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Murf

Postcards from my mind, written for my reader, she knows who she is.

Year: 2015

Cycling Middle East

Defiant

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It takes some inner strength to battle against both social pressure not to cycle due to your sex and against a cycle-unfriendly environment: Yasmine Mahmoud cuts a defiant figure as she weaves her bicycle through the chaotic streets of Cairo, a place where few women dare to pedal. Every day, like for the past four […]

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Bits & Bobs Life

By Thor!

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Curious: Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age. Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of […]

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Cycling

Here, have this talisman to protect you from a ton of speeding metal. Totally works! You’d be mad not to wear it!

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So, in the UK I see that the police are stopping Evesham cyclists to warn against dark clothing (via road.cc) and handing out the old hi-viz. “In 2009, cycling charity CTC was critical of Hampshire Constabulary for stopping riders who were wearing dark clothing. A CTC spokesman said at that time: “It’s curious the police […]

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Transport

Sell anyone on Vision Zero

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The notion that 100 percent of traffic deaths are preventable is difficult for many of us (including me) to embrace. But as our local safety advocates kick off a campaign to make the concept state and local policy, this simple four-minute video by the state-funded Zero Fatalities Nevada is a powerful lesson for how to […]

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People Photography

Jane Bown

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Jane Bown’s obituary appeared in the Guardian before Christmas. I admit I hadn’t heard of her before, I sadly seem to discover some interesting people only when they’re dead. Like all the great photographers, she had her own style and technique of working, In stark contrast to her mostly male peers, Jane was supremely uninterested […]

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