Narberth Images

"I am an amateur photographer and "shoot" anything that takes my interest - from abstract patterns and reflections to local scenes and wildlife. My images reflect the fact that I spend most of my time in Pembrokeshire and North East Essex. The gallery is arranged in sections according to location and subject type.

I did not start out with the object of selling my pictures but after many requests I decided it was time to try. All of the images displayed on this site are available for sale up to A3+ size."


http://mike-t-photos.co.uk/

The English Rose Kitchen

"May 7, 1945. MD of C.S.A. Industries of Warwick scratches head and wonders what to do with all the aluminium they had stockpiled. During the war they had used it to manufacture nosecones for Spitfires, but the the Allied Victory effectively brings business to a halt."



http://www.englishrosekitchen.co.uk/

http://retrorenovation.com/tag/english-rose-kitchen-cabinets/


http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/stories/the_rise_of_consumerism/02.ST.03/?scene=4

"Certain designs are so strong that they maintain their popular appeal and influence for decades. The fabulous, Crème de la Crème kitchen is inspired by such a design. The famous 1950's 'English Rose' was developed by CSA Industries, a Company who made nose cones for Spitfires. The cabinets were originally built like aircraft, from stockpiles of high grade aluminium. Our Crème de la Crème kitchen is a detailed recreation of the original, now built from wood and painted and hand polished just like our cool kitchen, but with its own range of colours such as Sweet Almond Cream as shown."

http://www.john-lewis.co.uk/kitchen-creme-de-la-creme-1.php

Refuse to be Terrorized

"The point of terrorism is to cause terror, sometimes to further a political goal and sometimes out of sheer hatred. The people terrorists kill are not the targets; they are collateral damage. And blowing up planes, trains, markets or buses is not the goal; those are just tactics. The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions of us who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act."


http://www.schneier.com/essay-124.html

"The surest defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized. Our job is to recognize that terrorism is just one of the risks we face, and not a particularly common one at that. And our job is to fight those politicians who use fear as an excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn't make us any safer. "

Prayer flags a problem in Bhutan

"The Bhutanese government is facing an unexpected threat to its country’s natural environment: prayer flags. Each year, Bhutan’s citizens cut down thousands of trees to use a poles for Buddhist prayer flags, according to a Reuters report posted on the Buddhist Channel."

http://www.tricycle.com/blog/?p=1508

"The Bhutanese government has warned its citizens not to cut down thousands of young trees every year to make poles for hoisting Buddhist prayer flags."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8250310.stm

Read More/Post Summaries in Blogger

"One of Blogger's most requested features has been the ability to summarize our posts on home and non-item pages using some sort of "Read More" function."