2008 Ends: December 17th – More than 1000 new species discovered
In the decade of 1997-2007, over a thousand new species were discovered in Greater Mekong (Southeast Asia). Such biodiversity was identified mostly in jungles and wetlands… WWF’s Final Report catalogued the species, which would give us approximately 1 toad, 2 salamanders, 88 frogs, 4 turtles, 46 lizards, 22 snakes, 519 plants, 279 fish, 88 spiders, 15 mammals, 4 birds… The Director [...]
2008 Ends: December 16th – Music that makes me happy
The other day, I read on The Optimist about songs that were good for the heart… I really loved the article and started thinking of songs that made me happy. There are many believe me, but this year, if I have to choose only one, I will choose the adaption/cover by Francis Cabrel “Madame n’aime [...]
2008 Ends: December 13th – Bloody brilliant
Who’s the future of our world? Children…
Indeed… but to make sure it happens, maybe we should make sure that children stop dying all over the world. Some causes of death are “natural” and they are hard enough to bear… but when a child dies of starvation or of water poisoning… then it is not natural [...]




