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LAST year around this time, Port Moresby was sparkling clean – there was no item vending in between traffic; betelnut and smoke and anyone who defiedwas threatened to be charged and locked up. And it was all for the Pacific Games. Just wishing out loud that it continued. Authorities should have embraced that positive change.
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BUDDHA believed that those who speak and act with a pure mind are sure to experience happiness. Aristotle reasoned that happiness results from man’s unique ability to contemplate reality. But the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi argued that it is this very ability to reason that prevents us from achieving true happiness. While happiness is a psychological state, there are those who believe that it can be objectively measured and quantified.
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THE correct first aid after a suspected snake bite is crucial. First aid can delay the dangerous effects of snake venoms, and help preserve life until medical assistance can be obtained. In Australia and New Guinea (PNG and Indonesian Papua), the use of pressure immobilisation bandaging is recommended by medical experts.
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EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) is one of the world’s largest aerospace companies. It was formed in 2000 from the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. of Spain. Responsible for the final assembly of Airbus aircraft, it is one of the top makers of commercial and military aircraft. It is also one of the major arms manufacturers in Europe, and its divisions also produce communications systems, space rockets, and satellites.
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JOHN Calvin was a French theologian and a major figure of the Protestant Reformation. In 1531, he became part of a movement that emphasized salvation by grace rather than by works. By 1555, Calvin had succeeded in establishing a theocracy in Geneva, where he served as pastor and head of the Genevan Academy.
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THIS is one of the largest gatherings of United States and Canadian Native tribes, held in Browning, Montana, the hub of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in the northwest mountains of the state. The powwow grounds fill up with teepees for four festive days of traditional Indian dancing, games, and sporting events. There are also exhibits of arts and crafts – beadwork, quill and feather work, moccasins and other leather goods.
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QUOTE of the day: When a subject is highly controversial…one cannot hope to tell the truth. One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold. One can only give one’s audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker. – Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
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