links for 2008-02-10
February 10th, 2008-
Good seasonal recipes & stuff.
links for 2008-02-09
February 9th, 2008-
Health and safety! Where are the barriers!
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Postcards from china from 1896-1920. A sinophile’s dream.
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Even more old images of Asia from yesteryear. A fascinating resource.
links for 2008-02-07
February 7th, 2008-
Installation by Cai Guo-Qiang
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The grim truth behind The Wire.
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Newsflash: not everything depicted in movies is physically possible.
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Communications & sustainability
links for 2008-01-30
January 30th, 2008-
something for a rainy day…
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thank goodness we have a lot of rainy days…
no more coal, thanks
January 24th, 2008 
Everyone round here has a coal shed in their back yard. I doubt anyone still uses it for coal. Mine contains bikes, tools, and cobwebs, but the deep dusty layer on the floor is black all the way down.
White Nancy
January 4th, 2008 
Just before Xmas I went to Bollington, a small town near Macclesfield, not too far from here. Its notable landmark is White Nancy, a small, sealed, slightly lopsided folly, perched like a Pope’s hat on a hillside above the town. Here is some history.
how do you like them apples?
March 5th, 2007 
I’ve been doing some work helping to set up a local community orchard. The trees have only just been planted, so we won’t see any fruit for a year or so, but it’ll be great to see it come to fruition, literally.
And it certainly makes a change from the film industry…
