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Grenfell Tower

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17/06/2017

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For almost four decades, we have been taught to see public spending as a bad thing; ruthless economising as a virtue.  We have come to know the price of everything and the value of nothing…and have ended with the funeral pyre of Grenfell Tower. 

Three days after the night of Wednesday 14 June, I still haven’t written anything about Grenfell Tower.  I’ve been trying to process the tragedy emotionally and intellectually. Even the pronoun jars.  This is – or should be – all about the pain and anger felt by the victims of the tower block fire. Those feelings are shared by many but have been appropriated by a few to fit their existing worldviews, to serve pre-existing agenda. In the meantime, it seems every journalist has become an expert, every pundit has their opinion.

Grenfell nowI do know a bit about social housing but I’m certainly not an expert on…

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Money on the Sun…

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Stereoscopic Photograph of Victorian Greenhouse by Heather Rogers, for The New York Times At the turn of the 20th century, when Thomas Edison–who made possible the near-universal use of electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures, all of which established major new industries worldwide–was at the height of his career, the notion that buildings, […]

via Money On The Sun — Secret Gardener

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Harlow- sculpture town…

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16/06/2017

Last week’s post looked at the ideals which generated Harlow New Town’s unique programme of public art works and its early years. Frederick Gibberd, Harlow’s architect-planner, had envisaged its civic centre as ‘home to the finest works of art’ – both a homage to the past and its Renaissance glories and a mark of the […]

via Harlow: ‘Sculpture Town’ — Municipal Dreams

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Building a wall…to break down barriers…

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15/06/2017

Gressenhall’s extensive learning & engagement program raises awareness of the museum and encourages creative responses from visitors

via Building a wall to break down barriers — Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

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The Acre of Diamonds…

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14/06/2017

The following story was told by Dr. Russell H. Conwell to raise millions of dollars to help fund the formation of Temple University in Philadelphia. He used the story to fire the imagination of his listeners during more than 6,000 fund-raising lectures. The story gives us a tremendous illustration of a way that a person […]

via The Acre of Diamonds — Good Time Stories

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From Pro-growth to…

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13/06/2017

GR: Here’s an annotated bibliography that explores alternatives to perpetual growth. Perpetual growth is the idea that economies will fail without continuous growth. It assumes that there are unlimited resources for growth. The idea guides our business enterprises and spills over into our social beliefs including our definition of well-being. The bibliography is part of […]

via Moving Away From the Pro-Growth Economy | MAHB — GarryRogers Nature Conservation

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Play- the mother of invention?

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12/06/2017

Is play the mother of invention? A child’s nurturing Mom can certainly set the stage for a life of discovery, a journey through the imagination and the material world. The resilience and depth of a mother and child’s bond is like no other. It helps engender confidence, assurance, empathy, laughter and love. So today, make […]

via Play the Mother of Invention — PlayGroundology

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Harlow New Town- Florence in Essex?

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10/06/2017

There aren’t too many people perhaps who would compare Harlow to Florence, or at least not favourably, but withhold the cynicism because the Italian city did inspire an important part of the New Town’s founding vision. Frederick Gibberd, Harlow’s architect-planner, believed that the ‘Civic Centre should be home to the finest works of art, as […]

via Harlow New Town: ‘Home to the finest works of art’ — Municipal Dreams

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Fishy Lisbon…

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09/06/2017

Until the middle of the 20th century, street fish sellers called “varinas” were a common sight in Lisbon. They carried a basket of fresh fish on their heads and attracted customers with their catchy slogans and charismatic personalities. Varinas are a relic of the past, but some of the best fish in Lisbon is still sold […]

via The most famous fish monger in Lisbon — Salt of Portugal

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Heritage Science…

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08/06/2017

Scientists and archaeologists at National Trust mansion The Vyne in Hampshire are giving visitors a unique insight into their work as part of a £5.4 million project to save the former Tudor ‘power house’. The Vyne, whose famous visitors included Henry VIII and Jane Austen, is undergoing an ambitious 18 month project to repair its […]

via Heritage science gives visitors unique insight into roof conservation project at The Vyne — National Trust Press Office

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