I've never really thought about what we do with all the heads that belong to our hamburgers, steaks, and fillets. Next time you take a bite, ponder that. I did, however, find one creative use while camping in the desert north of Khartoum, Sudan. We were driving alongside the Nile where many people have... More»
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CMDA KENYA 2012
Every two years a dedicated group of Christian academic doctors travels to Kenya to teach a two -week medical education conference so that missionary physicians can maintain their American medical licenses. We have gone probably six or seven times in the last 19 years.... More»
Poverty down 12% in Rwanda
Rwanda launches its new poverty numbers today. Poverty has fallen by almost 12 percentage points in just 5 years. That is pretty incredible. Speaking at the launch, Paul Collier said "The combination of growth, reduction in poverty and more equity has been achieved no... More»
India Day 1 Quick Hits
I have time to do a quick post here in the middle of the afternoon. What is here are some quick notes and reactions. Much of this will later... More»
Time and connections
Edmonton night shot (from Chateau Lacombe)We've been in Canada for over a month already and although things are feeling more familiar, it seems like we're in a type of... More»
Trafficking & The Super Bowl
It is estimated that over 10,000 children were brought into Dallas last year during Super Bowl weekend to be sold for sex. Read that again - 10,000 children brought... More»
me… via 2007
I found this saved in my files from 2007. I thought it was worth the share... Me... Childhood Ambition: To save the world Fondest Memory : Playing with my... More»
Top regrets at the end of life..
From The Guardian, Top Five Regrets of the Dying, a piece written by a palliative care nurse, Susie Steiner, who worked with people in the last 12 weeks of... More»
#135 Spiffy Project Names
submitted by Matt Greenall who also tweets: @mngreenall and blogs: epidreamiology. Spiffy Names for Spiffy Projects! (Photo from SHOPS twitter page...) (...) Read the original article... More»
Gigglingbob’s Weekly Twits
nice article on introverts http://t.co/PTSdZaJI @rossvanhorn @thecreativez # http://t.co/1lfcjHMW #ada_dsi @TheCreativez @rossvanhorn @aCeramicArtist @TheMumBi @TheParasGudka @just_sham_it @mercynguyo @Pawa254 # RT @afrodigitalart: ADA EVENT: DESIGN + SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: Process and... More»
Same problems, different solutions
Once upon a time - long, long, ago - I was a school teacher in Sydney. I taught in a pretty good school in a neighbourhood that is reputed... More»
Desert Camping Trip
This weekend we left the great city of Khartoum for a bit of adventure in the desert. We and about 15 other families ventured 3 hours out of the... More»
What is It?
This morning my reading fell in the book of Exodus, following a historical/sequential read-through-the-Bible in one year plan. Some background: such dramatic stories, but we often forget the years... More»
ifttt: such a simple app, so useful
Some privacy concerns I have with it are mentioned at the bottom of this post, but for the most part I’ve found ifttt to be a very handy web... More»
Calling all Brisbanites!
A good friend of Blue Dragon, Robyn Ramsay, is launching her book on Monday 13 in Brisbane: Finding Duong, Finding Myself.On a journey through this part of the world... More»
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