Michaelangelica Posted September 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Brisbane Times:, Rocks of ages: millenniums in pictures, September 20, 2008, Hidden in Arnhem Land's remote Wellington Range is a maze of tortured sandstone and an enormous overhang hiding one of the world's most important rock art panels., The Djulirri rock shelter's 1500 stunning paintings are a record of all that makes people marvellous and terrifying, a spectacular narrative spanning almost the entire history of ancient and modern humanity - the indigenous equivalent of Manning Clark's six-volume history of Australia., Some of its motifs are more than 15,000 years old, while others tell of the interaction with different races, with Macassan sailor traders from Sulawesi, in what is now the Indonesian archipelago, to missionaries, to a World War II-era ship and an early biplane, a rifle, a car and bicycle., With its depictions of immense technological change, violence, culture clashes and burgeoning ideas from the outside world, it may well be the longest, continuously updated historical record on the planet., And yet the Djulirri shelter has rarely been seen by white people. , "This is one of the most fantastic sites anywhere in the world," says Paul Tacon of Griffith University, an archaeology professor participating in the first full recording and assessment of the motifs in north-west Arnhem Land, the top end of the Northern Territory., "I would rank it in the top five sites that I have ever been to. There is layer upon layer of past art. It is as if everything that has passed these people by has been portrayed in that shelter. This site needs immediate and strong heritage protection to ensure its values are not lost.", I was privileged, along with the photographer Rick Stevens, to be among the small scientific party that last week visited the site, which more than anything demonstrates the power of artistic effort and storytelling. One cannot stand there and not be awed by such creativity.,Rocks of ages: millenniums in pictures - World - Home - brisbanetimes.com.au Kakadu: Kakadu National Park: Northern Territory Official Travel Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 im curious. in Aus, do you guys call say december summer? in the northern hemisphere thats winter, i know the weather is reveresed, but do you actually CALL december winter and july winter? or jsut as a comparison? always wondered about that.I am not sure how to answer thisCan any Australians help?SEEhttp://hypography.com/forums/medical-science-news/16223-theres-no-such-thing-safe-suntan.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 So how come australia Sydney or wherever, cannot have a tax incentive or future fund for local drama? We don't need any more actor-baristas.The tax incentives have also been a financial boon to the city: the mayor’s office estimated that city-based shoots contributed $957 million in spending between April 23 and Sept. 23 of this year, an increase from $452 million during the same period last year.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/nyregion/25betty.html?hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Penny Sackett appointed Australia's Chief Scientist listen now | download audio Penny Sackett discusses her background and how she found it easy to pursue a path in science. An excerpt from an earlier appearance on The Science Show.Penny Sackett appointed Australia's Chief Scientist - Science Show - 4 October 2008 Professor Penny Sackett has been appointed as Australia’s new Chief Scientist. In making the announcement, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, said, "Professor Sackett will provide high-level advice to government, foster relationships with science organisations and industry groups, and stimulate community thinking on the big scientific issues of our time. "Boosting the role from part-time to full-time demonstrates the store the Rudd government places in high-calibre, independent, scientific advice. "Professor Sackett comes to the position with a long list of professional achievements and credibility in the innovation, science, engineering and technology communities."http://www.labonline.com.au/news/27133-Professor-Penny-Sackett-Australia-s-new-Chief-ScientistProfile - Australia’s new Chief Scientist, Penny SackettMonday, 06 October 2008ScienceNetwork WA By Marcia Van Zeller Only days into her appointment, Australia’s new Chief Scientist, Professor Penny D Sackett has stressed the need to keep the role as independent as possible from government. "It's absolutely clear that this role is an independent one and can only function best if it is independent,” Professor Sackett said after the September 30 announcement of her appointment to the full-time post. She succeeds Dr Jim Peacock, who held the role on a part-time basis. Professor Sackett has resigned from her research position at Australian National University, where she spearheaded the University’s involvement in the international Giant Magellan Telescope project, but will continue working with the research students she is currently supervising. http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20080610-18251.htmlAN American astronomer with a background in physics has been appointed the federal Government's new chief scientist.Penny Sackett Astronomer Penny Sackett has been appointed Australia's chief scientist.Professor Penny Sackett will take up the position from November, replacing the former Howard government-appointed scientist Dr Jim Peacock. Professor Sackett began