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AUSSIE BUSH HUMOUR

2010-03-04T20:20:00.000+11:00

The sun was hot already - it was only 8 o'clock
The cocky took off in his Ute, to go and check his stock.
He drove around the paddocks checking wethers, ewes and lambs,
The float valves in the water troughs, the windmills on the dams.

He stopped and turned a windmill on to fill a water tank
And saw a ewe down in the dam, a few yards from the bank.
"Typical bloody sheep," he thought, "they've got no common sense,
"They won't go through a gateway but they'll jump a bloody fence."

The ewe was stuck down in the mud, he knew without a doubt
She'd stay there 'til she carked it if he didn't get her out.
But when he reached the water's edge, the startled ewe broke free
And in her haste to get away, began a swimming spree.

He reckoned once her fleece was wet, the weight would drag her down
If he didn't rescue her, the stupid sod would drown.
Her style was unimpressive, her survival chances slim
He saw no other option, he would have to take a swim.

He peeled his shirt and singlet off, his trousers, boots and socks
And as he couldn't stand wet clothes, he also shed his jocks.
He jumped into the water and away that cocky swam
He caught up with her, somewhere near the middle of the dam

The ewe was quite evasive, she kept giving him the slip
He tried to grab her sodden fleece but couldn't get a grip.
At last he got her to the bank and stopped tocatch his breath
She showed him little gratitude for saving her from death.

She took off like a Bondi tram around the other side
He swore next time he caught that ewe he'd hang her bloody hide.
Then round and round the dam they ran, although he felt quite puffed
He still thought he could run her down, she must be nearly stuffed.

The local stock rep came along, to pay a call that day.
He knew this bloke was on his own, his wife had gone away
He didn't really think he'd get fresh scones for morning tea
But nor was he prepared for what he was about to see.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief at what came into view
For running down the catchment came this frantic-looking ewe.
And on her heels in hot pursuit and wearing not a stitch
The farmer yelling wildly "Come back here, you lousy bitch!"

The stock rep didn't hang around, he took off in his car
The cocky's reputation has been damaged near and far
So bear in mind the Work Safe rule when next you check your flocks
Spot the hazard, assess the risk, and always wear your jocks!

NSW Taxpayers to be "DONE" again

2010-02-13T09:00:00.000+11:00

A planned systematic rape of NSW taxpayers is imminent with release of revenue grabbing strategy for more money to pay endless state debt (read : more money to pay public "servants" to play solitaire at work). No money from this will ever go into transport infrastructure.

Article from the Sydney Morning Herald ...

European transport model to cost $71b: "IF SYDNEY wants a better transport system, it is going to have to pay for it.

Using modelling by The Allen Consulting Group, the inquiry has mapped out a way for all the new transport projects it proposes to be fully funded by 2040.

This involves a broad range of direct ''user-pays'' measures - including fare increases on bus, rail and ferries, a new household and business public transport levy and a CBD congestion charge - which, together with additional funding of $15 billion from the federal government, would generate the full $71 billion needed to cover the cost of the European model of transport favoured by the inquiry."

CAR DAMAGE 2010-02-01

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CAR DAMAGE 2010-02-01

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CAR DAMAGE 2010-02-01

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STORMY EVENING 2 2010-01-02

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STORMY EVENING 2010-01-02

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Show Your Vote for COP 15

2009-12-02T18:47:00.002+11:00

EPIC FAIL

Sent to you by Peter Konnecke via Google Reader:

Show Your Vote for COP 15

via Official Google Australia Blog by Lucinda Barlow on 1/12/09

One of the benefits working at Google is the ability to spend 20% of your time on projects you are passionate about. Recently I was lucky enough to attend the Australian Conservation Foundation's Climate Project Summit where I met Al Gore and was trained as a Climate Project Presenter. I developed in my 20% time an open source platform called Show Your Vote to allow people around the world to tell the world's leaders to seal a fair and effective climate deal.

Some major environmental campaigns (including Earth Hour) as well as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are now using Show Your Vote to help visualize the world's public support of the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Summit, the COP15.

You can see all the ways in which you can participate in the COP15 from wherever you are in the world on their "Virtual participation in COP15" page.

Visiting with the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany to present Show Your Vote

One of the big challenges around activating people on the issue of climate change is that there are a myriad of campaigns, big ones, small local ones, all over the world. I really wanted to address this issue, to provide a single platform that all campaigns and websites can use to collectively show the vote. So I developed a "web element" similar in function to Google's Web Elements, which anyone can insert to allow people to vote, show the vote and provide educational tools on their own website by simply filling out the publisher form, and copying and pasting a single line of HTML code.

Google App Engine provides the hosting solution that makes this all possible.

Show Your Vote has three tabs: Vote, Explore, and Learn. The Vote tab allows individuals and organisations to show their vote.

The Explore tab displays individual votes aggregated by post code, and organisations by their own custom icons. The voting map is powered by Google Maps API. Additionally, social networking tools powered by Google Friend Connect allow people within the global community to share their messages of support. Individual votes are aggregated into post codes, and organisations can upload their own icon to the map.

Finally, the Learn tab contains rich educational pieces, narrated by some of the top names in science, NGOs and the political world. These tours were created by the Google Earth Outreach team using Google Earth's new touring capabilities.

In the countdown to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, I'm hopeful that we can collect enough of the world's public show of support to help amplify the need to change climate change, to drive collective action and to reinforce the need for our world leaders to act now. Please join me in helping to show the vote!

I'd like to thank fellow Googlers Pamela Fox, Bob Aman, Rupert Breheny and Benjamin Kott for volunteering their time in helping to make Show Your Vote possible.

Posted by Justin Baird, Innovationist, Google Australia

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2009-12-01T22:09:00.001+11:00

Virgin opens Melbourne-Los Angeles route

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