How much rain will this storm bring I wonder/? Look at Mt Dandenong, I think we will get wet.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
looks like a summer Storm
How much rain will this storm bring I wonder/? Look at Mt Dandenong, I think we will get wet.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
This is just going overboard
Teddy row teacher flying back to UK
Press Association Tuesday December 4, 2007 3:08 AM
A British teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohammed is due to arrive back in the UK after receiving a presidential pardon.
Gillian Gibbons spent more than a week in jail for insulting Islam and prompted a diplomatic row after letting her seven-year-old pupils give the bear the same name as the sacred prophet.
She was due to be incarcerated for 15 days but was released early after diplomacy by British parliamentarians Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and Baroness Warsi secured a pardon from the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
The 54-year-old then left Sudan, stopping in Dubai en route to London.
At her son's home in Wavertree, Liverpool, family and friends were already preparing for a celebration. Visitors to the house on Monday night arrived laden with beer, wine and flowers.
Her 25-year-old son John said: "Obviously we're very pleased. I'd like to thank the Government for all they have done, the hard work behind the scenes, especially the two peers who went out there. Everyone's been really great.
"Obviously it's a great feeling, we're very pleased, we have been under a lot of pressure."
Foreign Secretary David Miliband said that Mrs Gibbons was in "remarkably good spirits". She had been jailed on Thursday.
After speaking to the mother-of-two, Mr Miliband welcomed her pardon. He said: "She was a little overwhelmed by the amount of coverage she understood this case had received and proud of the way her family had stood up over the last week."
In a statement after her pardon, Mrs Gibbons said she did not intend to offend anyone and stressed that she had great respect for Islam
Press Association Tuesday December 4, 2007 3:08 AM
A British teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohammed is due to arrive back in the UK after receiving a presidential pardon.
Gillian Gibbons spent more than a week in jail for insulting Islam and prompted a diplomatic row after letting her seven-year-old pupils give the bear the same name as the sacred prophet.
She was due to be incarcerated for 15 days but was released early after diplomacy by British parliamentarians Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and Baroness Warsi secured a pardon from the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
The 54-year-old then left Sudan, stopping in Dubai en route to London.
At her son's home in Wavertree, Liverpool, family and friends were already preparing for a celebration. Visitors to the house on Monday night arrived laden with beer, wine and flowers.
Her 25-year-old son John said: "Obviously we're very pleased. I'd like to thank the Government for all they have done, the hard work behind the scenes, especially the two peers who went out there. Everyone's been really great.
"Obviously it's a great feeling, we're very pleased, we have been under a lot of pressure."
Foreign Secretary David Miliband said that Mrs Gibbons was in "remarkably good spirits". She had been jailed on Thursday.
After speaking to the mother-of-two, Mr Miliband welcomed her pardon. He said: "She was a little overwhelmed by the amount of coverage she understood this case had received and proud of the way her family had stood up over the last week."
In a statement after her pardon, Mrs Gibbons said she did not intend to offend anyone and stressed that she had great respect for Islam
Monday, November 19, 2007
Confused Chef
Monday November 19, 03:36 PM
Six die when China cook gets confused
A Chinese cook accidentally used rat poison instead of flour in rice dumplings, inadvertently killing himself and five others, state media says.
The six died after eating dumpling soup last week, prompting a police investigation to see if any crime had been committed, the Shanghai Daily said.
Chen Ruyan, who worked at a recycling station in the central province of Hubei, was preparing lunch last Sunday.
"In the process, Chen found the rice dough he was preparing for making "tangyuan" (rice dumplings) was quite watery and he decided to add more rice flour," the Shanghai Daily said.
"Unfortunately, he mistook rat poison that had been placed together with other condiments as flour and mixed it into the dough."
Investigators said Chen, who sold rat poison as a business, had put the chemicals in the kitchen when he moved home.
China is in the middle of a nationwide campaign to improve food and product safety after a string of international scares that have tainted its export reputation.
But the government is also worried about lax safety endangering the country's own citizens.
