27.12.2007

Update

Dear Friends, Googlers, and Stoppers-By,

My Mac was broken and I did not get it back for several months. In addition, it is way harder to sit at the computer with a baby crawling around. Finally, I have commitments that I need to fulfill before I blog.

I am getting my blog on as soon as I end my present commitments and will be able to better concentrate on online modes of communication and income-generation. Until then, please continue to read from the blogroll, and please do let me know of changes to your blog address, new blogs, and so on.

Happy web surfing.

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  2. Sounds like we all hit the pause button. All the best to you and see ya soon(ish).

    Beav’

    Comment by TravellingBeaver — 12.01.2008 @ 19.0.12

  3. Woohoo! Can’t wait until you come back. I’m in Herat now, enjoying it even though it’s cold…Moved my blog to wordpress. Can’t wait until you come back!! Kisses to Mimi

    Comment by homeinkabul — 11.02.2008 @ 13.0.52

  4. Hello, Candide!

    We thought you would be interested to know about this relief effort by the people of Boulder, Colorado, to help get food aid to Tajikistan. We are trying to get the word out through Tajiki-related blogs (we are bloggers ourselves). Please let anybody you would like know about it!:

    Contact:
    Anne P. Mitchell: dushanbe@isipp.com, 800-759-3818
    Lenny Martinelli: dushanbe@isipp.com, 720-334-4720
    Website: http://www.DushanbeRelief.org/

    COLORADANS BAND TOGETHER TO HELP STARVING THOUSANDS IN TAJIKISTAN

    Sister City Demonstrates True Meaning of “Family” with Relief Effort for Tajik Victims of Worst Winter in Memory

    BOULDER, CO - February 28, 2008 - The citizenry of Boulder, Colorado
    and surrounding areas are taking part in a massive relief effort to
    help get food to Tajikistan, where the harshest winter in memory has
    sapped energy resources and caused food shortages so severe that the
    U.N. has declared that as many as 250,000 Tajik residents are in need
    of “immediate food aid.”

    Boulder shares a unique bond with Tajikistan: the capital of
    Tajikistan, Dushanbe, is Boulder’s sister city. That in itself may
    not be so unusual, but how many sister cities can boast an iconic tea
    house, hand-crafted and shipped piece by piece across oceans and
    miles, to be reassembled and become one of the city’s most beloved
    fixtures?

    That tea house is the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, which was built by
    hand in Tajikistan over the course of two years, and then shipped to
    Boulder, as a gift from the people of Dushanbe to their sister city,
    in 1990. Since its arrival, re-assembly, and opening, the Boulder
    Dushanbe Teahouse has become one of the best-loved spots in all of
    Boulder. And with good reason - the handiwork of the Tajiki
    craftsman and artisans is truly something to behold, and the tea
    house is a gift beyond compare.

    In exchange, Boulder is constructing a cyber cafe for Dushanbe. The
    cafe will be a model of many different green construction techniques,
    giving Dushanbe not only a cyber cafe, but a living model of new
    energy-saving construction techniques.

    But right now the people of Dushanbe need something much more
    immediate. Something much more urgent.

    “Now it’s time for the citizens of Boulder to repay the kindness, and
    come to the aid of their generous Tajiki friends,” explains Anne P.
    Mitchell, organizer of Boulder Dushanbe Relief (http://
    www.DushanbeRelief.org/). “Tajikistan is suffering what has been
    referred to as ‘the worst winter in living memory’. The power plants
    there are barely generating enough power to provide heat for a few
    hours a day - the rest of the day and night there is no heat; people
    are freezing to death. And they have no food.”

    The Boulder Dushanbe Relief effort, which is working with the United
    Nation’s World Food Programme, is a joint relief effort coordinated
    by Mitchell, and supported by the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, the
    Boulder Dushanbe Sister City organization, and Mitchell’s own
    organization, ISIPP. Boulder Dushanbe Relief will be coordinating a
    series of fund raising drives and events over the course of the next
    three weeks, including dinners, silent auctions, and a reception for
    a visiting delegation from Dushanbe, and culminating with the annual
    Navruz Festival at the teahouse on Sunday, March 16th. The funds
    raised will be used by the U.N.’s World Food Programme to put food
    directly in the hands of the people of Tajikistan.

