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Got a postcard from the lovely esteven. It appears she enjoyed Scotland. Jack!Bear and Stephen!Bear were not quite behaving (in her words) and she has photographic evidence. *g* I assume she has moved on to England by now.

Otherwise a very dull week only enlivened by some nice Maximus/Commodus fic and some yummy stuff on Est! by rahalia_cat and ashinae and an interesting combo of Maximus/Maturin time-warped by rahalia_cat.

The news from Louisiana and Mississippi was depressing, not only for the lost lives and tragedies but also now for news relating to appalling behaviour of looters. Our own State was in a bit of a kerfuffle, (merely a political storm in a teacup in comparison) when the Opposition Leader resigned after making racist and sexist comments while under the influence of a beer or six. Today when there were further revelations of sexist and offensive behaviour to women (his staffers, journalists, etc)he attempted to commit suicide after guzzling a bottle of gin. Sorry can’t feel too sympathetic for him. He would have been the first in line to criticise if someone from the government had behaved in the same manner.

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Got a postcard from the lovely . It appears she enjoyed Scotland. Jack!Bear and Stephen!Bear were not quite behaving (in her words) and she has photographic evidence. *g* I assume she has moved on to England by now.

Otherwise a very dull week only enlivened by some nice Maximus/Commodus fic and some yummy stuff on Est! by and and an interesting combo of Maximus/Maturin time-warped by .

The news from Louisiana and Mississippi was depressing, not only for the lost lives and tragedies but also now for news relating to appalling behaviour of looters. Our own State was in a bit of a kerfuffle, (merely a political storm in a teacup in comparison) when the Opposition Leader resigned after making racist and sexist comments while under the influence of a beer or six. Today when there were further revelations of sexist and offensive behaviour to women (his staffers, journalists, etc)he attempted to commit suicide after guzzling a bottle of gin. Sorry can’t feel too sympathetic for him. He would have been the first in line to criticise if someone from the government had behaved in the same manner.

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He really is stuck in it now.

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Don Quixote

Listened to the first part of a two-part BBC World Service Masterpiece production celebrating the 400th anniversary of one of the world’s great literary classics: Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
Cervantes’ Don Quixote Pt.1 – Real Media Format

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The Science Show was rather amusing this week –
The Science Show – The Lies We’ve Told
Saturday 27 August 2005
Summary

The Science Show is celebrating its thirtieth birthday. Over the years the occasional spoof piece has slipped in, indeed some whole programs were lies start to finish. It’s confession time! And so to celebrate, The Science Show takes a break from rising sea-levels and mass extinctions to present snippets from its various hoaxes and spoofs.
Science Show – Audio Link Real Media Format
Science Show – mp3 download format [PCs: Right click + ‘save target as’, Macs: Ctrl + click]

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The Science Show was rather amusing this week –
The Science Show – The Lies We’ve Told
Saturday 27 August 2005
Summary

The Science Show is celebrating its thirtieth birthday. Over the years the occasional spoof piece has slipped in, indeed some whole programs were lies start to finish. It’s confession time! And so to celebrate, The Science Show takes a break from rising sea-levels and mass extinctions to present snippets from its various hoaxes and spoofs.
Science Show – Audio Link Real Media Format
Science Show – mp3 download format [PCs: Right click + ‘save target as’, Macs: Ctrl + click]

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I was listening to Late Night Live on Radio National last night and heard two interesting interviews, the first with a Clyde Prestowitz, former adviser to Ronald Reagan and now not a particularly fervent fan of Dubya, especially his economic policies
Clyde Prestowitz Info

As well as a really good interview with Jacqueline Rose, Professor of English at Queen Mary University, London about her new book, The Question of Zion which deals with the history and meaning of Zionism, and the creation of the state of Israel. I wish there were more considered opinions coming out of the Israeli Government. Though that may be a bit unfair, it’s usually the intolerant and those who wish to promulgate an inflammatory message that get the greatest media coverage. She mentions many people and their books that offer an alternative to the current ‘us and them’ debate between Israelis and Palestinians that seems so pointless.

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I was listening to Late Night Live on Radio National last night and heard two interesting interviews, the first with a Clyde Prestowitz, former adviser to Ronald Reagan and now not a particularly fervent fan of Dubya, especially his economic policies
Clyde Prestowitz Info

As well as a really good interview with Jacqueline Rose, Professor of English at Queen Mary University, London about her new book, The Question of Zion which deals with the history and meaning of Zionism, and the creation of the state of Israel. I wish there were more considered opinions coming out of the Israeli Government. Though that may be a bit unfair, it’s usually the intolerant and those who wish to promulgate an inflammatory message that get the greatest media coverage. She mentions many people and their books that offer an alternative to the current ‘us and them’ debate between Israelis and Palestinians that seems so pointless.

Real Media Format – Audio Link

mp3 Download Format – Audio Link [PCs: Right click + ‘save target as’, Macs: Ctrl + click]

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