tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181820662012-01-20T09:16:43.396+10:00Religion, Current Events, Humour, Jokes, Philosophical Discussions, Science, Interesting Thoughts, Arguments, Debates, and much, much more...Zantorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889264255593057561noreply@blogger.comBlogger1331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18182066.post-1144135725904684162006-04-04T17:17:00.000+10:002006-04-04T17:28:45.923+10:00

Yesterday I saw the coolest movie yet: V for Vendetta.It is awesome!!!There is heaps of explosions, death, political influences, and the word 'Bollocks.'V himself is quite devestating to all he opposes. Towards the end, he single handedly kills an entire police squad trying to kill him. Naturally, none survive.V never takes off his mask, and you never find out who he actually is, but there are

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Last month I held a contest giving away over $1000 in web services from Cosmodex. The time to announce the winner has come.And the winner is... Necromanc!Congratulations. The prize is yours, have fun!Categories: Contest, Winner

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I have recently set up my own ringtone website. The name of it is a tone for your phone. I was sick of seeing all the ads on TV and the net, and I realized that this is a big business. A big business which I wanted to be a part of.I have tried to make the prices as cheap as possible, but because I don't know the exchange rates between countries the only judge I can make is with Australia. A

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I put this poll into the sidebar last week, and the competition between villains has been very close. Spawn had the early lead, but was overtaken by Carnage and Venom. Red Skull never had much support at all. So, the results were: The clear winner (although the picture isn't that flash), is Spawn! Categories: Villain, Spawn, Poll

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According to The List, I ranked in the C class list. I think that this is a remarkable achievement, and aim to improve to the B list in time. This doesn't actually mean anything, apart from bragging rights.Therefore I am here to brag:How cool is that! I feel enlightened.Categories: Blogging

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(1) Ignorance - recently an American asked if Darren Rowse was anywhere near Cyclone Larry. Darren lives in Melbourne, Larry is in far north Queensland. Don't worry mate, your only a couple of thousand kilometres off (don't get me started on the imperial system)(2) Arrogance - just because they're the worlds only remaining superpower doesn't mean that they are better than anyone else. In fact, I

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"Ignorance is no argument' - Baruch SpinozaThe first round of the QDU took place last week, and I am involved in a team (fortuantly we won). Seeing that this is a world wide activity I felt that I should write some basic tips for debating, as I realize how hard it is when I first started. I have been debating for 5 years and hopefully I can pas my experience on to others.I'm not sure if different

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The people over at Vote me rich are asking the question, and I aim to answer it. Very simply, spend it. Money has no purpose other than spending. It was created to be spent and does nothing if not spent. But what to spend it on? That, I suppose, is for each person to answer for themselves.For me, the answer would be to waste it on worthless items that make me feel cool. Most probably I would eat

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Yesterday I downloaded a newish program called Skype. It is similar to MSN Messenger, but is directed more at the phone using peoples, rather than simply text messaging. Instead of sending messages back and forth across the internet, it sends video (web cameras) and voice. It can also call normal phones, for an extremely small cost.So, I set it all up, got myself some headphones with a speaker

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The main reason: they do not eat meat.I realize that this is extremely obvious, but I like meat... in fact it is the best food in the world. So good, that it is also the most popular food in the world. This is because there is so much you can do with it and so many kinds: beef, pork, mutton, many kinds of fish, chicken, turkey, antelope... the list could go on forever.So it sickens me when people

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I recently saw The Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage. It was quite good. Explosions, gun fire, political implications, mafia, terrorists, Russians, and Jews. Something for everyone.*---------Caution: Plot Spoilers Ahead--------*It starts off with a scene that follows a bullet around, from the time it is made, to the time it is shot into a Child Soldiers head. Not the prettiest picture, but it

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Linkbaiting is a very important thing for a blog to have, and The S-Bend is giving away over $1000 worth of internet services for a single link. Simple.What you have to doAll you have to do to enter this giveaway is to post a link to The S-Bend (http://s-bend.blogspot.com) on your blog/website. Then just post a comment here to show where I can find your link. Make sure there is some way I can

