‘Bride’ arrested on wedding day – Times Online
Is this the sort of wedding photography I aspire to? ‘Bride’ arrested on wedding day – Times Online
Author: James
What did Siebold ever do for us?
Well, according to the FT Magazine article, Defining Moment – Japanese knotweed invades Britain, he was the person responsible for introducing Japanese knotweed to the British Isles, way back on 9 August 1850. Mind you, he also got up to some fairly dodgy dealings in its native Japan. Perhaps as Read more …
Cheering on Sharon Laws at the Olympics
A short while ago I discovered that a former colleague, friend and fellow cyclist Sharon Laws is going to be riding for Great Britain in the women’s road race at the Beijing Olympics. Wow, bloody amazing! So, this is just to say…. GO SHARON! More about Sharon at: www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2525097/Sh… www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/News2008/200808… Read more …
“Science is like a good friend: sometimes it tells you things you don’t want to hear”
Whilst I still work in an organisation with science at its core, I don’t often regret having left my first role as an actual, real, bona fide scientist. But when I read someone like Charlie Brooker standing up for scientists (Science is like a good friend: sometimes it tells you Read more …
More baobab press coverage
It’s nice to see the baobab story getting so much coverage, and even nicer to see that the editorial and factual quality of the articles, such as the new one on the BBC site (First taste of a magical fruit) is improving in leaps and bounds! It reminds me of Read more …
Youngs “Kew Gold”
What could possibly be described using the following: – retro touch – aroma of wet corn – some fruit and hint of cardboard – proper nettley green hop aroma – Mellow wine gum citrus – buttery dunked Malted Milk – a hint of sting – Some cereal on the nose Read more …