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    Archive for September, 2007

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    My Haka Movie Deleted from YouTube

    Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

    Today I got the following email from YouTube, which is think is bullshit:
    Dear Member:
    This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by Rugby World Cup Limited claiming that this material is infringing:
    All Blacks Haka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQcYhOUfXgQ
    Please Note: Repeat incidents of copyright [...]

    Bakunin and Berdyeav Resources

    Monday, September 24th, 2007

    Here are some articles I found useful in writing about Bakunin & Berdyeav. I wrote a paper called
    Slaver or Saviour?: Bakunin and Berdyaev on God and Freedom for my theology degree.
    The Socialist Tradition from Moses to Lenin by Alexander Gray (London: Longmans, 1946). See Chapter 13.
    A History of Russian Philosophy From the Tenth Through [...]

    First Fortnight Highlights

    Monday, September 24th, 2007

    I have moved into my room at Edward Salvesen Hall, Mylne’s Court. It is probably too early to tell whether I’ll be happy here, but here are some first impressions.The location is brilliant, right next door to New College, the home of the Divinity School, where I’m studying. So I have no transport costs, just [...]

    Day Trip to Arrochar

    Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

    Saturday 22 September I went hill walking with the Edinburgh University Hill Walking Club. We took a coach to Arrochar, but our group alighted at Ardlui. We then climbed Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond), my 15th munro, and walked down and out to Arrochar for a pint of beer.

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    A Moral Climate

    Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

    From Prof. Michael S. Northcott, my other supervisor, comes a new book on climate change.
    Here is a talk from Michael on “Clouds of Witness: Lying, Truth Telling and Climate Change”.

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    New College Lectures by my Supervisor

    Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

    Prof. Oliver O’Donovan (my PhD Supervisor ) gave some lectures in Sydney, Australia in September. Here is a link to the New College Lecture Series 2007 and summaries by Byron Smith.
    Books by Oliver O’Donovan in my aStore

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    Day Trip to Glen Clova

    Sunday, September 16th, 2007

    Sunday 16th I went on the Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club’s freshers day trip to Glen Clova. I’m surprised that no-one got hypothermia as they permitted people to climb mountains in jeans and t-shirts.
    We bused up to Glen Clova and then walk from the Glen Clova Hotel to the ridge , it rained most of [...]

    Trip to Braemar in Royal Deeside

    Saturday, September 8th, 2007

    This week I killed some time by heading to Braemar. I was looking for the location close to some good hill walking. Braemar wasn’t quite that, as you need a car to do most of the good walks around there.
    I caught the train up to Aberdeen, which turned into a bus because of strike action. [...]

    Photos from hill walking trip to Braemar

    Friday, September 7th, 2007

    See the album at:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/richardarthurdavis/MunroBaggingNearBraemarSept2007

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    A guy I’m staying with in Edinburgh

    Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

    I’m living with the kid at the moment – the son of my friend Lesley:

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