January 2012
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December 2011
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What's the best way to help?
With so many calls to action for all the various emergencies and natural disasters we face, what’s the best way to help?
Of course, the best way to go about things is to tackle the root of the problem. In Sendong’s case, I suppose it would be proper infrastructure and garbage disposal, clear evacuation procedures, so on and so forth. But when faced with an emergency, here are a couple...
November 2011
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October 2011
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How to run a family corporation - the Aboitiz clan...
Worth reading.
• The principle of meritocracy applies to all family members or professionals, regardless of who the person is or his parentage.
• All family members who want to work for the group must apply.
• Relatives applying must be qualified and have competitive credentials vis-à-vis the professional managers.
• Relatives should have good academic preparation and are first encouraged to...
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I'm on a JR East train sounds kick.
Here are some interesting finds:
The Yamanote line sound map. A visual representation of each stop’s recording.
Train sound keychains for the nostalgic.
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September 2011
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Hi now, Davao
Look at this gorgeous view of Davao city.
Look at all those herbs and aromatics. I was able to snap off a couple of basil leaves fresh from the stem (and apparently there are different kinds of basil) — and they were so fragrant.
Look at all these lovely varieties of gumamela covering the wishing well surface of Lola’s Garden.
Look at this gurgling brook & waterfall....
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Watchthekidshouldseethis:
Fish (and bird) life in the Maldives. You may have to watch this one a few times to catch the action.
Moving like iron fillings with a magnet! Beyond cool.
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Comfort Food
I’ve seen two movies where a central character cries as she eats her onigiri or Japanese rice balls. The first is Kamome Shokudo, where a Japanese lady sets up a small diner in Finland. The second is Spirited Away, a beloved Hayao Miyazaki animation about a young girl who somehow finds herself transported into the spirit world and can’t find her way back. I guess rice balls are just...
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August 2011
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i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing...
dknyprgirl: #PR101 →
dknyprgirl:
So you think you want to be in Fashion PR….
Did you ever stop to think about what it actually means or did you hear some pretty young thing talking about a fab party she went to during Fashion Week “FOR WORK” and think, yup, that job’s for me… I’m guessing the latter. I don’t blame you. It…
new favorite blog.
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“But in real life, we expect very few statements to be public, persistent, and...”
– Why Facebook and Google’s Concept of ‘Real Names’ Is Revolutionary (via david)
Panopticon much.
