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People often express disbelief that a gas making up only 0.04% of the atmosphere could have any meaningful impact. Consider ozone (03). Its concentration varies with altitude, peaking between about 15 km and 35 km at just 2–8 parts per million (ppm). By comparison, carbon dioxide (CO₂) sits around 420–425 ppm and is rising by roughly 2.4–2.6 ppm per year. Ozone exists in far smaller concentrations than CO₂, yet its role is critical—without the ozone layer, life on Earth would not survive. Small percentages can still have enormous effects.

Amputation of the head fixes it. Nev

I like this, from the article... "unveiled Buddharoid, a humanoid robot monk" Sounds like something you can get a cream for.

There's a few other spawn that are just as bad as their old man.

How does that Help the Problems we now face about the effect of human activity on the Climate?. nev

It Will be a hard job for the Jury and the Judge. They are the Ones to deal with it , not the Law of Public Opinion. Nev

I think that those were fair comments, not likely to affect any juror. I was just saying that in my opinion, being on that jury is going to be a hard job.

Send him up the Hill on Lookout duty.? or He could hold one end of the wireless airiel ? Nev

While an Australian trial would be conducted according to the accepted rules, the assessment of the evidence is in the mind of the jurors, who are going to be selected from "the person in the street'. Nex, I make a friendly challenge to you, with out wanting to raise you hackles. Take a bit of time today and think what your decision would be, based on what information you have at the moment. I know that you have great analytical skills. Put them to use in answering my challenge. I look forward, without bias, to hearing your answer.

I don't think you should Making such comments OME with the trial in Progress. Nev

That is probably the fear - that he goes in, becomes a regular grunt and gets killed so that the Trump dynasty dies.

One of the causes of a major sea level rise was the release of unimaginable amound of water caused by the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet which caused a catastrophic rise in global sea level led to the flooding of the Black Sea and drove dramatic social change across Europe. The collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet released a deluge of water that increased global sea levels by up to 1.4 metres. This increase in sea level and associated coastal flooding resulted in the submerging Doggerland. Doggerland was a large area of land in Northern Europe in the southern North Sea. We know the area as the Dogger Bank. Ther are many otehr places identified in oral histories that relate to this global rise in sea level. The flooding of the land bridges between Tasmania and the continent, and in the area of the Timor Sea. Speaking of Sydney, the harbour is the result of rising sea levels flooding old valleys. The same applies to Botany Bay. Local area Aboriginal stories carry nuggets of truth about the effects of rising sea levels.

He'd be perfect in the infantry & when in a foxhole could stand up & see further than anyone else. Mind you the enemy could see him better than anyone else too.

The Australian court system is as good or Better than Most and it's NOT the Government 's decision to Prosecute cases, unlike the USA, and plenty of other places you wouldn't want to live in. Nev

Melania won't let her little precious be exposed to any risks. Nev

On this One I suggest you seek other opinions and more facts I can't find any that support the above assertions. Nev

Apparently Barron is too tall according to the physical standards. I can see how height would be a disadvantage in fitting into some equipment, like a tank, but there are many other occupations in the military where tallness would not matter. Maybe he could be trained to be a drone operator, or a communications operator.

Therin lies the rub for the criminal trail. "Highly likely" is not "beyond a reasonable doubt". I've been thinking what I would do if I was selected as a jury member for this trial. I've been influenced by the reporting of the evidence in the Civil trial. I've been influenced by my experience in investigating alleged crimes, which I hope I always did completely fairly. This trial is all going to depend on how the jury deals with the evidence of witnesses. I fear a lot of evidence might be hearsay, but are there witnesses who can say that they saw him do things that immediately resulted in the prisoners being shot? There doesn't seem to be any physical evidence, so any decision will seem to be based on circumstantial evidence. In other words, how will the evidence deal with any doubts in the minds of the jurers?

Only in Amerika..... Look! Jesus loves science! You can now ask Jesus anything via A.I. "For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech company Just Like Me is taking that concept to a new level." I expect AI jesus can interpret Aramaic..... https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/buddhabot-1-99-chats-ai-110406192.html

Scary thing is, the weaponry doesn't even need to be explosive. You drop a small crowbar from orbit and it will kill a tank quite effectively.

At the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (~21,000 years ago), sea levels were at their lowest. Between roughly 14,000 and 8,000 years ago, the majority of the rise occurred, with about 90 metres of sea level increase in just 6,000 years, corresponding to an average rate of roughly 15 mm per year. After this rapid rise, sea levels continued to increase more gradually, adding another 30–40 metres over the following several thousand years, reaching near-modern levels around 3,000 years ago. From about 3,000 years ago until the pre-industrial period, sea levels were relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations. From the IPCC report archive (archive.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg1/409.htm😞 Based on tide gauge data, the rate of global average sea level rise during the 20th century is in the range 1.0 to 2.0 mm/yr, with a central value of 1.5 mm/yr Based on the few very long tide gauge records, the average rate of sea level rise has been larger during the 20th century than the 19th century. No significant acceleration in the rate of sea level rise during the 20th century has been detected.

The whole family must have legs like roosters. Is that the reason everyone refers to Trump as a "cock"?

Informative, Octave. Nice to see some regulatory action. But in our changing world, the big players are less and less inclined to obey their own rules. These days all it takes is a stroke of a felt pen, to declare an emergency that throws rule books out the window. The threat of orbiting weaponry has been hanging over our heads since Ronny Raygun's time.

So Mel has them too? Oh, that unfortunate family is suffering!

When anyone presents a quote, I always look for its source. I can't find any evidence that this was ever said. 🔎 Where the “2 metres in 10 years” claim comes from There is no verifiable speech, interview, or document where Al Gore says: Sydney Harbour will rise 2 metres in 10 years What does exist is a mix of: 1. 🌊 Misinterpreted statements from An Inconvenient Truth In An Inconvenient Truth, Gore discusses: Potential multi-metre sea level rise But only if major ice sheets collapse And over long timescales (decades to centuries) Some critics later compressed that into “he predicted metres soon”, and then it got shortened again into “2 metres in 10 years”—which is not what he said. 2. 🧩 Blending with other exaggerated or wrong claims Online posts often mix together different claims, for example: “20 feet (≈6 metres)” long-term possibilities General warnings about future flooding Local places like Sydney or New York added in later Over time, these get stitched into a fake quote that sounds specific and outrageous. 3. 📱 Social media meme evolution Fact-checkers have looked at similar Sydney-specific claims and found: Memes often use photos of Sydney Harbour to “prove” no change These ignore tides and proper measurement Long-term data actually shows rising sea levels, not flat or falling Once those memes circulate, people attach a made-up quote to them (like the Gore one) to give them credibility. 4. 📊 Real data contradicts the narrative Sea levels have risen 15–25 cm since 1901 globally Sydney tide gauges show a clear upward trend, not just 2 mm total So the “only 2 mm” part is also misleading—it cherry-picks or misunderstands data. 🧠 What’s really going on here This claim is basically a game of telephone: Real science: “multi-metre rise possible over long timeframes” Simplified: “metres of rise could happen” Distorted: “metres soon” Meme version: “2 metres in 10 years in Sydney” By the end, it sounds like a bold failed prediction—but it was never actually said. ⚖️ Bottom line ❌ No evidence Gore made that 10-year, 2-metre prediction ❌ The Sydney Harbour example is added later, not original ⚠️ The claim is a fabricated quote built from distortions ✅ Actual measurements show gradual, real sea level ris