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The CHUTZPAH to Believe in Representative Democracy
In the wake of yesterday’s rant over our obsession with universalist ideals that can only lead to irreconcilable differences and destroy any pragmatic hope of getting things done, I was pleased to see that at least British Foreign Secretary David...Samuel Johnson Meets the Internet
If it really is all about entertainment in the world of television, then at least Britain’s More4 News is taking an interesting approach to entertainment. Consider the following report by Urmee Khan, which just appeared on the Telegraph Web...
Edinburgh Festival Starts Its Run Offering Theater, Dance And Music From Around World
It’s show time for the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where performers of all types converge on Scotland’s capital, hoping to make some money and perhaps be noticed. “The Fringe”, as it is commonly known, began as a funky alternative...
New Army Recovery Centre Opens At Erskine’s Edinburgh Home
A milestone in care provision for injured British soldiers has been reached today with the official opening of the new Army Recovery Centre at Erskine’s Edinburgh Home, Gilmerton. The state-of-the-art Army Recovery Centre, a dedicated 12 bed wing...Two ‘Charitable Companies’ Closed in Scotland
Two Scottish-based companies that purported to raise substantial sums of money to help alleviate the suffering of children diagnosed with cancer have been wound up in the Court of Session in Edinburgh following an investigation by the Companies Investigation...Cambodia Conservation Area Contains Tens of Thousands of Threatened Monkeys
A WCS report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. The report counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs along with 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia’s Seima Biodiversity...
