Thank Heaven for Duckworth-Lewis
England beat South Africa by the smallest of margins; one run. And that was by Duckworth-Lewis. Phew!
There is a serious point here though. Not about cricket but about statistics.
We should all know more about how to interpret statistics. It should be the fourth R taught at school; after reading, riting and rithmetic.
Stalin and Hitler
Gareth Jones was a journalist, who visited the Ukraine and Germany before the Second World War. What he reported was accurate, although it was rubbished by Stalin’s apologists. Read more about Gareth Jones in The Times.
There is an exhibition in the Wren Library at Cambridge University.
I shall be going.
Cambridge Busway Pictures – Cambridge to Swavesey
The rain was miserable, so I decided to go and photograph the Cambridge Busway. These pictures show the busway from Cambridge to Swavesey.
There are lots of things to note in these pictures.
- The concrete blocks blocking entry to the busway.
- Kids lurking under the bridge at the Histon/Impington stop. Is this an omen?
- The Phoenix Chinese Restaurant at Histon is included because it is very much worth visiting.
- There are horse crossings at many places, with buttons ideally placed for riders. But would I ride a horse alongside a busway, with buses travelling at 80 kph? Probably not, unless it was Cyril, the world’s most bomb-proof horse.
- They have spent a lot of money on a cutting at Over, when there is a hideous mast by a charming wind-mill. Right sentiments but wrong solution. They should have demolished the mast!
- The MG logo on the building at Swavesey.
I said that when I created this gallery, that I would be adding to it. The section from Swavesey to St. Ives is pictured here.
What Happens to a Homebase Fuchsia
I took this picture in the rain this morning.
Homebase Hardy Fuchsia "Alice Hoffman"
Not bad for a cheap pot-plant!
I also took a photo of the plants climbing up the wall.
Pot Plants
These are the same plants shown in Indian Summer. My how they’ve grown in about seven weeks!
The Late Busway
They’ve just announced on BBC East that the planned opening of the Cambridge Busway on November 29th, may well be put back, as the busway has not been handed over to the operators yet. There is a detailed news item here.
There also seems to be a problem with joy-riders and other low-life on the bus-way. As it runs through open country and is generally unlit, I suspect that all sorts of things will happen.
But I hope not!
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