Wednesday, 10th October, 2012

Hello, here's what's been happening in the news today.

Source: cyriljackson.wa.edu.au

Yesterday in Parliament, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a fiery speech in regards to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, calling him a misogynist. The speech has since then received much praise from around the world.

Which leaves Tony Abbott in a sticky situation. Should he say something now in rebuttal to the Prime Minister's speech, it'll make him look like he really is a misogynist. Should he choose to remain silent instead, critics from around the world will say it is a sign of admittance on his part. And last, if someone should come to his defence, then they too run the risk of being branded the same as Tony Abbott. It's such a horrific situation and yet, I just can't seem to stop myself from looking at it!

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Photograph: Gregory Smith

Earlier this week, American Republican Paul Roun stated that scientific understandings such as the Big Bang theory, evolution and embryology, are all "lies straight from the pit of hell". What is interesting to note is that the American Senator also serves on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

This brings us to a special segment I like to call, "A Day in Ron Paul's Clasroom".

Give yourself a point for each question that you scored correctly.

What is at the centre of our solar system? If you said, the sun, you would be incorrect. Everybody knows it has to be the Earth! After all, the sun moves in the sky!

Who discovered penicillin? If you answered, Alexander Flemming, you are wrong. It obviously was God, who simply put the idea into Alexander Flemming's head!

Last, who came up with the idea of evolution? If you said, Charles Darwin, you are wrong. Clearly you were not smart enough to figure out it was a trick question - there is no such thing as evolution!

Now add up your scores and see what they mean.

If you scored 0, then you are the spawn of the Devil and are just as bad as Galileo for stating what is clearly untrue. If you scored 1-2, then you are a child who's well on their way to being enlightened. If you scored three, give yourself a pat on the back, for you are Paul Roun's golden child!

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Source: Red Bull

An Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, had hoped to break records by being the first man to break the sound barrier without the aid of a vehicle by freefalling from the edge of space, 32km above the Earth, but had to cancel his last planned attempt due to the conditions being too windy.

Yeah, because if I'm told I'll be free-falling from a point that's 32km above the Earth with no protection besides the suit I'm wearing, the one that's going to shout out danger to me is a little wind.

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And that's the news for tonight! See you all next time!