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I was browsing through some topics at Blogger Forum the other day when something caught my eye. It was a note about a site similar to the now deceased site Popublog. Called Votemerich, it is a site that rewards money for getting votes. I thought that this sounded like an idea, so I put my name down and stuck in the script.Later on I found out that I was the first person to put down an external

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I recently saw the Mens Ice Hockey semi-finals in the Winter Olympics between Sweden and the Czech Republic and I realized something... Ice Hockey is awesome!I have played my share of computer hockey games, but I thought the amount of violence was exagerated. It's not! Being an Australian this was the first game I have ever seen, and I was taken aback at how entertaining it was.Whenever I play

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Golf must be one of the most annoying, frustrating, and yet best sports in the world. Although 9/10 of my shots either slice, hook, or hit a tree, the occasional awesome shot makes it all worth while.It almost must be one of the most expensive, with anywhere from $5 to $100 for a single game. Then you have to include club hire or purchase, drink refreshments and buggy hire (a must!).But Golf is

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Blog Party are having a contest where the prize is $250, and all you have to do is write a post about it, and include a link. Well, my link is there, so a post is needed. I'm sorry if this is not what you had in mind, but it is in my 'normal style.'They have claimed to be 'A Blog for Bloggers.' There are hundreds of these, so what should make Blog Party any better. For one thing they are taking

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Sixteen years ago an Austrian man denied that the Holocaust ever happened, and this week he received 3 years jail. How would you feel??!!Apparently (obviously) Austria has extremely strict laws about the Holocaust and this is one more example of ludicrous laws. David Irving was a historian who said that there were no gas chambers in Auschwitz. Since then he has said that he has changed his

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Over the past few days I have eagerly been watching the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, but it is not the sport that I have been looking forward to... it is the monstorous crashes. Even though they are fairly common, they still are very interesting to watch. Missed landings, losses of balance, over attempting, and even interference by competitors have all resulted in bruises, scrapes, and

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Today my year 12 collegues and me received our special ties. Although that doesn't sound much in itself, in the school community they earn quite a bit of respect, especially amongst the younger students. This seems extremely strange, but makes more and more sense when you think about the entire context.Fashion and being cool is important in the average persons life. Wearing this seasons clothes

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Finally a competition has reached The S-Bend. And it is a very simple one.A Logo... a symbol that is recognized as the face of a company, or in this case this blog. Everyone needs one, but most are of poor quality. Today is the day that this will change, or at least in the near future.The CompetitionWhat do you have to do?Design me a logo which I can use. It should radiate the feel of The S-Bend.

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I have been astonished at the amount of blogs that are dedicated purely to religion, by religious fanatics (maybe this is too strong a word). Sometimes I feel as though another Christian Crusade is happening... not to destroy the infidel, but to completely saturate the industry.Even the alias' of some of these people astound meModern Day MagiPuritan BeliefWhy people feel that they need to spend

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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding a cartoon portraying the prophet Mohammed, but it is the reaction to this that really concerns me.Numerous deaths, several embassy fires, and world wide discontent.Media generalization, public views about Muslims, and a 'social ban' on offensive material.There is no need to start beating and killing people just because you disagree with a drawing

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Greenpeace have campaigned to stop all environmental harm to the world for decades. They have chained themselves to trees, and crashed into ships, trying to accomplish this seemingly impossible goal. While their course is just, their methods are not.These 'protectors' of Mother Nature have been doing something that many people are not: being a nuisance! They have not actually done anything in all

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Since the beginning of the S-Bend I have used Google Adsense in an attempt to make it worth while to continue blogging. Yet, after 3-4 months work I am yet to see anything for my trouble. You have to reach $100 before Google sends a cheque to you, and I am far, far from this. This is probably one of the reasons for such a high minimum.Google realizes that many websites will not make the cut, and

