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So near and yet so far, with distance measured in litresBURBLING along on six or eight cylinders, the chariots of choice on Melbourne's urban fringe have usually been muscular Aussie cars. Thirst was not a problem in good times, and Martin Chiriano used his old Falcon as much for pleasure as transport, just cruising where he fancied. Along came the fuel squeeze, which made such trips a dream. Now every journey must be evaluated, social contact constricted, distant friends unseen and a party invitation on the other side of Melbourne might as well be on Mars. (Source) PERSONAL COMMENT: With petrol prices going up, it is impacting people's lives: driving to work, looking for jobs, getting to medical appointments, etc... Here is a very interesting article that takes a fantastic snapshot of this situation in suburbia Melbourne.
Hacker loses bid to beat US extraditionGary McKinnon stands accused of becoming the most accomplished computer hacker in history by crashing the US Army network, causing nearly $1million in damage, but claims only to have been pursuing a fascination with aliens. The unemployed systems analyst, who broke into US military computers from his bedroom in North London, faces at least 10 years in a US jail...He lost his final appeal yesterday against extradition from Britain ...The US sought his extradition, a move his lawyer Claire Anderson said yesterday was motivated by the Government's desire to "make an example" of a man who hacked into their systems using off-the-shelf software and a dial-up modem. (Source) PERSONAL COMMENT: A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about McKinnon. His trial painted a grim picture of him as an unemployed System Analyst who was 'obsessed', using a computer in his girlfriend's aunt's house, drinking beer and smoking marijuana, eight hours a day. I find it quite astonishing that he was able to hack into top security government sites with 'off-the-shelf' network using a dial-up connection!
China steals internet crown from USChina's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday. The latest figure on web use at the end of June is a 56 percent increase from a year ago, the China Internet Network Information Center said. It said the share of the Chinese public using the internet is still just 19.1 percent, leaving more room for rapid growth. (Source)
Bombs strike Istanbul neighbourhood, killing 16Two bombs exploded minutes apart in a packed Istanbul square yesterday, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in what the city governor said was a terror attack. Many were injured in the second blast after they rushed to the area to help the casualties of the first explosion in the working class Gungoren neighbourhood, witnesses said. The blasts were about 10 minutes apart. (Source)
Terror cell planning Olympics attack: ChinaPolice in Shanghai have cracked a terrorist cell planning to attack an Olympic soccer venue due to host two matches featuring the Australian team, state media reported today. The report came as China ramps up security ahead of the Olympics, set to begin on August 8 in the capital Beijing and several other cities including Shanghai, amid what they have described as an unprecedented terror threat. (Source)
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The Part-Time Currency Trader
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"Wealth is not measured by how much money we earn, or how much assets we have. It is measured by how much freedom we have to make the choices that are important to us: the freedom to choose where, how and why we live our lives."
-- Marquez Comelab
We go to work everyday. It is something we need to do, so we might as well do it with happy spirits. But in our spare time, nothing stops us from exploring the possibilities of all that we can achieve and all that we can give to ourselves, to the people we love and to the world around us.
You may already be trading the financial markets or you may have never heard of currency trading before, but if you want to take ownership and responsibility for your own economic future, then this book is for you.
In his simple, easy-to-understand language, the author takes you through a thorough study of all the crucial aspects of trading that can help novice and intermediate traders. Reading through it is much like having a friend next to you, patiently explaining everything you need to know to prepare for your journey, avoid the pitfalls of trading, accelerate your education and develop your own trading methodology.
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The Tyranny Of God
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Is there a God? Where do the animals, plants and human beings come from? Are scriptures the words of gods? Does religion teach us to live moral lives? Why do so many people kill and are killed over it? How should we live our lives if God exists? How should we live it if God does NOT exist?
This book explores the truth behind our beliefs in God and the propensity of human beings to be religious. In an honest attempt to seek the answers to life's deepest questions, I probe into how life began. I then progress to investigate the true nature of religions and their impact on our lives and the rest of humanity.
The main purpose of this book is not to argue against religion. Rather, it tells our story and how we have come to oppress ourselves with the tyranny of our own beliefs. I wrote this book to include everything I discovered to be relevant in my search for the truth, not just the truth behind God and morality, but also behind us and our existence. Instead of reading this book with the expectation that it is trying to prove the tyranny of God, I would like to recommend you read it as a story book: as a book that tells the story of humanity from the Big Bang.
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"While Comelab's writing is always moderate in tone, its message clearly undermines current distractions with accommodationist arguments towards presumed religious "moderates". It is written with the fresh confidence of a young man who has had early success in his adopted country and only recently come to realise the truth of atheism. For those like me whose only worry about Atheism has long been its faultering progress, Comelab reminds us that much of the energy must continue to come from those who have more recently learned the truth. He seems more than bright enough to soon progress to seeing atheism not as an end but as a starting point to the kind of understanding that should enable us to work towards a future incomparably better than any heaven the faithful can imagine."
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