by Tom | Jul 27, 2012 | Google+
Rainstorms in HK. Interesting comparison of the flood awareness and preparation in Hong Kong and Beijing. The need for a population who will respond to warnings alongside a good warning system is key. Since our Monday typhoon Vicente, we’ve had rain, rain and...
by Tom | Jul 27, 2012 | Google+
Who says there is no culture in HK? Can't believe we missed this.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179440/Flexibly-flattened-Indian-roller-skater-11-breaks-world-record-limbos-poles-just-inches-ground.html
by Tom | Jul 26, 2012 | Google+
Great HK sunset.Must pop down to the HKCEC on a clear evening one time. another sunset… (i) – Cityscape & Urban Photos – one day in my life Image of another sunset… (i) from the cityscape & urban photos of hugo poon.
by Tom | Jul 26, 2012 | Google+
When poetry can kill.Fascinating talk by Craig Venter on the current state of the digital age of biology. They encoded quotes into synthetic DNA and were concerned that some of them could be fatal to the new life they were attempting to create.Awe-inspiring thought:...
by Tom | Jul 26, 2012 | Google+
Gun homicide in Japan.11 people died from fiream-related homicide in 2008 in the whole of Japan . It was a national scandal that the number was so high. There were 12,000 in the US in the same year.That's the cost of the US form of gun ownership, pure and...
by Tom | Jul 25, 2012 | Google+
Hong Kong in the 70s. Groovy, baby.Lots more good stuff in the full reel these are selected from.http://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/collections/72157600006939910/ What Hong Kong Looked Like 40 Years Ago The Pearl of the Orient needed some polishing.
