My First Journal Review for Interpreting the past can be downloaded here
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Archive for August, 2005

Journal Review…

Humanitarina Intervention Today, 8 – 9pm, Copland Theatre, University of
I had the opportunity to listen to Prof. Michael Walzer from Princeton
University speak this evening on Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century;
specifically the policies to create condition conducive to timely intervention. While
impressed with the content of his speech and his passion for the topic, the effect
would have been intensified if he weren’t reading from spre-prepared notes coupled
with a bland delivery style. The skill of speaking well in public is clearly an important
one to learn is one is to get ones message across.

The Vagaries of the Human Body…
This rather unsightly picture – yes, you may be scratching your head
wondering at it – taken by Carmel, the attending nurse with the University of
Melbourne’s Student Health Service (SHS), is an abscess that has burst and has
been merrily venting. I shall not go into a description of its effects on my psyche
other than to say that it has been a huge-pain-in-the…chest.

Sri Lanka’s regulatory outlook
In attempt to understand the regulatory situation in Sri Lanka for a private entity
to deploy a 2.4 GHz WLAN network, I have had to peruse the Spectrum Policy
Report
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SL_Report.pdf

Raising Awareness for CFR
Claire Graham, my colleague from the EWB Team, has suggested that we get
the Sudanese dance troup associated with SAIL to perform in north court when it is
time to expand this program

The Russian National Ballet
The planned
highlight for the 13th is the Russian National Ballet’s rendition of the Swan Lake at
Her Majesty’s Theatre. Follow this for
more…

The August Bash of Melbourne Wireless Geeks
Aug 12th ‘05, Friday, 7.30 – 10pm
This meeting was especially useful in that there were some informative
discussion points.
+ Google Earth and the overlay of MW nodes over the maps; this was followed
by a demo of GM’s impressive array of features. GE can be downloaded here
+ Planning for the World’s Longest Link attempt; the current records stands at
202km. For more
info…
MW presents an opportunity to network with knowledgeable members of
Melbourne’s techie community. You
can surf around at MW’s website at








