Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bach Ukulele and more

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Ian

This is amazing. The musician passed away recently. More on him at bookofjoe. And from that inspiration see the amazing Jake Shimabukuro And click for a couple more videos of him

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It must have been harder without a screen

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Ian

Stay tuned for the reason for this statement by Sumati.

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Water

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Ian

From Seed Magazine, In a small village in the center of Gujarat, India, a society grows from clean water and satellite maps. They have used technology to save and take good advantage of the monsoon rains. For more on water … Continue reading →

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Untouchables

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Ian

This is a very interesting link to the untouchables. Again from The Travel Photographer. The untouchables are from the Dalit caste and are born into opression in spite of this being a modern world and laws prohibiting it such as … Continue reading →

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Displaced Colombians

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Ian

Colombia is close to my heart having lived there in the past. Unfortunately the ongoing conflicts within Colombia have displaced around 3 million people internally second only to Sudan. Here’s an audio slideshow “Colombia’s Displaced Indians” with photographs by Moises … Continue reading →

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Travel Blog with interesting photos of Kuwait

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Ian

Louis CK travelled with the USO to entertain the troops in Kuwait and Iraq recently. Here’s his story. He’s a comedian but also a photographer and took interesting photos from the helicopter rides. Note his comedy and the blog link … Continue reading →

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Our Garden in Kuwait

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Ian

We have one strawberry plant in a pot by the front door. You can click on any of the following images to open it up larger. And some other flowers growing into the palm leaves. This is growing in a … Continue reading →

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Hummer Recovery Unit

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Ian

I saw this in the International Clinic parking lot.

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Starbucks Retrenches

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Ian

Starbucks is continuing to close stores. Will they recover. I think so, only because they already own the best locations. Location is everything. I saw last week even in Kuwait that Starbucks is closing some stores in Kuwait. The one … Continue reading →

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Amazing Bass

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Ian

And if you think this is something try the following video. They call it a battle, but it isn’t really it is humble competition. I heard the interview with Victor Wooten on CBC Tapestry, The Spirit of Music, where he … Continue reading →

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