Power Plant

Since my last post I had organised a trip for some international students to a mine and power plant. You can see a leadership perspective on the trip on my other blog site:
http://myuniqueentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2008/12/organising-trips.html

The power plant and mine is in Loy Yang. This is about 2 hours east of Melbourne, Australia. At first this does not sound like a place to go on a trip but when you see it you will be impressed. When driving to the plant you are surrounded by farmland that is scattered with trees but then you go over a hill and see the power plant's two yellow cooling towers and chimneys going high into the sky. On the tour I got to be in the mine that is about 200 meters deep and is 4km wide. I also got see the huge flame burning inside one of the chimneys. I was amazed by the technical achievement that comes from building the power plant Looking at this modern wonder it can be easy forget that the power plant is part of an important issue.

The power plant is brown coal powered, this is the most polluting type. The plant also supplies most of the electricity to the state. This causes a problem for the government. As part of the Kyoto protocol, the government will have add extra tax to polluting companies. The manufacturing industry in the state of Victoria has grown large. It provides many jobs and keeps the economy going. The growth has been caused by the state having cheap electricity. The concern is that the extra tax will make electricity too expensive and that many factories will close and production will be moved to China, where factories are allowed to pollute more.

The Real Indiana Jones

Not many people may know this but Indiana Jones is based on a real person called Mitchel-Hedges. There was an article about it in the Hearld Sun around the time the "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was released.

What really suprised me though was that he really found the real Crystal Skull as well. I read an article today about it in the Gippsland Horizon (October 2008). According to the article, the skull was found during a dig in the British Honduras (which I think is South America). The skull is made entirely from one piece crystal and can not be replicated with modern technology. Some people claim to have seen visions while appearing into the skull's eyes.

At the end of the article an advertisement said there would be an exibition of the skull on October 30th. Pity I read the article in November.

Dodgy Car Salesmen

The other day I was looking for a car with my mother. I thought it would be a simple event. I had not realise what experience I was going to have talking to a dodgy salesman. He was full of lies and smooth talk. Below I list some of the things he said and did.

1. "Kia is owned by general motors. Holdens are just rebadged Kias" he said. GM bought Daewoo. Some of the cars are Daewoos, not all of them.
2. "Come and take a look at this Echo" he said while pointing at a Yaris.
3. "I read newspapers and magazines" he said. I read magazines and news papers too and they are not saying what you are.
4. "[insert celebrebrity here] could afford to buy a Lamborgini but he bought this car instead" he said. Have you heard that about a $20000 car before?
5. "You can ring up my wife's aunty's sister in law's cousin and he will tell you that what I am saying is right" he said. Who is actullay going to ring up this third party?
6. "I build and race cars so I know what I am talking about" he said. If he is such a fantastic racer, why does he need to have a day job selling cars?

He said many more things as well because we were there for half an hour. My advice is to just to do research on the internet before you go and bring someone who save you if you get sucked in.

The Two Cows

I recently discovered this joke:

http://entrepreneurshipinmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/03/different-types-of-economics-in-cows.html

The joke begins with the difference between communism and capitalism using two cows. Then the cows are used to show the difference between different countries.

Taggart: The Only Scottish Show on Televsion

I don't think many people would be able to think of a Scottish television show if they were asked. In fact the only one I know of is Taggart. I think it is a good show and have been following it since I was a child.

Taggart is a crime series that is based in the Scottish capital of Glasgow. Originally the main character was a homicide detective called Taggart and he was supported by other detectives. Unfortunatly the actor died in 1995. The show has managed to carry on without Tagget and still is entertaining. The show use to run for two hours but now it only runs for one hour. One odd incident with the show is that one story line involved a particullar person being murded on a farm. Then a couple of years later the actor returns to become one of the permanent detectives on the show.

Who is a fan of Taggrt? Who has heard of Taggrt before? What other Scottish programs are currently showing internationally?

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How to Keep Up to Date with my Blog

The world did not end, which means I get to make my second post. I have recieved many messages of optimism from my facebook friends. Thankyou to those who sent me feedback on the post. I hope that people keep reading my posts. My next post will be of somthing more light hearted such as joke or interesting fact.

I would like to point out (to those who have not noticed yet) that my blog has a new name and web address. I did this because the previous name has thousands of references on Google. My blog's new name has no references on Google.

You have multiple options for keeping up to date with my blog:

• You can goto the website http://www.myuniquequad.blogspot.com/
• You can create a link in facebook (it will automaticlly give new posts as they come)
• You can join the mailing list (Please let me know if you want to join)

Also, please keep a look out for the online quick surveys that I will add occasionally.

PS: It would be nice if you could let your friends know about my site.

First Post

This is my first post! A friend from uni said "Why don't you make a blog?" and I thought "Why not?". Besides, with the world supposedly ending in 3 days, I might not get another chance. (Some scientists think that on September 10th 2008 the world will end ).

Article: "Are we all going to die on Wednesday?"
(http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24303939-663,00.html)