Turtle!, Work Update, Transport Forum, Korea and Sri Lanka

As part of our ever-increasing menagerie, caseopaya and I acquired an eastern-long necked turtle (chelodina longicollis) who comes with the name "Issac Yetrle" ("Issac" being the previous owner's name from Issac Newton and "Yertle" being from, of course, the famous Dr. Seuss book).



ARCS took its Melbourne staff out to Ginza Teppanyaki on Tuesday. The food production show itself was impressive, but when they started lobbing food and plates around it started to get a bit boorish. The FAQ I wrote for Access Grid is now part of official documentation. Excellent article distinguishing cloud and grid computing.

I am obsessing slightly over the upcoming public transport forum. With a member of parliament, an economist, the secretary of the PTUA and the secretary of the railway division of the union as key speakers the scope of this gathering is not be under-estimated. Further, it is likely to the launch of a wider alliance of activity, especially given the impending upcoming contract. This is perhaps one of the most important opportunity for individuals to help shape this agenda.

Significant changes recently in S and E Asia; North Korea has ended the fifty-seven year peace-fire on the peninsula; South Korea and U.S. forces move to def con 2. Reihana Mohideen provides a fair summary on why the LTTE lost the civil war in Sri Lanka; overlooks that they used a conventional army system and utilised a terrorist strategy - a recipe for failure.

Turtle!, Work Update, Transport Forum, Korea and Sri Lanka

As part of our ever-increasing menagerie, caseopaya and I acquired an eastern-long necked turtle (chelodina longicollis) who comes with the name "Issac Yetrle" ("Issac" being the previous owner's name from Issac Newton and "Yertle" being from, of course, the famous Dr. Seuss book).



ARCS took its Melbourne staff out to Ginza Teppanyaki on Tuesday. The food production show itself was impressive, but when they started lobbing food and plates around it started to get a bit boorish. The FAQ I wrote for Access Grid is now part of official documentation. Excellent article distinguishing cloud and grid computing.

I am obsessing slightly over the upcoming public transport forum. With a member of parliament, an economist, the secretary of the PTUA and the secretary of the railway division of the union as key speakers the scope of this gathering is not be under-estimated. Further, it is likely to the launch of a wider alliance of activity, especially given the impending upcoming contract. This is perhaps one of the most important opportunity for individuals to help shape this agenda.

Significant changes recently in S and E Asia; North Korea has ended the fifty-seven year peace-fire on the peninsula; South Korea and U.S. forces move to def con 2. Reihana Mohideen provides a fair summary on why the LTTE lost the civil war in Sri Lanka; overlooks that they used a conventional army system and utilised a terrorist strategy - a recipe for failure.