Reports of usually non-fatal food poisoning at school canteens and restaurants, especially in the countryside, are common.
Six die when China cook gets confused
A Chinese cook accidentally used rat poison instead of flour in rice dumplings, inadvertently killing himself and five others, state media says.
The six died after eating dumpling soup last week, prompting a police investigation to see if any crime had been committed, the Shanghai Daily said.
Chen Ruyan, who worked at a recycling station in the central province of Hubei, was preparing lunch last Sunday.
"In the process, Chen found the rice dough he was preparing for making "tangyuan" (rice dumplings) was quite watery and he decided to add more rice flour," the Shanghai Daily said.
"Unfortunately, he mistook rat poison that had been placed together with other condiments as flour and mixed it into the dough."
Investigators said Chen, who sold rat poison as a business, had put the chemicals in the kitchen when he moved home.
China is in the middle of a nationwide campaign to improve food and product safety after a string of international scares that have tainted its export reputation.
But the government is also worried about lax safety endangering the country's own citizens.
Reports of usually non-fatal food poisoning at school canteens and restaurants, especially in the countryside, are common.
Friday, November 16, 2007
What's wrong with these people
glumbert - Dolphin massacre in JapanCan't they find a more humane way of doing this.I'm not saying they can't after all we 'Aussies' eat 'skippy' kangaroo and other countries eat Bambi.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Pop corn fumes can be dangerous
World | Off the wall
The smell of buttery microwave popcorn can be intoxicating. But can it also be dangerous?
The question took on new significance recently when a doctor alerted federal regulatory agencies that a Colorado man who ate at least two bags every night for several years had "significant lung disease" similar to that seen in some microwave popcorn workers.
The illness - the first suspected case in a consumer - was linked to the man's habit of inhaling fumes from extra-buttery microwave popcorn, which contains the chemical diacetyl. The additive gives foods a buttery taste and has been linked to severe lung disease in some microwave popcorn and flavour plant workers.
Dr Cecile Rose, the lung specialist who examined the 53-year-old furniture salesman, says it "looks like a possible case, but we can't be sure." In her letter to federal officials, she said though it is hard to make a causal connection, "we have no other plausible explanation."
The smell of buttery microwave popcorn can be intoxicating. But can it also be dangerous?
The question took on new significance recently when a doctor alerted federal regulatory agencies that a Colorado man who ate at least two bags every night for several years had "significant lung disease" similar to that seen in some microwave popcorn workers.
The illness - the first suspected case in a consumer - was linked to the man's habit of inhaling fumes from extra-buttery microwave popcorn, which contains the chemical diacetyl. The additive gives foods a buttery taste and has been linked to severe lung disease in some microwave popcorn and flavour plant workers.
Dr Cecile Rose, the lung specialist who examined the 53-year-old furniture salesman, says it "looks like a possible case, but we can't be sure." In her letter to federal officials, she said though it is hard to make a causal connection, "we have no other plausible explanation."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
likely story
Doctors in India have removed a three-inch piece of a toothbrush, including the business end, from a 31-year-old woman's nose.
The woman claims she is not sure how the toothbrush ended wedged in her nasal cavity.
She says, “Around two months ago as I was brushing my teeth, my husband accidentally pushed me and the toothbrush in my hand broke. I was left holding the lower portion of the brush but couldn’t locate the rest of it. Soon after, I started bleeding profusely from the nose,” she said.
She visited the family doctor to stop the bleeding. “But since that day, I began getting breathless and a foul smelling discharge began to come out of my nose. I used to get restless gasping for breath sometimes,” she said.
According to the doctor, it is impossible that the toothbrush could have entered the nasal cavity through the mouth. The woman’s father-in-law said his son lived separately and used to often fight with his wife as he was jobless. However, the woman has given a statement to the police that the brush had entered her nose accidentally.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
My say on this
Fad Diet’s what good are they really?
Admit it you have tried many diets and none of them work, or if they do its only for a short time. The only diet that will work is a ‘life style change’ go to the pantry remove everything and start again.
