Posts Tagged ‘australia’

2000-2009 WARMEST DECADE SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT

The latest report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates that 2000-2009 was the warmest decade on record, with 2009 ranked as the fifth warmest year. These findings confirm several previously released reports by other organizations, including NASA

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Audit of U.N. Climate Report Planned

A leading global warming skeptic recruited a group of concerned citizens to fact-check the sources referenced in the U.N.'s latest climate-change bible -- and gave the report an "F." Now she's planning the nail in the coffin: a comprehensive audit of the entire report. Following a series of scandals that led to doubts about the accuracy of the United Nations' most recent climate-change report, Donna Laframboise of NoConsensus.org gathered a group of citizens online and proved that the U.N

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Loveless Cafe’s ‘Biscuit Lady’ dies

  Carol Fay Ellison, the Loveless Cafe's beloved "Biscuit Lady", died Monday. NASHVILLE, Tenn

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New federal taxes on beer soda and wine?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/item_iiqlax9cmnDUeBb302CBZK   In Australia you can't get a six pack for less than $35, so why not really tax beer here?   Beer consumption in Australia went up.    

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New photographs of Obama’s childhood in Indonesia emerge…

  Grinning happily at the camera, this is Barry Soetoro, the cherubic little boy who went on to become America's first black president. The charming images taken at a child's birthday party in Jakarta 40 years ago were released as Indonesia prepares to welcome Barack Obama back to the country for the first time since he became president

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Just popping by with a groaner or 14…

I know, I know, it's been a while.  :smileytongue: Hope these will make up for some lost time.

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Iraqi voters head to polls for Parliamentary elections.

Zahiya Kadim, who is blind, displays her inked finger after casting her vote in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010 .................................. Iraqis will be voting to decide the make up their Parliament again. AKA  another Swift kick in the nuts to the Left in this nation who wanted to abandon them to al Qaeda&allies.

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Australian Leader Puts Smack Down On Muslims

Prime Minister   Kevin Rudd   - Australia   Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.  Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.  Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It

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Email Harassment

I am currently in the middle of a battle with my husband's ex-wife and her family. As part of the divorce, he owes her a money award, yet every time we try to find out where to send any payments, she avoids us, and by the time we get an answer from her, we can't afford to send anything. She moved to Australia over the summer, and we've been getting a massive runaround since.

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Australian censor board demands large-breasted porn-stars

Australia's Great Firewall blocks images of small breasted women, great news for Australia's plastic surgeons. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/28/australian-censor-bo.html

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