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As we start to sense the possibility of Spring, plans for future walks start to take on a new tone of intent. One such plan is to pick up the trail of this enlightening walk exploring a dramatic stretch of the River Medway in Kent from Gillingham to Rainham with the brilliant Professor Kate Spencer. Last summer, we started at Strand Leisure Park, then passed Horrid Hill, Bloors Wharf, Eastcourt …

Economic growth slightly below trend. CFNAI-MA3 is -0.02, so slightly below trend in January — but still above the -0.07 threshold for contraction. WEI y/y growth is 1.87% for week ending 2/17.

Hez Parfums Café Beignet transports us to NOLA's Café Du Monde that has been serving classic beignets and café au lait since 1862. The post Hez Parfums Café Beignet (Hez Binkowitz) 2023+ Café Du Monde giveaway appeared first on ÇaFleureBon Perfume Blog.

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming one-night only concert performance of coming-of-age rock musical Bare at the London Palladium in April. As previously announced Jordan Luke Gage (Bonnie and Clyde, Arts Theatre/Garrick Theatre, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre) will play Jason opposite Laurie Kynaston (Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre, Mates In Chelsea, Royal Court) as Peter. They will be joined by Cassidy Janson (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre, Beautiful: The Carole …

Things that are Englandy. That first drive down super narrow streets again, good heavens. Rain, then. All of it, non stop since I got here. Wouldn't have it any other way, good to be back for a bit.

A senior Greenwich councillor fought back tears while discussing the conflict in Gaza after the town hall held a minute’s silence for the thousands of victims of the conflict in the region. Adel Khaireh, the cabinet member for communities, became emotional after being asked what the council could do to support families affected by the […] The post Greenwich councillor fights back tears after minute’s silence for victims of Middle …

1. Not to take away from Caitlin Clark's incredible achievement in scoring, but it turns out there are other high scorers, who, due to changes in the divisions and such, who's achievements should also be noted. 2. I agree with this column on trigger or content warnings and how good ones let you make informed decisions, and how good media will suck you in regardless. 3. Mychal Threet's library videos …

Someone recently asked me some questions about my article from a few years ago, Honesty and transparency are not enough. I thought it might be helpful to summarize why I’ve been promoting this idea. The central message in that paper is that reproducibility is great, but if a study is too noisy (with the bias and variance of measurements being large compared to any persistent underlying effects), that making it …

In public opinion polls, one of the primary concerns about rising levels of immigration is the extent to which it might increase crime rates. But several puzzles arise here. The evidence that immigration systematically leads to an increase in local crime rates turns out to be meager. However, Olivier Marie and Paolo Pinotti explore these issues “Immigration and Crime: An International Perspective” in the Winter 2024 issue of the Journal …

NEW RESOURCES Simon Fraser University: Digital repatriation of Tse’k’wa archive democratizes 50 years of archaeological and cultural knowledge. “Fifty years of archaeological knowledge and scholarship from one of British Columbia’s most significant cultural and archaeological sites is being digitally repatriated to the Dane-zaa people. Tse’k’wa, or ‘rock house’ in Dane-zaa/Beaver language, is a cave that has been home to the Dane-zaa ancestors for more than 12,500 years. Archaeological excavations at …

HISTORY OF AMAZING GRACE, part 1 On February 23, 1807, the British parliament passed a bill banning the nation’s slave trade. In these two articles, we’ll explore the lives of two men and one song that played a significant role in that effort. John Newton‘s devoted Christian mother dreamed that her only son would grow… Bill Petro, your friendly neighborhood historian billpetro.com Subscribe to have future articles delivered to your …

Here are the 2023 awards [connected to my read smd to-read lists]. As the votes were made by participants to the 2023 Chengdu Worldcon, Chengdu, China, censorship later came to light, regarding authors critical of the Chinese government, like Kuang, Zhao, and Gaiman, who did not make it to the shortlist… Best Novel Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books) The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books) …

Steel Empire was a 2-D shooter on the SEGA Genesis. The unique thing about it was the premise, as all the flying vehicles were blimps and steam powered machines. Kind of a Jules Verne steampunk vibe. It got remade on the Game Boy Advance and then again on the 3DS. And now it gets another […]

Leica M + Zeiss 28mmAt one point a couple of years ago I owned both a black and a chrome Fuji X100V. They very nice cameras. The 35mm equivalent lens was very good and the images I could get out of the camera were competitive with anything else even close to the price. I didn't really like the way the camera felt but that was something I'm pretty sure I …

I have a soft spot for Rochdale. That should be made clear from the outset, else nothing good will come of this blog. 1999 and the Cemetery Hotel was the destination. Discovered by chance, My first Good Beer Guide was 2 years away. Marvellous pub. But then a load of Tiger hooligans trashed it, and the guv'nor banned Hull City fans for life. I was sad. So was Daddy B. …