5 May 2005

The Dragon has leaped

Rising hazard of chemicals in our environment - A recent study has linked three commonly used farm pesticides to low sperm counts in men in different parts of the US

Junk plastic, start using heirloom brassware in the kitchen - According to some microbiologists, brass water containers could combat many water-borne diseases

What made her run? The power of cheese! Insights on the recent runaway bride, Jennifer Wilbanks. Now, who moved MY cheese?

For all who dream of the dominion of Indian middle class’ stability and buying power, Newsweek focuses it’s current issue on China’s power, politics and economics. In a nutshell, the Dragon leaped not because of education and dogged discipline, but because its policies went through dramatic transformations. It has focused on development and modernization, with facts and not ideology, guiding the path! And it has achieved these changes without catastrophic social upheavals. As Deng Xiaoping said, “It doesn't matter if it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat".

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us and the world will live as one... Reflections on the Spirit and Legacy of the Sixties by Fritjof Capra

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