Fire extinguishing equipment (photo below) at this upscale xiao long bao/soup dumpling restaurant includes the faces of two members of staff – presumably trained in …
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Going solo » Arc’teryx Silo around the world on 30 litres » Gregory satchel the ultimate field research bag » Granite Gear stuff-sacks and pack liners for additional …
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With all the photos coming in from your field teams (15,000+ from a ten day study), you need tools and a process to effectively manage your data…
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Basics » Olympus Voice Recorder for basic audio » Sony PCM D-50 Audio Recorder Sony PCM-D50 for high quality audio » Sony Dead Cat Muffler – for any …
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As with our recent study in Ahmedabad luggage is x-rayed on the way into the country. The equipment list is gear-lite but still more than …
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A daunting foray into the Indian legal system in the form of the Bhadra Session Court. Our goal? To obtain the documents required to prise …
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Another day, another journey this time to Ahmedabad for a study on . Not quite a hand-luggage only trip but nice to work on a …
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The number of equipment fatalities this trip are mounting – a cross between a year’s worth of heavy-heavy use, rough handling by ground staff, and …
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There is s a corner of the office that is forever collecting materials for the next field study. The process of piling things up starts …
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