Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Belfast’s Mayor

by Craig Turp December 17, 2008 Bucharest

 You know, talking to the Mayor of Belfast Tom Hartley last week, and then watching him give IYP founder Matthias Luefkens a guided tour of the Falls Road, it really brought home the difference between civic duty in western and eastern Europe. I mean, Hartley did not have to stay late at the office last [...]

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Le Web Without the Web

by Craig Turp December 17, 2008 Media

 Not sure how many Romanian bloggers made it to Le Web last week, but given that I’ve read nowt on the subject I doubt any were able to stump up the rather steep fee that this ultimate bullshit conference charges. Le Web‘s organisers make Romania’s own fleece merchants, Evensys, look like amateurs. Anyway, here’s a [...]

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