“The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries – some of them world leaders in their fields – today warns that the almost two-thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being degraded by human pressure.” (Guardian)

Perfect for me: www.hippyshopper.com.

Bit old now, but still a goodie: Banksy hits New York.

They never told me this at (Catholic) school: Boys can wait.

Finally, you can vote on BBC images at Am I Abstract or Not.

“This week, research group Ovum revealed that the Oracle enterprise content management (ECM) project, code-named Tsunami, will launch by the end of the year.” (internetnews.com)
Surely this should be filed under ‘inappropriate in the light of recent events’.

Perhaps I could work for this museum if I ever get bored at mine.

Women warriors from Amazon fought for Britain’s Roman army (Times)
‘Amazon’ seems far-fetched but it’s an interesting article anyway.

I’m naughty. I keep being tempted to send off for more information, though there’s no way I can afford to think about it. Besides, it doesn’t really make sense to spend another two years part-time on another Postgraduate Diploma, when what I really want to do is a Masters or PhD. I wonder if I could just do the Masters bits.