Natural Disaster...

Natural disaster can be defined as a consequence of a natural hazard occurring on land, sea or air.
In Australia. these events cause great financial hardship for individuals and communities, and can result in loss of life, which has become part of AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE....

Some of the common natural disasters found in Australia are..


Drought

Prolonged and abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users' normal needs. These major droughts have resulted in financial losses, personal hardship and environmental damage. In Western NSW and west Darling areas, the 1895 Federal Drpoght was exacerbated by heavy overstocking, and the arrival of rabbits which crossed the Murray River into western NSW in 1881 and reached plague proportions. Overstocking caused widespread severe erosion and increased the effects of the drought.

Eastern and Southern Australia is once again experiencing widespread drought, with agricultural income in 2006-07 expected to be at the lowest level since 1994-95.

Forest fires

In mid-January 2003, extreme weather conditions led to multiple outbreaks of fire in Namadgi National Park to the south of Canberra. Strong winds pushed the fires into forested areas adjoining Canberra and on the afternoon of Saturday 18 January, firestorms fanned by high winds hit Canberra suburbs. Thousands of hectares of forest and park lands were burnt out.

Floods

Floods occur when water covers land which is normally dry. Floods in Australia range from localised flash flooding as a result of thunderstorms, to more widespread flooding following heavy rain over the catchment areas of river systems. Flooding is also a regular seasonal phenomenon in Northern Australia. Australian towns were built on floodplains despite warnings from local Aborigines.

Over one million square kilometres of Queensland and New South Wales (and a smaller area of Victoria) were flooded in April 1990. The towns of Nyngan and Charleville were the worst affected with around 2,000 homes inundated. Six people were killed and around 60 were injured.

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Australian folklore is based on traditional beliefs, legends and customs of a group, handed down through generations

Fast Food Forum To Address Obesity Woes

THE fast food industry will meet with the NSW government and public health experts for talks today triggered by concern over the community's rising level of obesity.

Former premier Bob Carr will co-chair the NSW Food Forum, where the agenda includes proposals such as listing fat and calorie information alongside meals offered on fast food menus.The NSW Government initiative follows a campaign by Sydney-based The George Institute for Global Health, which has highlighted the elevated levels of salt contained in most fast food meals.Bruce Neal, Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney and senior director at The George, said the talks were a "great opportunity" to improve the nutrition of fast food and possibly without the need for new regime of industry regulation.Australia was now lagging behind the US and the UK which had introduced salt reduction targets for 80 different categories of food, he said.

"Prof Neal is calling for industry agreement to reduce the salt content of fast food meals.This would ensure a benefit for all fast food consumers, he said, and not just those "few motivated people" who could be persuaded by improved nutritional labelling to buy a healthier option.The fast food industry is expected to announce a new partnership with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) - a Quick Service Restaurant Forum within the AFGC that would focus on nutrition and health issues.

Industry takes the growing levels of obesity and chronic disease seriously and recognises the need to work with stakeholders to reduce salt and saturated fats and improve consumer information.

Australian Body Art Festival 2010

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Look very nice right??

wow...

FANTASY bodies go on display in Queensland as the annual Body Art Carnivale brings human canvases to life.

The Australian Body Art Carnivale is centred around body art in its many varied forms - from the more readily seen art form of face painting right through to cutting-edge full body painting using airbrush and sponge and brush, as well as special effects.Read more:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/australian-body-art-festival-2010/story-e6frfq89-1225868551921#ixzz0umeRdWVg

It is very interesting!!!

FOREIGN STUDENTS ARE HELPING TO PROP UP STATE SCHOOLS WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEES.

Thousands of students, mainly from Asia, poured $31 million into primary and high schools in Australia for last year - up from $27 million in 2008. More than 4000 overseas students were enrolled in state schools last year compared with 2700 in 2007, according to documents released to the Herald Sun. They paid annual fees of about $13,000 for years 11 and 12 and $8800 at primary level.

Australian Education Union state president, Mary Bluett said it was possible overseas fee-paying students were being enrolled ahead of local students who wanted to attend a school but lived outside the zone.

Some schools were actively recruiting foreign students as a way of earning much needed.

John Masanauskas

The Effect of Television Viewing

Based on the estimation, more than ninety per cent of the family units in the urban countries have at least one set of television (Sharif 1999). According to Leigh (2001), since the first time television was invented, it has enthralled its audience from all generations. This statement was supported by Dr. Thomas Alexander, who said that the television programmes are designed to have a demand of undivided attention. According to the American Time Use Survey (2003) statistics, women and men spent 2.5 hours and 2.8 hours watching television respectively. Many said that watching television gives some bad impact especially to the children as their imaginative skills do not developed well since watching television is a passive activity (Leigh 2001). However, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive effects. This is based on some reasons that could support my statements which are television programmes provide additional information to learn, encourage critical thinking skills among the audiences and refreshes our minds after having a hard day's work.


