Michaelangelica Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 For the economists Ross Gittins is always good value SMH articleTax cuts are a PM's best friend Ross GittinsOctober 17, 2007Tax cuts are a PM's best friend - Opinion - smh.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Rabbits breeding like crazy, but that's business By Sarina Locke Monday, 29/10/2007 If you had to breed anything, with a guarantee that it will multiply quickly; naturally, you'd choose rabbits. The meat rabbit industry in Australia has been expanding rapidly, doubling production between 1999 and 2003, according to RIRDC figures. A CSIRO report says "In 2003 an estimate of production by farmers was in the order of 270 tonnes per annum or $2.5 million farm gate value." (figures: Farmed Rabbit Industries of Australia Meeting, February 2004). There is a rabbit farm at Bredbo south of Canberra, and also a relatively new one at Lake Bathurst, south of Goulburn. Julie and John Arbalis have about 200 bunnies, ranging over a well-fenced, one-acre paddock at Lake Bathurst. There are new zealand whites, belgian giants, crusaders and a dutch giant.. . .Recipe: Stifado - Rabbit stew * Brown your rabbit pieces in olive oil (1-1.5kg)* throw in 1kg small pickling onions* 5 grated fresh tomatoes (or a tin)* 1/2 cup wine* cinnamonRabbits breeding like crazy, but that's business. 29 Oct 2007. Rural Online. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Mad Max fanatics roar into Broken Hill Friday, 02/11/2007 Old and new Australian films are being shown in the bush communities of far west New South Wales over the next few nights. The Australian Film Commission's Big Screen tour is bringing cinema to the outback, and the headline act for the region is undoubtedly Mad Max II.Mad Max fanatics roar into Broken Hill - 02/11/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 The Tasmanian Pulp Mill Look while I think the Tamar Valley in Tasmania is not the best place for a pulp mill.& I don't trust Gunns to be environmentally responsible.Aren't we just duck shovelling?We will have to import our paper from somewhere.Some poor hovel in Indonesia or China where we have no control over how it is produced.Why should we sell them wood-chips and pulp? It is a bit like selling uranium without controls.Aren't we better making paper here where we can control its poisoning of the planet?OrWho is going to be the first to renounce paper of all forms?SEEView topic - Medicinal plants and toilet paper - Permaculture discussion forum:computerkeys: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 This new Aussie invention should sell well in the States? Bullet Proof Material Applies Nanotechnology to Rebound, Not Spread, Force Of Bullet ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2007) — Engineers in Australia have designed a new bullet proof material which actually rebounds the force of a bullet. Bullet Proof Material Applies Nanotechnology to Rebound, Not Spread, Force Of Bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 A couple of good on-line Opinion sites. On Line Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate The Domain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Mischievous Aussies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 The view of the USA from hereMy system is not fast enough to check but I hope this was on "Chaser" a street poll on Yanks about 9/11 You just want to slap the stupid off them! American 9/11 Quiz « The Paua Palace Also on ArabsNonconformity is Habit forming: Chaser's War : American view of Muslims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Everyone subscribing to the mushrooms or drugs threads might like to rush out to the nearest Toy Store for some 'Magic beads'Bindeez toy banned amid GHB drug claim The World Today - Tuesday, 6 November , 2007 12:21:00Reporter: Sabra LanePETER CAVE: The New South Wales Government has temporarily banned the sale of a popular children's toy because a compound found in the so called magic beads closely resembles the illegal hallucinogenic drug known as GHB (gammahydroxybutyric). A two-year-old and a 10-year-old were admitted to a Sydney hospital over the past week and a half, after swallowing beads from the Bindeez brand of toy. The children werThe World Today - Bindeez toy banned amid GHB drug claim As the Jesuits say "Get them young and you've got them for life". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 The BIG race today.Very hard to get jackets on them.Old time punters say look for youth and good jumping ability.Top End punters gone to the frogs ABC DarwinTop End punters gone to the frogs - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)The cane toad was a late scratching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I was studying and forgot it was on :hihi: Michaelangelica 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 The view of the USA from hereMy system is not fast enough to check but I hope this was on "Chaser" a street poll on Yanks about 9/11 You just want to slap the stupid off them! American 9/11 Quiz « The Paua Palace From that link, I found this link:Are we jealous or do we hate America? and