Posted on January 1, 2009 by renniek
Posted by Kevin Rennie
While we were enjoying the fireworks at Lorne on New Year’s Eve, another dinner guest told us about her recent visit to Dubai. When I naively asked why people seem to be flocking there she showed me a photo very similar to the one above. Another suggestion was that some Saudis [...]
Filed under: Tourism, Travel, climate change | Tagged: Dubai | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 1, 2009 by reb
Posted on January 1, 2009 by reb
Despite promising not to provide a running public commentary on the political landscape in Australia, today former Prime Minister and former Member for Bennelong, John Howard has kicked off the new year by warning Australians that the country faces “a prolonged economic slowdown and that the Rudd Government runs the risk of years of budget [...]
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Posted on January 1, 2009 by reb
John Stapleton has penned an interesting article in The Australian this morning suggesting that as, apparently 2008 is “widely tipped” to be the coolest year on record this century, this therefore throws water all over the theory of Global Warming.
He doesn’t provide any research to back up his “widely tipped” accusation, but simply states “Anyone [...]
Filed under: climate change | 28 Comments »
Posted on January 1, 2009 by reb
Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to 2009!
I hope you all had a wonderful new year’s eve and that you’re not suffering too much this morning.
Adrian of Nowra has had a hellish night, how did everyone else go?
Filed under: Odds and Sodds | Tagged: 2009, new year resolutions | 16 Comments »