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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 current contenders for Prime Minister has very good hair at all. In fact, a recent survey by Wahl - the
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Killer Clutter - 25 June 2004Irritable Desk Syndrome I just knew it. Sitting at your desk all day is bad for you! Meetings, on the other hand, are good for you. There is the exercise you get on the way to and from the meeting, the interaction with other people,
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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 from hotmail. It feels like it is not on a production level server as there are lots of time-outs. The
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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 Bull Terriers called Roy and Trotsky.When they came to live with me as puppies three years ago I had
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During my review of newstand women's magazines it has become clear that there are only 3 things of interest to women: 1) looking sexy 2) food - both eating and cooking thereof 3) creating 'lovely' living spaces This must mean that women who do not have
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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 of End of the World Scenarios" inlcuding Armageddon, the Apocalypse, End of Days, Doomsday. There are even categories
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One thing that the big focus nowadays on so-called 'family friendly' workplaces (including maternity/paternity/parental leave) has overlooked is that this excludes the many people who for various reasons do not have children. The question is 'what about us'? While parents are getting time off,
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This from 2002: Whirlpool News - Telstra to stop rolling out pair gain Many people (including me) are still suffering from this stupidity and cupidity of Telstra! They knew pair gain was a cheap but ineffective way to roll out phone lines but they did it anyway. I think this
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These issues with pair gain go way back and Telstra is still avoiding the problem! Here's some more evidence: War of words erupts over Telstra service levels, pricing: ZDNet Australia: News: Communications By Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia, 13 March 2002
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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 is Peter Norvig, when he put the Gettysburg Address on PowerPoint. This simple action encapsulates all
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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 the western world should heed speakers like this. Ken speaks of a United States that has inspired many
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Anyone who has a similar problem with pair gain should let Senator Lundy know, her website is at www.katelundy.com.au where she says: senator.lundy@aph.gov.au