Dog Breath

"Gorblimey! Can't you do something about your bad breath?"

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Indian Businessman Says Indian Students in Australia Deserve to Be Attacked

Well, that's a bit of a shock. An Indian born Australian businessman has said that Indian students who are attacked and robbed in Australia deserve it! Vikas Rambal says Indian students get drunk and "make merry" while they are here and this makes them targets.

He also says Australians only attack those who are offensive. This makes Australians sound so altruistic and simplifies the whole matter. It is the first time I have heard of such a claim about Australians. People who attack others to steal are opportunistic and certainly are not concerned about the nature of their victim.

Indians are upset by the continuing assaults on their students. It appears that the students are easy targets; they do tend to ignore police warnings and walk the city streets at night and in the early hours of the morning. At such times they are probably the only "prey" about. Perhaps people in India do tend to go out walking at night, but in any Western country this is not a smart thing to do. I do understand that they may not have the bus fare. They should take police advice, however.

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Dog Star

"I'm a star!"

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Ants Smell

Ants smell. Yes they do! An ant specialist informs us that ants smell, well, funny. Edward Wilson crushes ants then puts them to his nose to smell them. Some ants smell like citrus fruit, while others give off the aroma of armpits.

Mr Wilson is a Pulitzer prize winning author and he was out to celebrate Biodiversity Day, where a hundred scientists tried to identify as many organisms as they could in 24 hours. Educating people and appreciating diversity is an aim of the day out. Noah Siegel spent the day looking for mushrooms. In the past even a wandering moose was included in the species sited. This year they hope to exceed the record of 1,905 organisms identified.

At the event this year turtles and a toad were counted.

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Duck Trains Dogs

"I know dogs are not suited to be trained as marines: unlike myself - I'm a duck!"

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Australia's New Broadband Will Take Eight Years To Build

Australia still has a problem with its roll out of high-speed broadband - Will it be outdated before its finished? It is going to take eight years to build and the Internet has changed so much over the last decade. Of course, we have the ne'er-do-wells who say Internet speed is going to slow down anyway with more subscribers using broadband.

unfortunately, while the government has concentrated on getting the job done, little has been done to ascertain what the "new" Internet will be used for in detail. Should Australia look at what is happening in Japan where innovation is the key? Well, if Japan does accomplish something dramatic the rest of the world will follow anyway.

The Internet has really been driven by individuals who have had quite unique ideas rather than being centrally organized by governments. It has become the norm, however, for governments to take over the building of Internet infrastructure - even though it has been paid for by the taxpayer.

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There's a Bear in There

"Hello! What are you doing over there."

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Immigrants Should Not Try to Change Australians

Like the US, Australia is a young country, where even native born people have ancestors from overseas. This makes Australians "predisposed" to accept others, even though the new Australians have different norms of behavior. For example, they may not like Australian food. This is alright. Australians can live with that - as long as immigrants try to fit in and do their best to alter their values to some extent, in order for Australians to accept them.

This is the problem. Some newcomers hear of the better life in this country and come here for this reason only. They want to live here and expect Australians to adopt to their way of living. This is wrong.

In the fifties and sixties Europeans were encouraged to move to this country. They came from Greece, Italy, Spain and so on. Most of them moved to en cleaves. For example, Melbourne had the largest population of ex-pat Greeks than anywhere else in the world. They lived mainly in one part of Melbourne. In Adelaide where was a concentration of Italians in one area. But these new Australians did not try to change Australians. Their children were born here; they could speak English and their parents' language. This was useful. It meant their offspring could do work that monolingual Australians could not do.

Things have changed since those days. Many newcomers are trying to change Australians and force their way of living on people born here. If they do this, they should be asked to leave - surely. If they want to live as they did in their original homeland, they should forego the higher standard of living here and leave.

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Don't Talk About This Dog

"You're not talking about me, are you?"

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Sanctions Do Not Hurt Burma and North Korea

Sanctions do not work on countries such as Burma and North Korea. This is a fact. Yet members of the United Nations continue to call for sanctions. All this form of punishment does is hurt the innocent. Both countries are controlled by dictatorships, so ordinary people have to suffer the consequences of these regimes.

Don't believe for a moment that those who run the dictatorships miss out on luxuries - they don't! The leaders are driven around in fancy cars, eat the best food and have their central heating/air conditioning on full blast without a care in the world.

Burma (Myanmar) has experienced sanctions for more than ten years. The governing elite is as powerful as ever. It does what it likes with the opposition - locking her up when it feel like it and trying her on trumped-up charges.

The country just doesn't bother trading internationally. It just deals with a handful of other countries. China. Thailand, India and Singapore do not bother with sanctions and benefit by getting in there and helping themselves to cheap timber, gas and precious gems.

Citizens of Burma and North Korea will remain poor partly due to sanctions being in place. The leaders benefit from the little international trade they have. They don't give a damn about hungry people. The leaders have millions while their people have pennies.

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Bond, Dog Bond

"My name is Bond, James Bond. Poossy Galore and all that."

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Scientists Are Studying New Zealand's Moa Bird - It Is Extinct

It seems we can study what animals looked like even though they are extinct. Australian and New Zealand scientists are studying prehistoric feathers to find out what birds were like. DNA has been obtained from the extinct Moa bird of New Zealand from feathers 2,500 years old (some Moa are thought to have been still alive 1200 years ago). It was 8 feet tall and could not fly. Materal has been gleaned from three types of Moa: the stout legged; the heavy footed; and the upland Moa.

Somehow they have worked out that wing feathers had speckled white tips. This was to camouflage the bird from predators. The very large Haast eagle once existed that preyed on them. It is claimed that because the plumage of other flightless NZ birds is dull with speckled tips this idea is valid.

The scientists plan to get feathers from the end of the quill and further down the quill to compare coloration. It is hoped the findings will enable researchers to "correctly" reconstruct life-like models of extinct birds.

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Cats on the Funny Side

"Can't you see the funny side?"

"Well frankly, I cannot!"

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Woman on Antique Roadshow Gets a Shockingly High Valuation

Imagine having something for years believing that it is next to worthless. Then you have it valued and it is worth a fortune - a real fortune! This is exactly what happened to a guest on the Antique Roadshow.

A woman brought along a piece of Chinaware that belonged to her father. It was a jade "ornament" from the reign of China's Chien Lung 1736-1795. Her father had obtained the piece while being involved in military liaison in the 1930s and 40s.

Imagine her shock when the art appraiser James Callahan gave a valuation of $1.07million. He said "I've never seen anything like it." The reason why the item is worth so much is because the Chinese government wants it back.

The woman, in shock, just said "damn!"

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Sherlock Dog

"It's elementary my dear Watson."

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Evolution is Faster in the Tropics

It seems that with climate change we will lose some species but gain new ones - or have new "changed" species. Some species living at high altitudes have been changing as mountain tops become warmer with climate change. It was believed that accelerated evolution only occurs in cold regions, but it has been discovered that it also happens in the tropics.

While it has been accepted for a long time that plants and marine protists evolve faster, the process has only recently been recognized in mammals. What is unusual is that mammals are not directly affected by a warming climate because they naturally maintain a steady body heat.

It is now believed that evolution in the tropics is even faster that in temperate regions. There is a greater diversity of species in the tropics. This faster evolution and more species means that adaptation to changing conditions is rapid. The faster evolution actually makes for many more types of animals.

