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The Monsoon Frog: Ukraine, Putin and History

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Ruminations on Life in the Monsoonal Tropics. Friday, 9 May 2014. Ukraine, Putin and History. Putin's power play straight from the pages of history. By Matthew Dal Santo. The unstable situation in Ukraine has allowed the Kremlin to intervene with the excuse of being the defender of law, order and minority rights. (Reuters/Yevgeny Volokin). History, they say, never repeats itself. But events in Ukraine bear an uncanny resemblance to the Partition of Poland more than 200 years ago. According to the Kremlin...

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Voracious, T: Medieval Islamic Civilization: Vol 1

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Hungry for what's next. Now, if only I knew what that was . Sunday, March 2, 2014. Medieval Islamic Civilization: Vol 1. Medieval Islamic Civilization, Volume 1: An Encyclopedia. By Josef W. Meri. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. I went through this book a page at a time and waited for words and dates to jump out at me. If I were actually looking for a particular entry or definition, I don't know that this encyclopedia is more useful than Google, but for unguided browsing, it's been very useful. Plus, as the ent...

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Voracious, T: Salih's Tree of Pearls

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Hungry for what's next. Now, if only I knew what that was . Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Salih's Tree of Pearls. Doing some research to add a scene to my draft in which Shajar al-Durr visits the tomb she built. For her first husband, al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub. Just as Shajar al-Durr means Tree of Pearls. Her husband's name translates to Righteous Star of the Faith. It's got a bit of a ring to it, don't you think? And apparently predicted that I wouldn't remember, which is why I took that picture. View my ...

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Voracious, T: April 2014

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Hungry for what's next. Now, if only I knew what that was . Thursday, April 3, 2014. My Name is Mary Sutter. My Name is Mary Sutter. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. My Name is Mary Sutter" is the best novel I've read in some time. A midwife who wants to be a surgeon during the Civil War - what's not to love? On another note, I was really interested by the descriptions of the role that women played in establishing national standards for hygiene and nursing. It's hard to remember a time when we didn't know th...

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Voracious, T: Grasses Khan

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Hungry for what's next. Now, if only I knew what that was . Tuesday, March 11, 2014. According to a new research report. The Mongol empire owed its success to (drum roll, please) . rain. The massive Mongol army was more like a civilization on the move. Men, women, children, animals, everything including. The kitchen sink. All dragged across Asia by hardy little horses who ate grass, which may have flourished during a period of abnormal, persistent moisture. Smithsonian Magazine connects the dots here.

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It's a Jungle Out There: Meet My Friend Sophie

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Friday, August 5, 2011. Meet My Friend Sophie. My first apartment was on the third floor of a beautiful Victorian house that had been converted to apartments in the 50's. Our apartment was in what had been the servants' quarters. With 1,500 sf of living space, 9' ceilings and huge rooms, it was a mansion compared to the little house I grew up in with a bedroom that measured 6x10. I loved my apartment. I've thought about Sophie over the years and took this as a sign I needed to call her. I found her t...

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It's a Jungle Out There

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. So Paul runs into this couple we know from a restaurant we all like to go to. They chat for a bit and then Bentley asks Paul what he thinks his best attribute is. Paul thinks about it and says his moustache. Paul has a great handlebar moustache that lots of people, men and women, comment on. Bentley says "No, your wife! Gonna have to buy that man a drink the next time we see them at Joe's. Oh, very sweet. Men can be so vain. July 19, 2011 at 1:03 AM. July 19, 2011 at 8:57 AM.

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It's a Jungle Out There: Listen to Yourself

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Have you ever had a visit with a doctor that just didn't feel right? That happened to me yesterday. Nothing specific but I just didn't feel comfortable. I noticed the office wasn't as clean or organized as I expect, but I didn't think it was enough to make me leave. I wish I had followed my instincts at that time and left. But because I had waited to get the appointment I thought I should stay. You just don't want to be here, do you? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Our day to day life living in Egypt: August 2010

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Our day to day life living in Egypt. Our day to day life. Sunday, August 29, 2010. The Noles Family: USA to Egypt to Greece to Texas to Italy. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. The Noles Family: USA to Egypt to Greece to Texas to Italy. In, Texas, United States. View my complete profile. Where the Red Fern Grows. I have a Dream. Recycling Project in Cairo. As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair. Already There and Long Gone. We Four in Egypt. Quotation of the Day.

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Our day to day life living in Egypt: Greece for a month or so maybe??!!

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Our day to day life living in Egypt. Our day to day life. Monday, March 7, 2011. Greece for a month or so maybe? We are staying about an hour outside Athens Greece and I am extremely happy to be here. I will be trying to post everyday that we are here I really want to share this adventure. So the plane ride over really was bad. No other way of putting it. We flew that same flight before and it bad that time as well. Note to self never ever book that flight again. Gotta love Europe like Egypt you can go i...