand it didnt work out too well.
Solidarity with the moderate Iranian intellectuals who must be hurting today.
This was following up on his comments that "As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map". Al Jazzera
I think Nasser tried that one a couple of decades ago, and I understand it didnt work out too well.
Solidarity with the moderate Iranian intellectuals who must be hurting today.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
You'd think you have dating problem
""I walked out on that dark beach thinking I was going to hook up with the girl of my dreams," the rattled bachelor later admitted. "And there she was, wearing white shorts and a pink tank top, just like she'd said she would. "But when I got close, she turned around -- and we both got the shock of our lives. I mean, I didn't know what to say. All I could think was, 'Oh my God! it's Mama!' "
(Yahoo)
(Yahoo)
Microsoft, MCI craft PC-to-phone calling service to rival Skype and Yahoo
Sometime next year you'll be able to make PC-to-phone calls from Windows Live Messenger, thanks to a deal announced today by MCI and Microsoft Corp. They've established a multi-year agreement that will allow customers to make such calls using the next version of MSN Messenger combined with the Web Calling service from MCI. The new service, to be known as "MCI Web Calling for Windows Live Call," will provide PC-to- traditional- phone calls using IP voice service provided by MCI paired with software from Microsoft. Those using the new Windows Live Messenger client will be able to make free PC-to-PC calls as before, but will also be able place calls to cell phones, as well as land-lines at low rates.
Microsoft?s move follows similar initiatives from Google, Yahoo! and eBay?s Skype unit which have all announced low price PC-to-phone VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services in recent months. However Microsoft?s decision to develop its service in conjunction with an existing telecommunications operator gives it?s a powerful ally.
Skype, the leader in the free PC-to-PC VoIP market, currently offers calls for about 2 cents a minute from a PC to a phone in the US other countries. (more)
Microsoft?s move follows similar initiatives from Google, Yahoo! and eBay?s Skype unit which have all announced low price PC-to-phone VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services in recent months. However Microsoft?s decision to develop its service in conjunction with an existing telecommunications operator gives it?s a powerful ally.
Skype, the leader in the free PC-to-PC VoIP market, currently offers calls for about 2 cents a minute from a PC to a phone in the US other countries. (more)
Protect an Acre, invest in the future
Protecting the Rainforest through the power of the Global Marketplace "Tropical rainforests are critical to the ecological well-being of the entire planet. Our best natural defense against global warming, they absorb massive amounts of CO2, while generating over 20% of the oxygen we breathe. As we saturate our atmosphere with "greenhouse gases" from the burning of oil, gas, coal and forest timber, protecting the Amazon (by far the largest rainforest in the world) is more urgent than ever.
Working in association with environmentally-concerned leaders of Brazilian state governments and NGO's, including Amazonas Verde, RainTrust will reinvest proceeds from our Protect an Acre program into the expansion of additional rainforest Reserves and the development of socially-responsible rainforest enterprises."
For $100 invested in this initiative, you will recieve your unique GPS coordinates, an Aerial Grid Photograph, and a Rain Trustee Certificate of Participation to proudly hang on your wall. The acre will be protected in your name forever.
Recent statistics show that land in the Amazon that is converted to cattle operations yields $60 per acre. If the timber is harvested, the land is then worth $400 per acre. However, if the renewable and sustainable resources are responsibly harvested, the land will yield $2,400 per acre.
Proceeds are reinvested into ecologically sustainable businesses in the rainforest , offering compelling ECO-nomic incentives for local rainforest people to leave their lands intact and reap the benfits for generation to come. "
What better a christmas gift could you give to the world?
It's my birthday
Okay, so I realise this is nothing more than blatant attention seeking, put since I never organised someone else in this community to drop a note that it's my birthday for me, I'm just going to have to do it myself. I'm leaving the age a mystery for the moment though.
Seriously though, I'm away from my home country, away from my adopted city of Bogota, here in Cali on a work assignment, stuck in a room in front of my computer for 12 hours a day, it's raining outside, and I'm not going to get any presents to open until tonight.
So head on over to my blog and send me some birthday love?
Seriously though, I'm away from my home country, away from my adopted city of Bogota, here in Cali on a work assignment, stuck in a room in front of my computer for 12 hours a day, it's raining outside, and I'm not going to get any presents to open until tonight.
So head on over to my blog and send me some birthday love?
One Brazilian town's ban on 'Death'
Some laws are just hilarious... but atleast this one has a 'legitimate' if slightly quirky reasoning behind it.
In the words of the city council:
?Of course the bill is laughable, unconstitutional and will never be approved? said Gilson Soares de Campos, an aide to the mayor. ?But can you think of a better marketing strategy..." (Read on to find out more)
In the words of the city council:
?Of course the bill is laughable, unconstitutional and will never be approved? said Gilson Soares de Campos, an aide to the mayor. ?But can you think of a better marketing strategy..." (Read on to find out more)
Bengaluru?
Bangalore, the IT hub of India, is getting a new name.
I'm sorry to say that this looks like a foolish decision. How do you pronounce Bengaluru?
I'm sorry to say that this looks like a foolish decision. How do you pronounce Bengaluru?
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
one man and his blog
One of the best (and worse) things about blogging is it opens up a world of self-publishing potential to a lone poster with a computer, an internet connection and - hopefully - something to say. It is in this spirit that Capitalist Solutions in Hong Kong seems to be covering the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in the city. It is usually the anti-capitalist/anti-globalisation end of the spectrum that does the better job of organisation demonstrations, and so it would appear to be in Hong Kong. (more)
PAKISTAN: Woman found alive 63 days after earthquake
A Kashmiri woman was brought to a charity field hospital in a precarious condition on Monday after she was rescued from the rubble on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating earthquake. The 45-year-old woman was buried alive in the Kamsar refugee camp, some five kilometres north of Muzaffarabad, on the morning of October 8. Residents of the camp found her on Sunday evening as they were digging in search of missing bodies. The woman weighed only 25 kilograms, and has been admitted to the hospital?s intensive care unit.
Best & worst places in the world
I was reading forums from other websites & came across pretty funny threads asking traveler's their favorite & least favorite places in the world. So, I thought it'd be interesting to put it out on Nomadlife & ask everyone here to share where is the best and worst places you've been to in the world (because let's be honest - even if everyone's very well rounded and open minded, you'll still prefer one place over another).
Since I'm the one who raised the topic, here's my two pence's worth:
Best:
Tabo & Spiti Lahaul Valley - India
Lhasa - Tibet/China (really, almost anywhere around the greater Himalaya area & old Tibetan kingdom)
New York - USA
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Istanbul - Turkey
Luang Prabang - Laos
Angkor Wat Complex - Cambodia (especially Bayon & Ta Phrom)
Worst:
Lhatse - Tibet/China. The situation was "dire"
Chengdu - China
Most places in Michigan - USA
The part of Kentucky that boarders Cincinnati - USA
Disclaimer: This topic isn't brought up to offend anyone. Everything written will represent personal, biased opinions. Just trying to have something fun to read! :)
Since I'm the one who raised the topic, here's my two pence's worth:
Best:
Tabo & Spiti Lahaul Valley - India
Lhasa - Tibet/China (really, almost anywhere around the greater Himalaya area & old Tibetan kingdom)
New York - USA
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Istanbul - Turkey
Luang Prabang - Laos
Angkor Wat Complex - Cambodia (especially Bayon & Ta Phrom)
Worst:
Lhatse - Tibet/China. The situation was "dire"
Chengdu - China
Most places in Michigan - USA
The part of Kentucky that boarders Cincinnati - USA
Disclaimer: This topic isn't brought up to offend anyone. Everything written will represent personal, biased opinions. Just trying to have something fun to read! :)
Monday, December 12, 2005
"The German prosecutor conducting the United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon said today that fresh evidence reinforced his earlier judgment that Syria's intelligence services were behind the killing and that Syrian officials were obstructing his investigation." (NY Times)
Leonardo will produce environmental documentary
Leonardo DiCaprio has begun production on "11th Hour", a feature length documentary that will examine the state of the global environment, and includes visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's beleaguered ecosystems. The documentary will tackle an issue that DiCaprio has championed for years as it takes on a renewed urgency in the wake of recent natural disasters, and as increasing global abuse brings the future of our environment into greater question. The film will be co-directed and written by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners, co-founders of Tree Media Group. DiCaprio will produce, co-write and narrate the project. The team has previously collaborated on Global Warning and Water Planet, short films that can be seen on DiCaprio's eco-site, www.leonardodicaprio.org. "11th Hour" is being produced by Leila Conners Petersen and Brian Gerber for Tree Media Group, and Chuck Castleberry for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. "Global warming is not only the number one environmental challenge we face today, but one of the most important issues facing all of humanity,"said DiCaprio. "We all have to do our part to raise awareness about global warming and the problems we as a people face in promoting a sustainable environmental future for our planet." Adam Lewis, investor and environmentalist, came onboard very early in the financing of the film. Doyle Brunson, renowned poker player and long time environmentalist, who is also financing the film, said, "I know we'll be able to raise a lot of awareness for an issue that plagues our world and could have devastating consequences down the road if nothing is done." |
(http://www.leonardodicaprio.com/leonardo/news/article.php?articleID=44&)
(Also check: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/default.asp)
Brisbane Courier-Mail reported "RACIAL tensions in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla exploded again last night when groups of men descended on the suburb seeking revenge for Sunday's attacks."Riots are a disease of public order breakdown and we are probably seeing the immediate after effect of the beach riot yesterday. No shot was fired in above picture but it showed that an instance of police being assertive in 'owning the night' and prevent revenge attacks that will deteriorate the situation even further.
But public order is one thing and peace is another. One must ask though, is this a race riot or a culture riot? These two are different animals and can be hard to distinguish especially in a diverse multi cultural country like Australia.
Arthur just got back home in Sydney Australia two days ago and this is what he has to say
"Are there racists in Australia? Of course, and there always have been. But usually we ignore this minority. As a rule we don't publish their narrow minded half-thoughts in our national papers. Every city has its uneducated yobs who claim to be patriots. In fact such low end patriotism is much rarer in Australia then most places in the world because we don't really care. Our national identity is rarely challenged because we are an island and thus we rarely find reason to express it, save perhaps on the sporting field. It scares me to think that these ignorants have such a lacking sense of identity that they keenly rally around minority scapegoating while glorifying such meaningless and pitiful icons that they try and tag to our nation identity." (read more)
nomadfest: egypt
23 people attending (4 exclusive fly-ins, possibly more)
11 girls
12 boys
This will be the best ratio of any New Year's party in Egypt, and people are still signing up.
11 girls
12 boys
This will be the best ratio of any New Year's party in Egypt, and people are still signing up.
NY Times Year of Ideas
"The method for making the trip is simple. The Safar Center team took the dogs, swiftly flushed their bodies of blood and replaced it with a relatively cool saline solution (approximately 45 to 50 degrees) laced with oxygen and glucose. The dogs quickly went into cardiac arrest, and with no demonstrable heartbeat or brain activity, clinically died." (Zombie Dogs)
and 78 more ideas of 2005.
and 78 more ideas of 2005.
AFI best of 2005
American Film Institute choice for best films and TV programs of 2005
"In addition to "Mountain," "Kong" and "Virgin," the movies chosen are "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "A History of Violence," "Munich," "The Squid and the Whale" and "Syriana."
The 10 TV programs are: "24," "Battlestar Galactica," "Deadwood," "Grey's Anatomy," "House," "Lost," "Rescue Me," "Sleeper Cell," "Sometimes in April" and "Veronica Mars.""
"In addition to "Mountain," "Kong" and "Virgin," the movies chosen are "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "A History of Violence," "Munich," "The Squid and the Whale" and "Syriana."
The 10 TV programs are: "24," "Battlestar Galactica," "Deadwood," "Grey's Anatomy," "House," "Lost," "Rescue Me," "Sleeper Cell," "Sometimes in April" and "Veronica Mars.""
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Race Scuffles Riots; That'll ruin your Australian Summer
Note: What we are seeing here is a tip of an iceberg. For this to happen, there must have been long simmering tensions and problems in the community for this to erupt.
