You wouldn’t want to have actually seen this
Hoyden About Town - July 5, 2008 - 8:29am
A superior example of an artist’s reconstruction of a historical event. Read more »
A superior example of an artist’s reconstruction of a historical event. Read more »
Professor Garnaut has thrown down the gauntlet with the release of his draft report on climate change which calls for the introduction of an emissions trading scheme without delay. Initial reaction from various interest groups is positive. The challenge for the Rudd Government is to take the tough decisions and begin implementing the climate change policies for which it was elected. We should see the details around August/September. Read more »
The full draft report of the Garnaut Review is here.
"The weight of scientific evidence tells us that Australians are facing risks of damaging climate change. The outsider to climate science has no rational choice but to accept that, on a balance of probabilities, the mainstream science is right.
There are prominent dissenters on this matter, gathered under the rubric of ‘sceptic’. For the
Serendipitously, my dear perceptive Malaysian friend Roh has skewered and dissected the shock climate change fear oil bubble horror being shoved down our throats every five minutes by the media and pollies, a current mass-marketing phenomenon not unique to Australia. Read more »
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"The whole (global warming) thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability." --Jerry Falwell
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"The ignorance of imminence doesn't change a thing." --Gustave Jones
Well I lost Megabuzz(TM) by like lots. So it turns out I am the loser tee'em. Dagnammit!
On the day I was born, the cock crew thrice, dolphins arched above the ocean in delight, whales sang new songs, and the wind blew gentle and welcoming from the south.
About me, my sisters swayed, their thoughts alight with the hope of centuries. “To breathe, to live, to grow”, together they whispered. Read more »
The Garnaut Climate Change Review’s Draft Report was released yesterday. I’m still working my way through it and am holding off on reading others’ thoughts about it or solidifying my own opinion until I’m done. Read more »
Alexander Downer : A Physically Robust Scarlett O'Hara
Thepolitician who was beyond parodyis farewelled in tributes that are, appropriately enough, also beyond parody. Almost... Read more »
Caroline Overington has been released from whatever dungeon they were keeping her in. And she kicks things off by slapping - sorry, “pushing away with an open hand” - Dolly. Read more »
Well, thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that’s over. The BCL that is. I walked out of my criminology exam yesterday afternoon after 3.5 hours (no hand mishaps this time) and thought seriously about just stretching out on the cobbles behind the Exam Schools. Sub-fusc and all. I didn’t, but it was tempting. Some people doing the BCL still have exams today (Saturday morning) but it’s all over for all of us by this afternoon. Whereupon some serious celebrating can begin. Read more »
The Archdiocese of Sydney is contributing $15 million toward WYD events and denies it will be making a profit from the event. On optimistic days the pilgrim juggernaut is expected to hit 500,000 participants and bring millions of tourist dollars into the state.
What follows are just a few of the July 4th lies and errors that we are supposed to blindly accept:
· The military is glorious, its heroes heroic, and our support is patriotic
The sex industry is expected to be blessed with an increase in customers thanks to the most unlikely of sources - World Youth Day.
I’ve had this post in mind for quite a while, and never got in finished to my satisfaction, but it’s been stimulated to a significant extent by reading Clay Shirky, so I thought I’d pop it up now, somewhat half-baked, since Clay is currently visiting Crooked Timber, where I’ve crossposted this. Read more »
There seem to be a thousand and one uses for The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up,” which is hardly surprising, given that it was one of the best dance tunes of the 1990s, from one of the best dance albums of the 1990s.
Prodigy Vs. Enya
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This article by Charles Krauthammer seems cruel but fair to me. Read more »
This week saw the fortieth anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Read more »
[Via Boing Boing] Iran is contemplating legislation which would make blogging a capital offence - if it “disturbs mental security in society”.
I just spent an hour trawling through the wikipedia sites for Rupert Murdoch, The Australian newspaper, and associated historical phenomenon like Don Dunstan and Thomas Playford the Fourth.