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I have recently entered my twelth and final year of high school, and as such my priorities have changed. I will not have enough time to keep posting as often as I have been. To try and keep The S-Bend going I am forced to rely on guest bloggers for posts. This is a call for anyone who is able to write about interesting and thought provoking things to contact me either via email or leave a

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My brother has just bought himself a PSP and because of this has given/leant his iPod to me. This got me thinking about why iPods are so much more popular than other Mp3 players that do the exact same thing. A one word answer hit me: marketing!Advertising, big musician spokesmen, different types, colours, and generations, and the especially popular iTunes have all been used extensively to gain a

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The finals for the 2006 Australian Open were held last night and ended with an expected win for Roger Federer. The Swiss number one has never lost a Grand Slam final and will not for a while if his recent game is anything to judge by.Personally I wanted the Greek Cypriot, Marcos Baghdatis to take victory. He has charm.While Federer is a genius on the field, Baghdatis is a master is gettign the

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Link baiting is the way that most bloggers are attempting to go. In simple terms it is writing in such a way that people want to link to them. Then, from these links they generate traffic. Some people use blog rolls in the hope that the people they link to will think back, while others go on extensive blog linking exchange programs. To me these is no good way to go about it other than writing

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A lot of websites use ads to make it worth their while to continue, but I have noticed that more and more are starting to rely on donations from their readers. This confused me some-what, because I have always thought of a donation as giving money to a charity (eg. Cure Cancer, Flying Doctors, and Hospitals), and it seems that someone else agrees with me: The Oxford Dictionary. It states that a

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Metal Storm is a revolutionary Australian company who specialize in technology under the same name, and by technology I really mean weapons.Most countries are developing different kinds of advanced weaponry and Australia's is being developed by Metal Storm. The difference between these new weapons and modern ones, is that there are no moving parts in any of Metal Storms.None.The guns work

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The S-Bend has had quite a few religious posts recently, so I decided to have a discussion about the biggest religious question of all: Is there a God?I'll first explain my own beliefs, so that you can see where I am coming from. I am a Catholic. Although I only go to Church of Christmas and Easter, I respect and commune with God in other ways. I don't take much notice of the 'Church'

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I had always thought that the Catholic Church would be a strong supporter of creationism, as this type of belief relies on a higher being to work. So it astonished me when I read an article stating that the Church had moved away from Intelligent Design and was moving closer to Darwinism.This does not seem to make sense, as Darwins theory does not have room for God in the actual theory (God may

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Leyton Hewitt, the darling of Australian tennis. But it was not always like this. Only last year he became one of the most hated sportsmen after he described himself as a modern day digger. I do not know what his exact words were however.For the benefit of the non-Australians reading this I will try to describe exactly what a digger is. A digger is a name given to Australian soldiers, but

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Reaching 100 posts in an achievement for any blog, and today is the day that The S-Bend has finaly reached this milestone. To celebrate this I have put together a list of the best 5 posts. These were judged on the number of type of comments, the number of visitors, and how much I personally like each and everyone.Sydney Racist Attacks - A quite directed attack on the cowards involved.You can all

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In todays society a career is becoming the defining feature of who you are. One of the most common questions is: 'What do you do for a living?' This directly relates the entire aspect of life to a career. But this was not always the case.In the past working was merely a means of being able to feed your family. The cliche 'Family First' was in full swing. You only worked because you had to, to

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With the Australian Blogging Awards occurring at the moment (unfortunatly I wasn't nominated (I'm looking at you)) I felt that an Australian style post would be appropriate. And what better than a discussion of what a true Australian really is.During last years Sydney Race Riots some people draped Australian flags around themselves while the riots occurred, cheering them on. This behaviour is not

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How the lack of traffic caused me to join the hermits way of life and isolte myself from society.Traffic. A source of income and motivation for some and frustration and annoyance for others. For me, traffic is like some kind of Nirvava: something you always want but can never get. Not anymore!I am sick of trying to get people to read my work, my masterpieces. From this moment on I will post only