The trigger event for yesterday seems to have been this (last week)
"Police will allege that as the three lifesavers were walking from the beach to the boardwalk about 3pm four Middle Eastern youths began yelling at them in Arabic. The lifesavers said to the the youths: "What are you looking at?"
The Middle Eastern youths allegedly told the lifesavers to get off the beach and that they "owned" the beach.
The lifesavers allegedly responded by telling the youths that if they went in the surf, they would need rescuing because they could not swim." (Daily Telegraph)
"Racial tension turned to violence today as at least 5000 angry people converged on the beach after simmering anger and disputes between beach users flared last week." (Tim Blair)
If you follow links and reportings around the web, it doesn't look good. Maybe some Australian nomads care to give better explanation on what's going on.
Reports from Sydney Morning Herald.
"A crowd of at least 5000 - overwhelmingly under 25 - took over Cronulla's foreshore and beachside streets. Police were powerless as 200-odd ringleaders, many clutching bottles or cans of beer and smoking marijuana, led assaults on individuals and small groups of Lebanese Australians who risked an appearance during the six-hour protest.
The trigger event for yesterday seems to have been this (last week)
"Police will allege that as the three lifesavers were walking from the beach to the boardwalk about 3pm four Middle Eastern youths began yelling at them in Arabic. The lifesavers said to the the youths: "What are you looking at?"
The Middle Eastern youths allegedly told the lifesavers to get off the beach and that they "owned" the beach.
The lifesavers allegedly responded by telling the youths that if they went in the surf, they would need rescuing because they could not swim." (Daily Telegraph)
"Racial tension turned to violence today as at least 5000 angry people converged on the beach after simmering anger and disputes between beach users flared last week." (Tim Blair)If you follow links and reportings around the web, it doesn't look good. Maybe some Australian nomads care to give better explanation on what's going on.
Reports from Sydney Morning Herald.
"A crowd of at least 5000 - overwhelmingly under 25 - took over Cronulla's foreshore and beachside streets. Police were powerless as 200-odd ringleaders, many clutching bottles or cans of beer and smoking marijuana, led assaults on individuals and small groups of Lebanese Australians who risked an appearance during the six-hour protest.
The horde swirled after fleeing individuals, sometimes sweeping past police lines and horses, chasing a quarry who sought safety in restaurants, shops, toilet blocks and ambulances and police vehicles. Some were snatched by police, who stood against the swarm and repelled the most violent with capsicum spray."
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Moses is back
"Scientists say they have witnessed the possible birth of a future ocean basin growing in north-eastern Ethiopia.The team watched an 8m rift develop in the ground in just three weeks in the Afar desert region last September.
It is one small step in a long-term split that is tearing the east of the country from the rest of Africa and should eventually create a huge sea. " (BBC)
Legend : 35th Century
"Sachin Tendulkar has become the greatest century-maker in Test history after an outstanding display with the bat on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Delhi." (SportingLife)
December 10: International Human Rights Day !
Today, December 10, 2005, is International Human Rights Day. Read the following message from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan:
"Fifty-seven years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights prohibited all forms of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, torture remains unacceptably common. Recent times have witnessed an especially disturbing trend of countries claiming exceptions to the prohibition on torture based on their own national security perceptions.
Let us be clear: torture can never be an instrument to fight terror, for torture is an instrument of terror.
The prohibition on torture is well established under international law. It is also unambiguous and absolute. It is binding on all States in all territories under their jurisdiction or effective control. It applies in all circumstances, in times of war as in times of peace. Nor is torture permissible when it is called something else: cruel and inhuman treatment is unacceptable and illegal, irrespective of the name we give it.
States must honour this prohibition and vigorously combat the impunity of perpetrators of torture. Those who conceive of or authorize any form of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and those who commit such acts, should not go unpunished. Nor may any State condone torture by a third party. This means that individuals must never be rendered to another State if there is any danger that doing so may subject them to torture.
The international community must speak forcefully, and with one voice, against torture in all its forms. Today, I call on all States who have not done so to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as the Optional Protocol to the Torture Convention. And I urge all States to allow the United Nations? Special Rapporteur on Torture independent access to detainees within their control. Unimpeded access is an essential protection for these individuals, whose isolation makes them especially vulnerable to abuse. Together, we must give voice, and redress, to abused detainees as well as to all victims and survivors of torture.
Humanity faces grave challenges today. The threat of terror is real and immediate. Yet fear of terrorists can never justify adopting their methods. Nor can we be complacent about the broader prevalence of cruel and inhuman punishment, which in so many of our societies disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people: the imprisoned, the politically powerless and the economically deprived. Instead, we must respond to this evil wherever we find it by reaffirming humanity?s most basic values.
Today, on Human Rights Day, let us recommit ourselves to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and let us rededicate ourselves to wiping the scourge of torture from the face of the earth."
(From: http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2005/sg.htm)
World Cup 2006 Draw and Schedule
Click image to view the schedule properly.Round 2 Predictions
Group A Germany, Poland Group B England, Sweden Group C Argentina, the Netherlands Group D Portugal, Mexico | Group E Italy, Czech Group F Brazil, Australia Group G France, South Korea Group H Spain, Ukraine |
Friday, December 09, 2005
and the best looking chick is....
Jewish Mother Jokes
"There's a big controversy on the Jewish view of exactly when life begins. In
Jewish tradition, the fetus is not considered viable until after it graduates
from medical school. "
"Q: What's the difference between a Rottweiler and a Jewish Mother?
A: Eventually, the Rottweiler lets go. "
more from Dave.
In on a Friday
I've been perusing the Internets. Here's what I found.
What happens when you mix Mentos and Diet Coke?
World Beard Contest. Team USA blog here.
The $225,000,000 typing error.
Enjoy.
What happens when you mix Mentos and Diet Coke?
World Beard Contest. Team USA blog here.
The $225,000,000 typing error.
Enjoy.
The New "Fangled"
I submit for the approval of the nl community, in the spirit of Friday, a "podcast". According to my cousin "podcasts" are what all the cool kids are crushing up and snorting in the back of English class these days. This "podcast" is called "Tiki Bar TV" and can be downloaded on this "podcast" "feed". I recommend Checker Challenge or Drinkbot, but they are all hilarious.
