Archive for July, 2009

bm308 From the Mountains of Minho

July 29, 2009
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bm308 From the Mountains of Minho

Currently traveling in Portugal and have been unable or unwilling to do a full program during this family-focused visit.  But I did make use the audio recording function of my xacti camera today and p
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Protest or Film?

July 27, 2009
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Only a few more days of my Portugal-Family vacation remain. Today I'm quickly checking in with a video I captured in the Bica, downtown Lisbon, over the weekend. What initially looked like a demonstra
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Frank McCourt Remembered

July 23, 2009
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Frank McCourt Remembered

I was in my second year of University, the year was 1998, and someone special handed me the book "Angela's Ashes" and said - read this, PLEASE. For the next month I would take the book with me everywh
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Clash of Consumer Culture

July 20, 2009
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Clash of Consumer Culture

Caldas da Rainha with its 50,000 or so residents is not a huge city. The city itself is known for its hospital and according to wikipedia, its pottery.  In my family it is known as the city where my m
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Scandinavian Arctic Path

July 19, 2009
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Scandinavian Arctic Path

My good friend and fellow personal publisher Raymond had a post earlier this month on the topic of Norway that caught my attention.  In it he spoke about the melting of the arctic ice, a topic I've fo
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Portugal Summer Note

July 17, 2009
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Portugal Summer Note

Getting adjusted and taking care of a long list of errands for my 2 weeks in Portugal that have just begun.  Will return to posting AND podcasting, this weekend. Here's a photo from today.
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Indonesian Elections and West Papua

July 14, 2009
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Indonesian Elections and West Papua

Last week Indonesians voted in only the second presidential election in their nation's history. A race between three major coalition parties, it was the Democratic Party Coalition of current President
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Learn from the Mayo

July 9, 2009
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Learn from the Mayo

Even if you've never been to Minnesota (I haven't) you've likely heard of the Mayo Clinic.  To me the name is synonymous with some of the best healthcare a person can get. However up until today I
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