31st August
Dateline Hong Kong.
'Hong Kong plays a critical and central role in
Asian Pacific media and remains the most important
window on greater China. This page documents the
opinions of domestic and foreign journalists in Hong
Kong in the year of transition, 1997. It includes the
transcripts of interviews, edited sections of speeches
and documents.'
'Dateline Hong Kong was created in a lap top on a
kitchen table in a Pokfulam high rise in 1997. With
the uncertainties which preceded the handover, it
initially acted as a way of archiving material
offshore. As the site developed, it formed a growing
resource for media studies students. In the end, it
provided a stimulus for Reporting Hong Kong, the book
about handover coverage.'
Cyber Telephone Museum.
'An Exhibit of Common & Rare Antique Telephones.'
The Shame of Rock and Roll.
Quality rock posters.
The webmaster's top 5.
A History of the Greta Coal Measures.
'The Greta Coal Measures are a permian (245 million
year old) coal bed located in the state of New South
Wales on the east coast of the continent of Australia.
The Greta Coal Measures have been one of the most
intensely worked coal-fields in the country. Yet most
people today associate the region around Maitland,
Cessnock and Greta with wine-making rather than coal
production, as the collieries have all but
disappeared.'
[ ... ]
'John Delaney has assembled a unique manuscript which
describes in minute detail the work, the people and
the society of each of the sixty-six collieries that
operated on the Greta Coal Measures between 1861 and
1995. Individual mine histories are complemented,
where possible, with historic images and plans that
show the layout of each mine at its time of closure.'
John "Mad Jack" Fuller
Squire of Brightling
1757-1834.
'Jack Fuller led an illustrious life in a period of
British history known for its eccentric personalities.
The English countryside is dotted with remnants of the
Georgian elite's penchant for folly building. Many of
the structures Jack Fuller is credited with erecting
stand monument to his burning desire to be remembered
long after his death. But this is not the only legacy
he created. He is also immortalized in the lasting
gifts he bestowed upon the community. Fuller, being
a Member of Parliament and a Squire in
East Sussex, England, was well connected and
associated with many notable figures of his day. He
was known by the sobriquets "Honest John" and "Mad
Jack", the former being the one he was proud to
carry. '
The Mad Jack Fuller weblog!
Cultural Maps in American Studies.
'Cultural Maps is dedicated to the graphical
presentation of non-graphical information -- whatever
that turns out to mean. At present, it has something
to do with maps in the ordinary and normal sense of
the term; the immediate goal is to build a digital
American Historical Atlas. To the extent that maps
serve as guides not only to the physical terrain but
also and importantly as charts of the mapmaker's
mental and cultural terrain, of the memories and
desires, anxieties and assumptions he projects upon
any terra incognita, we have begun building an
historical geography of America. Eventually, this
space will come to include graphs, charts, and images,
in fact anything that serves as a concrete and
physical representation of abstract ideas and
intangible feelings. '
"The South: Where is it? What is it?"
Excerpt from John Shelton Reed's 'My Tears Spoiled My Aim'.
Exploring the West from Monticello.
'A perspective in maps from Columbus to Lewis and
Clark.'
Art for the
New Millennium by Mari Hall.
'Welcome to Marizart.Com, an Art site featuring
African American art that celebrates women and the
return to the feminine aspect. Strongly influenced
by Haitian and African art, Mari Hall combines folk
art and naive styles into a unique African American
art style with a contemporary touch. Her work is known
for her use of vibrant color and pattern. Her latest
paintings include Mother and Child, Jazz, Celebration
of Life, Tarot themes.'
Russian Icons.
Pictures of Angels.
The Désert de Retz, an Extraordinary
18th Century Garden near Paris.
'The Racine de Monville Home Page is the world's first
web site devoted to the Désert de Retz and its
creator, François Racine de Monville (1734-1797).
Discover Monville's adventurous life, view photographs
of his remarkable folly garden, and learn more about
France and gardens.'
Marc Chagall - Catalogue of the Printed
Graphic Work.
An Eye for the World.
'Photographs by Shotaro Shimomura 1934-1935.'
'Shotaro Shimomura XXI (1883-1944) was Chairman of The
Daimaru Inc., a department store chain that traces its
roots to a single store opened in Kyoto in 1717. Mr.