And remember kids, to always use fresh limes.
And remember kids, to always use fresh limes.
Akira (1998)
"Look at what they abandoned in their panic, they were afraid! They were too scared, so they hid it away from the public. They forgot all shame and honor, cast off the civilization and science we had created, and shut the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened." - Colonel Shikishima (Tarô Ishida)
TGIF
" TELL ME, O MUSE, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wideafter he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit,and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he wasacquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to savehis own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might hecould not save his men, for they perished through their own sheerfolly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the godprevented them from ever reaching home. Tell me, too, about allthese things, O daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you mayknow them."
(The Odyssey)
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Elegance in court
"Anyway, the case turned out to be colossal flop, with the feds presenting a confusing mish-mash of jumbled transcripts and a mountain of circumstantial evidence that, according to press accounts, bored the jury to tears. The prosecution took nearly five months to present its case, which included testimony from nearly 80 witnesses. Finally given a chance to respond, here's what Al-Arian's attorney told the judge:
"On behalf of Dr. Al-Arian, the defense rests.""
(Yahoo)
The defense won the case by only uttering this single sentence.
"On behalf of Dr. Al-Arian, the defense rests.""
(Yahoo)
The defense won the case by only uttering this single sentence.
bf improvement
"GOOD BOYFRIENDS DON'T GO TO JAIL" (betterboyfriends)
and more advice and tips from about being a better boyfriend.
and more advice and tips from about being a better boyfriend.
25 years ago today, John Lennon was fatally shot near his apartment.This photo was taken from Strawberry Field, a small patch of land located on the West side of NY's Central Park dedicated to him (I think it's on 72nd street). If you go there on a warm a day, there are always roses and flowers and pictures and notes on this "Imagine" circle.
And I heard from friends that it's a great makeout place as well.
I want to buy this guy a drink......
Man, I love living in countries blessedly free of a big politicized evangelical Christian population - although they do create extensive opportunities for serious fun. Amid an otherwise standard article covering the annual Christmas/Holiday Season culture wars in the US , was this hilarious gem:
"Donohue said that Wal-Mart, facing a threatened boycott, added a Christmas page to its Web site and fired a customer relations employee who wrote a letter linking Christmas to "Siberian shamanism."Absolute classic. That dude should be rewarded magnificently.....
A view from the West on Egypt recent election
"Opponents question just how committed the Brotherhood is to democracy given the civil rights disasters wrought by Islamic governments in Iran, Sudan and Afghanistan under the Taliban.
At least in the short run, both opponents and supporters of the Brotherhood expect that the election results are probably healthy for political life. The People's Assembly has been a sleepy place, with members rarely showing up, and the secular parties with their aging leaders and ideas captured fewer than a dozen seats.
If the political process is more vibrant, more people will vote, which conversely might diminish the weight of the Brotherhood, analysts believe. Other parties might also emerge to erode the Brotherhood's appeal as the sole opposition force. " (NY Times)
The Grey Lady (a nickname for NYT) is covering Egypt post election in a long-ish worth reading article.
At least in the short run, both opponents and supporters of the Brotherhood expect that the election results are probably healthy for political life. The People's Assembly has been a sleepy place, with members rarely showing up, and the secular parties with their aging leaders and ideas captured fewer than a dozen seats.
If the political process is more vibrant, more people will vote, which conversely might diminish the weight of the Brotherhood, analysts believe. Other parties might also emerge to erode the Brotherhood's appeal as the sole opposition force. " (NY Times)
The Grey Lady (a nickname for NYT) is covering Egypt post election in a long-ish worth reading article.
Lead Goose
"Because of their predominantly Malay Muslim populations, Indonesia and Malaysia are similar in many respects, but their paths to democracy could not be more dissimilar. While there are limitations and shortcomings in the democratization of both countries, they are already being touted as two different models as other majority Muslim countries, particularly those in the Middle East, seek to engage in democratic reforms." (The Jakarta Post)
I much prefer the Indonesian model due to its inclusiveness but hey, I'm biased; but either way leads to a full democracy.
I much prefer the Indonesian model due to its inclusiveness but hey, I'm biased; but either way leads to a full democracy.
if you are blogging from your own PC
download w.blogger, it's a free Windows application that allows you to easily post to your weblog and it's especially useful when you are trying to write a long post.
Birthday Boy
JD is the big 25 Dec 8th!!!!! Wish him a happy birthday, even if he doesn't post on his blog lately. He better still check it once in awhile!!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Aussie Blogs Gagged...
Australian bloggers muzzled
Email Print Normal font Large font Edmund Tadros
December 7, 2005 04:00 PM
Australian blogs will never be as hard-hitting as their overseas counterparts because of our restrictive laws.
Many local bloggers are unaware that they may be liable for everything they write on their sites, not to mention all of the colourful comments made by contributors.
Our new sedition laws will make this worse.
Blogs fall under the same defamation and other laws that regulate all media organisations in the country.
While US bloggers are protected by a freedom of speech clause in the US Bill of Rights, new sedition laws passed by Australian authorities may make life even tougher for bloggers.
Local bloggers, even without the new laws, must be very careful about what they write.
"Bloggers may be liable for what's on their website as the publisher of the information," says Stephen James, a specialist in Technology Law and partner at TressCox.
"I think they need to be more cautious. There is no exception in the law for internet conversations."
There have been only a few cases involving internet bloggers, but James expects more cases involving breaches of other laws.
His golden rule for bloggers is: "Don't post any comment about any person that you wouldn't be happy to see about yourself."
"Remember all laws, including defamation, legal obligations to keep some information confidential, providing negligent advice and even the new sedition laws may apply to bloggers," says James.
Email Print Normal font Large font Edmund Tadros
December 7, 2005 04:00 PM
Australian blogs will never be as hard-hitting as their overseas counterparts because of our restrictive laws.
Many local bloggers are unaware that they may be liable for everything they write on their sites, not to mention all of the colourful comments made by contributors.
Our new sedition laws will make this worse.
