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Blue Dragon's almost-famous soccer team, Blue Dragon United, has been on something of a roller coaster ride over the past year.

Just last August we celebrated our 1000th game - a huge milestone, and a terrific celebration for the kids.

In recent month, however, soccer games have become sporadic and occasional, rather than the regular feature of our week that they have been for almost 10 years.

This is not at all due to a lack of interest from the kids or the Blue Dragon team; rather, due to the lack of availability of our field.

Unfortunately some simple tasks, such as booking a football field, can be inexplicably difficult in Hanoi. (...)

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]]>Blue Dragon's almost-famous soccer team, Blue Dragon United, has been on something of a roller coaster ride over the past year.Just last August we celebrated our 1000th game - a huge milestone, and a terrific celebration for the kids. In recent month, however, soccer games have become sporadic and occasional, rather than the regular feature [...]http://aidblogs.org/kick/feed/0Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-4-egilsstadir-to-akureyri-266-km/AidBlogsThu, 17 May 2012 12:02:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=743f821ba1bc55010ce5ae87e869c0f5
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Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)



Public infrastructure at Europe's most powerful waterfall.

Dettifoss - Europe's most powerful waterfall. (Waterfall power = volume per unit time x height)

Námafjall geothermal vents

Námafjall geothermal vents

Sellandafjall

Goðafoss waterfall

Goðafoss waterfall
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]]>Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)Public infrastructure at Europe's most powerful waterfall.Dettifoss - Europe's most powerful waterfall. (Waterfall power = volume per unit time x height)Námafjall geothermal ventsNámafjall geothermal ventsSellandafjallGoðafoss waterfallGoðafoss waterfallThank you for [...]http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-4-egilsstadir-to-akureyri-266-km/feed/0Snapshots- Pre-planninghttp://aidblogs.org/snapshots-pre-planning/AidBlogsThu, 17 May 2012 07:00:31 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2127Nairobi is a growing city and new apartments are popping up all over. On both sides of the compound we live on new complexes have been built. To one side they are putting on the finishing touches and realized they needed an extra water tank in the back. Unfortunately, they could not get it through the narrow walkway behind the building and the fence They had to come up with a way to lift it around the covered porches, pushing against the electric fence at times. This was unfortunate but does show the inventiveness when needed is a valuable skill set most have here in Nairobi. (...)

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]]>Nairobi is a growing city and new apartments are popping up all over. On both sides of the compound we live on new complexes have been built. To one side they are putting on the finishing touches and realized they needed an extra water tank in the back. Unfortunately, they could not get it through [...]http://aidblogs.org/snapshots-pre-planning/feed/0Parallels Between a 5 Fingered Running Revolution and Aidhttp://aidblogs.org/parallels-between-a-5-fingered-running-revolution-and-aid/AidBlogsThu, 17 May 2012 04:45:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=bea20a00cbd0daf345dfedd616143c2d Nicholas Thompson writes about new trends in running and former marathoner and super coach Alberto Salazar. Salazar has become an important figure in the distance running world by focusing on the technical aspects of the sport. An extensive article in the New Yorker in 2010 looked at the obsession of Salazar and his discovery that the elite African runners used a full finishing stride when running longer distances; the complete opposite of the energy-saving short recovery that was being taught at the time. The training of Dathan Ritzenhein by Salazar is interwoven into the larger story about the changing face of distance running.

We are also in the midst of a running revolution thanks to Chris McDougall's Born to Run. (...)

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]]>Nicholas Thompson writes about new trends in running and former marathoner and super coach Alberto Salazar. Salazar has become an important figure in the distance running world by focusing on the technical aspects of the sport. An extensive article in the New Yorker in 2010 looked at the obsession of Salazar and his discovery that [...]http://aidblogs.org/parallels-between-a-5-fingered-running-revolution-and-aid/feed/0Lobbying: what our Parliament should learn from the US’ Senatehttp://aidblogs.org/lobbying-what-our-parliament-should-learn-from-the-us-senate/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 18:35:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=41380b6fc69316726c9cc76d9102f205 In this age of blatant lobbying,
The (US) Senate minority who last week blocked a vote on ending Big Oil subsidies received more than four times the oil and gas contributions than the 51 senators voting to end them. Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, has helped preserve these and other loopholes for oil and gas by building a Washington force tied intimately to conservative lawmakers, Steve Coll reports in this week's New Yorker. The corporation relies on an algorithm to determine tiers of oil industry allies and sent 90 percent of contributions to Republicans last year
we are still bothered about cash-for-questions and personal endorsements?

We really need to reform our parliamentary system...learn from the greatest democracy of the world? (...)