There must be something else, however, that is driving change in mammals than just a warming climate. Genes were studied from closely related mammals at both high and low altitudes. It was found that DNA substitution was much faster at low, warm latitudes. There are two theories on why this is happening: 1) mammals act in sympathy with other animals; and 2) mammals slow down and become torpid in a colder climate.

Personally, neither of these two theories seems realistic. Why should mammals act in Sympathy? Moreover, mammals in cold climates actually seem to be more active.

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Cat Swimming Lessons

"My swimming lessons are going well, thank you."

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Cane Toads Invade Western Australia

The South American cane toad is taking over Australia. The pest was introduced decades ago into Australia to devour the bug that was attacking sugar cane. However, the introduced creature ignored thThe South American cane toad is taking over Australia. The pest was introduced decades ago into Australia to devour the bug that was attacking sugar cane. However, the introduced creature ignored the target bug and ate everything else. Today, native species are starving and diminishing in number because the toad is consuming their food.

The pest has now reached the Kimberley region of Western Australia having taken over just about everywhere else. Sandy Boulter says the toad has "hitchhiked" on a truck on the Great Northern Highway from an unknown source. It arrived recently in Turkey Creek.

Toad busters have been working to prevent their move to WA. The find is a blow to their ongoing struggle. The WA government is spending up big to stop the pests from hopping across the border from other states. It appears the money spent has been wasted. There is not much that can be done. The toads have even evolved longer legs to help them travel longer distances.

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e target bug and ate everything else. Today, native species are starving and diminishing in number because the toad is consuming their food.

The pest has now reached the Kimberley region of Western Australia having taken over just about everywhere else. Sandy Boulter says the toad has "hitchhiked" on a truck on the Great Northern Highway from an unknown source. It arrived recently in Turkey Creek.

Toad busters have been working to prevent their move to WA. The find is a blow to their ongoing struggle. The WA government is spending up big to stop the pests from hopping across the border from other states. It appears the money spent has been wasted. There is not much that can be done. The toads have even evolved longer legs to help them travel longer distances.

The usual way of killing them is to put them in the freezer. If they invade WA en mass more inhumane methods will have to be used such as spraying them with Dettol.

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Handsome Gorilla

"I love posing for photographs, because I'm so handsome."

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Aussies Are Not Insecure About Their Culture

It is said that Australians promote the Ocker culture because we are insecure. I don't hold a bar of this. We practice it because we are proud of it. Why does there have to be somethings wrong with us. We like meat pies and lamingtons. So what! The Brits like their fish 'n' chips. Is there something wrong with them?

We do go out and enjoy MacDonalds and KFC. This shows that we do not have tunnel vision. We do also watch such programs as CSI and the real crime shows from the US on pay TV.

Living in the world though does not mean that one cannot have a national culture. We enjoy doing certain things. If we are insecure, It is about losing our national character by increasing the number of immigrants. But, it seems, the great majority of new arrivals pride themselves on living the Aussie way. People choose to come to this country because they do like the image of Australians abroad.http://adventure--australia.blogspot.com

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Carburetor Horse

"It's the carburetor, man. Believe me, I know!"

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We Need to Protect Temperate Forests Not Tropical Jungle

It is not much use trying to save the Amazon forests when the most carbon-dense forests in the world are in Australia. To be precise the most carbon-dense forest is in the Central Highlands of Victoria. A research project examined 132 forests around the world. The findings were a surprise. It was commonly believed that tropical forests held the most carbon.

The forest in question is a mountain ash forest. So we need to look after forests in temperate regions of the world, not so much those on the equator. Tropical forests have a very thin level of fertile soil and biomass decays very quickly. Temperate forests on the other hands have much thicker soils where biomass breaks down slowly. Consequently carbon is stored for much longer periods.

There is another reason: trees grow quickly in tropical forests whereas temperate trees grow more slowly. The dense, heavy wood holds carbon. After a fire this kind of plant growth, namely dense wood, still remains in the forest. It is not washed away when it rains. The sapling trees begin to grow quickly thus retaining carbon.

This research has a message - we need to stop cutting down trees in temperated zones in order to store the carbon and stop it moving into the atmosphere.

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Ugly Bird

"There's an ugly looking bird in there."

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Search Is on for Old Australian Newspapers

The search is on for Australian history. If anything happened a century ago the local newspaper would report it. But many newspaper businesses only kept hard-copy for twenty or so years. So now the word has gone out - look under your floor coverings, in the old shed or in the attic and look at the dates on the newspapers that are found. You may find a gem of an article about an event in Australian history.

For example, copies of the Spring Creek Advertiser and Rodney Standard have turned up in pristine condition: tinged a light brown color but the print is clearly legible. The editions found were sold in the years 1868 and 1869.

Stories of what actually happened were usually described in great detail because photographs were not used in Australian newspapers until 1887.

Missing publications include the bound volume for 1947 of the Euroa Gazette. This newspaper is also searching for the 3 June 1959 and the 24 April 1984 editions. So some lost information is quite recent.

Those who are really interested in the lost editions should go to,

http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan.

People can also "get on the bandwagon" and use the flyers and posters at, http://www.nla.gov.au/media/anplan/index.html.

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Gorilla Talk

"I tell you what I reckon...."

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No Need for Australians to Learn an Asian Language

In the 1980s I attended a Queensland university. It was said then that if more Australians didn't learn another Asian language , particularly Japanese, our economic future would be ruined. Well where is Japan now? Their economy has gone down the "gurgler". To think of all the economic majors who learned Japanese but will never need it!

Some of the students I studied with learned Indonesian. What a waste of time that was. That country has drifted even further away from Western countries. It hardly communicates at all with Australia. The two countries have little in common.

Learning Chinese could pay off though - if Chinese don't learn English. But many are learning English. It is like exchange students who travel to another country to learn the language but their hosts are determined to talk at the dinner table in English.

It would be justified to spend money for Australians to learn an Asian language if there was one Asian language. There are so many languages spoken and written in Asia. China has two main spoken languages with a common written language. So we have a language problem within a country. Yet the Chinese economy is going ahead strongly.

Michael Wesley says "Simply relying on an elite means the rest of Australian society - as our economy internationalises and becomes more knowledge-intensive - will be trapped in 20th-century industries, while other countries will be moving ahead and taking part in the 21st-century knowledge economy".

This is rubbish. We won't be left behind because Asians are already speaking English or they are in the process of learning it. You see, Asians only have to learn one language to take part in international commerce - English.

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Dog Day

"What a lovely day. I think I'll go out."

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The Greens' Carbon Reduction Protests Are Counterproductive

People are going to rallies to try to stop the Federal Government's climate action because they want more extreme restrictions. This is silly really. If they stop the government's strategy they will get no action whatsoever.

They want a complete stop to electricity generation using coal. This can't be done. Solar power generation works in the day but not at night. On cold nights people would be shivering and they would sit in the dark! There are not enough windy regions in Australia for major use of wind generation facilities. Getting electricity from ocean waves is in its infancy. The anti-nuclear Alliance rules out more nuclear plants.

The government's carbon reduction plan is unlikely to pass the Senate anyway. All in all, people are moving in different directions. The Opposition is voting the legislation down because it believes that it goes too far!