Try less cookies ’biscuits’ potato chips or any snack food with a long self-life. Get rid of the fruit drinks as well as the fizzy drinks, water is free.
Next place to attack is the refrigerator, start at the freezer dump half the ice cream, and them get rid of all those pizza type things like pies. I’m not saying don’t eat any junk food that’s not realistic but if you only have a small amount in stock you might find room for good foods.
Try eating only food that’s in season it tastes much better and is healthy. Don’t eat things like cool store apples that have been picked six months ago they are very low in nutrients, even the vegetables you buy at the super markets are more than likely past their best by the time they get to your plate.
Why not plant a few vegetables in your garden? You can put them in pots if there’s not room. A friend of mine just plants things like tomatoes potatoes amongst his plants and they grow just fine.
Last but not least, get rid of the bathroom scales. If you need confirmation you have lost weight stand in front of the mirror naked. Then get dressed and see how others will see you. Do you really need the extra stress that those scales bring?
Most of all if you feel good you are healthy enough.
Don’t be fooled by the so called experts,they keep changing their minds on what good for us and as a result keep putting books out there for us to buy, and we do over and over again.
Just one example is eggs, first its yes they are good for you then some smarty said no all that colestrol will kill you. I saw a test where they ate nothing but eggs for two weeks and guess what the cholesterol actually dropped so I think eggs in moderation are good, they are a vitamins where the good outlays ‘pun intended’ the bad .
Remember do as I say not as I do ………I eat chocolate, drink wine beer and scotch and love it. LOL
Admit it you have tried many diets and none of them work, or if they do its only for a short time. The only diet that will work is a ‘life style change’ go to the pantry remove everything and start again.
Try less cookies ’biscuits’ potato chips or any snack food with a long self-life. Get rid of the fruit drinks as well as the fizzy drinks, water is free.
Next place to attack is the refrigerator, start at the freezer dump half the ice cream, and them get rid of all those pizza type things like pies. I’m not saying don’t eat any junk food that’s not realistic but if you only have a small amount in stock you might find room for good foods.
Try eating only food that’s in season it tastes much better and is healthy. Don’t eat things like cool store apples that have been picked six months ago they are very low in nutrients, even the vegetables you buy at the super markets are more than likely past their best by the time they get to your plate.
Why not plant a few vegetables in your garden? You can put them in pots if there’s not room. A friend of mine just plants things like tomatoes potatoes amongst his plants and they grow just fine.
Last but not least, get rid of the bathroom scales. If you need confirmation you have lost weight stand in front of the mirror naked. Then get dressed and see how others will see you. Do you really need the extra stress that those scales bring?
Most of all if you feel good you are healthy enough.
Don’t be fooled by the so called experts,they keep changing their minds on what good for us and as a result keep putting books out there for us to buy, and we do over and over again.
Just one example is eggs, first its yes they are good for you then some smarty said no all that colestrol will kill you. I saw a test where they ate nothing but eggs for two weeks and guess what the cholesterol actually dropped so I think eggs in moderation are good, they are a vitamins where the good outlays ‘pun intended’ the bad .
Remember do as I say not as I do ………I eat chocolate, drink wine beer and scotch and love it. LOL
Saturday, September 29, 2007
well done cats
Geelong capped a sensational season with comfortably the biggest win in AFL grand final history, a 24.19 (163) to 6.8 (44) thrashing of Port Adelaide at the MCG.The 119-point win, in front of a crowd of 97,302, dwarfed Hawthorn's 96-point win over Melbourne in 1998 as the greatest margin in an AFL/VFL premiership decider.
It's ironic that port power only got 44 point as that is the amount of years it took geelong to win another Flag. The fans and player will party long and hard.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
If you buy ACER I wish you luck
I had the same problems with ACER or more to the point Highpoint repair centre in sydney. I called them and emailed them and all i got was lip service. This was my first reply, it looked promising.
Thankyou for highlighting your concerns with Acer/Highpoint.
I am part of the Customer Service Team here at Highpoint and deal with such complaints.
If possible, could you please advise the serial number or reference number corresponding to your unit.
I will further assess the issue for you.
