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Made in New Zealand. Living in Australia.

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Love this, from mockumentary, The Rutles (the band the Beatles could've been).

MUSIC OF THE RUTLES UNDER REVIEW (by RUT4)

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Psychology which explains everything explains nothing

Marianne Moore's poem, Marriage

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New York Times headline on the morning of Apr 15, 1912: 745 SAW TITANIC SINK WITH 1,595, HER BAND PLAYING; HIT ICEBERG AT 21 KNOTS AND TORE HER BOTTOM OUT; ‘I’LL FOLLOW THE SHIP,’ LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN SMITH; MANY WOMEN STAYED TO PERISH WITH THEIR HUSBANDS And here's Endicott Rich’s poignant lead: “In a clear starlit night that showed a clear deep blue sea for miles and miles, the Titanic, an hour after she had struck a submerged iceberg at full speed, head-on, sank slowly to her ocean grave. “Her band, lined on deck, was playing pleasant music as she sank in full view of the boatloads of her wretched survivors, and those left of her passengers and crew – fully two-thirds—stood quietly resigned on deck awaiting the final plunge.”

Accurate, clear, beautiful reporting, highlighted from Roy Peter Clarke's post at www.poynter.org...how-the-new-york-times-invented-disaster-coverage-with-the-titanic-sinking.

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Includes links to radio and TV debates together with documentary commentaries and transcripts.

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Herbert Morrison's impassioned in-situ reporting as the Hindenburg dirigible caught fire and feel to the ground.

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At the Desk with Jock Cheetham, Sydney Morning Herald Training Editor. Part 2.

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At the Desk with Jock Cheetham, Sydney Morning Herald Training Editor. Part 1.

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At the Desk with Dr Tony Jaques, talking about Crisis Prevention. Part 2.

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At the Desk with Dr Tony Jaques, talking about Crisis Prevention. Part 1