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TUC diaryAmong the delights on offer at the Congress are workers books for children - Don't miss “Clack Clack Moo Moo, Cows that Type” (Times 9.9.08)
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Large Hadron Collider: Particle accelerator to recreate birth of universeRobert De Niro's restaurant chain sells endangered tunaLarge Hadron Collider: Particle accelerator to recreate birth of universe [Links on Telegraph 10.9.08)
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[Germany flouts EU law over Volkswagen since 2004)
One final grotesque anomaly in this case is the reaction of the German trades unions – grotesque, that is to many in the UK who regard the EU as a totalitarian organisation little different from the USSR or even Hitler's Nazis.IG Metall's district leader Hartmut Meine calls (the EU’s) latest broadside "completely incomprehensible", claiming that the current VW legislation conforms to EU law. "It seems the European Commission wants to keep filing lawsuits until it has eliminated all worker rights," he says, adding: "Volkswagen staff will put up stiff resistance to this neo-liberal stance …".The EU is "neo-liberal"? Whatever next? (EUReferendum blog 10/9/08)
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Big Bang machine makes huge impact
Jubilation as protons complete their first circuit of the Large Hadron Collider, hours ahead of schedule . [ That’s a worry that they can’t get those simple sums right! -cs] (Times 10/9/08]
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Gordon Brown fails to take Government advice on insulation
Despite having declared that people should lag their lofts to beat soaring fuel bills, Gordon Brown has not yet made his own home energy efficient.A study for The Daily Telegraph discovered that just hours after the Prime Minister unveiled the Government's plan to help homeowners save money by conserving fuel, a window at the front of 10 Downing Street was leaking a substantial amount of heat. (Telegraph 12/9/08)
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Merkel warns about ‘unintelligent EU Climate policy”
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has warned that an “unintelligent EU Climate policy” will lead to the destruction of jobs. The EU measures to protect the climate should not lead to worldwide competitive disadvantage, said Merkel at a regional [‘Land’] CDU party meeting on Saturday in Trier in Rheinland-Pfalz (Financial Times Germany 14/9/08)
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Arctic sea ice melting slows down, for now
Arctic sea ice has melted at a slower rate compared to last year, but scientists warn it still shows a downward trend towards ice-free Arctic summers. [ignore the facts - stick to the scare stories then? -cs]
The US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) says the ice covered 1.74 million sq miles at its lowest point on September 12.Last year's minimum was 1.6 million sq miles [That’s 8.7% more ice by my reckoning - cs] [Telegraph 17.9.08]ANDPolar bears and other rare species are in danger of dying out, scientists fear, as latest figures show the Arctic sea ice is at record lows. [Eh? 8.7% MORE!] [Telegraph 15.9.08]
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EU-phemisms
“We have reached agreement with Russia over South Ossetia”=(Translated) ‘They’ve agreed to ignore us, and we’ve agreed to shut up’ (Private Eye 1219 19/9-2/10/09)=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=