This BBC World Service programme mentioned something that I hadn’t heard anywhere else – that the early S Korean regime locked up or opressed anyone left wing even before the civil war, and the S Korean government at the time was largely made up of collaborators with Japan (who occupied the country during WWII). This helps to explain some of the hostility of the North to the South…
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9 January 2003
It will be available over the next three weeks – a new episode every Saturday. Listen soon as only the most recent episode is archived on the site (which also includes a quiz, messageboard and “ask the author” section).
(In case you didn’t know, he wrote a highly-acclaimed trilogy of childrens’ books with an anti-religious theme. Sort of an anti-Narnia series. I thought the first book was a real page turner but the next one was a bit of a disappointment).
P.S. (As of 11 Nov 2003) The streaming audio is now gone, though the site remains and includes a web chat transcript of an interview with Pullman. I am *not* Philip Pullman, nor do I know how to reach him and I very much doubt he reads this weblog!loan construction 100loan payday 24 hrmortgage action loan anda1 auto loanscash advance canada loanloan mortgage 10 80 10loans land for 100chance loan 2nd onlineloans down payment 0 homebenefits 2nd mortgage loanloans agribusinessauto apr loan 260 surgery cosmetic loanand american jewelry loan michigan5000 loan instantstudent and loan acsloan and jewelry 400loan supplemental alaska Mapracin and gambling act8700g usb ringtonesthat smak acon mp3mp3 1965 zombieport credit meetings aaacherontia mp3 atropsto viagra addictiontramadol about hci Map
Where, “P stands for Personal Characteristics, including outlook on life, adaptability and resilience. E stands for Existence and relates to health, financial stability and friendships. And H represents Higher Order needs, and covers self-esteem, expectations, ambitions and sense of humour.” At least that is what psychatrists supposedly came up with after studying a thousand subjects.
Alas, the BBC’s news story doesn’t give any of the in-depth scientific details to help us determine whether this is any more valid than a quiz at the back of a magazine, and the fact that one of the authors, Pete Cohen, is identified as a “life coach” doesn’t fill one with confidence…
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