Gutsy Women

Your weekly wuzzup!!! from UCreateChange.com Hey all, If you didn't know about it, the Singapore Women's Everest team have made it to the top of Mount Everest! No doubt, the latest advances in material and mountaineering technology have made the going easier than Sir Edmund Hillary's first Everest ascent with his Sherpa guide. But it takes a gutsy soul (or six gutsy women) to snuggle into mountaineering jackets and boots, cinch a utility belt of pitons and carabiners, throw on a backpack loaded down with tents, O2 tanks and food, and then face the mountain with an ice-axe and the words, "I will climb you and I will not bow to you." Now that's irreplaceable. Give them a heroes' welcome when they come back!  See you soon at UCreateChange.com! Your Friendly Change Champ, E.   Ps: Check out the Singapore Women's Everest website at www.womenoneverest.com

Don't Miss... Marina Barrage We like it, like it, like it so much that we're featuring it on our home page. Check out the pump room (no relation to the microbrewery) where the reservoir's inner workings and plumbing are displayed & explained for curious folk.  (Go there! 'Nuff said)

Other Posts UK's Smallest Car... ...is just what we need in Singapore! Cars are getting huger and wider, but drivers are getting worse! The government should implement a policy where everyone starts out in these little cars before they can drive mammoth SUVs. (Go small; think big... :D)   Ugly Ace asks for directions ...to the nearest toilet. We're kidding! Ugly Ace, a robot built by the Technical University of Munich, wasn't told how to get to its destination by its creators. Instead, it stopped humans and asked for directions (unlike most males). And it's the only one that worked in real life! (Give directions to a robot)     Flight without fuel This solar-powered plane is in the prototype stages now but if it works, now that'll be as important as the first plane built by the Wright brothers. Imagine! Cheap airplane tickets to Phuket! (Get on the solar-powered plane)    xYz Handheld There's a rumour that Microsoft's building a gadget that combines Xbox 360 with an mp3 + video player. So if you're sick of blasting away at enemies, just switch over and listen/watch Adam Lambert's performances on American Idol. (The future of games)    Speak your language Machines can create workable translations of a blog post. But to really capture the naunces, say from English to Swahili, you'll still need a human. Right now, we're using a hybrid of machine and man, but it's just a matter of time before it's all automated. (Check out the translators)

Hmmm... "Genius was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." - Thomas Edison "Humans who dared to dream are creative. Humans who dared to broadcast and share their dreams are our inspirations are role models." - Chirpee's comment on 5 future visions

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