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]]>In this age of blatant lobbying, The (US) Senate minority who last week blocked a vote on ending Big Oil subsidies received more than four times the oil and gas contributions than the 51 senators voting to end them. Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, has helped preserve these and other loopholes for oil [...]http://aidblogs.org/lobbying-what-our-parliament-should-learn-from-the-us-senate/feed/02004 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2004-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 17:35:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=892af3c7c78f72f63f41f88b53b99d7dHere, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2004:

Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001 and prior

Flashman and the Redskins, George MacDonald Fraser

The Power and the Glory, Graham Greene, 1940

Flashman in the Great Game, George MacDonald Fraser, 1975

Flashman at the Charge, George MacDonald Fraser, 1973

Flash for Freedom!, George MacDonald Fraser, 1971

Flashman's Lady, George MacDonald Fraser, 1977

Royal Flash, George MacDonald Fraser, 1970

Firefox Down, Craig Thomas, 1983

Flashman: Story of British Disaster in Afghanistan, From Flashman Papers 1839-1842, George Macdonald Fraser, 1969

The Quiet American, Graham Greene, 1955

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, 2003

Porno, Irvine Welsh, 2002

Tattooing and Body Piercing, Bonnie Graves, 2000

Madam Secretary: A Memoir, Madeleine Albright, 2003

Eats, shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss, 2003

My Life, Bill Clinton, 2004

Living History, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2003
Formula One Cars, A.R. Schaefer, 2005

Australia, Tracy Boraas, 2002

Our Woman in Kabul, Irris Makler, 2003

Afghanistan, Mary Englar, 2004

A look at Australia, Helen Frost, 2002

A Time to Die: The Untold Story of the Kursk Tragedy, Robert Moore, 2003

Things Maps Don't Tell Us, Armin K. Lobeck, 1956

Air Spy: The story of Photo Intelligence in World War II, Constance Babington-Smith, 1957

Rabbits on the Farm, Mari C. (...)

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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2004:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorFlashman and the Redskins, George MacDonald FraserThe Power and the Glory, Graham Greene, 1940Flashman in the Great Game, George MacDonald Fraser, 1975Flashman at the [...]http://aidblogs.org/2004-readings/feed/02009 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2009-readings-2/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 17:32:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=da295b4bf7eddb28f33bf5ba58917681Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2009:

Please also see 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and prior

Beyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008

Tintin - The Blue Lotus, Hergé

Tintin - Cigars of the Pharoh, Hergé

Tintin in America, Hergé
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2009:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorBeyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008Tintin - The Blue Lotus, HergéTintin - Cigars of the Pharoh, HergéTintin in America, HergéThank you for [...]http://aidblogs.org/2009-readings-2/feed/02010 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2010-readings-2/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 17:20:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=7879819631b4ab7eac1e515b14b2f2f1Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2010:

Please also see 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and prior

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, 2007

The Girl who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, 2006

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, 2005

Kingdom of Fear, Hunter S Thompson, 2003

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, Lilian Jackson Braun, 1966

The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, Ian Mortimer, 2009

The Cuba Project: CIA covert operations 1959-62 - The Secret War, Fabián Escalante, 2009 top

Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 1949

Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2010:Please also see 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorThe Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, 2007The Girl who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, 2006The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg [...]http://aidblogs.org/2010-readings-2/feed/02011 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2011-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 17:11:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=20ff959ac8584d462c041bdbab4eb322Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2011.

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Africa is Contagious - Experiences of a Doctor Without Borders, Steven van de Vijver, 2008

Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe, Sean Carroll, 2007

Papillon, Henri Charrière, 1969
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2011.Please also see 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorAfrica is Contagious - Experiences of a Doctor Without Borders, Steven van de Vijver, 2008Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe, Sean [...]http://aidblogs.org/2011-readings/feed/02010 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2010-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:52:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=1b7284672f2d71ad257595a08588ae0f
Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2010.

Please also see 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and prior


Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 1949

Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933

Beyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008

Tintin - The Blue Lotus, Hergé

Tintin - Cigars of the Pharoh, Hergé

Tintin in America, Hergé

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson, 2007

The Girl who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, 2006

The Girl with the Draggon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, 2005

Kingdom of Fear, Hunter S Thompson, 2003

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, Lilian Jackson Braun, 1966

The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, Ian Mortimer, 2009

The Cuba Project: CIA covert operations 1959-62 - The Secret War, Fabián Escalante


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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2010.Please also see 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorNineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 1949Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933Beyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008Tintin - The Blue Lotus, [...]http://aidblogs.org/2010-readings/feed/02009 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2009-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:50:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=3127012cf49cece552a46b6cc7ab8b33Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2009:

Please also see 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and prior

Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 1949

Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933

Beyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008

Tintin - The Blue Lotus, Hergé

Tintin - Cigars of the Pharoh, Hergé

Tintin in America, Hergéa
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2009:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorNineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 1949Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933Beyond Miss World, Jennifer Hosten with Shaun Sarsfield, 2008Tintin - The Blue [...]http://aidblogs.org/2009-readings/feed/02008 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2008-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:48:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=0aae415b11aa22275179336aa1763c8fHere, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2008:

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The Box, Marc Levinson, 2006

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, 2007

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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2008:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorThe Box, Marc Levinson, 2006A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, 2007Thank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/2008-readings/feed/02007 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2007-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:43:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=44e73edb7cd19c15587a1787927c936dHere, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2007:

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Amsterdam, Ian McEwen, 1998

It is What It Is: The Autobiography, David Coulthard, 2007

Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography, Jackie Stewart,
2007

Working the Wheel, Martin Brundle

An Independent Man: The Autobiography, Eddie Jordan, 2007

The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver, 1998

The Berlin Wall - A World Divided, 1961-1989, Frederick Taylor,
2006

The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen, 1988

The Emperor's Children, Claire Messud, 2006

On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwan, 2007

Home from the Vinyl Cafe, Stuart McLean, 2005

The Testament of Gideon Mack, James Robertson, 2006

The Kiwi's Egg: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection, David Quammen, 2007?

