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 failed victorian inventions23.06.2009 |
 Empire Windrush23.06.2009 The Empire Windrush was a ship that is an important part of the history of multiracialism in the United Kingdom. The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, carrying 492 passengers from Jamaica wishing to start a new life in the United Kingdom. The passengers were the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK after the Second World War.See these seven passenger stories at the BBC for the sad realities. "I went to school in Kings Cross. I never associated with white people in any significant degree, and then school I came across real hostility. I mean to say I had no friends for several years that wouldn't be far from the truth. I only had friends when I had gone through the Airforce and came out. I joined the Airforce when I was sixteen, what they call a boy entrant an Airforce apprentice. By the time I came out there were more black people in this country. I am 62 years old now. I have been here 50 years . I would prefer to live here. Well, my family is here, my wife, my grandchildren are here. I have no significant roots in Jamaica. I have been back to Kingston several times. My circumstances were significantly different to everyone else's, but personally I like England, it's a nice place to live. It's not to say it doesn't have its problems, racism and so on." Vince Reid.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/windrush_01.shtml |
Britain From Above.23.06.2009I'd forgotten how awesome this BBC programme was; perhaps it's because there were far too many aerial shots with Andrew Marr in helicopters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/visualisations/ |
      postcards to the future...of hull.23.06.2009 "Postcards to the Future aims to gather people's hopes and visions for the future of our rapidly changing city of Hull. A pack of six postcards is available free, from any of the Hull Libraries and Museums or Hull Tourist Information."And this is what they ended up with?! Lovely idea, but really, really? One of the comments for the cards goes as far as expecting a little photoshop magic. "move or hide the cars."http://www.postcardstothefuture.org |
iran & twitter17.06.2009 Watch twitter madness unfold with nuggets of nothingand somethings... The US goverment requested twitter forgo an scheduled update which would of left Iran without access for a day. http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23Iranelection |
        abbey road14.06.2009 |
  Keep Calm14.06.2009 "Keep Calm Parody - Blue by 3lambsdesign.I couldn't resist doing my own version of the classic "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster. This is my "Keep Calm and Fake a British Accent" version. Who doesn't wish they had a British accent sometimes? It's so posh and proper. "http://www.flickr.com/photos/27655120@N06/3328844488/ |
     Foreign British14.06.2009 Japanese Baked Beans.American Greasy Spoon. Australian Garden Shed. French Tomato Ketchup. German Tea. |