If you’re a Chilean musician, then you should probably think about moving to Germany or New York. Claudio Arrau – one of the most celebrated pianists of the 20th century – was born in Chile, receiving a 10-year grant from the government to hone his skills before resettling in New York. Fast forward almost a century later and not much has changed
At the heart of John Bassett’s talk on networking operations and cyber security was the suggestion that web-based commercial and security strategy is no more than simple evolution – the 21st century equivalent of a typewriter. According to Bassett, the Internet has had a quantitative, rather than qualitative, impact on
Sleeping out in February might sound like a bleak suggestion – so why is it that Oxford University and Brookes students are spending the night on the grass around the Rad Cam on Saturday 26th February? We’re doing it as part of Amnesty International and STAR’s (Student Action for Refugees)
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of education in American political discourse. Ever since George Bush worked with liberals to pass No Child Left Behind, the massive piece of legislation that graded schools based on their students’ test scores and monitored school progress to ensure that not a single student
The Strategic Defence Review released in October 2010 was the first of its kind since 1998. The document outlined extensive cuts and changes to the nature of British defence, among them that: the Army will lose 7,000 personnel over 5 years, the RAF and Navy 5,000 a piece, and the
Malian music tends to have more of a Cuban-esque feel than it does West African. Jazzy trumpets and guitar contribute to its Latin sound, while the guitars also lend a more classical Spanish veneer that can be heard in much of its most successful music. The Grammy award-winning album ‘Ali
Last night was an extraordinary moment for Egypt, the Middle East, and the ever-evolving liberal hope for democracy. The previous evening’s unexpected announcement that Mubarak would not be going anywhere until September made his exit yesterday all the more dramatic, and perhaps, even after all that the Egyptian people have
Current Location: Oxford, United Kingdom. Stereotypically, Hong Kong’s a city of concrete and glass, with its constantly commuting businessmen and 120% cell-phone density. While it’s probably unfair to speak for everyone, the cliche of the Hong Konger is of pragmatism, efficiency, and really brisk footsteps. There’s a funny side to
Current Location: Oxford, United Kingdom. I’ve just returned from South Africa, known optimistically as a lovely vacation spot, but pessimistically as home to the largest HIV positive population in the world. The statistic is given proof on the streets of Soweto, Johannesburg’s largest black suburb, where each street corner has,
Why legislative moves to render Canada's smallest unit of currency redundant make economic sense
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