Somme at 100
With a blow of the whistles at 7:30am on July 1, 1916, tens of thousands of British troops went over the top and advanced on German lines in positions abutting the River Somme in France.
Slow It Down
What has Australia done to Nauru?
By Nic Mclellan. Originally posted in Overland, Spring 2013
Big French press find brand power helps online
2009-03-05 13:04:15 GMT (Reuters) * Blog-style news sites fill niche that press overlooked * Big names losing print readers follow advertisers online * Brand power on the Web helps established names * Making money online is still an unanswered question By James Mackenzie
Radical new approach to Indonesia illegal fishing
Indonesia is today deporting more than 400 Thai and Vietnamese crew members of illegal fishing boats that have been caught poaching in Indonesian waters. The scale of Indonesia’s illegal fishing problem is enormous, and traditional methods to slow down the plunder of marine stocks is simply not working. But as Adam Connors reports, Indonesia is … Continue reading “Radical new approach to Indonesia illegal fishing”
Rattled America will find it can’t spin itself out of this one
Rattled America will find it can’t spin itself out of this one By Bob EllisThe Age, January 5, 2007
Mental Notes: May 2005
Ten years of birthdays… I dare you to work it out! Some of these are purely notes that I had to note down after several pints for memory triggers and may not be right. How else does one else spend their birthday eve :/ From notes:
Mental Notes: December 2002
Peso Playlist, Friday December 12, 2002
Mental Notes: November 2002
Peso Playlist, Saturday October 16, 2002
Mental Notes: November 2002
Let me explain about these playlists: as I select music on da fly I have a little bit of breathing space to type in what I am playing. These are NOT prepared beforehand. They are inflicted as per the occasion and people in the room, or lack of people, and via my own ignoble persuasion … Continue reading “Mental Notes: November 2002”
Mental Notes: November 2002
Peso Playlist, Friday October 1, 2002
