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The folks over at LCA2011 are running a Haecksen miniconf and have issued a call for papers closing on 24 September 2010 ... "The Haecksen miniconf is on again! This year, linux.conf.au is going to be held in sunny Brisbane, and we want to invite women who develop,
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On Tuesday 21 September 2010 those smart folks over at Innovation Bay will be running another one of their angel dinners. With these dinners Innovation Bay acts as a broker between "angels" (those with money to invest or advice to give) and "entrepreneurs" those with ideas
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Sydney's inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp went well yesterday. The day kicked off with an opening talk by the Hon. Bob Carr, who kindly gave his time to support this event. Throughout the day we had some amazing networking and discussion sessions focused on creating sustainable futures and directing
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That heading was inspired by the well known saying regarding pornography by Justice Potter Stewart: But I know it when I see it by Justice Potter Stewart, concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio 378 U.S. 184 (1964), regarding possible obscenity in The Lovers. I was reading this case recently
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This recipe was shared by my buddy Heather for an upcoming barbecue that I'm planning. The story behind this cookbook is sad but heartwarming all at once. As Heather explains: The devastation of Marysville was almost total. The township needed something that was theirs and theirs alone. So
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As they note on the Say No To Animals In Pet Shops website: "Approximately 130,000 dogs and 60,000 cats are killed at pounds every year. Unbelievable, eh?" So why not do something about it? There's a bunch of ways you can help listed here.
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I spent most of my youth and childhood hanging about in public libraries and reading their books. In fact I blame libraries for most of my quirks these days, since it was there that I was exposed to dangerous ideas from philosophers, historians and fiction authors. The local, school and
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On Wednesday evening I attended the retirement dinner for a mathematics teacher whom I've known and respected for many years. I will not mention him by name as he's a very shy and private individual. This gentleman and his wife migrated to Australia over twenty years
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As a child I read a story where the main character wanted to be a 'real boy' and not just a wooden puppet. And this choice between being a real person - who connects with other people and things in an open and organic way - and being
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It is fascinating to note on this International Women's Day that one of our major newspapers has an article titled "Gender pay gap shows no sign of abating" The gender pay gap can cost women up to $1 million over a lifetime * Women earn 17pc less
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It's not really meaningless babble anyway! And this is not necessarily a bad thing. Most conversation is not important for the words we speak. Instead it is the act of being present to the other person and giving attention that gives most conversations their true value. Some experts
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Here are the slides from my presentation at the National Growth Summit in Sydney today. Engagement Marketing In The Age Of Web 2http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=engagementmarketingintheageofweb2final2-100217160839-phpapp01&stripped_title=engagement-marketing-in-the-age-of-web-2 View more presentations from Kate Carruthers.