granite cliff on Dartmoor
Part of the valley.It’s amazing how some of the trees hang on, clinging to the edge of the rock.
a good place for walking:
Dartmoor National Park Authority Guided Walks are designed to help you to further your understanding and enjoyment of Dartmoor. The walks are led by our team of knowledgeable guides, who are all [...]
un and climate change action
Officials from UN member states are gathering in Geneva for a five-day conference on climate change.
The World Climate Conference will look at ways to help countries cope with the effects of climate change, such as an increase in floods and drought.
The conference aims to create a global framework to ensure early warnings for tsunamis and [...]
David Ferrard on youtube
David performed for Gungho whilst at the concluding event to Londons festival of non violence hosted by The Gandhi Foundation, The Gandhi Tour and Music4peace.com.More of David music can be heard on his myspace. myspace.com/davidferrard
David Ferrard – Broken Sky video
Corruption in Iraq. House prices hike in UK
House prices rise in UK
“House prices in England and Wales rose by 1.7% in July compared with June – the biggest monthly leap in value since July 2004, the Land Registry said.” says BbC news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8226416.stm
though they are still down on the same period last year.
Wouldn’t it be good [...]
rustic footbridge
a footbridge over the river, on Dartmoor. There is a very impressive Victorian railway viaduct nearby, photos to follow.
Disrupting the climate criminals
Green protesters plan to disrupt traffic in London this week, as part of yet another attempt to wake the the homo allegedly sapiens to the abject failure of the west’s dominant religion: Consumer Hedonism.
Organiser Natalie Swift said: “Direct action is the aim – we are trying to disrupt the climate criminals.”
Newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, who [...]
leafy footpath along the Okement river
The footpath alongside one of the streams that feeds the River Okement
The footpath leading towards town
A video of the same area
ineptitude outpaces malicious hacking
Today’s news:
Security experts have turned the notion that so called “malicious insiders” are the biggest cyber security threat for companies on its head.
The security vendor RSA revealed that the majority of breaches are actually caused unintentionally by employees.
Its survey showed that firms believed 52% of incidents were accidental and 19% were deliberate.
“Unintentional risk [...]
trees fight back
News today that from the US west coast to northern Siberia and south-east Asia, trees are growing at higher elevations, and at higher latitudes as the climate warms.
Of 166 sites studied, trees are advancing at more than half, while they are receding at just two sites.
The shift is revealed by the first global analysis [...]
Tesco sales predictors, British recession ends
Tescos predict sales through better forecasting
Tesco has set up its own weather team to help it stock the right products for the changeable British weather.
The move, which will save hundreds of thousands of pounds in food wastage, will aim to match supply and demand.
Tesco spokesman Jonathan Church said retail food businesses needed to [...]