Michaelangelica Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Carefull there cooloola, apparently anything to do with Oz politics is off-topic in this "Australia" thread :confused:Since when? If I had any money i would be organising myself to buy BHP or at least some shares.They own most of the uranium and copper in the world and in a few years time this recession may be over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I'm not surprised by the cool arctic/canadian season and I don't think that the occasional cool season will debunk global warming. Making the most of our coal reserves is in my mind not good for the environment, global warming/not warming aside it's a dirty fuel and we can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Bob Brown has called for the government to invest in green energy job creation strategies after BHP Billiton sacks thousands in the mining sector.Good idea.We are building the biggest solar collector in the S. Hemisphere, if not the world andgiving grants for home solar units andwater tanks.:)I thought PETA might be on to us Ozzies about this soon; poor, baby Air Kittens Locusts shrivel in the heat Thursday, 22/01/2009Hot weather has killed locust populations in northern Victoria. Locusts which hatched after January 10 have found it tough to cope with days over 40 degrees and have started to perish. Warren Medwell, from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries, says once the hot weather hit, juvenile locusts disappeared. "We had some on grasslands down there, they were there one day and we went back and the little fellas had died by the next day."Locusts shrivel in the heat - 22/01/2009(Quoted in full as I own the ABC)Bloody hot today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Fifty things you might not know about Barack Obamahttp://hypography.com/forums/political-sciences/11764-australia-47.html#post238342 51. He won't give up his "blackberry" despite SS objections.52. My spell check does not recognise Barack Obama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Michaelangelica - bloody hot here too and your spellcheck soon will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Bloody hot today. bloody hot here too Hot here as well... i think its related to all that heating in Antarctica :) Michaelangelica 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Bit sad seeing how part of the 10 billion handout has been spent - PROJECTIONS of a record $2.8billion loss by Victorian poker machine users last year have prompted claims the Rudd Government's economic stimulus payments are being poured into the coffers of gaming companies and state governments.Victorian pokie losses soar in month of handouts | The Australian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Hot here as well... i think its related to all that heating in Antarctica :)****! When did that happen!:xparty: A land of "droughts and flooding rains" Australian Weather Warning Summary issue time state warningSat 18:08 EDT NSW/ACT Severe Storm Warning (Large Hail, Damaging): affecting Tocal and Seaham by 6:40pm, and Nelson Bay by 7:10pm.Sat 16:40 EST Qld Severe Storm Warning (Damaging Wind, Large Hail, Flash Flooding): affecting Cunninghams Gap by 5:05pm, and Boonah by 5:35pm.Sat 17:28 EDT NSW/ACT Gale Warning for coastal waters south of Montague Island. Strong Wind Warning from Montague Island to Seal Rocks.Sat 17:17 EDT NSW/ACT Severe Storm Warning (Damaging Wind/Hail/Rain): Mid N Coast, Hunter, N Rivers, Nth/Central Tablelands, NW/Ctrl W Slopes & Plains, Upper W.Sat 16:05 EST Qld Severe Storm Warning (Damaging Wind/Rain/Hail): Gulf Country, NW, Northern Goldfields, Central West, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, SE coast.Sat 14:24 WDT WA Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Coral Bay to Geraldton.Sat 16:10 EDT Tas Gale Warning for the Southwest Coast. Strong Wind Warning for western, northern and eastern coastal waters.Sat 16:06 EDT Vic Cancellation of Local Waters Wind Warning for Gippsland Lakes.Sat 15:55 EDT Tas Cancellation of Small Craft Wind Alert.Sat 15:51 EDT Vic Gale Warning coastal waters east of Wilsons Promontory. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Cape Schnacks and Wilsons PromontorySat 11:15 CST NT Flood Advice for Darwin-Daly, Roper-McArthur, Northern Victoria River and Northern Barkly Districts.Sat 11:24 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Nicholson, Gregory, Cloncurry, Flinders and Norman Rivers.Sat 10:44 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Diamantina River.Sat 10:35 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Georgina River and Eyre Creek.Sat 07:51 EDT NSW/ACT Total Fire Ban for the Greater Sydney Region, Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, and Lower Central West Plains.Fri 22:40 EDT Vic Fire Weather Warning. Weather conditions are expected to be conducive towards the rapid spread of fire.Fri 11:05 CDT SA South Australia Regional Office Flood Advice for Inland Rivers.Australia Bureau of Meteorology weather warning summaryStinking hot here now over 70% humidity and feels over 30CI keep turning off the computer as thunder-storms wander around me. So far not a drop of rain PSI knew it was hotSydneysiders suffer as temperatures soar Posted 1 hour 25 minutes ago More than a dozen people have been treated for heat stress in Sydney as temperatures