Monthly Archives: February 2003

The SchNEWS Annual 2003 Further call for entries schnews@brighton.co.uk CALL OUT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – SchNEWS ANNUAL 2003 The SchNEWS Annual 2003 is in production and we are calling out for material… We are after contributions of different kinds… ? photos … Continue reading →

Speed cameras are being destroyed – there is a ‘movement’. Gosh! citizen all fed up with surveillance, and taking direct action! Well, it appears your average motorist has fantasies about damaging and rendering inoperable, speed cameras. Because its costing them … Continue reading →

Inflatable Systems: inflatable installations for stages, gigs etc …. I mention these folks because they’ve just written to me ‘cos of mutual interests in art at ‘gigs’. They seem to have quite a professional outfit. It is with these sort … Continue reading →

Data protection scam An official-looking envelope was delivered to the offices of the Association of Photographers. It was sent by Crown Data Collection Enforcement Agency. Inside is a Registration form and a statement which says it is a criminal offence … Continue reading →

Desert Storm In Nottingham Yes – part of the posse is still cleaning the tent from the NYE party and others are back in the homelands – achieving anti-war mischief and starting to put on nights again. Here are some … Continue reading →

Music I’m listening to, just now ….! In addition to my usual tastes in music. Like: Rock, Folk, House & Trance Tunes. I’ve been listening to quite a lot of Baroque music from the 18th century. I am one of … Continue reading →

Joel Veitch: Kittens and ‘Scarey’ Flash animation Do i recommend you check out this chaps work, such creativity …. ! Joel Veitch, 27, of rathergood.com is a freelance web maniac based in London. He gave the world the Frightened Boy … Continue reading →

John Paul Caponigro – Photographer http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com I thought, for the giggle, I would show you the price of photographic works, by a ‘proper’ photographer, dealing with some of my subjects. Caponigro is famous for some of his work, depicting Stonehenge. … Continue reading →

Who Owns the Land: The copyrighting of our heritage Fay Godwin Violations of Rights in Britain Series 2 No.17 All over Britain, land is being taken away from the people who own it, or ruined by planning blight. People are … Continue reading →

Entitlement Cards Unit: Home Office consultation on the subject, is now closed Stand: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards http://www.stand.org.uk The Government’s consultation on “Entitlement” Cards has now closed. Thanks due to the thousands of people who … Continue reading →

Goose Fair BBC 360 image http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/360/goose_fair/aerial_shot.shtml Include this here, because its a local event, well, you know, at the end of my street! and its an example of ‘good practice’ of this format. Hope to do more like this myself … Continue reading →

Operation ‘Real Estate’ – Nottinghamshire Police Gun law – Guardian: Monday December 4, 2000 Britain’s police are famed for walking the streets armed with nothing more lethal than a truncheon. But now, for the first time, bobbies on the beat … Continue reading →

‘Location Data’ information held about my mobile phone: article in the ONline section of the Guardian next thurday 6th February 2003 With the technology writer S A Mathieson of Guardian ONline section, I charged off trying to get the ‘location … Continue reading →

Gunshot surveillance and detection systems. You will know from other areas of the website, that I have an interest in surveillance. Normally, this implies camera / optical surveillance. Now, this is being extended to ‘audio detection’ of gunshot. Having described … Continue reading →

Mothers Against Guns http://www.mothersagainstguns.net The mother of murdered Nottingham teenager Brendon Lawrence will lead a march through Nottingham on Saturday, 1 February in the latest stage of a national community-led fight to end the devastation that gun crime causes to … Continue reading →