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1 Don't talk nonsense (in interviews); 2 Don't smoke expensive cigarettes; 3 Don't wear a luxury watch; 4 Don't drive a luxury car; 5 Don't let others hold an umbrella for you; 6 Don't gawk at hot babes; 7 Don't arrest Internet whistle-blowers; 8 Don't grin amid suffering; 9 Don't use your title just to attract attention; 10: Don't post a paper on the Internet
January 5, 2010. Public transport in Kenya's main cities was paralysed for the second day following a strike by matatu (minibus) drivers and conductors on allegations of extortion and corruption by police.
Everyone else is doing it, so here is my forecast for 2010 (which I came up with after reading a bunch of other predictions!)
Britain’s regional accents are not only surviving but are tightening their grip, a series of academic studies has found. Geordie, Scouse, Mancunian and Brummie inflections are becoming more distinct and dominant because they are one of the few remaining badges of identity against the homogenising effects of modernity. Conventional wisdom was that accents would disappear and merge into a national way of speaking, albeit with some class and regional variations.
But female students who had appealed the ban when it was originally imposed by the government last October have vowed to appeal the verdict. The students said the ban on niqab infringed on their religious rights.
2. Almost 4 million people die each year from water related diseases. - 3. 43% of water related deaths are due to diarrhea. - 4. 98% of water related deaths occur in the developing world. - 5. Unsafe water is the biggest killer of children under five; around 90% of all diarrheal deaths are in this age group. - 6. In Sub-Saharan Africa women spend on average 16 hours a week collecting water. - 7. A typical individual in the United States uses 500 litres of water each day.
7. Conformity: When groups of high school students in Japan were asked to identify the dangers facing children today, the majority agreed on the number one threat: individualism. Japanese society is focused on the group. Western cultures are focused on the individual.
The building boasts the most stories and highest occupied floor of any building in the world, and ranks as the world's tallest structure, beating out a television mast in North Dakota. Its observation deck — on floor 124 — also sets a record.
1. Augmented reality explodes–and by explodes I’m not referring to the marker-based applications and browsers on the market now. While some industry insiders like to badmouth the augmented reality stuff available now, every successful industry needs to start somewhere. I think 2010 will bring a proliferation of location-based augmented reality apps running the gamut from marketing/advertising to social networking, and even filtering back up to military uses.
More niche travel content – tours, activities, golf, vacation/villa rentals – will move online in consumer-friendly form, including rich media and content, real-time availability, perhaps even transactions where appropriate. Consumer demand will grow, which will lead to more funding and more start-ups, which may finally convince the large OTCs and GDS’ that these segments are worth pursuing.
From government to industry, Africans are growing more reliant on the mobile phone for all aspects of life. 2010 will see a continuance of this trend within communities, and more importantly, governments will increasingly begin to use the mobile phone as a way of reaching African civilians.
... 5. Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestor Found; 4. "Extinct" Bird Seen, Eaten; 3. New Cloud Type Discovered?; 2. Fish With Transparent Head Seen Alive for First Time; 1. "Missing Link" Found: Fossil Connects Humans, Lemurs?
How large is your countrys footprint? And how does it rate compared to sustainability? In the calculator below you can see the size of Carbon Footprints of the nations who are part of the trade-linked analysis - and the distribution of the footprint on goods.
The Newspaper Attack; Where: Rome; The Scam: A group of gypsy children surrounds you, waving newspapers in your face. The papers are merely to confuse you and block your view as the youths reach into your pocket and grab your bag—or anything else they can get their hands on.; Advice: Firmly brush past them and move away quickly—and shout for help if you need it.
In Berlin and Hamburg, where the scheme was first launched, only cars with green labels, denoting the lowest category of pollutant, will be allowed into the city centre from January 1. The programme is intended to improve air quality by reducing harmful fine particles generated by unfiltered diesel exhaust fumes, as well as the nitrogen oxide which cars generate.
Maps of US Megaregions in the year 2050
5. Dubai - Can a city that barely existed half a century ago build some of the world’s most incredible infrastructure and then nearly go bankrupt, all in a single decade? ... 1. Hurricane Katrina - While the decade brought its fair share of natural disaster devastation — the 2004 tsunami in Thailand claimed nearly 300,000 lives — never before had the country, or the world, seen anything like Hurricane Katrina: In a flash, a major U.S. city was brought to its knees, and its population was thrown into chaos.