The Journal
2009
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Big Pig
This monstrous pig was shot on a remote property in Western Australia three years ago. It weighed about 500lbs. Hardly breaking news, but the photo has been around for a while, and a few people thought it was…
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International Whores’ Day
In Sydney. No one else seems to have heard of it. Sex worker Ivy McIntosh said people in her profession were being overcharged when they placed ads in local papers. “I’m paying too much for a…
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No Complaints From The Left About This Murder
Two soldiers have been shot, one killed, at a military recruiting centre in Arkansas. The suspect, Abdulhakim Muhammad, a person of no particular appearance or religious views, has been arrested. Police found a small arsenal of weapons…
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Phishing Emails
Just received this email claiming to be from the Commonwealth Bank: We recorded a payment request from “HostGator -www.hostgator.com- Reseller Web Hosting” to enable the charge of $74.95 on your account. Because the order was…
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Avoiding Computer Virus Infection
Over the last few months I have noticed an increasing number of computers infected with the virut family of viruses. Some of these are very unpleasant. They can cripple your anti-virus software, replicate in various places…
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Gluing Breasts To Men
And tying penises to women, doesn’t make a man a woman, nor a woman a man. Andrew Bolt has made some rightly alarmed comments about an Australian court that pretends to help a confused 17 year…
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Rudd’s A Ninny. This Makes Him Perfect For UN Secretary-General
So says Piers Ackermann. And so say all of us. A couple of excerpts: One of candidate Kevin Rudd’s big selling points other than that he was not John Howard was his experience as an Australian diplomat.…
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Defence Staff: We Didn’t Spy On Fitzgibbon
Well why not? If it is true that there has been no investigation of Joel Fitzgibbon’s relationship with Helen Liu, then senior defense department staff should be sacked. Joel Fitzgibbon is Australia’s Minister of Defense. He is the…
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Late Term Abortionist Murdered
Late term abortionist George Tiller has been murdered outside his church in Wichita, Kansas. The suspect may be a member of the right to life movement. Left wing blogs have already begun to claim that Christians are delighted,…
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Climate Model Works
One system of climate modelling has a proven history of correct prediction of weather events. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is going further out on a limb than usual this year, not only forecasting a cooler winter, but…
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WOW Vs Guild Wars
I have both games, and enjoy them both. I have spent a lot more time playing WoW. Even if you couldn’t care less about either game, or MMORPGS in general, this video is fun to watch. I have…
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Glaciers Growing
Two of the global warming poster stars are declining polar bear populations and shrinking arctic ice. Disappointingly (for the alarmists) polar numbers have increased dramatically over the last 30 years, and the extent of Arctic ice is increasing. Another claimed…
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Climate Change Disasters Cause 300,000 Deaths Per Year
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum. But actually no. Dr Roger Pielke calls the report a ‘methodological embarrassment,’ and notes that the report itself says ‘there is not yet any widely accepted global estimate of the share…
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Who Did Phil Spector Vote For?
Music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 29 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Yes I know. Murderers might have voted for Bush as well. I’m sure some did. They just…
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White House Assurances: Sotomayor Cool With Killing Babies
I am not worried by Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s apparent belief that being a latino woman makes her wiser than a white male. That is just par for the course. Newt Gingrich is right to point out…
