2016.06.08 Skeptic Shock Syndrome

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. - Muhammad Ali


Show Notes


Quote

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. - Muhammad Ali

Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

RIP (aka Things Coming to an End)

Shark snacks http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-04/mandurah-shark-attack-victim-ben-gerring-dies-in-hospital/7477300 http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/mindarie-shark-attack-victim-was-ecu-lecturer-doreen-collyer/7481384 http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-shark-deaths-factor-is-water-temperature-says-expert-20160607-gpdgqx.html

The Normanby Fig Tree http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/patrons-seek-piece-of-fallen-normanby-hotel-fig-tree/7480172

Tree of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Knowledge_(Australia)

The ones who should have returned to rest long ago http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-31/repatriation-of-australian-soldiers-from-malaysia/7461796 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/02/australian-war-dead-to-finally-reach-home

Manohar Aich https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manohar_Aich

The Greatest

NEWS

Fiona Nash

N-Bomb, Bom-25, 2C-I-NBOMe, 25-I-NBOMe, 25I, Pandora, Solaris, Diviniation, wizard and Smiley Paper. http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/nbomes

Brazilian fisherman has no doubt http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/brazilian-fisherman-has-no-doubt-he-saw-missing-australian-backpacker-rye-hunt/news-story/5f141cc3729713b018d037ef1e29924a

Viking Longhouses http://www.viking.no/e/life/elonghouses.htm

Poincaré Conjecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poincaré_conjecture

Girgori Perelman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman

Flechette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flechette https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/israel-using-flechette-shells-in-gaza

NBN

Bananaland

Train signals http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-rail-warned-against-signalling-system-20160606-gpccm1.html

Bad Billy Gordon http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-02/queensland-mp-billy-gordon-charged-with-drink-driving/7469550

Cruiseship terminal and Tommy Tate http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/council/council-to-spend-866k-on-cruise-ship-terminal-studies-without-state-government-backing/news-story/ef2089482ea82e5030c92f561268f677

Shipbreaking lifeboats http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iUMu2w5syIc/s/600/600/shipbreaking-yards-bangladesh-chittagong-026.jpg

WEATHER

Had a bit this week on the East Coast

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/nt-weather-all-wrong-as-records-tumble-in-first-week-of-june/7481106

SPORT

The World Game

Matildas

Shocking pitch for the friendly against Greece

Copa America

Euro Cup is about to start, go Albania

The Indigenous Game

Good moves on the female front

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