and now for the Good News...
I am sure most people will agree that keeping up to date with world news is a fairly depressing way to spend one's time...death, violence, health issues, Mother Nature, wars and humanity in general, all conspire to make life rather gloomy.
However the Philippine Daily Inquirer's web site Inq7 has something to conteract all the doom and gloom...The Good News section....
It is a summary of all the "positive or inspiring stories" that were posted on Inq7, within the previous week...It is an excellent idea and one that should be commended and followed elsewhere...starting with the BBC...
I remember the 'News at Ten' on ITV having a little segment at the end of each newscast which was always a little more lighthearted or quirky...it started with.."And finally"...not sure if I am showing my age here or if they still do that!!
And as a little follow up on the festivities of the season...from the Daily Inquirer...
If the Department of Health's statistics were any gauge, the revelry that marked the coming of 2006 was a bit rowdier than the previous New Year's celebration, as 448 people--mostly with firecracker injuries--landed in hospitals around the country from Saturday night to early Sunday morning.
The total number of casualties during the merrymaking last year was 407.
But while there were at least two people killed last year, no deaths were recorded in last weekend's mayhem.
One PNP official noticed there were fewer firecracker explosions this year, based on what he observed during the peak of the weekend revelry in Metro Manila.
"They lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes," said Chief Supt. Jaime Caringal, head of the police's Civil Security Group. "I didn't even notice smog in the morning." (I think my photos would prove him wrong on that count)
Overall, firecracker victims had an average age of 18 years. The oldest was 88 and the youngest, 10 months old.
Neldina Laride, 43, of Pagadian City, was injured on Saturday night even while she was not doing anything. She was asleep when a bullet tore through her roof and grazed her head.
Only in the Philippines would a 10 month old child and a woman asleep in her house be injured by New Years' festivities.
Full article here
However the Philippine Daily Inquirer's web site Inq7 has something to conteract all the doom and gloom...The Good News section....
It is a summary of all the "positive or inspiring stories" that were posted on Inq7, within the previous week...It is an excellent idea and one that should be commended and followed elsewhere...starting with the BBC...
I remember the 'News at Ten' on ITV having a little segment at the end of each newscast which was always a little more lighthearted or quirky...it started with.."And finally"...not sure if I am showing my age here or if they still do that!!
And as a little follow up on the festivities of the season...from the Daily Inquirer...
If the Department of Health's statistics were any gauge, the revelry that marked the coming of 2006 was a bit rowdier than the previous New Year's celebration, as 448 people--mostly with firecracker injuries--landed in hospitals around the country from Saturday night to early Sunday morning.
The total number of casualties during the merrymaking last year was 407.
But while there were at least two people killed last year, no deaths were recorded in last weekend's mayhem.
One PNP official noticed there were fewer firecracker explosions this year, based on what he observed during the peak of the weekend revelry in Metro Manila.
"They lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes," said Chief Supt. Jaime Caringal, head of the police's Civil Security Group. "I didn't even notice smog in the morning." (I think my photos would prove him wrong on that count)
Overall, firecracker victims had an average age of 18 years. The oldest was 88 and the youngest, 10 months old.
Neldina Laride, 43, of Pagadian City, was injured on Saturday night even while she was not doing anything. She was asleep when a bullet tore through her roof and grazed her head.
Only in the Philippines would a 10 month old child and a woman asleep in her house be injured by New Years' festivities.
Full article here
posted by Madame Chiang at 4:14 pm
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No doubt, the writer is completely right.
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