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August 31, 2010
aid
Last night, I watched the Brian Williams' special on Katrina. It's amazing to see how an urban city can dissolved into chaos within only five days. The anchor's bias was clearly evident and it didn't tell the whole story of LA's attempts to contain the one disaster that they tried to prevent, the breaking of the dams. It just was a matter of too little resources and ultimately, the blame, justifiably, fell on the leaders.
Yet, as we are reminded of this, we don't have to look too far to see another disaster in the making in Pakistan. The story isn't as obvious since nobody is screaming in English for help but their situation is much more dire. There's no constant media attention to point out the twenty million people affected or the two thousand people who have died. One just hears the whisper of the grim reaper passing over their lands with disease and suffering following in its wake.
Foreign donors and the U.N. were slow to respond to the disaster, in part because it took a long time for its extent to become clear. Aid is slowly reaching the worst-affected areas by army helicopter, road and boat, but millions have received little or no help.
Posted by azileretsis at 02:38 PM | Comments (0)
August 27, 2010
signs
I think a sign of recovery is definitely when recruiters start coming out of the woodwork. For the first time, I know more job opportunities than people looking for work.
Posted by azileretsis at 11:13 AM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2010
product
Suffering from pneumonia, I've been fighting HP concerning their product warranty. My laptop stopped working all of a sudden. And, when I called them to get it repaired, they told me to take it to a computer shop, a computer I only purchased three months ago. That lit a fire under me.
Is it fair for me to disparage and harass a company to provide a product that I can use? That they waste the time to deal with the many documentations that I can generate easily. I will easily expend 100 of their company hours for a problem that could have been easily fixed quickly. I will also generate enough negative online sentiment about their product and product warranty that will take thousands of dollars to compensate. I believe good customer support is really worth the cost since the hidden costs are so much more. For every 50 good things said about your product, that one bad thing will sway a customer.
BTW, my negative review is number seven on their product in Google Search.
Posted by azileretsis at 06:27 PM | Comments (0)
August 05, 2010
brit
I love BBC. Not only do they produce Merlin, I found another show, Sherlock, that I really like.
Posted by azileretsis at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)
August 04, 2010
Name
As I'm looking through some funded research titles, I see the title is very critical. Who knew an antibody could be called a biotherapeutic? The difference b/w research and a commercial product is how much others are willing to invest in your idea.
Posted by azileretsis at 03:28 AM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2010
celebration
I am going to celebrate being home with some awesome cooking.
Posted by azileretsis at 02:29 AM | Comments (0)