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You are not
Your Physical Body; You are Not the Physical Matter: You are Energy !
This
symbolic picture shows an Old Earth and a Colorful New Earth, this is
the Moment of Separation with the Old Earth, a Giant Leap in
Consciousness, which we are about to make! The New Earth of 5th Level
of
Consciousness is the New World, which we are creating, our next Home,
where 500 million people of the same high Violet Vibration are going to! The
best place to see this New Planet and to take photos of it are South
and North Poles, but it is not easy to get there through the barrier,
created by the Negatives!
Because our Universe is Holographic in nature, whatever we dream about
is effecting the whole Universe! The more we all dream about our
Universe being Balanced, the sooner it will become Balanced and the more Balance will be around you!
And if you want to know how Balance looks like, then look at the Sun!
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US man claims to be world's 'unluckiest'
(If you don't wake up, you might get the same treatment from your own Higher Self, till you get the message! LM)
Friday, January 28, 2011
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2011/01/28/US_man_claims_to_be_worlds_unluckiest_570189.html
"A Florida man says he might be the unluckiest guy in the world.
He claims that, in separate incidents, he's been robbed at gunpoint,
stabbed in the chest, bitten by snakes and, most recently, struck by
lightning.
Four years ago, John Wade Agan said he was robbed at gunpoint in his taxicab, roughed up and stuffed into the trunk of the car.
Three years ago, he drove to a fire station with a butcher knife sticking out of his chest.
Two years ago, in a news conference from his hospital bed, he told the
world he'd been bitten by two different snakes at the same time.
Now, Agan, 47, occupies another hospital bed, befallen, he said, by yet another freak calamity: lightning.
He said it happened on evening during a severe storm. He was leaning over a metal kitchen sink, holding
a corded phone up to his ear, when he heard a loud boom. He said he blacked out and awoke later surrounded
by paramedics with his right shoe off and a big hole in his sock. He knows what people say about him, that he's
lying or somehow hurting himself, maybe to get pain medicine.
'I don't care what people say. Any day of the week, I'll go take a drug test,' Agan said."
Air-Portal's Sleeping Quaters!
Air-Portal's Sleeping Quaters, Heathrow, London, Dec. 2010
Air-Portal Sleeping Quaters, Heathrow, London, Dec. 2010
Air-Portal Sleeping Quaters, Heathrow, London, Dec. 2010
London Airports: Travellers' Comments!
"I
had scheduled my flights to save money - arriving at midnight in Luton,
and flying out of Heathrow the following afternoon. This was the end of
a backpacking adventure, so by this stage I had bought or acquired a
sleeping bag, ipod, earplugs, books, sarong, cushy clothes (for a
pillow), baby wipes (middle of summer, no showers and walking around in
joggers all day makes for smelly feet) and of-course, a beer sponsored
lilo. There were very few other travellers despite being the summer
holidays, so I set myself and my elaborate bedding up nearby - if one
person was woken up and moved, I figured everyone would be and hoped
this would be a deterrent. Whether my strategy worked or the airport
security just didn't care, my sleep was only interrupted by frequent
loud-speaker messages (despite the earplugs). The staff (especially the
early morning staff) were very helpful and even cheerful, despite
having to work at the crack of dawn. I would sleep here again, but make
sure you're prepared for hard surfaces and a cold night if you don't
have some clothes or towels to lie on and cover yourself with." by Phil
"I decided to sleep in from the last flight through til morning. They
have introduced triple seats designed so that you can't even slide in
under the arms. Floor has not a square centimeter of carpet, the steam
cleaning man comes round regularly, the annoy booms a warning not to
leave baggage lying around.... And bizarrely they occasionally emit a
spray of 'nice' smell. Only two places to sleep. Opposite the hire car
counters there is one triple seat with no armrests, or the comfy bit
behind the counter of the hire car places. By the way take food with
you. The all nighter is not good but is expensive. I don't think Luton
Airport looks kindly on anyone wanting a few hours kip. Oh and it gets
amazingly cold at three in the morning."
