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http://www.amazon.com/Doing-Fieldwork-China-Maria-Heimer/dp/0824830709
A must read for anyone who is about to do fieldwork in China. In particular, Chapter 3, “Fieldwork as Coping and Learning” by Elin Soether, was written especially with the graduate student/first-time researcher in mind. This book illuminates many China-specific problems faced by researchers which aren’t typically revealed in the final published papers.

This connector transfers images from your digital camera to your iPod…and it is worth every penny. Your photos, once transferred from your digital camera to the iPod, are very beautifully and intuitively accessible from your iPod’s menu. As soon as the iPod is connected to the mac in its regular manner, iPhoto (when opened) will […]

Finally having a chance to read this timeless tale from India was so rewarding. At the point where Dasaratha was cornered and Rama exiled, I almost cried.  Now I feel I understand a a little fraction more about Rama, Sita, and Hanuman especially.