Firstly, television programmes provide additional information to learn. The television is a good medium of teaching among the students. They are believable to understand more on what they have seen rather than what they have read (Leigh 2001). In addition, news programmes on television also ensure us to access to the latest current issues of local and world networking. Besides, youngsters have more information which allowing them to explore the beauty of the world (Rutherford 2002). They also can share and discuss with their friends on the knowledge that they get from the television programmes about the global problems (Sharif 1999). So, I strongly believe that watching television has a positive effect.


Secondly, watching television programmes encourages critical thinking skills among the audiences. They become more curios about the world around them. This makes them become expert on the cultural identity and the contribution of the other cultures to communities (Leigh 2001). Not only that, from the resolving of the conflict in the programme shown, families can discuss the better solutions that are possible. The discussions help to develop a critical thinking skill which is necessary for learning purposes and social interactions (Sharif 1999). Again, viewing television programmes give a positive effect as it helps to develop critical thinking skills.


Lastly, watching television programmes also refreshes our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Young people can forget for a while about the frustration and stress caused by the increasing demands and expectations put on them. Hence, they become more refreshed and ready to concentrate on the other works (Rutherford 2002). So, watching television can help to relax our mind and body thus it proves that viewing television lead to positive effects.


As a conclusion, watching television has positive effects such as additional information can be learnt and the critical thinking can be triggered among audiences. Furthermore, it also refreshes our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Therefore, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive effects instead of bad impacts that the people always think and talk about.

The Effect of Television Viewing

Based on the estimation, more than ninety per cent of the family units in the urbanized country have at least one set of television (Sharif 1999). According to Leigh (2001), since the first time television was invented, it has enthralled its audience from all generations. This statement was supported by Dr. Thomas Alexander, who said that the television programs are designed to have a demand of undivided attention. The statistics from the American Time Use Survey (2003) indicates that the average hours per day spend by women and men on television watching is about 2.5 hours and about 2.8 hours respectively. Many said that watching television gives some bad impact especially to the children as their imaginative skills do not developed well since watching television is a passive activity (Leigh 2001). However, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive effects. This is based on some reasons that could support my statements which are television programs provide additional information to learn encourages critical thinking among the audiences and refreshed our mind after having a hard work.


Firstly, television programs provide additional information to learn. The television is a good medium of teaching among the students. They are believable to understand more on what they have seen rather than what they have read (Leigh 2001). In addition, news programs on television also ensure us to access to the latest current issues of local and world networking. Besides, youngsters has more information which allowing them to explore the beauty of the world (Rutherford 2002). They also can share and discuss with their friends on the knowledge that they get from the television programs about the global problems (Sharif 1999). So, I strongly believe that watching television has a positive effect.


Secondly, watching television programs encourages critical thinking among the audiences. They become more curios about the world around them. This makes them become expert on the cultural identity and the contribution of the other cultures to communities (Leigh 2001). Not only that, from the resolving of the conflict in the program shown, families can discuss the better solutions that are possible. The discussions help to develop critical thinking which is necessary for learning purposes and social interactions (Sharif 1999). Again, viewing television programs give a positive effect as it helps to develop critical thinking.


Lastly, watching television program also refreshes our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Young people can forget for a while about the frustration and stress caused by the increasing demands and expectations put on them. Hence, they become more refreshed and ready to concentrate on the other works (Rutherford 2002). So, watching television can help to relax our mind and body thus it proves that viewing television lead to positive effects.


As a conclusion, watching television has positive effects such as additional information can be learnt and the critical thinking can be triggered among audiences. Furthermore, it also refreshes our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Therefore, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive effects instead of bad impacts that the people always thinking and talking about.

Teen Shot Father Dead Then Watched TV- Sydney court told

• Teen pleads guilty to killing his father
• "Shot him for past incidents"
• Watched TV after dad's death

A 17-YEAR-OLD youth shot his father dead in his bed before spending the rest of the night watching television, a Sydney judge has been told.

The youth told police he had gone into his father's bedroom with a stolen shotgun after having thought about past incidents when his father had punished him physically.

The youth, who cannot be named, has pleaded guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to murdering his father at his property near Mudgee, on April 23, 2008.

He also has pleaded guilty to aggravated break and enter involving the theft of a number of firearms.

An agreed statement of facts was tendered to Justice Peter Johnson at the youth's sentencing hearing today.

