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Accidents. Or are they?

From here. —–Begin Quote About three children die every hour in Bangladesh from serious injuries and accidents…

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Jungle Book Revisited

From here. —–Begin Quote NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A newborn baby abandoned in a Kenyan forest was…

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Too much time on their hands

Seriously. But now I’m thinking of what I could do… *evil grin* But yeah, take the time…

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Spamalot from China?

Linky. Okay, so not exactly Spamalot. More like Alotofspam. But the first one is catchier. 😀 —–Begin…

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Urinating in Public is a No-No?

Linky. —–Begin Quote The municipal corporation in the western Indian city of Jaipur has announced a bold…

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Swimming Lessons in Sri Lanka

Linky. —–Begin Quote "Many more women and children would have been saved if they knew how to…

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In Thailand: Woman host to maggots

From here. —–Begin quote: An unsuspecting woman didn´t realise she was host to dozens of infesting maggots…

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India: Teach-yourself computing for kids

Linky. —–Begin Quote Two girls stand in front of the hole in the wall computer Children teach…

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Slavery dying in Niger

From here. ——Begin Quote The government is expected to hold a ceremony in the western Niger town…

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Illegal? But cows roamed free even before British rule!

Linky. —–Begin Quote Delhi’s dairies are located in numerous so-called "villages" that dot the city, often hidden…

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From India: Live Clothed Girls May Be Stripped of Their Dance Jobs

Linky. —–Begin Quote: At Azad Maidan, where Gandhi once led a sit-down strike against the British Empire,…

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India Generous?

Um, that would be a resounding no. Keep this in mind while reading the article. 1 India…

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The Great Firewall of China

From here. —–Begin Quote The complex system that the Chinese government uses to control the flow of…

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Bollywood Musicals 101

We buy them by the truckload. Bollywood movies are subtitled in English, or at least, every single…

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Sand Art

This is seriously cool. Seriously. I think my favorite has got to be the one with all…

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Applying for a residency visa

Just for a laugh, I went to the Canadian government’s website to check out the Skilled Worker…

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The Canadian government pisses me off

Fahim and I went to the Canadian High Commission here today to renew my passport. I hand…

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Internet? Really?

Yeah. Last time the internet went down completely, it lasted for a week and a half. I’ll…

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Lie to me. Please.

Is it fixed? I don’t know. I’m hesitant to jinx it by saying that it is. But…

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And it continues.

Given that this is Sri Lanka, the country where, if you take your computer in for technical…

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It’s still broken. Ack!

And even though you lot don’t care, I’m upating y’all anyway. [Razz] The internet is still broken….

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Cows are loud

When cows go wandering past our house, they frequently Moo! very loudly. Some are quiet, and just…

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The internet is broken. Again.

Remember back when the Olympics were being held, and an Indian ship off the coast of Sri…

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Maps at Google.com

It has no idea what to do with Sri Lanka. It found Vancouver, British Columbia fine. Queen…

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No Electricity for HOW Many Days?

We went out and about today, like we frequently do on Mondays. On our way out, we…