Blogs fall under the same defamation and other laws that regulate all media organisations in the country.
While US bloggers are protected by a freedom of speech clause in the US Bill of Rights, new sedition laws passed by Australian authorities may make life even tougher for bloggers.
Local bloggers, even without the new laws, must be very careful about what they write.
"Bloggers may be liable for what's on their website as the publisher of the information," says Stephen James, a specialist in Technology Law and partner at TressCox.
"I think they need to be more cautious. There is no exception in the law for internet conversations."
There have been only a few cases involving internet bloggers, but James expects more cases involving breaches of other laws.
His golden rule for bloggers is: "Don't post any comment about any person that you wouldn't be happy to see about yourself."
"Remember all laws, including defamation, legal obligations to keep some information confidential, providing negligent advice and even the new sedition laws may apply to bloggers," says James.
found
Let's offend a lot of people. What's your version?
Hell is when your beer Canadian, your nutritionist American, your food Belgian, your rock song Egyptian, your football team Turkish, your girlfriend Saudis, your comedian German, your banker Argentinian, your backbone French, your art from Singapore, your Cricket player South African, your cigar from Mexico, your script writer Indian, you speak Dutch ....
HELP!
The cherished AIESEC New Year's Formal at winter conference is being threatened with apathy and indifference. We have lost some momentum over the last two years and now no one thinks that having the guys in tuxes and ladies in formal gowns is worth anything. Booo!!
I need to show the current AIESECers just how fabulous y'all looked when your LC was all snazzed up in your tuxes. Somehow I don't have any - I need you to send me your best new years photos so that we can properly promote this for the conference. HURRY!
I need to show the current AIESECers just how fabulous y'all looked when your LC was all snazzed up in your tuxes. Somehow I don't have any - I need you to send me your best new years photos so that we can properly promote this for the conference. HURRY!
A Fellow Nomad...
Check out this photo journal of fellow Nomad Hubert Kriegel. Hubert just finished in April a motorcycle trip from NYC to Tukyatuk, Canada (in the artic circle). This summer he was visiting old friends and family in Europe (mostly France). His 1971 Red Sea motorcycle ride through Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, et al is fascinating. He'll be continuing the journey back in the America's traveling from his brother's ranch in Montana to the southern tip of the South American continent. Stay tuned!
Very inspirational. Makes me wonder what the fuck I'm doing...
Very inspirational. Makes me wonder what the fuck I'm doing...
HEY AIESEC nomads
Hey nomad community,
AIESEC trainees across Turkey have just created a blog at an attempt to do three main things:
So why post about this here? Well, I know this community is teaming with AIESECers and first, we need to get current/ex- Turkey trainees to post. So if you were once a trainee in the land of Turks, please go to the site, register, and post! And if you know anyone who is thinking about an AIESEC traineeship in Turkey or heads up OGX affairs in your LC, pass this site along for reading.
AIESEC trainees across Turkey have just created a blog at an attempt to do three main things:
- Be a resource of information about living, working, and AIESEC in Turkey for potential and future Turkey trainees.
- Be a voice for current/ex- Turkey trainees.
- Be an evaluation/measurement system for AISESEC Turkey to gauge their strengths/weaknesses, and help them improve.
So why post about this here? Well, I know this community is teaming with AIESECers and first, we need to get current/ex- Turkey trainees to post. So if you were once a trainee in the land of Turks, please go to the site, register, and post! And if you know anyone who is thinking about an AIESEC traineeship in Turkey or heads up OGX affairs in your LC, pass this site along for reading.
December 7th, 1941
Much of the Pacific fleet was rendered useless: Five of eight battleships, three destroyers, and seven other ships were sunk or severely damaged, and more than 200 aircraft were destroyed. A total of 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded. Japan's losses were some 30 planes, five midget submarines, and fewer than 100 men. Fortunately for the United States, all three Pacific fleet carriers were out at sea on training maneuvers.
The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of Congress and declared, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." After a brief and forceful speech, he asked Congress to approve a resolution recognizing the state of war between the United States and Japan. The Senate voted for war against Japan by 82 to 0, and the House of Representatives approved the resolution by a vote of 388 to 1. The sole dissenter was Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana, a devout pacifist who had also cast a dissenting vote against the U.S. entrance into World War I. Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war against the United States, and the U.S. government responded in kind. (more)
Logitech and Skype announced that they have teamed up to bring free video calling to Skype users worldwide. (more)
Chuck Norris is a pussy
Not even Chuck could make this many sequels...
He may be 59, but it seems Sylvester Stallone - and his boxing alter ego Rocky Balboa - are not ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Fifteen years after the actor last played the champ, Stallone was pictured at the weekend filming Rocky VI in Las Vegas.
But although months in the gym meant he looked as bulky as ever, even heavy make-up could not hide the fact that the years have taken their toll on Stallone.
The first Rocky won three Oscars in 1977, including Best Picture. But the follow-ups were less well received, although they still helped make Stallone Hollywood's highest-paid leading man.
In the latest chapter, Rocky comes out of retirement for one last fight.
Revealing why he had reprised the role, Stallone said: 'I am drawing on a lot of my feelings that are in synch with many people's feelings about facing the last chapter of their lives and how they want it written.
'Rocky goes through the scepticism of trying to go against the tide, to go against common sense.'
He may be 59, but it seems Sylvester Stallone - and his boxing alter ego Rocky Balboa - are not ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Fifteen years after the actor last played the champ, Stallone was pictured at the weekend filming Rocky VI in Las Vegas.
But although months in the gym meant he looked as bulky as ever, even heavy make-up could not hide the fact that the years have taken their toll on Stallone.
The first Rocky won three Oscars in 1977, including Best Picture. But the follow-ups were less well received, although they still helped make Stallone Hollywood's highest-paid leading man.
In the latest chapter, Rocky comes out of retirement for one last fight.
Revealing why he had reprised the role, Stallone said: 'I am drawing on a lot of my feelings that are in synch with many people's feelings about facing the last chapter of their lives and how they want it written.
'Rocky goes through the scepticism of trying to go against the tide, to go against common sense.'