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For several decades 'celebrities' have gained a strong foothold in popular culture, and are refusing to give any ground at all. But why is our society accepting them as much as we are? The way they behave and the job that they perform is remarkably similar to that of another part of our culture: con men.Even though one is at the top of the 'cool' ladder and the other is at the bottom, they are

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I starting off blogging for fun. Just getting things of my chest, and hopefully make a little money along the way (that didn't work as well as I hoped). Since then I have posts nearly 100 posts, and am constantly trying to think up ways to increase my measly traffic (also hasn't worked). This interest has evolved into a hobby, and the hobby into an obsession, and the obsession into... well, some

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From my days of watching Elmo playfully laugh with all the other Sesame Street characters I got the impression that he was a nice bloke, who so humour in many different ways. But now, his true face has been revealed... the face of a sick, baby killer!!!Surprised? I sure was.Picture this: a child opens his newly received Elmo book for Christmas. You can see the joy on his face, and the willingness

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If two heads are better than one, then a series of jokes is also better than a one liner. For this very reason I have decided to post about Koala's (they are not called Koala Bears!!!).Why did the first Koala fall out of the tree?It was dead.Why did the second Koala fall out of the tree?It was playing follow the leader.Why did the third Koala fall out of the tree?It was stappled to the second

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I am currently in the proccess of trying to increase the amount of traffic that reaches this blog, and I realized that people arriving from search engines has greatly diminished. To try and combat this a number of paths can be taken. Today I am focusing on Keywords. They are what you type into a search engine, and hopefully arrive here. "So," I thought to myself, "What words describe The S-Bend?"

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I went in for a hair cut today, and something very common happened that happens everyday in every country in the world: the hairdressers began talking to me. While this may seem polite at first, it quickly gets annoying (thankfully my hairdresser is rather good). There are 10 reasons for this, and I'm sure that you have thought about some of them yourself.It is my life - The most common question

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It seems that the way to increase traffic is to be involved with other blogs, and what better way than to be in contact with bloggers in the surrounding area. So I though to myself, who blogs near me. The closest major town would have to be Toowoomba. This is a request for all bloggers in Toowoomba or the surrounding area to contact me, preferably here in the comments section. It does not matter

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In my opinion the culture of modern society is dying. It is being destroyed by its own self-importance. The media is displaying the wrong messages as being right, and through this the rest of society is absorbing and passing on those ideas. There are 4 'main' reasons for this, but there are many more minor ones as well.GreedThe MediaStereotypesThe Circular System itself1. Greed - This is the most

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When someone gets hurt in real life it is a tragidy. When they get hurt in the movies it is hillarious. Then why are some peoples last words so funny...'Are you sure the handbrakes on?' - Russell Coight Snr'Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him' - John Barrymore (Actor)'That was the best ice-cream soda I ever tasted' - Lou Costello

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Throughout life most people aim to make friends, not lose them. But I felt that being different is a good thing, being an individual. From this I decided to be myself, and step away from the cultural barriers of our society, and in turn, away from friendship. This compelled me to make this list. A list to make people hate you. Insults - These are a great way to get peoples backs up, and to

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Thanks to Question of the Day I found an interesting meme about grass. The actual question is:"The year is 2050, having a grass lawn is a thing of the past. What has replaced the green stuff?"The strange thing is that I have been contemplating this very question before hand as I had nothing better to do. The reason for this is that we have a huge lawn which takes a lot of water to keep alive, and

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I was reading through Australian Sport through time today I and found a remarkable section in 1907. Apparently Rugby league had arrived in Australia, and professional teams had been set up. On the 18th August a match was held between NSW and the All Blacks, except they were forced to use 15-a-side rules rather than the new 13-a-side, because the rule books had not arrived from England.Yes, the

