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What? No part of Australia is more than 1000 km from the ocean and a beach. Melbourne has the second largest Greek population in the world, after Athens. The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also called, receive more snow than Switzerland. Fall's Creek Lessons by Graeme were set there. Falls Creek Lodge in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales.

I don't know if Canada celebrates Bastille Day but at least Rush is Canadian.

Australia is the home of AC/DC, Air Supply, Black Market Rhythm Company, Calling All Cars, the Church, Cold Chisel, Crow, Delltones, the Exploders, Fireballs, the Geigers, the Groove, the Hitmen, Hoodoo Gurus, Hunters & Collectors, INXS, Innocent Bystanders, Little River Band, Men at Work, the Morning After, Neon, Open Season, the Predators, Red Riders, Rubicon, Sand Pebbels, Savage Garden, Seminal Rats, Shreen, Sick Puppies, Six and Out, Sundance, Triffids, Tulley, Waifs, Wild Cherries, Young Elders, Black Cab and Faith in Plastic. The first European settlers in Australia drank more alcohol per person than any other community in the history of mankind. Australia is home to 1500 species of spiders. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest organic construction on earth. _________________ That tears it. The place is fascinating. We all need to go on a two week tour.

Violins and classical music just aren't my cup of tea. I like my music loud, angry and violent like me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHITbssu9RE :chris: <the Ramones

Australia is the world wide leader in the production of titanium. In fact Australia produces one quarter of the worlds titanium ore and 400,000 tons more than her nearest competitor. Titanium has numerous applications in additives, coatings, pigments, industrial, agricultural, aerospace and medical applications. Australia is home to many of the worlds Marsupials: mammals that hold their young in a pouch. There are two primary divisions of Marsupialia: American marsupials and the Australian marsupials. Order Diprotodontia are herbivores and contain animals only found in Australia including Kolas, Kangaroos, Wombats and Wallabies.

Have a great year pal!

I want to see how people feel about radiation and examine people attitudes and knowledge of the subject. Due to the woeful science education that most Americans get, I fear that our knowledge of radiation has been unduly influenced by cheesy sci-fi movies. Here's a little help on the subject.

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At that age how can you tell if he's truly evil or its just a phase. I tried to kill my parents numerous times but I never really meant it. Spreading that Bubonic Plague was just a youthful prank.

Why don't we get back to the basics of sports and have them perform in the nude like they did in the original Olympics? This artifact dates back to the golden age of Athens.

On Writing Horror by Mort Castle ISBN 978-1-58297-420-0 reading I'm not sure if I buy everything in it, there are some interesting tips for writers interested in trying the waters. Feed by Mira Grant ISBN 978-0-316-08105-4 Set 25 years after a zombie apocalypse was unleashed by some well meaning but dip-shit scientists, the world is much the same as it always was. This novel tells the story of some young and idealistic and cynical young journalists covering a presidential campaign. We find out that even after the apocaylypse, the world is much the same as it always was: corrupt with petty politicians and sociopaths who would stop at nothing to gain power even as the world circles the drain. My rating 3 1/2 stars The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks ISBN 978-1-4000-4962-2 Do you have a plan for the zombie apocalypse? Maybe you should. This book will help you with basic survival strategies. [it is good for a lot of laughs] My rating 3 stars Day By Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne ISBN 978-0-9789707-2 Gives the story of a survivor of the zombie apocalypse in a journal format. This is an interesting read- especially the part before the outbreak. The lies, deception and media manipulation make you wonder if we really have any idea what is going on. Chinese flu my ass! My Rating 3 1/3 stars

Plus: you get to miss out on all that snow covered nonsense that the rest of the country must endure. Relax. If you live through August, it all downhill from there.

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer the DOORS the Moody Blues Pink Floyd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntm1YfehK7U Jam Out With the The COOLEST OLD VIDEOS>>

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On in your facebook I did something that I called My Cool Old Video of the day. Every day I posted links to classic rock songs on YouTube. It was very popular. I've decided to move that service to a free standing blog. You remember music videos don't you? They are what MTV used to play before they went to their all bullshit, all of the time format. YouTube has a fantastic treasure of videos- some good, some bad and some amazing- it just takes a little sorting to find the really good stuff. Cool Old Videos sorts through the fluff and delivers the classics. If you like classic rock, check it out. I need the hits! Let me know if there is any group that you would like to see profiled.

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Done Viv. I'll go well out of my way to help a kid get into school.

Time lines are essential to plots that are driven by sequential events. In fact, in some stories time zones come into play and that'll drive you to drink. If your story works this way I suggest that you have a master time line as part of your outline. If time zones are an issue, I suggest using universal (zulu) time as you set things up and translating it back to local times as necessary.

Acadian French is a dialect of French but I'm not trying to use it. In fact I'm not even sure that it is a written language. I think the use of French in a few lines of the story should provide the flavor that I'm looking for.

Madam Malloy is the elderly matriarch of a family of Cajun (Acadian) fishing family. She can speak English perfectly well but in an effort to preserve their culture, she elects not to. She rules her little fiefdom with an iron will. One of the families fishing boats has come back with a zombie captured in its nets. She has called the Sheriff but is studying the zombie when a deputy sheriff and National Guardsmen arrive. The Deputy Sheriff is Mike Frasier. I need help with the dialog. French dialog is italicized. ________________________________________________________ Deputy Frasier says, "How are you Madam Malloy?" Madam Malloy laughs and says, "Your Acadian is terrible Michael but I give you points for trying. I was just fine until the boys brought this thing home." She points at the zombie tightly bound in the metal mesh shrimp nets. "I've been studying him." Frasier says, "Isn't that dangerous?" Madam Malloy reveals a holstered .357 and says, "I'm far from helpless." Frasier says, "I can see that. What have you learned?" "This creature is not of the ocean or the swamp. He doesn't have any respect." Frasier asks, "What do you mean he has no respect?" "He doesn't respect holy symbols and you can point a gun right at him and it means nothing to him. It is animal and a particularly viscous one. There's one other thing." Frasier says, "What is that?" "He is trouble of the worst kind."

Think of local dialect and accents as an exotic spice; a little bit goes a long way.

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