"Gatwick is a good airport to sleep at but has become too popular!" (Vas)
"The cleaning staff were also going around making lots of noise
scraping stuff off the floor, with no regard for people trying to
sleep. The only bizarre thing was the armed police who would practice
commando rolling down the corridors and other 'stealth attack' tactics
every few hours." (Tom)
"The police were lovely: they even bought me a coffee"
London Heathrow Airport: TRAVELLER COMMENTS....
"When
trying to board my plane the next morning they took me aside to search
me for drugs as I must have looked completely devastated after one
night at Heathrow Airport." (.Nat.)
"Probably more comfortable than half of the hotels I slept in." (Jamie Anderson)
"My god ...I would sooner eat my own face than sleep here again. I was contemplating suicide at 3:30AM"
"I fully woke to the janitor guy touching my bum." (jenn)
"i was suddenly bitten by something on my left arm at my elbow. I
ignored it and than it bit me in my back. Now i had enough and i had a
look at my arm finally. And there where 3 massive big blotches in dark
red.And i saw a strange looking insect running away into the seat
cover. "
"I don't understand why the airport doesn't offer youth hostel-style
accommodation in the T123 area - there would certainly be a market for
it!" (Milo)
"FLEA INFESTATION causing 400 bites on exposed flesh of lower legs,
wrists, hands and rear of neck, occurred at London Heathrow departure
terminal 3, 1st floor" (John E Pratt)
"LHR is one of the dirtiest, smelliest, most crowded airports in the world."
"After getting into the arrivals part of the terminal I crawled under the seats with a blanket.
Self airportraits: London Heathrow
http://blog.sleepinginairports.com/tag/london-heathrow/
I just read this article over at the Daily Mail about the rise of homeless people at London’s Heathrow airport.
A study over a three month period revealed that there are 111 people
sleeping permanently at Heathrow and the numbers are growing. In
comparison, only 20 people are believed to be living at Gatwick. More
permanent residents are expected at both airports. If you’ve stopped by
this site at all over the past few weeks, you’ve probably also read
about Camp Stansted, which is geared towards the homeless travellers
instead.
With airports being seen as “warm, comfortable havens, the homeless
take a rucksack, a change of clothes and they use the toilet areas to
wash and shave”. According to the director of a nearby homeless
charity, “They’ll often be in travel gear, so they appear as if they’re
waiting to go off somewhere or have just come back. If you look the
part, you’ve a chance of being able to sleep without anyone disturbing
you.’
One woman, Eram Dar, has been living at Heathrow for a year and a half.
A YEAR AND A HALF!!!! She says “Living at Heathrow is like being in a
good hotel. It is warm, very clean and you don’t get bothered. I think
I’m very lucky to be here.” Alrighty then…
by gradstudent2010
Terminal 3
Heathrow is a very large airport. On this site, there has been some
debate on which is the best place to sleep. If you arrive before the
airport opens and have not crossed security,
Terminal 3 is the best opinion. In fact, even if you are in the secured
section, exiting the airport (depending on your visa) is a better
option. Where to find where people sleep:
Go to Terminal 3, Check in area Zone B. On the map, look for the 1st
floor (upper floor). People sleep in front of the WHS Smith, Pontis and
Three Bells Stores.
If you plan on sleeping, arrive very early cause seats are taken early.
Police do not hassle and the cleaners are polite. There is a 24 hour
coffee shop near by.
Killing time if you cant sleep: If you have a laptop, the network
called The Cloud allows you surf myspace sites for free. A better way
to kill time: Travel into the city. You can return to the
airport early in the morning using the N9 bus which runs from
Piccadilly Circus 24 hours. It costs 2 pounds and not 1 pound as the
websites erroneously state. Avoid missing your flight: Get up early and
make sure you are at your
terminal at least 1 hour before departure. Heathrow is a maze. Showers:
All public showers are now closed (despite what the map says).
An alternative is to go into a baby changing room (they have sinks) and
sponge yourself. I did this and was not bothered by anyone. I was
herded from one place to another because staff did not think that
the places I wound up at were suitable. I ended up with almost 100
other people in a vast, freezing, loud, uncomfortable waiting area,
with access to a clean bathroom but no drinking fountain and no place
to lie down but the floor -- the benches were made of formed wood,
bucket shaped, with metal armests preventing one from lying down. A few
had no backs, and the first persons to arrive had pushed them together
and were lying perpendicular. As they were male and I was female I did
not think it was appropriate to lie down next to them, and as they were
asleep I did not want to ask them to move closer to each other so I
could have a space. Naturally everything was closed. The airport is
full of signs but
nothing actually explains the things the overnight traveller needs to
know. As far as I can tell the airport is not heated at all, and relies
on the presence of many human bodies to warm up. Next time I travel
from US to Prague I will do whatever it takes to avoid Heathrow at all
costs!"
And, finally, somebody is greeting you in the Arrival Area in the Airport!
Endgame Transport: Metro
Endgame City Transport: Metro
Earth Changes Signs!
Earth Changes: Flash Floods !
Earth Changes: Life-Savers. As you can see on the head of the Statue of
Liberty in New York there is a similar phony frame with white rays
coming out of it, only on the pictures of our Sun the freme is holographic!!!
Lady's in waiting!
End Game Transportation!
Twins!
Global Warming!
Fat Russian police to be sacked
Sunday, July 03, 2011
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2011/07/03/Fat_Russian_police_to_be_sacked_633192.html
Russia's interior ministry has issued a warning to its pudgy police officers -- lose weight or get the sack.
The move comes as Russia seeks to cut its bloated police force and improve its image among foreign tourists and investors.
'The fat and paunchy will not get through,' Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev was quoted as telling a private meeting.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to cut the police force by
a fifth, and increase its professional level. The officers have even
got a new uniform, with a more tailored look. Now they have just a
month to pass tests to prove their suitability in the slimmed-down
force.
The liberal daily Novaya Gazeta joked about the cuts, saying 'If the
interior ministry staff is cut by 20-25 per cent, how much will that be
in tonnes?'
'With puffy eyes, hanging cheeks, bull necks and huge bellies, many
Saint Petersburg policemen look unappetising,' complained Neva 24
website, saying that 12,000 of the city's 40,000 officers are
overweight.
Endgame: Practice in Walking, Fishing,
Ice-Fishing and Bike Riding
Earth Changes: Fishing - idea from Thailand!
Ice - Fishing - idea from USA!
Ice - Fishing - idea from North Korea!
EndGame: Boating!
Earth Changes: Car Wash !
Earth Changes: Emergency Public Phones !
Pictures of the
series "Learn to Fly"
Earth Changes: Learn to fly
Earth
Changes: Learn to Fly
Earth Changes: Learn to fly!
Earth Changes Fun!
1. A power line pole in the
middle of the road (BuruBuru, Nairobi, Kenya)
2. There will be a
lot more of naked people from alternative realities soon! Naked woman in a russian shop!
Endgame: Constructions!
Endgame: Constructions!
'Parallel Earth' is in the
mirror
Korean Soldier monument
Earth Changes: Prefabricated Dwellings!
Hot Dogs
Swine flu illusions
Earth Changes'
Holidays: Swine Flu in Mexico: "Have been on holidays?" "Yes, 15 days in Mexico!"
These masks are a sign of fear, it makes you more isolated from others
and a good cover for non-humans (same as veils).
Endgame Fears!
Swine Flu Virus
B России, в
Африке (in Russia, in Africa and in Indonesia)
В Индонезии!
сажаем
или мусорим?
There
are 2 Russian movies I would recommend you to watch, called "Moscow
doesn't Believe in Tears" and "Gloss", American movie "The
Unsinkable Molly Brown" and Turkish movie "The Song of a Sparrow"!
