Morceaux choisis from the fabulous Confessions of an Architect http://confessions.fivefootway.com
Got job. Got made associate. Got ready to take over practice. Got Part 3. Got made redundant. Got new job. Got made office manager. Got talks about taking over practice. Got made redundant cos may lazy, useless, good for nothing boss can’t be arxxd. Got to [...]
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Leadership demands that people with vision, people with a large sense of responsibility start informing the public on what needs to be done. But, I'm reaching the stage where you really cannot rely on leaders. You really cannot rely on the nation-state. You really need a groundswell of grassroots action and grassroots consciousness on what [...]
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J'écoutais "Africa past and present" de juillet quelque chose sur les "African Languages" jeudi aprèm – lors du promenade car il faisait beau sur Montréal, fait si rare donc à bloguer – quand les neurones qui me restaient me rappellent que le dernier "Atelier de l'histoire , la mémoire d'un continent" sur RFI parlait de [...]
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The MV Gulser Ana grounded off Faux Cap, on the southernmost tip of the Indian Ocean island, on August 26, damaging its bunker tanks and releasing fuel oil in the sea. AFP
What worse could happen to a country facing a political crisis ? a terrible environmental disaster
… when they – Malagasy authorities? operator? media? [...]
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