Four personal space zones

1. Intimate distance 0 to 15cm
2. Personal distance 45 to 120cm
3. Social distance 1.2 to 3.5m
4. Public distance 3.5m

Autism

Mentioned in news today - what!

Plain english please

http://www.autism.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2493

"Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. People with autism have difficulties with everyday social interaction" Newspapers, 24hr rolling news - Report events and quote people , then there is comment and analysis. So is David Cameron and his party Autistic - The world is becoming sloppy

On Clauswitz

Quote

"War is a continuation of politics by another means"

So think of a war and consider the politics of it all - what are we fighting for ?

e.g. Afghanistan - when more troops killed (Particularly by afghan police) then all the chat and reports why can't there be one place where the reasons can be written down - then some mediation - I know I am a hopelessly romantic idealistic fool - I suppose that's history

I think I need to have a dictionary definition of Politics handy as well.

UK - Parliamentary expenses row

Rules, rules and bloody rules - There needs to be rules BUT not ones that encourage job's worth bureaucracy.

Definition

Expenses are simply a re-imbursment of money expended in connection with performing

ones job (sadly there seems to be no allowance for personal administration time expended)

So, should be principle based

1) Least cost (A mortgage could be least cost)

2) Capital appreciation should accrue to the employer

3) Only essential expenses are allowable

Chinese Proverbs (very old)

Here are some Chinese Proverbs created a long time ago which seems to support the idea that human nature does not change only the times, its passage and the tools we use in our existence!

• Take care of the small things.
• The violent man shall die a violent death.
• Sending untrained recruits into battle is sending them to their graves.
• Heroes are made by the times. (are you ready)
• A wise ruler must supress his personal hatreds
• Do not steal the words of others, nor repeat them as an echo does the thunder.