Strange thoughts on women & men …
Kate Carruthers According to Yvonne Roberts, society has not shaken off stereotypes of mothers, homemakers or tarts : “It is striking how a number of recent events have revealed the enduring power…
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Labor returning to IR ‘dark ages’
John Howard claims that “Labor returning to IR ‘dark ages’“, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2004 “The Prime Minister, John Howard, has slammed Labor’s workplace relations plan as antiquated…
American Presidential Candidates & their Hair
It is fascinating to note the abundant and well groomed hair of all of the Presidential candidates in the US. This is very different to Australia where neither of the…
Union Safe: News: Killer Clutter – 25 June 2004
Killer Clutter – 25 June 2004: “Cluttered desks, poor posture and hours spent in front of a computer are damaging the health of office staff, with increasing numbers suffering Irritable…
Gmail – progress to date
Gmail is a fabulous idea. But I cannot wait until it gets out of beta. Current performance issues have been a little frustrating, as has the problem in receiving emails…
Dogs like cuisine too!
A longstanding research project of mine has now provided enough evidence for me to say that my dogs like to eat what we humans might call cuisine. They are Staffordshire…
Tracking the end of the world – the Doomsday Guide
This site is a real gem, at the Doomsday Guide you track doomsday in its many and varied forms. This site provides an “online link resource to the full spectrum…
Death by PowerPoint – yet another perspective
Many people have noted how annoying it is to go to a meeting and experience the well-know ‘death by Powerpoint’ phenomenon. But one person who’s made the argument most excellently…
2004 Commencement Yale Class Day Speech, by Ken Burns
Ken Burns makes some excellent points in this speech, I’ve picked out some highlights – click here to see the entire text (in PDF). Now more than ever we in…
5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: some interesting ideas for the ambitious person
Found this site in my wanderings the other day when I was supposed to be studying for an exam. It is based on a book called The 5 Patterns of…