Use it or Lose it (contd)
Use it or lose it (contd) by Fred Lane PhD. “Use it or lose it,” has been a golden mantra for the elderly for years. Now, a couple of new […]
Category: People
Changing careers after 50
Changing careers after 50 by Casey-Ann Seaniger. Reprinted with permission, 50-something magazine, National Seniors Australia, October 2009, p. 32 With so many negative stories surrounding rising unemployment and a bleak […]
Chemo Brain
“Chemo brain” by Fred Lane PhD After years of resistance, “chemo brain” (aka post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, et al), is gaining recognition in mental health and allied professional […]
Stamp out Polygraphs
Stamp out polygraphs CBS reporter Dianne Sawyer (left) easily beat this “lie detector” test on live TV after minimal training. “Polygraph testing for national security screening is little more than […]
Prince Alfred
Prince Alfred and Australia’s first Royal Tour by Mackenzie J. Gregory Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh (left), was noted for two significant events in the history of Australia. He […]
Superstition: Friday
Superstition and Silliness — the tale of the so-called HMS Friday By Tom Lewis Although sailors of the past, and perhaps the present, have been seen as superstitious, they are […]
Naval Swords
Swords “to carry” or not By Tom Lewis The naval sword and scabbard. There seems to be an oft-repeated story about our navy, and perhaps the Royal Navy too, that […]
An RAN MIDN in HMS Vanguard
An RAN midshipman in HMS Vanguard by John Jobson CDRE John Jobson describes his nine months aboard the last of the RN battleships, HMS Vanguard. These recollections are based on […]
Albert Medal
Albert Medal Queen Victoria instituted the Albert Medal in 1866 to recognise those civilians who had attempted to prevent the loss of life at sea. A year later the warrant […]
Diver blown up, sir
Diver blown up, Sir By Bob STEVENS Another distinguished entry in the Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition, 2001, this essay was published in the Naval Officers Club Newsletter No […]