MBA – still value for money?
Kate Carruthers The other day a friend who has just completed an MBA from a prestigious university was disconsolate to read an article by Tim Dodd in the Australian Financial Review (AFR,…
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3rd world telecommunications in Australia
It is very annoying to live in an allegedly civilized and technically advanced society only to find out that one is unable to get access to broadband services since the…
Good quote about self esteem and talent
Found a great quote about self esteem yesterday: “Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.” (J. Petit-Senn, Conceits and Caprices) This seems to encapsulate my feelings about the…
Bushfire blog – 10 Dec 2002
Yippee!!!! It’s raining & it has been doing this since last night. The heavy rain has put out the last of the fires near us. The house still smells strongly…
Bushfire blog – 9 Dec 2002
We went for a drive north of the town at lunch time today – everything is burnt out & there are still small fires burning by the roadside. The main…
Bushfire blog – 9 Dec 2002 another update
Good news! The road north & south of town is now open, but there are still smallish fires burning beside the road in both directions. There are repair crews everywhere…
Bushfire blog – 9 Dec 2002 update
Managed to get out of town to the south for church last night, but was afraid I might not be able to get back. As I left the fires were…
Bushfire blog – 8 Dec 2002
Fires are still burning to the east, north west, south west & west of us – but no immediate threat to us. The air tankers have been water bombing the…
Bushfire blog – 8 Dec 2002 update
I knew it was a bad sign on Thursday when I went to the Rural Fire Brigade shed in the village & there were five NSW Fire Brigade trucks &…