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John Cleese on the 5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative
“Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”
S. Sudan oilfield seizure in Sudan row "illegal" -AU - AlertNet
BBC News - Today - Does FOI help policy making?
The government has pledged to publish much more information than its predecessors - Sanchia Berg looks at how it is doing.
6 Delicious Adult Milkshakes Based on Girl Scout Cookies
Ever dream of getting drunk on Tagalogs or Trefoils? Then you'd better check out this delicious slideshow over at Serious Eats. All I can say is yummy! Link...
How to peel apple like a boss
Getting to the Bottom of the Story with Theatre for Development | Soul Beat
This 2-page case study shares information about The Theatre for Development Centre’s use of participatory theatre as a methodology for encouraging discussion among communities of the Niger Delta on th
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How Europe is Losing Africa - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and Inter
If this Jacques G. mix from last year can't pull you through your post-long
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How Matters / “With the available resources we had…”
James Oonyu, the Founder and Director of Liregu Christian Grace Ministries, a faith-based community development organization based in Lira, Uganda, explains the capacity challenges his organization…
Wow, this deleted scene from Terminator 3 is incredible! I mean, TERRIBLE.
Deleted Scene in Terminator - 3 Showing why exactly the terminators look like Arnold. Really funny scene which should have been in the final cut of the film.
The Daily Mash - Gervais's self-justification now funnier than The Office
Dear Development… « Shotgun Shack
What would you do? « Rosebell's Blog
“What would you do if instead of me from the moment you were born, every day they told you that you are less than another person, that you deserve less, that you don’t know enough to ta…
Kibera community feedback follow-up
Earlier today I posted about our upcoming community feedback meeting in Kibera, where we gave NGOs as much information as we could about what their neighbors chose to talk about in 2011. This is th…
The archaeology of my professional identity in development | whydev.org
How Matters / Don’t change the message. Change the messenger.
Weh Yeoh of whydev.org argues that everything that we do in development is about selling a message. But how do we convince people when a message goes against the grain of what they already believe?
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A View From The Cave: What's Killing Us: A Must Read Global Health Primer
Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy | Video on TED.com
Trailer For Rise Of The Guardians
(YouTube Link) Santa Claus has never been more badass, with his tattoo sleeves and militaristic garb, it's no wonder he was chosen to lead the guardians of humanity. Check out this slick trailer for the upcoming release of Dreamworks' Rise Of The Guardians, it will make you believe in magic all over again, even if it's only the magic of CG animation and visual effects. --via Nerd Bastards...
Bertrand Russell’s Message to the Future | Open Culture
City of Fog
Series of photographs from Chongqing, China - also known as City of Fog.
These are MPs???? RT @andrew_mueller: Cross-party God-bothering nonsense. H
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