An Amazing Lass called Jessica!

I am still amazed by the performance of Jessica Watson after completing her
solo round the World feat. She will turn 17 on Tuesday and I am impressed by her grace and composure under pressure. The way she handled herself yesterday is a credit to her. She clearly was overwhelmed by tremendous welcome on Sydney Harbour and at the Opera House steps. I expect to be purchasing her book when it is published. Go Jessica!

Robin L. Harwood 1135 UTC May 16th 2010

deja Vu?

It really is a case of deja vu. The recently held British General Election has so many parallels with what happened in Tasmania. Both had a hung parliament following their respective polls. The three main political parties also are mirrored in Labor, Liberal and Greens (Labor, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats). Tasmania was virtually
in a stalemate for 3 weeks following the election and
Labor clung on to Power after reaching a deal with the
Greens leadership. I wonder if there will be
parallels in London as well?

Robin L. Harwood 0500 May 10th 2010

The Internet has been free....until now.

The Internet has been largely free and has opened up a wider circle of
communications and dialogue for everybody. But there has
been an increasing trend to charge people accessing
sites .Also news sites are preparing to charge people
accessing their webpages. Yes this trend is escalating
quickly and I can foresee that it will result in a
marked downturn in internet usage. I live on a
disability pension and certainly cannot afford accessing commercial for profit websites.This makes me question if the
proposed National Broadband Network with extremely
fast broadband speeds, will be viable. Another Rudd
white elephant?

Robin 0540 UTC May 6th. 2010