Monthly Archives: May 2012

The European Financial Crisis revisited: the Germanification of Southern Europe.

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Paul Frijters

It has been an interesting few months in Europe. The Greeks have just had their first round of parliamentary elections and need at least another round before a government can be formed. The French have just elected a new president … Continue reading →

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Amazing stuff

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen

I wonder how much, if any of our aid budget is going into stuff like this . . (video over fold):

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Watch chess history being made

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen

Well folks, the World Chess Title is being decided right now. I didn’t want to bug you as the players played the first twelve games – each taking several hours. The score after those games is 6 Anand (Reigning world … Continue reading →

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How to respond to Abbott

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Fred Argy

On all recent polls, it appears that the Coalition is still unbeatable. But Newspoll suggests that Abbott’s leadership of the Liberal party is viewed with suspicion by the electorate – for good reasons. First, Abbott has still to reveal how … Continue reading →

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Me, Adam and Just-in-Time Production

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen

Today’s column is pretty self-explanatory. I would have liked to say a fair bit more about the system and how it works, but there’s a haiku like pleasure in getting it down to 800 words (OK well, that’s not haiku, but … Continue reading →

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Steve . . .

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen

Steve is all the rage. Run your company like Steve Jobs. Do nuclear physics like Einstein. I doubt anyone should try to run their company like Steve Jobs. But that doesn’t stop it being interesting to listen to things he … Continue reading →

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Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen
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