Posted by: gimster on: February 28, 2008
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer, inventor and futurist
For more quotes from Arther C. Clarke, go to this page on BrainyQuote.com
Posted by: gimster on: February 25, 2008
The following are ‘Global Political, Economic, and Social Facts’ extracted from the UN’s Human Development Report 2007/2008 by the Infoplease website.
In the last two decades, political and civil rights have improved substantially throughout the [...]
Posted by: gimster on: February 24, 2008
Attended a public lecture on Migrant Labour that was part of the ‘NUS Southeast Asia Week & CSR Awareness Speaker Series’ last Friday (22 February). Got handouts from two societies that work with migrant workers in Singapore, so I’m sharing here the links to their websites:
Humanitarian Organisation for Migrant Economics (H.O.M.E.)
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)
Posted by: gimster on: February 15, 2008
Read the New York Time review for this documentary here
Posted by: gimster on: February 11, 2008
Bought 5 books from Borders tonight, 3 of which are more immediately relevant to GP:
How to Write Essays: A step-by-step guide for all levels, with sample essays
by Don Shiach;
How to Write Better Essays
by Bryan Greetham; and
How to write Essays & Assignments
by Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers
Posted by: gimster on: February 11, 2008
A friend shared this YouTube clip: