The Journal
2009
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Share Market Gains Expected
After gains in US markets yesterday, and the Wells, Fargo and Co bank announcing a higher than expected profit. But Comsec chief economist Craig James says there is still a bumpy road ahead. “Investors shouldn’t be…
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Parking Meter Earns More Than I Do
One of Sydney’s parking meters earns $47,000 per year. Sydney’s 1304 parking meters earn the Sydney Council more than $30 million per year. If they didn’t have that income they would need to increase rates to fund…
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Spam Record
Last night over 200 spam comments were sent to my post Another Rau Row. That’s a record for this blog. They were mostly advertising online gambling, but some offered cheap online prescription drugs. They all came from this…
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Paying Ransoms Encourages Piracy
Says US advisor Juan Carlos Zarate: “The U.S. has a very clear sense that, if you start to pay ransoms, you in essence create an industry for kidnapping,” he said. “And, frankly, it’s why you see…
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Obama – Let Them Eat Pizza
Is this guy out of his mind? Unemployment is at its highest levels for twenty years. People are being forced out their homes, soup kitchens are struggling to meet the demand. And President Barack Obama, community organiser,…
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Saudi Judge Upholds ‘Marriage’ Between 47 Year Old Man and 8 Year Old Girl
He didn’t have much choice, because Saudi law is based on Sharia, which in turn is based on the Quran, and on the words and example of Mohammed. For Muslims, Mohammed is the model of a perfect…
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Polar Bear Attacks Woman at Zoo
It was the bear’s dinner time, for heaven’s sake. Some people who have never lived outside a city seem to have no idea that wild animals are, you know, wild. They look so cuddly and everything.…
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Were You There When he Rose From Out The Tomb?
Now that’s a question. We were all there when he was crucified. Every person who has ever lived and ever will live. Our cruel words are lashes on his back, our contempt for others the spit…
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Islamists Rejoice in Italian Earthquake Deaths
Nearly 300 killed in the Abruzzo earthquake including children, others still missing, and this is a cause for rejoicing? “At last they have had their dark days too. O Allah, kill them and leave them destitute vagabonds,”…
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President Pantywaist
I’m not sure I know what that means. I guess it means Gerald Warner thinks Barack Obama is a bit of a nancy boy. Or at least that Obama is more style than substance – but…
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Federal Opposition Bashes the Banks
Opposition Finance spokesperson Helen Coonan says the government ought to be harder on the banks, taking steps to make them pass on the full amount of Reserve Bank cuts in official rates. A perennially popular move. But…
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Home Births an Unreasonable Risk for Most
This report from a minor Australian paper is headlined ‘Home Births Still Safe, Says Expert.’ It quotes Professor Michael Chapman, who is director of women’s and babies’ health at the St George and Sutherland hospitals. But…
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Windows 7 Beta
The Australian Federal Government department that handles social security, Centelink, is testing the Windows 7 beta . That may not be exciting news for most people . It isn’t for me either, really. But the nature of…
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Where the Wild Things Are
I loved Maurice Sendak’s book Where the Wild Things Are as a child. It came out when I was five, a perfect age to be when my mum read it to me. I think it is still one of…
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Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
Kathy and Amanda and I just finished watching Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ. I remember Mel being asked who he thought was responsible for the death of Jesus. He answered: ‘All of us.’…