There is an old American
movie, which is worth watching "Live, Love and Learn".
I've
been emailed a funny joke and for those, who is not familiar with it,
here it is:
"An
ET was standing on the deck of a spaceship holding up a book
entitled..."To
Serve Humanity".
Many
people got on the spaceship and just as it was about to take off
someone ran up to it and said:
"No, no, don't go...it is a cookbook...!!"
Russians make some
jokes about the
connection between Colliders and Crises, that they fly hand in hand
towards the Light at the end of the Tunnel; or another joke: "Crises
are happening because all the money
are swallowed by Black Holes created by Colliders!"
Bet-loser Branson to be a 'stewardess'
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/12/Bet-loser_Branson_to_be_a_stewardess_551090.html
Virgin boss Richard Branson will serve as a flight attendant on an
AirAsia X flight in February next year after losing a cross-dressing
bet to rival Tony Fernandes, officials said on Sunday.
The two men laid the wager over whose Formula One team would place higher in this year's rankings.
Although both teams completed the season with zero points, Fernandes'
Lotus F1 team was placed ahead of Branson's Virgin Racing by virtue of
their better race finishing positions.
'It's confirmed February 21, 2011. Richard Branson will be a crew of
AirAsia X,' Fernandes said in a Twitter post late on Saturday, adding
that the flight will take off from London Stansted Airport bound for
Kuala Lumpur.
Fernandes said last month that seats on the flight would be auctioned off for charity.
An AirAsia official said Branson would be required to wear make-up and
high-heels, along with the regulation red stewardess outfit, and would
have to perform regular duties - including cleaning the toilets -
during the flight.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 » 06:02pm
Belgium's Archbishop Hit by Pie
Sunday, November 07, 2010 » 01:01pm
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/11/07/Belgiums_archbishop_hit_by_pie_536188.html
Belgian media says the country's ultraconservative Roman Catholic
archbishop was hit in the face by a pie during an All Saints Day
service.
Footage of the incident released on Saturday showed a young man
approaching Archbishop Andre Leonard on Monday and smacking him with a
pie.
A church official says the archbishop will not press charges against the unknown attacker.
The incident came amid growing turmoil within Belgium's Roman Catholic
church, which faces an investigation into hundreds of cases of sexual
abuse of children by Catholic priests.
Leonard himself shocked Catholics by sympathising with priests accused
of pedophilia and by saying that homosexuals deserved to get AIDS.
On Tuesday, Leonard's spokesman quit his job, saying he could no longer speak for a 'loose canon'.
Bishop attacked with broom
mid service (Germany)
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/04/05/Bishop_attacked_with_broom_mid_service_448012.html
German police say a man attacked the Roman Catholic Bishop of Muenster
with a broom handle during an Easter service in the city's cathedral...
Police say the 44-year-old man stormed through the packed church to the
altar.
The man's motive was unclear but comes as Germany's Catholic Church is
facing intense criticism over a widening abuse scandal.
Monday, April 05, 2010 » 11:27am
Oh crap! Rider gets knocked
off bike (Australia)
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/05/11/Oh_crap_Rider_gets_knocked_off_bike_460836.html
Dog-poo bags strung together across a Brisbane street have left an
elderly moped rider with neck injuries.
The booby trap sent the 74-year-old rider flying as he rode down
Passage Street at Cleveland yesterday afternoon.
A nearby bike rider says vandals created it using dog-poo bags from a
nearby dispenser, and the result could have been a lot more serious.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 » 01:33pm
Chavez trades office for tent
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/12/Chavez_trades_office_for_tent_550968.html
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he plans to turn over his office
to flood victims and move into a Bedouin tent given to him by Libyan
leader Muammar Gaddafi.
'In the formal, number one office we can install some beds. It's big
... I'll just move to the khaima (Bedouin tent) that Gaddafi gave me.
Set it up in the garden,' Chavez said on national television during a
tour of a stricken Caracas neighbourhood.
