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Gay Marriage & Keeping the Bible in Historical Context

On December 17, 2011 By

Hi Everyone … Sorry I have been away for alittle bit. This time of the year just gets soo hard and I have been under the pump with doing some work. I am really excited about 2012 and I hope that I will have some interesting announcements soon …

Anyway for today … yes I [...]

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Sensory overload at the Powerhouse Museum

On November 15, 2011 By

Last Wednesday due to therapist’s exams we had a rare day off from therapy. To make the most of this opportunity I this I had planned a series of activities in the morning, then lunch followed by a nice drive to designed  to give me a break and encourage the two of them [...]

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Refrigerator Mothers

On July 2, 2011 By

Sometimes I think it is worth while to step back in time for a few minutes … to get an understanding of what things might have been like for those that have walked in our shoes. What now seems unthinkable but it was not that long ago that mothers were blamed for their children’s autism. [...]

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Upcoming Movies: Oranges and Sunshine

On June 8, 2011 By

As we go into the Northern Hemispere summer there is a plethora of new and exciting films that are about to open. And while yes … I do have plans on going to see the last Harry Potter Film and there is no way I can escape Cars2 (even if I wanted to ) … [...]

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Health – It’s a Matter of Priorities

On May 23, 2011 By

I think most Australians think that if you have a medical issues that financially at least you’ll be O.K. That between Medicare and Private Health Insurance that 100% (or if not very close to it) will be paid by someone else. I know that this is what I thought and up until recently that had [...]

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CSR, Asbestos & Wittenoom

On March 6, 2011 By

About 10 years ago I was completing my MBA. One of the regular assignments and tasks was to do case studies. I remember that one particularly large and detail one I did was on CSR. I was really looking forward to it. I thought it was a great Australian success story. I was wrong .. [...]

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Hackers Attack ASPECT and other Autism website

On March 23, 2010 By

I knew that the ASPECT website had been down for almost a week … but I thought that it was because they might be doing something for Autism Month. Unfortunately this was not the case.

I was told and have now found an article to support this that the website was hacked ( Continue Reading →

Aust Family Court in Crisis – Another little girl at risk due to Family Court Ruling

On March 16, 2010 By

After writing the last post I went to The Australian website to read more about what Caroline Overington had to say on the matter. I was shocked to read one day after the story from Hobart that the Family Law Court has done it again.

I saw the headline “Girl put [...]

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Girls must stay with sex offender dad – What is the world coming to

On March 16, 2010 By

I could not believe this story when I heard it on the radio yesterday afternoon. I thought the courts in Australia had to put the needs of the child first. How can putting 2 little girls in the same house as their convicted sex offender father with their only protection being a door lock be [...]

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Honour Killings and Violence against Women – How can this happen

On February 10, 2010 By

While I am of the opinion that it is best for everyone in the world to accept and respect differences between cultures including belief systems and practices … however there are just some as much as I try I can’t and some that I just belief are completely wrong and should be stopped. One of [...]

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KFC Ad Racist or another example of American Cultural Imperalism?

On January 7, 2010 By

Is this KFC ad racist or is this another example of American cultural imperialism? I personally do not think that this ad is racist and here are my reasons.

Is the KFC Ad Racist?
To start with … what is the first question really mean? How can an ad be racist? An ad can be [...]

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At Home Mum told by Vodafone: No Phone for you

On December 24, 2008 By

I could not believe this when I read this today.

Lyndal Fair, 36, a mother of three, said she was shocked and embarrassed when staff at a Vodafone store told her they didn’t sell phones to full-time mums because they don’t have real jobs.

Ms Fair is a full-time homemaker for husband [...]

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