Fruit of the Lemon, Andrea Levy, 1999

Dis Information and other Wikkid Myths, Kark Kruszelnicki

Emergency Sex [and other Desperate Measures] - True Stories from a War Zone, Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, Andrew Thomson, 2004

Atonement, Ian McEwen, 2001

The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen, 2003

Akimbo and the Elephants, Alexander McCall Smith, 1990

Saturday, Ian McEwan, 2006

Small Island, Andrea Levy, 1999

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Jimmy Carter, 2006

The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the eye of the beholder, David Quammen, 2000

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, 2003
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2007:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorAmsterdam, Ian McEwen, 1998It is What It Is: The Autobiography, David Coulthard, 2007Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography, Jackie Stewart, 2007Working the Wheel, Martin [...]http://aidblogs.org/2007-readings/feed/02006 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2006-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:41:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=6c8710d7ce1818e2be35722357590b38Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2006:

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Complete Short Stories, Graham Greene, 2005

My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin, 1964

Flashman on the March, George Macdonal Fraser, 2005

Solomon Gurskey Was Here, Mordecai Richler, 1989

The Country Girls, Edna O'Brian, 1960

The Great Crash 1929, John Kenneth Galbraith, 1954

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, Mark Haddon, 2004

The Russia House, John le Carré

The Spaghetti Tangle, Alexander McCall Smith, 2005

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Alexander McCall Smith, 2005

The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Alexander McCall Smith,
2004

Morality for Beautiful Girls, Alexander McCall Smith, 2002

The Magician's Tale, David Hunt, 1999

Tears of The Giraffe, Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith

The Good Doctor, Damon Galgut, 2003

Sula, Toni Morrison, 1973
A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson, 2003


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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2006:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorComplete Short Stories, Graham Greene, 2005My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin, 1964Flashman on the March, George Macdonal Fraser, 2005Solomon Gurskey Was Here, Mordecai Richler, 1989The Country [...]http://aidblogs.org/2006-readings/feed/02005 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2005-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:38:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=9ee60d43bfb4056ccec7d796ae4732b9Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2005:

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The Magus, John Fowles, 1966, revised 197?

A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, 1962

Cat Among the Pigeons, Agatha Christie, 1959

The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905

Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor, 1990

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John LeCarré, 1962

The Third Man, Graham Greene, 1949

Flashman and the Tiger, George MacDonald Fraser, 2001

Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby, 1992

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, George MacDonald Fraser,
1994

Flashman and the Mountain of Light, George MacDonald Fraser, 1990

Flashman and the Dragon, George MacDonald Fraser, 1987

Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem, 2000

Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, 1719

Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich, Joachim Fest, 2004

Diana Mosley: Mitford Beauty, British Fascist, Hitler's Angel,
Anne de Courcy, 2003
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt, 1996

Letter from America, Alistair Cooke

The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe, 1979

Himalaya, Michael Palin, 2004

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, 1971


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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2005:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and priorThe Magus, John Fowles, 1966, revised 197?A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, 1962Cat Among the Pigeons, Agatha Christie, 1959The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905Lake [...]http://aidblogs.org/2005-readings/feed/02003 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2003-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:33:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=18483e3843947df04706931d34973eb1Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2003:

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Swallowdale, Arthur Ransome, 1931

Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome, 1930

Unless, Carol Shields, 2003

In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson, 2000

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela,
Nelson Mandela, 1995

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Robert F. Kennedy, 1968

The Hipster Handbook, Robert Lanham, Jeff Bechtel Illustrator
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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2003:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001 and priorSwallowdale, Arthur Ransome, 1931Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome, 1930Unless, Carol Shields, 2003In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson, 2000Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of [...]http://aidblogs.org/2003-readings/feed/02002 Readingshttp://aidblogs.org/2002-readings/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:26:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=98432ad7e9ae8c41107889dab3803f34Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2002:


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A Passage to India, E.M. Forster, 1924

How to be Good, Nick Hornby, 2001

Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, 2002?

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, Richard Bach, 1977

The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Melissa Bank, 2000

A Burnt-Out Case, Graham Greene, 1960

The Heart of the Matter, Graham Greene, 1948

Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995, Joe Sacco, 2000

Stupid White Men, Michael Moore, 2002

Sin and Syntax, Constance Hale, 1999

Presidential Trivia

Learn to Program with Visual Basic

The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes, 1999 edition

The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime, Miles Harvey, 2001

The New York Times - Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races


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]]>Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2002:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 and priorA Passage to India, E.M. Forster, 1924How to be Good, Nick Hornby, 2001Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, 2002?Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant [...]http://aidblogs.org/2002-readings/feed/0Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-3-hofn-to-egilsstadir-247-km/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 16:03:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=fbaef830bec4973cd05c37230bcd27bb

