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  1. Big news from Australia:

     

    The Australian Labor Party has just overturned their '3 mines' policy on uranium mining on a federal level. This is important because Labor are in control of state governments, which have upheld this on a state level for the last 25 years. The states which will benefit from this the most are South Australia (whose premier is very pro uranium mining) and Northern Territory (which is not strictly a state, as it is controlled by the pro-uranium the federal government). Western Australia and Queensland both have premiers who remain negative towards it.

  2. what is that worm character? an alien?

     

    i think it would be difficult to communicate with insects- they are like robots,

    and rely on instincts, making them poor companions

     

     

    Funny looking alien!

     

    Couldn't be an insect - the maximum size of an insect is limited because they don't have a method of pumping air in and out of their bodies - it's just gas interchange. Bigger than the critical size and their internal organs would fail due to lack of oxygen (which this one clearly uses, see air bubble in picture).

  3. Maybe this is the reason why 'you' are Time Magazine's person of the year. A self-serving reference to the company's own interests. Am I too cynical?

     

    Time to lose jobs to the net

     

    January 19, 2007 - 12:13PM

     

    Time Inc is eliminating nearly 300 jobs as it continues to revamp its huge portfolio of magazines such as Time, People and Sports Illustrated in an effort to adapt as readers and advertisers move to the internet...

  4. Very observant!

     

    I think I agree with the theory that the person of the year is going to be some sort of target in the next year. It's all a bit perverse.

     

    But what message are they trying to convey? An increased freedom from better access to media? That is a bit premature I think. If anything the combination of increased usage of digital rights management and convergence of media and IT is sewing the consumer up more than ever before. Look what convergence of US media did for the level of public awareness of global events!

     

    I prefer the 'you're going to get screwed' theory.

  5. Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, closed its Cannington silver mine after a fatality today.

     

    The mine will be closed indefinitely as an investigation takes place, Emma Meade, a spokeswoman for the Melbourne-based company, said today. Cannington, which also produces lead and is based in Australia, is the world's largest silver mine.

     

    (no link yet, but will try to find one)

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