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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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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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Lunchtime Leaders

August 11, 2010
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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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Somewhere in Portugal

August 1, 2010
By bicyclemark
Somewhere in Portugal

I've been running around the North of Portugal, cities full of history, pride, tradition, and granite!
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Lisbon over 40C

July 26, 2010
By bicyclemark
Lisbon over 40C

The thermometer of the attic apartment reads 40.3C. The act of reading the temperature of the tiny digital display no doubt causes more drops of sweat to roll down my forehead. Its almost August in Li
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Vishwas Satgar on The World Cup

July 14, 2010
By bicyclemark
Vishwas Satgar on The World Cup

Amidst my recent rush to dig for information about what effect world cups and high profile soccer tournaments have on nations, I almost missed a very valuable voice on a recent edition of Radio Op
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