Phil & Juliet, So nice to hang out with you at the Santa Cruz beach yesterday! Here are some of my favorite pix, and (hope you don't mind) I'm sharing them...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 5, 2005 1:51 pm
Bingu Must Resign - Tembo Hits Back The Chronicle Newspaper (Lilongwe) June 30, 2005 Posted to the web July 1, 2005 Gregory Gondwe Leader of Opposition in the...
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Elizabeth Bell
lizbmeaney
Jul 5, 2005 2:37 pm
Good NYT Op-Ed piece, puts forth (albeit simplistic) pros and cons of various aid approaches. Hope everyone had a great 4th, we swam and grilled and napped,...
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Kym Walther
kymwalther2002
Jul 5, 2005 7:13 pm
Hey all! Hard to believe it was 10 years ago TODAY that many of us began out adventure together at Staging in DC... It was July 5, 1995!!! How time flies! Hope...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 5, 2005 7:22 pm
And I still recall a certain someone arriving for said staging in a rather un-Peace Corp-like vehicle... ... Hey all! Hard to believe it was 10 years ago TODAY...
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Daniel Dudley
papadud@...
Jul 5, 2005 11:32 pm
It is hard to believe that 10 years ago this time, a group in Malawi was preparing for this group's training. Dan Dudley...
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Daniel Dudley
papadud@...
Jul 5, 2005 11:32 pm
It is hard to believe that 10 years ago this time, a group in Malawi was preparing for this group's training. Dan Dudley...
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John Patten
jppatten98
Jul 6, 2005 8:39 am
I was just remembering that. A few of us got there on the day before. The first people I met were Scott and John Powell (where is he by the way?). Then I...
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Elizabeth Bell
lizbmeaney
Jul 6, 2005 12:09 pm
FLEE O.J.!!! ... From: John Patten To: ujeni@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:50 AM Subject: Re: [ujeni] (unknown) I was just remembering that....
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 6, 2005 1:34 pm
Malawi pardons prisoners to celebrate independence Blantyre, Malawi 06 July 2005 11:05 Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Wednesday pardoned 413 prisoners...
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kristen cheney
kcheney12
Jul 6, 2005 6:09 pm
Thanks for forwarding this article, Elizabeth. It discusses different positions pretty succinctly, at the risk of oversimplifying the issues, though. I...
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Matthew McNulty
McNurty
Jul 6, 2005 6:23 pm
I cannot believe that I have known you all of ten years or more. It blows my mind how time passes. Thank the gods I was there to protect you (or something), ...
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Elizabeth Bell
lizbmeaney
Jul 6, 2005 9:42 pm
I do agree with you on PEPFAR Kristin, at the risk of forwarding one too many lengthy articles ("too late!" cry many) salon had a good one recently: ...
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kristen cheney
kcheney12
Jul 6, 2005 10:36 pm
This article speaks to the issues we've been discussing, too... KC AFRICA: 'Real Aid' needed to eradicate crippling poverty,NGOs [This report does not...
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scottgeibel
Jul 7, 2005 12:16 pm
Kristin- I'm not in complete disagreement with your indictment against PEPFAR. Yes, some unsavory organizations are given a great deal of PEPFAR money, and...
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Kym Walther
kymwalther2002
Jul 7, 2005 5:31 pm
Ahhh, yes, the Peace Corps Limo!!! How embarassing! My first memory was finding out I was sharing a room with the "married folks".. and haveing been 1 month...
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kristen cheney
kcheney12
Jul 7, 2005 5:44 pm
Scott et al, Glad to know that you're not facing the same issues with PEPFAR folks in other parts of Africa are facing. In Uganda, there was a lot of ...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 8, 2005 12:50 pm
Malawi's Agricultural Sector in Dire Straits Business in Africa (Rivonia) July 5, 2005 Posted to the web July 7, 2005 Frank Jomo Rivonia Malawi's entire...
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Paul DEVER
paulpc1
Jul 8, 2005 10:33 pm
I have fond memories of having to come up with 97 safe envelopes, carrying oodles of cash with me, trying to keep the hot water going (as well as electricity)...
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John Patten
jppatten98
Jul 9, 2005 4:47 am
Dude, Speaking of the envelopes, the first thing you said to me after I got past the Starsky and Hutch sunglasses was, "Sign, slather, and seal." I don't know...
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Paul DEVER
paulpc1
Jul 10, 2005 2:51 am
No slathering thre...must have been some party.... All you had to do was to sign and tie the string....maybe that got you confused.....my 2.5 yr old daughter...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 11, 2005 1:15 pm
Malawi: Parliament Set to Pass Budget After Public Pressure UN Integrated Regional Information Networks July 8, 2005 Posted to the web July 8, 2005 ...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 13, 2005 1:14 pm
Millions of Malawians face food crisis Blantyre, Malawi 12 July 2005 02:10 Up to 4,2-million Malawians face food shortages in the wake of a drought that...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 18, 2005 2:05 pm
Leader's new photo angers Malawi Malawi's opposition MPs have questioned the commissioning of a new official portrait for President Bingu wa Mutharika, costing...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 19, 2005 1:07 pm
Malawi: IMF Welcomes Budget Approval UN Integrated Regional Information Networks July 18, 2005 Posted to the web July 18, 2005 Johannesburg The International...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 21, 2005 1:24 pm
Jzu Rejects Bingu Offer The Chronicle Newspaper (Lilongwe) July 20, 2005 Posted to the web July 20, 2005 Pilirani Phiri Lilongwe MCP President John Tembo has...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 22, 2005 12:47 pm
Zim police raid churches, round up displaced Harare, Zimbabwe 21 July 2005 04:25 Police raided church halls in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo, rounding up...
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Christine Chumbler
ornythirincus
Jul 26, 2005 1:23 pm
Malawi leader bans maize exports Malawi's president has banned all exports of the food staple maize as well as fertilizer as the country gets to grips with the...
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Eric Bone
edbone73
Jul 29, 2005 1:15 am
I thought this was a safety tip that would be worthwhile to disseminate. The weblink is http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/14/ice_mobile/ -Eric ... In case...
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Paul DEVER
paulpc1
Aug 1, 2005 1:03 am
Yes, for a while, I was thinking of tatooing my SS# and USA in my armpit, or on the sole of my foot, but didn't/... Maybe now tht I will be working in a more...