There is no doubt that the majority of Australians want action on carbon reduction and soon, but are they ready to suffer the consequences? A significant decrease in carbon output would slow the economic recovery seriously. Even if times were good economically products and services would cost more.

The Greens are at the fringe saying “We need to build a political movement that can bridge the gap…to get the people making decisions for the interests of the future so we can protect all people, all generations, all species and win back a safe climate.” They say nothing about higher prices.

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Game Begins for Lounge Cat

"The game will begin soon."

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Scientist Says Aliens Visit Us

A scientist supports the view that we are being visited by aliens. In Professor Davies' opinion these non-Earth creatures have lived here inside the planet for centuries. They live in places which is too inhospitable for humans. That is why they have not been discovered - at least by the general public. These lifeforms are not made of the same stuff as humans, he concludes. He also says that finding them "would be the biggest discovery in biology since Darwin and evolution". He ain't kiddin'. It would shock people out of their complacency!

But, he is only saying what many people have been thinking for decades - that governments have already met these aliens and have reached an agreement with them which allows human experimentation. In return, governments like the US get information that enables them to make giant steps in the development of weaponry.

We have to be careful about people making outlandish claims, however. One guy says he has a picture taken by a Martian lander which shows a human skull on the ground, see picture. Like the "face" on the Moon, this will probably been shown to be an illusion. It's amazing what one can "see" in low pixelled photographs: like looking at clouds and seeing horses and angels.

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Cat Gets Mouse

"Hey mouse, try this."

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Banking Institutions Call for the Government Guarantee to Continue

Talk about running to daddy when you feel hard done by! The head of a large Australian building society is saying that it is too soon for the Federal Government to end the government guarantee, which protects banks and building societies from people rushing in and drawing out all their cash. If such companies fear this happening they obviously are not financially sound and should be declared bankrupt.

Personally, I have always believed that banks are the only kind of business that should be nationalized. Have a banking ticket is having a license to print money: A Puts money into the bank; the bank lends it to B who spends half of it then puts the remainder back in the bank; The bank lends this "money" out to C who again spends half and banks the rest; this "money" is then lent out by the bank again: and the process goes on and on. No wonder the world's finances are in such a bad state! Bankers just leech off society living on wealth that isn't theirs.

Australia went through a privatisation phase where it was said that greater competition would prevail. Where has it got us? Nowhere at all! All of the large building societies are now owned by one or other of the few oligopolistic banks. When one bank puts its charges up the others follow. Consumers are being robbed!

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Cat Works Out

"The workouts are paying off. I'm really bulking-up now."

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New Anti-Piracy Group to Teach Children What Is Right

A person "creates" something. Then the world gives him/her total ownership of the product/idea to make millions of dollars from it. At first glance this seems unfair. The person can control all aspects of the good's manufacture and sale for a period of time set by the patents office. But what if you disagree with the arbitrary number of years given to the patent holder? You can't go to court and make that person give up control at an earlier time. Patent law is a human creation. Nothing like it appears naturally.

If you make and sell copies of the original the patent holder can sue you and claim extremely high damages, much more than would be made by the owner if copies were never sold. For example. if copies are made then given away does the patent holder lose money? In most case the answer is no! The beneficiary would probably never buy the good if he/she could not have gotten it for free.

It is human nature for people to consume things that are free and not to consume the same goods if they cost something. Consequently, the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (IPAF) created by the Australian movie and TV industries is wasting its time informing children about intellectual property rights. Children are not stupid. They know their parents are breaking the law by copying things off the Internet. Youngsters see their parents do it and then do it themselves.

The Foundation presently has an advertising campaign aimed at informing children about the illegality of making DVD copies of the latest movies, telling them such behaviour has a "negative impact" - whatever that means. Advertising is expected to “motivate a change in attitudes and behavior to reduce public demand for illegal copies of film and television programs.” Well, good luck to them for trying. But I don't believe they will change people that much. It is not usually the direct consumer of such goods who is sued. It is the distributor who is caught. Even if the distributor gets seriously punished, the consumer might feel sorry for him. Yet experiencing actual remorse - that it is another thing.

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Dog Teeth

"Yeah. I've just been to the dentist. How'd you guess."

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Shizophrenia Medication Prevents Cancer

If you are being treated for schizophrenia the medication you are taking may be reducing your cancer risk. People taking pimozine have much lower rates of lung cancer, even though patients may smoke. Apparently, the treatment inhibits cell growth.

In the laboratory pimozine killed lung, brain and breast tumour cells. It was also found to lower lipid and cholesterol levels. Work is being done to identify and improve the chemical's ability to do these things.

There is a link between lipid/cholesterol levels and cancer growth. Tests are being carried out to see if combining pimozine with statin drugs which target cholesterol production will strengthen the cancer fighting properties. This will enable a safer, lower level of pimozine to be given. Because the medication will soon be off-patent it could be a real saviour for many cancer sufferers.

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Hampster Master of Ceremony

"Let's all be upstanding for a toast to the bride and groom."

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Bank Cards Have Changed the World

Since the 1980s the world has changed dramatically. Before that time, if people didn't have the cash they would either put off a purchase or go through the humiliating process of signing up for hire purchase.

Today, most will buy a product with a credit card and worry about how it is paid later. This has led to societies where many are in extreme debt and there is no easy way out for them. They must go through a prolonged period of financial hardship to pay off their debt.

The bank card system is captive in its very nature. Paying debt back is separated from buying. This "luxury" has to be paid for. Thus, banks charge high rates of interest - thank you very much! Consumers think that banks are giving then something when in reality they are taking. In truth, banks don't want you to pay of the debt. They want you to continue paying the penalty interest. Lending institutions allow extremely high credit limits to trap you. Sure, spend more than the limit and you are hit with a higher charge.

Some people, though, are learning how to beat the system. Declare bankruptcy and your debt is negated. In just a few years to can go into debt with credit cards again and live the good life once more - for a while.

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Bear Day

"What a day. Do this, do that. Go, go, go!"

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Sol Trujillo Should Stay Out of Australia

It is a good thing that Sol Trujillo has left Australia. As CEO of Telstra he was completely incompetent. When he arrived the company was doing relatively well; when he left the share price had fallen to a low level.

He beat his employees into submission, saying that if they waisted time answering calls from consumers who were experiencing real problems with the service, he would sack them. An employee actually committed suicide because she couldn't keep up with his demands.

He had no idea about managing a business, putting his slobby mate in the company as his "advisor". All we heard from the mouth of this advisor while he was here was complaint that the government was not giving in and letting Telstra charge more to competitors for copper line rental.

Sol Trujillo's legacy is a ruined company that is now locked out of the new government financed broadband scheme. He thought that if he ignored the government it would come to him cap in hand. Well it didn't happen. The government ignored him!

He can take his million dollar payout that he grabbed when he left and stick it where the sun don't shine.

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Xplorer2Pro Error

Xplorer2 Pro will enter "markers" into your registry if you enter the serial incorrectly the first time, then uninstall it and reinstall the program.

From then on if you right click the "xplorer2_UC.exe" file then click on "Run as Administrator' the program will turn itself on and an error window will display saying that you do not have administrator privileges.

If you enter the serial again at this point the program will not accept it.

It is no good contacting the company that sells Xplorer2 Pro. They are only interested in getting your money. They have your money so they will not help you if you enter the serial incorrectly the first time.