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Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)



Almannaskarðsgöng tunnel (1,312m)

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Djúpivogur

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I think these are fish farms

Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng tunnel (5,850m)

Blizzard
Maximum darkness
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]]>Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)Almannaskarðsgöng tunnel (1,312m) dinnerIcelandic horseDjúpivogurDjúpivogurI think these are fish farmsFáskrúðsfjarðargöng tunnel (5,850m)Blizzard Maximum darknessThank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-3-hofn-to-egilsstadir-247-km/feed/0<div…http://aidblogs.org/div-5/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 13:15:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=d961f3f9c7a34e0e3252c4fb4e5bceb2
Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)

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Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)


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]]>Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn&#160;(271 Km)Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)Pillow lavaDust stormSkeiðarárjökullRemnant&#160;of bridge destroyed by&#160;Skeiðarárjökull&#160;jökulhlaup (flooding)SkeiðarárjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónSkaftafellsjökullHöfnHöfnHöfnHöfnThank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/div-5/feed/0It’s all happening!http://aidblogs.org/its-all-happening/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 13:14:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=c1f0aaa83b38586ad22a86781927c004At long last, we're making some good progress on plans to open new centres for street kids here in Hanoi.

For over a year we have been looking for possible new places to open centres, but it's only in the past 2 months that we have really worked out what we're going to do.

The problem, in short, is that our current drop in centre for street kids is just too small. When we moved here 5 years ago, it was huge - but somehow it's shrunk! Or perhaps we just have more kids coming... (...)

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]]>At long last, we're making some good progress on plans to open new centres for street kids here in Hanoi. For over a year we have been looking for possible new places to open centres, but it's only in the past 2 months that we have really worked out what we're going to do. The [...]http://aidblogs.org/its-all-happening/feed/0Snapshots- ‘traffic’http://aidblogs.org/snapshots-traffic/Photo of the DayAidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 07:00:16 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2116Here is traffic that we had to deal with in Malindi.

Driving into town Monday night we were greeted by Nairobi traffic.

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]]>Here is traffic that we had to deal with in Malindi. Driving into town Monday night we were greeted by Nairobi traffic. Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/snapshots-traffic/feed/0Obscuring the Conflict Mineral Debate With Simple Storieshttp://aidblogs.org/obscuring-the-conflict-mineral-debate-with-simple-stories/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=61f4a005ef810a12f35cab4cb8e73e75 A blog post by Annie Callaway appearing on the Enough Project blog yesterday reviewed May 10 hearing on Dodd-Frank section 1502 by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Section 1502 is the part of the bill that addresses the issue of what the Enough Project, Global Witness and others have labeled 'conflict minerals.'

The advocacy organizations successfully lobbied for the inclusion of the provision to ethically source minerals. The SEC is taking a hard look at the section to determine if it causes an undue burden on the mining industry. The mining industry says it will cause a steep financial burden on the industry to implement the regulations in 1502. (...)

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]]>A blog post by Annie Callaway appearing on the Enough Project blog yesterday reviewed May 10 hearing on Dodd-Frank section 1502 by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Section 1502 is the part of the bill that addresses the issue of what the Enough Project, Global Witness and others have [...]http://aidblogs.org/obscuring-the-conflict-mineral-debate-with-simple-stories/feed/0Hospital in Bangalore Innovates to Treat Both Rich and Poorhttp://aidblogs.org/hospital-in-bangalore-innovates-to-treat-both-rich-and-poor/AidBlogsWed, 16 May 2012 02:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=d6e8fbd9d0f220a08de2e74b5bebe95a

Ten years ago, Indian cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty founded a hospital he called Narayana Hrudayalaya ('Temple of the Heart') in Bangalore. His goal was to provide top notch health services to both rich and poor Indians in the same facility.

From Al Jazeera:
"We decided to adopt all the business principles of Walmart or Henry Ford - the one thing in common is the economy of scale," Shetty explains.

At the Narayana, approximately 40 per cent of patients pay a reasonable price for their treatment, a small percentage - those who "want the frills of executive rooms" - pay a premium, a majority pays less than the market rate and 10 to 20 per cent pay virtually nothing. For the latter category, the hospital's charitable wing raises money to help compensate for the material costs of their treatment. (...)

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]]>Ten years ago, Indian cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty founded a hospital he called Narayana Hrudayalaya ('Temple of the Heart') in Bangalore. His goal was to provide top notch health services to both rich and poor Indians in the same facility. From Al Jazeera: "We decided to adopt all the business principles of Walmart or [...]http://aidblogs.org/hospital-in-bangalore-innovates-to-treat-both-rich-and-poor/feed/0So full I couldn’t read another thinghttp://aidblogs.org/so-full-i-couldnt-read-another-thing/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 23:35:35 PDThttp://ourmaninhanoi.com/?p=1726

Yesterday, in its own automated way, @vietnamblogs churned out six newly written blogs posts on Vietnamese street food.(1,2,3,4,5,6)

That was without the assistance of one or two Vietnam-based bloggers who write exclusively on the subject.  One of the articles came from The Word and highlighted its recent Hanoi poll.

