In Melbourne, there are garden waste, recycling which includes all bottles, cans, paper and cardboard, and rubbish but in Japan…
Browsing the archives for the FYI category.
Lots of people are saying lots of things. Lack of empathy. Jingshen kongxu or spiritual vacuum. Etcetera. Etcetera. Everything but the useless parents. This accident was ultimately the parents fault. That is my point of view. Humans breed but fail to consider the fact that they can no longer give birth to a pack of screaming babies and let them grow up just by running around chasing after chickens in the farm at the back of the house, like in their grandfather’s days. Why was the toddler being let to run around in such an unsafe environment? None of this would have happened if the parents kept an eye on the toddler. Busy running the business is not a reason. They could have tied the child to a pole or something. Anything to keep the child safe, away from harm and death. Otherwise, if they were not even capable to keep an eye on their own child, don’t have a child.
I also totally agree with the following reason extracted from CNN. No good Samaritans deserve to get into trouble for their good deeds.
Other observers blame the incident on a breakdown in public trust. A joint survey by three universities in Beijing revealed that the root cause of people’s reluctance to help others in need is a lack of trust among residents. Only about 8% surveyed said they still strongly trust other people.
Should an elderly person in need be helped? Over 60% of the respondents said “yes”, but more than 84% also believed it is too risky; recently in China, there have been several cases of individuals who faked injuries only to sue those who come to their aid.
In 2006, an old woman in the eastern city of Nanjing was injured after rough jostling at a bus stop. Peng Yu, a young man and fellow passenger, offered help and even took her to the hospital. Later, however, the old woman and her family sued him in court, which eventually ruled that Peng Yu should pay 40% of the medical costs.
Similar cases have happened in recent years.
“There must be something wrong when it is considered risky to be a Good Samaritan,” China Daily wrote in an editorial this week. “Apathy and distrust are the last things a harmonious society needs. It is imperative that we find a way to protect Good Samaritans from being wronged.”
Peking University’s Xia Xueluan calls this the “interpersonal trust crisis”. He explains: “This kind of crisis is highly contagious and could deteriorate due to lack of legal support. As a netizen puts it, it’s not that the good people can no longer be found in our society. It’s that nobody can afford to do good deeds—the price can be too high.”
Days after Yueyue’s tragic accident, millions of China’s micro-bloggers are still pouring out their anger and frustration.
“After Peng Yu’s case, if you were the first to find Yueyue after the accident, would you rescue her?” Netizen Yi Jingge wrote.
That is a question many in China are now asking themselves.
Was watching the MotoGP 2011 in Sepang, Malaysia over dinner. Just into lap 2, Marco Simoncelli lost control of his bike and veered into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, who were both coming from behind and there was no room for avoidance of the fatal crash. The first thing i noticed when Colin Edwards fell was a helmet rolling on the ground. Colin still had his helmet on and Rossi managed to gain his balance and rode away, with his helmet. It was Simoncelli’s. It must have been a very strong impact to have the helmet knocked off from the rider. Then there was Marco sprawled on the track, motionless. A red flag was raised and everyone returned to the pit to await the decision to restart the race. About twenty minutes later, the race was cancelled due to inadequate medical staff as all were attending to Marco. Then another wait for Marco’s situation to be announced. It didn’t seem positive waiting this long. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries from the horrific crash.
trapped between Rossi and Colin Edwards.
RIP Marco Simoncelli.
Money may prolong life, but it cannot buy life.
On a side note, people are posting their R.I.Ps all over the place. The thing is…I see RIP Steve Job, R.I.P Steve Jobbs and so on. It makes me wonder if they are posting it just for the sake of posting it. AS if they really care. When you don’t even know the correct surname of the person you are R.I.P.ing. What is the point then, of R.I.P.ing someone?
This is what a technologically advanced country should be like. This is how online grocery shopping should be. get it Australia? Look at what you have to offer. Are you still proud now?
and i was right. Colleagues were saying it was the strong wind that has been blowing Melbourne recently. I could feel it moments before the big tremor. It was a 4.4 and the epicentre is in Gippsland.
These cows are not objects. They are living and breathing and alive just like us. They feel pain and fear just like we do.
According to Islamic tradition, the animal is brought to the place of slaughter and laid down gently so as to not injure it. The blade must be kept hidden until the very last moment while the jugular of the animal is felt. The conventional method used to slaughter the animal involves cutting the large arteries in the neck along with the esophagus and vertebrate trachea with one swipe of an non-serrated blade. Care must be taken that the nervous system is not damaged, as this may cause the animal to die before exsanguination has taken place. While blood is draining, the animal is not handled until it has died. If any other method is used its meat will not be halal. Several other conditions are also stated: the knife’s blade should be extremely sharp yet not be sharpened in front of the animal, the animal must not be slaughtered in front of other animals,[2] and the animal’s eyes and ears must be checked to ensure its health and suitability for slaughter. If it is deemed to be healthy, it is given water to drink (to quench its thirst). The animal should then be stood to face the Qibla, and the actual slaughter can begin.
And did they have to break the cows’ tail? Does it make their pathetic lives working at the abattoir a little more interesting?
It all looks more haram to me than halal.
A low table with a heater and a thick blanket draped over the table.
A quince is a fruit that looks like a pear or apple. It is white inside but turns red when cooked.
