25 September 2002

Ireland's Racist No Attitude NEW YORK -- The Irish Echo appears on top of The New York Times in some news agents in Manhattan, reverberating some of the racist comments spewing forth from Ireland against the Nice Treaty. Americans who opt to work in Ireland see the country as a gateway to Europe. Irish who say NO to Europe will only damage the perception some companies have of Ireland's open-minded and open market access. The Irish Echo has reported on hearing some blatantly racist comments while "doorstepping" the voters. One of the race cards played is the fear of the flood of immigrants that will arrive with passage of the Nice Treaty. As a native English speaker who was "refused leave to land" in Ireland, I have personal experience about this issue. Irish Immigration views itself as the Protector of Irish Jobs. Multicultural job expertise does not figure in its remit.

The Internet in the Iraqi Conflict THE PENTAGON -- With a few clicks of a mouse, you can remove layers of security from the Pentagon’s war plans for Iraq. That’s because the American military leverages commercial satellites in its quest to execute one of the most explosive and shortest-lived conflicts next month. You can see many of these satellite images now.

Digital Dashboard Rajesh -- Knowledge Managers should peek behind this digital dashboard because it shows how blogging architectures can enhance productivity.

Encouragement for Software Programmers Joel on Software -- Read 12 reasons why a good programmer should not worry about employment. Visual programming tools might take less time to code projects, but lots of software must be written and every year we tend to come up with a new, uncharted territory waiting to be filled with new software.