Archive for April 18th, 2006

Petrol prices rise again. Wheeee!

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

$1.68 and counting…
Meanwhile public transport use is up, putting pressure on providers, who nevertheless say that major upgrades are years away. Fun times ahead…

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Japan and those whaling votes

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

I hope everyone had a relaxing and pleasant Easter break. It was interesting to come back from the break this morning to speculation about numbers at the International Whaling Commission, and whether Japan has *ahem* garnered enough support for a 51% majority.
While they would need at least 75% support from member countries to lift the […]

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