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RE: article about solar car

I read your article about the University of Technology initiative and agree with you on most points...especially about all the PhD. holders up there making zero contribution to nation-building and advancing practical solutions to everyday life of Jamaicans.

However, I have to disagree with you about the car...it is absolutely critical. We have 12 months of sun shine - all it really seems to do is burn our backs...we cannot continue to wait for our developed counterparts all of whom have 3 months of sunshine to make advances. Have you seen Jamaicans fuel bill lately; as we eagerly watch the Middle East crisis ebb and flow...better still have you seen the number of cars on Jamaica's roads?

Have you ever stopped to think - who teaches our young men here in Jamaica "how to steal electricity"? No we don't have schools in the inner-city to do that. So if we developed a method of harnessing this valuable renewable and then somehow got those same inner-city youths who are on their way to a life of crime and violence, to be a part of this newly created sector...possibly converting fuel to electric or solar cars, then that wouldn't be such a bad thing would it, since motor vehicles and JPS are the greatest consumers of fuel in Jamaica. The problem is nobody with all the decades of engineering graduates that have passed thru the University of the West Indies and the University of Technology have thought of that.

Anyway, I found your site because I am about to seek funding to do something like that. My dad built an electric car about ten years ago and I want to see if we could do some APPLIED research and dev towards a solar-electric hybrid or possibly hydrogen technology. Will keep you posted.

Paula Hurlock, (director@dolphinhead.org)

Nigerian Physicist invents 100+ Years Advanced Video Game System

Nigerian Physicist Invents Virtual Reality Video Game "Played via thought". 100+ Years more advanced than any video game system on the market.

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"Play with The Future, Today."

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Out of the ordinary Women's Articles by Suzanne Walker

Suzanne Walker is a successful freelance journalist who in our image-obsessed world, is more obsessed than most. She writes about issues to do with appearance, taking far more than just a skin-deep look. Articles now available with 400 word count.

Walker discusses how what we do to our appearance reflects who we are as a society and individually, exploring the cultural and economic factors that underpin this. She is interested in what psychology and science are revealing about our brains and how that relates to how we see and judge others. Walker is also interested in the increasing convergence of health and appearance, our growing tendency to equate looking good with feeling good. She reports on the new cosmetic technologies we're subjecting ourselves to in droves to transform our appearance, as well as current medical, nutritional and health issues.

The Culture of Appearance, by Suzanne Walker

Tired of faking it

Sometimes it feels like a great tide of fake is washing over us. We fake happiness with anti-depressants, we go to war over fake weapons of mass destruction. With our decorators and stylists we fake style and good taste. And of course, we fake our appearance to render ourselves unrecognizable from our natural state. We’re faking many flaws that come with being human right out of our culture; yet creating a culture that seems more flawed in the process.

As most women know, a bit of fakery can be great fun, and we have been doing it for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But I look at the waxen fake visages gracing today’s high profile women and I'm starting to yearn for a look that’s more real.

There are signs of a shift in this direction. UK trend forecasters The Future Laboratory say one of the most significant new groups they have seen emerging for some time are the ‘New Authentics’. Creative Director Chris Sanderson says whereas the 90s was a very ‘me-focused’ decade, the naught as it evolves is about a decade of difference and individuality. There’s still the ‘me’ element, but it’s less selfish and more a reference point for understanding our impact and influence on the world at large. Faking-it? We’d rather see something real, now, Sanderson reports.

Fashion and beauty companies are starting to inject more reality into their advertising, a la the Dove and Nike campaigns celebrating real women. Even the high fashion brands are using older celebrities, albeit ones who are looking great for their age. 47-year-old Sharon Stone is the face of Dior’s new anti-ageing concentrate, Capture Totale. Australian head of Dior, Mette Engell, says Dior looked for an icon but someone who would represent the brand in a real way. “In our advertising you do see her lines, you do see that she has lived a life, she isn’t totally botoxed or plastified, but you see a real, inspirational woman.”

I hope this does signal a shift away from fake, towards more freedom to be ourselves in how we look and to celebrate the numerous imperfections in our humanity that that implies. But, with a dash of the fake, here and there, to keep things entertaining.

To secure the rights to publish these articles please send me your circulation and area of distribution.

