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Morning Ad-hocs

25 Aug 2010

Mazar Snapshot II

24 Aug 2010

Mazar Snapshot I

24 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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During out wake-up-with-the-city session this morning, ad-hoc interviewing grain merchants, and under the watchful eyes. Talk one of our local fixers through Hitchcock’s The Birds.
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Mobile, Money, Chai, Delivery

27 Jul 2010
In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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Spent an hour this morning in the basement of my hard drive looking through the archives for photos related to mobile money service use for …
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Open { Somewhere Between } Closed

07 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms
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It appears that every day in Turkmenistan is flag day – this flag arrangement appears outside various ministries, retail outlets and the occassional gas station …
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Motivations for Protecting

17 Apr 2008
In: Chongqing, Research Methods
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Chopsticks covered with a plastic sheet – in line with colleague Younghee’s thread on freshness and protection (that’s her in the baseball cap, below). Given …
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Packaging/Display Norms

17 Apr 2008
In: Cultural Norms
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Bean sprouts from a neighbourhood vegetable market, sprout-head facing outwards – rounding off today’s Chongqing detour.
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The Sound of Flem Hitting a Dirt Floor

14 Dec 2006
In: Lhasa, Today's Office
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If you close your eyes and listen carefully to the sounds in next room you can hear a large pot of chai coming to the …
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Early Mornings, Threatening Postures

16 Jul 2006
In: Kobrasol, Today's Office
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The research team has decamped to the coastal town of Kobrasol and for me at least the jetlag is a chance to experience the city …
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How Parts of Delhi Wake Up

03 Apr 2006
In: Delhi, Today's Office
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An attempt to understand the flow of the city. Team has a 6am start. The streets are already buzzing.
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