Poke! What I've read today! (10th August 2011)

Sad truth. Baby whale finally laid rest [Courier Mail]

Rest in peace, little one. Credit: Channel 9

I've been following closely with the recent whale calf beaching incident, wishing the whale will be fine and health after the rescue mission. And all of a sudden, I stopped, shocked and my heart felt wretched. The baby humpback whale was beached again at Moreton Island today and the Sea World rescue team flew to the location by helicopter and they confirmed that it was the same whale calf. Since its poor condition, the team couldn't help but euthanised it. I felt so sorry for the whale, who struggled its life back to the ocean. But I'd like to say thank you for the rescue team who tried so hard to help the poor little calf. Since the calf hasn't got a mother to feed him and teach him about socialising and ways to survive, it's hard to help it to get back into the ocean and live without aid. Bad ending.

Tottenham teens view themselves as no future and had to stand up [The Guardian]
This article has a very well-written perspective about the journalist who was at the very same location as many of the riots were happening. Lara Oyedele was at the scene where hundreds of rioters burning cars, breaking windows, and fought with the police. She was so sad about all the facilities and services which were provided by the local people were destroyed in just a single night. She also mentioned about the poor situation fresh-grads and even A-level graduates are facing. They couldn't find any job at all, and additionally so as their parents. University graduates are looking for A-level jobs, and A-level students are applying for jobs that requires no qualifications meaning the kind of the jobs must be something close to cheap labour. Anyway, this was a very good read and it gives me about the alternate reason why teenagers came out and started to riot.

Noel Pearson puts faith in two roads [Courier Mail]

I was not born here so I don't know much about the aboriginal issue in Australia, but I've read through some passages regarding this never-ending struggle for Aborigines getting the same recognition as white Australians. What Noel Pearson said was quite right when putting this issue on the table. Indigenous population has been a pain in the arse for the Australian government and people in common really think them as the lower socio-group within the community since there are stereotypes about them not having a job and dealing with drugs and alcoholism. And the initiation Noel suggests, as he said Jews had preserved their own traditional and rituals while making significant economical benefits to the countries they live in, Aborigines and Indigenous people can do the same as well, which I think it is a great and positive idea. Not only it can help reconstructing the whole perspective on how people see them, they also brings wealth and opportunity for others.



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