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Monthly Archives: June 2012
THE 21st CENTURY – WHO CAN WE CALL ON?
In the days when Britannia ruled the waves and Britain was the workshop of the world, the engineer was the unacknowledged backbone of all that mighty edifice, sustaining it for the administrators and the traders. From Sao Paulo in Brazil … Continue reading
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FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION
This refers to the reform of the university funding system where we see politicians who, in the main, have benefitted from free university education now debating a newly devised plan to allow universities to introduce some form of charging students … Continue reading
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RHODESIAN INCIDENT
As I lay across three irregular shaped chairs in the all-night airways office trying to sleep but prevented from doing so due to the discomfort and my throbbing broken right hand, I mused on the events of the past few … Continue reading
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THE FAVELA BABY
We have a favela – or shanty town – situated a few hundred yards from our road down a track to a valley. It is a smallish one and we are not aware of its existence most of the time. … Continue reading
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A CLASH OF CULTURES
‘How did the meeting with the union go?’ Asked Andrews, his huge frame over-towering B’s six foot plus, as they met on the track from the bungalows leading to the offices. These offices were a line of single storey adobe … Continue reading
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POLITICIANS
Their total inadequaciesOutweighing any qualitiesThey might have had in shining youthWhen thought took in belief and truth.Their very sophistry portraysAbandoned aims of former days;They can set out with unctuous easeThose policies designed to pleaseAll displayed with such skilful arts,Hedged promises … Continue reading
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