Archive for May, 2013
Why was Ann Boleyn executed in 1536?
May 23rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This was the question examined in a fascinating BBC2 programme aired this evening. Seven different historians and historical novelists offered their views, including Suzannah Lipscomb who has blogged about the programme and the subject here. Another of the contributors was Man Booker Prize winning novelist Hilary Mantel. The death of Ann Boleyn concludes her new […]
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My introduction to e-government services
May 23rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
One of the huge potential benefits of widespread Internet connectivity and digital literacy is the development of online government services at both national and local level. Although I have been using the Net for 18 years now, it was not until very recently that I have entered the world of e-government services. I imagine that, […]
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An interesting perspective on the distribution of population around the globe
May 22nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
There are more people living inside this circle than outside of it.
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Practical advice at my local station on the London Underground
May 22nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
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A review of “Star Trek Into Darkness”
May 21st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You can read my review of the latest “Star Trek” movie here.
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Do you know a place where seven streets come together?
May 20th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I do – it’s called Seven Dials and it’s located in the centre of my home city of London. You can see a map here and find more information here. There’s a Seven Dials in Brighton too [see here], so the UK has at least two such phenomena. The French beat us by having the Place […]
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More time with American friends in Dover
May 19th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Two years ago, Vee and I drove down to Dover for the weekend to spend some time with our close American friends Mike and Laura Grace who had crossed the Atlantic on the “Celebrity Constellation” and docked in the port for a few hours. You can read my blog posting on the occasion here. One […]
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How many people work in the UK Government’s climate adaptation team?
May 18th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Thanks to the “Guardian” newspaper, we have the revelation that the number has been cut by the current Goverment from 38 to just six. Globally we have to act decisively to slow down and then reverse CO2 levels in the atmosphere but, in the meanwhile if we do not act to mitigate the impacts of […]
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How many Native Americans are there?
May 18th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I have recently received this e-mail from the United States: “I enjoyed your article about use of names until I reached the section on Native American name usage in the US, in which you stated that very few Native Americans remain in the US. In fact, according to the most recent census: Out of the total […]
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121 photos of our recent holiday round the world
May 17th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I spent all of March on a month’s holiday that was the longest and furthest we have been away: Australia and New Zealand with stop-overs in Bangkok and San Francisco, making it truly a round the world experience. Since I was blogging about the trip each day, when I came home, I was […]
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