WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY? 2012 edition

[becboo]

Titanic 2 !!  Clive Palmer is building a new one with a casino. Wonder how much for the ticket when it's launched? 

[jclures]

$80,000 a ticket, it was on the news tonight, as he said pensioners would be banned from the casino, what pensioners can afford $80,000 each.
He is already taking orders for tickets, if you want to go.

[Mace]

I am making no comment about this whatsoever!!!

ShearEwe Advertisment for Tasmanian Sheep Shearing Company.

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/disturbing-ad-labelled-a-work-of-art-20120717-2281n.html

[Bird]

I am making no comment about this whatsoever!!!

ShearEwe Advertisment for Tasmanian Sheep Shearing Company.

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/disturbing-ad-labelled-a-work-of-art-20120717-2281n.html

Non biased article eh...

"First the good news: some awesome person complained to the Advertising Standards Body about it and explained that, after mistaking it for porn, they looked closer and guess what? Still found it to be gross.

"The objectification of women, the sexual positioning of the woman, the representation of a woman as an animal and the restraint used were offensive. I actually thought this was someone's idea of a sick joke."

Bravo, awesome person, bravo!"

Surely nobody on earth could mistake this for Porn could they?? Honestly??

[cancan]

Surely nobody on earth could mistake this for Porn could they?? Honestly??

I don't know....the shearer on the left and the position of the sheep...that could look like porn in some places

[Bird]

I don't know....the shearer on the left and the position of the sheep...that could look like porn in some places

Tassy, Unzud... suppose...

[Bird]

HEAD FOR THE HILLS..

Stars will disappear, the sun will go out and then the Earth and our bodies will be ripped into pieces.

This Big Rip, Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt says, might be the way our universe ends and it may happen "on literally a human time scale".

At a public talk by the Australian Astronomical Observatory in Sydney last night, Professor Schmidt - a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics - described how our universe is rapidly expanding.
The expansion, Professor Schmidt said, will eventually force our neighbouring galaxy - Andromeda Spiral - to merge with our Milky Way in about three billion years.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/universe-could-end-with-big-rip-20120719-22bbl.html#ixzz211TSirx1

[Hairs]

Teenager charged over Cross killing
I wonder what p155 poor excuse will be used for why the kid did it.

"Police have refused to comment on whether Mr Loveridge was under the influence of drugs or alcohol that night."
I just hope this isn't the excuse used.

[D4D]

I wonder what p155 poor excuse will be used for why the kid did it.

I was angry because my mum didn't iron my going out flannelette shirt

[Marschy]

Caught a glimpse of Julia Gillards earlobes on Sky News last night, wow, they look like, nothing I've ever seen before quite frankly. I notice they have made Nine News as well. Good quality journalism that. Nine News - Julia Gillards earlobes, doesn't get any better.

[Bird]

Teenager charged over Cross killing
I wonder what p155 poor excuse will be used for why the kid did it.

"Police have refused to comment on whether Mr Loveridge was under the influence of drugs or alcohol that night."
I just hope this isn't the excuse used.

look where he was caught - central Shitville.... no surprise..

[Hairs]

G'day D4D & Lost,
This thing really p15535 me,
I was assaulted 15 odd years ago as I left the local RSL club, thrown around like a rag doll by a 6'8" 18 year old Islander who played footy for the local club on a visa,  he had been on the turps.  I'm 6'3' and weigh about 115kg and can look after myself, but not against a monster like this kid.
He was Identified by his team mates, and by mates of mine, but was never charged.
Surprise surprise, the young Copper who attended that night, played footy with him.
The Copper showed me a picture of the first grade team, asked me to identify the person who assaulted me, When I pointed to the thug, he questioned me about knowing him. WTF
He went on to play rep footy with Western Suburbs.
I suffered a burst aneurysm, brain hemorrhage 12 months later.
I was told it was a big chance that it was caused from the assault.
Spent 4 weeks in intensive care nearly died twice, missed my eldest daughter taking her first steps, Fysh didn't know she was pregnant with our second and I couldn't work for 12 months.

Every time I hear someone has died or seriously injured from an assault like this I shudder.
Same as the Craig Field incident at kings Cliff.
Alcohol and drug fueled violence should have ZERO Tolerance.
Sorry for the rant, I do have an axe to grind over this kinda thing. 