rose above 40 degrees this afternoon. The Rural Fire Service says it fought a number of small grass and bushfires which sprung up recently. A grassfire at Prestons in Western Sydney burnt down two empty horse pens before being out. A small bushfire at north-west of Sydney near Wiseman's ferry has also been contained. Efforts to combat a large fire on the New South Wales south coast in a remote part of the Budawang National Park, near Batemans Bay are continuing.Sydneysiders suffer as temperatures soar - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I think its related to a season 'of fire and flood' in this continent. And I'm affected - I live in a low lying lakes district (the Cooloola) affected by both extremes of the weather. There is a history of violent storms in my area and let me tell you it is frightenning but awesome. Its a time when you have to watch your animals and their and your offspring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Flying Binghi - I don't think a years worth of gaming stats will carry an argument about a package delivered only since 17 Dec. And as an active member of a group of parents in the lowest socioeconomic groups feel that some in the community are playing a game of 'blaming down' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I don't think a years worth of gaming stats will carry an argument about a package delivered only since 17 Dec cooloola, yes... looking at it that way i'd say your probably right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Thinking back to the early 80's we had similar extremes. Ash Wednesday occurred in 1983 and there were others. The economy likewise is reminiscent of that period in time, unemployment peaked at over 10% in 1984. Also 1992-94 was another tough time for many. Its the boom-bust cycle, the goodtimes and the bad times, its how we respond in these times that will make or break us. Generosity of spirit is called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooloola Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Australia Day - a time to reflect on our collective strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Happy Australia Day, celebrate it however you so choose and be proud of our beautiful country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Thinking back to the early 80's we had similar extremes. Ash Wednesday occurred in 1983 and there were others. The economy likewise is reminiscent of that period in time, unemployment peaked at over 10% in 1984. Also 1992-94 was another tough time for many. Its the boom-bust cycle, the goodtimes and the bad times, its how we respond in these times that will make or break us. Generosity of spirit is called for.and a good veggie garden. Cooloola are you on a map? Are you in the Channel Country? On Australia day. It would be nice to have little potted biographies of all the people who were given honours and what they did to get them.(& What the honours mean!)Anyone know where, or if, this is available? 13,000 people took up Australian Citizenship today. One reason banks believe there won't be much movement in house prices. Although lots of cheap investment properties are selling around me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelangelica Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 A healing flower to grow in the desertAn extract from a flowering desert plant used as traditional medicine by Indigenous Australians could one day be used to coat hip transplants and other biomedical devices, researchers say. Professor Hans Griesser and colleagues are presenting their work at a biomaterials conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney this week. "We can learn so much from nature and traditional knowledge," says Professor Griesser, a materials scientist from the University of South Australia. He says Aboriginal people use leaves of eremophila plants, which grow in Australia's desert areas, to make ointments for skin abrasions and gargles for throat infections.. . .He says patents have been taken out but he does not want to sell the technology too early.. . .Professor Griesser says Aboriginal-run organic eremophila plantations could be grown on arid land that is of little use to conventional farmingThe money gained from this should go toward setting up an Ethnobotany Fund/Trust to pay for more research into Aboriginal medicines. We need to collect a lot of this before the Oldies die. Also to Outback Aboriginal Health and/or The Flying Doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Binghi Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 This will give cheer to Michaelangelica, ...Mr Turnbull, who visited Newcastle yesterday, inspected Crucible Carbon and its bio-char technology at the company's Mayfield West research and development centre. Mr Turnbull's visit came a day after he spoke at the Young Liberals conference in Canberra about the Coalition's new climate change policy, the Green Carbon Initiative. Investing in technology such as the bio-char machine is part of that policy. He said Crucible Carbon and its bio-char technology had been neglected by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Federal Government.Turnbull pushes clean-coal role for region - Local News - News - General - The Herald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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