Re-urbanist f' Dundee/ Embra; industrial, European & #WorldHeritage. #IHBC #TICCIH #EuropeanHeritage #ERIH #millgeek #pontist. X is history now. Skies are blue.
Scotland and beyond
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Lemmy addressing me in a bus garage in Leeds (No sleep till Hammersmith tour): "You there in the silly hat [my Chinese motorcycle helmet/ flying helmet] What was our first single?" Me: "Louie Louie". "Wrong- Leaving Here" & so I eXit with #Motorhead
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If I understand his numbers, you’d need 67 new nuclear energy plants by 2030 just for AI data centres in the U.S. alone
Conventional ideas about protecting the planet or environment are woefully weak and pathetic faced with this - and ‘offsetting’ is nonsensical at this scale
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Contemplating making the leap to Bluesky? Secured your handle but staying quiet? Started posting but not seeing growth? 📉
On 1 May, pick up tips from Justin Parke, one of the contributors to @NL_Heritage's Bluesky account which has over 4,000 followers: eventbrite.com/e/bluesky-101…
ALT Blue sky with white clouds
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In Dumfries today with Dion Corbett @midstquarter @TheStovies redefining place #reclaimtheHighStreet, and Will Mason with one of the last CARS. @IHBCtweet CPD.
In Poland I met 2 Scottish politicians on their way back from a humanitarian mission to Ukraine, and went up in my estimation for doing that.
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Donation link for PAV/UFL's joint fund for hygiene supplies, food, and clothing. This goes to a 501c3 but purchases are in Ukraine with bulk discounts or military discounts.
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Relics in Ruthven Lane has a pile of architectural drawings from the 50s, all by the same U of Manchester student, T Markus. Fans of brutalism might be interested (@nebopeklo)?
Dear SIA, I really had wanted to go to your conf in #BuffaloNY, where my Great Grandfather had worked the @TownofTonawanda lumber yards for 7 years before finding that migrants were unwelcome. But it's now far too dangerous to enter USA. Chicago was my last time, 2019.
Videos of presentations from sessions 6 & 7 of our “IA Online” series are now up on the SIA YouTube channel.
They feature geo-spatial approaches to locating industrial archeology sites, and geographical perspectives on industrial heritage, respectively.
youtube.com/c/socindustarch
Pat draws attention to the similar axle that used to be on display @NtlMuseumsScot having come from Aberdeen: Woodside/ Grandholm cotton mill.
IA Online: Pat Malone on the First Iron Waterwheel in America youtu.be/9ja-GOO98v0 via @YouTube
From the IA Online series, Pat Malone’s July 22 presentation on the first iron waterwheel in America at Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Was President Wilson really that liberal..? 🤔
@DavidOlusoga and Sarah Churchwell delve into the controversial views of President Woodrow Wilson…
This is a clip from Episode 1 of Journey Through Time, coming 20th March! 👀
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Providence Preservation Society created a trades training program to pay unemployed Rhode Islanders to learn traditional preservation trades. #SavingPlaces
Learn about the Window and Workforce Training Program: ow.ly/WQ3C50PNQVm
#USAID withdrawn, which provided 1/4 of the running costs of the #WhiteHelmets who led the earthquake recovery in #Syria, and create safe paths for families to return home. Donate here: action.whitehelmets.org/dona…
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Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
This year's gathering is on Saturday 8 Feb, Stirling. @scotindustria has decamped to the blue butterfly place. DM me if interested.
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And also new from Cadw, a fascinating job on listed buildings, parks and gardens: cais.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/m…
A really important job coming up with Cadw with an opportunity to do great work over the next few years. Please retweet or pass it on to anyone you know who would be a good fit.
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You don't get railway heritage bigger or more important than the Grade A listed Forth Rail Bridge so it was a great experience to go out to the Jubilee Tower of the bridge this afternoon with @NetworkRailSCOT and @balfourbeatty - awe-inspiring and slightly scary.
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Celebrating the life of our friend and colleague, Kirsty Archer Thompson, who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 37.
Read further: scottsabbotsford.com/news/ki…
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Celebrating bridges and viaducts - 200 years of the railway.
🌉🙌 In 1890, the iconic #ForthBridge opened.
📷 : @JonathonAG
#Railway200
ALT Northern Lights on the shores of North Queensferry, looking towards the Forth Bridge
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The January meeting of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks is underway. Follow along on the livestream: vimeo.com/event/2354896
