Visions of Earth 2012 – stunning global photo gallery

Here is a breathtaking photo gallery from National Geographic – Visions of Earth 2012 Why I chose these shots: It’s summer and I feel like this orangutan (loungin!) Our neighborhood now has raccoons, two of them. They are weird too. Last week, I was writing outside and they popped up on the fence, right in front …

Switzerland – Silicon Alps – joins the start-up ecosystem

Ah, Switzerland. The land of chocolate, cow-bells, skiing and prices that make you want to cry. A place that has built a global brand on providing a safe, risk-free haven for other people’s money and not being disruptive or belligerent. Clean, orderly and wonderfully peaceful — yes, the clichés are true. Not then, you might …