Issues for dairy farmers in 20 years time

What will be the issues for dairy farmers in 20 years time? Speech by Conor English, Federated Farmers Chief Executive, to the New Zealand Institute of Agriculture and Horticultural Science.

WikiLeaks Airs Secret CIA Memo, But Real Message Is Unclassified

WikiLeaks on Wednesday dug into its trove of unpublished leaks to release a 6-month-old classified CIA memo about foreign perception of the United States, underscoring that the secret-spilling website won't be cowed by Pentagon threats, nor derailed by the Swedish legal problem now circling its leader.

Extra Credit: Automotive psychoanalysis can save money

I have two expectations for my car. First, that it will run when I need it to and deliver me from Point A (Five Guys) to point B (a different Five Guys).

You can’t say ‘car’ without ‘Arrgh’

You can’t say ‘car’ without ‘Arrgh’ By BARRY KAUFMAN Having disappointed me repeatedly on the latter, I shouldn’t have been surprised when my car recently started in on the former. (For those of you who don’t speak pretentious, the term ‘former’ means ‘that first thing Imentioned’ while ‘latter’ means ‘a device for climbing onto the roof.

Culture wars at CSIRO

When scientists - who believe passionately in independence, in pure research, and in sharing information - are asked to conform to business plans and commercial-in-confidence clauses, there are bound to be tensions. The CSIRO is going through massive culture change: less pure science, more social science, and industry can wag the tail. Reporter Ian Townsend