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Picture of work places by ITUC

USA and Europe in general did not fare very well despite having so called worker unions. Among some of those of interest (bigger the number, lower the rank): 1 - South Africa 2 - Japan 3 - Australia, Singapore 4 - USA 5 - Malaysia 5+ - Somalia Last year Malaysia did not fare very well in terms of being the place to work. Lets see if International Trade Union Confederation(ITUC) report will be better this year. See Business Insider . and ITUC  or details in PDF

Toys in the right hands are powerful tools

C hildren shows their creativity in many ways. Utilising lego to remember history was brilliant ( Dailymail.co.uk ) as reported on the 22 Jan 2015 with the title " History in the making: Teenager uses Lego to depict scenes from the Second World War for school project "

White stuff attacking the stem

Found lots of white growth around the stem of a potted mulberry plant. Initial observation shows its some form of cotton like, powdery stuff and doesn't seem to be moving. I don't see any moving bugs. This is because it is known that there are lots of bugs within the fruits ( see here ) which is why you should not eat it raw. Its growing more and more over the last few days. What could they be? From the photos below; Circle (A) shows the individual white stuff. Circle in (B) shows the stem when I scratch off the white stuff. Indications (1): Seen 4 leaves. Some leaves are turning brown + yellow Causes: Cercospora moricola Indications (2): Not present The fruit itself is browning Causes: Ciboria carunculoides (popcorn Indications (3): Yes, scattered throughout the whole plant Cotton like white mass Causes: Pseudococcus spp or Mealy bugs Finally identified the stuff, they are bugs. Time to call in the ant, who are natural protector of these plants as t

Interesting Catholic discussion

Seems like there are a few places of interest online for Catholics in recent times. Here is a compilation of some sites of interest to me. On 13th March 2013, the council elected the church Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis. (Vatican Link ) Head of Perkasa (Malay rights champion?) and the bible (Reuters Link ) Review of the Christian Community Bible: Catholic Pastoral Edition. (Catholic Bible  Link ) New Community Bible draws negative sentiment in India. (An India Blog  Link ) Is there a desire for Pets to be in heaven? ( Herald Malaysia  Link ) What other denominations think about the recent bible issue in Malaysia ( Catholic lawyers  Link ) Catholic funny (Google+ Link ) Where to buy Catholic bibles in Malaysia? Christian Community Bible . Daughters of St Paul (No link) Technology was around way back then and when someone says follow me, its got a different meaning those days.