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FIRM evidence that our universe is still forming has been obtained by an orbiting NASA telescope which has revealed what appears to be massive new galaxies. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been scanning the heavens in our corner of the universe since its launch in April last year but had found nothing of interest, until…

BUY NOTHING CHRISTMAS – Adbusters: “Buy Nothing Christmas Buy Nothing Day is only one day. Our earth, our minds, our communities deserve more than that. So this year, let’s take the fun, passion and message of BND and spin it to inspire a whole shop-free season! Gather family and friends, let’s rise above the consumer…

Check out this link for the transcripts and commentary on the Kazaa Case. apcmag.com: KazaaGate – Transcript Trough:

“The BBC fell for a hoax report that Dow Chemical would compensate victims of the Bhopal disaster after visiting a website that led them to a ‘plausible spokesperson’ who appeared on camera, a BBC source has said. In preparing reports for the anniversary of the disaster at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India on…

Greenpeace investigations have revealed that an Australian technology company is involved in secretive, high risk research into laser enrichment of uranium. Silex Systems Ltd is using Silex technology, which is classified by the US government as “Restricted Data” because it relates to the construction of nuclear weapons. Uranium enrichment technology represents a global security risk.…

An ingredient in chocolate may actually be a more effective cough medicine than traditional remedies, a new study suggests. And not only that, the UK-based research showed that the cocoa-derived compound had none of the side effects associated with standard drug treatments for persistent coughs.

An admission by the South Australian State Government that genetically engineered (GE) canola planted in South Australia is for purely commercial purposes, has undermined the GE moratorium in SA and threatens supply chains in other states, Greenpeace said today. Greenpeace GE campaigner Jeremy Tager said, “Once the canola seed leaves the state, all South Australian…

Nice words from John Hepburn I thought appropriate to post here.. So what are we going do about it? Ok, so the election result wasn’t exactly what we had hoped for. At least the Labor party didn’t get elected. But that is some small consolation given that the Liberal coalition did – with effective control…

Last night my Gmail account was upgraded allowing POP3 access. Damn those guys rock. Get yourself a gmail account as soon as you can.