Monday, September 23, 2013

ascension of Tony Abbott

the Prime Minister's Office, has sometimes seemed unlikely - even colleagues - but a malfunction of work and relentless focus restacked chances Campaign

The first time I asked Tony Abbott about his leadership ambitions, we were on a plane to six places above the canvas Red Desert Uluru-center and seemed very unlikely that your chances, even for him, he hardly dared to answer the question.

That was in 2004, as Minister of Health and former Prime Minister John Howard, who was on his way to a remote Aboriginal community and begin to think deeply about complex indigenous political issues are disadvantaged. But as a politician was already a caricature widely regarded as a masterpiece kicker, undisciplined, too religious, too aggressive, a fan

"There is a certain excitement about Abbott," said a Liberal at the time, the former Rhodes Scholar, seminarian, cement plant manager, journalist and political adviser. "It can be a little disconcerting ... not for nothing called the Mad Monk."

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reluctantly revealed that he was aware of the reluctance of his colleagues, but after slipping around your response for several minutes, finally admitted that he fantasize about taking the Liberal Party.

"But people have a lot of fantasies about a lot of things," he added quickly, laughing with his hoarse laugh in a sort of self-critical way. "I want to fantasize a lot longer to get out of politics and become a full-time member of Davidson Rural Fire [near his home Sydney] I favor a little more ... You never know what the future holds, but as far as I know, this hierarchy has always been very clear. Howard first, second Costello, and then a whole group of people, including Alexander Downer, Brendan Nelson ... and people like me "

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defeat future held for Howard, Costello and Downer waiver and only a short time as opposition leader Nelson.

But even in 2009, when the coalition was in rebellion against the successor of Nelson, Malcolm Turnbull, for his support for the emissions trading scheme Labor, Abbott was not considered the choice logic, and surprised his party and himself, when he won the leadership vote with one voice.

aware of the precariousness of life as a leader of the opposition, chose relentless attack as a deliberate tactic to keep survey notes sound pretty competitive advantage, he kept his job. It was a strategy that had the Coalition on the verge of winning the 2010 elections and consolidating its leading position, but it was a tactic that reinforces the doubts voters about his personal characteristics, including aggression.

colleagues, the first probably exceeded their reputation Abbott was the lack of discipline. It was taken less often by the comments of the socket and the loose language (but there was always strange observation unattended in Australia housewives doing the ironing, and feel a little threatened by homosexuality), and even his detractors held had a deep respect for the tireless energy he brought to a permanent grueling campaign schedule to start each day with your exercise regime before dawn exhausting.

But we were not sure yet. The economic "dry" (as opposed to the more moderate faction of the "wet") within the Liberal Party, for example, hated regime of paid parental leave extremely expensive imposed as "captain's choice", one in an attempt restarting his image with women voters, some of whom remained cautious in the open position, he took in 2004 the number of abortions in Australia and offer as Minister of Health to retain the last word on the import abortion drug RU486, but now I believe that abortion should be declared "safe, legal and rare."

traditional liberal concern that several articles of political faith - lower taxes, no laws restricting competition, investment policy abroad, participation in the minimum manufacturing - have been diverted to after the election of "tests." Traditionalists are not exactly what their leader was on the economic spectrum between their own ideals of the free market and hand interventionist tendencies of different people like his good friend Barnaby Joyce National Party, which had helped convince Abbott racing direction in the first place.

And still significant concerns about the anti-liberal media and socially conservative political context Abbott said the head of the Coalition itself during the election campaign in this way.

"My first political mentor was a guy named BA Santamaria many of you in Melbourne would always remember and BA Santamaria was a friend of workers, it was not an enemy of the workers. Was essentially a man's job, of course, was not a liberal till the end of his life, Santa was still a little suspicious of the Liberal Party. I was a union member myself when I was a journalist. think there are many good good unions and unionists who simply do not like the area. "

Meanwhile, the Nationals remain deeply concerned about the system of parental leave many rural mothers who work from home at a disadvantage and have no idea how the Coalition will take care proposals foreign investment "red hot" the bid, pending business handling higher grain in Australia by an American company.

But the tantalizing prospect of victory, the work has continued to crumble, which means everything - especially - kept their mistakes to themselves

The public, however, took longer to convince. In late 2012, nearly 60% of voters said they disapproved of how Abbott was doing his job as Leader of the Opposition.

stressed the emissions trading system, based on a fixed price a tax he called "toxic" ruin the economy and cause unimaginable pain, when in fact there was an increase of a discount in the cost of living of 0.4%. Meanwhile, presented his own plan to reduce emissions of "direct action" as virtually painless, brushing independent models suggesting the amount of money was insufficient to achieve the reduction of international emissions Australia.

Gradually, through perseverance and Labour own ineptitude and internal division, Abbott began to dictate the terms of almost all parts of the national political debate.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

students, with an average of ? 2,000 of gadgets, are three times more likely to be stolen by an average household. We welcome your coverage options

The average student now plans over ? 2,000 worth of laptops, smartphones and bike to school, but they are almost three times more likely to be stolen from a traditional family home. So what to do on the insurance purchase?

