Daily Archives: May 3, 2011

>Wanted: a Happy Miss Havisham and Rushed to Print

>The Guardian online reports that the Royal Society of Chemistry is looking for a woman with the maiden name Havisham to recount her successful wedding day (unhappily married Havishams need not apply). The society is marking the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading

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>Keep your eyes peeled for a Harper Lee biography

> To Kill a Mockingbird has to be my favourite book of all time, and such a fabulous film too so I was thrilled to bits to read in The Sydney Morning Herald that the reclusive author, Harper Lee, is … Continue reading

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>Privacy Awareness Week

>The focus of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week is “protect your privacy” and is directed at all individuals who use social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner in conjunction with the Asia Pacific … Continue reading

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