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]]>Yesterday, in its own automated way, @vietnamblogs churned out six newly written blogs posts on Vietnamese street food.(1,2,3,4,5,6) That was without the assistance of one or two Vietnam-based bloggers who write exclusively on the subject.  One of the articles came from The Word and highlighted its recent Hanoi poll. (...) Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/so-full-i-couldnt-read-another-thing/feed/0People in Congo are Starving, Why?http://aidblogs.org/people-in-congo-are-starving-why/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 17:57:03 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=5b9860cbb8bf8d4daca896f4597d7a3c

The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa's breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Nearly 70 percent of the country's 68 million people are classified as under-nourished by the United Nation, and 38 percent of children have stunted growth due to malnutrition.

Despite good rainfall and rich agricultural potential, only two percent of the arable land and pasturelands in the DRC is under cultivation. The agriculture sector employs nearly 40 percent of the country's economically active population, but contributes only six percent to its gross domestic product and about two percent to exports. (...)

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]]>The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa's breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Nearly 70 percent of the country's 68 million people are classified as under-nourished by the United [...]http://aidblogs.org/people-in-congo-are-starving-why/feed/0ToonsEAWL: Hoping their email finds you wellhttp://aidblogs.org/toonseawl-hoping-their-email-finds-you-well/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 17:21:04 PDThttp://stuffexpataidworkerslike.com/?p=4783


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]]>Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/toonseawl-hoping-their-email-finds-you-well/feed/0Gallup Finds High Approval of Africa’s Leadershttp://aidblogs.org/gallup-finds-high-approval-of-africas-leaders/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=8ae46e330491f3620501a7a2a4d22776
Gallup shares the results of a new poll measuring the approval of Africa's leaders in their home countries. Almost all have positive approval ratings. Of those at the bottom, Wade, Mutharika and Banda are now out of office. The findings in some countries are not likely indicative of true sentiments. Obama and Cameron sitting at around 50%, plus the more democratic African nations moving closer to the same middle range may indicate that the extreme highs are hiding the truth. (...)

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]]>Gallup shares the results of a new poll measuring the approval of Africa's leaders in their home countries. Almost all have positive approval ratings. Of those at the bottom, Wade, Mutharika and Banda are now out of office. The findings in some countries are not likely indicative of true sentiments. Obama and Cameron sitting at [...]http://aidblogs.org/gallup-finds-high-approval-of-africas-leaders/feed/0Chart of the Day: Gay Marriage in Americahttp://aidblogs.org/chart-of-the-day-gay-marriage-in-america/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 04:26:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=d3c3881ad769f1cd894e74cf4cc20ac0
read more at the Monkey Cage.

And here is an equivalent chart for Europe.

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]]>read more at the Monkey Cage. And here is an equivalent chart for Europe. Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/chart-of-the-day-gay-marriage-in-america/feed/0Location scouting trip reporthttp://aidblogs.org/location-scouting-trip-report/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 04:15:32 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2123While posting all about our family time I realized we have not shared an update about Taylor’s work trip! He had a pretty successful time looking at many options of locations for the film. Thankfully AIM is working under a Kenyan media house who had its owner represent them in beginning negotiations to secure locations. A huge praise is that the writing was completed by a Western missionary and is under review by a Kenyan to make more culturally appropriate.

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]]>While posting all about our family time I realized we have not shared an update about Taylor&#8217;s work trip! He had a pretty successful time looking at many options of locations for the film. Thankfully AIM is working under a Kenyan media house who had its owner represent them in beginning negotiations to secure locations. [...]http://aidblogs.org/location-scouting-trip-report/feed/0Beautiful Kenyahttp://aidblogs.org/beautiful-kenya/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 04:06:34 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2120Though I have not seen very much of the world, I feel confident in saying that Kenya is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Here is just a quick picture we took along our drive back to town for you to enjoy. We went from the coast, through mountains and amazing plains in a matter of a few hours!

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]]>Though I have not seen very much of the world, I feel confident in saying that Kenya is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Here is just a quick picture we took along our drive back to town for you to enjoy. We went from the coast, through mountains and amazing plains [...]http://aidblogs.org/beautiful-kenya/feed/0Trip to Malindihttp://aidblogs.org/trip-to-malindi/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 03:47:59 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2112
Our kids are such great flyers! Here is a pic from our quick flight to join Baba. Avery made Larson laugh with a puppet show, thanks to the air sick bag. :)

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]]>Our kids are such great flyers! Here is a pic from our quick flight to join Baba. Avery made Larson laugh with a puppet show, thanks to the air sick bag. (...) Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/trip-to-malindi/feed/0Happy Belated Mother’s Dayhttp://aidblogs.org/happy-belated-mothers-day/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 03:39:45 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2043

Spending the sunny day with the kiddos in the pool was a great Mother’s day. Even as Taylor, due to malaria, was in bed and kind of loopy he arranged for the caretaker of the home we were staying at to make flower arrangements all over the house. Here is a picture of one of them. What a great guy! (...)

