If you are looking for a career or are considering retraining, there is at least one industry that will have a ton of work. You’ve probably heard of them as “green” or “clean” jobs. Recent studies have estimated that more than half a million jobs will be created through what is called the “clean energy …
The chance discovery of a mysterious “rattlesnake root” potion has unearthed the forgotten story of a spectacular pharmaceutical failure of a time less past than previously thought. Cairns historian Duncan Ray obtained an antique-looking liquid bottle bearing a Rattlesnake Root Cough Blend label that promised “temporary relief from cough and chest cold symptoms.” It was …
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The chance discovery of a mysterious “rattlesnake root” potion has unearthed the forgotten story of a spectacular pharmaceutical failure of a time less past than previously thought. Cairns historian Duncan Ray obtained an antique-looking liquid bottle bearing a Rattlesnake Root Cough Blend label that promised “temporary relief from cough and chest cold symptoms.” It was …
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Katerina Andreevski got stranded in Bangkok after Jetstar canceled her flight and left the passengers to fend for themselves. Photo: Wayne Taylor The summer school holidays will be the “final test” for Australian airlines struggling to cope with staff shortages and passenger demand, with experts warning that the situation is unlikely to improve until next …
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One of the leading economists in the United States says the world’s largest economy is still in the grip of an inflationary crisis that is likely to persist for the foreseeable future. Key points: The US consumer price index reached 8.5% in July Loretta Mester believes the Fed rate will likely hit 4% next year …
In 1995, an ordinary-looking lamb was born from a conventional Merino sheep. But Larry the lamb was anything but ordinary. Larry made history as the world’s first sex-selected sheep. Scientists at the University of Sydney always knew they were going to have a baby. They had employed a process that divided mutton sperm into male …
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“It’s buying now, paying after 2022, what everyone wants a piece of when the market isn’t that exciting,” says Dale. The slow take-up of electric vehicles in Australia is irrelevant to these investors, who instead bet on an increase in global demand for metals used to make batteries, such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, along …
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“Once completed, and based on a description of what is planned, this will be classified as one of the best houses in the world as no other country can boast its iconic views of the Opera House and Harbor Bridge,” he says. Bill Malouf of Highland Double Bay, who was involved in the sale of …
DuckDB, the in-process analytics database management system used by Google, Facebook, and Airbnb, has released its 0.5.0 iteration. Born from an idea of the academics of the Mathematical and Theoretical Informatics Research Center Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam, DuckDB is integrated into a host process. There is no DBMS server software to install, update …
“This has resulted in other generators needing to run at higher levels than expected to meet demand.” The chart above looks ugly. So exactly what kind of supply shortage are we talking about here? The AER does not say this, but for the context it should be noted that the maximum solar production in Queensland …
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