    Explains Lenny Martinelli, proprietor of the Boulder Dushanbe
    Teahouse, “I have been in the unique position to see on a daily basis
    what the gift of the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse has meant to the
    people of Boulder. To be able to now in some small way return the
    favor to the people of Dushanbe in their time of need is not only the
    right thing to do - it’s a privilege.”

    “Our thoughts and hearts go out to the people of Dushanbe and
    Tajikistan during their time of need. Through our sister city ties
    we have learned that Tajiks are among the most generous and
    hospitable people in the world. We can follow their example now,”
    said Sophia Stoller, a member of the board of the Boulder Dushanbe
    Sister City organization. “To be able to help our sister city of
    Dushanbe in such an immediate and tangible way when they desperately
    need it is exactly what the sister city relationship is,
    fundamentally, all about, and we are thrilled to be able to help to
    facilitate this effort,” added Stoller.

    In addition to the various fund raising events and activities that
    the Boulder Dushanbe Relief effort is organizing, corporate and
    individual donations can be made through the Boulder Dushanbe Relief
    website at http://www.DushanbeRelief.org/. The website also offers a
    schedule of events and activities.

    “I have to believe that if the people of Boulder knew what the people
    of Dushanbe were going through right now, they would open their
    hearts, and their wallets,” said Mitchell.

    For more information, or to donate to Boulder Dushanbe Relief, see
    http://www.DushanbeRelief.com, or send email to dushanbe@isipp.com.

    About Boulder Dushanbe Relief

    Boulder Dushanbe Relief is the cooperative effort between the Boulder
    Dushanbe Teahous (http://www.boulderteahouse.com/) the Boulder
    Dushanbe Sister City organization (http://www.boulder-dushanbe.org/),
    and the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy (http://
    www.isipp.com/). Created in response to the dire situation in
    Tajikistan, the Boulder Dushanbe Relief effort is working directly
    with the United Nation’s World Food Program to get food to the people
    of Tajikistan. For more information see http://www.DushanbeRelief.org/

    Comment by Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. — 28.02.2008 @ 14.0.01

  5. very nice blog.. can we exchange links??? pls reply to my blog

    Comment by Did You Know? — 15.05.2008 @ 00.1.22

  6. I am a journalist coming to do some coverage in Tajikistan, I’d love to make contact with you to discuss some possible story leads. Please email me back!

    Comment by Sarahbelle — 18.07.2008 @ 19.1.59

  7. ohhh. that’s sad. can i have you e-mail address so that i can contact you?

    Comment by Parantar — 13.10.2008 @ 01.1.31

  8. god bless you!

    Comment by TechNald — 19.11.2008 @ 14.0.04

  9. long to no post…

    Comment by YFC Negros — 25.11.2008 @ 16.0.59

  10. Hey. I’m linking my blog if you care to add. www.natedownthere.blogspot.com

    Comment by Nate — 24.12.2008 @ 01.0.07

  11. what if you use Windows OS my friend? :-D

    Comment by watzabatza — 25.01.2009 @ 03.0.14

  12. I hope your problem will be solved soon. :)

    Comment by Sherlockindo — 07.02.2009 @ 12.0.11

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    Comment by msnadresleri — 21.03.2009 @ 11.0.35

  14. Another adding from a humanitarian blog writer :) Greetings

    Comment by Kacper — 14.04.2009 @ 13.1.52

  15. how about now? do you still have a plan to update? we’re waiting so long for your next update

    Comment by UFC 101 Live Stream — 07.08.2009 @ 16.1.39

  16. Good Day!
    It was a long time I wasn’t able to visit here… How’s the thing going in here?…

    Comment by watzabatza — 20.08.2009 @ 11.1.05

  17. Nice Post Nice site you have a very nice blog you have discovered a new am your follower: D

    Comment by Chris Anton — 09.11.2009 @ 00.0.54

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    Comment by Nivetha — 11.11.2009 @ 06.0.34

  19. well, this is not a good news. that’s why you stopped by working your blog. take care and hope to see you soon.

    Comment by dves — 26.11.2009 @ 10.0.30

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