Thursday, 5 November 2009

Costello Appointment

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
05 Nov 2009 10:05:14pm
Subject
>>Re: 5.11.09 Q4 COSTELLO APPOINTMENT

Kevin Rudd acts tough, makes policy on the run, plays dirty politics, conquers and divides - appointing previous Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello to be a guardian of future funds, is as cunning as a fox, and as sneaky as the serpent in the Garden of Eden!
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Thursday, 22 October 2009

K Rudd on Rolling Sone

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time22 Oct 2009 10:18:22pm
Subject>Re: 22.10.09 Q8 K RUDD ON ROLLING STONE
 
Jack of all trades, master of none!


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Turnbull

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time22 Oct 2009 10:13:56pm
Subject>>Re: 22.10.09 Q6 TURNBULL
 
Wizard: Kevin Rudd is trying to strangle anyone without a ALP membership

Sorry Wizard, I totally disagree with you, KRudd does not have the guts to do so!
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Liberal Leadership

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time22 Oct 2009 10:05:56pm
Subject>>>Re: 22.10.09 Q3 LIBERAL LEADERSHIP
 
"Ahhhhh ......, may I say this, ..."

"What do you want to say, Bob. With all the money you have giving given away, this is the recession we have to have!"


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Asylum Seekers

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
22 Oct 2009 10:00:33pm
Subject
>Re: 22.10.09 Q2 ASYLUM SEEKERS

In 2003, UN estimated population of Sri Lanka is 19.5 million. Besides those in the camps, how are the rest of Sri Lankan doing? Are their lives miserable, why aren't they seeking asylum in Australia? I know many Sri Lankans business people are doing extremely well!


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Liberal Leadership

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time22 Oct 2009 10:11:39pm
Subject>>Re: 22.10.09 Q4 LIBERAL LEADERSHIP
 
Did someone once said that this is a "Clever Country"?


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Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Religion & Society

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
21 Oct 2009 11:20:30am
Subject
>Re: 1.10.09 - Q.4 RELIGION & SOCIETY

What do we use our brain and mouth for?


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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Clean Coal

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time20 Oct 2009 11:36:08pm
Subject>Re: 15.10.09 - Q5. CLEAN COAL

All these discussions are just a load of hot air - the true form of energy for now and future!
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Monday, 12 October 2009

Obama & Race

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
12 Oct 2009 12:16:40am
Subject
>Re: 24.09.09 - Q2. OBAMA & RACE

DARYL MCCANN: Yesterday Ralph Nader suggested President Obama is ‘‘weak, waffling, wavering and ambiguous”. Is he allowed to say that?

SphericalThinker: "... Is he allowed to say that? ..."

Yes, we can!
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Sunday, 11 October 2009

Red Faces

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
11 Oct 2009 11:58:30pm
Subject
>Re: 8.10.09 Q1 RED FACE

What racism? So neither an European can act as a Chinese Emperor, nor a Japanese play a role of an European King in a movie? Can an aborigine take part in a Shakespearean play, or Holywood actor be a Kung Fu master?

Did anyone criticise MJ for having his face "colored" white? If those "goons" portrayed MJ as white, I would be more upset, and they were definitely unforgivable. Forget about racism, and stop being a hypocrite. Let's live happily and harmoniously.
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Sunday, 13 September 2009

Kevin Rudd's Mannerism

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time13 Sep 2009 1:04:42am
Subject>Re: 10.09.09 - Q7. KEVIN RUDD's MANNERISMS

Can anyone help me with my English? Does the question imply that Kevin Rudd can be genuinely deceptive and deceptively genuine?
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Sixteen-year-old Solo Sailor

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time13 Sep 2009 12:38:54am
Subject>>>Re: 10.09.09 - Q3. SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SOLO SAILOR

Wizard: Ocean sailing is extremely demanding physically and mentally, and also invites prolonged lack of sleep which is not good for developing brains.

Wizard, what developing brain?!!!!
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Saturday, 5 September 2009

Education Revolution

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
05 Sep 2009 8:06:16am
Subject
>Re: 3/09/09 QUESTION 7

Neither Rudd has such mandate, nor Gillard has a womandate to revolunise the education system!
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Climate Change

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time05 Sep 2009 8:00:37am
Subject>Re: 3/09/09 QUESTION 4
 
If carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere, what is it replacing?