In general, there are two options. Obtain coverage through the policy content of the resale of their parents, or to purchase your own specialist student politics

Use Policy parental home is the option (often totally free) cheaper. But some parents understandably cautious as theft ruin the discount for lack of disasters.

If you have a standard policy in the largest insurer Aviva UK, provided that the student is still living in the family home during the holidays, automatically have ? 5,000 to cover the care for property accommodation of the school year for students, whether home or a shared student halls on campus.

This will protect the property - including laptops, mobile phones and other devices - for all common risks such as fire, storm, flood or malicious damage. Theft is also covered, but only if someone physically violated in the case. So there is no coverage if, for example, you have a game in which your laptop is lost. The policy also includes standard bike stolen from inside your home student or a garage or shed.

If parents have additional personal belongings cover your Aviva policy, items such as a laptop, mobile phone and iPod also be covered when you are away from home in your apartment, or accidental damage. Otherwise, it can add about ? 27 to ? 2,000 per year worth of coverage, including ? 750 for silver, and the single article limit of ? 2,000.

But not all contents insurance policies are so generous. Some just cover your property if you live on campus, in the rooms, for example, not if you live in a shared off-campus housing. Others include only items that are in their own individual room locked and in public spaces in the student housing as a stored television in the living room of a shared house.

If you are on private property share an apartment or a house, you need something more comprehensive. There are many policies available specialized students, so be sure to shop around.

The National Union of Students recommends Endsleigh Insurance, a leading insurance UK students effects.


he charges ? 81.70 pounds a year in London, with ? 3,000 of contents which include a ? 500 laptop covered away from home throughout the UK, and up to 30 days covers worldwide against accidental damage or loss, theft or fire.


Money Advice Service Independent Insurance Endsleigh point supported by the government also notes that the preferred supplier to some of the comparison sites online, which means that it is often directed into the Endsleigh website.

is suggested an alternative method of finding the best value is the use of an agent that specializes in this type of insurance. Search online for "insurance broker school" or "renter's insurance" broker, he advises.

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

annual list of the college students of the first year American knows is a fun read for the British and other cultures

As a British student who spent part of last year studying in the United States I became a kind of "translator" of the English and American culture. Recently, I learned from the Beloit Mindset List , an annual compilation of what freshmen in the United States "know" ( at least in a cultural sense) . It all began in 1998 when two American researchers realized that many of his colleauges quoting movies, TV shows and singers who sounded terribly outdated for the generation of students.

list mentality for 2017 has just been published , and makes very interesting reading , especially the British. I found myself thinking : that these same cultural reference points are in the pond ? I am ranked on the list in 2015 ( American universities are four-year course , I forgot trying to search the site for 1993 , for a short period of time).

reading "my" list, in fact there are some observations that appear how our world has changed , especially for my generation.

63. They will not go near a store that does not have a website.

This is something that has begun to affect all generations , not just my generation will not do it, my parents , and certainly not the most skilled in technology tend to to " do you have a website ? " . It is not just having a website has changed , I am very suspicious of all retailers that resembles a Wordpress template modified , or if your entire site is written in Times New Roman, with bad formatting paragraph. We have all become critical Internet , really.

49. Public schools have always made space available for advertising .

It is a sad state of affairs , and something that the United Kingdom has clearly learned Latin . Of course, when the American public say they really want in the way of common sense that the school is public and the state. It seems more and more that schools feel compelled to put banners displayed their latest results . Education is not a competition, you can not " compete " the mind of a child against the spirit of another child.

30. Dial-up is soooo last century!

This is true . My family is lucky to have a very good fiber connection , given where we are in the UK. I do not even remember 56k speed and sounds of telephone and became something that YouTube should now look for when you want a moment of nostalgia , or when you are on the website to share videos with family and also in the " related videos " bottom right , for no apparent reason .

38. Adults have always been arguing about health care policy .

This is unfortunately more a conversation in Britain . I 'm not a conspiracy theorist , but the NHS seems to come under a lot of attacks (especially of Health and Social Act 2012, I might add) , to the extent that you can start to wonder how long ' ll before David Cameron offers " an alternative " . Of course, the U.S. is a totally different game.

So what is different for students this year? What can university professors in the U.S. students expect to see reference to when the school year starts in the coming weeks across the United States?

The only thing that really stands out is how we change our language and meaning of the word technology. Consider these items in the list of 2017:


19. Plasma was never a body fluid.

29. Java has never been just a cup of coffee.



Many scientists continue to express how , such as stone, bronze and iron ages , we live in the "information" era , a period of rapid growth of technology with results that far exceed the previous imagination. This is certainly a sign of things to come. Our language is flexible and changes all the time , and it seems that the reappropriation of words with new friends is the technology industry way.



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