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Winter Olympics abuzz »
IT’S terrific to see winter sports in action once again. Ice Hockey is amazing. Same with skiing. And what better place to do it than Vancouver in Canada. But a death in the early stages last week showed perhaps how dangerous these sports are and how these sportsmen must be admired. 21-year-old Norad Kumaritashvili lost [...]
Valentine’s Day – love it or hate it? »
IT’S the day that you either love or hate. And it may depend if you have a love in your life or not. But then even if you do, the pressure’s on to keep her happy. It was amazing that this Valentine’s Day, men continued to flock to florists for those traditional roses. It’s the [...]
NAB Cup rates higher than ODI’s »
IT’S embarressing for Cricket Australia to suggest that pre-season AFL rates higher on television and in total crowds than Australian cricket in what is cricket season. Well that is just the predicament that cricket is in at the moment. One Day Internationals have become mundane to even the biggest cricket enthusiast. Sporting fans are pleading [...]
Hurst has a big heart »
KY Hurst, what a champion! You talk of some of the great Australian ironman legends – Ky Hurst would be at the top if not one of the most impeccable over time. At 28, he has amazing surf skills and showed his best on Sunday on the Sunshine Coast to come from last in the [...]
The future of newspapers »
THERE has been a rapid decline of newspaper sales in Australia and around the world. A lot of that has to do with generation Y not buying newspapers and simply looking up their news online. Fairfax and News Limited this year will limit its news being put online so that it will be available for [...]
Women should stay virgins until married? »
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed up his comments that women should stay virgins or no sex before marriage. But surely he is speaking from a generation or two ago when saying this. The majority of the current generation like to experiment and that appears the overall view of Generation Y. There is still the minority [...]
More Indians bashed »
IT appears to be a common theme in the Victorian news. Indians getting bashed – this time three of them being taxi drivers in Ballarat. Are they easy targets? The fact that some people believe that Indian people don’t fight back. The attacks take the total of incidents involving Indian nationals in Ballarat to four [...]
Indians used as Australian punching bag »
INDIAN students have faced a horror period in recent times in Melbourne and around Australia. They have protested holding signs up such as ‘Racism is more dangerous than swine flu’. The protests follow a number of racial attacks on them in Melbourne. Many are brutally bashed; many find themselves with little hope when going out [...]
Weight loss could end relationships »
WEIGHT loss can change many people physically but can it change you mentally as well? The answer is yes according to UK soapie star Ricky Groves, who told the media this week that his wife left him for another man after becoming obssessed with fitness while losing a significant amount of weight. Groves, who is [...]
Ireland tipped for Six Nations title »
Scottish rugby legend Ian McGeechan admitted on Sunday receiving a knighthood in the New Years Honours list had been a humbling experience.