Shimomura was named President of the company in 1907
and toured Europe and the United States the following
year to study the management of department stores. He
took these photographs on a subsequent trip around the
world in 1934 and 1935, prior to establishing a
subsidiary trading company. '
Korean Cultural
Centre of Los Angeles. Museum, library etc.
Images of Korea.
Mercator's
World. Online version of a magazine about maps.
Mercator's Log.
Phumulani Coffee Shop & Viewsite, Swaziland.
Swaziland Fiction.
Le Guide de Madagascar. Lots of nice
photos.
The David Suzuki Foundation.
'The David Suzuki Foundation is a federally registered
Canadian charity which explores human impacts on the
environment, with an emphasis on finding solutions.'
'The Foundation was established in 1990 to find and
communicate ways in which we can achieve a balance
between social, economic, and ecological needs. '
David Suzuki is a famous Canadian broadcaster and
geneticist.
Barlow
Home(stead) Page.
'John Perry Barlow is a retired Wyoming cattle
rancher, a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and
co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Since
May of 1998, he has been a Fellow at Harvard Law
School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society,
following a term as a Fellow with the Institute of
Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of
Government ... '
National Museum
of Korea.
GPS Drawing.
'Welcome to the Global Positioning System
drawing project.'
Translating GPS data from car journeys into
drawings.
Gallery. Drawings made on land, water or
in the air.
The Offshore Radio Guide.
VoiceOfPeace.com. Inspired by the
famous Israeli
Voice of Peace pirate radio station.
The Oldie has some good articles online
currently.
Cartoon gallery.
'I once met Bette Davis.'
Ghost-hunters meet in haunted house.
A deaf, smelly old man
sucking up tea from a saucer by the fireside, but to Philip
Callow he was a hero.'
Patrick Newley introduced two legendary queens — and the
fur positively flew…
Furry friends deserve a good send-off.
The
Apostrophe Protection Society.
link
30th August
Boston: History of the Landfills.
'A visitor from 1990 would scarcely recognize the
Boston area of 1630. The very landscape has been
transformed tremendously in the last 360 years. The
land area of Boston has more than tripled since 1630.
It may not always be apparent to the driver navigating
the narrow streets of Boston, but the creation of this
city is one of the great engineering feats of American
History.'
[ ... ]
The three original hills of Boston, Pemberton, Beacon,
& Mt. Vernon no longer dominate the landscape as they
once did. Not only are they obscured by tall buildings,
but the hills which made up the Trimountain have been
cut down by 60 feet or more. In the early 19th
century, the crests of these hills were carted away,
and dumped in the coves to provide more area for
building.'
1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
A Walk Through Astoria and Other Places in Queens.
'In the early 1940s, Swiss-born photographer and
experimental filmmaker Rudy Burckhardt focused his
photography on finding beauty in the uncelebrated and
untidy details of life in and around Astoria, Queens.
This exhibition brings together the two private,
unpublished albums that Burckhardt made from these
photographs. For the first time, Burckhardt's
carefully constructed, filmlike sequences - the unique
intersection of his work in photography and film -
are presented for public enjoyment. This work inspired
the poet Edwin Denby to write sonnets about Queens,
several of which were pasted into one of Burckhardt's
albums and are included in the exhibition.'
Canterbury Cathedral.
Related :-
the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Animal Mummy Project in the Cairo Museum.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of
Roman Emperors.
The Golden Lotus
'is a novel that represents the daily life of ancient
Chinese. It was considered as raunchy book at that
time for its sexual depiction. In fact, it is a very
great novel disclose the nature of human beings.'
'We present you an interesting part of the novel with
beautiful Chinese paintings.'
Haunted
Hotels which can be visited.
Via
Haunted Britain
and Ireland.
The Tomb of Harwa.
'The Mission of the Archaeological Museum of Milan
(Civiche Raccolte Archeologiche di Milano) initiated
excavations in Egypt at the Tomb of Harwa (TT 37) in
1995 under the direction of Francesco Tiradritti. The
tomb is located on the West Bank of Luxor near the
temple of Hatshepsut. The mission is sponsored by the
Cultural Association "Harwa 2001".'
Early Tibetan Mandalas: The Rossi Collection.