The only answer is to go to "Start". Then in the enter box that will appear in the lower left hand corner type in "regedit". Go to "Edit" then "Find" in the registry window. Type in "xplorer2". Click "Find Next", then delete the file or folder at the point where the search stops. Click "Find Next" and delete the files or folder where it stops again. Go on doing this until the end of the registry is reached - about six times. Close the registry window. Reboot.

You may have to install Norton Anti-UAC from this site before you reinstall Xplorer2Pro:

http://www.nortonlabs.com/inthelab/uac_beta.php

This will make sure you gain access to all files and folders, thus overriding Vista UAC. In future when a Vista warning window appears click the square "do not ask me again" and the computer will never give a warning window again when you open that program.

Now if you reinstall Xplorer2Pro. Go to "xplorer2_UC.exe" file then click on "Run as Administrator' the program will turn itself on and an error window will display saying that you do not have administrator privilege. An "Enter serial number" window will appear. If you enter the serial now the program will register. When you close the program and turn it on again the program will be registered.

THE ETHICS OF THE XPLORER2PRO COMPANY

In my opinion the company has illegally interfered with your computer!

Cat and Mouse

"Do you want this mouse master, or shall I take it outside?"

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Monkey Overeat Like Humans but the Animals Do Not Get Fat

Monkeys, like humans, overeat. Monkeys gorge themselves on low protein fruit. Extremely large quantities are ingested with could lead to an increase in body fat. Food intake for monkeys is tied to the level of protein in food. If food has a high protein level they will eat less of it before feeling full.

Shoots and leaves have a high protein level. So they eat less of these to obtain their daily intake of 12 grams of protein. The reason that eating fruit does not make them fat is that it takes a lot of energy to obtain the fruit.

In Western countries we seek high carbohydrate food because we are trying to satisfy our craving for protein. The conclusion has been reached by scientists that human obesity began 40,000 years ago when people substituted meat with crude bread made out of wild grain. Human have become fatter as easier ways of harvesting grains have developed.

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Smart Fox

"Now who's the smart one, eh?

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Australia and the US to Invest in New Broadband

Australia plans to build a world-class broadband Internet network. More than 90 percent of consumers will have broadband access via fiber. This will end Telstra's monopoly of telephone and Internet systems - a process that is long overdue. Telstra's reselling (hiring) of the existing copper network to other Internet providers has been a money-making machine for it.

Progress in Australia will force the US to deregulate its Internet market and invest in a new system rather than remain with the ad-hoc operation that exists today. Telco has to watch its step as Obama plans changes. As with other companies that have tried to hold onto the past like US banks, Telco will lose its power and influence. Teltra in Australia did not show any interest in being involved in the new broadband network, so it has missed out. A think tank is already in place to advise the US government similar to the team set up in Australia.

President Eisenhower established the interstate highway system to boost the economy. These internet investments by the Australian and US governments will kick start both economies. Australia and the US have frontier mentalities Where the old is readily dumped for the new.

An more efficent internet system will improve public safety, e-health, tele-education, banking, business interaction, retail, entertainment, civic participation and many other areas.

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Buddy Dogs

"Don't worry buddy. It's tough out there, but you got me."

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New Thermoplasty Treatment for Asthma Sufferers

A new treatment for asthma has been found. When a person has an asthma attack the airways become constricted and this makes breathing difficult. Any new method of alleviating the trauma is helpful.

The new procedure is called bronchial thermoplasty. Basically it is the application of heat to bronchial walls which reduces the swollen muscle tissue that blocks off airways. A device has been developed that uses radio frequency to generate heat that warms the tissue.

Although tissue is actually dying there is no pain. Rather it has the opposite effect. Nearly 80 percent of subjects in the research study experienced improvement in symptoms. Patients must continue with their corticosteroid and beta-agonist treatments, however.

Bronchial thermoplasty is only necessary for patients who are severely incapacitated.

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Dog Fire Hydrant Torture

"Why do they torture me like this?"

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Death Adders Are Causing Their Own Extinction

Australia's death adder is contributing to its own extinction. Moving around to hunt their prey is not their method. An adder tempts its victims by laying in ambush and wriggling its tail-tip. By wiggling its tails, however, it is noticed by can toads, frogs and lizards who eagerly gulp down the tasty meal.

After cane toads were introduced into Australia death adder numbers plummeted. Ironically as the cane toad attacks the snake it is bitten, so after its meal the cane toad dies - mutual suicide. Even if the snake eats the toad it will end up dead because cane toads are poisonous.

For millions of years death adders have survived by enticing their prey within easy reach. Now this behavior is leading their demise. Man cannot intervene to prevent this. Their is nothing Man can do.

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Kitten Wants More

"Please sir, may I have some more?"

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PHD Students Need a Higher Income

Get an education and you can earn a high income - not so for Australia's PHD students. This group lives below the poverty line, with very low incomes. These students work for four years to train as independent researchers. They get an annual stipend of just over $20,000. Out of this they must fund their own research material and live off the rest. This financial support also stops after three and a half years.

The nation's future prosperity relies on the contribution to knowledge these people make. The 2008-09 budget doubled the number of PHD places but it only gave an increase of $2,000 payable in 2010, a long way off.

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Installing a Program to Run SWF Files

INSTALLING IRFANVIEW AND THE PROGRAM'S ADOBE FLASH PLAYER PLUGIN

Enter this URL into the address line of Internet Explorer:
http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/3000-2192-10021962.html?part=dl-IrfanView&subj=dl&tag=button
Click "Download" on the page and install IrfanView.

Enter this URL into the address line of Internet Explorer:
http://www.filecluster.com/download-link-0/79091.html
Click "Run" to install the Plugins.

Enter "cat.swf" into Google search
Curser down to "cat.swf" and right click on it. Choose "Save Target As..."
Save the file in your Picture folder.

Open your Picture folder.
Right click on the file. Choose "Open with", then "Choose default program" (ensuring "always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is ticked).
Select "Browse". Go to "IrfanView" folder in "Program files" folder. Click on the file named "i_view32.exe"
Double click the IrfanView icon in the open window. You will see the SWF animation.

In future it will just be necessary to double click the picture.

Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing MacromediaAdobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player Does Not Work in Mozilla Firefox

For a clean installation it will be necessary to uninstall the Macromedia Shockwave Player program on your computer, re-install Shockwave Player, install the Shockwave initializing file for Firefox, then check whether shockplayer works.


UNINSTALLING THE EXISTING SHOCKWAVE PLAYER ON YOUR COMPUTER

Close Internet Explorer and all other programs except Audio manager and Color for screen.
Copy this file and run it:

http://tysaustralia.com/Macromedia_Shockwave_Uninstaller.exe

Run a Registry Editor program to remove old registry settings.

Reboot your computer.


INSTALLING MACROMEDIA SHOCKWAVE FLASH

Download the file "Shockwave_Installer_Full.exe" by going to this URL:

http://www.download3k.com/DownloadLink1-Macromedia-Shockwave-Player.html

Run and install.


INSTALLING THE SHOCKWAVE "INITIALIZE" FILE FOR FIREFOX

Macromedia Shockwave will work in Mozilla Firefox if you enter this URL:

http://tysaustralia.com/Authorware_Web_Player_Plugin.exe

Then download and install the file.


