Mass education is a child of a mechanical age

"Mass education is a child of a mechanical age. It grew up along with the production line. It reached maturity just at that historical moment when Western civilization had attained its final extreme of fragmentation and specialization, and had mastered the linear technique of stamping out products in the mass. It was this civilization’s genius to manipulate matter, energy and human life by breaking every useful process down into its functional parts, then producing any required number of each. Just as shaped pieces of metal became components of a locomotive, human specialists become components of the great social machine"

http://www.pontydysgu.org/2009/05/mass-education-is-a-child-of-a-mechanical-age/

"All students, [...] , were furnished standard “bodies of knowledge,” vocabularies, concepts and ways of viewing the world."

Toilet Paper Origami: Pleated Fold

http://www.origami-resource-center.com/toilet-paper-origami-pleat.html

Vatican Spiral Staircase

via

http://iamblessed.tumblr.com/post/120752192/vatican-spiral-staircase

to


http://www.redbubble.com/people/gregshelley/art/3225133-2-vatican-spiral-staircase

IKEA Fans

"This site evolved out of a desire to provide consolidated and archived information for investigating, planning, assembling and installing IKEA products. Our goal is to enable access to information about IKEA products, to provide inspiration and ideas, to furnish assistance with planning, to make available instructions, to help with assembly, modification and installation questions and to provide answers to both common and uncommon queries about IKEA in general and IKEA kitchens especially. In addition, we are now providing access to an online database of photos, articles, tutorials, store information, product information as well as providing blogging functionality to our members."

http://www.ikeafans.com/

George Lucas Then vs George Lucas Now

"Call me a luddite if you have to, but I miss the days in which science fiction movies were actually done with real gadgets, real models, real robots—even with dwarves inside—and real explosions."

http://gizmodo.com/5287578/george-lucas-then-vs-george-lucas-now

Alice In Wonderland

"Johnny Depp may be one of the most desirable men in Hollywood, but he looks far from handsome in his latest film role. In place of his light golden tan and dark brown hair, Depp is unrecognisable with his curly orange hair, pasty skin and pink make-up as she plays the ghoulish-looking Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's upcoming adaptation of Alice In Wonderland."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1194668/First-glimpse-Johnny-Depp-Helena-Bonham-Carter-Alice-Wonderland-movie.html

Inactions speak louder than words

http://www.atrophyannie.com/gallery_pgs/01_Launch01.html

US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

"Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic "shrink to survive" proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html

"Much of the land will be given back to nature. People will enjoy living near a forest or meadow"

A Green Roof for Your Home

"A green roof is actually a cover for your current roof that uses plants such as grasses and lichens to cover the top of your house. It is actually very in-depth when it comes to making your roof green and the process usually involves water proofing your existent roof, applying a root repellent system and a drainage system so there is little to no damage caused by the plants."

http://freshome.com/2009/01/22/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-green-roof-for-your-home/

Cardiff City Centre Developments

"New buildings gradually being unveiled in the redevelopment of this part of Cardiff centre. The building on the right is the new city library at the junction of Mill Lane, to the right, and Hayes Bridge Lane which is straight ahead in this view. The complex of shops under construction to the left is due to open in the autumn of 2009."

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1363911

Summer on Queen Street : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1363923

Light and lights - St. David's Centre : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1363938

Canopy above the entrance to Capitol Shopping Centre : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1362772

Mill Lane : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1362826

Cardiff Conservation Volunteers

"Our primary aim is to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment anywhere, whilst having an enjoyable time doing so."

http://www.cardiffconservation.org.uk/welcome.htm

Ieuan Rees Lettering

"Ieuan Rees graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Master of Design Degree in 1967 and has worked as a freelance artist/craftsman for over 40 years.
He has appeared on many TV programmes, and his work has been reproduced in many books. He is regarded as one of Britain’s most versatile artist/craftsmen in the fields of lettering, letter carving, calligraphy, architectural lettering and graphic communication. He has worked on vellum, stone, glass, wood and metal"

http://www.ieuanreeslettering.co.uk/

Council warned on Bute Park bridge

"A spokeswoman for Bute Park Alliance said: “Cardiff council is disregarding its own planning conditions by starting work on the site. The noise and disruption caused by the contractors in their compound adjacent to the park will inevitably cause distress to nesting birds."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/17/council-warned-on-bute-park-bridge-91466-23894798/

Young inventor's handle on design

"A student has designed a specially-shaped handle to help people with hand disabilities make it easier to open doors."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8105045.stm

Big Little City - Cardiff Characters - Celtic Daffs

Celtic Daffs, originally uploaded by dangreen.

Here are photos of some of Cardiff's greatest characters.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangreenhalloween/sets/72157614795918681/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangreenhalloween/sets/72157614795918681/show/