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The summer months in Australia always bring bushfires with them. In the past few years there have been Canberra fires, and Sydney fires, just to time the ones near major cities. And once more, they are back, with a vengeance!!!Bushfires are a part of life in Australia for thousands of years. Plants have adapted to them so much, that many cannot germinate unless there is fire to open the seeds. In

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One of the questions that I am frequently asked is 'What is your favourite food?' (along with 'What is your favourite movie/song?' and 'Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?') I have usually just babbled off a random food that I enjoy, but not my favourite. This got me thinking... what food do I enjoy more than any others ever?This is an intense question. Honestly, I enjoy all

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With the new year having arrived, many people have made and are trying to keep different resolutions, eg. stop smoking/drinking. But some people are strange, and their resolutions in turn are different, and by different I mean funny!I will find out why the correspondence course on "Mail Fraud" that I purchased never showed up - Slinky City In some cultures what I do would be considered normal -

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Some people are trying to change what the majority of people use as their dating system, from BC and AD of the Christian world to BCE (Before common era) and CE (Comman era). The reason for this is that non-Christians are being forced to use Christian terms, but I do not see why 'we' (being Christians) should be forced to change because some people feel uncomfortable. They can change if they want

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I will now aim to show you just what it means to have Christmas in Australia. Picture this: 43 degrees celsius, 70% humidity, and the air-con on full bull. And that's only at 9.00 in the morning.Naturally the first thing to happen is the presents, but once they are out of the way the food really begins. Breakfast starts with pancakes, and hopefully some form of meat (bacon or sausages are always

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Peter Jackson's King Kong really is another awesome film by the now legendary director. It portrays the classic story of Kong, a 25 foot tall gorilla, who is taken captive and shown on display. He then goes on a rampage, killing many, before climbing the Empire State Tower and finally being overcome by aeroplanes. This well known tale really draws the viewing in, and brings a human-like character

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The next character in the Best Stereotypes series is the ever popular ninja. Dressed entirely in black, and weilding swords and ninja stars, the ninja is the assassin and spy of the ancient Japanese world.Trained in many aspects of warfare, a ninja could disappear at will and seemingly teleport out of harms way. They are even cooler than pirates! But it my research I discovered that this is not

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This is the first installment in the Best Stereotype series. Pirates have been around for centuries, but are known mostly for their long beards, peg legs, parrots, and buried treasure. Even though this is far from the truth (Modern day pirates mostly use speed boats equipped with some form of semi-automatic machine gun), it is still really cool!The classic stereotype of a pirate is the most

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The capitalist society in which we live has dramatically changed Christmas. Peoples greed has overcome any religious significance in the urge to aquire more material possessions. Instead of a religious holiday, it has become a business owners dream: every person must buy several purchases every year.Over the years Christmas has been changing. Once it was a religious holiday, celebrating Jesus'

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For thousands of years people have wondered: "Why am I here?"Many people have also tried to answer this; one answer being '42' (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), but no real answer really struck true... until now. That's right, I have found the meaning of life. No-one would ever have come to a blog to find an answer to this famous question. Most would go to religion (to achieve a union with

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Mud map's have been around for centuries, and are practically a basic map drawn on the ground, hence mud, or something similar. But I was really astonished when a friend of mine emailed me this picture. I do not know where it came from originally so I cannot give anyone their due credit.Categories: Humour, Australia

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There have often be ads stating that huge fines and a criminal record would be used if you ever didn't report your details to Centrelink (a welfare service). One lady didn't take these ads seriously, and has now been made to serve seven years in jail. She was receiving benefits for four fictitious dead husbands, and nine imaginary sets of twins!All in all she stole over $700,000 over twelve years

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The Wiggles are a childrens band who are making extraordinary amounts of money and have succeeded in becoming a household name. In fact, they recently became Australia's greatest export, and won the award for Australia's Exporter of the Year. They earn over $40 Million a year! It is a sad day for Australia's exporting market, when brightly coloured skivvies are becoming more expensive than the

