Bella Union is preparing for a bumper 2010, with new albums due in Q1 from Laura Veirs, Lawrence Arabia, Midlake, Beach House, The Acorn, The Kissaway Trail, and Abe Vigoda. The label’s recent signees include Lone Wolf, I Break Horses, John Grant with Midlake, and Simon’s own new band, Snowbird (where does he find the [...]
I was taking an early morning swim yesterday. It's a good time for me to think, and as ever when I'm surrounded by the sun, the sea and the sand I'm reminded how beautiful nature is and that we're really confronted by a logic bomb when considering how the system we all conspire to take part in, points at the asymmetry of global finite resources and our wasteful production (most products don't exist...
My good friend Skye at Midnight Blue reports on the vicious smear campaign Chester County Democrats are waging against Republican school board candidate Sean Carpenter. See, " The Definitive Post on Hypocrisy ." Below is the Democratic video that libels Carpenter , a conservative and pro-victory activist, as an extremist:: This is the blurb at the YouTube page: The definitive video about...
Well, a busy enough day starting with a cycle down to town to attend the CAFOD and Christian Aid - organised York Wave , a few hundred people encircling the Minster as a gesture of solidarity for those at risk from climate change and a message to our government that we want them to set ambitious, tough and binding targets at the Copenhagen talks in December. I was glad to go, as despite my agnosticism...
Happy birthday to Ursula K. le Guin! Also, if possible, try to help out PopeLizbet's friend Dave ( details here ). Interviews The Dragon Page interviews Douglas Clegg (podcast). Marty Durham interviews Bruce Cordell (video). Joseph Mallozzi interviews Paul Jessup . Rick Kleffel interviews Jewell Gomez (podcast). Marshall Payne interviews Amal El-Mohtar . Laptop Magazine interviews Eoin Colfer (video)....
The Ayrshire Youth side made it two wins from two in the West Of Scotland Inter County League on Saturday 17th October when they defeated the Glasgow Youths side by 8 - 2 at Ayr Belleisle. Ayrshire only lost one of the ten ties, with two others being halved, on thier way to victory. Match results were (Ayrshire names first) :- Scott Clark (Ayr Belleisle) beat Craig Haugh (Cathkin Braes) by 3 &...
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A while back I posted a link about books and asked which ones readers like and would suggest. Here's the original post. Here's what the readers said about their favourite books, FYI: David Coethica said... David Grayson's Corporate Social Opportunity stands out for me. Nathan Schock said... Green to Gold was excellent. I also really liked John Grant's Green Marketing Manifesto. Toby Webb said... Supercorp...
This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract is section 5. - Abundance.
THE National Museum has rejected an offer by Kevin Rudd's friend, car dealer John Grant, to place the ute of "utegate" fame in its permanent collection.
This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract is section 4 of the book – Economic...
This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract section 3 of the book – Information...
Help John Grant Edit His New Book "Co-Opportunity" This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract is from section 2 of the book – Relocating the Dreams. ‘Relocating the dreams’ is a quote from British film-maker David [...]