Christmas Card Fiasco
Are you currently living away from home and miss receiving all of those Christmas cards in December? Are you away from your family this Christmas season and want something to cheer you up? Are you sick and tired of receiving 'e-greetings' from people in replacement of Christmas cards? Are you asking yourself why people no longer send Christmas cards anymore?
Well wonder no more. Let me introduce to you the Christmas Card Fiasco.
I will be sending out Christmas cards from my cozy little home here in Edmonton, Canada this Christmas season. If you would like to receive a Christmas card (even if I am a complete stranger to you), I want to see how many people around the world I can send Christmas cards to.
What do you have to do? Post your mailing address in the comments on my page (http://john.nomadlife.org) or email it to me at johnnyringo82@hotmail.com and you will soon have a Christmas card in the mail from me to you :)
Even for friends or people in Edmonton - if you're interested, leave your address and you'll get one too! I will be keeping track of how many countries I can send Christmas cards to on this blog...so spread the word!
Let the Christmas Card Fiasco begin!
Well wonder no more. Let me introduce to you the Christmas Card Fiasco.
I will be sending out Christmas cards from my cozy little home here in Edmonton, Canada this Christmas season. If you would like to receive a Christmas card (even if I am a complete stranger to you), I want to see how many people around the world I can send Christmas cards to.
What do you have to do? Post your mailing address in the comments on my page (http://john.nomadlife.org) or email it to me at johnnyringo82@hotmail.com and you will soon have a Christmas card in the mail from me to you :)
Even for friends or people in Edmonton - if you're interested, leave your address and you'll get one too! I will be keeping track of how many countries I can send Christmas cards to on this blog...so spread the word!
Let the Christmas Card Fiasco begin!
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
don't fly this 'airline'
Iranian C-130 plane crashed in Tehran and killed around 100 people. This is just the latest in the string of accidents involving Iran's pre-revolution US made C-130 (which is known to be a very stable airplane); lack of spare parts due to the US embargo making these planes flying coffins.
""A C-130 crashed near Tehran due to technical problems in June 2003, killing seven people. In 1997, a C-130 crashed near the northwestern city of Mashhad after encountering engine trouble, killing 86 people, and in February 2000 another air force C-130 crashed on take-off and collided with an Iran Air Airbus 300, killing ten people." (Times)
""A C-130 crashed near Tehran due to technical problems in June 2003, killing seven people. In 1997, a C-130 crashed near the northwestern city of Mashhad after encountering engine trouble, killing 86 people, and in February 2000 another air force C-130 crashed on take-off and collided with an Iran Air Airbus 300, killing ten people." (Times)
another 25 year old in nomadlife
Happy birthday to a special little smurf, one of nomadlife's most fascinating members. You've come a long way since a certain conversation at the St. Cloud State University library, townie, glad to still have you around. :)
Drop her a note if she has inspired you to shake off the shackles of conforming for the pursuit of dreams, or if you just simply like her "t-shirt of the day" commentary.
She has been known to ass punch, beware.
Drop her a note if she has inspired you to shake off the shackles of conforming for the pursuit of dreams, or if you just simply like her "t-shirt of the day" commentary.
She has been known to ass punch, beware.
AIESEC is..
Most AIESECers (me included) think AIESEC is the best thing ever (well, since sliced bread, to use a very english expression), but sometimes its nice to be realistic and wonder just what AIESEC is...
....a way of extorting money from people with the promise of "changing themselves, or even the World"
....a way of getting around labour laws in developed countries by using free labour and utilising this to create unfair competition
...an excuse to breed alcoholism, unethical sexual behaviour and a way of keeping the sweatshops in business through mass purchases of cheap t-shirts
...a way of staying at random ppl's houses for free around the world even though you have never met them and will probably just empty their fridge when you get there
anyone else have any tongue-in-cheek ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments box. I am especially interested in how AIESECers in different countries see AIESEC in this humourous way....
....a way of extorting money from people with the promise of "changing themselves, or even the World"
....a way of getting around labour laws in developed countries by using free labour and utilising this to create unfair competition
...an excuse to breed alcoholism, unethical sexual behaviour and a way of keeping the sweatshops in business through mass purchases of cheap t-shirts
...a way of staying at random ppl's houses for free around the world even though you have never met them and will probably just empty their fridge when you get there
anyone else have any tongue-in-cheek ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments box. I am especially interested in how AIESECers in different countries see AIESEC in this humourous way....
Monday, December 05, 2005
Beer and Caffeine, they go together
"Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who drink too much alcohol, are overweight or have too much iron in the blood, researchers reported yesterday."(Washington Post)
reverse roundhouse kick to Boeing
"China ordered 150 Airbus single-aisle A320 airliners Monday, more than twice as many plane orders as the company?s U.S.-based rival Boeing Co. snagged from China last month." (AP)
A Web-based Rhapsody in Tests
RealNetworks began testing a web-based version of its Rhapsody digital music service on Monday, enabling Windows, Apple, and Linux users to play songs over the service without downloading and installing a separate application. (more)
A new member of the Red Cross / Red Cresent family...
The "Red Crystal" is the proposed solution to a long running crisis within the international Red Cross / Red Cresent community - what to do in environments where neither a cross or a cresent is an acceptable symbol?
The problem has been mainly emphasised in the West Bank and Gaza, where Israeli ambulances use a red Star of David emblem. The Israeli "Red Cross" service is not officially recognised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) because of this, as only two symbols are internationally accepted, the cross and the cresent. In protest of Israel not being recognised, the US national Red Cross organisation has witheld over $30 million of membership dues to the international organisation.
The 192 signatories of the Geneva Convention (which formalised the Red Cross) are meeting this week to vote on the new symbol.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Just like sunrise and sunset
"Gabon's government banned demonstrations Saturday and said security forces would shoot without warning to break up any protests against President Omar Bongo's re-election." (CNN)
Do people go bad when they become President or only bad people become President?
Omar Bongo is Africa's longest serving president.
Do people go bad when they become President or only bad people become President?
Omar Bongo is Africa's longest serving president.
Saturday, December 03, 2005
HABITAT Jam.. it's on...
The Habitat Jam started yesterday.
