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Cigar Box Banjo: Notes on Music and Life
Paul Quarrington (GreyStone) by Sean Flinn Paul Quarrington passed away in January of this year. Hed already been working on a book about his life in music when he was diagnosed with advanced, terminal lung cancer. This became his new thematic material for a book that became about his life, as seen and heard through music. The novelist, who won the Governor-General Award for Fiction for Whale …
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Design Down Pat
With half the world’s population now living in urban areas, cities are facing dramatic changes in terms of how they adapt to rising populations and effectively provide for the businesses feeding their economic growth. Whether from a macro or micro perspective, the success of a city—or a country, for that matter—all boils down to how its shared spaces and functions are planned, managed, and …
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Close But No Cigar!
Via Pension Pulse. Angela Charlton of the Boston Globe reports, French prime minister urges big cost-cutting : France’s Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Friday rebuffed unions angry over plans to raise the retirement age by two years, urging the French to show “courage” and make an unprecedented effort to cut the enormous national debt. The government said Friday it’s considering freezing …
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