Thankyou for your time.
Best Regards
that was on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:15 AM .I got my lap top back on Wednesday 19th of september. Only to find the had not returned my power adaptor ,making the pc usless after an hour .I thought ok no problem call them and have it sent down. Sure enough the person on the phone said that is dreadful i will get onto it straight away and get back to you today'wednesday' silly me i believed him. Frday morning still nothing not even a call, so once again i'[m on the phone and get through to another person that asures me he will get action today.
Guess what ?
I have had with this service even the laptop they repaired come back covered in grime .All this from a company this size, it must be some kind of joke.
I WAS told by one of them they where in the middle of changes there , not our problem even if its true.
Buying ACER I have found is just the begining of you troubles if you want service, so before you decide try a google search or click a label below.The video is extreme but I have felt like doing this with my laptop.
http://www.avoidacer.com/ I am not doing this out of anger or spite,I am just frustrated by their lack of care and their treatment.
Thankyou for highlighting your concerns with Acer/Highpoint.
I am part of the Customer Service Team here at Highpoint and deal with such complaints.
If possible, could you please advise the serial number or reference number corresponding to your unit.
I will further assess the issue for you.
Thankyou for your time.
Best Regards
that was on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:15 AM .I got my lap top back on Wednesday 19th of september. Only to find the had not returned my power adaptor ,making the pc usless after an hour .I thought ok no problem call them and have it sent down. Sure enough the person on the phone said that is dreadful i will get onto it straight away and get back to you today'wednesday' silly me i believed him. Frday morning still nothing not even a call, so once again i'[m on the phone and get through to another person that asures me he will get action today.
Guess what ?
I have had with this service even the laptop they repaired come back covered in grime .All this from a company this size, it must be some kind of joke.
I WAS told by one of them they where in the middle of changes there , not our problem even if its true.
Buying ACER I have found is just the begining of you troubles if you want service, so before you decide try a google search or click a label below.The video is extreme but I have felt like doing this with my laptop.
http://www.avoidacer.com/ I am not doing this out of anger or spite,I am just frustrated by their lack of care and their treatment.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I think this is funny
Man with no legs charged with drink driving
Jesse Perez
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21/09/2007 11:55:00 AM.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN - Two men who were driving the same pickup truck, have been caught drink driving in Wisconsin.
Police found that 43-year-old Harvey Miller, a double leg amputee, was steering the truck.
Officers say 55-year-old Edwin Marzinske was operating the accelerator and brake pedals.
The police report stated that Miller personally confessed he was too drunk to drive, but argued he wasn't actually driving the truck because he couldn't operate the accelerator or the brake. Officers disagreed and cited him for drink driving, third offence.
Marzinske was cited for his second drink driving offence.
Both men were also cited for operating a vehicle after revocation.
Jesse Perez
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21/09/2007 11:55:00 AM.
ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN - Two men who were driving the same pickup truck, have been caught drink driving in Wisconsin.
Police found that 43-year-old Harvey Miller, a double leg amputee, was steering the truck.
Officers say 55-year-old Edwin Marzinske was operating the accelerator and brake pedals.
The police report stated that Miller personally confessed he was too drunk to drive, but argued he wasn't actually driving the truck because he couldn't operate the accelerator or the brake. Officers disagreed and cited him for drink driving, third offence.
Marzinske was cited for his second drink driving offence.
Both men were also cited for operating a vehicle after revocation.
Monday, September 17, 2007
More is less
POOR DEMIIt's been a challenging few years, being the age I am. Almost to the point where I felt like, well, they don't know what to do with me. I am not 20. Not 30,” she revealed to Red magazine. “There aren't that many good roles for women over 40. A lot of them don't have much substance, other than being someone's mother or wife.”
Demi’s frustration with Hollywood’s attitudes toward “women of a certain age” was evident throughout her interview with the publication. “If we are told we are not valuable once we hit 30, it is a problem,” she said. “We all have more to give … We can't just wait for something to happen. We have to say, ‘I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more.
