Sad to hear that the boy who was the basis for the film, of the same name, has died.

A really good emotional film, all apart from Nick Nolte’s exceedingly annoying accent.

It’s quite strange reading about somewhere you’ve been before. Three children have been killed in Merritt, B.C (Canada), according to The Globe and Mail. I was there, not so long ago on my travels through B.C.

Not long till I’m back in Canada now - be in Toronto on the 12th April.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7332941.stm - “Mugabe party questions vote”.

How much more “scientific” studies do Japan need to do on whales? How come they can’t study the existing whales that they’ve already slaughtered? Maybe they’d like to study, in a similar manner, panda bears, Amazon tree frogs and snow leopards?

BBC

A sample of the latest top headlines from a New Zealand news site:

Man guilty of murder for stabbing wife to death
Man guilty of manslaughter of two-year-old step daughter
Alleged hit and run driver faces further charges
One dead in collision on SH1south of Christchurch
Parking warden on scooter attacked by 60 year-old
Handless body murder trial jury retires
Man admits trying to have sex with goat

No good news. Unless you’re a goat maybe?

“Bush Says Darfur Crisis Needs to End” - ten out of ten Mr Bush.

Is anybody else concerned about what’s happening lately in the world?

Russia have twice been seen flexing their muscles - bomber fly-by of a US aircraft carrier. Russia also flying over Japanese air-space.

China supporting Darfur and losing Spielberg for the Olympics.