Just when I thought I’d encountered the final dumbterances^ of COVID conspiracy theory cookers, they round for another approach. Re-reported old news is that AstroZeneca has now withdrawn its major COVID vaccine from Australia. Their reason, the latest variants of the virus are more effectively handled with their newer vaccines. But as always, the loudest […]
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A tough watch
I knew it would be a tough watch. A recent episode of ABC’s Australian Story program featured the work of Mechelle Turvey, mother of Cassius Turvey – the 15 year old Aboriginal boy who was slain in 2022. Cassius was the victim of a senseless, unprovoked, racist attack in Western Australia. His death shocked all […]
“.. That’s not going to fly”
I was following some quite extraordinary news of a ship bound for Jordan, which was carrying 15,000 livestock, remaining stranded off the Western Australian coast. The ship apparently sought to abort their voyage, on account of the increasing security risks posed to merchant ships travelling into the Middle East. This resulted in a sorry state […]
State Of Origin competition now Coke vs Pepsi
Today I owned a school sport day
This morning at Lewis’s school sports day they had a Dad’s race. I didn’t want to take it too seriously, in case I lost. But I certainly wanted to be calmly competitive and give a good show for Lewis. As the 10 or so of us took off I tried to stay close with a […]
Silver acts swiftly, strongly against Sterling « NBA.com | Hang Time Blog with Sekou Smith
I was astounded to hear the recent news of Donald Sterling – the owner of the LA Clippers NBA team – making racist remarks against black people. I listened to the recorded phone conversation, hoping it was just a confusion. It was not. It’s astounding that it comes from someone with such a long history […]
New media is more of the same
I found the following article from The Economist interesting. The End of Mass Media: Coming Full Circle, http://www.economist.com/node/18904158 It describes the current emphasis on social media as not being new. We tend to think the connected have evolved for the better on account of the advances and innovative paradigms of web 2.0 technologies. If we […]
Sheikha Latifa leads UAE to second silver
Horse riding is clearly in the blood. Sheikh Mohammed won gold medal in September’s Endurance World Championship, and now his niece has received a silver at the Asian Games. the Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum-led team finished second in the showjumping competition yesterday via The National – Sheikha Latifa leads UAE to second silver.
Contract middle fingers and use the horn instead
I was forwarded this story via email. It follows a bit of a pattern. When someone does something you would not ordinarily worry too much about elsewhere, but when it happens in the UAE they have paid a terrible price. I’m not sure all of the others I’ve received are totally true, this one on […]