OK Demi what about Meryl Streep,Helen Mirrin, Glen close Judy Dench Judy Davis....
maybe its not an age problem after all 'talent counts'
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
APEC
I find it bizarre that the so called protesters are saying they are there to stop the violence in Iraq by gearing up for violence against their own police force doing their job of protecting visiting heads of state, I am certainty not a fan of Bush and Co and believe every person has the right to protest. I know things have changed since I was a twenty something and know it all, but some of the greatest protesters have used peace as their weapon ‘Gandhi Nelson Mandela “ to name two. So by all means show your distaste and protest loud but do it in peace, wishful thinking? Maybe.
Font Size: Decrease Increase Print Page: Print Sarah Elks | August 30, 2007
A MELBOURNE group has announced its intention to violently disrupt next week's APEC summit and has issued a call to action to recruit more people for a "mass, strategic intervention".
The group, AC/DC, which is believed to be aligned with the anarchist political movement, plans to act as a "mobile disruption" unit during APEC, which will be held in Sydney for a week from Sunday.
AC/DC's open letter, posted on a number of internet forums, said APEC "promotes exploitation, inequality and the destruction of the planet" and acknowledged the group's actions might be seen as violent.
"By the very praxis of stepping out and challenging their control of space, we are committing what is regarded as a violent act," the letter reads.
"It is the violence of articulating resistance; it is a violation against their understanding of our lives."
The letter says it is important "that we stay safe and minimise the repercussions of police repression in our families and communities".
A spokesman for the Stop Bush Coalition, organisers of the biggest APEC protest on Saturday, September 8, insisted its march would be peaceful.
"We've clearly indicated that we intend for this to be a peaceful protest and we've chosen a march route that signals we're not interested in a confrontation with police," Alex Bainbridge said.
"We're confident that's going to happen on the day."
The march, which is expected to attract 5000 people, will highlight the issues of the war in Iraq, a comprehensive response to climate change and workers' rights.
Mr Bainbridge, 35, said concern over violent protest was unfounded.
"I don't think it's very likely," he said. "We've seen in the past these sorts of things get exaggerated in the media and then we turn up on the day and nothing happens."
He said he was more concerned about police violence against protesters.
"We've had this whole scare campaign for months of new water cannons, new stun guns, the new fence being set up and new police powers," he said. "It's not outlandish to think there might be some police that might be trigger-happy."
Font Size: Decrease Increase Print Page: Print Sarah Elks | August 30, 2007
A MELBOURNE group has announced its intention to violently disrupt next week's APEC summit and has issued a call to action to recruit more people for a "mass, strategic intervention".
The group, AC/DC, which is believed to be aligned with the anarchist political movement, plans to act as a "mobile disruption" unit during APEC, which will be held in Sydney for a week from Sunday.
AC/DC's open letter, posted on a number of internet forums, said APEC "promotes exploitation, inequality and the destruction of the planet" and acknowledged the group's actions might be seen as violent.
"By the very praxis of stepping out and challenging their control of space, we are committing what is regarded as a violent act," the letter reads.
"It is the violence of articulating resistance; it is a violation against their understanding of our lives."
The letter says it is important "that we stay safe and minimise the repercussions of police repression in our families and communities".
A spokesman for the Stop Bush Coalition, organisers of the biggest APEC protest on Saturday, September 8, insisted its march would be peaceful.
"We've clearly indicated that we intend for this to be a peaceful protest and we've chosen a march route that signals we're not interested in a confrontation with police," Alex Bainbridge said.
"We're confident that's going to happen on the day."
The march, which is expected to attract 5000 people, will highlight the issues of the war in Iraq, a comprehensive response to climate change and workers' rights.
Mr Bainbridge, 35, said concern over violent protest was unfounded.
"I don't think it's very likely," he said. "We've seen in the past these sorts of things get exaggerated in the media and then we turn up on the day and nothing happens."
He said he was more concerned about police violence against protesters.
"We've had this whole scare campaign for months of new water cannons, new stun guns, the new fence being set up and new police powers," he said. "It's not outlandish to think there might be some police that might be trigger-happy."
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