TEST WHETHER SHOCKWAVE WORKS IN FIREFOX

Do not go to,

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

to test your Macromedia Authorware Web Player installation. This test site does not work properly and will show that shockwave is not working when it could be.

Enter this URL into Internet Explorer:

http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/gokart/

A yellow band may appear at the top of the webpage asking if you want to install Macromedia Authorware Web Player. If this happens, click this band and follow the instructions.When you have completed the Authorware Web Player installation again the game will load to show that Adobe Macromedia Shockwave is working.

You will find Shockwave is already working in Chrome, but not in IE, however.
Go to "Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer"


Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player for Internet Explorer
Installing Adobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Adobe Flash Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing Adobe Flash Player to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player Won't Run in Internet Explorer

For a clean installation it will be necessary to uninstall the Macromedia Shockwave Player program on your computer, remove Internet Explorer 8, re-install Shockwave Player, re-install IE8, then check whether shockplayer works.


UNINSTALLING THE EXISTING SHOCKWAVE PLAYER ON YOUR COMPUTER

Close Internet Explorer and all other programs except Audio manager and Color for screen.

Copy this file and run it:

http://tysaustralia.com/Macromedia_Shockwave_Uninstaller.exe

Run a Registry Editor program to remove old registry settings.

Reboot your computer.



UNINSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 8 FOR A CLEAN INSTALL

Go to "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", "uninstall a Program", "View installed updates" in the Tasks pane, then "Windows Explorer 8". Click "Yes" in the "uninstall Updates" window. If you are using Internet Explorer 7 just go to the Installing Internet Explorer 8 paragraph.


INSTALLING MACROMEDIA SHOCKWAVE FLASH

Download the file "Shockwave_Installer_Full.exe" by going to this URL:

http://www.download3k.com/DownloadLink1-Macromedia-Shockwave-Player.html

Run and install.

INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 8

Go to this URL and click "Download":

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

Follow the instruction to install IE8.


CHECKING WHETHER ADOBE MACROMEDIA SHOCKWAVE WORKS

Do not go to,

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

to test your Macromedia Authorware Web Player installation. This test site does not work properly and will show that shockwave is not working when it could be.


Enter this URL into Internet Explorer:

http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/gokart/

A yellow band will appear at the top of the webpage asking if you want to install Macromedia Authorware Web Player. Click this band and follow the instructions.

When you have completed the Authorware Web Player installation the game will load to show that Adobe Macromedia Shockwave is working.

Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Flash to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing Adobe Macromedia FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Adobe Macromedia Player for Internet Explorer
Installing Adobe Macromedia Flash Player to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Installing Adobe Macromedia FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files

Neither Adobe Flash Player nor Adobe Shockwave Player will play SWF files that are in files on your computer. It will be necessary to install a program that will do this. Flash MX is an Adobe program that will do this.


INSTALLING ADOBE FLASH MX

Go to:

http://www.freewebs.com/freemacromediaflashmx/

Choose a link and download "flash_keygen.zip"
You will find the Flash MX exe file and the registration serial in the folder that will be installed when you double click this zip file.
Right click on an SWF file in your folder that holds them.
Select "Open With", then "Choose Default Program...".
Click on "Browse" ensuring that "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" box is ticked.
Go to the "Macromedia" folder, then "Flash MX" folder" and click on the "Flash.exe" file.
Select the Flash MX icon that is in the open window.
The file will be opened by Flash MX. Click "Use default" in the "missing Font Warning" window.
Go to "File", "Open", "Publish Preview", then click on "Flash". You will see the SWF file in action.


REMOVING PROTECTION ON SWF FILES

If the SWF is protected (Flash MX will tell you) download this program:

http://www.dcomsoft.com/download/swf_protect_remover.exe

Then run the program, select the protected SWF file and save it as a new file.

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Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Cannot Make Adobe Macromedia Flash Player Run in Internet Explorer

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY INSTALL ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SO IT WORKS FOR INTERNET EXPLORER

It will be necessary to reset Internet Explorer, then uninstall, and re-install Adobe Flash Player. All old registry settings must be removed.

RESETTING INTERNET EXPLORER

Go to "Tools" in Internet Explorer. Click "Internet Options". Click the "Advanced" tab"
Click "reset", then "OK".Turn off Internet Explorer
Turn IE on again you will see your toolbars will be disabled. Don't worry; see Re-enable Toolbars, below.

Go to "Tools" Click "Internet Options". Click "Security" tab. Move the security level lever down to medium. Click " Custom Level". Reset to "Medium"; then click "reset"
Find the section "ActiveX controls and plug-ins".
Set "Download Signed ActiveX Controls" to "Prompt".
Set "Run ActiveX Controls And Plug-ins" to "Enable".

Click "OK"; then "Apply"; then "OK".


UNINSTALLING FLASH PLAYER

Download the Flash Player file "uninstall_flash_player.exe" by entering this URL address into IE address line:

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Internet Explorer and all other programs except Audio manager and Color for screen.
Double Click the file to run it. Restart the computer.
When the computer has booted run a Registry Editor program to remove old registry settings.
Restart the computer.


INSTALLING FLASH PLAYER

Download the Flash Player file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" by entering this URL address into IE address line:

http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ts/documents/tn_19166/Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip

Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Internet Explorer and all other programs except Audio manager and "color" for screen.
Go to the "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" file which will be in a subfolder called "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" in the "Download" folder.
Double click the file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" to install.

Restart the computer.
Check the installation by entering "dagobah.biz/flash/dancing_cat.swf" into the Internet Explorer address line and press "Enter".
You should see a dancing cat.


PROBLEMS WITH ADOBE FLASH PLAYER

SWF files in folders on your computer cannot be opened with Adobe Flash Player even if you done a clean Adobe Flash install.

If you left click on an SWF file an Adobe update window will appear. follow the instructions and download the latest version of Flash Player. You already have the latest version - Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.22.87.

To use another program to open SWF file go to either of these two articles:

Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
or
Installing Macromedia Adobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files


DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOBE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER AND ADOBE FLASH PLAYER

If you install the latest version of Shockwave it will install in the
C:\Windows\System32\Adobe\Shockwave 11\ Folder.

Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", then "Uninstall a program". You will see that "Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX" and Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5 are both installed.

Adobe Shockwave Player is for 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Having just Adobe Flash installed is sufficient for most computer users. Install Adobe Shockwave Player if you feel you must.

Open Firefox. In Google search, type "animals swf"and Enter. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Click "Start Task Manager". Look down the list of programs that are running. You will see that "FlashUtil10B,exe" is running. Adobe Shockwave player is not running.


RE-ENABLE TOOLBARS IN IE STOPPED BY THE RESET

Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", then "Uninstall a program". Select toolbars and uninstall each in turn. Note the names of your toolbars.

Enter each name in Google Search and install them again.

That's it. If you choose not to install one or more toolbars they will still appear on the "View", "Toolbars" list but they will be greyed-out - until you reinstall them.

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Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing Adobe Macromedia FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Adobe Macromediea Flash Player Will Not Work in Mozilla Firefox

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY INSTALL ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SO IT WORKS FOR MOZILLA FIREFOX

It will be necessary to uninstall and re-install Adobe Flash Player before setting up the Mozilla Firefox Flash Player plugin. All old registry settings must be removed.


