Daily Archives: 13 November 2011

Animals

Posted on 13 November 2011 by Henry Gee

You’ll both know by now that we’re very fond of animals here at the Maison des Girrafes. At the moment we have two dogs, four cats, a rabbit, thirteen hens, two snakes, five freshwater tropical fish and an axolotl. We’ve previously … Continue reading →

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City Reads

Posted on 13 November 2011 by KristiV

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? And miss it each day and night? I know I’m not wrong – this feeling’s gettin’ stronger The longer I stay away. Miss them moss-covered vines, the tall sugar pines … Continue reading →

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Alive to the prospects for libel reform [13]

Posted on 13 November 2011 by Stephen

The campaign for libel reform has been grinding away for several years now but there was still a buzz of expectation as we gathered in Committee Room 10 in the House of Commons last Wednesday evening. By 6 pm the … Continue reading →

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Rational goals for science education

Posted on 13 November 2011 by Steve Caplan

There were two events that conspired this past week to lead me to the topic of education–and particularly science education. The first was the unlikely event in which I actually watched television. Although we do have a small screen telly … Continue reading →

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