Sunflower season |
I am about to be separated for my computer for a couple of weeks and you may not hear anything from me. Don't despair though.
I will be back,
Cheers for now,
Roni
Sunflower season |
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Mine will be one of those boring ones that just says Optus#zyzzzz#@!!# and has really poor connectivity |
Yearly Mean Rainfall (mm)
Highest total first |
Mean Daily Minimum Temperature °C
Month of July Coldest city first |
Mean Daily Maximum Temperature °C
Month of January Warmest city first |
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Cairns
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2,007
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Canberra
|
0.0
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Alice
Springs
|
35.5
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Darwin
|
1,666
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Katoomba
|
2.5
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Darwin
|
32.4
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Southport
|
1,452
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Ballarat
|
3.3
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Cairns
|
31.5
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Katoomba
|
1,411
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Alice
Springs
|
4.1
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Perth
|
29.7
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Sydney
|
1,220
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Hobart
|
4.5
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Brisbane
|
29.4
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Brisbane
|
1,145
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Melbourne
|
5.8
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Southport
|
28.5
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Perth
|
869
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Adelaide
|
7.4
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Adelaide
|
28.5
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Ballarat
|
710
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Sydney
|
8.0
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Canberra
|
28.5
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Melbourne
|
661
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Perth
|
9.0
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Sydney
|
25.8
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Canberra
|
633
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Southport
|
9.2
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Melbourne
|
25.8
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Hobart
|
624
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Brisbane
|
9.5
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Ballarat
|
24.0
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Adelaide
|
555
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Cairns
|
17.0
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Katoomba
|
23.0
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Alice
Springs
|
275
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Darwin
|
19.3
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Hobart
|
21.5
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Centigrade
Fahrenheit |
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“Facts
The cool, temperate climate of Australia's island
state with its distinctive four seasons, (reminiscent of conditions in
central Europe without the severe winters) makes this place ideal for
year-round comfortable living and touring. The long summer evenings provide
opportunity for extended sight-seeing with darkness coming slowly.
The occasional deep low in the Southern Ocean,
usually in springtime, can produce a gale that "blows dogs off
chains" (the island is located right in the Roaring Forties after all).
During summer, autumn and winter successive days of calm, balmy weather
compensate, while no-one has ever complained about the regular afternoon
coastal seabreeezes from October through to May.”
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These are just their clothes |
They have taken over the bedroom |
And the bathroom |
They may not look as if they could make grown men cry..... |
Nor does the littlest one.... |
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But we all know where it leads |
"It took two years and two failed attempts for members of the Missionary Church of Kopimism to earn the official designation as a state-recognized religion in Sweden, but they finally did it."
Saw these friendly blokes filling in two enormous holes outside the Hill Street Reservoir |
Classic Road Worker pose |
"I presume all the self-righteousness evidenced here is coming totally from non-drivers? Because I feel just the same way about your car emissions as you do about my smoking folks – it’s a filthy disgusting polluting habit and all motorists have absolute contempt for pedestrians and deliberately run them over (see? stupid generalisations aren‘t helpful are they?). Always dispose of my butts in portable ashtray or bin, take care not to inflict my smoke on others in public places. That’s more than you can say for any car-driver - indiscriminate pollution blasting forth anywhere and everywhere." - Lindaor maybe this one:
or this:
"The whole bay is toxic, and the river, a few more million butts only adds to the mix. If you want beaches, go to Queensland. They have machines that clean beaches now. Invest in a couple, you will only need them for a few weeks in summer, the rest of the year nobody will use the beach, it is to cold."
Commenterredneckbilly
"Good to see all the anti-smoking Nazis are still alive and well ... get a life" - Adolph
I really liked the comments on this article too:
and especially this one.
"... I actually find the weight-loss shows discussed above to be quite obscene, a form of 'emotional porn' and I don't watch them."Commenterjacquihancox@msn.com
"These TV shows are revolting. Combing the encouragement of self loathing and a freak circus. I hate the way they reduce participants to these drivelling losers who would all have a much better time if only they were thinner; so it buys into and perpetuates the whole pile of crap that is thin equals happy. That if you are a fattie you must be preoccupied with hating yourself (no society is preoccupied with that and dumps it onto the person) and food. Funny thing about that is I am surrounded by thin or skinny women who a) hate themselves and b) are preoccupied with what goes in their mouths. Isn't it time to move onto another group to demonise? Get rid of those foul shows!"CommenterSiobhanFor a much more positive spin see the spoof ad produced by advertising companies for the Gruen transfer
Orville Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society.""The bitter reality is that even if unrestrained consumerism becomes less environmentally destructive per unit of production than it was in the past, it is still unsustainable in the long run. So even as this most innovative of corporate and statist green strategies may represent an environmental breakthrough and good business for Walmart, and good politics for the Chinese government, it may nonetheless end up being very bad business for humankind.
"What do I want with with artichokes? Where are the chips?" was a typical comment. On the other hand turning it into just another retail shop with aisles filled with soft drinks and biscuits, did not please his more middle class shareholders.Eventually he hits on the idea of buying directly from local farmers, who are also being ground down by the big chains. The produce previously rejected by them such as potatoes which were too big or too misshapen, proves immensely popular with his customers as well as being a win for the farmers. Even the middle class shoppers are pleased because it is local and not freighted in from abroad. The next episode promises to be about food waste, the importance of which has already been mentioned..
Saw this beast in the carpark. Tanya's husband Steve spent 2000 man hours building this 4WD camper. |
I was strangely pleased to see this |
They can do this for hours and all it takes is a bit of cardboard and a suitable slope |
"The Good Samaritan provisions mean a person who volunteers to assist someone who is ill, injured or at risk of serious injury, will be protected from civil liability if their help inadvertently fails to improve the other person’s situation. Provisos relate to assistance being in good faith and without expectation of reward"
To donate food:
The charity group Feeding America partners with over 200 local food banks across the United States, supplying food to more than 37 million people each year. To find a food bank near you, visit the organization’s Food Bank Locator.
In some cases, food-recovery systems will come to you to collect your excess. In New York City, City Harvest, the world’s first food-rescue organization, collects approximately 28 million pounds of food each year that would otherwise go to waste, providing groceries and meals for over 300,000 people.
A pleasant afternoon |
Foot fetish? And there were shoes - very small Barbie sized ones |