UNINSTALLING FLASH PLAYER
Download the Flash Player file "uninstall_flash_player.exe" by entering this URL address into IE address line:

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Mozilla Firefox and all other programs except Audio manager and Color for screen.
Double Click the file to run it. Restart the computer.
When the computer has booted run a Registry Editor program to remove old registry settings.
Restart the computer.


INSTALLING FLASH PLAYER

Download the Flash Player file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" by entering this URL address into IE address line:

http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ts/documents/tn_19166/Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip

Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Mozilla Firefox and all other programs except Audio manager and "color" for screen.
Go to the "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" file which will be in a subfolder called "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" in the "Download" folder.
Double click the file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" to install.
Restart the computer.


INSTALLING THE MOZILLA FIREFOX ADOBE FLASH PLAYER PLUGIN

Enter this URL into the address line of Firefox:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi

Save the "flashplayer-win.xpi" file in the "Downloads" folder as "flashplayer-win.zip"

Note the change from ".xpi" to.zip". Unzip the file. Copy both "flashplayer.xpt" and "NPSWF32.dll" files to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\".

Close Firefox and open it again.
Mozilla Firefox will now show flash in websites.
Check the installation by entering "dagobah.biz/flash/dancing_cat.swf" into the Firefox address line and press "Enter".
You should see a dancing cat.

PROBLEMS WITH ADOBE FLASH PLAYER

SWF files in folders on your computer cannot be opened with Adobe Flash Player even if you have done a clean Adobe Flash install.

If you left click on an SWF file an Adobe update window will appear. follow the instructions and download the latest version of Flash Player. You already have the latest version - Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.22.87.

To use another program to open SWF file go to either of these two articles:

Installing a Program to Run SWF Files

or,

Installing Macromedia Adobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files


DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOBE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER AND ADOBE FLASH PLAYER

If you install the latest version of Shockwave it will install in the
C:\Windows\System32\Adobe\Shockwave 11\ Folder.

Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", then "Uninstall a program". You will see that "Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX" and Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5 are both installed.

Adobe Shockwave Player is for 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Having just Adobe Flash installed is sufficient for most computer users. Install Adobe Shockwave Player if you feel you must.

Open Firefox. In Google search, type "animals swf"and Enter. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Click "Start Task Manager". Look down the list of programs that are running. You will see that "FlashUtil10B,exe" is running. Adobe Shockwave player is not running.

MAKING SHOCKWAVE WORK WITH FIREFOX

Macromedia Shockwave will work in Mozlla Firefox if you go to this site,

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then download and install the file.

TEST WHETHER SHOCKWAVE WORKS IN FIREFOX

Do not go to,

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

to test your Macromedia Authorware Web Player installation.
This test site does not work properly and will show that shockwave is not working when it could be.

Enter this URL into Internet Explorer:

http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/gokart/

A yellow band will appear at the top of the webpage asking if you want to install Macromedia Authorware Web Player. Click this band and follow the instructions.When you have completed the Authorware Web Player installation the game will load to show that Adobe Macromedia Shockwave is working.

Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing Adobe Macromedia FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Adobe Macromedia Flash Player for Internet Explorer
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program

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Bigger Bone

"You know this bone is bigger than both of us!"

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Strange Object Seen in the Sky in Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo in Victoria had a strange visitor. A resident filmed an object moving through the sky. It was moving too slow to be a comet or meteor. The film shows a disc shaped object hovering in the sky for a few minutes.

The person who made the video was having a cup of tea on his front porch at 6.30pm when he saw the object. He rushed inside a got his camera. Another person saw the object while walking his dog.

Another bright light seen on the film has been identified as the International space station. International Space Society chairman Kirby Ikin says the "saucer" was moving far too slowly to be a satellite. If a light is seen to move steadily across the sky it will be a satellite.

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Monkey Gets In

"Yeah. They let me in, 'cause I was wearin' a tie."

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If the Use-by Date for Tamiflu Can Be Extended What About Other Drugs?

If the shelf-life of Tamiflu can be extended what about all the other medications that pharmacies throw away that we end up paying for in higher prices at the checkout? over the last week in Australia orders for Tamiflu have increased twenty fold. Current stock has run out. Distributors have waited for the government to approve extension of use beyond the use-by date printed on packs.

Suppliers intend to treat this as a temporary measure until production catches up with demand, but it is unclear whether the new stock will have the two years extension date included in the use-by date. Obviously, suppliers will want the extension to be permanent.

Each year pharmacies throw away millions of tons of drugs where the use-by date has been reached. This is wasteful if medications are perfectly safe for two more years and would enable prices to be cut for consumers. Medications are subsidized for all Australians and pensioner only have to pay $5.30 for each subscription. This is very expensive for the government. Anything that could cut this cost should be examined.

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Cat Fright

"Do I frighten You? Well I should!"

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A Treaty Will Not Improve the LIfe of Australian Aboriginals

A treaty wouldn't improve black/white Australia relations. The Aboriginal problem has a historical as well as a cultural basis. White people came here and just took the land from the native black population. Historical events led to this occurring. Britain wanted somewhere to send those who didn't abide by the draconian theft laws. People were sent to Australia for stealing a loaf of bread or an apple.

Little thought was given to how the migration would impact on Aboriginal societies. Of course they felt "put upon". They still feel this way today. Aboriginals just want to live as they always have, taking food from the Australian environment. Government control of their welfare money is discriminatory. The government blocked the activities of the racial discrimination authority purely to control their income. Branding Aboriginals as paedophiles is racist. There are fewer paedophiles in Aboriginal society than there are in white society.

A piece of paper with nice sounding words may make people feel better but it won't change reality. There is no work in rural areas where most Aboriginals live. Controlling their income is reprehensible. The government still deals with them as a group giving them land rights and mining companies give money to the community. Land is not divided into small lots and offered to Aboriginals as privately owned land.

White people don't want them to move into the 21st century. Have an Aboriginal family as neighbors - you've got to be kidding! They are expected to stay in rural areas and not bother city people. Aboriginals are not doomed to a life of welfare. It is their right because the government does not invest in new infrustructure in Aboriginal areas to provide them with work. Mining companies employ very few people per square kilometer. Cattle stations don't provide much work either.

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Dog Roll

"Did I hear someone say the word 'food'?"

Australia's Pipistrelle Bat Will Be Extict Within a Year

Australia is about to lose the Christmas Island pipistrelle bat forever. Wildlife experts say the government is not doing enough. Only 20 of the small bats remain on an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. The small group are staying together under the bark of a tree.

Watchers say the only answer is to collect all of them and try to breed them in captivity. Otherwise, they will be lost. The government has offered to set up a breeding program for a related small bat, but this will not save the pipistrelle. A zoologist, Mr Penney, says the species will not exist this time next year.

Scientists are planning to collect the bats and set up a breeding program themselves, ignoring the government. The government is not paying attention to the scientists, anyway. So that is what will happen.

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Harmless Alligator

"Let me in! I'm harmless."

Carbon Dioxide Converted into Methane Fuel Cells Using Microorganisms

A breakthrough will see CO2 converted into useful methane. This trace element is a greenhouse polluter like CO2 but it can be used to store energy. In the near future we will see new kinds of batteries to power small devices.

The system works by sending electricity through microorganisms, methanogen archea which are more primitive than bacteria. They convert CO2 from the air into methane. The methane bubbles released is stored in fuel cells and electricity will flow when a device is turned on.

