Monthly Archives: June 2009
Crisis For Solar Power
Let’s Not Screw This Up Kruddie! Here’s an article that should be read, about the state of solar power in Australia. Australian support for the solar industry is faltering just as the technology promises to deliver baseload power. Recent breakthroughs … Continue reading
Global Fried Chicken Critique
What Were We Doing Before The GFC? Here’s a cool article in the SMH. The juiciest bit is here: It would be nice if we could rule out the next Great Depression as a result of such committed actions. But … Continue reading
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Yankees Update 28/06/09
Marginally Better After a moribund 3-3 week, the Yankees wen 3-2 this week. They ended up dropping that series in Florida and went on to lose the first game in Atlanta. During this time, A-Rod sat out to rest his … Continue reading
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Malcolm’s Malcontents
This Can’t Be A Coincidence Can It? It’s interesting how within a week of politics we saw Peter Costello call it quits, and Malcolm Tunrbull blow himself up with the fake e-mail case. I’ve been thinking about this a bit … Continue reading
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Obituaries for Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Pop icon and the man who defined the MTV approach to music marketing, Michael Jackson has died. More Reports | 6:29 p.m. “A lot will be said about Michael Jackson as we learn more about this story,” … Continue reading
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Free Ute?
These Guys Got Expensive EuroCars! I know one ute is causing so much ruckus in Australia’s political landscape, but spare a thought for what goes on in North Korea that passes for news. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has … Continue reading
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Fake E-mails And Bad Politics
That Old Trick Never Works Some years ago I was over in Japan just as a really strange scandal was taking place. The opposition Democratic Party bovver boy in the Diet, Hisayasu Nagata was in full flight with the ‘Livedoor … Continue reading
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Yankees Update 21/06/09
Another Sucky Week The Yankees went through another mediocre week, where they beat the Mets, lost a series to the Nationals and took a game from the Marlins. By rights, they should have swept the Nationals who trailed the worst … Continue reading
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Update on ‘Stolen’ Imbroglio
The Response Tom Zubrycki and his two directors have put out a statement in response to the hoopla: “Fellow filmmakers and colleagues, We stand by the film we’ve made which raises the issue of slavery in the Tindouf refugee camps … Continue reading
Slave To The Funding
When Docos Lie Documanetarists and ethics is a bit like the opening sequence of ‘Miller’s Crossing’ where a gangster explains ethics, so I’ve been avoiding writing about this story because I’d rather not get into discussions about documentaries and ethics. … Continue reading
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