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Monthly Archive September, 2009

Almost there – Birmingham Half Marathon 2009

September 29, 2009

It’s almost here. This year’s Birmingham Half Marathon has over 12,000 entrants and one Paula Radcliffe. The numbers have been sent out (well mine has anyway) and letters have gone to residents along the route telling them to shift their cars the night before the race. They’re even re-tarmacing the race route within Cannon Hill [...]

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Links for September 15th through September 24th

September 24, 2009

Some links for you: F2 Digital Creative Development Programme: Call for applications – deadline Friday 2nd October 2009 – More funding (see comments below): “F2 Digital Creative Development Programme is a 6 month project for established creative professionals, based in the West Midlands, who want to investigate the opportunities offered by digital media, form new [...]

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But who appointed the creative policy makers?

September 17, 2009

I thought I’d post up the diagram I’ve put together for a presentation I’m part of at next week’s Creative Regions seminar at Birmingham University.  The presentation forms part of a research project that myself, Paul Long and Annette Naudin, all of us from Birmingham City University, are getting our teeth into. The research seeks [...]

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Links for September 6th through September 13th

September 13, 2009

Some links for you: How to make shortcrust pastry – Baking – Baking – from Delia Online – Yeah I know, not my usual bookmark but the results were so good I must remember this one. Birmingham Post – Business – Business Comment – City View: Time for Digbeth to have its own BID – [...]

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Links for September 1st through September 3rd

September 3, 2009

Some links for you: A guide for students on getting a good deal on communications services – As it says on the tin – guide produced by Ofcom, the communication regulator. They should know I guess. The Electric Cinema launches a Saturday morning cinema club for young film lovers and their families! | Screen WM [...]

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Links for September 1st

September 1, 2009

Some links for you: NTI Birmingham : Gamer Camp – "Gamer Camp offers would-be game makers in the West Midlands the chance to learn how to develop and produce games for Apple's phenomenally popular iPhone/iPod Touch, as part of a four-week training course taking place at NTI Birmingham and Birmingham School of Visual Communication." Young [...]

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