links for 2010-08-02

"We are looking for two keen and imaginative trainees to work with our graphics and data teams. They should be enthusiastic about data, willing to learn, and have good visual and statistical skills."

Does what it says on the tin - a timeline of the evolution of timelines (via Infovore)

"Amid the rising 'paranoia surrounding the laws of photographing children in today's society,' two Kingston University photography students have reproduced traditional school photographs with one twist - all the pupils have their backs to the camera"

"For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse". A depressing but essential read.

"We play Fiorentina on Saturday, which is a nuisance". I'm sure Tottenham fans will be thrilled that they've been paying up to £30 a ticket for a game their boss describes as a 'nuisance'.

From the same article, Redknapp says: "Could someone tell me why we have an international week in the week that the season starts? Can someone tell me what that is all about? They've just been away as a group for the World Cup, they've just come home, they're probably sick of the sight of each other and now we're going to have an international week before we play the first game of the season". Don't forget that during the summer this guy wanted to be England boss, and if he was right now, you can be sure he'd be saying how vital it was to get his England squad together to put the World Cup behind them and focus on the tricky Euro2012 qualifying games coming up with Switzerland and Bulgaria in September