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Better Factory Cambodia
BFC improves labour conditions and the profitability of the garment industry through a combination of factory assessments, tailored training for both workers and managers, factory advisory services, and public disclosure of working conditions on factory floors. Better Work in South Asia: https://betterwork.org/blog/2016/10/20/op-ed-better-factories-cambodia-and-its-15-year-journey Kering has included ilo conventions in its internal regulations since 2015. Look at…
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Two for the road
They make something wonderful out of being alive.
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Better days
Supertramp – Better Days: https://youtu.be/xE_dA479MCs Queen – Innuendo: https://youtu.be/FRM0G1wfXoM
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Gold
Gold (2016): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1800302
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Dinosaur on the road
– Oh! There is still something we’d like to tell you … – Ah? – Nothing serious. It’s just that the police came to school to explain how to be safe on the road to the children. They explained the signs, how to cross the street … That sort of thing. When they finished, they asked if there were any questions. – And…
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Wall Street (1987)
Wall Street (1987) – IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094291/
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Volcanic Explosion
– Oh no! What a disaster! There is hot chocolate everywhere, even in the grooves of the dishwasher. – It is necessary to clean immediately, otherwise the milk will rot.With that, Bixente went to get the Spanish mop and sponges. Bachué went to the living-room to warn his friends. As she burst out laughing,…
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AI: Artificial Intelligence
What a surprise to find a comic strip on Artificial Intelligence written by somebody called Montaigne!: Marion Montaigne présente l’Intelligence artificielle: https://youtu.be/DtdoNksCtmE Indeed, Montaigne discusses in the Essays whether the savages found mainly in Brazil are human beings or not and whether they should be considered humans, the way the barbarians in Ancient Greece have been…
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The body in the library
I think this title is an intriguing metaphor for detective novels. – Wikipedia on the novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Body_in_the_Library – Wikipedia on Agatha Christie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie
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Empanada franco-gallega
I am French. I do not even have dual citizenship. And yet, the empanada gallega has a very special meaning for me. This is the dish of my childhood. The one my abuela always cooked for our arrival in Galicia. She cooked it a second time for pleasure and a third time for us to…