There is some interesting stuff out there, particularly regarding Rupert. Did u know Rupert supported Whitlam, for example? Or that he was was made a Grand-Officer in the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II? Read more »
A number of journalists ranging across the spectrum from Fairfax's Annabel Crabb to News Limited stalwarts Dennis Shanahan and Andrew Bolt have identified the apparent contradiction between Rudd's 'I feel your pain' pitch to 'battlers' (or as the Piping Shrike has put it 'The New Sensitivity') and the inherent need for energy prices to rise to combat climate change. Read more »
There once a parson who picked his nose. What made it all the more hilarious was that his nose was beak like,
There is no chaos or crisis in the Anglican Communion much less in the Church of England itself. Oh no, no, no.
Forget women bishops for a moment, take note of this (my italics): Read more »
Friend Jack R, is having his 60th birthday party soon - in Forestville, Sydney. I will be there but it seems the acceptances have been slow. This has got to be the YouTube of the decade.
The week in fundie . . . Read more »
Here's a couple of jokes to cheer you up.
"May I take your order, sir?" the waiter asked.
"Yes, how do you prepare your chickens?"
"Nothing special, sir," he replied. "We just tell them straight out that they're going to die."
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?"
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.I forgot to ask whether you needed
Sheridan is happy to remain a fawning sycophant, even after the subject of his admiration is leaving in defeat:
With Downer’s resignation from parliament announced this week, Australia loses an authentic parliamentary and political giant.
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If you had the option to buy a full tank of petrol at A$1.51 per litre for 7 days time would you take it? (For those outside of Australia, the current price is around $1.68) Looks like a no-brainer in this environment.
The question is: who would offer such a deal? Hertz car rentals that’s who. That is the offer we were given when we rented a car in Sydney today. We could either fill the car up before we returned it or take the deal. As I would normally pay a premium not to have to worry about filling up, we would do this anyway. But a discount! What a gift. Read more »
I've had about five standard drinks equiv of this stuff. The pink drink is that Coles sourced Pink Lemonade + Grapefruit stuff. It's delish. So far so good. Not hurting IBS wise, nicely sozzled - not to the point of word salad but definitely past the line you don't cross in mixed company.
Aka salty mentions of the C word.
That would be a great gameshow! Read more »
Interesting piece on the Forbes website detailing the huge amounts of water being taken from Chinese farmers by the central government to provide for the Beijing Olympics. (found thru James5)
The threat: bone-chillingly radical feminist Girl Scouts.
Mississippi-based Christian “news” service One News Now claims to offer up “news without the liberal bias”. Read more »
Many people are rejoicing at the freeing of 15 people who had been help captive by guerillas in Colombia for more than six years. Understandably so; the misery and suffering they endured must have been appalling. Read more »
Since I posted this post on my problems with my wireless broadband, I’ve received constant emails from around the Tropposphere on how I am going with the problem, begging for a sequel. Well folks, I can report the next Read more »
Posted against Dead or Alive's You spin me right round
My Mom always goes on about how I used to do a dance to this in a massive nappy. Just thought you should know. I couldn't do it anymore that's for sure.
I love love love today’s otter.
This baby river otter was found wandering around Petaluma with his friends. After stopping into a tavern and an auto parts store, they were guided to a more appropriate creek by Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue.
Ross Garnaut will be speaking in mainland capital cities next week about the Garnaut Report. Sydney and Perth are already booked out, but if you’re in Melbourne, Brisbane or Adelaide you can still register. Adelaide’s Tuesday, Melbourne is Wednesday and Brisbane’s Friday. I’ve booked myself a spot for the Brisbane gig.
Details here.
This post is mainly for people who have come here via this article. Hello! Read more »
I am chuffed to announce that the Second Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is now up at In A Strange Land!
Lots of weekend reading for you there: check it out. And please post a pointer to it on your blog, especially if you have a post there! Read more »
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