Monday, July 3, 2017
Diplopundits Best Photos The Foreign Service in 2011
Diplopundits Best Photos The Foreign Service in 2011
Below are some of our favorite photos of 2011, in no particular order. The photos are available through Flickr, FB, and the occasional ambo blogs.
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US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Matt Bryza jumping over a bonfire during the celebration of Novruz Bayram Photo from US Embassy Baku/Flickr |
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U.S. Consulate General in Calgary memorialized the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Consul General Lochman serves pancakes to first responders and CF personnel Via US Consulate General Calgary/Flickr |
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Ambassador to Laos Karen Stewart during her visit to Phalak, a village of mostly Hmong people who returned to Laos from Thailand Photo from Than Thoot Karen! |
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A U.S. Marine plays a game with children during a community service project at the Help the Cambodian Children Goodwill Center. Photo from US Embassy Cambodia/FB |
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U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney during the most recent Thailand floods Photo via US Embassy Bangkok/FB ![]() region of Lopburi with a military instructor after jumping from a Thai military helicopter |
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U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro and his daughter Merav on a shopping tour for the four species and decorations for their Sukka in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv. Photo from US Embassy Tel Aviv/Flickr |
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Consul General (CG) Karachi Bill Martin visits flood victims at a relief camp and a goods distribution site in the hardest-hit area of Tando Allahyar on October 26, 2011. Photo from US ConGen Karachi/Flickr |
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Taken during the US response to the Christchurch Earthquake Photo from US Embassy NZ/Flickr |
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Ambassador and Mrs. Mark Brzezinski just prior to his presentation of credentials to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on November 24, 2011 Photo from US Embassy Sweden/Flickr |
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Four Buddhist monks, who live in North Carolina, photograph each other among the cherry trees in Washington, D.C. The men are originally from Thailand Photo from US Embassy Tokyo/Flickr |
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Boy in uniform during Ambassador Gene Cretz visit to Misurata, Libya Photo via state.gov/Flickr |
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Grover (Kajkoal) welcomes U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the French Cultural Center for the launch event of the Baghch-e-SimSim on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Photo from US Embassy Kabul/Flickr |
To Diplopundits friends and readers, may your holidays be merry and filled with joy in the company of loved ones and good friends. Our thoughts and good wishes also go to our men and women in uniform who are still in Afghanistan, and our Foreign Service personnel in high stress/high threat/unaccompanied posts around the world.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
DJuice Internet Packages Bundles at Best Price 2013
DJuice Internet Packages Bundles at Best Price 2013

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Discounted airtime for your cell phone – where’s the best price
Discounted airtime for your cell phone – where’s the best price
It�s been a while since I updated my �Buying Airtime Calculator� calculator (Feb 2009), so I decided to do another Bing search (anyone noticed that I�m avoiding Google?). Truth-be-told, I was spurred to update the calculator after I saw a Tweet from @HifiCorp: �Now you can talk for more while paying less with our discount prepaid airtime offers! http://bit.ly/l2Q3Zz�. The link takes you to a very large pdf file � I�ve snipped the great pricing:
Or in tabular form from the calculator here:
Vendor | CreditCard | Date | Airtime Value | Actual Cost | Discount | |
Vodacom | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 5.00 | 4.70 | 6.00% |
Vodacom | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 12.00 | 10.90 | 9.17% |
Vodacom | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 29.00 | 26.90 | 7.24% |
Vodacom | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 55.00 | 49.90 | 9.27% |
Vodacom | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 110.00 | 99.90 | 9.18% |
MTN | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 8.00% |
MTN | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 10.00 | 9.30 | 7.00% |
MTN | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 15.00 | 13.90 | 7.33% |
MTN | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 30.00 | 28.50 | 5.00% |
CellC | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 5.00 | 4.60 | 8.00% |
CellC | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 10.00 | 9.30 | 7.00% |
CellC | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 25.00 | 22.70 | 9.20% |
CellC | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 35.00 | 30.80 | 12.00% |
CellC | HiFiCorp | Yes | Jun-11 | 50.00 | 45.50 | 9.00% |
Download the updated calculator which also lists the outlets that I could find here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/l6bq6ioa44wwl7q/BuyingAirtimeCalculatorJune2011.xls
Anyone notice that they don�t list the new provider 8ta? Do they even sell 8ta airtime?
That�s not just a question �out of the blue�� I�m getting suspicious about why GoogleAdsense suspended my account almost immediately after I posted this article on 8ta�s �special�: �I knew there had to be a catch with that 8ta deal for a Blackberry for R90 per month.... with free calls to a landline number�.
8ta was an advertiser on my blog � in fact the questions that I received were from readers asking about �my ad� on �my blog site�.
Since Google Adsense will not tell me the reason(s) for the suspension I will continue to speculate � and believe that this is the reason.