Where is Zimbabwe Headed

Being born and raised in South Africa, I try to keep somewhat up to date on the bigger issues that are going on in the region. I have for some reason long been interested in Zimbabwe. Formerly known as Rhodesia it was once the most prosperous nation on the continent, now it has about 80% unemployment and the highest inflation rate in the world. The fact that one can get a bank note for 100,000,000,000 billion Zimbabwean dollars and barely buy enough food for a small meal. This article in Fortune magazine sums the situation up quote well.

Fortune Magazine Article: The Worst Inflation in the World

Architecture: Romantic vs. Technocratic!

below is a clip from TED.com of Reed Kroloff discussing architecture. Its an intersting clip, both when he gives his critique of the deceision of the 9/11 World Trade center site in NY, but also in his examples of modern vs romantic architectural styles.

Kroloff mentioned two architectural firms, here are their sites:
SHOP Architect: www.shoparc.com
Rockwell Group: www.rockwellgroup.com/



Let's hear your thoughts on these and other architectural styles in the comments.

How to: Remove Voicemail Record Prompt

Everybody hates that women who explains to you how to leave a message after you just listened to the recorded greeting from the person you were calling. It goes something like this:

"After the tone, leave a message. When you have finished recording you may hang up or press pound for more options."

If you want to save your callers 5 seconds of utter frustration do the following:

1. Go into your voicemail.
2. press "4" to change your personal options
3. press "2" to change administrative options
4. press "3" to enter "record prompt" settings
5. press "1" to turn record prompt off.

Note that these are instructions for Rogers Canada. your wireless provider may have a different setup. if you know how with a different provider please write in the comments.