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US Authorities Seize IMC Servers in UK

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/10/298741.html On Thursday morning, US authorities issued a federal order to Rackspace ordering them to hand over Indymedia web servers to the requesting agency. Rackspace, which provides hosting services for more that 20 Indymedia sites at its London facility, complied … Continue reading

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Temporary Autonomous Art Events

Weds 13 – Sat 16 October 2004 inna London squat venue. phone on the day for info: 07050 614 804 http://www.randomartists.org The whole event is open-access and you are invited to take part. Please get in touch if you would … Continue reading

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SchNews and the Ten year Book

SchNEWS was born out of the movement against Michael Howard’s Criminal Justice Act of 1994, an act that sought to criminalise everyone from travellers to free partygoers to those doing direct action. It has become an internationally respected newsletter of … Continue reading

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Extension of police powers affecting dissent and protest

The Government is proposing yet another extension of the law which will affect the right to dissent and protest – Modernising Police Powers to Meet Community Needs. As the Guardian article below says, the proposals ‘are extraordinary in (its) scope’. … Continue reading

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UK Censorship in the Name of Security :: Keep power and sewage plants secret, media told

Richard Norton-Taylor Saturday September 25, 2004 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1312489,00.html Newspaper editors and television producers are to be asked to avoid referring to such visible installations as sewage works and power stations on the grounds they are potential targets for terrorists. … Continue reading

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Kinder Scout: Peak District, Derbyshire {Again}

I was here last week, but ran out of daylight, before I got to this area. Again, starting out from Upper Booth Farm, only this time, heading west, then north along the beginning of the Pennine Way. With a great … Continue reading

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Mam Tor: Peak District, Derbyshire

More piccys at:http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=221272 Map of the area: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=412745&y=383635&z=3&sv=412500,383500&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=639

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Access Land :: The Countryside and Rights of Way Act

Oh, at last!! Whatever you think of the present Labour Government, Mr Meacher and department have done this. I can now walk on a mountain, BY RIGHT, NOT PERMISSION. I think this important. and I say thank you to them. … Continue reading

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Kinder Scout: Peak District, Derbyshire

Starting out from Upper Booth heading north up Crowden Clough, and after a great deal of ‘puff’ end up on to Kinder Scout plataeu. This is the highest point [well area really,] of the Peak District. Splendid views in all … Continue reading

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Snowdonia: Me, Boots, Maps and Compass

More piccys at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=216607

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Llanberis, Capel Curig, Pen-Y-Pass, and the Ogwen Valley, in the rain

Weather has been splendid up to yesterday. Today, being Wales, it’s started to rain, lots. Still, rain and low cloud does makes for some atmospheric shots. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=262315&y=355120&z=5&sv=262315,355120&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=633 More Piccys at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=216544

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Nant Peris, round the Snowdon Horseshoe to Crib Goch

Thought I would climb back up to the Snowdon Horseshoe, and finish a bit more of the route, I’d started on tuesday but had run out of daylight. Starting from my bunkhouse in the village of Nant Peris, I climbed … Continue reading

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Bedgellert to Caernarfon

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=255000&y=355000&z=5&sv=255000,355000&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=633 More piccys at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=216513

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Climbing Snowdon

Starting from my campsite at Hafod y Llan, past the Gladstone Rock and up the Watkin Path, south to north. Summit at OS ref: SH610544 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=261500&y=353500&z=3&sv=261500,353500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=633 more piccys at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=216500

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Arrive in Wales

Left Nottingham this morning, for a lot of walking, scrambling and climbing about in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Camping at Hafod Y Llan OS ref: SH628513 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=262500&y=352500&z=3&sv=262500,352500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=633 piccys at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=216497

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The Winslow Boy

“Let right be done” Sir Robert Morton On BBC2 tonight. I ust had to watch this again. Quite simply, next to Ken Loach’s film “Kes”, Terence Rattigan’s “The Winslow Bow” is one of my favourite all-time films. I’m one of … Continue reading

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Manchester Gay Pride : The Parade

Plenty of exhibits and loads of lovely people. The biggest cheers of the crowd, went to the public service workers. The Royal Air Force fielded a team for the first time. The NHS and Ambulance Services and the Gay Police … Continue reading

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Grafitti, Ladybay Bridge, Nottingham

On driving past, I found many walls, simply covered in artwork at “The Arches” Ladybay Bridge, Nottingham. I think this a particularly colourful set, made by many graphic artist. Not vandelism eh? as some think. I want to draw your … Continue reading

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Fire at a plastics factory, Mansfield

Fire: Mansfield Town Centre Fire at a plastics factory in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 5 hours, [and then overnight damping down] More than 80 firefighters from across the region raced to the scene, with up to 20 appliances deployed from Ashfield, Alfreton, … Continue reading

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Raising the Standard: Nottingham Castle

August 1642, King Charles I ‘Raised his Standard’ at Nottingham, thus declaring war on the English Parliament. This act marked the beginning of the English Civil War. Over this weekend, the Sealed Knot mounted various displays and re-enactments, to commemorate … Continue reading

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