According to the statement of facts, the teenager told police his father had arrived home from work on the evening of April 23.

"He stated there were no issues or problems between the two during the evening," the statement said.

The teenager then watched TV in his older brother's room until about 10pm (AEST) when his father went to bed.

"The offender stated that about 10.30pm, he went to the cupboard and got the Hollis and Sons double barrel shotgun, loaded it and cocked it then lay down with the gun and continued to watch TV," the facts said.

"He stated that he started thinking about past incidents, where the victim had punished him physically."

The teenager told police he then went into his father's room, where he found him sleeping.
"He stated that he turned on the bedroom light, pointed the shotgun towards the victim, closed his eyes and fired the shotgun."

The facts said the teenager's brother came into the room, checked their father and reported no signs of life.

"He stated (his brother) went back to bed and that he stayed up for the rest of the night, watching TV.

"At no time did he or (the brother) call for any assistance for their father.

"The offender stated that he believed the victim was dead."

The hearing is continuing.

The Effects of Television Viewing

Based on the estimation, more than ninety per cent of the family units in the urbanized country have at least one set of television (Sharif 1999). According to Leigh (2001), since the first time television was invented, it has enthralled its audience from the all generations. This statement was supported by Dr. Thomas Alexander, who said that the television programs are designed to have a demand of undivided attention. The statistics from the American Time Use Survey (2003) indicated that the average hours per day spend by women on watching television is almost 2.5 hours and about 2.8 hours spend by men. Many said that watching give a bad impact especially to the children as their imaginative skills do not developed well since watching television is a passive activity (Leigh 2001). However, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive side effects. This is based on some reasons that could supported my statement which are television programs provide additional information to learn, encourages critical thinking among the audiences and refreshed our mind after having a hard work.

Firstly, television programs provide additional information to learn. The television is a good medium of teaching among the students. They are believable to understand more on what they have seen rather than what they have read. (Leigh 2001). In addition, news programs on television also ensure us to access to the latest current issues of local and world networking. Besides, Youngsters become wealth of information which allowing them to explore the beauty of the world (Rutherford 2002). They also can share and discuss with their friends on the knowledge that they get from the television programs about the global problems (Sharif 1999). So, I strongly believe that watching television have a positive effect.

Secondly, watching television programs encourages critical thinking among the audiences. They become more curios about the world around them. This makes them become expert on the cultural identity and the contribution of the other cultures to communities (Leigh 2001). Not only that, from the resolving of the conflict in the program shown, families can discuss the better solutions that are possible. The discussions help to develop critical thinking which is necessary for learning purposes and social interactions (Sharif 1999). Again, viewing television programs give a positive effect as it helps to develop critical thinking.

Lastly, watching television program also refreshed our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Young people can forget for a while about the frustration and stress caused by the increasing demands and expectations put on them. Hence, they become more refreshed and ready to concentrate on the other works (Rutherford 2002). So, watching television can help to relax our mind and body thus it proves that viewing television lead to positive effect.

As a conclusion, watching television have a positive side effects such as the television programs provide an additional information to learn and encourages the critical thinking among the audience. Furthermore, it also refreshed our mind after having a hard work at schools or offices. Therefore, I strongly believe that watching television also have positive effects instead of bad impacts that the people always thinking and talking about.

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Should the Sale of Junk Food in School Canteens be banned?

Junk food is the term that used to describe the food that is to be unhealthy and have low nutritional value. It is being blamed for the increase in childhood obesity (Smith 2005). Based on the statistics from the Health Foundation, (2005) it shows that most of the snack foods such as chips, soft drinks, hamburgers, instant noodles, confectionery and cookies are categorized under foods that have low nutritional values. So, I strongly believed that the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned as it brings more disadvantages rather than the advantages. Some of the reasons to support the banned in selling the junk foods are as it leads to health problems, contributes to behavioural problems and causes litter problems.

Firstly, the junk food is the contributor to the health problems for children in most of the countries. The ingredients in the junk foods mainly consist of chemical additives which may lead to various problems such as hyperactivity and poor concentration in their study (Smith 2005). In addition, junk foods also cause the weight gain disorder. According to Lin Tran (2005), the consumption of chocolate bars and instant noodles raised the kilo joule intake and hence lead to the weight gain. So, the sale of junk food should be banned as it brings more healthy problems.
Secondly, the selling of junk food is the major cause of litter problems in the country. The litter’s problems are bad for our communities’ image and its need a high cost to cleaning it up. According to the Smith (2005), the school’s canteens that have reduced the sale of junk foods have also reduced their litter problems. Hence the schools can spend the money for other maintenance projects that benefit the school rather that spend for the cleaning purposes (The Food Show 2005). From this, again, I strongly believe that the sale of junk food should be banned.


