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    Archive for August, 2007

    First Day in Edinburgh

    Friday, August 31st, 2007

    I have spent my first full day in Edinburgh after arriving here on Wednesday afternoon.
    The new Air NZ Boeing 777 I took out of Auckland was awesome featuring more leg room and a brilliant entertainment system (but too hard to navigate, and the handset should have a lock on it to prevent calling the hostesses [...]

    Old Stuff I’m Finding

    Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

    In packing for Edinburgh I’m going through lots of old papers. Here are some highlights (in no special order.
    PETITION FOR THE RETURN OF TELECOM TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP by SPOT (Society for Publicly Owned Telecommunications) , 1998. Their reasons:

    Telecom rips us all off
    Telecom sacks thousands and bashes workers
    Telecom abuses its monopoly
    Service has deteriorated
    Negative social impact – [...]

    The Bible, Theology and the Environment

    Monday, August 6th, 2007

    UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES
    is having an Open Lecture Series on
    The Bible, Theology and the Environment
    “The Bible and the Environment”
    Dr James Harding and Professor Paul Trebilco
    Archway 2, Wed 15 August 7.30 pm
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    “God and Creation: A Theological Framework for Environmental Ethics”
    Dr Murray Rae
    Archway 2, Wed 22 August 7.30 pm
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    “Environmental Ethics in the [...]