Queensland businessman Clive Palmer has accused green groups of being funded by America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

picture by Gus Leonisky...

From Crabb

An experiment to repeat a test of the speed of subatomic particles known as neutrinos has found that they do not travel faster than light.

Results announced in September suggested that neutrinos can exceed light speed, but were met with scepticism as that would upend Einstein's theory of relativity.

A test run by a different group at the same laboratory has now clocked them travelling at precisely light speed.

The results have been posted online.

For generations the Encyclopaedia Britannica was a wonder — the world’s knowledge on a single bookshelf. Now the touch of a finger can bring even more information instantaneously. That’s why Britannica will no longer be publishing a print edition. But what will be lost beside 129 pounds of book? Can you find that same sense of wonder online?

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/14/britannica-define-outdated/

Climate scientists are concerned that Australia's cool and wet summer [on the east coast] could lead to confusion about whether climate change is real. Picture by Gus Leonisky.

Greg Smith, who ran US equity derivatives trading for Goldman, said the atmosphere at the world's most powerful investment bank was "toxic and destructive" and that the company had to be reined in if it isn't going to destabilise the financial system. In his 12 years at the firm, Mr Smith said, he had witnessed a collapse in moral standards.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has set his sights on government departments, saying he will significantly restrain spending and streamline their operations if he wins the next election.

The Coalition is not discounting the Australian dollar hitting $US1.25 as it shapes policy proposals for those industries which would be most affected.

When Julia was accused of lying about the Carr affair, I decided to look at the details of the process and analyse... 

I could be totally wrong of course....

Barry and Clover...