Lastly, one way to improve the students behaviour is by prevent them from having junk food. To do this, the sale of junk food needs to be stopped. From the article of The Food Channel (2005), the Child Psychologist, Caputo said that reducing unhealthy foods in children’s diet can improve their behaviour. The chemical addictives in the junk foods is the factor which generates the behavioural problems. The teacher of Hill Primary School, Green, said that the students became calmer after lunch after the selling of junk food and soft drinks is removed from the school’s canteens. In order to take care of student’s behaviour, the sale of junk food in the school’ canteens should be banned.


The sale of junk food in the school canteens should be banned as it is unhealthy food for health and a major contributor to the litter problems. Not only that, the banning of the selling of the junk food also believable to improve the student’s behaviour. Therefore, the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned for the sake of all parties especially students.

Should the Sale of Junk Food in School Canteens be banned?

Junk food is the term that used to describe the food that is to be unhealthy and have low nutritional value. It is being blamed for the increase in childhood obesity (Smith 2005). Based on the statistics from the Health Foundation, (2005) it shows that most of the snack foods such as chips, soft drinks, hamburgers, instant noodles, confectionery and cookies are categorized under foods that have low nutritional values. So, I strongly believed that the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned as it brings more disadvantages rather than the advantages itself. Some of the reasons to support the banned in selling the junk foods are as it is unhealthy food to be eat, causes major contributor to litter problems and also cause the student’s behaviour problems.

Firstly, the junk foods are the contributor to the healthy and behaviour problems in children in the most country. The ingredients in the junk foods mainly consist of chemical additives which may lead to various problems such as hyperactivity and poor concentration in their study (Smith 2005). In addition, junk foods also cause the weight gain disorder. According to Lin Tran (2005), the consumption of chocolate bars and instant noodles raised the kilo joule intake and hence lead to the weight gain. So, the sale of junk food should be banned as it brings more healthy problems.

Secondly, the selling of junk food is the major cause of litter problems in the country. The litter’s problems are bad for our communities’ image and its need a high cost to cleaning it up. According to the Smith (2005), the school’s canteens that have reduced the sale of junk foods have also reduced their litter problems. Hence the schools can spend the money for other maintenance projects that benefit the school rather that spend for the cleaning purposes (The Food Show 2005). From this, again, I strongly believe that the sale of junk food should be banned.

Lastly, one way to improve the students behaviour is by prevent them from having junk food. To do this, the sale of junk food needs to be stopped. From the article of The Food Channel (2005), the Child Psychologist, Caputo said that reducing unhealthy foods in children’s diet can improve their behaviour. The chemical addictives in the junk foods is the factor which generates the behavioural problems. The teacher of Hill Primary School, Green, said that the students became calmer after lunch after the selling of junk food and soft drinks is removed from the school’s canteens. In order to take care of student’s behaviour, the sale of junk food in the school’ canteens should be banned.

The sale of junk food in the school canteens should be banned as it is unhealthy food for health and a major contributor to the litter problems. Not only that, the banning of the selling of the junk food also believable to improve the student’s behaviour. Therefore, the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned for the sake of all parties especially students.

Should the Sale of Junk Food in School Canteens be banned?

Junk food is the term that used to describe the food that is to be unhealthy and have low nutritional value. It is being blamed for the increase in childhood obesity (Smith 2005). Based on the statistics from the Health Foundation, (2005) it shows that most of the snack foods such as chips, soft drinks, hamburgers, instant noodles, confectionery and cookies are categorized under foods that have low nutritional values. So, I strongly believed that the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned as it brings more disadvantages rather than the advantages itself. Some of the reasons to support the banned in selling the junk foods are as it is unhealthy food to be eat, causes major contributor to litter problems and also to help in improving the students behavior.

Firstly, the junk foods are the contributor to the healthy and behaviour problems in children in the most country. The ingredients in the junk foods mainly consist of chemical additives which may lead to various problems such as hyperactivity and poor concentration in their study (Smith 2005). In addition, junk foods also cause the weight gain disorder. According to Lin Tran (2005), the consumption of chocolate bars and instant noodles raised the kilo joule intake and hence lead to the weight gain. So, the sale of junk food should be banned as it brings more healthy problems.

Secondly, the selling of junk food is the major cause of litter problems in the country. The litter’s problems are bad for our communities’ image and its need a high cost to cleaning it up. The school’s canteens that have reduced the sale of junk foods have also reduced their litter problems (Smith 2005). Reducing the selling of junk foods will decreases the litter problems hence the schools can spend the money for other maintenance projects that benefit the school (The Food Show 2005). From this, again, I strongly believe that the sale of junk food should be banned.

