Hi All,
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Originally Posted by mswhin63
More than likely as usual the media interpreted the information provided by the Prof and came to the wrong conclusion. Really it is the media that have done this. I wouldn't be judgemental to the lecturer until we get his side of the story.
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Agree. It is manifestly unlikely to have been the Brad Carter's fault.
You will notice it says:
When that happens, we'll get our second sun, according to Dr Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland.
and clearly isn't in quotation marks but instead says
"according to". This is journalist-speak for "This is my potted summary of what I believe he meant after I'd subtracted the waffle".
Always read carefully between the lines !
Earlier, in my original post I wrote some hyperbole: "Will someone please take the "author" of this crapology out-back and hit her very hard (and repeatedly) over the back of the head with a cricket bat until she promises to stop."
that some thought a bit strong. If you (or the mods) feel the same way please feel free to substitute the following:
Claire, please retreat to your office, (1) take your degree in journalism down off the cubicle wall, (2) remove from frame, (3) turn over and write 500 times on the blank rear-side:
"I peaked when I was doing the gossip column".
Best,
Les D