Posts Tagged ‘Friends’
Private Equity Firm to Focus on Green Tech
From our friends at the DealBook blog:Carter BalesThe race to cash in on the environmental technology wave just got a little more crowded on Monday with the founding of the New World Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in companies in the nascent “green tech” sector. Led by Carter Bales, an industry heavyweight who founded the environmental practice at McKinsey in the 1980s, and assisted by four partners including Bradley Abelow, former head of operations at Goldman Sachs
Visiting friends on Deepavali Day
On Deepavali day, I got up bright and early to begin my open house visiting. Here I am at Bala’s home (the man in white sitting on my left). Bala is my helpful assistant at my Kinrara Service Center.Next, I went to Puchong to visit Govindan (in the blue batik shirt) and his lovely wife (the Chinese lady beside me). Govindan is one of our DAP strongmen in Puchong. As I was leaving, I was pleasantly surprised when he presented me with an ang pow and an apple, as it is a Chinese custom. Then, I we
Calling all radicals: unite for Kerry-Boxer
Cross-posted from Grist . As an activist who has been arrested for civil disobedience, organized national climate mobilizations, protested outside of coal plants and worked for Greenpeace, I am calling on my friends and colleagues to fight for the Kerry-Boxer “Clean Energy Jobs Act” and a strong global treaty in Copenhagen. On Monday Senator Barbara Boxer and Energy Secretary Steven Chu said there is a chance of passing a climate bill in Congress before the international talks in Copenhagen
The Twilight Saga: New Moon – The Movie Board Game
Author: xayuk | Posted in Board Games | The Twilight Saga: New Moon - The Movie Board GameChallenge your friends and see who knows more about Twilight New Moon - the more you know the greater chance of you winning; Based on the popular movie, the game includes a board with images from the movie, scene cards with images from the movie, playing pieces and dice; Answer questions about New Moon and about your friends to move forward around the board; If you are the first to travel the entire board a