A History of Anaesthesia at Harvard University.
The Cave of Chauvet Pont-d'Arc. Prehistoric art.
Priya Raj - Cartooning
& Lampooning. Indian cartoons.
The Desmond Tutu
Peace Centre, Cape Town.
Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation.
Wild Things. The Fortean Times' survery of feral
children.
Pets and Music. 'We
all enjoy music - why shouldn't your cat enjoy it too... ?'
Collector Set Figures. These are great.
The Ministry of Fun.
Safetycards from airlines.
The Lefty Directory. Via troubled diva.
link
29th August
A12 Border Crossing. Photos of a deserted border
crossing between the Netherlands and Germany.
Etzweiler - Modern Ghost Town.
Via
Urban Adventure in Rotterdam.
Zoological Museum,
University of Copenhagen.
History of the Zoological Museum.
'Few museums have had an origin as complicated as that
of the Copenhagen Zoological Museum, which mostly owes
its fame to its old age and the richness of
particularly Arctic and marine animals brought back
from a great number of expeditions.'
St. Erkenwald's, Southend-on-Sea.
'St Erkenwald's church used to scare the living
daylights out of me as a child. This famous building
that once stood in Southend has been described as both
ugly and beautiful. Whatever you thought of it, it was
bound to make an impression of some kind. Gradually,
as I grew older, I became enchanted by it's
uniqueness.'
'The church was eventually demolished in 1995, and I
have created this site, in order to preserve it
somehow in cyberspace. The site already contains a
host of pictures, stories and history. As time goes
by, I will be posting much of the other information
that I possess on the church. From the time of
building, to the time of demolition.'
Khmer Institute.
Photos.
As Precious as Gold.
'The National Postal Museum celebrates the
Klondike/Alaskan gold rush centennial with a new
exhibit that explores the last great gold rush of the
19th century and the unforgettable role of the mail
carriers who provided contact between those so far
from home and the families they left behind. '
Stories from the Gold Rush.
Web Tales of Manhattan Beach.
'Manhattan Beach began its transformation from a
genteel haven for the super rich to an exclusive
bedroom community before World War I. The goal was
reached with the completion of the Manhattan Beach
Estates by real estate developer Joseph P. Day in the
1920s. His design for the community emphasized the
romantic and limited the practicalities by hiding
service areas and disguising utility poles behind
the sometimes ornate mini-mansions ... '
Middle East Peace Quilt.
Unity Temple.
'This Frank Lloyd Wright designed church was among
Wright's favorite commissions. Its design was was
unprecedented in 1905, with its cubist theme and
poured concrete construction. '
Interior tour.
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud.
The Byzantine Monuments. Churches and monasteries
of Constantinople.
The Dhammapada.
What do you think, my friend?
The Vatican Gardens.
'The Vatican Gardens date back to medieval times when
vineyards and orchards extended to the north of the
Apostolic Palace. In the 1279 Pope Nicholas II
enclosed this cultivated area with walls. Today these
walls are no longer standings owing to the site's
transformation at the beginning of the 16th century.
Two new courtyards were created: the Belvedere and
the "Pigna" or Pine Cone ... '
Equal
Exchange. Fair trade online.
Medieval Sourcebook:
Heloise (1101-1164):
Letter to Abelard.
'I Was a Japanese Soldier'
by Kakuya Ishida, Daily Yomiuri, August 12 2000.
'Why a Taiwanese war veteran feels let down by the
country he served.'
link
28th August
The
Worshipful Company of
Mercers.
'Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1394, the Mercers
Company is the premier Livery Company of the
City of London.'
'Livery Companies, or Guilds as they were also known,
began in medieval times as fraternitiesor
misteries (from the Latin for occupation) to protect
the interests of particular trades and the
practitioners of those trades.'
'Today there are 103 City Livery Companies, some of
very modern origin (Environmental Cleaners,
Solicitors, Information Technologists) and some of
very ancient origin (Goldsmiths, Weavers,
Fishmongers), but the oldest Companies began in this
way, protecting the quality and reputation of the
trade and the members of the Company.'
Company history. Dick Whittington was a famous
mercer.
Wild West Yorkshire.
'Richard Bell's Nature Diary for 2002.'
