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Showing posts with label 2017 at 08:56AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 08:56AM. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Julian Cadman: Pathetic youths who murdered 7yo should have their existence erased
THE despicable cowards who murdered seven-year-old Julian Cadman in the name of a pathetic myth of a “noble jihadi” cause should have their memories erased forever.
As in wiped from the planet, from every digital cloud and Facebook post and photograph from which they smile.
And their mothers, who cried for “my boys” when they learnt police had shot dead their terrorist sons, should be silenced.
No funerals, no memorials and no graves for your so-described “good boys” who you claimed to reporters had never done anything wrong.
The brave police officer in the town of Cambrils who shot an amazing four of the jihadis drugged up on amphetamines in fake “Coke can” suicide vests should be decorated.
That is, when they recovers from the shocking ordeal for which they are now receiving psychological support.
In a nightmarish “horror film” scene, one of the jihadis rose up after being shot “taunting, smiling, laughing and he carried on walking to the police” until he was shot again.
And what to do when police find the driver of the car down Barcelona’s Las Ramblas killing 14, including little Julian and a there-year-old girl, and injuring more than 100 people?
Spain abolished the death penalty in 1978, three years after firing squads shot members of the Basque separatist group ETA and another revolutionary group, the FRAP, for murdering police.
Maybe he’ll do the world a favour and send himself off to meet the 72 virgins dangled as inspiration to commit jihad by the geldings who run ISIS.
Some will say, why the outrage now when hundreds, probably thousands of little children have been killed by terrorists for ISIS, or its offshoots?
Perhaps it’s just that poor little Julian Cadman has given terrorism a face for Australians.
But anger has been bubbling up among us about the prevailing gutless “fad” of these jihadi jerks to plough through crowds in a vehicle to cause mayhem and death.
It has now reached bursting point.
The town of Ripoll, 100km northwest of Barcelona and just south of the French border, is where the driver of the Las Ramblas terror truck lived.
Among the 12 worthless young males in the group that planned the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks and a bomb intended for the Sagrada Familia cathedral, were seven from Ripoll.
Relatives of some of the terrorists blamed Ripoll’s imam, Abdelbaki Es Satty, who has since fled town…
Source: Julian Cadman: Pathetic youths who murdered 7-year-old should have their existence erased
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Melbourne Teen dies in horror crash that injured five others
The 18-year-old died following a crash in Melbourne’s north, in which five other people were injured.
Police are seeking witnesses to the crash, which they believe happened at an intersection on Dalton Road at Thomastown, in Melbourne’s north, about 6.30pm Tuesday.
The 18-year-old was a passenger in one of the cars and died at the scene.
Three others in the same vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while two people in the other car were also hurt.
The Herald Sun reports police were told a Holden Astra sedan was travelling north on Dalton Road when it hit a Pajero turning right into Spencer Street,
A woman in her 40s was freed from the wreckage after she was trapped by her legs for about 20 minutes. She has a suspected broken collarbone and chest injuries.
A man in his 50s suffered a suspected broken arm and bruising.
Police hope to speak with anybody who saw the Astra before the crash.
— with AAP
Source: Thomastown accident: Teen, 18, dies in horror crash outside Melbourne KFC
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Canadian PM meets Queen in Edinburgh – but not Nicola Sturgeon. Snub to Scottish 1st minister
Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, has praised Scotland’s role in global affairs after receiving an honorary degree for his campaigning on equality and diversity.
Trudeau was given the honour by the University of Edinburgh on Wednesday morning before he met the Queen for a private audience at the Palace of Holyroodhouse en route to a G20 leaders summit in Hamburg later this week.
But questions have emerged about why Trudeau chose not to meet Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, despite their closely aligned positions on tackling climate change, championing refugee rights, diversity and social equality.
Trudeau put great stress on Canada’s historic ties with Scotland, whose migrants played a key role in its colonisation, during his address to graduates. His maternal grandfather, James Sinclair, emigrated from Aberdeenshire and became a Canadian MP in 1940.
Trudeau said he was among the 15% of Canadians who had Scottish roots and “a strong link and affinity with Scots”. That included Canada’s first prime minister, John Macdonald, a Glaswegian.
Source: Canadian PM meets the Queen in Edinburgh – but not Nicola Sturgeon | World news | The Guardian
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Australian guitarist Stuart Fraser is fighting lung cancer
His band mates — John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Diesel and Noiseworks — will perform to raise money for Fraser at the Playing it Forward benefit concert at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena on June 28.
As well as covering his medical costs, some of the proceeds will also go to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, where Fraser has had surgery and chemo treatment.
A long time friend and bandmate of Newton-John, Fraser has been in regular contact with the superstar singer, who yesterday revealed her breast cancer had returned…
MORE: Australian guitarist Stuart Fraser is fighting lung cancer | Perth Now
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Facebook profits surge 76.6% on ad sales: it now has almost two BILLION users
Facebook on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit jumped just over $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in on two billion.
The leading social network said it made a profit of $3.06 billion on $8.03 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year, posting increases of 76 percent and 49 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the number of people using Facebook monthly increased 17 percent to 1.94 billion, according to the earnings report.
We had a good start to 2017,’ Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg said in the release.
‘We’re continuing to build tools to support a strong global community.’
Facebook bested high expectations for revenue but fell short on profit.
Shares fell about a percent to $150.25 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.
Analysts on average had expected total ad revenue of $7.68 billion, according to FactSet.
The social media giant is expected to generate $31.94 billion in mobile ad revenue globally in 2017, up 42.1 percent from a year earlier, according to research firm eMarketer.
Net income attributable to Facebook shareholders rose to $3.06 billion, or $1.04 per share, in the first quarter from $1.73 billion, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier.
Total revenue rose to $8.03 billion from $5.38 billion.
Facebook said it would no longer report non-GAAP expenses, income, tax rate, and earnings per share.
Facebook is also stepping up efforts to combat fake news, which emerged as a major issue in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
Apart from the core Facebook network, which contributes a lion’s share to the overall revenue, the company’s photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service Whatsapp also have a huge user base.
Facebook is the last of the top five U.S. tech companies to report quarterly earnings.
MORE: Facebook profit jumps as user base nears 2 billion | Daily Mail Online
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Comedian Don Rickles dead at 90 – Mr Potato Head
The 90-year-old icon had been in failing health and recently cancelled a May 6 show at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa.
The cause of death was kidney failure, his publicist said.
The salty-tongued funnyman was a favourite on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Late Show with David Letterman.
But young fans also knew him as Mr. Potato Head on Toy Story.
For more than half a century, Rickles headlined casinos and nightclubs from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and livened up late-night talk shows.
No one was exempt from Rickles’ insults, not fans or presidents or such fellow celebrities as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson.
Source: Comedian Don Rickles dead at 90 | Perth Now
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