Posts Tagged ‘David Daniel Ball’

It is a tragedy when it happens at a school. Particularly children. It happened a few times while I was growing up at various schools I attended. I recall hearing my brother being awarded an Eagle Scout badge and the speech given by the scoutmaster, recalling a heroic act of a fit man throwing himself in front Read the rest of this entry »

Both my grandfathers fought at Gallipolli .. for different armies. One fought for the brits, while the other claimed to have, but as he had lost an eye during the Great War, his account was never well examined. He despised Churchill in a way that seems unfair, much as many ARL bosses are Read the rest of this entry »

Forty Inconvenient Truths of Global Warming Alarmism

1. The head of the IPCC, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, has no background in Climate Science. His PhD is in economics and he worked as a railway engineer before becoming the head of the IPCC.

2. Only 52 scientists contributed to the 2007 IPCC summary for policy makers, although diplomats from over 115 countries contributed. Read the rest of this entry »

The paper is not to blame for reporting what it can, but how irresponsible is it that Fairfield Mayor and NSW ALP Gov member Lalich should choose to release information regarding a private citizens negotiations over local council seizure of land? In Australia, private citizens do not have private armies or security as is necessary for some in Brazil. Read the rest of this entry »

I was born in New York City when my family didn’t live there. They were living in Princeton NJ. My dad worked for Columbia University’s Teacher’s College as chair of Psychology (not to be confused with the more prestigious Columbia University’s Chair of Psychology). He was the original educational evaluator of Sesame Street and the Electric Company (Jim Henson was the talent, my dad was just the Read the rest of this entry »

There have been statements made about the new national curriculum which will replace old state ones. It is said that it will lack Shakespeare, present a black armband view of Australia and overemphasize left wing propaganda. The chief fear in NSW is that it will devalue Read the rest of this entry »

I briefly met Lalich in 2008. I was walking through Westfields in Liverpool when along one of the corridors I saw this tall, white haired man. I said “Hello sir.” And I waved a friendly wave, not wanting to distract him from what he was doing. He gave a startled grunt and passed quickly enough, Read the rest of this entry »

It was my fault. I knew what they were doing, but I thought I could salvage something too. The government has several con jobs going on with water conservation and there is nothing a householder can do but contribute to the government waste. I had asked for a new shower Read the rest of this entry »