Margret Pfeiffer, Auspac Media - The Feature People, Phone: 07 555 33 200

Website www.auspacmedia.com.au

Margret Pfeiffer, (www.auspacmedia.com.au)

Help us with Priory Primary and Infant School in Jamaica

A Cup of Joy Resource Center continues to invest in the lives of single parent families at home and abroad. Six barrels of school supplies and books have been shipped to Priory Primary and Infant School in Priory St. Ann Jamaica where Mrs. Beverly Black is principal. The resource center is now collecting equipment and supplies for the school’s canteen and classrooms to be shipped in January 2007.

Join us in making Priory Primary and Infant School one of Jamaica’s best send your donation to A Cup of Joy Resource Center P.O. Box 29711 Columbus, Oh 43229 or visit us at www.acupofjoy.org and donate online.

Amazing Grace will always be my song of Praise...HE looked beyond my fault and saw my need.

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Thankful - a new book from Houston Designer offers hope to a Generation

Houston Texas --- Thankful, a new book from Author House by Houston Fashion Designer Earnest Diaz weaves a fabric of truth and hope for readers and a generation of youth. Available online through earnestdiaz.com, authorhouse.com, Amazon.com, Borders.com, and BarnesandNoble.com. Thankful is a triumphant testimony of the power of the human spirit as Diaz chronicles his evolution from solitude to a self-exploration.

With great courage the book captures the haunting details and heartache of personal experiences that transformed the author to a platform of change. Through poetic prose and the still black and white images from Florida based photographer Andy Armano, the book capsules a five-week span of time when a series of events and life changing circumstances brought Diaz to a place most writers work years to reach. “I never set out to write a book,” shared Diaz “and I never really kept a journal’. “I’m still shocked that something so superfluous to my work as a fashion designer ended up with such purpose.”

Diaz began designing fashions for adults and children at the tender age of 13. At 18 he sold his first design, a wedding gown, which launched a career that now spans more than a decade with clientele that include international retailers, professional athletes and entertainers. Thankful is his first book and is evidence of the power of journaling.

”What began on the buttons of my cell phone,” described Diaz “evolved to a journal on my computer and eventually onto the pages of this book.” A testament of the healing power of the written word, Diaz wanted to share his newly found strength with others. “I typed the last words of what is now Thankful just a few hours before the Tsunami hit the Asian Pacific. When the decision to publish the work was made I knew instantly that I wanted this to somehow contribute to the children there.”

A friend told Diaz about an organization called Room to Read that works to bring literacy and education to children in underdeveloped countries. “When I found out about Room to Read,” Diaz shared “there was nothing to think about.” Diaz reached out Room 2 Read before his book went to press and pledged to give a portion of his royalties and retail sales to the organization for the life of the book.

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA Room to Read brings hope to the children of the developing world by partnering with communities to build schools, establish libraries, computer and language labs, and providing long-term scholarships for girls. The organization is currently active in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Vietnam - countries that lack sufficient resources to educate all of their children. Since its inception in 2000, Room to Read has impacted the lives of over 875,000 children by building over 200 schools; establishing over 2,500 libraries; publishing 77 local language children's titles; donating over 1.1 million English language children's books; establishing 85 computer and language labs; and supporting over 1,750 girls on long-term scholarships.

Diaz is a resident of Humble and has kicked off a book tour that started in August, in Houston, Texas and is working with Room to Read to include other cities where the organizations volunteer base will work to bring the gift of Thankful to fruition. To interview Diaz, book an appearance, or to find out more about the book and the tour.

Earnest Diaz, (thankful@earnestdiaz.com)

Wish to purchase properties

I wish to introduce myself to you. I am Col. lulu Aristide (rtd). I am the brother to the exiled President of Haiti. Due to the revolution against the government of my brother caused by our political opponents in Haiti, we had to flee the country for the safety of our lives. My wife and children and managed to enter a Red Cross airplane that was evacuating foreigners and we are presently in Port Elizaberth, South Africa.

We wish to invest in properties and other viable investments in your country with your assistance and cooperation. If you are in a good position to help my family, please send an e-mail to the e-mail address below indicating your desire to help my family invest this funds in your country and beyond.

COL. LULU ARISTIDE (Rtd), (luluaristide12@aley.net)