Why? « The Paua Palace I found it an interesting read...I'd be interested in hearing feedback from the Oz folk here, as well as Americans and other nationalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 I found it an interesting read...I'd be interested in hearing feedback from the Oz folk here, as well as Americans and other nationalities. Yes it was an interesting read.Personally the only time I have been angry about America (USA) is when they locked up an Australian citizen without due process, habeas corpus, Geneva convention etc. It is far too hard to generalise about a country but the USA does surprise and disappoint me from time to time. (So too does my own country. I am much angrier about the Howard regime than Bush's regime.) I guess the level of patriotism and trust of elected officials I find surprising. Australians (I think?) are a bit more cynical. Surprised that ANY American could not remember the date of 9/11 or roughly how many casualties there were. I am a bit scared of the USA looney, illogical right-wing Christians with political agendas. (Although it is interesting how many are turning "green" these days). I am saddened by things like "fair trade" which isn't. Saddened by Bush's seeming Christian 'Jihad' agenda in the middle east. Saddened by the lack of world leadership and leading by example on democratic, justice, health, social issues and sometimes duplicitous foreign policy. Saddened that so much money is spent on the Military. Saddened that our own artists and writers and actors and film writers don't get to tell our story and so much of what we see in Theatres is American. Surprised at how important "How others see you" is important to you; yet how little notice you take of it. For example Look hereUnited States – Australia Relationshttp://canberra.usembassy.gov/irc/us-oz/2007/10/03/USSCmr.pdfA lot of time and energy is exerted on the question. However, almost as many (73%) saw Australia as more of a target because of its decision to join the US in the ‘war on terror’. In addition, 48% of respondents endorsed the idea that it would be better for Australia’s national interests if we were to act more independently of the US. This contrasts with a 1975 opinion poll showing only 26% wanting a more independent relationship.This (above) this is probably more a result of the feeling among many on the left of politics, that we have been tricked into supporting the war in Iraq. If the USA was consistent in foreign policy and attacked repressive (esp. Islamic) regimes with WMDs they would be invading Pakistan now instead of sending billions $ in aid and covert funds. Scratch another Australian and you would get a different opinion. Most Aussies, I think, would say, about the USA, "It is a nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 From that link, I found this link:Are we jealous or do we hate America? and Why? « The Paua Palace I found it an interesting read...I'd be interested in hearing feedback from the Oz folk here, as well as Americans and other nationalities.Im happy to oblige. Lines like "..we do however feel America is self absorbed, isolationalist and disrespectful.." give a good overview of initial impressions. But who is this 'we' they talk of? I have had no personal experience with american public except through these forums, thus I myself dont deduce the above description. I think there are to many people out there that are being anti-american. Certainly I have no reason to envy americans, Im not jealous but I also have no reason to hate them either. Hate is wasted energy. DougF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Well put Jay. :confused: I agree that hate is a waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieAG Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'd be interested in hearing feedback from the Oz folk here, as well as Americans and other nationalities. Hi Freeztar, The problem isn't the people, it's the politicians, world wide. The people aren't being given enough unadulterated and unspun information to make an informed choice in their democratic elections. Also, there aren't enough decent people going into politics anymore, who are prepared to say what they feel, and it is showing in the quality of decisions being made. In the case of Australia we have the case of the Indian Dr Haneef who was held on fabricated charges by our government, the same government who ripped up his work visa when their trumped up charges were rejected by our legal system. And what does our current opposition leader and future Prime Minister do when all this bull is revealed? Does he change his mind and agree with all of the lawyers in his political party? No, he prefers to ignore this moral hazard because he wants to be able to pull the same type of stunt when he's in power, just like the neo Pakistan Dicator and our current PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 The problem isn't the people, it's the politicians, world wide. That says it all Laurie. The world arena is quite corrupt and I don't see it changing in the near future unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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