SEVEN BILLION EARTHIANS October 31, 2011
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The planet has now more people than ever and it looks like we are getting more.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: SEASON FOR HOPE October 29, 2011
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There was rain during the week which meant that Dexter and Hannah went out less days. Then too, it has been cooler. So who knows what normal weather variation is any more.
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LEADERLESS DECISION MAKING October 26, 2011
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This could be what democracy might look like.
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POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC SQUARE October 24, 2011
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What then were the protests of Occupy Melbourne and Occupy Sydney directed at?
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SRI LANKA CALL SCAM October 22, 2011
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I suppose that might have been Colombo calling, but I did not ask. I had become too angry and was running off at the mouth.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: WHY WORRY? October 22, 2011
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Now the weather is changing, so here comes the sun and that sounds good but it is not without its problems for me. I have to careful to be protect my skin.
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“CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING” October 21, 2011
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The procession of extreme weather events that could be observed around the world is no coincidence according to a recently published report.
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SHADOW PLAY: US MILITARY POLICY October 19, 2011
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The appetite for American military involvement in other countries seems undiminished. Deployment of advisors to Uganda to enjoin the conflict against the Lord’s Resistance Army is the latest example.
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DR CORNEL WEST ARRESTED October 17, 2011
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Along with other protesters, Dr Cornel West was arrested on the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC. The sign he carried read: “Poverty is the Greatest Violence of All”.
GLOBAL DEMOCRACY October 17, 2011
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Direct democracy is limited by scale.There are various models, not least the General Assembly model in evidence at Occupy Wall Street.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: STAND TOGETHER October 14, 2011
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The weather is unusual for this time of year. It has been cold and at odd periods warm during the day. Other than today, Dexter and Hannah have gone out.
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ECHO IN THE PARK October 11, 2011
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Demonstrators at Zuccotti Park are not allowed to use amplifiers or bull horns, hence the human microphone. Bill McKibben, of 350.org, addresses a group of the protesters who provide the “pedagogical” reinforcement so others can hear (via War in Context):
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