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March 10, 2010 - 19:35

Gaza: Struggling to Stand Upright

A half-finished two-story building in central Gaza City is one of the few places providing support to amputees, most of them civilian victims of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as they try and ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:51

offerings to the small lost souls..

This post is about Merenang Kang Veal, the memorials and offerings to those who’ve passed into the next life while still very young (from the aborted to the stillborn to those who died at a very ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:22

FTAs and Big Ag’s equivalent of the “financial innovations”

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) went into effect this year amid much anxiety by ASEAN. Years of stalling due to fears of a massive influx of already cheap and now subsidised Chinese ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:22

quotes of the day

"Heal-or-Heaven".   Prayed this morning that God would either heal Ivan Tumwiine, or take him to Heaven.  Not something I normally pray, but this child has suffered for about four weeks, his ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:22

US Emigration

Tim Kane at Growthology worries about the impact of the US fiscal crisis (and the baby boomer pension burden) in the context of a global economy. What if all the smart kids decide to pick up and ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:22

A bad boss is worse than war

I came across an article from January on Alertnet today, with the catchy headline "A bad boss is more stressful than war, aid workers say." The article is about a book, titled "Workplace Violence" ...
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March 10, 2010 - 14:22

new dating site for finding submissive Asian ladies

So there’s this new website pandering to all the stereotypes about Asian women. Ah, progress the American way: to get dumb and dumber. No need to have any sense whatsoever or plain smarts anymore. ...
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March 10, 2010 - 11:23

When Green Roofs Turn Brown

Most houses and buildings required maintenance. Everything is not maintenance-free, yet. In Congo, houses and buildings require more periodic maintenance. The roofs are made from palm fronds. At ...
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March 10, 2010 - 11:23

Barack Obama reads rovingbandit.com

Is the only possible explanation I can come up with for the fact that he has just decided to: allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in a bid to exploit ...
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March 10, 2010 - 09:50

Panderiro Repique Duo (Brazil) + Carola Kinasha + Ashimba (TZ) - Tanzanian Tour March 2010

Experience two of the best singers in Tanzania together with two of the best percussionists from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, LIVE on tour in Tanzania. Panderiro Repique Duo (Brazil) + Carola ...
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March 10, 2010 - 09:50

A good election to lose?

The prospect of a Europhobic, economically confused, anti-immigrant, privilege-defending Tory government led by a lightweight PR man is soul-destroying. But as disheartening as it now seems, this ...
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March 10, 2010 - 06:36

And now another rescue

Much of the anti-trafficking work that Blue Dragon does is to help children who have been trafficked within Vietnam - from rural to urban areas. But once, a few years ago, we rescued 6 girls who ...
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March 10, 2010 - 03:35

Buy one, Get One Free

Buy 1, Get 1 Free! Joy is meant to be shared,and so are SHONA bags! For this week only, with every bag or purse that you purchase, get a second one Free! So treat yourself to your favorite ...
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March 10, 2010 - 02:22

Changes (useless ones?)

I played around with my blog and took some things of. And added others. Like my "Day to Day Small Talk". Where I just put a daily short on what hits my mind, in the morning, very early morning. ...
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March 9, 2010 - 22:51

‘But I am not a Pakistani or Indian’

I received a telephone call today from a lady inquiring about volunteering opportunities in our newly furbished charity shop in Glasgow. Here is the conversation; The lady ‘I believe you are ...
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March 9, 2010 - 21:21

Help Danielle (& Help Me Learn)

A few months back, I was contacted by the brilliant Dr. Michael Wesch. If you don’t know who he is – he’s basically writing the book (literally & figuratively) on what it means to form and be ...
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March 9, 2010 - 21:21

Hello Djibouti!!!

Wow. Someone in Djibouti has clicked on here. Special shout-out to Djibouti!Here's a fun fact about Djibouti: it lies within a geological feature known as the Afar Triangle, one of the hottest and ...
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March 9, 2010 - 18:22

Who needs a man?!

Certainly not Carly and Yassmin!! We have one of those water cooler thingies that holds 20L of the good stuff...and it's been empty for a while, because we hadn't had Ahmed around to go and pick ...
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March 9, 2010 - 18:22

Ni chumu. Wish me! (or kiss me!)

Finally a kanga which doesn't include the word 'mungu'. But what does it say? Big confusion in Uhuru Street last week. The man selling it to me, said: it means 'kiss me'. And true the Bengali ...
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March 9, 2010 - 18:22

Flower Power

I realise there haven't been too many photographs here of late, purely because I haven't done or seen anything worthy lately! Yesterday, as I'm sure you know, was International Women's Day. And ...
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