Boston's North Shore Business Expo 2013 - a flourishing economy
Region: MassachusettsBoston's North Shore Chamber of Commerce attracted a record number of local businesses, large and small to its annual showcase - the North Shore Business Expo on March 5, 2013. The mood of the local business representatives was strikingly positive and is captured in the video below. more
Views: 521Reflection after the Blizzard in New England
Region: MassachusettsA video reflection from an Aussie expat in the calm after a 36 hour storm that stopped all traffic for 24 hours in Massachusetts & Connecticut. Chris Gilbert reporting more
Views: 532"De-Friended" - the embitterment of Facebook
Region: MassachusettsI had a grandfather who liked to greet my visits as a young adult with a rump steak cooked to my liking and a Fourex beer. Sitting opposite me he would sip a neat whisky, probably his fourth or fifth for the day, and descend into an embittered rant about Australian politics and life in general. When he was really in his stride he’d turn his invective to family matters. At this point, from behind the ... more
Views: 823"De-Friended" - the embitterment of Facebook Communication
Region: MassachusettsI had a grandfather who liked to greet my visits as a young adult with a rump steak cooked to my liking and a Fourex beer. Sitting opposite me he would sip a neat whisky, probably his fourth or fifth for the day, and descend into an embittered rant about Australian politics and life in general. When he was really in his stride he’d turn his invective to family matters. At this point, from behind the barric... more
Views: 894Sandy Surges into Salem Sound
Region: MassachusettsHurricane Sandy arrives in Beverly, Massachusetts with strong winds but it's the tidal surge that is likely to cause most harm. Chris Gilbert reporting more
Views: 799Online Violence and our Civil Society
Region: MassachusettsI have a friend who has become a best selling author of a number of children’s books through a well known multinational publisher. He happens to be a Christian, who loves children, and has that rare gift of being able to communicate with kids in person and in groups, as well as in his remarkable books. With a high platform, and commercial success, comes scrutiny. That’s to be expected. But... more
Views: 1100The Tunnel Vision of Ideology in the US
Region: MassachusettsPart 1 of a series on Ideology versus Principle and how its shaking the foundations of civil society I have a friend who is legally blind. The disease Retinitis Pigmentosa, restricts his vision to a narrow cone of 19 degrees. Most of us get to use 160 - 170 degrees to the edges of our vision. Test it by starting with arms outstretched 180 degrees and while you look look directly to the front, bring them sl... more
Views: 1739The Tunnel Vision of Ideology
Region: MassachusettsPart 1 of a series on Ideology versus Principle and how its shaking the foundations of civil society. Although written for a US audience - just change the names of the ideological groups affecting your society and the issues they dramatise and see if the observations remain true... I have a friend who is legally blind. The disease Retinitis Pigmentosa, restricts his vision to a narrow cone of 19 degrees.&n... more
Views: 1316And, this is Who we Aren't...
Region: MassachusettsWhen I first heard the news of the US raid on Abbottabad, it was the same sadness came over me as on the day in New York City when the planes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. In 2001, I was in midtown Manhattan and watched the towers burn, people tumbling from their heights, through the viewfinder of my Sony video camera, on a 16th floor balcony on Madison Avenue between 39th and 38th Stree... more
Views: 1044And, this is Who we Aren't...
Region: MassachusettsWhen I first heard the news of the US raid on Abbottabad, it was the same sadness came over me as on the day in New York City when the planes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. In 2001, I was in midtown Manhattan and watched the towers burn, people tumbling from their heights, through the viewfinder of my Sony video camera, on a 16th floor balcony on Madison Avenue between 39th and 38th Stree... more
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