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Intellect

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only serve.” Albert Einstein

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Wow!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Qudus Onikeku

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I discovered this blog quite recently about an African Artist called Qudus Onikeku. Taken directly from the blog.
Qudus is the Artisitc director and project coordinator for Yk Projects. A Dancer, Acrobat, Actor and Theorist, his Yoruba tradition plays a peculiar role in his art, for more than a decade Qudus has been a word in [...]

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Majora Carter Rocks!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

OK so I am a fan, but watch this video. This is a lady who knows activism. You rock.

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Fellow Tedsters: Majora Carter

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

If any of the TED community in London are around this evening then head over to the following:
Kenneth Clarke Lecture Theatre,
Caurtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House
Majora Carter will be giving a speech on how the environmental challenges she faced in the South Bronx can be tackled in London.

Update:
This was an awesome evening. Majora and her [...]

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Career Foreplay

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was redrafting my main speech Mind The Gaop! the other day and was looking (as speakers do) for hook to get people’s attention. I was thinking about the idea of people wanting success in their life and being the man that I am thought about comparing it to fulfilling sex. How about including Career [...]

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Hello Monday Morning

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Survey results have showed that UK staff took 21 million “sickies” last year at a cost of £1.6bn. The survey, conducted by the CBI and insurer AXA, found that seven out of 10 employers believed staff liked to “extend” their weekend while 39% said possible fake illness claims coincided with events such as major sporting [...]

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Bookshelf: Business Nightmares

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Rachel Elnaugh is the high profile entrepreneur who made her name in business as the founder of Red Letter Days and also as a judge on The Dragon’s Den. Being a celebrity entrepreneur made it just as painful as the media were all over her when her company went through a real bad time and [...]

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Afrosphere 20.04.08

Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Some of the stories across the Afrosphere that have caught my eye this week.

Africa
Mobile Phone Ingenuity in Africa, by Afrigadget.
Electricity is priceless. Energy Activism in Nigeria from Africa Unchained.
This is Zimbabwe reports on efforts to prevent the Chinese shipping guns to Zimbabwe.
Erik at White African comments on Internet Connectivity on the continent
America
Black Web 20 (will [...]

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Balancing Act

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have just discovered the Balancing Act web site. Balancing Act seeks to be the primary source for information on the telecoms, Internet and audio-visual media industries in Africa. Not only do they provide online publications and a newsletter (to which I have just subscribed) but they also provide consultancy and research for clients.
As Juliana [...]

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