Archea naturally decompose organic matter. The organisms are very unusual in that they can absorb electrons from electricity. This energy is then released via methane.

Currently electricity from wind turbines is converted into methane then back into electricity, but a lot of energy is lost in the process. Using archea the power is directly converted into stored methane with little loss. Scientists are a surprised that the process is so simple. Already Professor Bruce Rittman is challenging the findings of Bruce Logan. The Professor ways, "It just might be too good to be true". Well, many useful things that people use are basically simple.

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Dog in Raincoat

"I'm ready to go."

Nestle to Reduce Water Usage by a Paltry 10 Percent

People do silly things in the name of conservation. Nestle Australia, for example, is going to reduce its water usage by 10 percent over five years. This is such a low amount as to be hardly worth doing.

A much higher target is needed, particularly since the water bottled is obtained from fossil sources which cannot be replenished. Continuing to use these resources will mean that water will run out before oil.

The company is aiming to produce healthier water, but is not attempting to find new sources. It appears that the company is stuck in water and sinking with it as well.

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Owl Coat

"I'll play you a tune on the piano while you admire my gorgeous coat."

Society for Kangaroos Say the Animals Live in Fear - A Ridicuous Statement

Kangaroos are "extremely sensitive and loyal creatures which are now being left in constant fear", explains the Australian Society for Kangaroos.

This ridiculous statement wouldn't be so bad if kangaroos were thinking animals who knew they were being culled. They are animals no different than cows who have no idea they are going to be eventually killed and eaten. They are in epidemic proportions in Australia and are pests, drinking dam water and eating grass meant for sheep and cattle.

There are at least 23 million kangaroos left after the cull. When you consider there are a little over 20 million people living in Australia it puts the kangaroo population in perspective. There is no danger of extinction. The population is so high in some areas many are actually starving to death. Little grass is left for them. A government official says that there are more grey kangaroos now than at any time over the last 100 years.

In Canberra they are a danger to motorists as they wander along the streets. One family had the daunting experience of a kangaroo getting into their house and damaging furniture after crashing through a window.

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Cat in Cage

"Something's wrong here."

Consumers Avoid Credit and Use Debit Cards

The economic future for everyone is changing. We are looking at a new world order. People are already shunning credit cards and paying off debt through debit accounts. Turning away from credit purchases is a cultural shift. People are adopting criteria for living like their grandparents.

All national economies are experiencing economic difficulties with credit becoming harder to get. Consumers are trying to balance their budgets and attempting to live within their means. Being self-sufficient will make people more confident about the future. Furthermore, we are moving toward a cashless society. This is good news for governments because expenditure is more easily traced and the level of tax avoidance is reduced.

MasterCard PayPass is ideal for the "new way of living", as a buyer can just tap his/her card against a reader and a transaction is completed. There is no need to leave a signature or personal identification number: the card has an antenna and built-in chip. A PayPass account makes shopping easier because purchases can be made in any country in any currency. The new cards are not really bank accounts. Cards are topped-up; then the money is spent.

This change is behavior will be permanent. People have learned their lesson from the economic downturn we are living through.

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Cat Tiger

"When I grow up, I wanna be a tiger."

Yowie Takes a Dog in Darwin

Australia's Bigfoot, the Yowie, has been causing problems. It seems it has taken and killed a dog. This has happened in Darwin. The owner of the seven-month old puppy says the head was ripped from its body. He thinks it was dingoes. But a researcher, Andrew McGinn, says it was done by a hairy ape-like beast, a Yowie.

Goat owners in this area have seen their animals decapitated by a tall hairy creature for a hundred years, he says. It is a typical Yowie kill. A local woman saw a hairy humanoid in August 1997. Photographs of footprints were taken the next day.

If the Australian Yowie exists it is certainly very secretive. For hundreds of year there have been sightings. Yet no real evidence has been left, apart from footprints which can be made by anyone.

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Frightened Cat

"Please Don't shout. You frighten me."

Tree Grows Inside a Man

A man had severe pains in his chest and began coughing up blood. Doctor Vladimir Kamashev x-rayed the man's chest and had a big shock. He had to call his assistant for a second opinion. The assistant confirmed the doctor's diagnosis. The man had a fir tree growing inside him.

Fungus can grow inside a human body but it was not believed that plants could take root and grow there. Surgeons removed a young five-centimeter fir tree from the man's chest. Needles from the plant dug into the capillaries and caused bleeding. The man consequently coughed up blood.

Obviously a small "cutting" from a fir tree was inhaled. It found sustenance inside body tissue. What is surprising is that a biopsy of the plant showed the fir needles to be green, so the tree somehow got enough sunlight to survive. Parts of the plant have been preserved for further study.

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Rabbit Joke

"Ah, ah,ah. Ah,ah,ah. What a joke!"

Birds Learn Alarm Calls of Other Species

Birds "talk" to each other, between species! For, example it was found that fairy wrens learn the alarm calls of other types of bird. These birds have calls with similar acoustic structures. And they learn by living side by side with other birds over time.

Alarm calls of scrub wrens were played to wrens in Canberra and Macquarie. Only fairy-wrens in Canberra where there are scrubwrens fled for cover. Fairy wrens in Macquarie where there are no scrubwrens did not respond. Recordings of honeyeaters were also played to fairy-wrens. The fairy-wrens sought cover.

Professor Gisela Kaplan believes that the behavior is not totally due to learning. She believes that the brains of birds are pre-programmed to act when they hear alarms of other birds. Tests done on magpies showed that they found cover only if the alarm calls of other birds were played close to them.

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Rabbit Hangs Out

"A rabbit's has to hang out somewhere."

Protesters Are Beating the Whalers

Anti-whalers are winning their war against the Japanese fishing fleet. This years operation was a disaster. The company did not catch enough to make a profit. This is the second year in a row that they have made a loss. They cannot continue to do this and stay in business. Protesters on the ship Steve Irwin completely messed up the Whaling.

The Whalers are making things worse for themselves by admitting the that protests are working. It is encouraging more people to join the active protests. Seven ships are involved and they are expensive to use. Sixteen days were lost this year because they were forced to save a man lost overboard.

Whaling is funded by the Japanese government which spends $60 million a year. Until recently it has been able to recoup 85 percent of this expenditure on sales of whale meat. Non-Japanese protested at the dockside as the whaling ships moored at Shimonoseki harbor in Japan.

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Baboons Test New Computer

"I'm telling you. Read the handbook!"

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New Book Attempts to Refute Evidence That Global Warming Is Caused by Humans

A professor believes that the climate is warming but it is not caused by humans. Ian Plimer has just launched a book, Heaven and Earth, in which he aims to refute evidence that people are causing change in climate because of their activities. He says that warming is cyclical in nature and the earth is going through a hotter phase.

He cites evidence of colder and hotter periods in earth's history. The climate is always changing and not one of the warm periods has been caused by carbon dioxide.

This may be the case. Yet the vast majority of scientists have accepted the "fact" that putting large levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is making the earth hotter much faster. To go against the tide, so it were, is a good way to bring attention to a book that you are trying to sell.

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Flat Cat

"I'm really down. My batteries are flat!"

Australian Banks Do Not Match Central Bank Interest Rate Cut

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowers interest rates by 25 points, but some banks only pass on 0.10 percent. The other banks do not cut their rates at all. Treasurer Wayne Swan criticizes them for not passing on the full amount. Two complied with Wayne Swan's call. They are Heritage Building Society and Rabobank.

