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Published: March 12th 2011
I've been to Al Badia three times now on field trips to our worksites, to visit some stakeholders, and to visit some of the communities nearby. I've had many cups of tea and strong arabic coffee. Al Badia is technically not a desert. It's "almost desert" with low mountains and vast rocky plains, where Bediouin chase sparse areas of greenery to graze their sheep, and villages huddle around oases wi...
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nancy
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checking in with you
hey Brenda - these photos are fabulous, especially the Roman ruins - those folks certainly did get around. After the news here of the violence in Syria last week, i am, again getting worried about your safety. please send an update when you can. all is well here in Toronto - very peaceful, relatively speaking, although i did have a rather rowdy St. Patricks Day in Cleveland, still tame by comparison. i've been reading a lot of Daniel Pink's work this past week, re: speed of communication and new-ish motivation models - what he's calling Motivation 3.0 - Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose and Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic motivation drivers. www.DanielPink.com It has me thinking more about what is driving the change NOW in the middle east - largely because of the mean age groups. CBC radio did a really good Town Hall on it last week also - Turir in Toronto, with Matt Galloway. i only heard bits of it, but thought you might be interested. come home safely soon! hugs N