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Another Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph

December 16th, 2009 19 Comments

Spotted this over at Hitting Metal with a Hammer in The real climate hockey stick revealed and had to have it: It really raises questions of sustainability.

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Rangiora New Life College, Religion and Discrimination

December 13th, 2009 14 Comments

On Wednesday I flew to Christchurch for an interview regarding a religious education (RE) teaching position in a Catholic School. On having the interview and receiving the subsequent rejection email, it was clear what the reason I did not get the position was: I am a protestant, the school has a particular Catholic ethos that […]

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Hadouken Punch

December 12th, 2009 12 Comments

Online Sid had some fun with my Pacific Viewpoint TV screen-shot. Apparently my question to MP Paul Hutchison on Pacific Viewpoint was so powerful you could see the hadouken punch I hurled at him (or chi blast as my kids tell me the correct term is) when you freeze-framed the video. Classic! Hat Tip: Online […]

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Anna’s Last Post

December 5th, 2009 Comments Off on Anna’s Last Post

The funeral for blogger Anna Woolf is today. Peter Cresswell has posted the details, along with a nice tribute, at her blog “Annie Fox” – see The Last Post. The funeral is open to all and will be held at 2pm today Saturday, December 5th, at North Harbour Stadium’s function centre (Carpark A).

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Philosophers’ Carnival – Call for Submissions

December 3rd, 2009 1 Comment

The current edition of the Philosophers’ Carnival is here; the next Philosophers’ Carnival is heading down under and will be hosted by this blog. So… you’ve got a couple of weeks to submit an entry. The lowdown on the carnival and the criteria for submissions is explained in full here. The short version is that […]

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Goodbye Anna

December 2nd, 2009 3 Comments

Peter Cresswell posted this afternoon that blogger Anna Woolf who blogged at Annie Fox lost her battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma today. We first met Anna at bloggers drinks back in April this year and then we began to read her blog. Over the few short months I knew her I saw someone who bravely looked […]

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NIWA, Climategate and Evasive Fallacious Answers

December 2nd, 2009 96 Comments

Climategate has come to New Zealand. The fuel providing the heat is a recent criticism of New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) by the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition (NZCSC).

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