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Andrea

London

mum of 2 sets of twins trying to leave a positive footprint

Interests: Ethical dilemma's, coffee, studying, twins, friends, collecting interesting newspapers articles, economics, family, observing (and discussing) social behaviours, lunch, photography, travel, shopping, Facebook, chocolate, (writing about) living expat life, observing the life around me. I confirm the subscription of this blog to the Paperblog service under the username TheWrtieFuture If you are the artist who made the beautiful picture I have used on my Blog, please get in touch! Thewritefuture@gmail.com

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Worst World Record....

While surfing on internet for news for my blog I noticed this horrible world record: The Russian city of Dzerzhinsk holds the unfortunate record of being the most chemically polluted city in the world. Between 1930 and 1998 nearly 300.000 tons of chemical waste were improperly dumped in this city.... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at The Write Future

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I'm not much of a Guinness World Records fan and scrolling through the website my first thought with most records is: "You really don't have anything more meaningful to do with your life (then to create a loo that can speed up to 60 km/h)?" But last week I had... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at The Write Future

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Bracelet for a good cause

At this moment there are world wide more slaves than ever before. At least 30 million people are victim of human trafficking and many of them sexually exploited and/or children. Cambodia is an important centre of this horrendous practice and is used as a "hub" to other countries. That is... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at The Write Future

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Face of Climate Change

On 22nd April all over the world, more than one billion, people will celebrate Earth Day and call world leaders to (finally) act together to stop the Climate Change. The theme of the 43th Earth Day is: "the Face of Climate Change". On the website it describes the impact of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The Write Future

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James Bond in Scotland!

Yesterday we came back from a lovely family break in the Northern part of the UK. Of course we took the kids to (many) castles, the Lake District (beautiful!) and we spotted a stranded whale in Scotland. But, according to the kids, one of the highlights was definitely our visit... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Write Future

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Earth Hour 2013

Yesterday at 8.30pm all over the world people switched off their lights for 60 minutes to join Earth Hour 2013. My kids are fully aware of the necessity and turned off all the lights at 7 pm already, just to make sure we were on time. This meant my husband... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2013 at The Write Future

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Every year the National Geographic has a photo contest and this years winner (in the categories Grand-Winner and also Nature) is Ashley Vincent with this brilliant photo. Ashley Vincent about the photo taken in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand The subject's name is Busaba, a well cared for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2013 at The Write Future

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My son is so fascinated with airplanes, flying and pilots that whatever computer, laptop, Ipad or Ipod I fire up, it will always show planes if he has been the last user. But he is also passionate about the environment and wants to work for a company that is sustainably... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2013 at The Write Future

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Farewell Green Pope I

I don't agree with some of his ideas but the today resigned Pope Benedict XVI has been the most green Pope so far. From placing photovoltaic cells in the main auditorium of the Vatican to driving an electric car. Let's hope that the next pope will continue this good work... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at The Write Future

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Honey, I shrunk the building!

When we were living in Tokyo I worked in an office building in the Akasaka area. During the cherry blossom time it was the best place to be: rows and rows of beautiful trees full of blossom in the middle of one of the most densely populated areas in the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 20, 2013 at The Write Future

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"The value of an educated daughter"

My 10 year old daughter is fully intrigued by the story of Malala, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban because she was fighting for the right of education for girls. Being in the same age group but born in a country where schooling is by many kids... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2013 at The Write Future

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Water Powered Singing

I'm not known for my singing skills. I've tried all genres and locations; nursery songs in Holland, Karaoke in Tokyo, disco in a car -with open windows- in Malaysia but still have to find the first audience that appreciates my performance. But with this sustainable water powered shower radio I... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2013 at The Write Future

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Beautiful Earth (on Fire!)

Do you want to see something special and beautiful? Watch this NASA movie of the earth by night. I especially think its amazing that you can see the border of North - South Korea so clearly. What a difference! But the video also shows something else. You can clearly see... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2013 at The Write Future

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Golden Green Porsche

Is your excuse for not having a Porsche that it's just an environment unfriendly machine? (Even though your bank manager can come up with another valid reason...) Why not build a sustainable one your self! The artist Hannes Langeder spent over 1,000 hours to make this golden Porsche by using... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2013 at The Write Future

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If you can't be good...

you can create some energy! I guess most people will -by now- have given up on their New Year's Resolutions of dieting and exercising. And let's be fair: the grey, dark weeks after Christmas give many of us the feeling that snuggling up in front of the television and eating,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2013 at The Write Future

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Happy, Healthy, Green and Sustainable 2013!

Every year should start with a list of proper New Year resolutions, so here we go! Even if you decide to only take up one of the 10 suggested New year resolutions below, you will make a difference. But I suggest that you need to pick and do a few... Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2012 at The Write Future

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Merry Christmas!

I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a sustainable 2013 with this colorful Christmas tree! The tree is made by children using recycled materials and can be viewed in the Diamond Jubilee Garden in my home town Twickenham, UK. Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2012 at The Write Future

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The Landfill Harmony

Cateura is a the small town in Paraguay, build on top of a landfill where families are poor, and kids face challenges such as drugs and gangs. But a few years ago, when orchestra director Szaran and music teacher Favio set up a music program for the children, they soon... Continue reading

Posted Dec 16, 2012 at The Write Future

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An Inspiring Teenager (and an idea for the Christmas Holidays?)

My sister sent me the link of the story of this amazing boy Kelvin from Sierra Leone. He lives in a remote village with hardly any electricity. Kelvins tries to help to move his village forward to a better future. He achieves this by creating electric devices such as batteries... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2012 at The Write Future

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Hottest Month(s) Ever

Just in case you are wondering how we are doing with changing our climate well here is an article to warm you up (as well). Below is an extract from an article by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States (October 2012) with some facts that triggers... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2012 at The Write Future

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Second call for your phone!

Ever wondered what to do with an old cell phone? In the current market you get a new device every year and even your kids can only handle so many to play with or have even more fancy ones themselves. Ever considered handing it in? It makes so much sense... Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2012 at The Write Future

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Greenest Olympics Ever!

Today the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 presented their report on the sustainability of the "greenest Olympic Games" ever. An interesting read for anyone interested in sustainable events, developments, innovations and of course -like me- die-hard Olympic fans! A summary: All of the venues and the Olympic Village were... Continue reading

Posted Nov 15, 2012 at The Write Future

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Sky Bar with Pool Table

Sometimes I bump -by sheer coincident- into a brilliant recycled product. And for the product I found today, the only question left is: which one shall I order, not whether or not I should order one. The company Bordbar transforms old airplane trolleys into all different kinds of handy storage... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2012 at The Write Future

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Sandy, is there a link?

Horrible to see the devastation, damage and sadness the storm Sandy has caused over the last week in the Caribbean and North America. Even though storms like this have happened in all times, some experts claim there is a link with Climate Change. I read an interesting article on Huffington... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at The Write Future

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Tricky Question!

Coming Saturday the clock will be moved one hour.... Can you answer this directly? I remember that last year I figured out an easy way to remember it, but I managed to even forget what that was. Pretty bad condsidering that I did some research for my blog post on... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at The Write Future

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