In The News (Cont..)

[beef]

Coalition government axes

[Mexicola]

Coalition government axes

[beef]

its not a great picure, but really at times they look the same!(to me..)

[Roland Butter]

Beaker from the Muppets, more like ...

[chesilbeach]

Sad to see that author Jose Saramago has died http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10352251.stm.

 

The books of his I've read have been some of the greatest books I've read, challenging, compelling and all have had an impact on me.

[lexiepiper]

James Bulger killer Jon Venables has been sent back to prison on child porn charges.

 

Spending all that tax payer money to rename/rehouse them has obviously been well worth it...

[Chrissy]

It is so sad and awful and soul destroying that this is how it went with him.

 

Two children killed a little boy, and every effort appears to have been made to 'help' the two. One seems to have done so much better than the other. How terribly sad for all concerned.

[Kylie]

Wow, we have a change in leader today. Our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has stood aside for our first ever female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.

 

Women are finally starting to get all the top jobs in this country; we also have our first female Premier in NSW and the first female Governor-General. Good times.

[tragic-austin]

Heck yeah the top 3 jobs in Aust Commonwealth are women (the Queen, GG and PM!)

 

How cool are we?????????

[Roland Butter]

A Sheila as PM?? Good on ya ..

[Kylie]

Thanks Roland. I'm a bit sorry Rudd has gone - he was pretty good as PMs go (high praise coming from me). I think Gillard will be good too, but I hate it when political parties have internal problems and start turning on their own members. It creates such instability.

[Roland Butter]

Most popular PM since Bob Hawke, they say, which is going some. I wish Julia Gillard well - apparently she's UK-born.

[Kylie]

Yes, she was born in Wales and migrated with her family as '10 pound Poms' (her words) in the 60s.

[Roland Butter]

My parents were nearly "ten pound Poms". Just think, I could have been that annoying neighbour you've always hated ...

[beef]

My parents were nearly "ten pound Poms". Just think, I could have been that annoying neighbour you've always hated ...

you don't have to go to Aus to be that guy

[Kylie]

My parents were nearly "ten pound Poms". Just think, I could have been that annoying neighbour you've always hated ...

 

I don't believe that for a second Roland. I think you would be a lovely neighbour to have. Wow, your life could have turned out so much differently.

[Roland Butter]

you don't have to go to Aus to be that guy

 

That's almost funny ....

[chesilbeach]

This is just incredible, and I'm just in awe of what the advances medical (and veterinary) science has made.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10404251.stm

[Chrissy]

How wonderful is that? The vet is clearly a real cat lover as well as a talented surgeon.

[Weave]

This made me smile love the show, love Yvette but the next level of paranormal activity? she screams at doors closing

 

Yvette Fielding quits Most Haunted ~ Click here (yahoo news)

[Weave]

This is just incredible, and I'm just in awe of what the advances medical (and veterinary) science has made.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10404251.stm

 

What a great story, thank you for sharing it Chesil

[pickle]

Its never to late to realise your dream

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10432925.stm

[Kell]

Wow! Never too late, indeed! Sounds like an interesting story, actually - I might have to get hold of a copy!

 

ETA: I've just added it to my Amazon wishlist!

Edited June 29, 2010 by Kell

[Kidsmum]

I think she's amazing A friend of mine is a Spanish teacher & she has a woman in one of her classes who's in her mid eighties.

[beef]

Looks like noisy woman is at it again