This looks like a lotta fun....I love maps, and I love nostalgia, so making a personalized map of my favorite places and memories sounds like something I could spend hours on!
"Built on conventional mapping data from services such as Google Maps, these sites let you add digital pushpins that link to personal descriptions of the locations....any visitor can peruse the contributions of others on these sites....
"Want to follow the virtual footsteps of Jack Bauer, protagonist of the TV show 24? Users can also post comments on other users' maps."
Monday, August 28, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Reuters Photo Fraud
Interesting to pull back the curtain and find out how the news media stages its coverage.
This article has fascinating details on several fraudulent news reports from Lebanon.
"It's important to understand that there is not just a single fraudulent Reuters photograph, nor even only one kind of fraudulent photograph. There are in fact dozens of photographs whose authenticity has been questioned, and they fall into four distinct categories. "
This article has fascinating details on several fraudulent news reports from Lebanon.
"It's important to understand that there is not just a single fraudulent Reuters photograph, nor even only one kind of fraudulent photograph. There are in fact dozens of photographs whose authenticity has been questioned, and they fall into four distinct categories. "
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
More People With More Money
"According to Capgemini consulting there were 2.9 million millionaires in America and 8.7 million millionaires worldwide in 2005"
This data refers to financial assets, not counting real estate. If real estate were included, that would add another 5 million to the ranks of American millionaires.
That's a lot of people with a lot of money!
My family and I live very comfortable lives, and consider ourselves very fortunate. We are relatively wealthy compared to the majority of people in the world.
But I am constantly amazed as I travel and shop at how many people have a lot of money to spend.
For example, hotels. We took a vacation in California this June, and stayed at a few hotels. We chose 3 star hotels and paid up to US$190 per night for very modest rooms. To me, that's a lot of money! But we found many hotels fully booked and scores of hotels MUCH nicer than any of the places we stayed in.
Who's staying in these places? I guess those millionaires.
Same goes for restaurants. It costs a lot of money to eat out in nice places, and there are a lot of them. Then there are cars and boats. And wristwatches and all kinds of luxury things for sale.
Apparently, money is really making the world go 'round. Amazing how rich our world is.
These stats mean that 1 of every 100 Americans are millionaires. 1 in 40 if you count real estate.
One-third of the world's millionaires live in the US. Worldwide, the ration is 1 millionaire for every 700 people.
This data refers to financial assets, not counting real estate. If real estate were included, that would add another 5 million to the ranks of American millionaires.
That's a lot of people with a lot of money!
My family and I live very comfortable lives, and consider ourselves very fortunate. We are relatively wealthy compared to the majority of people in the world.
But I am constantly amazed as I travel and shop at how many people have a lot of money to spend.
For example, hotels. We took a vacation in California this June, and stayed at a few hotels. We chose 3 star hotels and paid up to US$190 per night for very modest rooms. To me, that's a lot of money! But we found many hotels fully booked and scores of hotels MUCH nicer than any of the places we stayed in.
Who's staying in these places? I guess those millionaires.
Same goes for restaurants. It costs a lot of money to eat out in nice places, and there are a lot of them. Then there are cars and boats. And wristwatches and all kinds of luxury things for sale.
Apparently, money is really making the world go 'round. Amazing how rich our world is.
These stats mean that 1 of every 100 Americans are millionaires. 1 in 40 if you count real estate.
One-third of the world's millionaires live in the US. Worldwide, the ration is 1 millionaire for every 700 people.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
China Church Demolitiion Leads to Clash
There will be more and more clashes like the one reported in this article, as normal Chinese citizens raise their expectations of how they should be treated by their government.
And there will be more reporting of incidents like this, as the power of technology makes information more available to people.
The Chinese government will have to change as a result of pressure from both their own citizens and the international community.
China church demolition leads to clash - Yahoo! News: "Police clashed with 3,000 Christians protesting the forced demolition of a partially built church in eastern China, leaving four people with serious injuries, a human rights group said Monday."
And there will be more reporting of incidents like this, as the power of technology makes information more available to people.
The Chinese government will have to change as a result of pressure from both their own citizens and the international community.
China church demolition leads to clash - Yahoo! News: "Police clashed with 3,000 Christians protesting the forced demolition of a partially built church in eastern China, leaving four people with serious injuries, a human rights group said Monday."
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