From Design Magazine:Image via interior-zineDesign is all around is. Try and black out everything that has been designed and you will be left with a black hole. It is the building block of our society, culture and even the most humble existence, past and present and will be the pacemaker and indicator of progress... More»
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Given Gugulethu Nkuna-Designer
Africa Creative features Given Nkuna whose: Image courtesy of africacreative ...Le2 designs originates from the word gugulethu which is the middle name of the founder, given nkuna (28). lethu (le2) means 'ours' and gugu means 'pride.' given founded le2 designs in 2007...le2 designs specialises... More»
Bri in Ethiopia: February plans
I almost started this post with “January was a whirlwind,” but that implies that it was chaotic and went by really quickly. As chaotic as it was for my life, it wasn’t so much on the day to day basis here in Addis, and... More»
We are tired of pictures with starving children
By Carlos Pérez del Castillo Chair of the CGIAR Consortium Board Last week, Oxfam and Save the Children published a report titled “A Dangerous Delay”. The report details how, despite... More»
Human Rights Ads (69): Tienanmen Tank Man Spoof
(source) The original is here. For the story on the Tienanmen Square protests and the violent crackdown, see here. More on freedom of the press here. (...) Read the... More»
The iHub in 2012: Freelancers and Presentations
This weekend the iHub Advisory Board met with the managers (Tosh and Jessica) to discuss the future direction of the space and what our focus should be for the... More»
The cultures that is Italy
Responsible for one of the most stupid shipping accidents of all time, not to mention the death of thirty or so passengers, Schettino was nevertheless greeted in his home... More»
Interest Aggregation and Military Political Authority in Egypt
Egyptian security forces are undoubtedly the center of headlines for the region. Some blame them for not doing more to protect the people and preventing violence. However, upon closer... More»
Sun bears- the tree loving bears
In the tropical forest of Southeast Asia, live a bear species call sun bears. These bears are small, the smallest of all the eight living bear species, and have... More»
World-System 2.0 – In Time
Sorry about the lack of recent posts, guys. Between the beginning of the term and the massive amount of academic writing I have foolishly and irresponsibly agreed to do,... More»
UPDATE: Security Council Resolution on Syria Vetoed
After last minute bid for amendment fails, Russia and China veto the Security Council's draft resolution on Syria. Read more Read the original article... More»
Voice and Exit
As I understand the basic theory of voice and exit in groups (and I know that Hirshman’s thought went much further than this) the idea is that if you... More»
The West Rt. 50-Gallows feed
There are three lanes, with the left two lanes narrowing into one. A slight bit further ahead, the traffic from Gallows Road merges into the right lane, map here.... More»
Red Cross responds to McMinnville Apartment Fire
Oregon Red Cross volunteers responded to an apartment fire on Sesame Street in McMinnville, OR. They provided humanitarian assistance to 15 people displaced by the fire. All services were... More»
Remembering Mike deGruy
We are saddened by the news that ocean photographer, filmmaker and storyteller Mike deGruy died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike was truly one of the great... More»
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