A story that is even more dramatic – and yet somewhat low-key – than the return of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea is that of Robert Park. Unlike the two female journalists who were captured and detained against their will, 28-year-old Korean-American missionary Robert Park wilfully and single-handedly crossed the [...]
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48 hours on, I still have not been able to watch the video of Kim Yu-Na taking the first ever gold (and also podium finish) for Korea in Olympic figure skating. Basically, if you miss live screening on TV and if the country you reside in doesn’t offer an online service that lets you view [...]
“I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.”
“I’ve never been so ashamed of being a citizen of this country – a country that kills its own president.”
“I feel like I’ve lost everything.”
“We will remember you forever. Mr President, you’re in our hearts.”
“I don’t want to talk to the media; they are also responsible for his death.”
“You will [...]
What do Queensland, Saskatchewan, and Arizona have in common? Hint:
(Picture: WebExhibits)
Those are the brave states that said No-thanks when the rest of the country fell for the ludicrous idea of shifting time to extend daylight. Known to have been first proposed by a New Zealander in 1895, the notion of saving daylight by manipulating the [...]
TVNZ reports:
Hundreds of Koreans who hope to become New Zealand citizens have been caught up in a messy dispute involving police and Korean government officials.
Court appointed liquidators called police to remove Wasan International’s owner, Edward Kang, and to shut down the company’s Auckland offices.
Kang has been an immigration consultant for almost 20 years.
The liquidators say [...]
Government devastates contractors, vendors and recruiters
The Federal Government of Australia has spoken. “Two of the central tenets of the review was a drastic cut in IT spending and dramatic rationalisation of human resources within a very short period. Implementation of the recommendations will result in a cut of ICT contractor numbers in Canberra by half [...]
“Hello (again): Apple’s iMac turns 10″
10 years ago, Apple was on the verge of fading into a forgotten chapter of the history of personal computing. Today, Apple has grown into the most valued business in Silicon Valley, worth even more than Google in market capitalisation. The turning point: the iconic colourful all-in-one iMac. Link [ars [...]
Samantha: Wayne Swan, is the slowing economy now out of your control? Is your government in control of the economy?
Wayne: Well, the government has built a very strong surplus, to take pressure off inflation and off interest rates. We’ve put in place a very big relief package for families, a $55b working families’ relief package. [...]
Brand and publicity.
I had known about it for a while but the recollection of the saga around Microsoft codenaming their product “Fiji” led me to some random follow-up thoughts. Country names sure are brands. Does good publicity, then, contribute towards a good brand? Or does “more” publicity, good or bad, help build a more powerful, [...]
As part of his presidential campaign and tour of the Middle East and Europe, Senator Obama will give a speech in Berlin tomorrow. Berlin, I learned, is the site of the famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech by President Kennedy in 1963 and the “Tear down this wall” speech by President Reagan in 1987. I [...]