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Haiti Is A Cultural Disaster, Not A Natural One !
The tragedy in Haiti is more a man-made than a natural disaster, caused by shoddy construction and terrible infrastructure, writes David Brooks, noting the 1989 Bay Area earthquake of the same magnitude only killed 63 people.
The kind of poverty that caused this catastrophe needs to be tackled, but to do it America's approach to reducing poverty needs a rethink, Brooks writes in the New York Times.
Trillions of dollars in aid to the developing world have done little to reduce poverty in the poorest countries, Brooks writes, arguing that cultural issues need to be addressed instead of just throwing money at the problem. Haiti's culture is doggedly progress-resistant: voo doo spawns passivity, children are neglected, irresponsibility is rampant and social mistrust is widespread, Brooks writes.
Turning the country around will require the kind of "intrusive paternalism" that worked in poor neighborhoods in the US with programs like the Harlem Children’s Zone and the No Excuses schools. Even one neighborhood at a time, he writes, it would be a better start. 
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Top 7 Most Powerful Personality In Finance
The seat of power over the next three-to-five years will be located in Washington, D.C., and not in New York City. It will rest in the public sector, not the private sector. "Power" ultimately boils down to who makes the decisions, and decision-making has clearly shifted from private industry to government. Given that it is clear to me that real power is out of the hands of the private market, I have chosen not one private-sector player on this year's power list.
1: Ben Bernanke
Chairman, United States Federal Reserve
As the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Bernanke holds the ultimate power as he will manage the "exit" strategy from unprecedented government support of asset values, real estate and otherwise. One wrong move and we could face an asset price collapse.
2: Tim Geithner
Secretary of Treasury, United States of America
As U.S. Treasury secretary, Geithner is taking a leading role on policy and regulatory change. He will help set the standard on which concerns are too big to fail
3: Sheila Bair
Chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)
Increasing the federal bank deposit insurance limit from $100,000 to $250,000 in 2008 was one of the best policy decisions during the crisis. Bair holds the cards to determine the pace of bank failures and the participants who will shape the future of the regional banking landscape.
5: Lawrence "Larry" Summers
Director, White House National Economic Council
Summers has the ear of President Obama and is the behind-the-scenes voice for the White House in policy planning and decision-making.
4: Elizabeth Warren
Chairwoman, United States Congressional Oversight Panel
As Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, Warren audits the implementation of the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program. Warren will play an increasingly important role in auditing the financial markets and the regulatory system, especially as the Treasury programs evolve.
6: Barney Frank
Chairman, United States House Committee on Financial Services
As chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Frank has played an instrumental role in the government's policies during the crisis. He is currently working on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency legislation, which could transform the consumer regulatory environment as we know it for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more.
7: Chris Dodd
Chairman, United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Dodd will continue to have critical influence on the future legislation of banking, credit cards, financial markets and housing. Current issues include freezing credit card interest rates, reining in overdraft fees charged by banks and extending the new home buyer tax credit.
Amazing Beauty Pageant In Peru Prison
It’s shocking but true. The women’s prison of Santa Monica in Lima, Peru, organized the finale of the beauty contest called “Miss Spring”. All of the participants are inmates.
Woman Attacked By Group Of Monkeys
They don't like her Car or her clothes ..
Specially they like her Bra ;)
They are looking to dress now :D
Top 10 Best Newspaper Ads Of The Year
The Caxton Awards are given out each year for excellence in newspaper advertising. This year 17 awards were given out to Australian advertising agencies, including the overall and prestigious Quinlivan Black Award.
In this gallery we look at this year's winners.
8. Another Aliens vs Predator ad
In this gallery we look at this year's winners.
1. Title: "Best Job in the World"
An advertisement for Queensland Tourism that ran as a regular classified ad in newspapers.
Client: Tourism Queensland
Winner: The overall Quinlivan Black Award
Winner: Travel and Leisure category
Winner: Best Small Space Ad
2. Title: "LX570 Sunroofs" Canyon
Tagline: Where luxury has never been before
Creative Director: Steve Back
Client: Lexus Australia
Winner: Automotive category
3. Title: "Sliding Doors"
The ad asks readers to slide open the door...which reveals the inside of the cupboard.
Client: IKEA
Winner: Consumer Durables category
Winner: Retail category
Winner: Best use of newspaper medium
4. An advertisement for a women's beauty product run at the time of the US election.
Creative Director: Rowan Dean
Client: Reckitt Benckiser
Winner: FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) category
Winner: Best topical ad
5. Title: "Tear"
The agency explains the ad: "Tearing along the grain of the paper produces a straight line, which is impossible to achieve while tearing against it - the perfect demonstration of Electronic Stability Control."
The horizontal tear-line explains that this is what it is like to drive with Electronic Stability Control, the vertical tear-line explains that this is like driving without Electronic Stability Control.
Client: Office of Road Safety
Winner: Corporate, Government and Public Sector category
Co-winner: Best use of newspaper medium
6. Title: "Guide Dogs can go anywhere"
More than 40 guide dogs were placed throughout the newspaper to highlight that they are allowed unrestricted access to most locations. An ad explaining this point was in the middle of the paper.
Agency: Marketforce
Client: Association for the Blind
Winner: Charity and community service category
7. Title: "Chess"
An ad for the movie Aliens vs Predator.
Executive Creative Director: Toby Talbot
Client: Sky Television
Winner: Media, Entertainment, Telco and IT category
Winner: Best Campaign
Winner: Best Art Direction
Winner: Best Photography
8. Another Aliens vs Predator ad
9. Title: "Mother's Day"
Ad copy: This year, Mum's giving me flowers.
I don't deserve them.
I deserve a good swift kick up the bum.
But Mums aren't like that. No matter how
badly you screw up they always say
"Never mind love, we all still love you."
Doesn't your Mum do that?
Unconditional. That's the word.
All that stuff about your life flashing before
your eyes is absolutely true.
And I couldn't believe it Mum, you were in
practically every scene.
And all those crappy movie scenes about
never telling people how much you love them
till it's too late? Well they're true too.
Mum, you gave me the gift of life, and what
did I do with it?
Played with it for a bit, then threw it away.
And now, after all those Mother's Days
I forgot because I was too busy with mates
or chasing after girls, what does she do?
She brings me flowers.
I never gave my Mum a thought as I was
flying down the road that night.
But I bet a little bit of her was thinking about
me as she watched TV in the hours before
that knock on the door.
My advice?
Treat this Mother's Day like it's your last.
Then spend a year making sure it isn't.
Tagline: Speed Kills
Agency: Grey Melbourne
Client: TAC
Some previous winners of the main Caxton award
2007
Category: Ross Quinlivan (Winner)
Agency: Publicis Mojo Australia
Client: Tourism Victoria
A newspaper version of the famous "Lose Yourself" in Victoria television advertisements.
Tagline: It's easy to Lose Yourself in Melbourne.
Copy: Melbourne's most hush-hush locations are found in its intricate grid of streets, arcades and laneways. That's why our fearless guides come in handy. Choose from a Hidden Secrets tour, an Historical Coffee Trek or a Chocolate Walking Tour.
Creative Director: Darren Spiller
Art Directors: Selena McKenzie / Christy Peacock
Writer: Toby Moore
Illustrator: Josh Petherick