Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Joke
Italian Wedding Night
Maria had just gotten married, and being a traditional Italian she was
still a virgin. On her wedding night, staying at her mother's house,
she was very nervous. Her mother reassured her, "Don't worry,
Maria,Tony's a good man.
Go upstairs and he'll take care of you. Meanwhile, I'll be > making
pasta."
So, uppa she went. When she got upstairs, Tony took off his shirt and >
exposed his hairy chest. Maria ran downstairs to her mother and says,
"Mama, Mama, Tony's got a big hairy chest." "Don't worry, Maria," says
the mother, "all good men have hairy chests. Go upstairs. He'll take
good care of you." So, uppa she went again.
When she got up in the bedroom, Tony took off his pants exposing his
hairy legs. Again, Maria ran downstairs to her mother. "Mama, Mama,
Tony took off his pants and he's got hairy legs!" "Don't worry! All
good men have hairy legs. Tony's a good man. Go upstairs and he'll
take good care of you."
So, uppa she went again. When she got there, Tony took off his socks
and on his left foot he was missing three toes.
When Maria saw this, she ran downstairs. "Mama, Mama, Tony's got a foot
and a half!" Her mama said, "Stay here and stir the pasta..."
Maria had just gotten married, and being a traditional Italian she was
still a virgin. On her wedding night, staying at her mother's house,
she was very nervous. Her mother reassured her, "Don't worry,
Maria,Tony's a good man.
Go upstairs and he'll take care of you. Meanwhile, I'll be > making
pasta."
So, uppa she went. When she got upstairs, Tony took off his shirt and >
exposed his hairy chest. Maria ran downstairs to her mother and says,
"Mama, Mama, Tony's got a big hairy chest." "Don't worry, Maria," says
the mother, "all good men have hairy chests. Go upstairs. He'll take
good care of you." So, uppa she went again.
When she got up in the bedroom, Tony took off his pants exposing his
hairy legs. Again, Maria ran downstairs to her mother. "Mama, Mama,
Tony took off his pants and he's got hairy legs!" "Don't worry! All
good men have hairy legs. Tony's a good man. Go upstairs and he'll
take good care of you."
So, uppa she went again. When she got there, Tony took off his socks
and on his left foot he was missing three toes.
When Maria saw this, she ran downstairs. "Mama, Mama, Tony's got a foot
and a half!" Her mama said, "Stay here and stir the pasta..."
Friday, January 04, 2008
The fire season had to come.
Victoria will burn until April.
By Catherine Best | January 03, 2008
VICTORIAN fire authorities are warning of a long, perilous bushfire season and say massive swathes of grassland in western and central Victoria are ready to burn.
After a run of 40-degree-plus temperatures and with eight bushfires burning, state fire services today declared extreme fire conditions would prevail at least until April.
Fire chiefs urged people to be prepared, warning the conditions posed a risk to homes in coastal and provincial areas and on Melbourne's fringe.
Acting Premier Rob Hulls said the Otways, the Dandenongs and the Macedon ranges were at high risk.
"These areas are very dry, and in many cases, of course, they are densely populated," he said.
"The hot and dry conditions could lead to very intense and also fast-moving fires in densely populated areas."
Victorians could expect even more extreme fire days this season and with blazes moving fast they must be prepared early, Mr Hulls said.
"We all remember the devastating effect of last year's bushfires.
"Initially ignited by massive lightning strikes, last year's fires grew to a series of 83 fires that burnt over 1.48 million hectares of land, destroying more than 51 homes and resulting in significant loss of livestock."
Late today, five fires continued to burn out of control in East Gippsland and three had been contained. The three fires causing most concern were around Buchan and at Lightning Track, north of Orbost.
Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) chief officer Ewan Waller said fire crews did not expect to have the blazes under control by the weekend, when temperatures in the mid 30s are forecast.
By Catherine Best | January 03, 2008
VICTORIAN fire authorities are warning of a long, perilous bushfire season and say massive swathes of grassland in western and central Victoria are ready to burn.
After a run of 40-degree-plus temperatures and with eight bushfires burning, state fire services today declared extreme fire conditions would prevail at least until April.
Fire chiefs urged people to be prepared, warning the conditions posed a risk to homes in coastal and provincial areas and on Melbourne's fringe.
Acting Premier Rob Hulls said the Otways, the Dandenongs and the Macedon ranges were at high risk.
"These areas are very dry, and in many cases, of course, they are densely populated," he said.
"The hot and dry conditions could lead to very intense and also fast-moving fires in densely populated areas."
Victorians could expect even more extreme fire days this season and with blazes moving fast they must be prepared early, Mr Hulls said.
"We all remember the devastating effect of last year's bushfires.
"Initially ignited by massive lightning strikes, last year's fires grew to a series of 83 fires that burnt over 1.48 million hectares of land, destroying more than 51 homes and resulting in significant loss of livestock."
Late today, five fires continued to burn out of control in East Gippsland and three had been contained. The three fires causing most concern were around Buchan and at Lightning Track, north of Orbost.
Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) chief officer Ewan Waller said fire crews did not expect to have the blazes under control by the weekend, when temperatures in the mid 30s are forecast.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Here is another opinion.
For arguments sake or for the sake of an argument .Today I heard on national radio.One Australian Government minister who is no longer in power give his views on the alleged reason for the 'coalition of the willing' ha ha.invading Iraq was for oil and plenty think that way.
I think what he said makes sense,If the US and its western partners where only after oil they could have dealt with Saddam Hussein, after all he wanted to sell the oil and although he did not like countries like America he had been selling to them for a long time at the going rate. It would have save hundreds of millions of dollars at least, not to mention around 4000 young men and women and god only knows how many Iraqi civilians.
No oil was not the main factor , however I am sure its becoming one now that oil has reached $100us a barrel.
What are/where the real reasons ?I don't really know .I guess Bush or one of his henchmen will write a book and maybe,just maybe the truth will come out, don't hold your breath though.
I think what he said makes sense,If the US and its western partners where only after oil they could have dealt with Saddam Hussein, after all he wanted to sell the oil and although he did not like countries like America he had been selling to them for a long time at the going rate. It would have save hundreds of millions of dollars at least, not to mention around 4000 young men and women and god only knows how many Iraqi civilians.
No oil was not the main factor , however I am sure its becoming one now that oil has reached $100us a barrel.
What are/where the real reasons ?I don't really know .I guess Bush or one of his henchmen will write a book and maybe,just maybe the truth will come out, don't hold your breath though.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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."
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