Re: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread David Mann
On Apr 24, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Ken Waller wrote: Great presentation - I love the ease with which it allows you to view (the mouse over) Not sure about that mouseover effect myself. The thumbnails are cropped to a certain aspect ratio so you have to click through to get the full picture.

Re: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread David Mann
On Apr 24, 2011, at 2:27 AM, Bob W wrote: it all looks rather post-apocalyptic. That's how I felt about it. The sound of blinds batting around in the breeze brought it home. Being a holiday weekend the Civil Defence and demolition workers were away and the only people about were police and

RE: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann [..] I'm trying not to get sentimental about it because we have to pick up and move on. It's the heritage buildings I'll miss the most. Some may be rebuilt but only if it can be done safely. build a

Re: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread David Mann
On Apr 24, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Bob W wrote: build a new heritage. Think about other places which have rebuilt completely - London after the great fire, Paris under Napoleon III, Berlin, Dresden, London again, Coventry, Saint-Malo etc. Yes, I think that's been mentioned by those in charge, and

RE: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann On Apr 24, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Bob W wrote: build a new heritage. Think about other places which have rebuilt completely - London after the great fire, Paris under Napoleon III, Berlin, Dresden, London

Re: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-24 Thread David Mann
On Apr 25, 2011, at 4:45 AM, Bob W wrote: if they offer temporary accommodation, make sure people get a clear definition of temporary: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/02/postwar-prefab-houses-demolit ion-london I think I saw a video about that on the BBC website a while ago.

GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-23 Thread David Mann
the fence. I'm playing with jAlbum now to save effort and I haven't played too much with its different skins... you can click on any photo to see the full version. http://www.multi.net.nz/from-the-cordon/ Seeing some of this stuff was quite sobering, especially the CTV site. After this walk I

Re: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
://www.multi.net.nz/from-the-cordon/ Seeing some of this stuff was quite sobering, especially the CTV site.  After this walk I really believe them when they say it's going to take months just to reopen the area to the public.  I can't even begin to think of the scale of the cleanup in Japan. Cheers, Dave

RE: GESO: From The Cordon

2011-04-23 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann We took a 4-hour walk around the CBD cordon today. [...] http://www.multi.net.nz/from-the-cordon/ Seeing some of this stuff was quite sobering, especially the CTV site. After this walk I really believe

Re: From The Cordon

2011-04-23 Thread Christine Aguila
, April 23, 2011 5:56 AM Subject: GESO: From The Cordon Hi all, We took a 4-hour walk around the CBD cordon today. I didn't actually realise we were going to go all the way around, otherwise I'd have brought my own camera. Janet had her point shoot so she took a whole lot of photos

Re: From The Cordon

2011-04-23 Thread Ken Waller
Great presentation - I love the ease with which it allows you to view (the mouse over) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz Subject: GESO: From The Cordon Hi all, We took a 4-hour walk around