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Nick is a New Mexican that recieved a B.A. in History from the rainy hilltop of Lewis and Clark College in 2007. Since graduation he has spent his time traveling in East Africa, working as an EMT in the high desert scrub of northern New Mexico, swimming in every body of water he comes across and looking forward to the next chance he can do more of the same. He currently works in the Emergency Department of Providence Portland Medical Center and has been slowly taking all the pesky science classes he never took in college to be able to pursue a career in some form of international medicine.

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Feb 25, 2010 - New Opportunities with Oportunidades
Feb 16, 2010 - Browsing for a New Future: Laptops in Rwanda
Jan 22, 2010 - The Return of Economic Activity Eases Strain on Aid in Haiti
Jan 12, 2010 - New Agreement Lowers Price of HIV/AIDS Medication
Dec 31, 2009 - America's Shadow Economy on the Rise
Dec 1, 2009 - South Africa Makes World AIDS Day Pledge
Nov 24, 2009 - African Farmers See Incomes Grow After Switching to Soy
Oct 16, 2009 - Cellscope: There's an App for that
Oct 12, 2009 - A Climate of Displaced People


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For India’s Newly Rich Farmers, Limos Won’t Do

International Herald Tribune - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 00:48
Land acquisition for expanding cities and industry has created pockets of instant wealth, creating a new economic caste in India: nouveau riche farmers.

Africa Could Join High-Speed Science Network

All Africa - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:45
African science ministers are hoping to extend a high-speed fiber optic network — currently linking Egypt to the northern hemisphere — to other countries in Africa.

Vision for Africa

Daily Nation - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:30
Africa’s economic future and the challenge of uniting people and nations drew eminent politicians and scholars into a historic public debate in Nairobi on Thursday.

'Quiet Corruption' Hurting Africa's Poor

San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 09:22
A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don't show up for work are fueling "quiet corruption" throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent's poor.

Industrial Output Up; Hopes For Factories Grow

NPR - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 08:45
Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase.
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