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heritage and hysterics
Originally published at KatteKrab. Please leave any comments there.
This gorgeous photo of The Queen in Melbourne on the Royal Tram made me smile this morning.
I've long been a proponent of an Australian Republic - but the populist hysteria of politicians, this photo, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands is actually making me rethink that position.
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Sticks and Stones and Speech
Originally published at KatteKrab. Please leave any comments there.
THE law does treat race differently: it is not unlawful to publish an article that insults, offends, humiliates or intimidates old people, for instance, or women, or disabled people. Professor Joseph, director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University, said ( Read more... ) -
Qantas Pilots
Originally published at KatteKrab. Please leave any comments there.
The Qantas Pilot Safety culture is something worth fighting to protect. I read Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers whilst on board a Qantas flight recently. While Qantas itself isn't mentioned in the book, a footnote listed Australia as having the 2nd lowest Pilot Power-Distance Index (PDI ( Read more... ) -
Drupaledu
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During the Open Space on Drupal and Education I scribbled some rough notes as folks introduced themselves and outlined their interest in the broad topic.
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Speaking at OSCON (and some secret discount codes)
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After hearing such good things about it from my fossfolk friends over the years I'm delighted to be going to OSCON for the first time this year. Not only attending, but delivering a 3.5 hr tutorial on Inkscape. It's scheduled for 9am Monday 25 July.
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ICT - a general capability?
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The government has been engaged in the development of a new nation wide curriculum for some time now. The curriculum authority ACARA is currently calling for feedback and survey responses on the General Capabilities.
You need to register to view the General Capabilities and to ( Read more... ) -
Inkscape - full day workshop
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I'm running a full day Inkscape workshop for ICT in Education Victoria on Wed 14 September 2011 at the Statewide Resources Centre in Carlton (150 Palmerston Street)
It's aimed at absolute beginners - new to Inkscape and new to vector drawing in general.
It's sub-titled Drawing across ( Read more... )
