Found via Salon.com’s Broadsheet blog = Sex- and age-based differences in the delivery and outcomes of critical care an extremely discouraging study on gender disparity in medical care.

Islamic Group Quietly Builds Support in Kyrgyzstan “The police wouldn’t let the tightrope perform do their act, and made us cook the pilaf at home and bring it to the square.” I really miss living in Central Asia sometimes.

Rethinking foreign assistance A set of different articles on foreign assistance. It’s called “Rethinking foreign aid” but nothing in it seems new to me. Foreign aid and development can always benefit from new perspectives and innovative ideas, but once you have done enough reading on this it’s hard to find stuff no one has thought of before.

It has been pointed out to me that this document is really aimed at the general reader, not development professionals. And I must admit, it’s a good general primer on the topic.

Rethinking foreign assistance A set of different articles on foreign assistance. It’s called “Rethinking foreign aid” but nothing in it seems new to me. Foreign aid and development can always benefit from new perspectives and innovative ideas, but once you have done enough reading on this it’s hard to find stuff no one has thought of before.

It has been pointed out to me that this document is really aimed at the general reader, not development professionals. And I must admit, it’s a good general primer on the topic.

Rethinking foreign assistance A set of different articles on foreign assistance. It’s called “Rethinking foreign aid” but nothing in it seems new to me. Foreign aid and development can always benefit from new perspectives and innovative ideas, but once you have done enough reading on this it’s hard to find stuff no one has thought of before.

It has been pointed out to me that this document is really aimed at the general reader, not development professionals. And I must admit, it’s a good general primer on the topic.

Ban Ki-moon gives an award to Jay-Z I think I may be a little in love with Ban Ki-moon now.

Memphis Fights Its Infant Mortality Rate Infant mortality in Memphis. I’ve been to Memphis. This does not surprise me. To be honest, the people who care so much surprise me, and make me feel better about the world. Of course, I’d be even happier if they were giving accurate health advice. (Cereal and applesauce for a 4-month old? NO.)