MeFi comment:
"Actually the blood isn't too bad as it's usually mixed in with fresh milk.
I'm a little concerned about this, certainly the guide did seem a little patronising, almost as if it was written for publicity purposes. But aid work is often more about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by madamjujujive
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I've been a member of a public library since I was four years old. I'll never forget the sense of awe and wonder as I first walked in and my mother signed me up. Even when I has handed the library card I just found it impossible to accept that I..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Jess the Mess, Jaybo, booksandlibretti, Dreama, rtha, Pope Guilty
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I remember all of this was covered by Adam Curtis' series The Trap.
The New discipline of behavioral economics has been studying to see if people really do behave as the simplified model suggests. Their studies show that only two groups in society..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by JHarris, IronLizard, kittyprecious, axon
7 months ago
Ask comment:
"I worked for a British NGO and shared a house with PCV's. They're a great bunch of people but I would agree with bluenausea and Forktime's comments.
There are other problems many of them had, including not having much to do. I remember one day we..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MythMaker
Last year
MeFi comment:
"We're going to be interviewing Adam this week, so I'm interested in this thread. We've also been provided with preview copies of the first two parts (the third is still being edited) and we've got synopsis and an interesting discussion. Yes, it's a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by infini
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I served for many years on Britain's busiest Mountain Rescue Team. We are all volunteers and are made up of active climbers and walkers living in the local community.
We are climbers helping climbers, people wanting to give something back to the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by skoosh, Coaticass
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I've visited al Jazeera in Doha and spoken with many of their staff, from technicians to reporters to the managing director. I've also spoken with many journalists from all sorts of media including many well known names. Journalists I respect admire..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by GalaxieFiveHundred, blacklite, Mil, RakDaddy, Blazecock Pileon
Last year
MeFi comment:
"i met amy goodman at the second al jazeera forum in feb this year. she and her team were amazing. lovely people, very friendly and so hard working. my respect for her was even higher after meeting her and seeing her work.
my colleague was invited..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wheelieman
Last year
MeFi comment:
"the official rules are worth a quick read:
this is the aim:
The purpose of the Contest is to promote high-quality original songs in the field of popular music, by encouraging competition among artists, songwriters and composers through the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fondle
Two years ago