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French costuming paper

2011-08-04T09:07:46Z

I've been meaning to post it here as well, but only posted on fb. The paper that I gave at the Stormhold Collegium that explores dress styles in 16th century France can be found here:

http://frenchrenaissancecostume.com/2011/07/26/overview-of-french-dress-in-the-first-three-quarters-of-sixteenth-century/

I've made a couple of modifications post the collegium to take into account things that emerged during discussion.

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Jail for saving lives?

2010-04-28T00:44:45Z

Rescuing asylum seekers from a sinking boat or imminent danger or sending money to help refugees, for no financial gain at all, could land people in jail if the Rudd government has its way: http://www.theage.com.au/national/people-smuggling-proposals-blasted-20100427-tq3n.html

Not surprisingly, not a squeek of protest from the opposition - you would think that the most valuable role of the opposition is in fostering debate and bringing to light government lunacies, but obviously you'd be wrong. Tweedledum and Tweedledee have no need to debate extreme laws or to make sure the public knows about them. Rushing them through in secret is just fine - after all Howard did it for over a decade. No reason why Rudd shouldn't be taking a page out of that book, right?

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testing cross-posting from Dreamwidth

2010-04-18T12:54:03Z

just a test, please ignore

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