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Independent Living - the plight of Siaron West and Peter Rees
(25/02/2008
publié dans : independent living
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Today I read about the plight of Siaron West and Peter Rees and my heart went out to them, Siaron wrote : My name is Siaron West, I have been married to Peter Rees for 12 years and we have a 7 ... -
Leeds University - Cultural Locations of Disability Conference
(20/02/2008
publié dans : Events
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I went to the second Cultural Disability Studies Research Network conference held at Leeds University today, The programme is as copied below. I wasn't sure at 5.30 am this morning that I ... -
Hate crime? even if committed by the police
(19/02/2008
publié dans : Opinions/perspective
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This incident got wide coverage where a disabled man was seen to be dumped out of his wheelchair by a deputy. His 'crime' was a traffic violation. My question is - Do the police get disability ... -
Mailbox saga
(18/02/2008
publié dans : advocacy/campaigning
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Last year, on 22nd September 2007, I went to the Mailbox for one of the few Malaysian restaurants which in the area - the Oriental in Birmingham Mailbox. I was going to celebrate Naomi's ... -
Novotel Hotel, Euston Road, London
(12/02/2008
publié dans : travel
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I stayed there last night on the 16th floor. It has a lovely view from the elevator - you can truly see a wide expense of the London landscape. Its at a very handy location between Euston and ... -
Chinese New Year events at the British Museum
(09/02/2008
publié dans : Events
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Since Chinese New Year fell on a weekday, the celebrations in London were not till the weekend. I started off with having lunch with Elspeth at the Wong Kei in Waldorf Street in Chinatown. ... -
Chinese New Year eve
(07/02/2008
publié dans : Events
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Today I found that my appointmment with Bruce was postponed so I could have lunch with Naomi and her course mates in Birmingham after all. It was dim sum at Golden Pond restaurant ... -
Bohemian or plain lost and rootless?
(05/02/2008
publié dans : ewheeling
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Definitions of bohemian on the Web: Gypsy: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are ... of or ...
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Xiaolu Guo
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
A love story - cultural differences, misunderstandings and yes, I see what she is saying.
Su Tong
Binu and the Great Wall
Binu And The Great Wall is a wonderful myth retold in the words of Su Tong, the author of ‘Rice’. The myth of Binu and how her tears washed away the Great Wall have been passed down through the ages. It is a tale of hardship, brutality and undying love. Su Tong’s version of the myth, brings to the reader the harshness and brutality that led to the constuction of the wall and the terrible effects it had on the common people.