History Books For Geelong Once Again
Posted on September 29, 2009 by admin in Sport, Women
The Grand Final on September 26th, 2009 goes down in football history as one of the sport’s Greatest Games, as the Geelong Cats wrote themselves into the history books. Aussie Rules Football has become an integral part of the Australian cultural scene. When Geelong’s Cats beat the St Kilda Saints by 12 points, it was [...]
Justice At Last For Sharon Tate
Posted on September 29, 2009 by admin in Society
Susan Atkins, 61, California’s longest serving prisoner has died from a brain tumour. Atkins was a member of Charles Manson ‘family’. She admitted to having ruthlessly stabbed to death, pregnant actress Sharon Tate. During the Manson cult’s rampage in 1969, Tate was one of 7 people, cold-bloodedly murdered in two Los Angeles homes. read more…
He Is Not My Baby
Posted on September 29, 2009 by admin in Women
Carolyn Savage, 40, had no idea that when she booked in for an IVF at an infertility clinic, they could possibly implant her with an embryo that belonged to someone else. Carolyn, from Ohio, gave birth to a healthy baby boy and instantly handed him over to the biological parents, Paul and Shannon Morell, of [...]
Dust Storm Creates Alien Landscape
Posted on September 24, 2009 by admin in Environment
There are times in the great southern continent of Australia, when the sun is obliterated by dust, but never has anything been seen like the dust storm that swept across the eastern seaboard of Australia this week. Fine red dust was lifted off the red heart of the great continent of Australia and sucked 3 [...]
Extreme Sport – Cheese Chasing
Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin in Sport
Chasing a wheel of cheese down an extremely dangerous and slippery hillside is not for everyone. Yet hundreds take part in this extreme sport every year. Read more…
To Drown Or To Be Divorced?
Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin in Society
Californian couple, Ron Bednar, 64 and wife Mary McCurnin, 59, declared bankruptcy in 2003 after insurance covered only 10% of costs for his intestinal bleeding and her breast cancer. In 2004 her cancer returned and Bednar underwent open heart surgery. In spite of repeatedly refinancing their home to pay medical bills they are forced to [...]
Clinton Team Player or Leader?
Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin in Politics
Hilary Rodham Clinton, looking every bit her 61 years of age, is the first politician to hold the office of Secretary of State, in 60 years. All other candidates have filled the position from fields of foreign policy, or the military. According to Glenn Kessler, of the Washington Post, “Clinton is the consummate team player [...]
Elaborate Hoax Over Solar Hair Panels
Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin in Society
The question has been raised, are the solar panels made using human hair, nothing more than some elaborate hoax? If so, haven’t people got better things to do with their time? The following was written for tropic post by Craig Hyatt, as a follow-on from the article we published on the19th September. At Tropic post [...]
Kayaking An Extreme Sport
Posted on September 20, 2009 by admin in Sport
The 22 year-old American from Montana,Tyler Bradt, anextreme kayaker, knew it was too late to change his mind, as he sat on the lip of a 186 foot drop. Less than four seconds later he was celebrating the world record for kayak free-falls. Bradt reached speeds of 100 mph as he plummeted over Palouse Falls [...]
Aim Riots In University City
Posted on September 20, 2009 by admin in Society
One of the country’s oldest cities, the university city of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand, now has a new notoriety, as prospecitve community leaders gather criminal records. The usually quiet streets have been rocked by mayhem and violence as university students challenged the local police, after the Canterbury University students’ Undie 500 [...]
