The Journal
All writing
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I’ve Just Been Stimulated
By Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. My wife was stimulated at the same time. Then we got a letter from the Tax Office telling us we had been stimulated, just in case we hadn’t noticed. Most Australians…
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Heaven And Earth
Ordered and on the way: I read Ian Plimer’s
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Even MSN Says Swine Flu Warnings Overdone
A longish article with lots of quotes from poeple saying the Swine Flu alarms were a perfect example of authorities crying wolf. Many blame such alarms and the breathless media coverage for creating an overreaction that…
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What Not To Do In A Horror Movie
Via the Drunk Report. The top 13 stupidest decisions ever made in the history of horror films. And some general thoughts on staying alive if you find yourself in a horror film. 5. Don’t read from…
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ETS Petition – Emissions Trading Will Cost But Achieve Nothing
I don’t know that there has ever been a successful online petition. But what is at stake is the destruction of major industries, and massive damage to an already struggling economy. So I’ll take any chance I…
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Rage And Fear In Northern Pakistan
Some of the stories coming out of the Taliban occupied parts of Nothern Pakistan are shocking: When Taliban fighters first entered Karim’s village last month, he recounted, they said they had come to bring peace and…
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A Few Tips To Make Your Computer Start More Quickly
From the MSN Tech site. Basically it comes down to clearing out the accumulated rubbish – unneccessary programmes and services that run automatically at start-up. I would add deleting any fonts you don’t use, and defragmenting your hard…
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This Is Kind Of Fun
If you don’t know whether you are a Mennonite, a Muslim or a Mormon, this quiz will help you work out where you belong. I found a few of the questions had no right answer, so a couple…
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Frogs Misunderestimated
Up to 221 new species of amphibian have been discovered after a survey of Madagascan forests. Some interesting photos at that link to National Geographic. The work suggests that tropical amphibian diversity has been underestimated at…
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What The Fitzgibbon Is Going On?
Over a month ago I wrote about Defence Minister Fitzgibbons’s relationship with Chinese/Australian business woman Helen Liu: Fitzgibbon may genuinely have forgotten how well he knows Ms Liu, his visits to China with her, the functions he…
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Mysteries
It’s not much of a mystery in cosmic in terms, but I am still a little puzzled about why the Google advertising on this site is so consistently about eco-friendly plastic bags or solving the climate crisis…
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Solar Panel Subsidies
The Kangaroo Island Council has decided it will take responsiblity for local management of a government subsidised scheme to install solar panels on the roofs of homes. Even with proposed government subsidies, the installation of solar panels will not be…
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Science A Political Tool
John McLean has some interesting comments on the politics of climate change in an article in yesterday’s Australian. THE notion that human activity has an alarming influence on climate is based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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Pakistan, The Taliban And The Tamil Tigers
Sri Lanka’s now virtually complete victory over the Tamil Tigers has been all but ignored in the western media. But it may very well have been a motivating factor in the March 3 shooting attack on the…
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Homophobia And Heterophobia
Some interesting observations here on healing, hope, and homosexuality. The article is not long, and is worth reading in its entirety. This is an excerpt: I saw a genuine love and acceptance of men and women…
