Monthly Archives: October 2006

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 →

There’s a pretty good summary of the Republican-controlled US Congress in this week’s Time magazine cover story (also at time.com) – To win votes back home, lawmakers in session have been spending like sailors on leave, producing the biggest budget … Continue reading →

The Fleet has a new member: Welcome to the family!

Feeling a little pleased with myself this morning – I ran 8.7 miles (14 km), the furthest I’ve ever run in my life. And the time – 1:25:17, while not sizzling by any means at an average pace of 9:47/mile, … Continue reading →