Michaelangelica Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 It has been obvious for many years that media violence has a desensitising effect and encourages violence. Now, recently, the psycologists have come up with the evidence to show this. I don't watch most new American movies and find some books with a lurid sex and death/torture scene in the first chapter impossible to read (eg Ludnam -sp?).No wonder the Arabs see the USA as "Sin Central" Still the Pope ignores the destructive effects on people and society of his own policies on sex. Like most Christians he is very selective in what he sees and beleives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieAG Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hmmm, what I found most amusing of the "A sticky moment for Boy George" article, was the last sentance - "I can only think that Rupert Murdoch must be making a takeover bid for the Vatican" I don't know about that Flying Binghi. While RM may be a Papal Knight he thought that GWB had a moral mandate to invade Iraq despite the Popes statements against the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I don't know about that Flying Binghi. While RM may be a Papal Knight he thought that GWB had a moral mandate to invade Iraq despite the Popes statements against the war. While I find Rupert Murdoch an inspiration and a role model, I certainly dont agree with all he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I may have been wrong about condoms & pilgrims.This is a well written cynical but humorous? article.Seven things I learned from World Youth DaySeven things I learned from World Youth Day - On Line Opinion - 28/7/2008Howard's government - post mortemHoward's government - post mortem - On Line Opinion - 28/7/2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Starbucks chain 'baling out' of AustraliaStarbucks chain 'baling out' of Australia | Business | News.com.au When you have a Greek, Turkish and Italian population, this was inevitable for crap coffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Rice farmers look to new region as irrigation solution Posted Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:01pm AESTUpdated Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:40pm AEST * Map: Lismore 2480 The lush valleys around Lismore on the north coast of New South Wales have traditionally been sugar cane and cattle country, but a new crop has people talking. After seven years of trials, rice farmer Gary Woolley is harvesting his first significant rice crop.Rice farmers look to new region as irrigation solution - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Dissident finds way around Chinese clampdown By Foreign Correspondent's Eric Campbell Posted Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:23am AESTUpdated Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:56am AESTChen Yonglin says millions of people are suffering in China. Chen Yonglin says millions of people are suffering in China. (ABC TV: file photo) * Audio: Dissident circumvents Chinese surveillance (AM) With the Beijing Olympics less than two weeks away Chinese authorities are watching closely for any sign of protests. Police are keeping close tabs on dissidents. Many have reportedly been forcibly removed from the capital while restrictions have been tightened on the use of internet chat sites. But a Chinese defector in Sydney has found a simple way to beat police surveillance and talk to like-minded people in mainland China.Dissident finds way around Chinese clampdown - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Uni finds potential prostate cancer treatment Posted 6 hours 8 minutes ago Researchers from the University of Adelaide say combining three existing drugs could prove to be an effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer.Uni finds potential prostate cancer treatment - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)685 jobs to go as Starbucks closes stores Coffee chain Starbucks says it will close 61 stores across Australia this Sunday, shedding 685 jobs.Great news now we can have REAL coffee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 The Australian language his site is full of FREE ebooks - Project Gutenberg Australia Title: A Dictionary of Australian Words And TermsAuthor: Gilbert H. Lawson* A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook *eBook No.: 0600101.txtEdition: 1Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII--7 bitDate first posted: January 2006Date most recently updated: January 2006http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600101.txt EGFAG--A cigarette.BITE--To ask for a loan.BLACKFELLOW--Aboriginal.BLOTTO--Drunk.CHUCK--To throw. (often occurs after you have drunk too much, and have a "technicolour yawn".). If your name is Chuck change it before visiting Oz.NINE'S, DRESSED UP TO THE--Showy attire.unfortunately they leave out some of the more creative "blue" words.For example, "fanny" is totally anatomically reversed in Oz as compared to USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Sign the petition for more science funding in AustraliaIt has been the Cinderella for the last 11-12 years. Now Rudd is cutting it back even moreIncrease Australian Scientific Research Funding - Online Petition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Sign the petition for more science funding in AustraliaIt has been the Cinderella for the last 11-12 years. Now Rudd is cutting it back even moreIncrease Australian Scientific Research Funding*-*Online Petition It's a shame about the funding cuts. The CSIRO is closing sites and handing out redundancies, and people are not happy. In Adelaide we're okay for now, but who knows how long it will be before they decide to shut us down and move our operations to the east coast. There was talk of trying to attract talent from overseas but what high-achieving, well-regarded scientist would want to come to Oz and work for an organisation with such an unstable future? We've got no money to do ground breaking research; instead we're pawning ourselves off to food companies to test their products, which might pay the workers but doesn't get us any IP or