Several European NGOs are engaged in a long term project called ORA (OBSERVE, RETHINK, ACT) that aim to aware European citizens on Sustainable Development issues and to promote a sustainable lifestyle through the use of different practical tools (Education, Multimedia, Information and Communication) and the organization of international meetings of activists, volunteers and youth workers.
Together with this ongoing on process all the NGOs would like to add the positive “interferences” that artists and artistic works can represent. The chosen theme for this artistic call is Sustainable Development and especially …

MobileCamp Ljubljana is a one day conference, with BarCamp format, that is created by participants with their talks. Intended audience is everyone that works with mobile, from developers and designers to information architects and copywriters.
It’s going to take part on Saturday, 27th of March, at Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
The event is free for participants, but you still need a ticket to get in.
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In the Balkans many of our media outlets find it almost impossible to report anything objectively or with any regard to so called “western” or “democratic” values. These regional media will always disagree. but we all know that they should be “waking up and smelling the coffee”.
On the other hand politicians feel that they can “strong arm” media into a culture of self censorship in order to cover up their (the politicians) inadequacies and corruption.
In Iceland something might be developing to help defeat all that and help journalists wherever they …

Exclusive press and partner preview at MWC 2010
Oslo, Norway — February 10, 2010
Opera Mini on iPhoneOpera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC). Visit Opera’s exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness a new way to surf the Web on the iPhone — an experience that Opera promises will be fast, easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera …

Teachers and teaching staff, especially in the Balkans (and I have to admit I am being very generic here) display an attitude of aloofness, at times arrogance and more often than not of total superiority over their students. And why? Because they are qualified to (dubious) degree status and in previous times (under former regimes) were people of some standing in the community.
The teachers word is still almost law, with their every breath having to be accepted as the only view and that to question or criticise highlights stupidity or …

iJustine with the new Apple iPad