Category Archives: tidbits

Education

Posted on July 18, 2010 by ast

There’s no magic bullet in fighting poverty but… education is the single best way to improve people’s lives. It bolsters economic growth, reduces extremism and social conflict and reduces run-away population growth… – Nicholas D. Kristof Truer words were never … Continue reading →

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Ginger Spice and Madhav Kumar Nepal

Posted on October 9, 2009 by ast

From the 12th October issue of The New Yorker. After sitting down, [pop singer and former Spice Girl Geri] Halliwell said that she had recently been to Nepal, where she met the Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal. “You know guys—you … Continue reading →

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American children singing the Nepalese anthem

Posted on May 2, 2009 by ast

This makes me very happy. And sad at the same time, because I don’t know the anthem fully yet myself. According to the video comments, this is at the Butler School in Washington, DC. Learn more about the Nepalese national … Continue reading →

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The Credit Crisis explained

Posted on March 4, 2009 by ast

Thanks to George for pointing me to this. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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Two tidbits

Posted on November 19, 2007 by ast

A couple of completely unrelated and slightly old, but interesting pieces of news: Now that the Nepalese army (hopefully) doesn’t have anyone to fight at home, some Nepalese special forces have been deployed to Darfur as peacekeeping forces. From the … Continue reading →

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links

Posted on April 18, 2005 by ast
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