Reblogged from world-shaker
I would want to do this to my future child’s room, but I’m worried it would scare the crap out of them in the middle of the night.
Once there lived two brothers who lost their parents at an early age. They worked together on their family farm. Some years later, the elder married and had a family with 2 children, while the other was still single. They worked hard together in the day and at the end of each day they shared…
Muhammad, peace be upon him, was a shy, reticent man who lived among his people with such high moral character they called him al-Amîn - the Trustworthy.
The Prophet’s unique physical appearance, his high character and willingness to sacrifice for others, are often at the essence of any…
(Source: islamicthinking)
Woohoo! Please DO keep Malaysia in mind! :).Five years ago I broke down and vowed never to fly again.
Now I stand in line to apply for a passport. And, while I’ll probably never particularly care for flying, I’m kind of excited to see the world.
Do Life—International style, baby.
Canada? UK? Australia? Malaysia? New Zealand? Japan?
All in due time.
Here’s the gist of the app: you launch it, and it prompts you to ask if you’ve been trained in CPR and would be willing to help a stranger in the event of an emergency. If you accept this, then the application will take advantage of the iPhone’s location monitoring to get a general sense of where you are
Then, the next time a 911 dispatch center receives a call for an emergency that’s occurring near you, you’ll receive a push notification telling you that help is needed. The app will also tell if you if an automated external defibrillator (those electric paddles that can kickstart a heart) is nearby.
It sounds simple, but it could be extremely effective. Survival rates for people who need ambulance assistance during a heart attack are depressingly low. Each minute is absolutely crucial, but it typically takes 8 minutes or more for an ambulance to arrive. CPR during this time, even from someone with basic training, can make the difference between life and death.
Genius!
New Initiative Harnesses Smartphones To Help Keep Heart Attack Victims Alive (via interestingsnippets)
Wow!
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