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]]>Spending the sunny day with the kiddos in the pool was a great Mother&#8217;s day. Even as Taylor, due to malaria, was in bed and kind of loopy he arranged for the caretaker of the home we were staying at to make flower arrangements all over the house. Here is a picture of one of [...]http://aidblogs.org/happy-belated-mothers-day/feed/0Nyumbani Njema Nyumbanihttp://aidblogs.org/nyumbani-njema-nyumbani/UpdateAidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 03:35:59 PDThttp://martynsinafrica.com/blog/?p=2108We arrived home last night. Taylor, as many have seen from his Facebook posts, came down with malaria. Thanks to a quick call to the fabulous Dr. Ginna and a fast trip to a neighborhood chemist he got on the right meds and is on the mend. He was even well enough to do most of the driving for our trip. (...)

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]]>We arrived home last night. Taylor, as many have seen from his Facebook posts, came down with malaria. Thanks to a quick call to the fabulous Dr. Ginna and a fast trip to a neighborhood chemist he got on the right meds and is on the mend. He was even well enough to do most [...]http://aidblogs.org/nyumbani-njema-nyumbani/feed/0World Bank eAtlas Brings Illustrates Open Datahttp://aidblogs.org/world-bank-eatlas-brings-illustrates-open-data/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 02:29:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=9dc0f761a93efde83a54f0ac1dc11014

The World Bank continues to be one of the leaders in open data and the visualization of that data. I recently came upon the World Bank eAtlas. It takes the data made available and maps the indicators in order to compare countries around the world.

In the screen grab above, I searched for the average age at first marriage for women. The user can hover over each of the countries to see the specific data. (...)

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]]>The World Bank continues to be one of the leaders in open data and the visualization of that data. I recently came upon the World Bank eAtlas. It takes the data made available and maps the indicators in order to compare countries around the world. In the screen grab above, I searched for the average [...]http://aidblogs.org/world-bank-eatlas-brings-illustrates-open-data/feed/0Think Hemingwayhttp://aidblogs.org/think-hemingway/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 02:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=0ca1bd8a60056db57e87470684fcb976 Andrés Marroquín and Julio H. Cole ran a statistical analysis of the length of words used in Nobel Laureate speeches. Winners for Literature use shorter words than in other disciplines. And as a general rule of thumb I would guess that Nobel prize winners in literature are also better writers. Ergo, use short words dummy. (...)

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]]>Andrés Marroquín and Julio H. Cole ran a statistical analysis of the length of words used in Nobel Laureate speeches. Winners for Literature use shorter words than in other disciplines. And as a general rule of thumb I would guess that Nobel prize winners in literature are also better writers. Ergo, use short words dummy. [...]http://aidblogs.org/think-hemingway/feed/0Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-1-reykjavik-to-vik-218-km/AidBlogsTue, 15 May 2012 00:38:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=d447fd5d4c9299b03dd6fe03f8bd6d29
Please see also:
Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)
Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)




Expedition vehicle Parc fermé, Reykjavík

Hellisheiði geothermal power station

Hellisheiði geothermal power station




Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss


Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Skógafoss

Skógafoss

Skógafoss

Dyrhólaey

Dyrhólaey

Dyrhólaey

Dyrhólaey

Dyrhólaey


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]]>Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)Expedition vehicle Parc fermé, ReykjavíkHellisheiði geothermal power station Hellisheiði geothermal power stationSeljalandsfossSeljalandsfossSeljalandsfossSeljalandsfossEyjafjallajökull volcanoSkógafossSkógafossSkógafossDyrhólaeyDyrhólaeyDyrhólaeyDyrhólaeyDyrhólaeyThank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/iceland-exploration-day-1-reykjavik-to-vik-218-km/feed/0Your hustings for the EBRD Presidenthttp://aidblogs.org/your-hustings-for-the-ebrd-president/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 23:26:37 PDThttp://www.owen.org/?p=5508(First published as a blog post on the Center for Global Development’s Views from the Center.)


On Friday the Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will decide who will be the Bank’s next President.  I’ve interviewed four of the candidates and the interviews are now online for you to listen to, and you can read the transcript here.

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]]>(First published as a blog post on the Center for Global Development&#8217;s Views from the Center.) On Friday the Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will decide who will be the Bank’s next President.  I&#8217;ve interviewed four of the candidates and the interviews are now online for you to listen to, and you [...]http://aidblogs.org/your-hustings-for-the-ebrd-president/feed/0What’s in a name anyways?http://aidblogs.org/whats-in-a-name-anyways/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 12:07:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=80d577afcc50b986912b23a862d519a7My last flight up to Rumbek, I was placed on a milk run that had me stopping in Bor and Mabior in Jonglei State, before going to Rumbek. Lakes State.

One would assume a state of many lakes?

I had noticed on the ground a lack of visible, natural, bodies of water in the state, but it wasn't until I was airborne that I realised that every other state in South Sudan must have more visible bodies of water than Lakes State.



Also - this is not helping calm war rhetoric. (...)

