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Why the hell am I doing this job? Becoming a producer and VFX supervisor. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:03PMThere is a point in everyone's life, when you look back at the last few months, years, or - depending on your age - decades, and ask yourself: Why the hell am I doing this?
Probation meetings missed 'after dog ate travel card' Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:38AMA PERSISTENT offender who missed two probation appointments blamed the lapses on his puppy getting hold of his free travel warrant.
Republican on trial accused of 1981 murder bid Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:31PMA prominent republican and alleged former IRA member have gone on trial accused of trying to kill a part-time UDR soldier almost 30 years ago. Related Stories Cafe boss: city street works cost me £30,000 Judge: James Bulger killer Jon Venables may be killed if he is identified Flying school plans axed amid fears on security Northern Ireland civil servants in UK-wide walkouts Belfast Giants ice ...
Jon Venables case: time for a political truce | Michael White Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMPoliticians have been engaged in a bidding war on crime since Blair and Brown took over the Labour party and decided the Tories should not enjoy a monopoly on cheap, populist talk What's a politician supposed to do when the pack is in full cry, as it is in the Jon Venables case? Give expression to public outrage, thereby hoping to shape and, with luck, modify it? Or stand firmly against mob rule ...
Tory propaganda blitz targets town Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:27AMHis face has landed on every doormat.
Robbie Maddison to marry Albion Park sweetheart Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:24PMMotorcycle daredevil Robbie Maddison will embark on his greatest journey today, and he won't be leaping any tall buildings to get there.
Michele Hewitson Interview: Glynn Cardy Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:48AMA man who had come for an organ lesson popped into the vicar's office at St Matthew-in-the-City and said, Oh, you're in an interview. You're always in the headlines!
Glowing future Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:18AMLEAPIN' LARRY'S LETTERBOX Apparently Richmond has "embraced a vision for a golden decade", and plans to eradicate debt, play finals and more than double membership.
Appeal to trace stolen car driver Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:00AMPolice are appealing for help in tracing the driver of a stolen car after a pursuit in Caversham this afternoon.
Ex-NUM man's fears during strike Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:42AMNorth Wales NUM official recalls his family receiving death threats during the 1984/85 miners' strike.
Former NUM officer's strike fears Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:39AMNorth Wales NUM official recalls his family receiving death threats during the 1984/85 miners' strike.
Miners divided Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:33AMUnion official recalls death threats during strike
Tariana Turia - NZ Viral Hepatitis Conference 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:33PMIn Aotearoa, our focus in the area of Hepatitis B has been on preventing infection in children. Lead maternity carers screen pregnant women to help prevent the infection being passed to the child; and infant vaccination against hep B was introduced back ...
Black History within plain view Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:30PMBlack history has been characterized by many African Americans as “ sacred narrative ” because of its evolution, its vitality and significance. My position is that Black history is within our midst in plain view as Americans, young and old, go about their daily lives.
Sideswipe : Shopping for a pardon Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:30AMThis is what Carol Merrell saw outside a church in New Plymouth.
Travel: Ten things to love about Shanghai Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:14PMGenerally regarded as one of the most vibrant and modern cities in the world, tvnz.co.nz's Michael Burgess points out the less obvious charms of the Paris of the East
Pub landlord ‘lucky to be alive’ after pub arson Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:45AMThis is fuming landlord Steve Ellis – whose boozer was set alight as he and three friends slept upstairs.
Sssssurbiton says so long to 13ft snake Norris Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:22AMVIDEO: Surbiton snake lovers have bid farewell to a 13ft python that had worked its way into children’s hearts.
Officer uses night stick to avoid getting run down by car Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:28AMAn article in the March 1, 1935, edition of The Catonsville Herald and Baltimore Countian spoke a of quick-thinking, and hard-throwing, police officer. Last Saturday night, at about midnight, a young man reported to Patrolman Reinhardt of the Halethorpe police that a drunken driver was loose on the Washington...
Woman waiting since 2007 to see a specialist Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:06AMA MAYO woman has been waiting to see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist at Mayo General Hospital for two and a half years, the Western People has learned.
St. Trinian's Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:41PMSkip It I know only a little of the "St. Trinian's" UK film series or the Ronald Searle cartoons that inspired it, but I can sure know excellent casting when I see it, and this 2007 franchise reboot has it in spades: Rupert Everett in Alistair Sim's old double role as both the school headmistress and her oily brother; Colin Firth as an uptight government official; future Bond girl Gemma Arterton ...
Home evacuated as powder sprayed Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:14AMA Herefordshire family are forced to evacuate their home at night after "pranksters" spray a white powder through their letterbox.
Nurses drive campaign Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:10AMBUNDABERG residents are being urged to email Treasurer Wayne Swan to ask him to make aged care the centrepiece of the 2010 federal budget.
Chinon AVi Docking System with ATSC TV for iPod Review Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:42AMWhen I got my iPod touch, I was excited that I’d be able to watch videos on its “big” screen. And I have a history of problems with finding comfortable ...
Family flee after car is set alight on driveway Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:42AMA FAMILY fled for their lives after arsonists set fire to a luxury car and the flames spread to their home.
