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The Greatest Silence: Women in DRC
Some time ago I was a student volunteer with HRW raising awareness of women's rights. And there's this 1 concern that really bothered me whenever I thought of it was the plight of women in DRCongo conflict, whose lives were disregard and silenced. Many died as they were used as weapons of war. Women fall in to victims of kidnaps, rapes, tortures by rebel soldiers and their own army and the…
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Added by Comelia Tang on April 9, 2010 at 8:00am — 21 Comments
Modern day Marshall Plan
It's 2020 in West Africa, poverty still prevails. People are still living on less than 2 dollars in parts of the world. The romantic notion of Micro-finance has proved to only work in theory. People remain poor because they have no sustainable income. But if given the right tools, training and job opportunities to earn a living, they can be put to work to improve their lives as well as their families. It's time we shift the priority of aids/loan programs and employment… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on April 6, 2010 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments
Downsides of Microfinancing
- Microloans are more beneficial to borrowers living above the poverty line than to borrowers living below the poverty line. This is because clients with more income are willing to take the risks, such as investing in new technologies, that will most likely increase income flows. Poor borrowers, on the other hand, tend to take out conservative loans that protect their subsistence, and rarely invest in new technology, fixed capital, or the hiring of labor.…
Added by Comelia Tang on April 6, 2010 at 6:49pm — 4 Comments
Charity: Water
charity: water promo featuring "Time Bomb" by Beck from charity: water on Vimeo.
Not too long ago, I came upon this organization that aims to bring clean and safe drinking water to developing countries through public donations. People are encouraged to start their own campaign as an individual or as a group by setting up a profile and creating… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 30, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Story of Scott
Luxury Lab - Scott Harrison of charity: water from charity: water on Vimeo.
He is truly inspirational. To me at least. The radical change from his hedonistic lifestyle to improving lives of 10 of thousands of people with the most basic necessity in life.… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 30, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Imagine 3
It is May12 2020, the day where everywhere in the world share a common holiday. It's been 5 years...but I guess the hard work Evoke Agents put into saving the world had pay off. The ones who work silently behind the scene to make a better world for everyone. They are the unsung Hero, If it weren't for them, we won't have this very special day celebrated across the world.
Today we celebrate humanity and yes we've came a long way. Things have changed a lot over the decade, situations… Continue
Today we celebrate humanity and yes we've came a long way. Things have changed a lot over the decade, situations… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 29, 2010 at 6:18am — 1 Comment
My Ecological footprints, What's yours?
Some time ago, my Geography teacher was on the lesson of ecological footprints, showed us this website where it quizzes you on your lifestyle and determined how many earths it takes if everyone has the same lifestyle as yours and most of my classmates results are between 10-20 earths!!! Yay for me! 2.82 Earths!! I know my carbon footprints are sky rocketing(since I travel a lot), but compared to my classmates, I must say that I've been putting in effort, but still…
ContinueAdded by Comelia Tang on March 28, 2010 at 6:30am — 5 Comments
Filthy water kills more people than wars
From Today's Times article: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1974364,00.html
Added by Comelia Tang on March 25, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments
Empowering Women
Just yesterday in Geography class, we were shown a BBC doc**entary from the 1990s on the role of women in developing countries (mostly shown in India) and how maternal mortality rates are affecting families. And the sad thing is, most cases of maternal mortality is preventable. In the doc**enatry it focused on women living in slums, and the roles they take on in their society and culture, which is a story of neglect altogether.
They grow up without education, they marry young, they… Continue
They grow up without education, they marry young, they… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 21, 2010 at 6:10am — 18 Comments
Solar Gadgets!
In my last post, I wondered about solar powered devices and went to google about it as I'm sure what we need should already be invented and Hallelujah! I'm right and in fact more than I could ever thought of, so please allow me to share this interesting piece.
Surge for iPhone
Surge for iPhone
We iPhone users know that it's a power guzzler,…
ContinueAdded by Comelia Tang on March 21, 2010 at 1:00am — 7 Comments
3 things I can't live without: My laptop, my mobile phones and my iPod.
