Good news:
Under new proposals…. “Motorists would be responsible for all accidents involving cyclists”. When I was cycling in Spain, the motorists all knew they faced this responsibility; and so even the most manic were always very careful to give cyclists respect and room on the road. It seemed to work fine.
Bad news:
The Dept. of MindNumbingly Obvious Research strikes again. Researchers really get taxpayer’s money to do this kind of junk science?
Not content:
The Observer doesn’t like Manchester’s new Urbis, either (see 2nd Aug). Urbis apparently suffers the same fate as the Millenium Dome and Birmingham’s ThinkTank; the architecture is impressive, but the content inside is so poor — “a spectacular lost opportunity” & “could happily have been consigned to a skip”. The same is apparently true of the new Film Council, according to The Sunday Telegraph (free registration required).
Bargain bin:
Search the world’s second-hand bookshops, in a few seconds. Even better than the great addall.com? Maybe, but it certainly offers a useful extension to places like Australia and New Zealand.
Donkey Derby:
I sent Loadstar my congratulations on their recent AN article, and a mention of
by Jon Hassall
04 Aug 2002 at 07:40
Thankyou for the birthday wishes.
Now I can’t decide what to buy with my birthday money. Its a big contest between a new computer, a fisheye lens, or a better quality main lens.
I’m sure I’ll decide somehow.
by TGM
12 Aug 2002 at 04:49
thanks for the book link