Lastly, one way to improve the students behaviour is by prevent them from having junk food. To do this, the sale of junk food needs to be stopped. From the article of The Food Channel (2005), the Child Psychologist, Caputo said that reducing unhealthy foods in children’s diet can improve their behaviour. The chemical addictives in the junk foods are the factors which generate the behavioural problems. The teacher of Hill Primary School, Green, said that the students became calmer after lunch after the selling of junk food and soft drinks is removed from the school’s canteens. In order to take care of student’s behaviour, the sale of junk food in the school’ canteens should be banned.

The sale of junk food in the school canteens should be banned as it is unhealthy food for health and a major contributor to the litter problems. Not only that, the banning of the selling of the junk food also believable to improve the student’s behaviour. Therefore, the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned for the sake of all parties especially students.

Woman fired for Facebook threat...

AN ADELAIDE supermarket supervisor has been sacked after she posted on social networking site Facebook a "heat-of-the-moment" comment about an unnamed co-worker.

Even though her employer was not mentioned in the comment, Caz Marshall, 22, of Hackham, was dismissed last month by Coles from her checkout job at its Edwardstown supermarket.

"Had I wrote it on the staff room wall or on the (Facebook) walls of everybody who works in that store to single this person out, yes, that would be different," said Ms Marshall, who worked for Coles and Bi-Lo since 2005.

"But the fact it was a private conversation between me and another girl from work . . . it wasn't even intended for the person I was writing about to read it."

Ms Marshall said she removed the comment - which was posted on another person's "wall" and was visible to other visitors to that page - the following day but it had already been shown to store management. They said she had breached company policy.

Ms Marshall said she was called to a meeting and shown "six months' worth" of older Facebook posts she had written and was sacked - a move she thought was extreme.

"I just feel like I could have been given another chance, I don't feel like I necessarily had to be fired," she told the Sunday Mail.

A Coles spokesman confirmed Mss Marshall was "dismissed for a serious breach of our code of conduct", which stated "team members must not make any disparaging or untruthful remarks about other team members".

He said an internal reminder sent to all staff in August had warned "publishing inappropriate or disparaging material on online forums about fellow team members or customers also constitutes a breach of our code of conduct".

Responding to a comment written by a friend and colleague, Ms Marshall said she became angry and posted a degrading comment on Facebook about the co-worker and suggested she "will get what's coming to her".

However she said after being called to a meeting with her Coles management, she now realised her reference to "karma" could also be interpreted as threatening.

Ms Marshall said she regretted posting the comments when her emotions were raised. "It was anger, it was frustration, this girl - she was my friend and she was hurting," she said.

"You're sticking up for someone, you want to make them feel better, to let her know that she wasn't alone.

"It wasn't something that I would normally do. It was done in the heat of the moment and the threat was not something I would carry out - it's not in my character."

Industrial relations experts and social media commentators agree the law is murky on such workplace issues and legislation, as well as society in general, saying it needed to "catch up" with the responsibilities of the online social networking phenomenon.

Adelaide University workplace relations specialist and law professor Andrew Stewart said the impact of online behaviour on workplaces was a growing area and provoked more and more disputes as conversations once kept in pubs, cafes or barbecues were moving online, thrusting the usually private into the public domain.

"In broad terms, the view that the courts and industrial tribunals generally take is that an employer is entitled to take an interest in what happens outside the workplace where there is a clear impact either on the employer's business or on relations in the workplace itself," Prof Stewart said.

He said there had been cases in which employees were dismissed fairly after events that occurred "well away from work, where the incident has the potential to create friction or difficulties within the workplace between people who need to work together".

Prof Stewart also warned people could leave themselves open to civil and criminal defamation claims with potentially severe consequences because of comments published online.

Last year, in an Australian first, an Adelaide man was convicted of criminal defamation after posting false and malicious material about a police officer on Facebook.

Christopher James Cross, of Salisbury, then 19, pleaded guilty in the Kadina Magistrates Court and was placed on a two-year, $500 good behaviour bond.

Social network strategist Laurel Papworth said she considered Facebook to be a private arena or "gated community" where privacy settings allowed users to confirm who could become their online "friends" and have access to their information.

But she said this also raised issues about trust and users should be aware of the differences between their personal and professional voices when they made comments online.

"Australians are now learning that they're a `band of one' and I think what's happening is that they are not realising that they're liable for things they do on weekends and holidays. It has to do with the fact we are broadcasting and publishing, people don't realise they're publishing," she said.

