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Nightfall in Kabul

August 31, 2010
By bicyclemark
Nightfall in Kabul

This stretch of road, like so many in this city, is almost completely dark at night. No street light, no lights from houses (most of them are in ruins) and at this hour of night, no car headlights eit
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ctrp347 Arriving in Kabul

August 28, 2010
By bicyclemark
ctrp347 Arriving in Kabul

Arriving in Kabul is like arriving in no other country I have ever been to before. The beautiful beige mountains surrounding this city in ruins, with military and police presence seemingly everywhere,
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Dubai Warm Up

August 25, 2010
By bicyclemark
Dubai Warm Up

No time to explain. Almost no time to pack. So let's not waste anymore of what is already so precious. My arrival in Dubai was in the dark which is perhaps a good thing for someone who thought he u
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Portugal’s Alternative Energy Revolution

August 17, 2010
By bicyclemark
Portugal’s Alternative Energy Revolution

It isn't hard to find things that don't work correctly in Portugal.  It also isn't hard to find people who will go on and on about how the prime minister is a bum and a crook. Indeed Portugal has
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ctrp346 Audio Notes from Portugal

August 12, 2010
By bicyclemark
ctrp346 Audio Notes from Portugal

Podcast recorded on my last day in Lisbon, thinking out loud about the issues related to housing and squatting in Portugal as well as the Netherlands.  Also further laying out plans for what to l
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Lunchtime Leaders

August 11, 2010
By bicyclemark
Lunchtime Leaders

A few months ago I was invited as a guest on the lunchtime leaders podcast, a program produced by a group of enthusiastic middle school students in Connecticut. Moreso than most interviews I can r
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Abandoned Lisbon

August 8, 2010
By bicyclemark
Abandoned Lisbon

4,000 abandoned buildings in Lisbon, that is what a study found in 2008. Walking around in 2010, it feels as though with every passing month more businesses are closing, more people are giving
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ctrp345 Cyber Armageddon and Other Myths

August 3, 2010
By bicyclemark
ctrp345 Cyber Armageddon and Other Myths

There is no shortage of poorly written stories scattered throughout the internet, about cyber attacks leading to near apocalyptic situations involving power stations or other key infrastructure sites.
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