'Welcome to the wilder side of the county that
stretches from the Roman ridge of magnesian limestone
to the gritstone moorland of the Pennines.'
'My diary describes a year in the life of woodland,
field, marsh, river, canal . . . and a fairly wild
back garden . . . in the Calder valley in coal
measures country near Wakefield ... '
The diary started in 1998. The site includes several
guest nature diaries from Britain and North
America.
Imperial
Tombs of China. (Past exhibition).
'The Museum of Art at Brigham Young University is
pleased to present Imperial Tombs of China. Perhaps
the most important exhibition ever lent by the
People's Republic of China, this array of magnificent
objects from museums across China gives the modern eye
a glimpse of one of the world's major ancient cultures
... '
Cambodia in
Modern History: Beauty and Darkness. 'This site is
designed to provide information on the recent history
of Cambodia, particulary the Khmer Rouge period. This
includes not only materials pertaining to Cambodia,
but information relating to Cambodian refugees and
immigrants abroad, as well. '
Photo
galleries and Khmer
art.
Photo
Japan: Photographer's Showcase. 'Welcome to Photo
Japan's Photographer's Showcase...a collection of
outstanding images of Japan created by photographers
from around the world. '
Shimizu
Teruyo.
John
Dowling Archive.
Orphan
Trains of Kansas. 'Beginning in 1854, charitable
institutions in New York City began sending orphans on
trains to the west to find new families, feeling that
the children would fare better out west than on the
streets of New York. Orphan trains arrived in Kansas
between 1867 and 1930, and some 5000-6000 children
were placed in Kansas homes..... '
Via KanColl:
The Kansas Collection.
Masons That
Were US Presidents.
Bunker
Tours.
'Virtual Bunker tours on the Web.'
RAF
Greenham Common. 'RAF Greenham Common was
abandoned many years ago and the site is now part
business
park with the rest being returned to common land. The
runway has been
removed and the last part of the hardstanding area for
aircraft was
being dug out whilst we were there. Many new buildings
have been built
to provide accommodation for a variety of businesses
but a large number
of the original structures remain ... '
My
Experience of the Kobe Earthquake, January 17,
1995. 'Here is a selection of accounts of
earthquake
experiences written by students in my composition
classes. '
The
Last Hours of Mahatma Gandhi.
Ghostbase.
'"Ghostbase" is intended as a photographic memorial to
the Cold War airbases that have since closed and the
servicemen and their families who served there. '
Greenham
Common Trust.
The
history of Greenham Common. 'Greenham Common has
been, for most of its history, a valuable piece of
common land and a shared sustainable resource for
local farmers and cottagers [ ... ] The Common was
taken over by the military in 1941 and used as an
airbase. It was prominent in the glider based
offensive launched in 1945, and it was at Greenham
that Dwight D. Eisenhower made his famous 'Eyes of the
world' speech.'
Greenham
Common Womens Peace March 1981 Commemorative
Sculpture.
Military
history of the common. (BBC)
WebAcropol.
'You are now at the WebMuseum Propylaia, the entrance
of the sacred rock, Acropolis. Before you start
touring, please note that if you want to view the
full-sized versions of the images, just follow the
hyperlink ( simply click on the thumbnail image ).
'
Virtual
tour of Acropolis.
Sistine
Chapel. Virtual tour.
Chateau de
Versailles.
Uffizi
Gallery, Florence.
Charles
M. Schulz Museum.
'While Charles Schulz was engaged in the everyday-ness
of creating his comic strip - others were plotting the
future.'
' "There must be a Schulz Museum," the conspirators
agreed, but how to do it when the subject himself, in
his modesty, sidestepped the issue ... '
'A
bronze sculpture honoring Charles Schulz was
unveiled Saturday March 3, 2001 at Depot Park in
Railroad Square, Santa Rosa, CA. Hundreds of fans,
some from as far away as Paris and Osaka, came for the
dedication of the bronze statue, a smiling Charlie
Brown with his arm on the back of Snoopy.'
Photographs
from the Borodulin Collection. Russian and Soviet
photography.
Pioneers
of Soviet photography.
World
War II.
Ansel
Adams on PBS.
Gallery.
'For over six decades, Ansel Adams turned his camera
on the American wilderness, becoming one of the most
recognized photographers in the world. '
An 1895 Look
at Nursing.
