by Adam B. Ellick
CHIKAR, Pakistan — The lone hospital in this Kashmiri mountain town was on the eve of hosting one of the year’s biggest social gatherings, a health fair for several hundred villagers, and Todd Shea was not happy.
The hospital’s founder, Mr. Shea, an American who resembles a football coach more than a health [...]
Jorge Colombo drew this week’s cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square.
“I got a phone in the beginning of February, and I immediately got the program so I could entertain myself,” says Colombo, who first published his drawings in The New [...]
All my favorite things come together. Play your own.
[inspiration credit: jessie may]
It’s as simple as a flick of the switch.
What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour. [...]
As the world’s population and consumer demand continue to grow, there is urgent need to improve human health, prevent disease, and meet basic needs for food, water, and shelter equitably for all people. The challenge of our time is to meet these goals as population increases while protecting the environment, preserving [...]
You get from A to B without any C when you Walk The Walk
It’s delicious but it causes more CO2 than cars so go Easy On The Meat
Resist the urge to buy the latest and Stick With What You Got
Turn down the central heating and turn up the Human Heat
The art [...]
On December 1, 2008, World AIDS Day is celebrated around the world. The theme of leadership continues this year on the twentieth anniversary, with emphasis on governments to deliver on the promises they have made, and on communities to encourage leadership of their members, empowering individuals to access treatment, to know [...]
Modern day slavery affects the entire world. There are more slaves today than at any other point in human history. Hear the call. Respond.
◊ say no to vampire power
Intriguing as it sounds, “vampire power” sucks. A computer that’s been turned off still drains the lifeblood from outlets, accounting for up to 10 percent of home-electricity use. Smart Home’s new-generation #SCG3 Smart Power Strip actually stops the current, saving money and energy. Or just unplug it.
◊ buy in bulk
Packaging [...]
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