"Imagine tens of thousands of people around the world just like you connecting in real time over the internet to discuss and debate some of the most urgent and controversial issues that face a rapidly urbanizing planet. Imagine world-class thinkers leading the discussions. Imagine the results that could be achieved by this unprecedented global conversation and collaboration.
The Habitat JAM is about adding your voice into the global conversation about the future of our cities. It's about having your say on important issues that affect you. It's about building new global networks of people who wouldn't have connected before. It's about working together across the globe to agree on solutions.
As part of the preparations for the third session of the World Urban Forum, the Government of Canada in partnership with UN-HABITAT is sponsoring this 72-hour internet event. From December 1-3, 2005, the Habitat JAM will gather your input and add it to thousands of others to turn ideas into actions for the Vancouver World Urban Forum agenda and influence the Forum's content."
"Imagine tens of thousands of people around the world just like you connecting in real time over the internet to discuss and debate some of the most urgent and controversial issues that face a rapidly urbanizing planet. Imagine world-class thinkers leading the discussions. Imagine the results that could be achieved by this unprecedented global conversation and collaboration.
The Habitat JAM is about adding your voice into the global conversation about the future of our cities. It's about having your say on important issues that affect you. It's about building new global networks of people who wouldn't have connected before. It's about working together across the globe to agree on solutions.
As part of the preparations for the third session of the World Urban Forum, the Government of Canada in partnership with UN-HABITAT is sponsoring this 72-hour internet event. From December 1-3, 2005, the Habitat JAM will gather your input and add it to thousands of others to turn ideas into actions for the Vancouver World Urban Forum agenda and influence the Forum's content."
TGIF: The truth about Chuck Norris
It's fair to say one global[nomadlife.org] manly[nomadlife.org] legend [nomadlife.org] gets lot of attention here on nomadlife.
But since it's Friday, I give you another, the legend of Chuck Norris.
But since it's Friday, I give you another, the legend of Chuck Norris.
1. Chuck Norris? tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
2. When Chuck Norris has sex with a man, it is not because he is gay, but because he has run out of women.
3. Macgyver can build an airplane out of gum and paper clips, but Chuck Norris can kill him and take it.
4. Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
5. Chuck Norris doesn?t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
6. If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, ?Two seconds till.? After you ask, ?Two seconds to what?? he roundhouse kicks you in the face.
7. Chuck Norris only masturbates to pictures of Chuck Norris.
8. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother?s womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.
9. Chuck Norris lost his virginity before his dad did.
10. Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was born, roundhouse kick related deaths have increased 13,000 percent.
11. Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn?t stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.
12. Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris brought a stillborn baby lamb back to life by giving it a prolonged beard rub. Shortly after the farm animal sprang back to life and a crowd had gathered, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the animal, breaking its neck, to remind the crew once more that Chuck giveth, and the good Chuck, he taketh away.
13. Chuck Norris?s girlfriend once asked him how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. He then shouted, ?HOW DARE YOU RHYME IN THE PRESENCE OF CHUCK NORRIS!? and ripped out her throat. Holding his girlfriend?s bloody throat in his hand he bellowed, ?Don?t fuck with Chuck!? Two years and five months later he realized the irony of this statement and laughed so hard that anyone within a hundred mile radius of the blast went deaf.
14. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
15. Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK?s head exploded out of sheer amazement.
16. Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse? horses are hung like Chuck Norris
17. Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of ?beard?. Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus? obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths.
18. To prove it isn?t that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris smoked 15 cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different kinds of cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30 minutes. Beat that, Lance Armstrong.
19. There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.
20. Chuck Norris does not have AIDS but he gives it to people anyway.
21. Chuck Norris uses ribbed condoms inside out, so he gets the pleasure.
22. There is no chin behind Chuck Norris? beard. There is only another fist.
23. Chuck Norris once lined up to kick the winning field goal of a high school football game. When the football went flat, he persuaded the referees to let him kick the field goal with a 3 month old child. Chuck roundhoused kicked the baby 60 yards through the uprights and then proceeded to bang every girl in the stadium.
24. The original theme song to the Transformers was actually ?Chuck Norris?more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris?robot in disguise,? and starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.
25. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
26. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
27. When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you.
28. It was once believed that Chuck Norris actually lost a fight to a pirate, but that is a lie, created by Chuck Norris himself to lure more pirates to him. Pirates never were very smart.
29. Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.
Does anyone know 29 things about Kevin Bacon? Please get in touch!
Friday, December 02, 2005
And I think we are drunk ... hic cup
That's one for the National office. We have had to retype this a few times ... bye bye Jimmah. Hello Jen. Flippy cup - we beat the neighbours. Chris B and Jen are the BEER PONG champions, Jill came out of the closest, Jim got a picture of a monkey drinking alcomotrol. What else could you want leaving AIESEC ? 6pm, I think we are going bowling. Shit. Chris P played musical chairs with himself and he won. Yay. The AIESEC songs just made an appearance. Spelling sucks. There is a chance our operations will not reopen on Monday. Hic cup.
* The authors of this posting are not drunken. Drop it like it is hot, peace.
* The authors of this posting are not drunken. Drop it like it is hot, peace.
TGIF
I think we should dedicate Friday for postings with ligther, fluffy and beautiful topics (arts, songs, music, fiction, bad jokes, movies, etc); the doom, insightful and serious posts can have the rest of the week.
the times they are a-changing...
Egyptian voters using ladders to climb into a polling centre after government forces blocked entry through the main doors. I especially like the image of the veiled woman in the long black robes making her way up the ladder on the left. You're in deep shit, Hosni.....
(via BBC news)
(via BBC news)
Sun Makes Software Free
Sun Microsystems is throwing itself into open source, making all of its middleware, management and Java development tools free to use. (more)
Finding International Jobs
I just got an email with a website on it for finding jobs around the world. It's a new website, so it doesn't have jobs on it yet, but it's something to keep in mind.
Here's the contents of the email I received:
The ESL Teachers Board is launching a new site for those of us interested in working abroad in jobs other than ESL teaching: Find Travel Jobs at http://www.findtraveljobs.com/
You are welcome to post your resume on any of these boards, depending on your interests and background:
- Hotel Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/hotel-resumes/index.pl
- Technical Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/tech-resumes/index.pl
- Medical Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/medical-resumes/index.pl
- Office Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/office-resumes/index.pl
- Other Travel Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/general-resumes/index.pl including teaching topics other than ESL.