Does increase in carbon dioxide affect the atmospheric pressure?

How will increase/decrease in atmospheric pressure affect the weather, and living beings on earth?


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Thursday, 27 August 2009

Indigenous Assimilation

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Aug 2009 10:58:29pm
Subject>Re: Question 7 - INDIGENOUS ASSIMILATION

Get real! Do all the people brought up under the influence of Western civilisation, white, yellow or black (what whatever colour one may choose to use), suffer from "rampant alcoholism, child abuse and squalor"?

People making idiotic accusation about Western culture must be drunk!
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Indigenous Education

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Aug 2009 10:49:46pm
Subject>>Re: Question 8 - INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

She (Tara Winch) probably did not study English!
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Identity - Australian Identity

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Aug 2009 10:46:51pm
Subject>Re: Question 5 - IDENTITY – AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY

Australian is a noun as well as an adjective.

If one is not born here, then one has to apply to become a citizen of Australia, and after being accepted he/she becomes an Australian. It is an honour and priviledge to be granted citizenship of this great country.

As an adjective, one can be Austalian, or Australian-like if he/she plays Aussie rule football, eats meat pies, vegimite (unfortunately it is no longer Aussie-own), enjoys a glass or two of VB or Foster.
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Abbott = Loser

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Aug 2009 10:29:53pm
Subject>Re: Question 3 - ABBOTT = LOSER

Spare the rod, spoil the kid.
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Indigenous Education

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Aug 2009 10:21:18pm
Subject>Re: Question 8 - INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

For all public and government funded private schools, English should be the only teaching medium, and other languages are discretionary.

We cannot afford to build a Tower of Babel, which can only lead to misunderstanding, confusion, suspicion and conflict.
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Monday, 24 August 2009

Racism

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time24 Aug 2009 1:59:40am
Subject>>>>>Re: QUESTION 7 - RACISM

Are you drunk, Skip?
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Thursday, 20 August 2009

Women in Karzai

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time20 Aug 2009 10:25:33pm
Subject>Re: QUESTION 8 - WOMEN AND KARZAI

True, the country is full of corruption, and hence, so many turn up to vote indicates the that it is stacked!
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Yellow Peril

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time19 Aug 2009 4:29:39pm
Subject>Re: 13 August 2009 Question 6: Yellow Peril?

Why do you think learning Mandarin/Cantonese at school is a negative? Asian schools have been teaching English for decades, and with that language skill they have conquered many countries in the professional and export arena.

Many Chinese exports to English speaking countries are lablled in English, with English instructions, promotions, etc. When are we going to export our produce and products to Chinese speaking countries with Chinese writing?

Only Kevin Rudd speaks Mandarin fluently from the government, but there are many folds more Chinese from her government speak English.

If we don't take this opportunity, we will miss the boat (to China)!
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Education Revolution

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
18 Aug 2009 10:44:25am
Subject
>Re: QUESTION 5 - EDUCATION REVOLUTION

Has anyone worked out how many extra teachers can be employed with the hefty $14.7 billion at $65,000/teacher/year with pay increase of 4% each year:
1. over the next 10 years? Answer 22,500
2. over the next 15 years? Answer 13,350
3. over the next 20 years? Answer 9,000

At $55,000 with an annual increment of 4%, a teacher will be paid $115,877 each year in 20 years time.

I wonder I can get a job to teach the politicians Mathematics. They suffer from numeracy defficiency!
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Racism

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time18 Aug 2009 10:11:25am
Subject>Re: QUESTION 7 - RACISM

Certain public sectors should be free from cultural and religious practices and beliefs, such as school, hospital, public transport system, parks, etc.

In general, national laws are made for the good of the public. While it is difficult to define universal values and laws, any existing ones are better than none at present. We do have a lot of freedom to speak out and change the system than many other countries. No one should not just sit around and whinge.

If people, migrants or dinky-di Aussies, misuse our system and not caught for doing it, only to show that these are "smart" (not necessarily intelligent) to exploit the system. Therefore, it is the crack of the system should be fixed to avoid further occurrence.

Let's tap their resourcefulness and make this a better country.
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Racism

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
11 Aug 2009 2:55:03am
Subject
>>Re: QUESTION 7 - RACISM

Did Captain Cook eat bush tucker? Did the white men integrate into the aboriginal society and learn the local language?

