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Scientists finally agree that humans contribute to global warming

No doubt this will bring Maxwell Edison out from wherever he is hiding, and lead to a few thousand more posts wasted on the question of whether or not humans are contributing to global warming.[b][News.com.au, November 18, 2007][/b]Governments must do more to fight global warming, spurred by a new UN...

Tags: Strategy, jardinier, Mr Ban, Bali, climate change, global warming, IPCC

Discussion threads 2007-11-17

Does AV hog memory?

I am apparently the only person in the known universe who has had a happy experience with Windows ME.The particular machine is an IBM with AMD 550 MHz CPU and 64 MB RAM. [Actually it is only 56 MB RAM because apparently 8 MB is dedicated to video].I purchased this...

Tags: jardinier, memory, hard drive

Discussion threads 2007-11-15

Aussie dollar outranks greenback

At time of posting one US dollar is worth 1.0963 Australian dollars.I know squat about economics so I am hoping that some of you geniuses will explain to me how this effects Australia, the USA, and the world.I am not aware that the Australian dollar has ever previously been so...

Tags: jardinier, Australian Dollars

Discussion threads 2007-11-11

No religion in our schools, thank you

This is only one of many such instances I have encountered. What is particularly absurd is that the words of the musical item were not going to appear in the program, or be sung in the performance.I suppose one could say "God save America," except for the fact that God...

Tags: Performance management, jardinier, graduation ceremony, Ave Maria, Rutherford Institute, religion, Kathryn Nurre

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

America's plans for a hasty and complete withdrawal from Iraq

Sorry folks, I cannot give you the URL for this article because it requires membership and password to access at foreignpolicy.com. So you don't get to see the pretty pictures that accompany the article.Assuming the article is true -- I can't locate it at snopes -- then obviously America has...

Tags: Construction, jardinier, U.S. Congress, diplomacy, embassy

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

Is Microsoft installing spyware?

Quite frequently recently when I am online, doing nothing in particular, I will get a message: "There is a problem with this application," inviting me to send a report to Microsoft, with the option of not sending a report.I do not send a report and there is nothing wrong with...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Spyware, adware & malware, Digital media, Viruses and worms, jardinier, Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Sounds Fishy, spyware

Discussion threads 2007-08-21

Thank you America

I found this article while browing the web, and thought people might like to read it and perhaps comment on it.[b]A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES[/b]This, re-printed in a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. America: The Good Neighbor.Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial...

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Discussion threads 2007-07-07

Date format in Excel 97

I keep spreadsheets of various things, such as bank accounts, in Excel 97 (Office 97).The date format is:27/03/07I regularly backup these spreadsheets on floppy. I have recently transfered to another computer. Same OS 98 SE -- same MS Office from same disc.I copied the spreadsheets to the other computer and...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Office, jardinier, computer, spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel 97

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

God save America

The item that is posted here concerns an issue that could never happen in Australia or any other nominally Christian country that I can think of. It seems to be unique to America.[b]Rutherford Institute Issues Guidelines for Prayer, Religious Expression at Graduation Commencement Exercises[/b]‘The Ten Commandments of Graduation Prayer’ Guidelines...

Tags: jardinier, ceremony, Rutherford Institute, graduation ceremony, prayer

Discussion threads 2007-05-15

System requirements for Windows 98

I am running Windows 98 SE on a P II 400 MHz with 256 MB RAM. It is never in a hurry to do anything and System Resources are never higher than 60 per cent even with no programs loaded.Today I pulled out an old computer from my stock of...

Tags: jardinier, Microsoft Windows 98, registry, W98 System Requirements, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-04-28

What is the best image editing software?

Price is not a consideration. A certain wealthy friend of mine who forgot my birthday will be told that I want this software for my present.[Last year I asked for a lightweight sweater called a jumper in Australia and she produced a $AU 600 Kashmir sweater.]Some of the features which...