Heidi Range - Heidi Ranges Sugababes Stress Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:10AMHeidi Range claims life was "unbearable" with Keisha Buchanan. The Sugababes - who underwent their fourth line-up last year when founding member Keisha was ousted...
Unionists at stopwork are no fans of Premier Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:34AMCHEERS rang around St Ailbe's Hall in Launceston yesterday when the possibility of Premier David Bartlett losing the March 20 election was raised.
Six of one Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:16AMLEAPIN' LARRY'S LETTERBOX I bet the AFL also has a handy diet plan that allows you to drink all the beer and eat all the chocolate mud cake you want.
Winning effort Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:14AMLast summer, Bev Hamilton won a national gardening contest. Sarah Foy takes a tour around her Inglewood garden a year on to check if gardening stardom has changed the way she plants and plans.
Relevant offers Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:14AMLast summer, Bev Hamilton won a national gardening contest. Sarah Foy takes a tour around her Inglewood garden a year on to check if gardening stardom has changed the way she plants and plans.
Piping hot Rona made history Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:12AMSOON after Rona Lightfoot moved to Inverness, an invitation to become a member of Inverness Piping Society arrived through her letterbox. It might have seemed an obvious invitation to send.
Joke bomb leaves British toddler deaf Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:47AMA TWO-year-old girl was left deaf in one ear after a toy bomb pushed through her mailbox exploded in her face.
Social services' betrayal let girl, 7, starve to death in modern Britain with a full fridge in the kitchen: Nine ... Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:52AMKhyra Ishaq could have been saved by social services from her squalid conditions and an agonising death, a High Court judge revealed.
Khyra Ishaq: missed opportunities Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:44AMThe authorities in Birmingham missed a series of opportunities to intervene in the months leading up to Khyra Ishaq's death in May 2008.
Khyra Ishaq: the warning signs that were missed Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:54PMSeven-year-old starved to death at her home weighed less than three stone and had 60 injuries Only Angela Gordon knows why she stopped feeding her seven-year-old daughter, Khyra Ishaq, but there were many warning signs that something was seriously amiss in the months before she starved to death. At the time of her death, Khyra Ishaq weighed under three stone. She had lost about 40% of her body ...
Girl's attackers 'could strike again' Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:53PMPolice praise East Brighton schoolgirl who fought off an abduction attempt.
Would-be kidnappers could strike again: police Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:47PMA 14-year-old girl fought off a would-be abductor as she walked home from school yesterday afternoon.
Would-be kidnappers could strike again Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:42PMPolice have praised the actions of a teenage girl who fought off an abduction attempt, amid fears her attackers could strike again.
Consultation begins on Council’s plan Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:05PMThe chance for people to have a say on Gisborne District Council’s plan for the next financial year begins tomorrow (Saturday 27 February 2010). A draft plan for 2010/2011 was approved by Council today (Thursday 25 February 2010) to go out for consultation.
Union: School change is `creating underclass' Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:39PMTHE Australian Education Union stop-work meeting at Ulverstone yesterday was like a call to arms against the Tasmania Tomorrow reforms.
Town pub damaged in arson attack Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:27PMA pub in the Katesgrove area of Reading is damaged in an arson attack carried out overnight.
Failures let girl, 7, starve to death: She would still be alive if officials had done their job, says judge Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:21AMKhyra Ishaq could have been saved by social services from her squalid conditions and an agonising death, a High Court judge revealed.
Timeline: Khyra Ishaq's death Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:42AMKhyra Ishaq, seven, died after being being found in an emaciated condition at her home in Handsworth, Birmingham. Here is a timeline detailing the events surrounding her death.
Joyrider halted by jail spell Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:21AMThis is Martin Sama. He drove a stolen car on the wrong side of the road, through red lights and at 80mph in a 30mph zone.
Strong-arm tactics in utility bills (1) Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:19AMFor how long must humble citizens in this country suffer the linguistic incompetency of public utility providers? First we had the example of Maltapost who, after I complained in this paper about the confusing wording of their parcel collection notices, decided to change it. All credit to them.
Education head denies threatening teachers Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:05PMThe head of Tasmania's Education Department has challenged the Education Union to report him over alleged threats against teachers.
Police warn on mail theft Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:04PMPOLICE and Australia Post have launched a campaign to warn Western Australians about the risk of identity theft from stolen mail.
Alex Hua Tian's blog: goodbye uni, hello full-time eventing Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:27AMChinese event rider Alex Hua Tian, 20, is back for the new season with his weekly H&H diary and lots has changed since the end of last year
Once upon a life: Hilary Mantel Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 10:35PMFor four years, the Booker prize-winner lived in the repressive, claustrophobic kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Until one day in 1986 when she and her husband left Jeddah and rediscovered freedom At five o'clock on the morning of 13 March 1986 I stood with my husband in the half dark outside our house, listening. Nothing in this place was simple, so we thought: what if the car doesn't come? Beyond the ...
Ordered this baby on vinyl and waiting for it to drop on my doormat Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:33PMIt is not often that I buy a record without having fully listened to it. Normally I do a little preview and based on that I either buy it or get a ticket to a show as to endorse the artist. This one I've bought based on listening to the three singles only, and now I'm holding off from listening to the whole thing until that piece of vinyl is shoved through my letterbox. So I'm faux romanticizing ...