Pot calling the kettle black!
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Monday, 10 August 2009

Education Revolution

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time10 Aug 2009 6:28:29pm
Subject>>>>Re: QUESTION 5 - EDUCATION REVOLUTION

Don't we all like to own a custom built house or custom crafted Rolls Royce? When T-Ford started to roll off the production line and "ordinary" people could afford to buy one.

In theory, a teacher should identify the learning syle of each student, and teaches him/her with the appropriate method. This is a utopian wish, but absolutely nonsensical. If any parent feels that individual attention is the way to go, then he/she should employ a personal tutor/teacher for the child.

There is nothing wrong to use a cookie-cutter approach. In fact, tighter control should be in place to ensure students receive unbiased, non-discrimitory, universal standard of education.

Public wallet has limited amount of money. As a taxpayer, I deposit money into the wallet, too!
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Friday, 7 August 2009

Education Revolution

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time07 Aug 2009 12:01:04am
Subject>Re: QUESTION 5 - EDUCATION REVOLUTION

What is Education Revolution? Answer: A spin on education policy.

Does Education Revolution cover the complete spectrum from prep to university?

If so, TAFE's should be under microscope too!
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Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Radio Rape Revelation

Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
04 Aug 2009 12:53:03pm
Subject
>>Re: Question 4: Radio Rape Revelation - 30.07.09

Although Kyle is not my favourite radio / TV personality but he can be forgiven for his infallibility and reaction to an unexpected shock! However, the heartless clowns in the Chaser's skit are inexcusable for their poor taste and misjudgement!

As for the girl's mother, she should go on a lie detector test to prove that she is the real mother. With a mother like this, who needs enemies!


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Abortion

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time04 Aug 2009 12:37:29pm
Subject>Re: Question 5: Abortion - 30.7.09

Self administration of abortion drugs should be banned worldwide!

Babies don't just belong to the females. The male partner is responsible for the conception, and must a say too whether the baby be brought to the world. If a woman decides to abort for whatever the reasons, without professional help and counselling, this can be disastrous for the health and well-being of the woman, as well as that of the partner.

Babies are NOT laboratory specimens.
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Home births


AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time04 Aug 2009 12:23:43pm
Subject>Re: Q7 Home births

At present, there are enough mid-wives to go round delivering babies because of economy of scale - birth at hospital.

If home birth becomes a common practice, there will be shortage of qualified mid-wives, not dissimilar to other trade / profession. Unqualified, and unethical practitioners will move in to take advantage of the uninformed and inexperienced.

There is also another legal implication. Illegal baby trade may flourish, because documents can be falsified regarding who the real parents are.

As demand of home births increases, the health insurance will likely to cover home birth. Based on risk and cost effectiveness factors, I can also foresee that the health insurance premium will increase for families or singles of child bearing age.
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Online Media


Author
SphericalThinker ®
Date/Time
28 Jul 2009 11:18:21pm
Subject
>Re: Online Media

Completely disappeared? No. It's not the same trying to read news on a tiny screen on a train or in the dunny! Reading stale newspaper is better nothing on a plane! 
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Monday, 27 July 2009

Genius?

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time27 Jul 2009 10:46:15pm

Being intelligent is a matter of relativity. Selective cloning, robotic technology, splitting of atoms and sub-atomic particles are inventions of very intelligent scientists, and yet human race may disappear or be eradicated one day by some misguided intelligent idiots misusing these!
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Friday, 24 July 2009

The Liberals and Climate change

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time24 Jul 2009 2:18:30pm
 
The sun pours out millions and millions joules of energy upon the earth surface and oceans everyday. Do we really expect the planet to get cooled? If so, what cools it and how? Global warming is here to stay, unless human race starts working on a reversal process in coling the earth, Kyoto Protocol and ETS are just band aid approaches. Look up beyond the upper atmospheres and see how air exchanges can be improved. Its time, Al Gore, to return your Nobel Prize.
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Home births

AuthorSphericalThinker ®
Date/Time24 Jul 2009 2:05:19pm
Subject>>Re: Q7 Home births

Won't it be nice if you can choose to have a teacher coming home to teach your children, get the supermarket staff to deliver your grocery, bring Bali resort to your door step.

Furthermore, why own a Holden; just ask the car dealer to sell you a HSV and let the taxpayers to pick up the tab.

Public system money comes from ordinary taxpayers like me
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