Tardis001 at September 19, 2018 at 7:13 PM

Rumpole at September 19, 2018 at 5:02 AM

Deforestation could contribute to drought scientists say.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-09-15/trees-make-rain-ease-drought/10236572?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%3a125&user_id=8bc35485a994b1602083a8211f964e9e403b273c56ecca3a53ae7aeb1f2400fd&WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%7c125http%3a%2f%2fwww.abc.net.au%2fnews%2fscience%2f2018-09-15%2ftrees-make-rain-ease-drought%2f10236572

A good explanation of what is a complex subject.

" So could regrowing forests influence drought? "

That is a very good question. 

Tardis001 at September 20, 2018 at 6:06 PM

Interesting story about octopuses and the drug, ecstasy: http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-09-21/octopus-ecstasy-mdma-social-behaviour/10280706

They'll be going to pop concerts soon.

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:20 PM

Two more asteroid rover landings: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/pictures-confirm-japans-hayabusa2-lands-rovers-on-asteroid/10295992

A very exciting mission.

I wonder if this a prelude to landing bombs on dangerous asteroids to blow them up before they reach earth.

Rumpole at September 23, 2018 at 7:39 PM

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:20 PM

Two more asteroid rover landings: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/pictures-confirm-japans-hayabusa2-lands-rovers-on-asteroid/10295992

A very exciting mission.

I wonder if this a prelude to landing bombs on dangerous asteroids to blow them up before they reach earth.

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:43 PM

Rumpole at September 23, 2018 at 7:39 PM

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:20 PM

Two more asteroid rover landings: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/pictures-confirm-japans-hayabusa2-lands-rovers-on-asteroid/10295992

A very exciting mission.

I wonder if this a prelude to landing bombs on dangerous asteroids to blow them up before they reach earth.

Possibly, but I think it is more likely to be a prelude to mining asteroids. I'm sure that a good many of them have quite rich mineral deposits.

The logistics of asteroid mining (or moon mining for that matter) are huge.

We can barely send a spacecraft the size of a car to an asteroid, so getting back a commercial quanity of minerals would seem out of reach at the moment.

Rumpole at September 23, 2018 at 8:01 PM

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:43 PM

Rumpole at September 23, 2018 at 7:39 PM

Tardis001 at September 23, 2018 at 7:20 PM

Two more asteroid rover landings: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-23/pictures-confirm-japans-hayabusa2-lands-rovers-on-asteroid/10295992

A very exciting mission.

I wonder if this a prelude to landing bombs on dangerous asteroids to blow them up before they reach earth.

Possibly, but I think it is more likely to be a prelude to mining asteroids. I'm sure that a good many of them have quite rich mineral deposits.

The logistics of asteroid mining (or moon mining for that matter) are huge.

We can barely send a spacecraft the size of a car to an asteroid, so getting back a commercial quanity of minerals would seem out of reach at the moment.

More about melting ice in the Arctic:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/sep/26/new-research-shows-the-worlds-ice-is-doing-something-not-seen-before

A really good article about the effects of drought on Australia's wildlife:

https://theconversation.com/we-must-strengthen-not-weaken-environmental-protections-during-drought-or-face-irreversible-loss-102901

Tardis001 at September 26, 2018 at 5:40 PM

A really good article about the effects of drought on Australia's wildlife:

https://theconversation.com/we-must-strengthen-not-weaken-environmental-protections-during-drought-or-face-irreversible-loss-102901

I saw Richard de Nataliie on the National Press Club yesterday and I was a bit disappointed on his lack of mention of all the land clearing that's going on around the country, he seemed more concerned with economic policy.

I wonder if the Greens have decided that there are less votes in the environment these days.

Rumpole at September 26, 2018 at 5:48 PM

Tardis001 at September 26, 2018 at 5:40 PM

A really good article about the effects of drought on Australia's wildlife:

https://theconversation.com/we-must-strengthen-not-weaken-environmental-protections-during-drought-or-face-irreversible-loss-102901

I saw Richard de Nataliie on the National Press Club yesterday and I was a bit disappointed on his lack of mention of all the land clearing that's going on around the country, he seemed more concerned with economic policy.

I wonder if the Greens have decided that there are less votes in the environment these days.

