Monthly Archives: August 2007

bm219 Special Courts and Presidents in Sierra Leone

August 25, 2007

It is quite hard to find an article on Sierra Leone on your average day in your average newspaper. Forgotten by some, written off by others, the country presses on - electing a new president while a special war crimes tribunal continues to do its work. We're...

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Lessons from the Amish

Lessons from the Amish

August 24, 2007

Part of having a little office/studio space in an old squat means that I have to clock working hours on the actual building. Thankfully hammering, scraping, or painting are all tasks that allow me the mental freedom to listen to my favorite podcasts all day long.. stopping for...

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Recovery Work in Wisconsin

Recovery Work in Wisconsin

August 22, 2007

After posting yesterday's podcast, I sent Rob a thank you email. He responded and proceeded to tell me of another disaster going on right now that Rainbow Rapid Response is going to tackle: the catastrophic flooding of farms in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Record rainfalls have led to terrible flooding...

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bm218 Remembering Search and Rescue in New Orleans

August 21, 2007

I recently gave a talk at the Chaos Communication Camp on the subject of New Orleans and the Federal Flood; a mix of my observations and research combined with all that I've learned from the many excellent NOLA bloggers. After the talk Rob Savoye walked up to me...

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Disc Around the World

Disc Around the World

August 20, 2007

A friend of mine, the man who introduced me to ulimate frisbee, started the first ever league in Liberia. Years later he would introduce the sport in Trinidad and last I heard he was in Madagascar surely throwing disc with the local population. Over the weekend I'm sitting down...

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