Civil liberties expert Professor George Williams, a strong supporter of free speech, believed people should be entitled to express an opinion without facing dismissal - unless there was a clear-cut case of breaching conditions, such as posting company secrets online. But he also said social networkers needed to be aware of the ramifications of their comments.

"They are in the public domain but people do often express private thoughts and I don't think the law or society has caught up with that," he said. "I think this is an area where there is a need for urgent action by law-makers to make sure that the law is in a satisfactory state."

Ms Marshall said she had learned a lesson and now planned to use Facebook only for positive comments and to stay in touch with friends.

She warned others to stay offline when angry: "Don't go near the computer, don't go near facebook."

Fiona McWhirter, Maria Cabrera
From: Sunday Mail (SA)

Global Warming...

Nowadays, global warming becomes a hot issue to be discussed on. From day to day, it becomes worse and this caused our mother of nature, Earth has suffered a lot especially in term of climate change. Global warming can be explained in term of increasing of the Earth’s temperature that could change our planet by making the climate much more unpredictable, extinction of many species and making people’s life more difficult. Global warming is caused by a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. The natural greenhouse effect is a good thing as it helps to warm out earth. However, as the industrial revolution become more important, more carbon dioxide gas is emitted to the atmosphere as a by product of the combustion of petrol in this industrial. The carbon dioxide gas makes Earth’s greenhouse gas become thicker from day to day. Hence, more of the Sun’s heat gets trapped inside the atmosphere and our planet become warmer. This causes the global warming to occur. The global warming gives various impacts to the climate change and also to the human being. Thus, the best solution should be discovered in a way to arrest these problems from become worst.


Global warming has various impacts to our environment. The most obvious one is the changes in the temperature which lead to coastal erosion; lengthen the growing season, and melting of ice sheets and glaciers. Global warming result in more hot days and fewer cool days for certain places. The drought will happen frequently in a long time and the probability for hurricanes to occur also higher as oceans getting warmer (Holli Riebeek,2007). Furthermore, the sea level also rises and hence leads to erode coasts and cause coastal flooding. The rising of the sea level happened due to the warming of the earth which warm up the oceans too. Hence, the sea water molecules expand and take up more volume causing the level of sea rises. The increase in temperature also make the melting of glaciers and ice sheets happen faster which can speed up the rises of sea level. The rising of the sea level will cause the low-lying country to disappear underwater. For instance, Bangladesh has a higher probability to disappear as it is one of the low-lying countries (NASA,2009).


Beside that, the effect of global warming not only can be seen in term of increasing in temperature but also to the ecosystem including plants, animals and human itself. In many parts of the earth, the naturally occurring of four seasons has already changed. Spring occur earlier than usual. Hence, the migrating animals have to move in order to survive. The species those are unable to move will facing extinction because they cannot survive as there is no foods and also shelter. The risk of for plague to destroy an ecosystem also increases as the shorter and milder winters fail to kill in insects. For the citizens of the residents of poor countries, they will suffer a lot as they don’t have enough resources to survive (Holli Riebeek,2007). According to some prediction, the climate change could make about more than 200 million of people become homeless in 2100 because of flooding and other phenomenon likes hurricanes (NASA,2009). So, we should start to think the best way to prevent the global warming from destroy our own life.



In order to overcome this problem from getting worse, the proper and right steps should be taken. As a consumer, we can try to use energy as efficiently as we can. To do so, we can use the efficient electrical appliances and also use renewable technology and energy. These steps are highly believable to reduce the producing of carbon dioxide below 1970 emission (Al-Gore,2007). On the other hands, the leaders of each government also need to play their role as a leader to encourage the civilians in their country to protect the environment from the bad impacts of global warming. This actions should be take seriously to ensure our earth's safety from the global warming.


Global warming has various potential effects such as increasing in temperature and rising in the sea level. It also gives an effect to the variety of living things. In order to prevent this effects from become more worsen, the right steps should be taken. The main solution is by reducing the emission of carbon dioxide gas by using energy efficiently. The role’s of leaders also important to encourage people in the country to give fully support so that the effects of global warming can be redressed. Our planet will continue to warm and things getting worse if the right steps to reduce the global warming are not be taken. As a conclusion, all party should lend a hand and give a full commitment in order to save our mother of nature.

Extra 100bn litres of water is heading our way...

AN EXTRA 100 billion litres of water - on top of the 400 billion announced during the election campaign - is now likely to flow into South Australia because of the Queensland floods.
It is understood government officers in NSW and Queensland have calculated there is more floodwater flowing across the border than originally anticipated and this will give SA a greater volume.

Extra water is already flowing down the river because of good rains in NSW and the NSW Government decision in January to release an extra 148 billion litres. Water levels at Lake Alexandrina have already risen 3cm.

