Ikosmos

The often celebrated process of gentrification has lost importance in the debate about the city over last years. Why? Because gentrification is no longer an exciting process with an uncertain product at the end. Nowadays we know the result, as we did not twenty years ago. Gentrification means overaged yuppies drinking cocktails, speaking loudly and complaining about every single sound in their street as soon as they finished their last mojito… not a really interesting atmosphere for a city’s f

The EU has started the Public consultation on post-i2010: priorities for new strategy for European information society (2010-2015) , wanting to know how to regulate Information and Communcation Technology for the next 5 years. Most questions are not all that relevant for the people here (nearly all questions are optional to answer, so don’t worry about that), however some questions are relevant for all consumers, so if you’re an EU citizen let your voice be heard. Quote:

Image via Wikipedia Achebe begins his novel with focus upon the tragic protagonist Okonkwo and his father Unoka in the Umuofian tribe. The depiction of the Umuofian tribe gives particular significant cultural aspects similar to Achebe’s own birthplace of Ogidi , where Ibo -speaking people lived together in groups of independent villages ruled by titled elders. The customs described in the novel mirror those of the Onitsha people, who lived near Ogidi with whom Achebe was familiar. Tragica