In my last post, I mentioned using body heat to generate electricity. Even though I think it's not possible to power large appliances like a TV set for example, but I'm sure small devices like mobile phones and mp3 will work just fine.Picture you would not have to plug in your cellphone or iPod over night to recharge the battery. Instead you would power and charge a device simply by wearing it close to your body or put it in your pocket. The concept of converting waste heat into… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 21, 2010 at 12:18am — 4 Comments
Conserve fuel and protect the environment by using public transports
I just need to rant about something. I'm sure all of us had came across people who won't stop complaining about the inflation of gas prices and then they do nothing about it while continuing driving 5 blocks away to McDonald's or the grocery stores. Really? Are these people that lazy to even walk? Here we are, with the world facing fuel depletion crisis* and desperate looking for solutions to replace oil and gas and yet the number of cars on the road continue to increase rapidly! These people… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 19, 2010 at 10:30pm — 32 Comments
Body heat = Electricity
Thanks to the advancement of technology innovations, scientists have developed a way to tap body heat and using it to generate electricity, using a mechanism to convert heat into electricity. And perhaps in the future, we could be using such technology for our everyday devices and appliances. Even though I don't know how much body heat will take to generate enough electricity for a plasma TV! But I think it will work for small devices like mobile phones, MP3 players or even my PS3 controller… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 18, 2010 at 5:15pm — 6 Comments
Population pressure in Africa - Social and Economic impacts (Part 2)
Population Change:
It will take less than 5 seconds to read this sentence. As you were reading, another 15 babies were born into this world. 6 of these babies
were being delivered in Africa. Population change in West Africa
results from natural increase and migration.
Africa's share of total world population is steadily increasing, remain relatively small to other world regions. However… Continue
It will take less than 5 seconds to read this sentence. As you were reading, another 15 babies were born into this world. 6 of these babies
were being delivered in Africa. Population change in West Africa
results from natural increase and migration.
Africa's share of total world population is steadily increasing, remain relatively small to other world regions. However… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 16, 2010 at 4:23pm — 11 Comments
What caused overpopulation in Africa? (part 1)
As a Geography student focusing on the overpopulation problem in West Africa, It has given me much insight into this issue that could be the root of certain problems being faced in Africa today. I'm going to break things down into simpler terms for easy understanding for everyone. As for this part of the blog, I'm going to talk about what caused overpopulation.
In the 1st 99% of Human History:
-Death rates were very high
-Infant Mortality… Continue
In the 1st 99% of Human History:
-Death rates were very high
-Infant Mortality… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 15, 2010 at 7:00pm — 22 Comments
To everyone out there...
It's hard to put my finger on it as there's so many definitions to the word 'Hero'. As a child, the term evoke the idea of a person who has struggled or sacrificed his/her life for nobility or courageous purposes, but I know it's takes more than just that to be a hero. For everyone, it holds different meanings. For me, it means someone who's willing to make a difference in someone else's life, someone who cares enough, someone who stands up to what they believe in, Someone who's determined in… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 13, 2010 at 12:00am — 4 Comments
Over consumption around the world
As I was inspired by Jake Baird's blog on food wastage, it allowed me to expand on my own thoughts on combating the issue that is part of food crisis around the world.
"Everyone wants to eat like an American on this globe but if they do, we're going to need another two or three globes to grow it all." -
Daniel W.…
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Daniel W.…
Added by Comelia Tang on March 12, 2010 at 9:00pm — 18 Comments
What Social Innovation meant for me
Embracing Humanity and Cultures, the very 1st step in social innovation in our very diverse societies. Social innovations plays a significant and important role in our society, paving ways for Humanity's needs and improving society's capacities at solving problems. Problems from different aspect of society, communities and individuals.
We're looking at developing new ideas that could improve or solve pending unmet needs, be it health care, education, community development, living and… Continue
We're looking at developing new ideas that could improve or solve pending unmet needs, be it health care, education, community development, living and… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 12, 2010 at 5:03am — 2 Comments
March 10, 2020 : The Future of Food
Mutant lab cultured chickens and potatoes were the 1st thing that came into my mind, but that's a little too far fetch for 2020. But anyway,I remember watching this Doc**entary on dvd some time ago, "The Future of Food". A little synopsis on the doc**entary:
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"An in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented,…
Added by Comelia Tang on March 11, 2010 at 2:30am — 13 Comments
Grain Shortage in Asia
As an Asian living in Singapore, enveloped by our little security bubble, food shortage never posed a threat to us and sad to say, most of us never even thought about the issue of food shortage around this part of the world. Rice has always been part of Asian staple diet and we're the main consumer of rice and 80% of the world's rice are grown here is Asia, the major exporters are Thailand, Vietnam,India and Pakistan and yet the demand for rice are surpassing the supply due to increase of… Continue
Added by Comelia Tang on March 11, 2010 at 12:30am — 8 Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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