Beyond
Bed Pans: The Life of a Late 19th-century Young
Nurse.
'In August of 1893, then, at the age of seventeen
years and six days, I entered the Pittsburgh Training
School for Nurses, and a world so new, so strange and
at times so terrible, that even now it hurts me to
remember it. Not the hospital itself, a fine
institution magnificently managed; not even the labor,
although it finally destroyed my health and broke down
my young body. But here was all the tragedy of the
world gathered under one roof.'
Volcanoes
of Canada.
The
Splendors of Imperial China:
Treasures from the National Palace Musuem, Taipei.
'An unsurpassed survey of Chinese art treasures from
one of the greatest collections in the world will be
on view at the Asian Art Museum in Golden Gate Park
from October 14 to December 8, 1996. Heralded by
scholars and critics as the greatest exhibition of
Chinese art ever presented in America, Splendors of
Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace
Museum, Taipei spans over 4.000 years of Chinese
history and features nearly 350 of the finest and most
famous works from the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
whose holdings are based on the personal collections
of China's emperors. Included in the exhibition are
priceless paintings, jades, bronzes, ceramics,
textiles and lacquerware which were passed among
China's imperial rulers from century to century.'
Fiji
Museum. 'Located in the heart of Suva's botanical
gardens, the Fiji Museum holds a remarkable collection
which includes archaeological material dating back
3,500 years and cultural objects representing both
Fiji's indigenous inhabitants and other communities
that have settled in the island group over the past
100 years.'
Crying
for Justice. (Houston Chronicle special report)
'Since the end of World War II, war criminals and
other human rights abusers have lived in a golden age
of impunity, and the international community has shown
little courage or moral will to put a stop to crimes
against humanity ... '
Visit a Refugee
Camp. Virtual tour.
M.K. Gandhi
Institute for Nonviolence. 'The Mission of the
Gandhi Institute ...
is to promote and apply the principles of nonviolence
locally, nationally, and globally, to prevent violence
and resolve personal and public conflicts through
research, education, and programming.'
Jane Palmer, writer. I do
recommend her work.
Le Blogeur can now be found
here.
RIP
SatireWire.
link
27th August
Theme Park Brochures.
'Welcome to Themeparkbrochures.com. Here you will
find brochures and maps from your favorite amusement
and theme parks from the 1950's through today. See how
the parks have changed over the years and view
brochures that introduced some of the most famous
roller coasters in the world. '
Includes a 'map of the week' feature.
Amusement Park History.
Four Women and a Camera Look at Breast Cancer:
The Making of "No Hair Day," the Movie.
Art Cars in
Cyberspace.
Sacred Places of Wales. Britannia.com guide.
Buddhist Paintings and Sculpture of Japan.
Very nice.
Himeji Castle.
Castles of Japan. Indexed alphabetically and
geographically.
The Mark of Zoroaster. Iran travelogue.
'Author Paul Kriwaczek and his guide to how to brave
fearsome traffic, cheap hotels and a tight 10-day
schedule aboard a clapped-out Fiat in a search for the
heart of a 2,500-year-old civilisation.'
The Sala Family Archives.
Medieval and early modern Catalonian charters.
Sample images.
Scrolls from the Dead Sea.
The Trilobite Showcase.
Trilobite of the week. Not updated for a while
but worth a look.
An Evening with Garlic Mustard.
The Lost Art Internet
Database
'is a joint project of the federal government and the
federal states of Germany to register cultural assets
that were relocated, transported and, especially with
regard to Jewish citizens, confiscated as a result of
persecution during World War II and the Nazi-period. '
'This Internet database facilitates the world-wide
registration of cultural assets relocated during the
war or seized in the course of persecution or of
cultural assets which have provenance gaps. In the
last case a relocation or illegal seizure cannot be
excluded.' (In English, German and Russian).
IALHI Web Museum. Online exhibition of labour
history.
'The International Association of Labour History
Institutions (IALHI), unites over one hundred
libraries, archives and museums in the field of
labour history. Many of these institutions hold large
and important collections of visual materials: photos,
posters, prints, flags, banners, historical objects
and so on. '
'This virtual exhibition shows a selection from these
treasures: over one hundred items from twelve
institutions. Together they form a chronicle of the
labour movement around the world. '
Southwold Pier Amusement Arcade.
