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This week I’ve been listening to Auckland singer songwriter Steve Abel’s CD ‘Little Death’. I’m no music reviewer and I find it difficult to put into words what a bloody little masterpiece it is but I reckon that as a song writer Steve Abel is probably one of the best around but strangely remains relatively […]

The English cops have long been known for their softly softly approach when dealing with protesters but it seems they’ve lost their cool with climate change camp. Caption competition anyone?

A chilling message from wear-nothing activists to do-nothing politicians
US-Installation artist Spencer Tunick and Greenpeace present a living sculpture: hundreds naked volunteers symbolise the vulnerability of the glaciers under climate change.
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Greenpeace Australia has been leaked a copy of the draft APEC leaders’ statement on climate change.
At first glance it looks like APEC might actually do something good on climate change. However, the truth of it is that APEC is being driven by the John Howard and George W Bush anti-Kyoto agenda. The spin is […]

Scientists say they have developed a model to predict how ocean currents, as well as human activities, will affect temperatures over the next decade.
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Well I wouldn’t say that this is the definitive word but it does seem that the black screen power savings theory is not valid read more
It’s a nice theory … millions of computers using slightly less power due to a simple css change in a major search engine but the advent of LCD monitors means […]

We heard about this from the IWC two months but it sure is sad to hve it confirmed.
As the article says:
“The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20m years ago. This extinction represents the disappearance of a complete branch of the evolutionary tree of life.”
A […]

This is absolutely incredible.
Using photos of oft-snapped subjects like Notre Dame scraped from around the Web, Photosynth based on Seadragon technology creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo. Curious about that speck in corner? Dive into […]