Friday, April 27, 2007

A short but harrowing tale

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A small story with a happy ending (followed by a bit of liberal hand-wringing and analysis - well you didn't think I'd skip an oppor...
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Why not, prey?

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The sky over Karachi is thick with birds. There’s nothing so odd about that, obviously, since many cities have flocks of starlings or sparr...
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

East and West Pakistan

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Taking off from Dhaka and subsequently landing in Karachi is a study in contrasts – you rise above this incredibly wet and green world, cris...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Side effects of the smoking ban

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I spent last week in Aberdeen, which, being in Scotland, has a full on smoking ban in pubs, restaurants, etc. (England & Wales don't...

Catching Up

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Got back home on Monday evening, with much relief. A week is hard enough to be away, whereas I was gone for nearly 4. In my absence, Paula...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Och Aye

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I am still alive, and have much to blog about, including impressions from Karachi, where I spent last week. This week I am in Aberdeen, whe...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

More things about Bangladesh

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We are based here at the BRAC Centre for Development Management (BCDM),which is an educational retreat centre about an hour and a half outsi...
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Monday, April 02, 2007

Brief notes from Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is going well. The people are great, the food is fan-bloody-tastic, and the location of this course is a great out of town idyll...
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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Baby Einstein

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If you don't have children you'll be unaware of the phenomenon of Baby Einstein. So, let me fill you in. Baby Einstein is the bigg...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Ice, Sun, and Shopping

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We won! When I say "we" of course, I mean Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, who finally triumphed in the Romanian ice hockey championshi...
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