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AIDS-Like Virus New Threat To Koala 120

Posted by timothy from the poor-fellas dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A virus that may weaken the immune system of koalas, similar to HIV in humans, is a new 'wild card' among threats facing the species and nearly all koalas in the Australian state of Queensland could already be infected."
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  • What's with the stupid hat? (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Cimexus ( 1355033 ) on Friday February 26, 2010 @01:44AM (#31281838)

    Does anyone else feel mildly offended every time they see that stupid hat icon they use for Australian stories now? I mean seriously ... is this a serious news site? It'd be like using a picture of Speedy Gonzales for Mexican stories, or a fat man with a mustache saying "mamma mia!" for Italian ones.

  • Re:What's with the stupid hat? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by Michael Kristopeit ( 1751814 ) on Friday February 26, 2010 @01:50AM (#31281876)
    they still use a demonized picture of bill gates for microsoft stories...

    which is worse, personalized corporate attacks long after the person has left the corporation, or generalized cultural observations? or isn't there a difference?

  • Re:What's with the stupid hat? (Score:1, Insightful)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 26, 2010 @03:05AM (#31282244)

    I thought it was a well known fact that American football is messed up?

    Now Australian Football... a sport of kings. :p

  • Re:What's with the stupid hat? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by fuzzix ( 700457 ) <flippy@example.com> on Friday February 26, 2010 @04:37AM (#31282610) Journal

    It just irritates me Americans just seem to instantly think of a 30 year old movie as the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Australia

    And that's the point, it's a useful piece of iconography on an American site to make 'em go "Australia". It's like having pictures on a menu so the unlettered folk can point at the food they'd like and grunt "four".

    I don't think there's an icon for Ireland but if there was, what would it be? Text now and win a prize!

    Text "A" for: A Leprechaun!
    Text "B" for: A Shamrock!
    Text "C" for: Government corruption and petty revenge!
    Text "D" for: A bishop covering up a priest's sexual abuse of altar boys!

    ENTER NOW!

  • Re:What's with the stupid hat? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by ElectricTurtle ( 1171201 ) on Friday February 26, 2010 @12:53PM (#31286702)
    Australians are a race now? Americans are frequently stereotyped as cowboys, is that 'pseudo-racist' too? Or are you some racial positivist twit that thinks only white American males are capable of 'true racism' and therefore any discrimination against them isn't racist because they 'deserve it'?

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