publications. The CSIRO is a national icon that has produced some world-class science and significant achievements. Australia has generally been behind the rest of the world and now the government has managed to hold us back even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 MonomerWill you marry me? (i may have to divorce my wife first)Hundreds of CSIRO jobs face the chop.Insanity ,after 10 years of budget cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 MonomerWill you marry me? (i may have to divorce my wife first)Hundreds of CSIRO jobs face the chop.Insanity ,after 10 years of budget cuts. And my husband might have a few things to say... :eek2: There's some crazy stuff going on with the CSIRO and also with Food Science Australia which merged with the CSIRO a little while ago. There's a shortage of money so people are losing their jobs and sites are being closed because infrastructure costs are too high, but somehow they're managing to build new facilities in Qld. Staff morale hasn't been great for many years, but things are getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Smile Australia, you're on Google's candid camera Google today launches its controversial Street View mapping tool in Australia amid a backlash against the feature by privacy activists around the world. Street View, accessed from Google Maps, lets people explore the country at ground level for the first time with little more than a computer and an internet connection. Google-branded Holden Astra cars with roof-mounted cameras began traversing our streets about November last year, taking tens of millions of detailed panoramic street-level photos. Most Australian coastal cities and many regional and outback towns are covered but there are some notable omissions, such as Uluru. Google Maps product manager Andrew Foster said more images would be added to Street View in the coming months as they are processed by Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieAG Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I just had a look at my place on google maps. It's interesting although the views you get depend on where the actual 360 images where taken. This will help mitigate concerns over street view being used by break and enter thieves to case potential targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Some pro and con reaction on the airwaves about GoogleOne guy was packing death that his wife didn't see his car parked outside his girlfriends houseAlso some angst about Google's refusal to remove any offending/intrusive/embarrassing photos (taken from the street) But perhaps they can find this: I might have a sick sense of humour but I find this funnyCrematorium goes up in smokeABC - July 30, 2008, 1:55 pm A crematorium has caught on fire, disrupting at least three funeral services in western Sydney. About 80 people, including some mourners, had to be evacuated from the Rookwood Cemetery crematorium, when the fire broke out around 10:00am (AEST). Mary Ide was attending a service inside the crematorium when the fire started.Crematorium goes up in smoke - Yahoo!7 News EDITOlympic 'Argy bargy' and almost (?) censorship in AustraliaThe 30-second advertisement shows a Tibetan woman saying: "Tibetans have always believed there is a time and place for silence. The 2008 Beijing Games isn't one of them. "Please, Mr Rudd, don't leave Beijing without speaking out for Tibet." It finishes with the words printed across the screen: "Silence Won't Save Tibet". Mr Bourke said a number of slots had been booked for the advertisement to run. The advertisement is on the Tibet Council's website and a copy was sent to Mr Rudd to view before he left for China.Latest News - News - Olympics - smh.com.au I watched the whole Olympics Opening Ceremony on channel 7 and didn't see the addPerhaps it was not sent to regional areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 One of the Oz Olympic rowers has been rowing for twelve months on a bet for a caton of beer.Only in Australia! 'Aussie Armada' sets world best time10/08/2008 8:47:00 PM. | Laura TunstallAustralia's newly formed quad sculls crew have set a world record time at the Olympic rowing heats. The Aussie Armadas were considered an outside chance at these Games – one of their rowers Chris Morgan only took up the sport in 2003 after a university competition where the prize was a carton of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 looks like the Tibetan Add was pulledGetUp is a grassroots internet political pressure groupDear Michael, Freedom of speech is alive and well in Australia, right? We thought so - until this weekend. The Australian said it best yesterday: "Nothing has sucked the air from the lungs as much as Seven's decision to drop an advertisement by GetUp... In a democracy, where freedom of speech is a given, Seven's craven self-censoring efforts represent a gold-medal act of moral cowardice."* Ordinary Australians donated to put an ad to air featuring a Tibetan women asking the Prime Minister to raise the issue of Tibet when in China. The ad was booked, paid for and confirmed to air on either side of the Opening Ceremony - but it never showed. In the Olympic spirit of fairness, we want to give Seven a chance to show they do support freedom of speech - by showing another GetUp Tibet ad during the closing ceremony. Click here to donate the funds needed to produce a brand new ad - now that the PM has left Beijing - that we will ask Seven to show during the closing ceremony: http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SevensDeadlySin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monomer Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 One of the Oz Olympic rowers has been rowing for twelve months on a bet for a caton of beer.Only in Australia! Ahhh, there's no limits to what an Aussie will do for beer... :D looks like the Tibetan Add was pulledGetUp is a grassroots internet political pressure group This was addressed on Media Watch last night. You can check it out here:Media Watch: The Mystery of the Missing Ad (11/08/2008) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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