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Barbados consortium wins regional ferry contract - Caribbean360

via www.caribbean360.com

Here we go again...PLEASE let it happen this time!!!

Tracey Chan: The Inspired Way- Free ebook!

via www.traceychan.com

Here's a lovely freebie from my friend Tracey Chan and 21 other inspired women!

Give A Thoughtful Gift: Extend The Canvas : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum

via www.openforum.com

Gift-giving is always an art...and just like the ability to draw, we all have some of it inside us...we just need to open our minds and let it come out

BBC - Magazine Monitor: 100 things we didn't know last year

via www.bbc.co.uk

Well, now you know...

20 Ways to Be Grateful

via thinksimplenow.com

a cute n practical list of ways you can say thanks and show your gratitude

US troop withdrawal sees 3.5m parting gifts left to Iraq | World news | guardian.co.uk

via www.guardian.co.uk

It fascinates me that we hear so little - barely even a whisper - about Iraq these days ...and I cannot help but think that the media is somehow hushing things up - we hear about stuff going on elsewhere - and surely the information and questions that immediately come to mind, contained in this article are newsworthy?
Who owns the oil producing businesses? How can a super oil-rich country be unable after 7 years of 'development' not be able to supply basic electricity to it's people...surely that would be a priority? Too many un-asked questions...
I don't understand - do you?

David Damberger: What happens when an NGO admits failure | Video on TED.com

via www.ted.com

this issue of lack of maintenance has been something I've talked about for years regards everything in St. Lucia - I'm sure many ppl have done the same. Hadn't thought about the issue of who keeps the NGOs in check though - a valid point. I'm not sure I get the spreadsheet thing though, that's completely unclear from the talk - will have to look it up. But whether it's hardware that's installed or training done - the follow up is what makes it all actually truly 'aid'; otherwise, for true, it's just spending donors money and pretending people's needs have been met.
Teach people to maintain their hardware or their business and provide incubation until they can stand on their own...then you'll have done good work.

Arts Directory Barbados

via issuu.com

Fantastic resource! 300 pages of Barbadian artists - great job to the creators.

MAKE | Strung Sewing Button Sculpture

via blog.makezine.com

proving once again that anything can be used to make a sculpture - just your imagination required in addition

BBC News - Go Figure: Why does every person need 200kg of steel a year?

via www.bbc.co.uk

What do you weigh???