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greylock has pointed me to insightful reports on the matter; an interview with Kerry O'Brien and John Howard. Given that these changes aren't about increasing productivity (indeed, there's a good argument they'll cause a loss of productivity) one is left with the obvious conclusion that they're about increasing profit at the expense of wages and conditions.In international politics, Schroeder shows ineptitude in losing the Chancellorship of Germany that, if he were prepared to deal with his natural allies (the Left, the Greens). Of course that would mean he'd have to admit he was wrong about welfare and IR reform.
Pakistan earthquake toll looks like it'll be over 30,000. The Australian government donates $500,000 which compares rather poorly to the $10 million given to the American Red Cross after Cyclone Katrina.
Gave my second presentation to Prosper Australia on the principles of marketing last night. Started off my giving my opinion on people who engage in marketing without having a personal commitment to a product; I quoted Bill Hicks (expletives deleted of course). How about that? I'm a marketing consultant. I better take up cocaine or something.
lokicarbis, caseopaya and I went to see a modernised version of the Odyssey last week after a quick visit to 2600. Loki's comments that they were trying too hard was appropriate. The presentation of Circe as a naked dominatrix didn't work either, which is kind of surprising.envoutante is visiting soon with a whole bunch of EMB, industrial and 90s goth CDs she's selling. Excellent!Have been debating the relative benefit of randomness in game design.
_fustian? I haven't forgotton. I'll send an email tomorrow with more on the Outbreak of Heresy game. Damn writing is time consuming.Oh, and Rogue escaped under a nine foot wire fence and was almost eaten by a cat earlier in the week. He's safe now. Silly rat.
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my current frustration is i desperately need about A$2000/month to keep three rural health clinics going. (they're currently treating well over 100 patients a day in isolated regions with endemic malaria as well as offering community outreach services, health mobilisation and education, and supporting the government vaccination programmes)... do you think i can get it? oh... and two months ago a prior donor spent 65,000 euro on a two week external evaluation of the clinics! priorities, eh?
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I'm basing my comments on a letter to the Age a few days back:
http://www.theage.com.au/text/articles/2005/10/10/1128796462265.html
When a hurricane hit the richest country in the world, the Australian
Government promptly donated $10 million to the American Red Cross. An
earthquake has devastated Pakistan, killing up to 30,000 people and
levelling whole villages, and the Government's first response was to
find only $500,000 for a developing country that will surely struggle
to care for and rehouse the victims. Says something about our
priorities.
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Bingo.
Found government confirmation of the $10 million donation.
http://assistant.treasurer.gov.au/mtb/content/pressreleases/2005/074.asp
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Perfectly acceptable. Conversation here is often a case of "someone mentioned that five minutes ago". I'm glad that people on my flist make sure I'm up to date.
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How totally fucked is that?
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It'll make your blood boil...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (HalliburtonWatch.org) -- The U.S. Navy awarded $33 million to Halliburton for clean up work at naval air stations damaged by Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Defense announced last night....
http://halliburtonwatch.org/news/katrina2.html
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