According to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's latest bulletin, this level is "forecast to continue gradually increasing over the coming weeks".

It states that during the past week, the average flow of water into SA is seven billion litres a day.
The water from the Queensland floods is starting to flow into the Menindee Lakes and once it has been stored it will be released slowly over the coming months. Government sources said it had to be released carefully over a long period. The flows will reduce the risk of acidification, lower salinity levels and improve habitat for wildlife.

A spokesman for Federal Water Minister Penny Wong said advice was that SA could expect "considerable water" but it was unclear how much and when. Meanwhile, Senator Wong and the state's newly promoted Water Security Minister, Paul Caica, have met officially for the first time to discuss water issues.

The issue of water from the Queensland floods provoked a row in the recent election when the Opposition claimed Premier Mike Rann had taken credit for getting 400 billion litres of water that SA was already due to receive.

However, Mr Rann said without the support of NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, SA's share of the floodwater could have been held up.

Greg Kelton, State editor

What are the potential effects of global warming in terms of climate change and how can they be arrested?

Nowadays, global warming becomes a hot issue to be discussed on. From day to day, it becomes worse and this caused our mother of nature, Earth has suffered a lot especially in term of climate change. Global warming can be explained in term of increasing of the Earth’s temperature that could change our planet by making the climate much more unpredictable, extinction of many species and making people’s life more difficult. Global warming is caused by a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. The natural greenhouse effect is a good thing as it helps to warm out earth. However, as the industrial revolution become more important, more carbon dioxide gas is emitted to the atmosphere as a by product of the combustion of petrol in this industrial. The carbon dioxide gas makes Earth’s greenhouse gas become thicker from day to day. Hence, more of the Sun’s heat gets trapped inside the atmosphere and our planet become warmer. This causes the global warming to occur. The global warming gives various impacts to the climate change and also to the human being. Thus, the best solution should be discovered in a way to arrest these problems from become worst.


Global warming has various impacts to our environment. The most obvious one is the changes in the temperature which lead to coastal erosion; lengthen the growing season, and melting of ice sheets and glaciers. Global warming result in more hot days and fewer cool days for certain places. The drought will happen frequently in a long time and the probability for hurricanes to occur also high as oceans getting warmer (Holli Riebeek,2007). In addition, the sea level also rises and hence leads to erode coasts and cause coastal flooding. The rising of the sea level happen due to the warming of the earth which warm up the oceans too. Hence, the sea water molecules expand and take up more volume causing the level of sea rises. The increase in temperature also make the melting of glaciers and ice sheets happen faster which can speed up the rises of sea level. The rising of the sea level will cause the low-lying country to disappear underwater. For instance, Bangladesh has a higher probability to disappear as it is one of the low-lying countries (NASA,2009).


The effect of global warming not only can be seen in term of increasing in temperature but also to the ecosystem including plants, animals and human itself. In many parts of the earth, the four seasons have already changed. Spring occur earlier than usual. The migrating animals have to move in order to survive. The species those are unable to move will facing extinction. The risk of for plague to destroy an ecosystem also increases as the shorter and milder winters fail to kill in insects. For the people of the residents of poor countries, they will suffer a lot as they don’t have enough resources to survive (Holli Riebeek,2007). According to some prediction, the climate change could make about 200 million of people become homeless in 2100 because of flooding and other phenomenon likes hurricanes (NASA,2009).


In order to overcome this problem from getting worse, the right steps should be taken. As a consumer, we can try to use energy as efficiently as we can. To do so, we can use the efficient electrical appliances and also use renewable technology. These steps are believable to reduce the producing of carbon dioxide below 1970 emission (Al-Gore,2007).


Global warming has various potential effects such as increasing in temperature and rising in the sea level. It also gives an effect to the variety of living things. In order to prevent this effects from become more worsen, the right steps should be taken. The main solution is by reducing the emission of carbon dioxide gas by using energy efficiently. Our planet will continue to warm and things getting worse if the right steps to reduce the global warming are not be taken. As a conclusion, all party should lend a hand and give a full commitment in order to save our mother of nature.

RUDD'S NEW TERROR TRAP

by MICHELLE GRATTAN AND DANIEL FLITTON

AUSTRALIA will target people from 10 countries for stringent new visa checks in a push to prevent terrorists getting through the security net.

Visa applicants from countries identified as high-risk will soon have to submit to fingerprinting and facial imaging, known as biometric checking.

The move will be announced today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when he releases the government's white paper on counter-terrorism.

The paper warns that since 2004 there has been an increase in the threat from home-grown terrorists - people born or raised in Australia who have been influenced by violent jihadist messages from overseas.