'I have had a recurring fantasy about having my own
amusement arcade ever since I was a teenager, when I
had a saturday job for Ruffler and Walker, an
amusement machine manufacturer. The re-built Southwold
Pier (a few miles from my home) opened in July 2001,
and I persuaded the owner, Chris Iredale, to let me
have a tiny arcade (about 12 ft square) for my
home-made slot machines. It was satisfyingly popular
and I enjoyed keeping it running and thinking up ways
to improve it. '
The Under the Pier Show.
The Art of Jermaine Rogers.
Rock poster art.
A Community of Many Worlds: Arab Americans in
New York City.
'What does it mean to be "Arab American" in New York?
In this exhibition, we use Arab American in its
broadest sense, to refer to people who share the
heritage of a common language -- Arabic. They also
share cultural traditions that go back many centuries,
including food, music, decorative art, and family
values. Like all other immigrants and their
descendants, they have worked to balance their
heritage with their new identities as New Yorkers.'
Brotherhood: In Strength and Sorrow - Images of the
FDNY.
Via
the Museum of the
City of New York.
Transportation
Alternatives, NYC.
Brooklyn Children's Museum.
POTUS - Presidents of the United States.
'In this resource you will find background
information, election results, cabinet members,
notable events, and some points of interest on each of
the presidents. Links to biographies, historical
documents, audio and video files, and other
presidential sites are also included. '
Szoborpark. Budapest's famous
'statue park'; 'gigantic memorials from the
Communist dictatorship'.
'After the change of political system the statues were
removed from Budapest's streets to the museum. This is
the world's only such collection from the period of
communist cultural politics. It's the most exciting
outdoor museum in Eastern Europe. The statues of
Lenin, Marx and Engels, Dimitrov and Ostapenko can be
seen at the park, and memorials to The Soviet Soldier,
the Communist Martyrs, and the Republic of Councils.
And much else besides.'
Tour.
The Roma World Congress.
Background NY Times article (requires free
registration, login) :- '
Some 30 European Romany organizations met in May
in Lodz, in central Poland, where Jews and Roma were
killed and deported in the Nazi Holocaust, to set up
a continentwide organization that could give the
Roma, as Gypsies prefer to be called, a strong voice
in advancing their causes: housing, jobs,
education ... '
The Roma National Congress.
The Carvings of Tuscany.
Lots of images.
No Place at All.
'A photo essay looking at Kyo-machiya (traditional
Kyoto townhouses) that have been razed and replaced
with parking lots.'
The Most Beautiful City in the World.
(Or
is it...?)
Via
Kyoto Mitate.
The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum,
New York.
A very large site.
Gardens and playgrounds.
"I had a revelation in 1933 of the earth outdoors as a
new way of conceiving sculpture." Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Japan.
A sampling of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.
Personal, virtual tour.
A Day of Remembrance.
'One hundred twenty thousand three hundred and
thirteen total Japanese Americans and two thousand
two hundred and sixty-four total Japanese Latin
Americans were forced to leave all of their belongings
(including their homes, vehicles, furniture, and
everything they had) behind during World War II, under
the suspicion of the U.S. government that they had
posed a threat to the American people ... '
University of Michigan Detroit Observatory.
Virtual tour.
Deafness in Disguise Exhibit. Concealed
hearing devices on the 19th and
20th centuries.
Washington University Medical Centre
exhibit.
Neve Shalom ~ Wahat
al-Salam.
'(ne-'vé shal-'om / 'wah-at i-sal-'am: Hebrew and
Arabic for Oasis of Peace [Isaiah 32:18]): A village
in Israel established jointly by Jews and Palestinian
Arabs of Israeli citizenship and engaged in
educational work for peace, equality and understanding
between the two peoples.'
Link found on
the Public Peace Process, a very good site
in itself...
The Gay Parades of the Seventies.
San Francisco reminiscences.
link
26th August
The Promises Film Project.
'Promises is a 90-minute documentary film
exploring the Middle East Conflict and prospects for peace
by drawing viewers into the hearts and minds
of seven Palestinian and Israeli children from Jerusalem-
those captured by the region's hatreds
and those able to transcend them.'