[D4D]

Hairs I was being flippant but I agree with you 100%. There is no room in society for thugs like this and he should be made an example of. However his legal counsel will get him off on a technicality.

[Hairs]

Hairs I was being flippant

Sorry mate, if that came across that way.
I wasn't having a go at you or Lost.
I took what you said in jest, 

[Mace]

Similar topics!

From the Age Breaking News.

WTF is going on!

12:52PM NSW teen charged for setting woman on fire
12:44PM Man pleads guilty to killing Sydney journo
11:49AM Man accused of Kelly murder refused bail
11:20AM New Crown bouncer manslaughter charge
10:58AM Man guilty of police officer manslaughter

[MDSimpson]

Teenager charged over Cross killing
I wonder what p155 poor excuse will be used for why the kid did it.

"Police have refused to comment on whether Mr Loveridge was under the influence of drugs or alcohol that night."
I just hope this isn't the excuse used.

and then this guys mate, king hits a TV cameraman outside the court this morning, nice crowd of friends this guys has.... and smart too, king hit someone outside court, with police men and women, TV crews all around, like to see him get out of THAT assault charge..

[Hairs]

TV crews all around, like to see him get out of THAT assault charge..

Probably use the excuse, he was provoked.

[Bird]

and then this guys mate, king hits a TV cameraman outside the court this morning, nice crowd of friends this guys has.... and smart too, king hit someone outside court, with police men and women, TV crews all around, like to see him get out of THAT assault charge..

I havent seen it, but they say "pushed" in all the papers.. You dont work for Today Tonight do you? 

"As his friends left court, one pushed Channel Nine cameraman Mario Conti to the ground, who fell, hitting his head."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/tears-in-court-from-teen-accused-of-killing-thomas-kelly-as-cameraman-pushed-to-the-ground-outside-20120719-22bpx.html#ixzz212Qal7Fd

[MDS69]

and then this guys mate, king hits a TV cameraman outside the court this morning, nice crowd of friends this guys has.... and smart too, king hit someone outside court, with police men and women, TV crews all around, like to see him get out of THAT assault charge..

Related to this incident, story I heard was that the unfortunate victims friends knew a few days ago who the alleged perpetrator was and it was a good thing the cops got to him first.

[cruisindub]

'Unprovoked ' attack, resulting in death should be murder.
you set out to cquse harm, thhts pre meditated, pre medittted death is murder.

Manslaughter is to weak for these cowards and bullies who prey on the unfortunate who look different, dress different or just walk were these c"':ts want to walk.

Whippings and flogging is to good ffr these scum.


Burn them at the stake. Society doesn't need these wasters. Burn them along with the lawyers representing them and the dogooders protecting them.

No tolerance for scum bags and nasty f!;/ers like them.

[Bird]

... apparently he had attacked 3 other people that night, which may or maynot be on security camera...

Wonder if hes 3ft 2 and 7ft when pissed....

[Hairs]

Wonder if hes 3ft 2 and 7ft when pissed....

Yep I reckon that's it.
Story on the box, mentioned that a lot of the visitors to the Cross, went there to either watch the fights or to be in them.


On another subject, Spam
This might be of interest to those that work in IT or manage Web Sites.
Web site owners every where are battling to keep a head of this.
I have a guest book on my site, every day i must get a dozen spam entries that need to be dealt with.
I could imagine how many Julian and the mods have to deal with each day with fake registration of users.
I use CAPTCHA, as do a lot of others to help with Spam attacks.
I've been wondering how the Bots were getting around it, Well I found out today.
It's not Bots, it's human spammers, they pay them stuff all per thousand.
Read here, Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy
Cheeky buggars.

[Bird]

Story on the box, mentioned that a lot of the visitors to the Cross, went there to either watch the fights or to be in them.

probably these days, but in my day we went to see strippers... naked h00ts... and watch mates get dragged up on stage for a dancing lesson...
Theres a lot of 'new australians' go in there these days.. just look at any photo and theres a lowered VL with 5 peaked caps in it.

[Hairs]

probably these days, but in my day we went to see strippers... naked h00ts... and watch mates get dragged up on stage for a dancing lesson...

Yep, That's what it was about.

[D4D]

Who wants the govt to track 2 years of your web surfing history? If you're doing dodgy stuff you're already using an anonymiser which renders web history retention useless.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/roxon-questions-plan-to-track-users-web-history-20120720-22fp6.html