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Month: June 2014

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    Staring Into the Abyss – Darkly

    Steaming rubbish heaps, foul waterways, unexplained ailments, unexpected deaths – this is the reality of most modern developing countries. Those who can, retreat into bubbles of serenity; those who cannot, succumb to tired banality. Some strive to bring about change, to raise awareness, to encourage social and civic responsibility; others dismiss new-fangled environmental, civic and…

  • Unknown, unknowns!

    Unknown, unknowns! The destruction of libraries, treasure, culture, history, identity and knowledge continues as we speak.

  • Ghosts in the Machine

    Ghosts in the Machine Apple, Google, Samsung are all ratcheting up the competition to take over the world. “Its the economy, stupid” is so passé; “It’s the technology, silly” and if you didn’t already know that, well, you really are a dinosaur.

  • When is Ramadan not Ramadan? And what happened to Ramzan?

    When it revolves around ‘Pre Ramadan Planning’. Seriously. There be strange black holes on the web dedicated to planning for Ramadan: at the top of the list, please note, is Eid and Gift shopping closely followed by meal plans and ‘stomach’ training. For goodness sake. From decluttering the house to decluttering the car in 15 crises ridden…