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Relaxation

A few weeks ago the BBC started publishing “out takes” of the Have I Got News for You quiz as a “Webisode”.

Over the New Year I will be posting one of these each day.

A few weeks ago the BBC started publishing “out takes” of the Have I Got News for You quiz as a “Webisode”. Over the New Year I will be posting one of these each day. Here we go with number 1. I have uploaded version in Windows Media format. The video will take a few [...]

If you are crazy enough to have been listening to the Radio at 5:45am (or thereabouts) on Christmas Day, the BBC’s Farming Today visited a British couple in Italy growing and selling almonds for Christmas.

It was a brilliant little 15 minute programme, which I have reposted below.

Unless I missed something badly, the design of the programme’s home page has been setup to make it impossible to access the blurb about programmes other than this morning’s. I think there’s an idiot in the mix somewhere.

This is the first double trouble for some time, but it is a superb one:

Ruthie Zaftig writes one of the personal blogs I enjoy most.

Her latest post is a straight quote from Thomas Jefferson:

“Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it.”

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

Quite.

And Here’s a Ruthie Friday afternoon Grab bag:

• How not to be a crappy driver.
• At the mall.
• Phonic alphabet.
• Synesthesia.
• XKCD Web Comic.
• Halloween.

Pop over and visit - you won’t regret it.

Rrrrrarrrrrrr !!!