The Egyptian blogger Nah·det Masr recently posted a message to the Western World, in which he wrote: To the western world: check out the roots of hatred This is a musical that documents some of the autrocities committed by the … Continue reading
Right Wing Prof just posted what happens to be one of my favourite William Carlos Williams poems, The Red Wheel Barrow. Here’s another, Flowers by the Sea: When over the flowery, sharp pasture’sedge, unseen, the salt oceanlifts its form – … Continue reading
Humphrey Lyttelton, 23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008
After the dockers in Durban refused to unload arms bound for Mugabe’s thugs in Zimbabwe, the ship carrying them has turned back for China. Mozambique, Namibia and Angola had all refused it permission to dock. “This is a great victory … Continue reading
The fact that half the traffic to this blog uses Firefox is extraordinary. Internet Explorer has seen a collapse of something like 40% in their market share in just two years. There are all kinds of reasons why people have … Continue reading
Space weather and atmospheric light effects on Jupiter.
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From the Middle East: So financial aid and the spread of democracy poll much lower than political issues [Bad Phrasing - domestic polls lower than international] the Palestinian issue, America out of Iraq, America off the Arabian peninsula entirely and … Continue reading
But updated. Going the rounds: The Rt Hon David Miliband MPSecretary of State,Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA),Nobel House17 Smith SquareLondon SW1P 3JR 16 May 2007 Dear Secretary of State, My friend, who is in farming at the … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting take on climate alarmism and wealth. To paraphrase slightly (or, indeed, a lot), is climate change caused by capitalism and the wealth (economic activity) it has brought, or has climate alarmism been a luxury recreational activity made … Continue reading