Monetary policy is a blunt instrument for managing an economy. It takes months or even years for rate rises and cuts to affect a market. When banks ignore actions of the central bank this makes monetary policy even less effective. Banks are saying they are locked into borrowing money at the older higher rates. This can only be a small part of their borrowings though. So this is a lame excuse.

The Government should legislate and force banks to follow central bank instructions. Whatever rates are at a given time of action, banks should cut their rates by the full RBA cut.

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A Frog's Life in the Pond

"So you want to know about life in the pond. Well I'll begin, eh hem."

People's Lives Have Been Taken Over by Mobile Phones and the Internet

Australians are addicted to mobile phones. They even use their phones while in the bathroom, at the dinner table and in bed. Two friends were in the street and began a conversation. It was only a matter of seconds before mobiles of both participants rang and they stopped the conversation to concentrate on answering their mobiles.

Mobiles and PDAs run our lives. We have allowed this to happen. Keeping up with the latest technology has been the thing to do. It is not only Australians. Figures show that half the world's population now own mobile phones. In Australia there are more mobiles than there are people. Australians "waste" an hour a day on their phones. Adding to this is the curse of the internet with everyone rushing to work and rushing home to check their email - which usually contains mostly useless material.

Privacy has gone as well. It is not uncommon to be on a bus and to hear someone ranting away on their mobile phone about their sex life. An executive was on his mobile and the shop assistant at a food store had to ask him three times if it was takeaway or to eat there. When the food arrived the assistant didn't even get a thank you. People even try to carry on a conversation and text at the same time.

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Orangutans View New Windows

"The new Vista is better than XP? What a joke. Ha-ha-ha."

People Choose Dogs That Look Like Them, But What About Partners?

It's official! People choose dogs that look like themselves. In a research project subjects were asked to match pets with their owners. Owners of labradors, poodles or bull terriers were photographed. Questionnaires were filled in by non-dog owners and they matched owners with dog type correctly 60 percent of the time.

I would take this further and say it is wrong to assume that opposites attract when it comes to human relationships. People do select partners of the same physical type as themselves. This can be seen particularly in older couples who have lived together a long time. Sure humans have a part of the brain that mimics others and living with a person would give a partner similar lines on their face for example. But when you walk around the shopping malls and look at families, similarities in body type can easily be seen in parents.

Even if a white person marries an Asian similar features can still be observed. This is also the case when there is an age difference. A factor that can go against this "trend" is when one partner is very wealthy. A rich person can certainly attract younger more attractive partners. And it is not unusual for someome with great wealth to dump their present partner and family for that matter and marry a younger version of his/her first partner.

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Pig Shoes

"I've got to wear shoes when I go out. Ridiculous!"

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The Energy Crisis Has Been Solved

The energy crisis has been solved - no more pollution or high fuel prices! Just get a "slave" to pedal away all day while you enjoy the electricity generated. A joke? No this is no joke. Scientists are using mice with special nanowire jackets to create power while running around in their exercise wheels.

But this is just the beginning. The jackets will be made "human" size. So you can generate electricity to run your iPod for example. Jackets will even be made to put on your dog. Taking a dog for a walk will no longer be a waste of human time.

The nanowire generators can be put on anything that moves or vibrates. They can be put on bicycles, cars, air conditioners, heaters and so on. it will take some time, however, to make them smaller and cheaper. Research on this is being done.

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Party Pig

"I'm ready dear, I'm ready!"

Open Up the Pharmacy Industry to the free market

It is time the retail drug market was opened up to free enterprise. The announcement by New South Wales that 64 more pharmacists are to be employed in the state's hospitals is scandalous. There are plenty of outlets out there where patients can pick up prescriptions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Doctors should control what medications a patient takes not pharmacists. These people are not trained to consult with patients even though advertising everywhere says "Ask Your Pharmacist". It is like allowing nurses to do operations. They are similarly not trained to do it.

Furthermore, Queensland should allow chain stores like Coles and Woolworths to dispense scripts like in some other states. There are chemists on just about every corner. It is a license to print money to have a chemist shop.

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Fat Cat

"I've suddenly got fat."

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US Pilot Sees UFO and Finally Gets the Government to Admit the Incident Happened

A pilot is ordered to fire on UFO. It is official. The British Government has announced that an American pilot operating in the North Sea was ordered to fire on a UFO. It happened a long time ago, May 1957. However, the fact that it was announced is a step forward, because so many people believe governments are covering up the truth.

The UFO was moving erratically and the pilot fired all of his rockets. In response the UFO Just travelled faster than the rockets, away into the distance. British radar operators had first seen the object on their screens and the pilot was sent to find out what it was. When the pilot was ordered to fire every weapon he had at the UFO he was concerned and questioned the order. A confirmation was sent.

Milton Torres was the member of the United States Air Force involved. Now retired, he has spent over 50 years trying to get the true story released. A believer in UFOs to this day, he says: "It was some kind of alien space craft. It was so fast. It was so incredible". Apparently, the craft was extremely large - as big as an aircraft carrier.

When he returned to base a man in civilian clothes told him not to discuss this with anyone, particularly his commanding officer. So the government was covering up not the air force.

But his is not the end of the story. It has been said that the US military was experimenting with phantom radar signals and this was an example of such a test. It seems most of us will go to our graves with no solution to this issue - if governments have their way.

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Starch Ears

"Too much starch master!"

Government Legislation Won't Change Social Behavior

First we had the Federal Government announcing plans to set up a banned list to protest Australian children from pedophiles. Now Anna Bligh the Premier of Queensland says she will legislate to prevent bikies from congregating in large groups. What next? You are only allowed to go to the loo at work twice a day!

Things such as this are expected in China, but in a Western country?

Sure a person died in a fight between bikies at an airport. It is not doing the right thing, however, to punish everyone else for this. It is surely a knee jerk reaction. How will it stop bikies hurting each other? It is gang culture. They hate the other person because he belongs to a different group. That is all there is to it. Splitting them up into smaller groups will have no affect at all. The problem is bikies are being killed when they are not in a group: for example, two were killed last Tuesday in Canberra and another was shot on the Gold Coast on Friday.

Bikie gangs are operating in a criminal manner. This is an issue for the police to investigate, not for governments to pass more legislation.

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Cat Pilot

"Where's my jet plane?"

Australian Banking Must Catch Up with the Rest of the World

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says that banks are "dragging their feet" trying to hold on to old ways of running payments by card. Banks need to catch up with the rest of the world. Instead of installing new systems they are concentrating on making more money. If they do not act soon the RBA will intervene and use its regulatory powers.

The existing system is costly for the consumer and business to use. Even though computerization has been adopted the actual methods used are over 3o years old in some cases. The RBA had to force banks to make their charges known when giving them the right to set their own rates for ATM usage. Furthermore, charges for interchange of funds paid by credit card to businesses had to be capped.

The problem is that the RBA is only a "watchdog". Other countries have bodies that run the private sector banking system. Coalition Governments have made the market too free. Every corporation is doing its own thing. A Labor Government should intervene to force modernization. Failing this the RBA can regulate and make companies change to a new system. Freezing out competition in EFTPOs transactions, for example, cannot be tolerated.

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Blow Dry Dog

"Yes, a little more on the left side, then it will be dry."

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