Category Archives: Archive

I just went and joined a gym this morning. I’ve been resisting it because I really love the challenge of running on the road, and it’s particularly fun when it’s really cold and there’s snow around (really!). However with the … Continue reading →

It is currently snowing in Lake Zurich!

Hard on the heels of my comments recently about a report claiming US graduate business students think cheating is accepted practice in business comes some disturbing news about one of NZ’s largest companies. The NZ Herald reports that forest products … Continue reading →

Here’s a great quote from Martin Luther that James MacDonald used in his message this past weekend (no, I didn’t go to Harvest; I just listened to the message on the internet) – “Martin Luther, the reformer, who boldly confronted … Continue reading →

Here’s a little more sanity in the discussion about poverty that I alluded to earlier. The NZ Herald reports that a group of 100 economist from the US, Europe, Australia and the Russia have called for rich countries to cut … Continue reading →

From today’s Scuttlebutt -

Robert Reich is a former US Labor Secretary in the Clinton administration and a well known political liberal. He has a regular brief opinion segment on National Public Radio and also publishes this on his blog. This week his commentary … Continue reading →

This is a few weeks old, but I didn’t have time to mention it at the time – on September 21 the NZ Herald ran a Reuters article on a US study that found that 56% of graduate business students … Continue reading →

The NZ Herald carried an interesting article a few days ago about a study by NZ psychologist Jane Millichamp into the effect of smacking on child development. A few quotes -

The NZ Herald carried a story a few days ago about the last Iraqi refugee detailed by Australia on Nauru. A small extract – Sagar is stuck in legal limbo – although judged to be a genuine refugee by Australian … Continue reading →