Dee Why

Looking Northwest over Dee Why Pool
Originally uploaded by Peter Konnecke.

This is one of my favourite beaches and places in Sydney. The smell of the salty air, a gentle wind and a glorious sunset.

Sydney from Hunters Hill

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Originally uploaded by Peter Konnecke.

It's been a while since I posted a picture to this blog, so I thought i'd brighten things up a little.

This is the Sydney skyline from a different angle to what tourist shorts normally portray. The photo was taken from the Valencia Street Wharf, in Hunters Hill.

India to create new hi-tech city

Today we see a story about a new high tech city being created in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Australia had this idea about 10 years ago when the government came up with the idea of the Multi Function Polis (it wasn't a very sexy name). Read the ANU Report.

But all initiative was quashed, as many Australian ideas are, by the endless jingoistic cultural cringe that has before stopped so many projects. There were cries of it becoming an Asian enclave for the rich. Nobody thought of making it an Australian city of innovation, and those who did were ignored.

Now people are asking why are so many jobs being outsourced to overseas call centres, and why are such brilliant people and ideas being lost. Well it doesn't take much to figure that out....
we're letting it happen !

To be fair, a Technology Park was formed at Mawson Lakes in South Australia, just north of Adelaide. (in part of the original MFP site). It's a shadow of what was to be.

It's about time we caught up with India.

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Pax Christi Australia call for end to Falluja violence

And what was Saddam doing at the time of the liberation ?

Pax Christi Australia has condemned the "heartless atrocities" suffered by Iraqis - particularly in the city of Falluja in the past month - at the hands of overwhelming military force.

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Carr announces fare-free day on trains

NSW Premier Bob Carr has decided to announce a fare free day on Monday 22nd November. Now that is all fine well and good. I also agree with the approach by frustratedcommuter to take on the government over non delivery of service. Under the states own fair trading legislation it is totally misrepresentative to say here is a train ... it is going to Sutherland ... it will stop at St Peters and Kogarah etc .... but then it doesnt. It is also misrepresentative to say the train will depart at 6:05pm .... and it never does nor arrives at any point enroute on time.

The Premiers own words today were ... "But on Monday, I want no further inconvenience to commuters." .... so ... does that mean we're back to inconvenience on Tuesday ? Just another day on CityRail (CityFail)

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NYC2012 - Bid Book now Online

On November 15, 2004, NYC2012 submitted our Candidature File or "Bid Book" to the International Olympic Committee. Representing the culmination of ten years of planning, dedication and commitment to a shared dream for our city, New York has developed this innovative plan with the help of Olympic experts, urban planners, and Olympians and Paralympians from around the world.

View NYC2012 - Bid Book

Final bit of bad luck

You've gotta feel sorry for this bloke.

Final bit of bad luck - World - www.smh.com.au

Monster Thickburger

I'd like to try one of these ... just once because once might be all the chance I'd ever get. I'm not too sure it could be called a "horror" .... it does look tasty.

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What's going on

This morning I read about a US Soldier who has been charged with murder for shooting dead an Iraqi national. Has anyone forgot that theres a war going on ? What was the soldier supposed to do ... stand there and wait to be blown up ?