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Mental Notes: October 2007

MELBOURNE–Two and a bit weeks into night shiftin’ and I think I’ve got the daytime sleeping thing going on. Five hours after getting in at 6am, then a power nap around 4pm. Considering Burma, Thailand, Russia, PNG and a whole lot of earthquaking is going on, the time flies really. Hear the outcome as I read the news, on the hour, by selecting ‘Listen Now Online’ at Radio Australia from 2300 EST, 2100 HKT, 1300 GMT, 0900 US EDT, weekdays until Oct 11.

Mental Notes: September 2007

MELBOURNE–Remember graveyard and around-the-clock shifts we did for fun? I recall about seven years of a once-weekly radio show, completely freeform, very strange. Closing magazines with blathering reviews. Launching websites immersed in code. But I’m about to descend into a daily pattern of this for a month with no giggling allowed. Hear the outcome, on the hour, by selecting ‘Listen Now Online’ at Radio Australia from 2300 EST, 2100 HKT, 1300 GMT, 0900 US EDT, weekdays from Sept 16. Youch.

Philippines military offensive continues as talks stall

The peace talks between the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was again postponed yesterday (Tuesday) as the military buried 15 more marines killed on the island of Basilan.

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