Many Articles, Lasered Rats, Bob Gould
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tcpipHave written an article on the contemporary use of "humanitarian intervention" from the Yugoslav wars to the contemporary intervention in Libya, which has caused a great deal of debate among the left. I take the opportunity to refer to the open letter by Juan Cole and why Libya 2011 is not Iraq 2003. Also from the Victorian Secular Lobby is a brief article on the changes to the Equal Opportunity Act, a site which is now helped by a media monitor who sends through daily relevant updates. And finally, have also written an article on lightbringers.net on global warming mitigation, especially when reference to comments by religious leaders (i.e., insufficient). Was very impressed to discover that my open letter to Eugene Kaspersky has been translated into Russian (link included). My site is still operative so clearly it hasn't been slashdotted yet :)
When getting a pet, I think one should engage in a cost-benefit study with regression analysis. This is after spending several hundred dollars on the weekend. To be sure, it was a batch job (3 rats, 1 cat, 1 rabbit). The cat (Mac Lir) needs dental work which is, of course, identical in price to human dental work. The rabbit (Dantilion) needs some shots and to get its fluffy arse cleaned up. The rat (Rascal) has a respiratory infection and needed antibiotics; the vet also give, gratis, laser therapy. Naturally enough, I asked the difficult question on how shining amplified light into the rodent through the skin would improve the healing process and have since learned something about this experimental technique.
Was saddened to hear of the death of Bob Gould, a well-known Sydney radical whom I had the pleasure to meet on a number of ocassions. His extensive writings were often very critical of the internal politics of the Australian far-left, and especially the DSP, and usually with a great deal of justification. To their credit, Green Left Weekly found time to say good words about him. I am personally honoured to have known him.
When getting a pet, I think one should engage in a cost-benefit study with regression analysis. This is after spending several hundred dollars on the weekend. To be sure, it was a batch job (3 rats, 1 cat, 1 rabbit). The cat (Mac Lir) needs dental work which is, of course, identical in price to human dental work. The rabbit (Dantilion) needs some shots and to get its fluffy arse cleaned up. The rat (Rascal) has a respiratory infection and needed antibiotics; the vet also give, gratis, laser therapy. Naturally enough, I asked the difficult question on how shining amplified light into the rodent through the skin would improve the healing process and have since learned something about this experimental technique.
Was saddened to hear of the death of Bob Gould, a well-known Sydney radical whom I had the pleasure to meet on a number of ocassions. His extensive writings were often very critical of the internal politics of the Australian far-left, and especially the DSP, and usually with a great deal of justification. To their credit, Green Left Weekly found time to say good words about him. I am personally honoured to have known him.
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Date: 2011-06-09 11:22 pm (UTC)You can totally have a copy - as soon as I get home to my parents' place where it's stored.
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Date: 2011-06-12 12:24 pm (UTC)