Your suggestions are welcome on what features and resources you would like to see on this new site. Best regards,
Sarah
The ESL Teachers Board
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/
eslteachersboard1@gmail.com
Hope this helps someone (in the future)!
Here's the contents of the email I received:
The ESL Teachers Board is launching a new site for those of us interested in working abroad in jobs other than ESL teaching: Find Travel Jobs at http://www.findtraveljobs.com/
You are welcome to post your resume on any of these boards, depending on your interests and background:
- Hotel Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/hotel-resumes/index.pl
- Technical Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/tech-resumes/index.pl
- Medical Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/medical-resumes/index.pl
- Office Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/office-resumes/index.pl
- Other Travel Resumes http://www.findtraveljobs.com/cgi-bin/general-resumes/index.pl including teaching topics other than ESL.
Your suggestions are welcome on what features and resources you would like to see on this new site. Best regards,
Sarah
The ESL Teachers Board
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/
eslteachersboard1@gmail.com
Hope this helps someone (in the future)!
When words are not enough...
Travelling on the Beijing subway yesterday, I saw something I've never seen before.
A young couple obviously very much in love were communicating with each other quite animatedly. The girl seemed to be doing most of the 'talking', while the guy, who had his arm around her, was paying rapt attention and had this knowing smile on his face. Every so often, his smile would expand into a broad grin and eventually he'd let out a quiet laugh. He would then share the joke with his friend sitting next to him causing his friend to laugh.
The amazing thing was that the girl was a deaf-mute and was 'signing' everything to her boyfriend. He'd obviously taken the trouble to learn to communicate with her. The story doesnt really have a point to it, but it's something that just made me smile at the time as were the other passengers on the train who noticed the two of them sharing that moment.
I thought we could all use it considering how much our nomadlife main page has become laden with stories of genocides, suicide bombings, executions, people going crazy on national TV & global warming.
A young couple obviously very much in love were communicating with each other quite animatedly. The girl seemed to be doing most of the 'talking', while the guy, who had his arm around her, was paying rapt attention and had this knowing smile on his face. Every so often, his smile would expand into a broad grin and eventually he'd let out a quiet laugh. He would then share the joke with his friend sitting next to him causing his friend to laugh.
The amazing thing was that the girl was a deaf-mute and was 'signing' everything to her boyfriend. He'd obviously taken the trouble to learn to communicate with her. The story doesnt really have a point to it, but it's something that just made me smile at the time as were the other passengers on the train who noticed the two of them sharing that moment.
I thought we could all use it considering how much our nomadlife main page has become laden with stories of genocides, suicide bombings, executions, people going crazy on national TV & global warming.
Singapore Hangs Australian Drug Smuggler Nguyen
Singapore executed Australian drug smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van today after rejecting requests from Australian Prime Minister John Howard to spare his life.
Nguyen is the first Australian to be executed in 12 years, after being caught at Changi Airport with 396 grams (14 ounces) of pure heroin in 2002. He claims he was working for a Sydney drug syndicate to help his twin brother Khoa, a former addict, pay A$30,000 ($22,000) in debts.
Nguyen is the latest high-profile case of a young Australian facing drug charges in Asia. Model Michelle Leslie, 24, returned to Sydney last week after serving a three-month sentence in Bali for ecstasy possession. Schapelle Corby, 28, is serving a 15-year jail sentence for smuggling 4.1 kilograms (9 pounds) of marijuana into Bali. Nine other Australians are awaiting trial in Bali on heroin trafficking charges that carry the death penalty. In Vietnam, two Australians have been sentenced to be executed for heroin trafficking. (more)
All the way around the globe, the US is about to carry out the 1,000th execution since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976. Kenneth Boyd, a convicted killer, will be put to death by lethal injection in North Carolina for the murder of his estranged wife and her father in 1988. (more)
Nguyen is the first Australian to be executed in 12 years, after being caught at Changi Airport with 396 grams (14 ounces) of pure heroin in 2002. He claims he was working for a Sydney drug syndicate to help his twin brother Khoa, a former addict, pay A$30,000 ($22,000) in debts.
Nguyen is the latest high-profile case of a young Australian facing drug charges in Asia. Model Michelle Leslie, 24, returned to Sydney last week after serving a three-month sentence in Bali for ecstasy possession. Schapelle Corby, 28, is serving a 15-year jail sentence for smuggling 4.1 kilograms (9 pounds) of marijuana into Bali. Nine other Australians are awaiting trial in Bali on heroin trafficking charges that carry the death penalty. In Vietnam, two Australians have been sentenced to be executed for heroin trafficking. (more)
All the way around the globe, the US is about to carry out the 1,000th execution since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976. Kenneth Boyd, a convicted killer, will be put to death by lethal injection in North Carolina for the murder of his estranged wife and her father in 1988. (more)
One Year On
Its almost a year since the Tsumani struck. At the moment a group of NGOs, NZAid (New Zealand Agency for International Development) and the NZ Council for International Development (CID) are taking a media team through Aceh and Sri Lanka to document stories from the ground and they're writing a blog.
"One Year On is a collaborative initiative by the local aid and development community to profile New Zealand funded response to the Asian tsunami disaster.
Over 40 agencies and community groups are involved - ranging from NZAID, the Government's international aid and development agency which is managing New Zealand's $68 million official aid-package to the region, to community groups who raised thousands of dollars through concerts, collections and sausage sizzles.
Recovery is a long-term process but our kiwi generosity is worthwhile and does make a difference."
"One Year On is a collaborative initiative by the local aid and development community to profile New Zealand funded response to the Asian tsunami disaster.
Over 40 agencies and community groups are involved - ranging from NZAID, the Government's international aid and development agency which is managing New Zealand's $68 million official aid-package to the region, to community groups who raised thousands of dollars through concerts, collections and sausage sizzles.
Recovery is a long-term process but our kiwi generosity is worthwhile and does make a difference."
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