Author: Warren’s Blog
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The Trans-Global Highway
The Ultimate Road Trip The concept of a Trans-Global Highway was proposed by Frank Didik in 2006 as a plan to connect all the globes continents through a series of bridges and tunnels. This further built on the concept of the Cosmopolitan Railway proposed in 1890 by William Gilpin. Whether a rail or a road…
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An Essay on Homelessness in Australia: A human rights issue.
Australian cities are still a major draw cards for many current residents of the nation and those seeking to settle in Australia. The fragility of the Australian land and the often-harsh environment has resulted in the bulk of the population moving to urbanized areas for opportunities to work, live and look to own their own…
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Homophily and Income Inequality
How does homophily and social networks operate around income and are there exclusions for some based on their level of income? Research for this has been based on studies from the United States as there is a rich source of data derived from the population that includes race, income, trust and social networks. There is…
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The Fight to Call Out Stupidity
My New Year resolution will annoy, offend and my even be praised by some people. I generally hate the idea of New Year resolutions as they have turned in to marketing opportunities for businesses to pray on the majority that will never see them through. This year I intend to take on all the stupidity…
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The Messinian Salinity Crisis
The event that changed our oceans The Mediterranean Sea and its surrounds are a fascinating part of the world. Not only for their place in human civilization and its development but also for the continued use as a transport route, holiday destination, seafood resource and its economic contribution to those countries that share its shoreline.…
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Is Representative Government Truly Representative
A case study of Australia Let’s just imagine for a minute that you could wake up one day in a civilization that was devoid of any political structure and you could start from afresh. How would you choose for this society to run or be run politically? Here is the opportunity to implement a system…
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The Destruction of Value Seeking your value proposition For many years now, we have been taught through countless management training sessions and so-called ‘sales’ experts, that we need to have and know what our organization’s value proposition is. This applies to all businesses in the supply chain as they all have some measurable value attached…
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Land Management: the right way
We all have a part to play and need to look to others for how We are forever hearing the need to be more friendly towards the planet, reduce waste, recycle and reuse, switch to greener energy and just be more thoughtful for the those that will follow us. It makes sense after all, we…
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A Couple of Problems with Linkedin
How a social media platform loses its mojo One only needs to a user of a platform such as LinkedIn to see how trends change the content of these sites. From its early days as a resource for connecting to individuals or organizations that were of interest or you were connected too, it was a…
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How Totalitarian was Stalin
We should never forget the lessons that history teaches us When we look at ourselves in Western societies, it is easy to complain and compare the things we may or may not have. Our system of democracy allows free speech, fair elections and politicians, that if we do not like, are replaced for ones we…
Warren Coppard 