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]]>My last flight up to Rumbek, I was placed on a milk run that had me stopping in Bor and Mabior in Jonglei State, before going to Rumbek. Lakes State.One would assume a state of many lakes?I had noticed on the ground a lack of visible, natural, bodies of water in the state, but it [...]http://aidblogs.org/whats-in-a-name-anyways/feed/0A special month in the Stateshttp://aidblogs.org/a-special-month-in-the-states/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 11:25:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=1d92795d08460c13028c7b826bc82626




In case our faithful readers are unaware, we have been in the States for 2 weeks now and are having a wonderful time. We spent a week with Eli's parents in Naperville, IL and Eli's sister Alyssa and her 4 boys surprised us by driving almost 4 hours from MI to see us our first day back!


Eli's brother and his soon-to-be wife, Krista hosted a lovely brunch at Caleb's house with several friends we went to college with in Chicago.


The boys enjoyed helping Opa with several projects


the kids are loving the beautiful parks/playgrounds!


We are enjoying every family meal, outing, and moment together. (...)

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]]>In case our faithful readers are unaware, we have been in the States for 2 weeks now and are having a wonderful time. We spent a week with Eli's parents in Naperville, IL and Eli's sister Alyssa and her 4 boys surprised us by driving almost 4 hours from MI to see us our first [...]http://aidblogs.org/a-special-month-in-the-states/feed/0How to improve education: Pay teachers lesshttp://aidblogs.org/how-to-improve-education-pay-teachers-less/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 09:59:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=accd9dc451e4aff6fa4932ecc7be2396 Abhijeet has a new post up at the CSAE blog. He makes the critical point that when a study finds no difference between regular teachers and contract teachers in Kenya, those contract teachers are still being paid only a fifth of regular teachers. It's kind of silly to be disappointed by seeing no positive impact (but no negative impact either) when you are paying a fifth of the cost. (edit: the above isn't actually correct - see the discussion in the comments here - the quote below is still accurate however)
across all these studies, contract teachers never do worse than civil service teachers, despite being younger, more inexperienced and more likely to not have had formal teacher training. In value-for-money terms, each contract teacher is at least four to five times as productive as a regular public service teacher: in Kenya, the average pay of a civil service teacher is $261 per month compared to $56 for a contract teacher. (...)

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]]>Abhijeet has a new post up at the CSAE blog. He makes the critical point that when a study finds no difference between regular teachers and contract teachers in Kenya, those contract teachers are still being paid only a fifth of regular teachers. It's kind of silly to be disappointed by seeing no positive impact [...]http://aidblogs.org/how-to-improve-education-pay-teachers-less/feed/0Millennium Villages: impact evaluation is almost besides the pointhttp://aidblogs.org/millennium-villages-impact-evaluation-is-almost-besides-the-point/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 05:12:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=3a77bdccc5328ee01ddc8533d38a9d72 A lot has been said about evaluation and the impact of the Millennium Villages, most of which boils down to:

"What is the impact of the Millennium Village package of interventions on the area in question?"

The really depressing part though is that this is actually the least interesting question. Chances are that throwing in a whole bunch of extra inputs to a community will create some outputs, and some impact. The whole point of the Millennium Villages though is to provide a model for the rest of rural Africa to follow. The really interesting question is whether African governments have the desire and capability to manage a massive and complex scaling up of integrated service delivery across rural Africa. (...)

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]]>A lot has been said about evaluation and the impact of the Millennium Villages, most of which boils down to:"What is the impact of the Millennium Village package of interventions on the area in question?"The really depressing part though is that this is actually the least interesting question. Chances are that throwing in a whole [...]http://aidblogs.org/millennium-villages-impact-evaluation-is-almost-besides-the-point/feed/0War we can believe in?http://aidblogs.org/war-we-can-believe-in/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 03:57:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=38011c877ba3e0c235312176e75f91dc Andrew Natsios, a former US envoy to Sudan and former administrator of USAID called on Friday for the US to arm South Sudan with anti-aircraft weapons.
We need only make sure that, for the North, attacking the South is a little bit harder than shooting fish in a barrel.
Maybe providing weaponry inherently built for self-defence is something that a few more people can get on board with than bombing Sudan's air bases or all-out war?

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]]>Andrew Natsios, a former US envoy to Sudan and former administrator of USAID called on Friday for the US to arm South Sudan with anti-aircraft weapons. We need only make sure that, for the North, attacking the South is a little bit harder than shooting fish in a barrel. Maybe providing weaponry inherently built for [...]http://aidblogs.org/war-we-can-believe-in/feed/0#150 being Chief of Partyhttp://aidblogs.org/150-being-chief-of-party/AidBlogsMon, 14 May 2012 02:18:46 PDThttp://stuffexpataidworkerslike.com/?p=3972Submitted by High Plane Drifter

COP intrepidly wades in through red tape to save the natives and achieve sustainable development. (Photo: http://john.curtin.edu. (...)

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]]>Submitted by High Plane Drifter COP intrepidly wades in through red tape to save the natives and achieve sustainable development. (Photo: http://john.curtin.edu. (...) Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/150-being-chief-of-party/feed/0Gigglingbob’s Weekly Twitshttp://aidblogs.org/gigglingbobs-weekly-twits-62/TweetsAidBlogsSun, 13 May 2012 18:10:00 PDThttp://robrooker.com/blog/archives/1077jeanewine: @aceramicartist "Always hv a pricin strategy n place & consider all factors of production when setting a price"@TheCreativez # saw on BBC this morning: http://t.co/6TsvOiO0 nifty # wow… internet speed really sucks at the moment… that or Barney took me into a time [...]

