Month: December 2013
I love rule 34
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The Tutu Project
It’s not every day that a man walks around a field of cows wearing nothing but a pink tutu. Or the Grand Canyon, for that matter. But photographer Bob Carey does it all the time. Nine years ago, Carey took his first self-portrait dressed like a ballerina, and hilarity ensued. Since then, he has snapped more than 100 tulle-clad silly shots, from amusement parks to beaches, Times Square to Michigan. Though the images are whimsical, the story behind them is somber: Carey’s wife Linda was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. She beat it, only to have the cancer recur in 2006; and she has been undergoing chemo ever since. The illness taught Carey that though life can be hard, sometimes the best thing to do is laugh.
The photographer took a page out of the Patch Adams book of medicine and decided to make his wife laugh. So he decided to put on a pink tutu – only a pink tutu – and start taking pictures of himself in different locations. His goal was to boost his wife’s spirits during a very dark time. Linda even took the photos to the hospital to show the other patients. “It makes me laugh, it helps me keep positive,” she says to Deutscher Telekom. She likens it to a superhero putting on a cape.
When they realized the effect the photos were having on the other patients, they knew the photos and stories had to be shared. The couple started ‘The Tutu Project’ and Bob has embarked on a journey around the world taking photos of himself in different locations. They also created a Twitter account, YouTube page and website to showcase the photos, share stories and raise awareness.
KPMG ranks Nestlé in corporate responsibility top 10
This makes me smile, for I know that it’ll put some people’s nose out of joint. It just reinforces what I already knew, that I work for a good company.
Nestlé is in the 10 best global firms for corporate responsibility (CR) reporting, according to an independent survey published by audit, tax and advisory company KPMG. It was the only food and beverage business to make the top 10 list, which was compiled from an assessment of 4,100 firms across 41 countries and 15 industry sectors. Those entered in the list from other sectors included BMW, Ford Motor Company and Siemens. This latest recognition of Nestléfollowed the Dow Jones Sustainability Index naming the business as the leading food products company in its ranking.
Janet Voûte, global head of public affairs at Nestlé, said: “High-level commitment to transparency is very important to the quality of the report you end up with. Transparency helps us address problems, and there’s no doubt it contributes to better interactions with external stakeholders,” she said, explaining that Nestlé regularly holds forums and face-to-face meetings with key stakeholder groups, including non-governmental organisations.
The KPMG survey assessed companies using criteria including how they calculated risks and responded to those risks; how transparent and balanced their reporting was and how they reported on their suppliers and value chain. Nestlé was one of only 10 firms that scored more than 90 out of 100 in all of these criteria. The KPMG survey has been running since 1993 and includes an in-depth assessment of CR reports from the world’s 250 largest companies.
Quote of the day
I always have the right answer ten minutes after the fact. If I could live my life by email, it’d be perfect.
New feature: image wall
Hee hee. I installed a new plugin on my blog that will throw up a random assembly of all images posted here, and then lets you go back to the original post for context.
Link here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/image-wall/
The page will refresh every 24 hours, or when new content is added.
I penguin when I’m stressed
I love my wifey for sending me stuff like this :)
Working for a chocolatier rocks
… cause, you know, luxury chocolate staff Christmas presents :-)
I’m useless as a chocolate teapot for the next 3 hours
I went to the ophthalmologist this morning. He put drops in my eyes to expand my pupils. For the next 3 hours, if I take off my sunglasses, everything is washed out and painful. With my sunglasses, the pain is gone but I can’t focus on anything. Ysy, touch-typing.
Good to know, but still sucks
I have been categorically told that my eyesight isn’t good enough to get a driver’s license in Switzerland. Too many little issues combine to make a big fat no. Can’t say that I’m surprised. Disappointed, yes, but not surprised. Even if I cold get my license for somewhere like Bribemezistan, I’d still need to switch my license for a Swiss one, and still fail the eye test. So, plan B, wait for driverless cars to get legal :-)