Down the Drain. Chicago Public Library exhibit on
the the history of the
Chicago sewer system, one of the best sewer systems
anywhere.
UMR
Stonehenge.
A partial replica of Stonehenge at a university in
Missouri.
Bridgeport:
Lock Zero.
'A brief history and look into one of Chicago's oldest
neighborhoods.'
'I Won the Spam Carving Contest'.
'Yes! After years of being a Spam enthusiast, I
finally get some recognition. The winning Spam
sculpture was a small castle, which I christened,
"Spamalot". There was also an article in the Arizona
Republic by Bill Goodykoontz about the sacred event.
Below are some photos taken at the contest.'
Milestones of Essex.
Photos.
Via
Milestones Online.
'Recording Britain's roadside milestone heritage for
the future. '
Dreams of Vietnam.
'The British Library is renowned for its important
holdings of books and periodicals from North Vietnam
published during the Vietnam War. These were obtained
through exchange agreements at a time when few other
Western libraries were able to acquire such material.
This period is the focus of the British Museum's
current exhibition, Vietnam: Behind the Lines. Images
from the War 1965-75. Less well-known is the Library's
collection of older Vietnamese books and manuscripts.
These include literary and historical works written in
beautiful Sino-Vietnamese script, a combination of
Vietnamese and Chinese characters. Exhibited here for
the first time are some of the highlights of the
collection.'
The Japan Tattoo
Institute.
Golden Threads. The Chinese in regional
New South Wales.
Stories.
Capitolium.
'Welcome to the archaeological site of the Imperial
Forums, one of the largest areas in the world where
digging, research and studies are still under way. It
is here that the Roman civilisation began and evolved
throughout the centuries . As Italian nationals and as
citizens and administrators of Rome, we have the
mission of preserving and disseminating knowledge of
these records of the past. But this is not the
heritage of a single city or nation; it is the
heritage of mankind. Now, thanks to state-of-the-art
communication technologies, this wealth can be brought
to the fruition of the entire world.'
Luxemburgen Romanum.
'The Roman mosaic of Vichten, Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg.'
Old Russian Cities.
Photographs.
Encyclopaedia Astronautica. Huge, fantastic
resource on the history of space exploration.
Museum der Unerhorten Dinge.
(Museum of Extraordinary Things) In German.
The exhibits.
Hidden Museum. (In German, easy to navigate)
Space in Miniature.
'I am an engineer in the aerospace industry, and my
hobby interests are centered around building scale
models of real spacecraft. This quickly gets into the
history of space, as there are few space kits out
there and much research is required to come up with the
plans and data needed to scratchbuild accurate
spacecraft models. This activity led me to publish the
results of some of my research in the form of 40-page
monographs (magazines or booklets, I guess) on how to
build accurate models of real spacecraft. I also have
this internet site to augment those paper
publications.'
Soviet Web Space.
A site dedicated to the Soviet and Russian space programmes.
Missions to Mir.
'The following table ("Flight Log") contains
statistics for all missions to the Soviet/Russian
Mir space station. '
Butterflies at the Field Museum.
City Creator.
Courtesy of
Cal.
On the Road
with John Tarleton. Interesting collection of
human stories.
Tribute to Django Reinhardt.
Swing under the Nazis.
'Jazz as the Music of the
Oppressed during WWII.'
Coral Reefs. The plight of the planet's coral
reefs.
'The biologists have seen the future, and their
message could not be clearer: Living coral reefs are the
foundation of marine life, and thus a crucial support for
human life, yet all over the world they are dead or dying
because people are destroying them—killing them—at a
catastrophic rate. Already 10 percent are lost, and
scientists say 70 percent of all corals on the planet will
be destroyed in 20 to 40 years unless people stop doing
what they're doing—pollution, sewage, erosion, cyanide
fishing, clumsy tourism—and get serious about saving the
coral reefs now. There's hope yet: Reefs are resilient
and they bounce back quickly when protected ... '
Coral Reef Alliance.
Old Trafford 1909-2002. History and pictures of the home of
Manchester United.
"The most handsomest, the most spacious and the most remarkable
arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an
honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are
so disposed" -
Sporting Chronicle: Saturday 19th February 1910.
Inventor of the Week. Via
Via
Iconomy.
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