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Thomas Keneally75

Brisbane Writers Festival 2009 A personal review

The Brisbane Writers Festival was again this year a remarkable event, Surpassing even last years excellent programme. Held over a week in September at the State Library of Queensland. It was no doubt probably...

0 comments    poetry books media
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Climate Change & COP15 -Let's not wait for another Katrina or Tsunami to take action

The Copenhagen Summit is a Convention so big one could say 'It's bigger than Ben Hur". Never before has such an international event taken place of this magnitude. Where leaders of the world have come...

5 comments    politics climate change tsunami
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Copenhagen: No make that Hopenhagen: Updated daily this week!

The much anticipated Summit on Climate Change in the Danish city of Copenhagen is now underway. The build up has been immense. People from around the globe are hoping international consensus can be...

6 comments    politics environment copenhagen
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Climate Change & Icebergs near New Zealand

With all the attention that we as individuals, the media, Government’s and more importantly Scientist’s grapple with ways in which to deal with climate change. One would think that further evidence would...

32 comments    global warming climate change
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Capitalism a Love story by Micheal Moore

Michael Moore love him or hate him he's at it again. Michael is about to release a new film called 'Capitalism a Love Story' Michael first came on the scene around ten years ago by protesting and filming...

19 comments    entertainment friends politics
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driving is dangerous whilst texting twittering and/or talking

It's now official ! We know we all do! it We are all guilty of it at some stage! Now is the time to stop! Texting using a mobile or cell phone for texting or even hands free is dangerous, very dangerous....

5 comments    computer cars cell phone
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What are some tips on how to save money?

The answer can be said to be universal. No matter where you live what you do the answer will always be the same. Accounting principles are applied. First you need to have a goal and that goal must and...

2 comments    life advice family
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A conversation with my second huber of the week. Luciendasky

A couple of weeks ago following a lift in the number of visits to my site I posed some questions. such as Which-hubber-visits-my-hub the most the most ?  A successful and very popular hub in which  I...

10 comments    writing hubpages literature
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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Volunteers Nine years on...more trivia.

  IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared at the Closing Ceremony, "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever." It has been nine years this...

0 comments    sports recreation games
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Health-Care everyone needs it everyone deserves it

  No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as your status for the rest of the day   The current debate...

6 comments    insurance obama success
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