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Sleep is where Ralph is a Viking
I think any of y'all who haven't read Planet Simpson (2004, Random House/Da Capo) by Chris Turner (a Mefite - I'm outing him as Gompa here and now), should get thee to a bookstore post haste.
I'll also out myself as his wife, while I'm at it.
posted to MetaFilter by Mrs Hilksom
at 8:09 PM on June 10, 2007
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"For their efforts to create economic and social development from below"
What is not mentioned in this report is that Grameen groups are made up of (mainly) women all from the same immediate area. The group meets weekly or bi-weekly or monthly, and the participants are educated about the loan structures and basic business practices. They have access to mentors in the form of the loan officer and via the greater infrastructure of the lending institution. But the single biggest factor to which the 98% repayment success rate is attributed is the social pressure the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Mrs Hilksom
at 10:12 AM on October 13, 2006
MeFi post:
The Force is One with this One
I saw this guy at Calgary's Solocentric Theatre Festival last year (April 2004) and he was fucking awesome. I shit you not, the whole thing is truly rivetting and absolutely worth the ticket price, and more. He uses no props, whistles out the R2D2 lines, runs around the stage like a maniac and in general is a true believer who completely brings every random-crucial-moment-nobody-loved-but-you to life. I thought my brother was going to pop an eyeball, he was laughing so hard. Anyone who gives... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Mrs Hilksom
at 11:05 AM on January 20, 2005