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A small town in Brazil has changed their law to help with the over-crowded cementary... they have made it illegal to die!To try and enforce this law, the mayor has stated that the remaining family members will be fined or imprissoned if someone they are close to dies 'before their time.'I immediatly thought, "Why don't they simply increase the size of their cementary?" This is simply not possible

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Over the years, the secretive yet vicious bear known to all as the Drop Bear has become rarer and rarer. One of the major problems to this is that many outsiders, in particular foreign zoos, do not believe that such a creature would exist.This is outragous behaviour!The Drop Bear is a native Australian animal, and yet people are ignoring it... they are leaving it to its fate. Let me educate you,

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Over the past few days I have been experimenting with a new look for The S-Bend. Based on advice by many people (mainly Performancing and Problogger), I have tried to incorporate many different qualities that make a design more attractive.By creating borders, the different compartments are seperated, and the addition of 'white' space has made the site less cluttered (I hope). There are still a

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Many of you will know of my hatred for racism, but I never thought that it was this widespread, especially so close to my own home.For those who don't know, a beach in Cronulla was the location of a vicious mob who cried slogans against people of Middle-Eastern appearence, and several beatings did occur. Apparently the crowd was drunk, and nearly 5,000 'Australians' were chearing the fights on.

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********* Caution: This post is based on one weeks fishing and has no scientific evidence what-so-ever. Do not take this as anything official or meaningful *********It seems that the abundence of the Catfish population has increased significantly over the past few years. In a very specific survey, one extremely good fisherman, was asked out of the total number of fish you have caught in the past

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For a week I will be gone, and not be able to blog. As I have stated many times, I am on holidays, and as such I will be going away, In this case camping.I will be travelling with my family to a camping spot just off the coast, on a large lake. We have been going there for many years, since I was very young. So, the boat has been loaded, the camper trailor attached, and all the food packed. We

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I was shocked when I read a story about a pack of squirrels killing a large stray dog!But, what do you expect them to do when they have run out of pine cones?Although some people do not beleive that this would happen, who would spend their free time developing a story involving a pack of tiny killers, and a canine victim. It has to have happened.While such a death is tragic, it is also highly

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As well as living in the city of Toowoomba, I also venture out to a property that my parents own. And several days ago a huge thunder storm blasted through, destroying crops and ripping out trees. It also wrecked havoc on some power equipment. So, at 8.00 on Thursday night, the electricity carked it, leaving us in the dark.We had an early night, but found the power still off the following morning

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I know that I am getting a bit repetitive in just reviewing some of the newer games out there, but they really are quite good, and make up a large part of my day. (I'm on holidays and do not do much at all). Darkwatch is a First Person Shooter (FPS), and is set in the Wild West. The thing it... you are a Vampire!1. GameplayThe game is very Halo-ish, with a regenerating shield, dyanamite instead

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Australian Van Tuong Nguyen is to be hung on December 2, 2005 for trafficing 400 grams of heroin into Singapore. The Australian Government has made repeated pleas for change in the death sentence, but it is too late.It is time for these attrocities to stop. A man is being killed for taking a package to another destination. This package is dangerous and harmful, but killing him will do no good.

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Black and White is a game made by Lionhead, where you are a god. Sounds pretty cool, but there's more. You have a creature who you can train and teach. They can be a giant, evil, warrior cow, or a peaceful, building wolf. There are hundreds of combinations, but finally, Black and White 2 has come out.Black and White 2 leaves the micro manegement of the first game behind, and concentrates on the

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A few weeks ago I applied for a job at the local service station/cafe, but unfortuantly I was rejected and did not get the job. I will not name the place for fear of advertising them. A number of my friends around my age also applied, and I believe that they too were bitterly disappointed.The strange thing is that this place is always seeking employees, and being the lead-up to Christmas, and

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As of late I have been noticing in the media, that a good story always beats the truth. And a good story is usually one of death, torture, severe injury, or anything that makes their audience feel sorry or angry at someone/thing. On the news the other day there was a story about a murder-suicide, but the facts didn't add up. The fact that it was a fire, and in Australia fires are quite common,

