Archive for November, 2008
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
"Teenagers 'optimistic about jobs', 90% felt they would find work and more than half rejected the idea of signing on." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7737720.stm). Well we have been telling them for years to 'fulfill your destiny', 'stand up for yourself' and 'you can do it', should we be surprised?
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
"If you're black you ran the risk of getting deposited into a box marked and sellotaped for track and field and entertainment and crime and jail and self-doubt and shame."
Obama's election now allows many older black people to inspire the young people with more conviction when saying 'you can be ...
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
I came across this blog entry http://thecanadianrepublic.blogspot.com/2008/11/reason-obamaism-wont-last.html - in the middle of the euphoria of Obama's election as the president of the USA. Whilst I have my own reservations about the elation of this momentous occasion, I still recognised the significance of this election.
However, the blog entry got me thinking, ...
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Many years ago, my wife considered herself a computer widow. At the time, 'computing' was my hobby - more like a burning passion, but that's a matter of opinion! Computing is such a wide area but to those around me, I was obsessed with computers. As I was not in ...
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