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Chris posted - 29/10/09
…listen to what Bhutan, a small Himalayan nation, is doing to adapt to climate change.
With many glacial lakes in their country melting the Bhutanese are taking active measures to protect their communities against dangerous flooding. Bhutan is the first recipient of the Least Developing Countries Fund.
Here is a short (~3 min) photo documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kI_-Q47Sfc
Chris posted - 27/10/09
Advice to Sink in Slowly is an online shop founded by recent graduates from University College Falmouth. The shop sells posters and postcards that 'do what it says on the tin'; they pass on advice and hopefully inspire the freshers who receive an example upon enrolment. Unfortunately, I didn't and had to get my examples when the library was having a clearout!
My favourites amongst the current crop are (Click on the images to view and buy):
By Evind Bovor
By Richard Dinnis
By Rebecca Cobb
By Jane Laurie
Chris posted - 26/10/09
Entitled 'New Brands', the series will see perfume and luxury beauty products guru Jo Malone pick a select few who will benefit from her experience, encouragement and business contacts.
She will guide the chosen applicants through the world of branding, PR and business, preparing them for the pitch of their life to an organisation that may make them the retail stars of the future.
For more information go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow/new_brands.shtml
Chris posted - 09/10/09
My girlfriend Katy and I went for a walk on Charlestown beach last night, then went for a pint in the Rashleigh.
Most of the pictures are hers (she had my camera), but there's one or two from my phone:
Chris posted - 09/10/09
I was looking through the BBC News Science and the environment pages and came across this image:
Being a budding sheep farmer myself, I thought that this was really cool and a complete break from the awful architecture that dominates so much of rural Scotland.
Read the article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8279194.stm
Chris posted - 02/10/09
This picture is from April's Climate Camp on the streets of London and comes from a Leapfan who attended the event.
If any of you out there have other pics related to Leap or to our world around us, we'd love to see them!
Chris posted - 02/10/09
This book has just been published in the US and focuses on the amazing story of William Kamkwamba, a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk to combat one of the worst droughts Malawi has ever seen.
Read more of his inspirational story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8257153.stm
