The best of News Feeds

If you still read blogs through a browser rather than a newsreader I think you are absolutely mad!
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Embedded maps in a blog post

The power of Wordpress seems to have no limits and the latest plugin I have managed to fire up is one called Insights. One of it’s really nifty features is the ability to embed Google Maps into Blogs Posts….
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An amusing story from the village

Each time we head out to the village at Kaubasis for a weekend of rest and peace inevitably we come back to town with a story or two. The short story I am about to share might not be funny to most of you but if your name happens to be Schilt you’re certainly bound to raise your eyebrows…
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Blog statistics for September 2008

The most read post during the month of September, 2008 was:

“Bungy Rookies meet the Headhunter“… (story dated 4/09/08)…
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Give-away a la Mum

Thanks to the generosity and effort from my dearest Mum another box full of goodies has arrived in Goroka, Papua New Guinea. Some of you will relate to the anticipation I feel between the time that I know a parcel is on its way and that moment when the PO Box is opened and there’s a little card that says to collect from the Post Office counter…
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A village Princess

Remember Mr and Mrs Oink or Prof and Princess - the two pig beings that put me on the Papua New Guinea “Big man” map?

Originally a gift from Uncle Joel, we looked after the two piglets during our time at UNITECH in 2006. Kau-kau twice a day, the before sunrise “oink-oinks” - please feed me wake up calls, how could one ever forget?. We both grew fond of our two little babies and looked after them like one would there own kids…
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The Keto-Tapasi Progress Association is born

After almost 15 months of hard and persistent work we have finally received our certificate of registration from the Investment Promotion Authority (IPA). After a visit to Goroka Post Office a couple of weeks ago I was overjoyed to find an official looking envelope in my PO Box. It’s been tough going and the monthly meetings in the village with the representatives from the eight clans is finally starting to show results…
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Open Source and potential savings for Papua New Guinea

The following article was published in today’s issue of The National and written by PNG journalist Malum Nalu. The article is based on a white paper I wrote some months ago titled: “An Open Source Software (OSS) Initiative in a PNG Hospital”. The paper makes a strong case for Open Source Software development projects in Papua New Guinea and has the facts to back it up…
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The best of News Feeds

Does PNG really need another TV Station?
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Madang Womens Rugby Union

As per an email and photos I received yesterday from J@VI currently studying at Divine Word University in Madang after a recent Rugby Union match between the Cyclone Blacks and BS Reds…
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