Our good friend Gert Jan Van Soest died unexpectedly yesterday. We miss him. Gerry died suddenly on Tuesday. He was on a job at his workshop when his body gave up on him. I can not believe that I will not see him again. He has been a good friend. He was fun, social, energetic …
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Category:8 Activities and Media
Oh not again …! Mountain biking on video
By TymTom productions …
BT Notes: Kung Hei Fat Choi, fishing, …
Happy New Year! Chinese New Year that is! We have fond associations with Chinese New Year from our decade in Asia and wish all our friends a happy, peaceful and fulfilling Year of the Rat. The year of the Rat started with the new moon at the end of last week. To celebrate yours truly …
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Dealpedia – business deal info …
Michael Rbertson, founder of Linspire (formerly Lindows 🙂 ), has just launched Dealipedia – a business wiki for mergers, acquisitions, venture investments, IPO and other deals. Launching with nearly 20,000 deals, but also never before revealed info like how much Yahoo paid for Flickr, how much Google paid for Grandcentral and how much the founders …
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Earth Pulse – a visual guide to global trends from National Geographic
Check it out here. Its visually pleasing and loaded with data and insight. Sections are Human Condition Trends, Our Relationship With Nature Trends, and Our Connected World Trends.
BT Notes: getting the year started …
2008 has started gently here at Ballin Temple. Getting back into the daily routine once the children were back in school was not a high priority. In fact there may have been a bit of a sense of wanting a holiday once they were back in school! Despite that, everything seems to be moving along …
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Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization – Lester Brown
The excellent Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester Brown is now available for free download on Population Connection.
BT Notes: winter solstice, PestalozziWorld, skating …
The school holidays started this weekend so that festive feeling is building. Children really bring the fantasy alive, with a bit of help from Hollywood. This is usually one of the craziest times in the year – everybody is trying to finish off work so that they can go on holiday, while at the same …
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Caijing – Chinese media website
A Chinese media website recommended for its quality and depth: caijing.com.cn
America’s finest news source – The Onion
Check out The Onion, a satirical look at America from the inside. Very funny and poignant too. Pointed out to us by The Richter Scales of “Here Comes Another Bubble” fame.