Here are some snippets regarding measures taken by different sectors in handling the swine flu epidemic.
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Schools have been closed in many areas of Mexico, particularly in Mexico City. The city is home to a population of 20 million with a high density of nearly 3,000 people per square kilometre. New Zealand schools have been prepared [...]
In a recent post I talked about setting up your home office. I like working from home. At the moment I’m sitting on my bed with the laptop, as the rain streams past the window and the Concert Programme is playing the Grand March from Aida,. Working from home gives me flexibility to spend [...]
The swine flu pandemic alert level has today been raised to level 5 by the World Health Organisation. This is still not a full-blown pandemic, which means that the virus is being passed from person to person, but is the last level before this. It recognises that deaths have occurred in more than one country, [...]
I love working from home. I’m currently sitting on my bed tapping away at the laptop, watching the rain outside the window and listening to relaxing music on the Concert Programme.
The reason I’m sitting on my bed rather than at my desk is that I strained a muscle in my neck a couple of weeks [...]
Currently in the US, debate is raging as to whether treatment inflicted on prisoners detained on suspicion of terror activities was torture. Or whether to even discuss the topic. Candidate Obama certainly used the term ‘torture’, but President Obama seems reluctant to do so. However, Obama has released various documents about methods that could be [...]
Is it getting better, or isn’t it? Early April’s optimism, based on a small but historic increase in the average house price (the first in many a long year) is being supported by the recently reported jump in sales, by a huge 40% up on February. However, this is on top of a very low [...]
My last post was happily about the pleasures of running holiday programmes. But the next week turned into a nightmare, at least where time was concerned. I was working nine hours a day, coming home and sorting out my kids, cooking dinner, and then spending two or three hours more preparing for the next day. [...]
As a departure from the IT industry, I am currently running a school holiday programme. We have just completed the first week, and have one week to run.
The person I employed into my key role as coordinator (which means, person who deals with the kids and also figures out how to keep them entertained) [...]
Sustainable trade is linked with fair trade in that it shares the notion that international trade should harm neither social conditions nor the environment. The difference is that sustainable trade is a global concept. Its proponents want all international trade to become sustainable.
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mainly environmental organisations, have been instrumental in furthering the sustainable [...]
Twenty years ago today some erroneous decisions led to an unexpected, unmitigated disaster at Hillsborough stadium. Decisions made by security and police in managing the Liverpool crowd at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final clash between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The crush caused by allowing a ridiculous number of people to swarm into a restricted area [...]
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