I think the Greens have lost their way in recent years, ever since the departure of Bob Brown. It's probably because they are trying to fill the void left by the Australian Democrats and spreading themselves to thinly.  I doubt that many of the existing Greens MPs in Parliament would know what a Burrowing Bettong or a Tasmanian Pademolon would look like.

" I doubt that many of the existing Greens MPs in Parliament would know what a Burrowing Bettong or a Tasmanian Pademolon would look like."

They wouldn't be the only ones, but thanks for the education.

Sparrows adapt to lead poisoning.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-24/sparrows-in-australian-mining-towns-have-evolved-to-avoid-lead/10295892

Political spin versus scientific reality:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2018/oct/01/australias-emissions-data-would-shame-the-coalition-if-such-a-thing-were-possible

"Spinal injuries are often blamed on bending and twisting movements, but new research — and a special robot that mimics human movement — has found that the common slipped disc injury might be caused by different movements altogether."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/robot-shows-its-not-all-bending-and-twisting-with-back-pain/10327800

Photon at October 1, 2018 at 11:11 PM

"Spinal injuries are often blamed on bending and twisting movements, but new research — and a special robot that mimics human movement — has found that the common slipped disc injury might be caused by different movements altogether."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/robot-shows-its-not-all-bending-and-twisting-with-back-pain/10327800

I won't be squeezing any jam donuts in the future.

Photon at October 1, 2018 at 11:11 PM

"Spinal injuries are often blamed on bending and twisting movements, but new research — and a special robot that mimics human movement — has found that the common slipped disc injury might be caused by different movements altogether."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/robot-shows-its-not-all-bending-and-twisting-with-back-pain/10327800

In August 2017 I got out of bed and as I stood uo my right leg gave way beneath me and searing pain ran down my right leg.  That continued until March 2018 with a series of four spinal injections at intervals eventually stopping the pain.  The duration of that state is in no way guaranteed.

For the first three months of my general nursing training, after 9.30am breakfast, my morning duty until 11.45am consisted of moving  and suoporting the 36 male surgical patients, all confined to bed, while washing and drying their pressure areas then rubbing them with meth spirit and applying talcum powder.  Their number included some with a fractured femur whose leg was held in a Thomas's splint with a weight attached to pull the bone ends into alignment.  To do their backs I had to support their weight with my left hand while leaning on my left elbow, then twist round to get each item from the trolley on which the elements lay. 

After 12 weeks of this I was transferred to theatre.We were not receiving that Sunday so were occupied doing only theatre "housekeeping".  I arrived there at 7am and by 8am I could neither sit nor stand without pain.  I did no bending in that time so I feel there is little doubt that it was all the twisting that caused my discs to move.

It will be interesting to learn what happens when the robot starts twisting and bending at the same time. 

gusset at October 2, 2018 at 12:22 AM

Photon at October 1, 2018 at 11:11 PM

"Spinal injuries are often blamed on bending and twisting movements, but new research — and a special robot that mimics human movement — has found that the common slipped disc injury might be caused by different movements altogether."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/robot-shows-its-not-all-bending-and-twisting-with-back-pain/10327800

In August 2017 I got out of bed and as I stood uo my right leg gave way beneath me and searing pain ran down my right leg.  That continued until March 2018 with a series of four spinal injections at intervals eventually stopping the pain.  The duration of that state is in no way guaranteed.

For the first three months of my general nursing training, after 9.30am breakfast, my morning duty until 11.45am consisted of moving  and suoporting the 36 male surgical patients, all confined to bed, while washing and drying their pressure areas then rubbing them with meth spirit and applying talcum powder.  Their number included some with a fractured femur whose leg was held in a Thomas's splint with a weight attached to pull the bone ends into alignment.  To do their backs I had to support their weight with my left hand while leaning on my left elbow, then twist round to get each item from the trolley on which the elements lay. 

After 12 weeks of this I was transferred to theatre.We were not receiving that Sunday so were occupied doing only theatre "housekeeping".  I arrived there at 7am and by 8am I could neither sit nor stand without pain.  I did no bending in that time so I feel there is little doubt that it was all the twisting that caused my discs to move.

It will be interesting to learn what happens when the robot starts twisting and bending at the same time. 

I'm glad your treatment has worked Gussy, for the time being anyway and hopefully permanently.

I'm sure there are thousands suffering like you because of their employment and most seem not to be recognised as genuine compensation cases as they should be.