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December 2004

What not to buy for Christmas

Leave that shahtoosh alone. And no we're not buying a tiger cub for the kids. The World Wildlife Fund has released its list of Ten Things Not To Buy For Christmas. (Why they've left their Christmas anti-shopping till December 21 is beyond me.)

Full text of the WWF press release follows:

Ten things not to buy for Christmas

Gland, Switzerland – Looking for that elusive gift or sumptuous dining experience as the festive season approaches in many countries?

"One Day of War" (2004)

By sheer chance I happened to watch on BBC World last night the second part of a two-hour documentary produced for BBC Two's "This World" program called "One Day of War". It was a quite fascinating account of sixteen people in each of sixteen trouble spots around the world, all filmed on the same day, 22 March 2004.

Al Jazeera on Australia

Al-Jazeera's English language website is one of my primary sources for world news on the web these days, giving as it does a different, professional and independent perspective on world events from the Middle East angle. When they draw their attention to Australia, you can be sure it is unlikely to be in a positive light, but it makes for a worthwhile benchmark of our perception overseas.

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