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My eleventh year of schooling has come to an end, and I couldn't be happier!The best thing about going to school, is the part where you don't have to go, and that time has arrived. Eight weeks of pure bliss. In that time I will be catching up in my computer/xbox gaming, watching plenty of daytime TV, staying up late, getting up late, and eating as much as possible.I might even be able to fit in

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Call of Duty 2 is a great game.In fact, it is one of the best World War 2 games that I have seen, probably ever.It is accurate in the context and the scenario's, as well as the language used by the soldiers. For example, the Russians are forever calling the Germans 'Fascists,' while the British call them 'Jerries.' The very fact that you can play as the Soviets goes against most of the WW2 games

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The recent Xbox 360 launch has ended in tragedy as not enough consoles were made, and a shortage has occured, leaving gamers in shock. But is this a natural mistake, or something more sinister?It is possible that this shortage was planned, trying to make it seem that the new Xbox's were so popular that they were sold out within hours. This in turn would result in more people wanting to be 'cool'

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It seems that maths has no purpose but to mock school students.When will I ever have to find the derivative function of a sine graph ever again?When will I need to use a number that doesn't even exist? (That's i)When will I be forced to calculate a matrix or find the angle between vectors?I am not going to become a mathematician, or do anything of the sort, simply because of high school maths.

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Once again the Americans have received something before us!First every single movie came out first over there, but now the Xbox 360 has been released as well. As stated in The New York Times Website:The transition to a new generation of video game consoles kicks off tonight at midnight when retailers begin selling Microsoft's Xbox 360.But we, in Australia, don't get it until next year, that's

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It is my belief that both a Current Affair and Today Tonight are the most biased shows on Australian television, but I wanted to find out which one was more so. I have noticed after much deliberating that if one show has a program on one topic, then the other will try to outdo it with the most ridiculous story they could come up with.The only purpose these kind of shows seem to have is to display

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Life is Beautiful is one of the best movies that I have seen in the recent past. It is a story in Italian (Subtitles) about Guido, a Jewish waiter in Fascist Italy. The tale begins by Guido courting and marrying an Italian teacher by springing up in random places. They have a son named Joshua, and start their own bookshop.Guido continually ignores the racism towards Jews by explaining to his son

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I have always considered Nostradamus to be something of a fantasy for fortune tellers and gypsys all over the world. His 'predictions' were so general that they could mean anything. In fact, if people want to connect two things together, then they almost certainly can. Earlier this year I was mocking one of my friends for loaning a book on Nostradamus out from the library and reading some of his

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After our recent win against Uruguay there has been an enormous amount of support for the Socceroos. Before this win we all wanted our boys to succeed, but never dreamed it would happen. Now that it has, the future is far from certain, but this is what I think will happen:Naturally, we have all been die-hard 'football' fans all our lives, and are not surprised with the victory over Uruguay in the

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On Monday a Brisbanite hoaxed authorities into believing that he was going to blow up several buses. This shut down Bisbane's public transport system for several hours, due to the increase alert on terrorist attacks after the new anti-terror laws.Rodney Watson has been acused of being involved in the phone calls, as his finger prints were matched to several pay phones and his voice was identical

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I feel that it is important to know someone before you can respect their opinions. Because this blog is mostly my opinions about different events, then obviously I need to tell you all something about myself. One of the most interesting facets about a person is the kind of music they listen to. So, here is my list of 5 star rated songs at the moment (they are constantly changing):Burn Baby Burn -

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I live in and love Australia. It is one of those places that gets your heart racing with pride, and passion. The numerous sporting competitions, public events, and national traditions live on. These are just a few of my favourite things about Australia.1. Ned Kelly - What an awesome character to have as a villian2. Thongs - Also known as pluggers, they are a required to be Australian3. Barby -

