Paralympic star is a former terrorist

This story made me wonder what a former terrorist is. I mean, do people suddenly reform and emerge their dark days of violence, guns, murder, bombs, and mayhem ? Or are they still a terrorist ?

Still, this guy seems to have reformed enough to make it in the big time of world sport. So congratulations .... well sort of.

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Device found on Virgin Blue Aircraft

SYDNEY: A potentially explosive device was found in the cargo hold of a Virgin Blue aircraft at Sydney airport earlier in the week, The Daily Telegraph reported today.

If this was planted, as some have suggested, by an airport worker then I think they too should be tried under anti-terrorism laws. Throw the book at them.

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Talk of sale of historic Sydney Catholic property

It seems another historic Sydney property could be sold off to the relentless onslaught of property developers. I bet none of the money will go to those who need it most - the clients of St Vinnies.

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Fire peril for Bega Valley

The big dry has created conditions in the Bega Valley Shire consistent with extreme fire behaviour, warns Andrew Stark, operations officer of the NSW Rural Fire Service.

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Paralympic World Cup

Now wouldn't this be a great event for Sydney and Australia. Lets get the OPSE team to lobby for it.

ATHENS, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- The English city Manchester will inaugurate the Paralympic World Cup May 14-15, 2005 and continue to play host for the annual event for at least two more years, it was announced here on Monday.

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Hailstorms sweep across Sydney

NURSING homes had to be evacuated, houses were flooded and roof tiles were cracked by 4cm hailstones as a wild storm forced NSW emergency crews into action tonight.

Hailstorms sweep across Sydney [September 19, 2004]

The Value of a Camera

I'm undecided wether I should post this to the TECHDEV blog or this homepage ... the homepage won out ... I saw an interview with Patrick Litchfield this morning on the Sunrise TV show. He made mention of the value of carryng a camera with you all the time, and said something like ...you just don't know what instant you might want to capture. That got me thinking. What if a camera could post directly to a blog ? Now that would be good. No text just a picture. As they say it can be worth a thousand words.

 

Weapons of Mass Mobilization - Peer to Peer Fundraising

A quiet couple in Berkeley got sick of being ignored by the system. So they built a new one. How MoveOn changed the face of fundraising.

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Father happy to have abducted son home

This headline from our national broadcaster really makes you think why we are paying for such an insightful news organisation from the public purse. I mean duh !

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Darling Harbour zoo bid 'a circus'

A PRIVATE zoo at Darling Harbour could cost taxpayers $25 million in lost revenue at Taronga Zoo, risk up to 50 jobs and stop a long-term $240 million refurbishment plan, secret documents show.

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Ticket Sales Slump For Athens 2004 Paralympics

Just five days before the Opening Ceremony for the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games organizers have admitted that ticket sales for the entire Games stand at 200,000 – just 50 per cent of their target figure.

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