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beirut = mimizan [from dark was the night]

1 week ago on October 29th, 2009 at 6:05 pm | Permalink

More Schools, Not Troops - nytimes op-ed

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Schools are not a quick fix or silver bullet any more than troops are. But we have abundant evidence that they can, over time, transform countries, and in the area near Afghanistan there’s a nice natural experiment in the comparative power of educational versus military tools.

Since 9/11, the United States has spent $15 billion in Pakistan, mostly on military support, and today Pakistan is more unstable than ever. In contrast, Bangladesh, which until 1971 was a part of Pakistan, has focused on education in a way that Pakistan never did. Bangladesh now has more girls in high school than boys. (In contrast, only 3 percent of Pakistani women in the tribal areas are literate.)

Those educated Bangladeshi women joined the labor force, laying the foundation for a garment industry and working in civil society groups like BRAC and Grameen Bank. That led to a virtuous spiral of development, jobs, lower birth rates, education and stability. That’s one reason Al Qaeda is holed up in Pakistan, not in Bangladesh, and it’s a reminder that education can transform societies.
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very good article by nicholas kristof

1 week ago on October 29th, 2009 at 10:54 am | Permalink

thedailywhat:

Buy This: “Know It All No. 2 Pencil Set” from Etsy seller Paper Pastries.

Pencils with built-in crib notes. Six to a set. Multicolored.

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i just squealed.

1 week ago on October 28th, 2009 at 12:43 am | Permalink | Reblog from

Stephen Wiltshire, 35, recreates every detail he saw in a 20-minute helicopter ride over New York.

frangry:

Mr. Wiltshire sees and draws. It is how he connects. Until age 5, he had never uttered a word. One day, his kindergarten class at a school for autistic children in London went on a field trip.

When they came back, he spoke.
“He said, ‘Paper,’ ” his sister, Annette Wiltshire, said. “The teacher asked him to say it again. He said it. Then they asked him to say something else, and he said, ‘Pen.’ ”

Read the full NYTimes article here.

1 week ago on October 28th, 2009 at 12:31 am | Permalink | Reblog from

my indian gross anatomy professor started our foot lecture with this.
i love my indian gross anatomy professor.

1 week ago on October 27th, 2009 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

nevver:Why so glum, Chum?

cause i study 14 hours a day.

1 week ago on October 25th, 2009 at 11:52 am | Permalink | Reblog from

geekystuff:Fuji Instax Instant Camera

i want this. i might get it when i’m back in the states.

1 week ago on October 25th, 2009 at 11:51 am | Permalink | Reblog from

it's 1am

and i just ended video-chatting with my mom abruptly cause i have to study for two more hours. i’m waking up extra early cause im so excited to be able to have a full day to study. and no, im not being sarcastic. im so glad i have a saturday to study.

is this when i start looking for ways to kill myself?

2 weeks ago on October 24th, 2009 at 12:45 am | Permalink

tiffany:

I need this. I’m always forgetting what day it is.
nevver:Just a Reminder

this is genius. someone get this for me. stat.

2 weeks ago on October 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

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jim gaffigan = bacon

i listen to this whenever i need reminder of bacon’s magic.
so thats everyday. since bacon is scarce here.

2 weeks ago on October 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 pm | Permalink

nevver:Share Some Candy

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bellavita:

glorigloriglori:

ambesarawrs:

dear childhood, i miss you…

everyday when you’re walking down the street…

2 weeks ago on October 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

thedailywhat:

Infographic of the Day: Courtesy of I Heart Guts!, the cutest damn menstrual cycle sex ed poster I ever did see.

Also: Hormone party!

Embiggen.

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i just sent this out to my entire med-school class list-serv.
this poster is beyond awesome.

2 weeks ago on October 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

lotusmodern:via i16.photobucket.com

….yep, sounds/looks just about right.

2 weeks ago on October 22nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

minimalmac:(via boing boing)

so hard….

2 weeks ago on October 22nd, 2009 at 12:43 am | Permalink | Reblog from

Stephen Wiltshire, 35, recreates every detail he saw in a 20-minute helicopter ride over New York.

it's 1am

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