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]]>RT @jeanewine: @aceramicartist &#34;Always hv a pricin strategy n place &#38; consider all factors of production when setting a price&#34;@TheCreativez # saw on BBC this morning: http://t.co/6TsvOiO0 nifty # wow&#8230; internet speed really sucks at the moment&#8230; that or Barney took me into a time [...] Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/gigglingbobs-weekly-twits-62/feed/0Gigglingbob’s Weekly Twitshttp://aidblogs.org/gigglingbobs-weekly-twits-61/TweetsAidBlogsSun, 13 May 2012 18:10:00 PDThttp://robrooker.com/blog/archives/1076jeanewine: @aceramicartist "Always hv a pricin strategy n place & consider all factors of production when setting a price"@TheCreativez # saw on BBC this morning: http://t.co/6TsvOiO0 nifty # wow… internet speed really sucks at the moment… that or Barney took me into a time [...]

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]]>RT @jeanewine: @aceramicartist &#34;Always hv a pricin strategy n place &#38; consider all factors of production when setting a price&#34;@TheCreativez # saw on BBC this morning: http://t.co/6TsvOiO0 nifty # wow&#8230; internet speed really sucks at the moment&#8230; that or Barney took me into a time [...] Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/gigglingbobs-weekly-twits-61/feed/0Happy Mother’s Day Infographichttp://aidblogs.org/happy-mothers-day-infographic/AidBlogsSun, 13 May 2012 03:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=34821e5f3c682b35b83fef3b87d374ed


USAID provides the above inforgraphic to illustrate the importance of saving moms at birth. Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there. Especially mine.


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]]>USAID provides the above inforgraphic to illustrate the importance of saving moms at birth. Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there. Especially mine. Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/happy-mothers-day-infographic/feed/0Pix from Paradisehttp://aidblogs.org/pix-from-paradise/AidBlogsSun, 13 May 2012 00:25:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=cf3aac45ad36e0ebbf4463b2a9d827e1

here are a few snaps from our sanctuary of celebration in the Seychelles...

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]]>here are a few snaps from our sanctuary of celebration in the Seychelles... Read the original article...http://aidblogs.org/pix-from-paradise/feed/0Pheromones Products for Womenhttp://aidblogs.org/pheromones-products-for-women/Relationships and SexualityAidBlogsSat, 12 May 2012 23:02:38 PDThttp://deepsouthsudan.com/?p=14Like I said in my last post, many women are now beginning to see the use of and use Pheromones. This post will look at the good Pheromones products out there for women.

Essence of woman pheromone cologne is the most intense and powerful on the market today. It has copulins which occur in the vaginal secretions of female mammals and have confirmed to bring a rapid increase in bio chemicals that is in charge for the sex drive in men. (...)

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]]>Like I said in my last post, many women are now beginning to see the use of and use Pheromones. This post will look at the good Pheromones products out there for women. Essence of woman pheromone cologne is the most intense and powerful on the market today. It has copulins which occur in the [...]http://aidblogs.org/pheromones-products-for-women/feed/0MBAs of the Future: Sustainability and What It Means For African Nationshttp://aidblogs.org/mbas-of-the-future-sustainability-and-what-it-means-for-african-nations/AidBlogsSat, 12 May 2012 01:00:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=e40b107ef28668a21a6dd89f4b80af19
By Julianna Davies.

The term 'business sustainability' has become a popular buzzword in contemporary MBA programs. Today business graduates are exploring the various methods by which corporate entities can become more lucrative and less wasteful. These strategies are especially needed in Africa - a continent whose valuable resources are far outweighed by human poverty and corporate irresponsibility. The response to the demand has been a drastic increase of programs offering MBA courses and on campus that focus on Africa and the struggles unique to developing countries. (...)

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]]>By Julianna Davies. The term 'business sustainability' has become a popular buzzword in contemporary MBA programs. Today business graduates are exploring the various methods by which corporate entities can become more lucrative and less wasteful. These strategies are especially needed in Africa - a continent whose valuable resources are far outweighed by human poverty and [...]http://aidblogs.org/mbas-of-the-future-sustainability-and-what-it-means-for-african-nations/feed/0But You brought us outhttp://aidblogs.org/but-you-brought-us-out/AidBlogsFri, 11 May 2012 22:23:00 PDThttp://aidblogs.org/?guid=ef6c0243cfc9ab149790402614517914 We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.
Ps 66:12

This is the verse I read yesterday that jumped out as a summary of where we are now. On May 9th, Scott and I reached the milestone of 25 years of marriage. And in the midst of a post-call stupor we worked and taught and cheered and cooked and packed, and then got up at 4:30 the next morning to travel to the Seychelles. For a week. (...)

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]]>We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. Ps 66:12 This is the verse I read yesterday that jumped out as a summary of where we are now. On May 9th, Scott and I reached the milestone of 25 years of marriage. And in the midst of a [...]http://aidblogs.org/but-you-brought-us-out/feed/0