Think before you flush
am 29.06.2005 von AktenvermerkMr Livingstone, the mayor of London, yesterday said a third of London’s water was flushed down the toilet. We are asking people to consider — and obviously it is a matter of personal choice — that if all you have done is take a pee, you don’t need to flush the toilet every …
Mayhews London Labour and the London Poor online
Transblawg / Henry Mayhew’s ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ has been digitized and put online by the University of Virginia Library. We always had a Mayhew at home, but maybe it isn’t so well-known outside Britain. He was a journalist…
Ravens at the Tower of London
Transblawg / Here are some photos of ravens at the Tower of London, taken in June. They would rather be frightened off a mountain by Trevor, I’m sure. You’re not supposed to feed them, but they don’t know that. That’s a juvenile...…
Anwaltverlag übt … oder Content is king
JuracityBlog / So sieht er aus, der neue Newsletter des Anwaltsverlags: —————————————————————————- MARKTPLATZ-RECHT…
Internet directories/Internet-Adressendatenbänke
Transblawg / I have just phoned Kelly in London, since they ignore my emails and I don’t want to get a ‘personal login’. Now they may understand that I don’t sell curtains or tables. The woman promised me that my address will be removed -…
No room to swing a cat / Kapselhotel in London
Transblawg / The Guardian reports that a Japanese-style capsule hotel has opened in London. It’s the easyHotel. The figure of £5 per night has been bandied about but is not correct: The rooms start from £20 a night and are booked...…
Harry Potter, Esq.
Aktenvermerk / Der englische Barrister Harry Potter, berichtet über seine Erfahrungen mit dem berühmten (fiktiven) Namensvetter, und warum es “not a problem in the least” für ihn sei. Besonders stolz ist er dabei auf einen handgeschrieben…
