Phone: A part of one ‘s attire?
“I’ve been calling you all morning! Why didn’t you pick up your phone? I had to call Danny to talk to you!”
“I was in the kitchen all morning. The phone was in my room! It is my ‘no phone time’!
Is a phone part of our attire?
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Quote:-
I finally realized that people are prisoners of their phones… that’s why it’s called a “cell” phone. – Anonymous
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Of books and a phone
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“I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Nowadays, many read from phones and jot down notes into the phone, too!
I do, do you?
📖 and📱
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And a bicycle built for two….
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In a stop for bus
not a seat for weary butts
is it a bicycle built for two
nary pedals for my shoes
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artistic display
useful design conveyed
a creative weld
steel-work modelled
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Steadily, progressing.
• “It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.” —Confucius
Of clever architects and disaster resilience buildings
Natural disasters bring ill-health, economic losses, and deaths. Can architectural innovations create disaster-resilience buildings that will adapt with less damage?
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The contrasting human losses
seen in recent earthquakes
between countries
emphasises
disaster preparedness, and
clever architecture
in designing
disaster-resilience buildings.
will we see innovative designs for flood-resilient housing and buildings ….
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In countries
with frequent floods,
like the ones
by Yasmeen Lari, one of Pakistan’s most celebrated architects.
Haiku: Beginning 2024 with earthquakes and tsunami
Natural disasters can cause numerous health morbidity and mortality, including physical, mental, and social dysfunctions!
(See following Haikus.)
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earth shook and rumbled
buildings collapsed and flattened
tsunami followed
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devastated scenes
but here adepted calmly
with minimal deaths
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tis a place unmatched
buildings and people
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Preparedness:
But the major difference is resiliency. Earthquakes don’t kill — bad buildings do. Japan has made seismic safety a national priority, creating a seismic building code that is considered the most stringent in the world.
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Happy new year 2024!
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Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.
Pablo Picasso
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A leafy frame for a lovely sunset
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The frame frames a frame of mind.
John Paul Caponigro
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Some people will never see the bigger picture…they’re much too fascinated by the frame.
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