An amazing collection of images from 2011.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-most-powerful-photos-of-2011?_ft_qid=5682617934896746193&_ft_mf_story_key=10150436421001178&_ft_filter=live&_ft_substories=2&_ft_fbid=317419278285857%2C284769331567466&_ft_c=m

This link takes you to 45 of the most amazing images from 2011. I have copied in my favourite of Christians protecting Muslims at prayer in Cario during the protests. As a Christian I am so glad this happened. All to often Christians and Muslims are only portrayed as opposing each other and I think this images shows great respect for others and emphasise how mutual respect/understanding is possible.

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Fishkeeping in a Cambodian Rice Field

Improving subsistence farmers diet with fish husbandry in Cambodia How can a bunch of fish ponds make a real difference? This summer I am travelling around South-East Asia, including Cambodia. In Cambodia I will be visiting some NGOs and voluntary aid projects . I meet with our main contact this week and most of the work is focused on people projects, teaching English, prison visits , drug addiction etc but they mentioned one project where they help rice farmers start fish husbandry projects. These projects are designed to help the local subsistence farmers grow on fish to adult size for increasing the protein component of their diet. Being interested in all forms of fish keeping I hope that when we travel to Cambodia I can visit the project or at least meet up with the team managing the project. It sounds like a fascinating and practical way to help some of the worlds poorest improve th...

Fired for making students think with the Socratic Method I love this style of teaching, If you haven't heard of it before you are missing out. For more detailed information about it click this Wikipedia link . The basic principle is that you can teach any subject by asking questions. The strangest proof I have found of this is teaching binary math. This method develops students and helps them become great workers reflecting on issues and thinking laterally around problems. And a Lecturer in america was fired for using it. Read the story here . I wanted to say I can't believe students complained but my own experiences as a trainer, educator and lecturer has shown this too me personally. Some students don't want to be encouraged to think for themselves, instead that want nice neat presentations of facts and the theories that they can hear, memories and repeat but rarely understand. I hate limiting my own style to this industrial rev...

200 word rpg challenge - entry idea "The labyrinthine library"

For the last few years David Schirduan and Marshall Miller , have run a 200 word rpg challenge . The simple concept is a competition to " Design a role-playing game using 200 words or less ." With a panel of judges going through the dozens and dozens of entries. Reading through previous years entries has inspired me to give it a go. Below is my attempt at writing a simple rpg in 200 words. I would love to hear any thoughts people have after reading it. The Labyrinthine Library Need Scrabble tiles, DM & 3-4 players Players are the Arcanist’s assistants. Sent into the labyrinthine library to find a lost spell scroll. The DM makes up a series of challenges. Character creation Characters have 2 HP. Take 2 scrabble tiles. The Letters are your Initials. Make up your names. The numbers give you 2 abilities from list below. 1 = +1HP 2 = nimble 3 = goodshot 4 = brawler 5 = small animal companion (cat/owl/ferret etc) 8 = academic 10 ...

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