Archive for December, 2006
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Thanks Leighton for passing this one on..
"The last simultaneous 'lone' demo 2006 is on December 20 in Parliament Square ..permission from the police should have been applied for by the 14th" (which probably means all the procrastinators are 'out'!) "As Rachel says, "The idea of the Simulataneous Lone Mass ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, London, Lone Demo, Parliament Square, Political Activism, Politics, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 | 5 Comments »
Monday, December 18th, 2006
Xmas is just around the corner and the festive season is already here. Apparently - according to some figures from Visit London - London is a 'Christmassy' city - and 'evokes' xmas ' here to the extent that ppl are rushing in from all over europe to do ...
Posted in Dhaka, India, London, Travel, Xmas | 6 Comments »
Sunday, December 17th, 2006
..About how you wrap your presents and about sending out cards! the lazily smart folk amongst us know that we could save ourselves time - and as Leighton points out - trees this xmas - by wrapping presents in old magazines/newspapers etc. and sending e-cards. 50,000 trees apparently..
Posted in Christmas, Environment and eco-friendliness, News & info | 4 Comments »
Friday, December 15th, 2006
Right now the Painted Page exhibition at the new Folio Society Gallery @ the British Library is showing Images of medieval life in the Luttrell Psalter. You can view the original 13th Century illuminated mansuscript in the John Ritblat Gallery also at the BL.
The exhibition uses a mix of facsimile ...
Posted in British Library, Folio Society, Galleries and Exhibitions, History, Illuminated Manuscripts, John Ritblat Gallery, London, Manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval Art, Middle Ages, Social History, Technology | No Comments »
Thursday, December 7th, 2006
What is going on? A tornado hit the streets of London this morning - Kensal Rise - more info on the BBC here.
Photos via the BBC website - ( these are courtesy of Paul de Silva)
Madness. Freak weather is here that's for sure.
Posted in Environment, Extreme Weather, London, News & info, Tornados, climate change | 10 Comments »
Friday, December 1st, 2006
Amartya Sen will be speaking on what Bengal's history tells us about living with multiple identities.
Not a free lecture i'm afraid - £10 at the British Museum today at 6:30 p.m.
"Bengal has arguably the longest history of engagement between East and West, stretching back over several centuries of settlement, ...
Posted in Amartya Sen, Bengal, British Museum, Diasporas, Events, India, London, News & info | 13 Comments »