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Eyes on the Prize II
Wow, just finished watching episode 14 (the final) of Eyes on the Prize. When I tell people it’s a 14 part doco they think it must be long and tedious. However is it has flown past too quickly, and I’ll be re-watching a few episodes. This series is incredible and I highly recommend it to…
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Keep your eyes on the prize
I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of PBS’s incredible Eyes on the Prize documentary series. I remember seeing a couple of episodes as a youngster, and it really helped me get to know what the civil rights movement had been all about. Watching it again 20 years later, it is…
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Waste = Food
This doco is about William McDonough’s and Michael Braungart’s ‘Cradle to Cradle’ design approach. I hadn’t come across this before and it gives me hope.
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Evolution to Thunderbird
I’ve used the Evolution mail client for many years now, but always disliked its bland similarity to Microsoft Outlook. I originally settled on it because of its decent calendar and all important task list. The other day I decided to look at Thunderbird again, especially since Lightning/Sunbird is now reasonably mature. I like. I’m also…
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Should I become a vegetable eater of some sort?
After seeing the film Earth I began to think about what I had done to reduce my impact on the environment. The answer disturbed me: I have done sweet FA. Despite having being aware for at least 10 years that I live in a society that is clearly wasteful and exploits natural resources to the…
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Time is flying
I can’t believe it was a month between posts! Until yesterday I was sure that it was early November.