MBA Progress, Federal Election, Gaming Updates

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Received results for another semester of my MBA studies yesterday; a High Distinction for Economic Decision Making and a Distinction for Business Law. With the completion of these two subjects I have now completed a Graduate Diploma of Management (Technology); yay me. With the completion of the two courses I am doing this semester I will have finished all the prerequisites for an MBA, excepting four electives. Although the end is in sight I am already planning further post-graduate studies, planning for another Masters, this time in Education. I do not believe there is any particular shame in being a 'permanent student' (at least it means I am still learning).

For those Aussies who live under a rock, you may have missed the news that a Federal Election has been called. The incumbent Labor government is on a very slight majority - a 2.0% swing would be enough to see the very conservative Tony Abbot taking office. So far I have been impressed with the strategic orientation of Julia Gillard's campaign, even if I disagree with all the specific orientations on the main issues (especially on asylum seekers, where I shared Julian Burnside's considered opinions). The Gillard strategy has been to move Labor to the centre of the country's political outlook, resulting in the main debate being between Labor and the Greens with Abbot becoming quite isolated in the process. Abbott's centrepiece policy - cut government spending - has been poorly received from the appropriate experts in banking and the telecommunications industry.

Finished another session of Mouse Guard/The Enemy Within game tonight, an unusual crossover which is working very well. Two reviews of mine initially planned for simultaneous publication in RPG Review have appeared on RPG.net, namely 3:16 Carnage Amongst The Stars and The Terran Trade Authority RPG. Very impressed with Karl's GURPS Krononaut's game last Sunday as well; involving alternate timelines and the rocket experiments of Wernher von Braun.

Comments

Re: Sex Party

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

I've heard nothing of the sex party since they launched, and given that I'm in the seat of Melbourne I would have thought this would have been prime territory for them... I also know members of the party and haven't heard anything.

Having said that, I know at least half a dozen people who will be first preffing them.

Re: Sex Party

[brockulfsen.livejournal.com]

They don't seem to be getting much media coverage.

They do have a strong net presence, especially in the circles objecting to the Bamboo Curtain Conroy wants to impose on the net.

Re: Sex Party

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

No, they only get a little bit of media coverage as the issues that they concentrate on haven't really come up in the election campaign.

Still there has been some:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/20/2959171.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/09/2949844.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/20/2958780.htm

Can't complain about their recruitment ad for enrollment...

Re: Sex Party

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I'm on their mailing list and they're pretty active; normally two or three notifications per week. They ran in the Higgins and Bradsfield by-elections (picking up about 3.5% of the primary in both) and I believe they have Senate candidates in all states in the up-coming Federal election.

They won't be running in the lower house.