her career in the US before moving to the Netherlands and Australia, where she has been based since 2002. She said the biggest scientific challenges facing Australia were climate change, water and sustainable energy. Professor Sackett dismissed concerns that economist Ross Garnaut was reporting on climate change for the federal Government rather than a scientist. "Climate change is clearly an issue that affects both the health and the wealth of the nation going forward. We have to call on all sectors of society for their advice." Professor Sackett said she was determined to ensure that her role remained independent from government. "It's absolutely clear that this role is an independent one and can only function best if it is independent." Last year, Dr Peacock came under fire from environmental scientists after he backed the controversial proposed pulp mill in Tasmania.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24424680-2702,00.htmlInteresting the different photos used by each news source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 im curious. in Aus, do you guys call say december summer? in the northern hemisphere thats winter, i know the weather is reveresed, but do you actually CALL december winter and july winter? or jsut as a comparison? always wondered about that. I missed that one.... the area of Oz where I grew up, we called the season around Dec - The Wet season; and the season around July, was called - The Dry season. We don't need any more actor-baristas. You can say that again - all they do is sit around talking about the latest fad, whats the latest one....AGW B) sorry Michaelangelica, could'nt help myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essay Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thanks for the update on Dr. Sackett: "She said the biggest scientific challenges facing Australia were- -climate change, water and sustainable energy." ...just kinda different sides of the same problem, the future. Here's looking to a brighter future! ~ B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 "She said the biggest scientific challenges facing Australia were- -climate change, water and sustainable energy." I guess the appiontee needs to espouse what they think will please the Government of the day. If the conspiracy crew are to be believed, aparently the Oz gov does gagg debate - ABC Four Corners lifts the lid off government gagging of those who know and should tell us... Several deeply disturbing conclusions arise from the ABC Four Corners Report of February 13, 2006. First, the overwhelming evidence that the CSIRO, the body assigned to "independently" research and inform government also on climate change and its impact for government directions, policies and strategy, was gagged in speaking out independently.Silencing the climate change prophets - ABC Four Corners lifts the lid off government gagging of those who know and should tell us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yes the emasculation of the CSIRO is a worry given the Ruds's Government promise of a new 'educational-science' future for Oz.250 jobs axed in CSIRO cutbacksBY VERONA BURGESS5/07/2003 10:53:02 AMScientists at the CSIRO have accused the Government of performing a "demolition job" on the national research organisation, with the news 250 jobs are to go. The CSIRO Staff Association is blaming the Government for a program of long-term neglect and cutbacks they say has caused the biggest crisis in CSIRO's history. The CSIRO has confirmed there will be more than 220 redundancies this year and many more staff redeployed. Most cuts are expected to be in Maths and Information Sciences, Food Sciences Australia and the award-winning minerals and exploration laboratory at North Ryde. The federal Opposition said yesterday the Government was bleeding the CSIRO to death.250 jobs axed in CSIRO cutbacks - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times CSIRO budget cuts 'not all bad' By Jane PatersonWednesday, 28/05/2008 The CSIRO is holding a forum today in Brisbane showcase the breadth of its rural research portfolio. But the forum is being held at a time of great change at the organisation following the Rudd governments body blow of a $64 million budget cut. Two CSIRO research centres and 100 jobs will go, 30 of them at Rendel livestock laboratory in Rockhampton. Dr Brian Keating Chief of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems admits that staff morale can be affected in times like this, and that four divisions will have to fold into two. He says forestry staff and the industry particularly are concerned for their future. But Dr Keating says there are some areas of agricultural research that have had boosts to their budget. In this report: Dr Brian Keating, head of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Research to suffer as CSIRO slashes jobs LABOR'S election promise to "revitalise" the CSIRO has become $63 million worth of cuts over the next four years, resulting in 100 jobs being lost and the closure of four research laboratories and other rationalisations.The nation's leading science organisation yesterday criticised the cuts after finalising where it would allocate the pain, mainly by cutting research into food and other sections of its agri-businesses programs. Two Livestock Industries research labs will be closed in Western Australia and Queensland, along with a plant industry site near Mildura, in Victoria, and a forest biosciences lab at Cooroy, in south-east Queensland. The textiles and fibre and materials science