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Oasis 2.0
Oasis have gone all 2.0 on us for the launch of their new album. Well sort of. They have previewed their upcoming new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', by teaching a group of New York Metropolitan Transport Authority ( MUNY – Music Under New York) street musicians and buskers to perform never-heard-before tracks from the…
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Thirst
We tend to be become aware of water shortages when it effects us directly, or when we hear about it effecting a particular part of the world, but are probably less aware of the broader pressure points on global water resources. This post on The Henley Centre blog makes an excellent point that whilst carbon…
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Earth Hour
Today is earth hour day. You can support it by turning off your lights between 8pm and 9pm local time to promote electicity conservation. The first earth hour in Sydney in 2007 engaged around 2.2 million people and cut the city's mains electricity consumption by upto 10%. This one will be much bigger. And meanwhile,…
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On Consumption
Over-consumption is a tricky subject but one which is worth some reflection. Here are some sobering facts courtesy The Ecologist magazine: Every year UK households throw away the equivalent of of 3.5 million double decker buses of waste, a queue that would stretch from London to Sydney and back again In the UK we throw…
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Make Your Own Album
Lovely album cover meme on Flickr: 1. The name of your band comes from the first article title on this randomly generated Wikipedia page 2. The title of your album is derived from the last four words of the very last quote from this random page from quotationspage.com 3. And the third picture on this…
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Stop What You Were About To Do…
…and read this. I was going to post something else today, but then I read John’s post and instead I think you should go there and read it too.
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Happy 2008
I’m not big on New Years resolutions but one thing I am going to use this coming year for is to learn lots of new stuff. I guess part of that is about reading more (which I have let slip of late) but a big part of it is also about acquiring new skills –…
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Happy Christmas
Well 2007 has been quite a year. I’d like to thank everyone who’s stopped by, read and commented on this blog, and those who I’ve met up with as a result of it. Thanks for making it so fun. Happy Christmas everyone. Back soon.Image
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Christmas Party
We talk a lot about the blurriness of business, so here’s a blurry picture of me at the crimbo do. And yes, that is a christmas hat I’m sporting (of-course)