Its assessment is that terrorism has emerged as a persistent and permanent feature of Australia's security environment. The main threat comes from a global jihadist movement, including al-Qaeda and those inspired by a similar world view.

The government will spend $69 million over four years to bring in biometric checks for visa applications from high-risk countries. The program is being undertaken in collaboration with Britain, which already has an extensive screening system.

The 10 locations have been selected but will not be immediately disclosed, to try to stop people slipping through the net before the system is in place. The nations will be announced over the next year.

The profiling of countries risks upsetting some by singling them out while leaving out borderline cases.

The government says the new system will make it easier for immigration authorities to detect people trying to hide their identity, and will lessen the danger of terrorists entering Australia undetected. Biometric data on visa applicants will be matched against data about terrorists, criminals and other ''people of concern'' held by Australia and its foreign partners.

The biometric checks come after the government recently announced $200 million to strengthen aviation security, and amid heightened terrorism concerns in Western countries following the attempt by a Nigerian man with explosive powder in his underwear to bring down a commercial flight in the US on Christmas Day.

In January, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown singled out Yemen, Somalia and the Sahel - areas from Eritrea across Africa to Nigeria - as regions vulnerable to terrorist influence. The US has also increased airport checks, with all citizens from Afghanistan, Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen subjected to a pat-down search and extra baggage checks before boarding US-bound planes.

People from nations deemed by the US to be state sponsors of terrorism - Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria - are also singled out.

Indonesia is not singled out by either the US or Britain, and Australia is likely to follow suit, given its close ties on counter-terrorism with Jakarta.

But Somalia is of special concern to Australian counter-terrorism agencies after four men were arrested in Melbourne in August for allegedly planning an attack on a Sydney army barracks.
ASIO's annual report last year warned that small numbers of Australians continued to look to overseas conflicts for inspiration and to learn tactics and techniques used by extremists.
Links to terrorist outfits in Pakistan are another big focus, with al-Qaeda's leaders thought to be hiding in the lawless tribal lands along the border with Afghanistan.

The white paper says there have been counter-terrorism successes since 2004, including pressure on al-Qaeda leaders and action against terrorists in South-East Asia. But these have been offset by the rise of groups, such as in Somalia and Yemen, inspired by al-Qaeda.
The paper cites the July 2005 London bombings as a turning point in locally generated attacks in Western democracies.

Five men sentenced in Sydney this month for up to 28 years for terrorist-related crimes included Australian-born and naturalised citizens.


http://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/news/national/national/general/rudds-new-terror-trap/1758252.aspx?storypage=0

Only renewable energy for Adelaide in 40 years
By Brett Williamson

A fully sustainable and 100 per cent renewable energy source for Adelaide within four decades, that is the hope of Dr Harry Lehmann, a visiting energy expert.

Dr Lehmann, head of Environment Planning and Sustainable Strategies for the Federal Environment Agency of Germany is visiting Adelaide this week as a guest of the Australian Solar Energy Society and UniSA, hosting lectures and speaking with community leaders about how our city could turn off the coal fired power stations and move completely to renewable energy.
"With the right types of demand and supply management, it is possible to achieve a fully renewable energy supply," Dr Lehmann said.

"Not today clearly, we will need time to ... build up not only wind energy but the other renewable energies."

By utilising storage systems and managing supplies, Dr Lehmann believes the Adelaide could be self-sufficient on renewable energy sources, with the country eventually becoming a power exporter.

"You have much more potential; you have much more renewable energy than we [have] in Europe."

Dr Lehmann believes SA will strive forward in the areas of wind, solar and geo-thermal production, and will be able to make strong inroads into cutting power consumption by utilising solar heating and cooling, and wave energy.

To be a strong user of renewable energy, Dr Lehmann says we need to quickly become an industry producer of the technology that is used to convert the resources into power.
"This industry that produces the technology is a start up industry which, in future, will have a much higher importance than the automotive industry.

"In Germany, for example, we have already over 300,000 people working in the renewable energy industry, more or less half of that linked to export technology."

By increasing our current renewable energy production and investing in other types of production and storage, Dr Lehmann believes we could accomplish a fully renewable power supply within 40 years.

"I'm very optimistic that I will see the first 100 per cent renewable energy region in the next decade in Europe, in communities, and then it will grow and probably South Australia and Australia will be in the game of being 100 percent in three or four decades."

Dr Lehmann will speak at the Structure and Dynamic of a 100 percent Renewable Energy Supply for South Australia conference at the University of South Australia City campus from 7:30pm, Thursday 18 February 2010.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/02/17/2822625.htm

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