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This topic came from an English asignment I have been working on, and I felt that many of you could do well to heed its warning.By Pop Culture, I am refering to the music and celebrity worship of youth of today. Almost all music genres are constantly refering to drugs, sex, alcohol, and violence, and this message is bombarding youth. It is almost impossible to miss it completely.Before the media

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This is it.The way of the future.It is a classic word game, often played in classrooms around the world.The rules are simple:add one word to the story at a time, but it has to make sense, andno offensive words, or storylinesEveryone is welcome to participate, just put your word in the comments section.I'll start first:Categories: Misc, Humour

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In my opinion no movie even comes close to the humour of the Castle. There are so many funny scenes, and catch phrases that comes from this single film. For those who don't know it, it is an Australian comedy about the Kerrigan family. They live in a house next to the airport, but are not happy when a letter arrives telling them they are being forced to move.Naturally, they fight to keep their

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Apparently, this blog is worth $564.54. That sounds great doesn't it? The only problem is, that I have not seen any of this money. Not a cent.So, how does anyone calculate how much someone else's blog is worth. I barely get any traffic, no-one clicks on the ads, and I get no income from this what-so-ever.My blog is worth $564.54.How much is your blog worth?But then again, it does look cool!

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Yesterday was Armistice Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to those who fought and died in not only World War 1, but in all wars, to help protect what we hold dear.Australians have been at the forfront of most of the major battles in the modern age:They were there at Gallipoli, they were there at the Somme.They were at Tobruk, they were at el alamian.They were on

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In the past few weeks there have been many controversy's regarding the voting of Australian Idol. First there was a problem with the telecommunications outlet, forbidding people to vote for one particular contestant.And now, the lack of daylight saving in Queensland in being blamed for Dan being eliminated by only 27 votes. Some Queenslander say that everyone else got any extra hour to vote for

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Australia has recently introduced new terrorism laws. These laws allow police to 'shoot to kill' when arresting a potential terrorist.The problem with these laws is that of freedom. What is more important, safety, or the freedom to voice your opinion?Some say that Australia is becoming more like a police state. This is far from the truth, but we are closer to one then ever before. Australians

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I am in this/next years school musical. We were supposed to have a rehersal today until 4:00. I couldn't get there at the beginning as I had a Maths C exam. When I did arrive at 2:30, we were practicing some scenes, and they were going on as planned, then, for some unknown reason, our teacher (who will remain unnamed) decided that we were all playing up.He then proceded to say that if we wanted

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Over the past few years I have noticed that music on such video shows as Rage and Video Hits is getting increasingly worse. This year such songs as The Crazy Frog Song, and Don't Cha have reached number 1 on the charts. I am continually asking myself one question: Why?There is nothing musically fascinating, or even good, about these songs, and yet they are making millions of dollars. The music

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The riots in Paris are still continueing. The combination of racism, poor living conditions, and poor judgment has given these people the idea that it is acceptable to go around killing people, and destroying their belongings. What is the world coming to?When will people realize that violence can only result in more violence. The only way to end conflicts and get results is to talk about them.

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My last post about Trick Questions gathered quite a good response, and this is a follow-up post to check if there is still enough interest in it. This first trick question is from a friend of mine who loves these kind of things.Q: If a boat has six rungs on a ladder running down the outside, and each is 1 metre apart, how many will be covered if the bottem rung is level with the original water,

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Only three weeks until my exams are here. Not happy, Jan!!! The end of the year is soon, and yet, they still pile me down with useless information.When in the rest of my entire life will I be finding the derivitive of a parabola?To try and make myself feel better I am going to express all my dislikes for exams.1. They test, and judge me on all my short comings.2. They have really hard questions.3

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There is a raging debate occuring between Intelligent Design (ID) and other forms of Creationism over the fact the ID is not science. I agree with this statement. Science involves proving hypotheses using evidence and fact. IDs claim to science involves belief and not evidence. It is therefore not in science, but in the religious side. For everyone who does not know what ID is, then I will

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