Tags: image-editing, jardinier, Corel Corp., image, GIMP, Corel CorelDraw, software

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Computer won't read online PDF documents

At a rapidly accelerating rate, websites are presenting PDF files to read pages.I have Acrobat Reader 6. When I click on one of these links nothing happens. Absolutely nothing. I just get a blank screen which says: "Done."How can I read these o

Tags: software, online, pdf, can't read, computer, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Internet Explorer, jardinier, security, Security Tab

Discussion threads 2007-03-09

How Iraq benefits from Western "Democracy"

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/occupation/report/detention.htm http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/occupation/report/torture.htma bit dated.... Where have they been?-or- Why now? I see it's now PC and 'safe' to talk about this now. How nice. After, (what? about) 4 years now, it's being mentioned. tsk-tsk on them. That was far too long a time to have this going on with-out these...

Tags: jardinier, abuse of human rights, iraq, off-topic, torture, benefit

Discussion threads 2007-02-10

Hillary -- loyalty or ambition?

[b]Please note .. The highlighted portion of this article is the topic for discussion.[/b]Breaking from NewsMax.comBy Susan EstrichJust who was Hillary Clinton talking about when she summarized a question about her ability to deal with America's enemies with: "What in my background equips me to deal with evil and bad...

Tags: jardinier, hillary, image, off-topic, character, caricature, Iowa, Hillary Clinton

Discussion threads 2007-02-01

Arnie is Austrian -- what a shame

If there is one person who could terminate Hillary's presidential aspirations it would be Arnold Schwarzenegger.Do any of you Americans think the constitution should be amended to allow non American born citizens to apply for the position of President of the Unites States?noLet them groom their children for it.DanNoThe founding...

Tags: jardinier, ARNIE

Discussion threads 2007-01-26

Uninstalling Spybot S & D

I wish to uninstall Spybot S & D so that I can download a newer version.My current version will not install updates and gives the message: "Bad checksum" for each update.In Add/Remove Programs I am advised that if I uninstall S & D all the backed-up files will also be...

Tags: jardinier, security, software, SpyBot, Spybot S, uninstall

Discussion threads 2007-01-22

What if Iraq won the war?

Images courtesy of Gret.http://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/BushIraq_75.jpghttp://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/LibertyIraq.jpghttp://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/WhiteHouseIraq_80.jpghttp://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/PlayboyIraq.jpghttp://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/KFCIraq_85.jpghttp://d1863875.u38.net-central.com.au/images/CowboyIraq_75.jpgNot to mentionhttp://tinyurl.com/yvw4zq and http://tinyurl.com/2xogasPlayboy Covered Faces?What's the difference? American men are only interested in the woman's body. Many men either turn out the lights or cover the woman's face anyhow. The British use the Royal Flag. One judge, as punishment for soliciting prostitutes, made the guys...

Tags: American Men, humour, iraq, Islam, jardinier, off-topic, satire, women

Discussion threads 2007-01-19

Playing political football with peoples' lives

I mentioned to a journalist colleague in Moscow that I considered Ronald Reagan had a lot to answer for in treating AIDS as a joke, as did Pope John Paul II for effectively denying access to condoms in some African countries.His reply is most interesting:You will see that his reply...

Tags: aids, fundamentalist, health, jardinier, off-topic, persecution, politics, priorities, Reagan, responsibility

Discussion threads 2007-01-14

More bloodshed in Iraq so that Bush can save face?

We are approqaching the fourth anniversary of this military bungle. Does Bush REALLY think 20,000 more troops will solve the problem?On the day Hussein was hanged, the 3,000th American soldier died in Iraq. There are going to be a lot of unhappy widows and girlfriends when they realize their loved...

Tags: troop, jardinier, Mr Bush, bloodshed, iraq, mistake, bush, off-topic, violence

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

Gret and myself have met

"in the flesh" and in the flesh.After two years of exchanging emails, participating in discussions at TR and meetchristians.com, and more recently talking on the phone, today Gret travelled by train from Melbourne so that we could meet.And what is amazing -- considering that Gret is an atheistic Jew and...

Tags: jardinier, Gret

Discussion threads 2007-01-10