The Journal
All writing
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Human Produced CO2 Causing Irreversible Ocean Damage
Oh puh-leese! ‘Researchers warn that ocean acidification, which they refer to as “the other CO2 problem”, could make most regions of the ocean inhospitable to coral reefs by 2050, if atmospheric CO2 levels continue to increase.’…
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Large Hadron Collider May Be Dangerous After All
It might have been better if they had worked this out before turning it on. It is off for repairs at the moment, and despite the scary headline, what the scientists are actually saying is that while any…
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Labor Leader Says Something Sensible
While not exactly ‘hitting out at the US Congress,‘ as his words were described, Simon Crean, Australian Federal Minister for Trade, is right to express concern about increased trade barriers in the proposed porkulus package. I thought one…
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Swiss Object to Naked Tourists
I don’t blame them. This kind of thing is amusing when you read about it happening half way round the world, but I don’t think I’d like crowds of naked hikers strolling around my neighbourhood.
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Windows 7 beta
I installed the Windows 7 beta on my home computer last night. It’s a fairly complex machine with four internal drives, a permanently connected external backup drive, Nvidia graphics card, headphones, two printers, ethernet and wireless…
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Military Judge – No Delays in Trial for Cole Bombing Suspect
Good for him. He’ll be pulled into line, of course, but he’s right. No alternative to military tribunals is in place, so their shutdown could see cases like this being transferred to civil courts which are not equipped to…
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Vaccines Could Reduce Cancer Incidence by 20%
About 20% of all cancers are caused by virus infections. For example, most cervical cancers are caused by the sexually transmitted HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). Gardasil, commonly but inaccurately called a cervical cancer vaccine, prevents infection with…
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Proof of Global Cooling?
Andrew Bolt points out that while Climate Change Minister Penny Wong was claiming that the recent heatwave in southern Australia was proof of global warming, most of Australia actually had below average temperatures for this time…
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Blagojevich Out
No surprise, given how strong the FBI audio tape evidence semed to be. Illinois senators ‘found Mr Blagojevich guilty of engaging in a lengthy pattern of pay-to-play politics in which he traded campaign donations for political favors and…
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A Homeopathic Stimulus Programme
Might be better than the astonishing mess that is being rammed through the complexities of US legislative processes as I write. Of course homeopathy is complete bunk. There is not a shred of reliable, tested evidence that it…
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Aid Stranded in Egypt
Israel closed its crossings into Gaza on Tuesday after a bomb attack on the Israel-Gaza border killed an Israeli soldier. The crossings were later re-opened, allowing 174 trucks of food and other aid into Gaza on…
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Cool Reception for Glacial News
It is hard not to share Jennifer Marohasy’s frustration at at the mainstream media’s failure to report this: ‘a wide-ranging survey of glacier conditions across south eastern Greenland, indicates that glacier melt has slowed significantly and that…
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Thank Goodness
For the common sense of ordinary people. Penny Wong, The Australian Federal Minister for Climate Change, says three hot days at her place prove global warming is real. And what’s more, no one is going to…
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Give the Guy a Break
Obama tries to enter the Oval Office through a window. To be fair, those look like they could be French doors, and he’s only just moved in. It sometimes takes me a few weeks to remember…
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CIA Station Chief Accused of Raping Local Women
‘The CIA’s station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug.’…
