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		<title>Globaltech Wins Western Australian Premier&#8217;s Award for Innovation Excellence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bit late to this, but the project the team at Globaltech and I have been working on has won the Western Australian Premier&#8217;s Award for Innovation Excellence for ePLOD &#8211; The world’s first &#38; only fully integrated electronic progressive &#8230; <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/tech/globaltech-wins-western-australian-premiers-award-for-innovation-excellence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/tech/globaltech-wins-western-australian-premiers-award-for-innovation-excellence/</link>
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		<title>Australian Mining Exploration &#8211; Meters Drilled and Expenditure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Points:

Drilling meters are at the highest rates in 13 years.
Expenditure per meter drilled (inflation adjusted) is current running at approximately $300 per meter.  This is due to (in my personal view dealing with drilling contractors) a) high demand and lack of quality labour; b) exploratory holes are getting deeper and thus more expensive. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/australian-mining-exploration-meters-drilled-and-expenditure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/australian-mining-exploration-meters-drilled-and-expenditure/</link>
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		<title>Global Poverty Dramatically Reduced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great news - poverty rapidly declining:

Whereas it took 25 years to reduce poverty by half a billion people up to 2005, the same feat was likely achieved in the six years between then and now. Poverty reduction of this magnitude is unparalleled in history; never before have so many people been lifted out of poverty over such a brief period of time.

The greatest reduction happened in Asia "home to some of the largest and most dynamic emerging economies" and surprisingly, Africa. I attribute this to the embrace of free(er) markets and increased global trade among nations. Let's hope this trend continues. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/global-poverty-dramatically-reduced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/global-poverty-dramatically-reduced/</link>
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		<title>Data Visualisation and Infographics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am working on a project that requires data visualisation of large data sets. It has opened my eyes to the infographics and I love it. This is a great introduction to infographics: <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/infographics/data-visualisation-and-infographics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/infographics/data-visualisation-and-infographics/</link>
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		<title>Mises Seminar in Sydney, 26 November 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(via Mises.org.au)

The Mises Seminar will bring together Australians interested in libertarianism and the Austrian school of economics. The event comprises a dinner on Friday, November 25, and an all day seminar on Saturday, November 26. The events can be purchased separately, or together as a package deal at a discount.

The seminar will field a line-up of prominent anti-state, anti-war and pro-market thinkers from around Australia, with special guest Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Our speakers understand that free-markets generate prosperity, and that government intervention is both economically and socially destructive.

The Mises Seminar venue is the Union, Universities and Schools Club (UUSC), located at 25 Bent Street Sydney. This is Sydney's most prestigious and exclusive venue, and the compulsory dress code reflects that. Ties and blazers for men, and the equivalent for women.

The organising committee for the seminar consists of Samuel Marks (Macquarie University Libertarian League), Sukrit Sabhlok (Liberty Australia), Michael Conaghan (Liberty Australia), Dr Bulukani Mlalazi, Dr Washington Sanchez (Aussienomics), and Benjamin Marks (Economics.org.au).
 <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/mises-seminar-in-sydney-26-november-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/economics/mises-seminar-in-sydney-26-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>A Uni Student&#8217;s View on Australia&#8217;s Proposed Carbon Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot has been said to defend this tax, one of the reasons I’ve heard is because the youth of Australia want this tax. The people against this tax have been portrayed as a bunch of old people who are only worried about their power bills and don’t care about the future of the planet. We have been told that we should support this tax because it will leave the earth in a better place for future generations. Well I am here today to say I am a young person I am against this tax. This tax will not save the planet and it will hurt the youth of this country the most. Already young people face an uphill battle to make a living for themselves, home ownership is slowly becoming a distant dream, food, fuel, electricity and water are constantly rising and this is all before the carbon tax. This is tax will result in cost of living becoming even more expensive, pushing many Australians to the poverty line and threatens our economic prosperity and therefore our standard of living that we have worked so hard for. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/libertarianism/a-uni-students-view-on-australias-proposed-carbon-tax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/libertarianism/a-uni-students-view-on-australias-proposed-carbon-tax/</link>
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		<title>Dark Days for Australian Libertarians?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Libertarianism is rarely a topic for discussion in Australia's media; so I was pleasantly surprised by an article in The Australian entitled "Dark Days for Libertarians", bemoaning the encroaching "Nanny State" on our lives. It also happens to mention the Liberal Democrats. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/libertarianism/dark-days-for-australian-libertarians/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/libertarianism/dark-days-for-australian-libertarians/</link>
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		<title>The Opioid Emperor Has No Clothes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regular contributor to Libertarian Engineer, Michael Keane, challenges the long-held beliefs related to the potential harms associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/health/the-opioid-emperor-has-no-clothes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/health/the-opioid-emperor-has-no-clothes/</link>
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		<title>Intel Unveils 3D Tri-Gate Transistor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is exciting. Intel have announced the development of a 3D tri-gate transistor and will be shipped in 2012. Mark Bohr, from Intel, explains in the video below:





Here is a better representation of the tri-gate transistor together with a close up of a tri-gate SRAM cells (source) :








Key points:

50% Power Reduction at Constant Performance
37% Performance Increase at Low Voltage

 <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/tech/intel-unveils-3d-tri-gate-transistor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/tech/intel-unveils-3d-tri-gate-transistor/</link>
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		<title>On Government Funded Medical Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mum, apple pie and medical research funding. How could anyone sacrifice the noble efforts of dedicated, selfless scientists who are finding cures for cancer and heart disease? Amidst all the protests and indignation, there is a counter view. I am a clinician and researcher who has been funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. There is an argument that Government cuts to funding may be entirely appropriate. <a href="http://www.graemeklass.com/health/on-government-funded-medical-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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