Comments on: Red to Green; 2011 arms bonanza; songs for husbands; a wonk breakthrough; what are RCTs good for?; China’s future and romance: links I liked http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543 duncan green poverty to power oxfam development Fri, 24 May 2013 18:19:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Marsha Castello http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-242943 Marsha Castello Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:30:03 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-242943 Hello I work for The Department for International Development (DFID) and I am also a postgraduate student at Birkbeck, University of London, where I am completing a MSc. in International Business and Development. I am currently writing my dissertation on the socio-economic impact of mobile phones on smallholder farmers. I am seeking to discover how mobile technology such as SMS, helplines, information services ant the internet have made a difference in the following areas: - Increasing access to financial services (mobile banking) - Supplying agricultural information - Increasing data visibility for supply chain efficiency - Improving access to markets To this end I have completed the following survey which I would like to ask if you could please take the time to complete by 19 Sept and share as widely as possible: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NHMZTT5 Thank you Kind regards, Marsha Hello

I work for The Department for International Development (DFID) and I am also a postgraduate student at Birkbeck, University of London, where I am completing a MSc. in International Business and Development. I am currently writing my dissertation on the socio-economic impact of mobile phones on smallholder farmers.

I am seeking to discover how mobile technology such as SMS, helplines, information services ant the internet have made a difference in the following areas:

- Increasing access to financial services (mobile banking)
- Supplying agricultural information
- Increasing data visibility for supply chain efficiency
- Improving access to markets

To this end I have completed the following survey which I would like to ask if you could please take the time to complete by 19 Sept and share as widely as possible: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NHMZTT5

Thank you

Kind regards,

Marsha

]]> By: Sophia Murphy http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236957 Sophia Murphy Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236957 The bold green is fine, but as a hyper link in the text, I agree with others that the contrast is not sufficient. At least, not ideal. I can read it - and don't see the red-green hybrid. But intended or not, surely it's hard to deny the further Oxfam branding? Though why not? You work for Oxfam! But otherwise, in case you need ideas, I'm partial to purple myself. I realize, shades of the imperial. But still. Dark (for contrast); cheerful (to counter the news of increased arms sales); and appeals to children (our next best hope). Sophia The bold green is fine, but as a hyper link in the text, I agree with others that the contrast is not sufficient. At least, not ideal. I can read it – and don’t see the red-green hybrid.

But intended or not, surely it’s hard to deny the further Oxfam branding? Though why not? You work for Oxfam! But otherwise, in case you need ideas, I’m partial to purple myself. I realize, shades of the imperial. But still. Dark (for contrast); cheerful (to counter the news of increased arms sales); and appeals to children (our next best hope).

Sophia

]]> By: Peter http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236934 Peter Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:30:05 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236934 perfectly legible but it's a very harsh shade of green.contrast of text/white field seems harsh too. I can't explain why, but this is a very uncomfortable read. and nothing to do with my cache. perfectly legible but it’s a very harsh shade of green.contrast of text/white field seems harsh too. I can’t explain why, but this is a very uncomfortable read. and nothing to do with my cache.

]]> By: Joel http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236933 Joel Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:29:43 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236933 And if you're using IE, you'd do yourself a favor to switch to a different browser :) And if you’re using IE, you’d do yourself a favor to switch to a different browser :)

]]> By: Duncan http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236925 Duncan Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:19:23 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236925 And here's a note from blogmeisterin Helen to those who are having trouble with the new format: The problems some of you are experiencing may be due to your web browser storing old versions of the blog pages. To solve this problem, you need to clear your browser's cache and refresh the page. Follow the guide below to clear your browser's cache. Microsoft Internet Explorer Use the following keyboard shortcuts to clear the browser's cache. Ctrl+F5 Firefox Use the following keyboard shortcuts to clear the browser's cache. Windows: Ctrl +Shift+R MacOS: Cmd+Shift+R Safari Use the following keyboard shortcut to clear the browser's cache. Alt-Cmd-E Chrome Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar. Select Tools. Select Clear browsing data. In the window that appears, select the 'empty the cache' Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select beginning of time to delete everything. Click Clear browsing data. Let me know if this doesn't do the job bw Duncan and Helen And here’s a note from blogmeisterin Helen to those who are having trouble with the new format:

The problems some of you are experiencing may be due to your web browser storing old versions of the blog pages. To solve this problem, you need to clear your browser’s cache and refresh the page. Follow the guide below to clear your browser’s cache.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to clear the browser’s cache.
Ctrl+F5

Firefox
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to clear the browser’s cache.
Windows: Ctrl +Shift+R
MacOS: Cmd+Shift+R

Safari
Use the following keyboard shortcut to clear the browser’s cache.
Alt-Cmd-E

Chrome
Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
Select Tools.
Select Clear browsing data.
In the window that appears, select the ‘empty the cache’
Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select beginning of time to delete everything.
Click Clear browsing data.

Let me know if this doesn’t do the job
bw
Duncan and Helen

]]> By: John http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236906 John Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:01:09 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236906 I actually like the new colors, but there are couple of easy CSS tweaks you could make to make the text *much* more readable: - drop the letter-spacing from the body - change the font size to .9em (which is more accessible than specifying pixel size.) - increase the line-height to 150% I actually like the new colors, but there are couple of easy CSS tweaks you could make to make the text *much* more readable:

- drop the letter-spacing from the body

- change the font size to .9em (which is more accessible than specifying pixel size.)

- increase the line-height to 150%

]]> By: John Magrath http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236882 John Magrath Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:31:13 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236882 Oh dear...I agree with others: slightly fuzzy and harder to read for those of us with declining eyesight....it's not even a proper green, it's kind of inspid....do these kind of changes get tested beforehand on actual real readers? John (also a friend) Oh dear…I agree with others: slightly fuzzy and harder to read for those of us with declining eyesight….it’s not even a proper green, it’s kind of inspid….do these kind of changes get tested beforehand on actual real readers? John (also a friend)

]]> By: Pete Cranston http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236741 Pete Cranston Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:51:10 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236741 Maybe it's just me or the Chrome browser but the hybrid green and red is, er, terrible visually - distracting and unattractive, and the text is practically illegible Pete (a friend!) Maybe it’s just me or the Chrome browser but the hybrid green and red is, er, terrible visually – distracting and unattractive, and the text is practically illegible

Pete (a friend!)

]]> By: Murdo Ritchie http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543&cpage=1#comment-236624 Murdo Ritchie Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:29:38 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=11543#comment-236624 You'll have to contrast the text and the background. This is unreadable. You’ll have to contrast the text and the background. This is unreadable.

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