DigitalP: 18 Nov 08

via Digital Planet on 11/18/08
Techno art with the world's largest interactive video installation; Andrew Keen and Solana Larsen debate whether the internet is destroying culture; and Brazilian cinema meets social networks. With presenter Gareth Mitchell and studio expert Bill Thompson.

Bioengineers Outsmarted By Strain Of Intelligent Wheat

via The Onion Radio News on 11/17/08

Slate: Rupert Murdoch and the Reverse Ferret

via Slate Magazine Daily Podcast on 11/17/08
Rupert Murdoch and the Reverse Ferret: Explaining the mogul's flattering treatment of Barack Obama in the New York Post, by Jack Shafer

GlobalNews: 18 NOV 08

via Global News on 11/17/08
Somali pirates capture oil tanker/ Chinese president visits Cuba/ Cocaine users damaging Colombia /Albania's deadly feuds/Traveller scams

Op-Ed: 'Lobbyists Are Good People, Too'

via NPR: Talk of the Nation Opinion Page Podcast on 11/17/08
In a recent op-ed in The Washington Times, political analyst Lanny Davis argues that lobbyists aren't the problem — the lack of transparency surrounding lobbyists is what causes trouble. "Without lobbyists," he writes, "government could not function efficiently, and perhaps not at all."

NPR: 11-17-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 2

via NPR: Talk of the Nation Podcast on 11/17/08
Stories: 1) The 'Unholy Business' Of Biblical Forgeries 2) Obama's Debt To The 'Moses Generation'

NPR: 11-17-2008 Talk of the Nation - Hour 1

via NPR: Talk of the Nation Podcast on 11/17/08
Stories: 1) 'Big Three' U.S. Automakers: Bailout Or Bankruptcy? 2) Op-Ed: 'Lobbyists Are Good People, Too'

GlobalNews: 17 Nov 08 PM

via Global News on 11/17/08
ETA arrest / Citigroup jobs / Tibet meeting / Blackberry addicts.

Africa: Monday 17 Nov 08

via Africa Today on 11/17/08
*African Union troops in Somalia prepare for the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces.*The new UN envoy for eastern Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo wraps up his first round of shuttle diplomacy. *And, Togo's new prime minister talks about his hopes for the country.
 

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