divisions will also be merged to reduce costs. Research to suffer as CSIRO slashes jobs | Australian IT These days all scientific research needs a massive beurcarcy and systems design people behind it.Gone are the days of "Eureka" now we need Industrial scale research to make ant breakthroughs. The CSIRO was one of the bestElect me as PM and I will give the CSIRO $10 B to research ( only 1/2 the interest/ income to be used in any one year) as long at the government gets at least 25% back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 MMClimate WarsGwynne Dyer 'Gwynne Dyer's brilliant analysis, in Climate Wars, of the geopolitical conflicts that may unfold over the next few decades — even if we do get serious about global warming — is almost too fearsome to absorb. When I talk to the scientists themselves, there is a palpable sense of panic, something confirmed by Dyer in his interviews conducted around the world.'Clive Hamilton (The Monthly) From one of the world’s great geopolitical analysts, here is a terrifying glimpse of the none-too-distant future, when climate change will force the world’s powers into a desperate struggle for advantage and even survival.Dwindling resources. Massive population shifts. Natural disasters. Spreading epidemics. Drought. Rising sea levels. Plummeting agricultural yields. Crashing economies. Political extremism. These are some of the expected consequences of runaway climate change in the decades ahead, and any of them could tip the world towards conflict. Prescient, unflinching, and based on exhaustive research and interviews, Climate Wars promises to be one of the most important books of the coming years.Climate Wars Scribe Publications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Most cuts are expected to be in Maths and Information Sciences, Food Sciences Australia and the award-winning minerals and exploration laboratory at North Ryde. Considering the Oz economy is based on food production and mineing, (and a little tourism) some sound thinking there B) I wonder if there are any job cuts in the climate science sections ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Killing cane Toads and wandering about the top endADSL or broadband needed.Two in the Top End - ABC TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 CSIRO discovers biological treasure trove in Southern Ocean Posted 3 hours 21 minutes agoUpdated 1 hour 12 minutes agoSeamounts are home to a diverse range of fauna. Seamounts...'the rainforest of the deep'. (CSIRO) * Audio: Scientists discover underwater secrets of Tas coast (AM) Scientists are preparing to rewrite the textbooks after hundreds of massive deep sea mountains and new marine species were discovered in the Southern Ocean near Tasmania. CSIRO discovers biological treasure trove in Southern Ocean - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) I liked this comment"It's extraordinary to think that we've put someone on the moon and we're very familiar with lots of parts of the planet, we've got Google Earth and yet here we are, we've got parts of the planet that have never been sighted or explored before," he said.But was puzzled by this. Is it because there is no one left at the CSIRO?It will be at least 7 years before scientists return to the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 CSIRO discovers biological treasure trove in Southern Ocean - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) I liked this comment But was puzzled by this. Is it because there is no one left at the CSIRO? Some sea mounts come to with in 100 feet of the surface and i proposed many years ago putting underwater habitats on some of these shallow sea mounts. Like the under water habitats in some shallow sea areas these could be the focal point of research with people living and working in them for weeks and or months even years. the science that could be done by a permanent presence on these under sea areas cannot be under estimated. it would be similar to and even better than having a base on the moon or mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 What is the official language of Australia? :lightning YouTube - Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Language of Australia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vfYYyIzTFI&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 What is the official language of Australia? Poor bugger - He may have been thinking of the situation in Canada ? I've only ever heard Canadians speak english, but I know from media reports that many Canadians do, and will only, speak french - if you asked me to risk 100+K on the question 'What is the official language of Canada' ...maybe I would'nt risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 "It's extraordinary to think that we've put someone on the moon and we're very familiar with lots of parts of the planet... May-be there is some comparision between the lack of (current) public interest in the moon/space exploration, and deep sea research. After all, how often can somebody get excited about yet another wierd fish... Methinks we are shooting ourselves in the foot by reduceing CSIRO funding. Seems to me the only future CSIRO funding will be for religious studies. Lets pray together... Al who are in heavenly Citation, please give us our daily carbon credits.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Moontanman again.You are a mine of information sorry I can't load utube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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