He said he would use the tent much the same way Gaddafi uses his when he goes on foreign visits.
'I'll greet presidents. Here comes President (Rafael) Correa (of Ecuador) ... well, I'll receive him in the tent,' said Chavez.
Devastating floods and mudslides across Venezuela have killed at least 38 people and left thousands homeless in recent weeks.
Chavez recently opened the doors of the presidential Miraflores Palace
to 25 homeless families, who will be moved to the headquarters of the
presidential guard.
Chavez urged members of his cabinet and the commanders of the armed forces to follow his altruistic example.
'If you see a house in bad shape ... you've got to move those people
you know where? To your headquarters, to your office, where you've got
air conditioning and a bathroom. Two families can be housed there,' he
said during a visit to a flood damaged home.
'Nicolas' Yellow House is pretty big,' said Chavez, referring to the
building where Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has his offices.
'A lot of people can live in there.'
Sunday, December 12, 2010 » 11:30am
Silent witness
Police in Seattle caught a motorist using a lane reserved for cars with passengers with a dummy as his companion.
Officers stopped the car and found the driver had placed a stuffed doll from a children's show in the front seat.
The driver said he was late for work and drove off with his daughter's doll so he could use the special lane.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 » 08:49pm
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/14/Silent_witness_551989.html
Cardboard cops stops traffic
Cardboard Policeman!
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/13/Cardboard_cops_stops_traffic_551453.html
Life-sized cardboard cut-outs of female police officers in mini skirts
placed alongside roads are slowing down speeding drivers in several
Czech towns.
The mayor of Mrakotin, Miroslav Pozar, said drivers, including him, automatically slow down when they see them.
He dismissed claims that this was because the drivers want to look at the officer's legs, rather than her uniform.
Monday, December 13, 2010 » 02:31pm
Bosses ruin Christmas - survey
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/12/Bosses_ruin_Christmas_-_survey_551125.html
Many workers think their office Christmas party will be ruined if the boss turns up, according to a UK survey.
Apart from spoiling the fun, employees worry an appearance from their manager could spark a violent reaction.
Of 2,000 adults surveyed by restaurant chain TGI Friday's, 27% said
they feared they might not be able to resist telling them exactly what
they think of them.
One in eight was even concerned things might turn physical.
A third said having the boss around stopped everyone having fun, while one in five said they did not want them to attend at all.
Just one per cent said they had quit their job at the office party.
Darrell Wade, commercial director of TGI Friday's UK, said: 'The office
Christmas party is all about cutting loose, having fun and celebrating
all the hard work the staff have put in over the year.
'Bosses who want to join in the party should give their staff what they
want, which is a mix of a lively atmosphere, great food and indulgent
cocktails.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 » 08:17pm
Lottery win for gentleman
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/12/12/Lottery_win_for_gentleman_550967.html
An act of gallantry paid huge dividends for a 'humble gentleman' who
won $US17 million ($A17.31 million) in a Philippine lottery after
letting a woman jump a queue and buy what would have been his losing
ticket.
The 63-year-old winner's elation when collecting his 741 million pesos
($A17.31 million) was tinged with empathy for the excited lady who
pushed in front of him.
'The woman cut in. He was being very gentlemanly so he just stepped
back and allowed her,' Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chair
Margie Juico told AFP.
'When he won, he kept thinking: how sad for that woman. She could have won the big prize if she had just been patient.'
Sunday, December 12, 2010 » 11:26am
Woman robbed after poo attack
Wednesday, November 03, 2010 » 10:55pm
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Crime/2010/11/03/Woman_robbed_after_poo_attack_534641.html
An elderly woman was pelted
(bombarded) with human faeces after withdrawing cash on Sydney's North
Shore and then robbed by a man posing as a good citizen, police say. Police suspect the attacker and the thief may have been the same person.
The 85-year-old victim had just
withdrawn cash from an ATM at Chatswood on Wednesday afternoon when she
was hit from behind by human excrement. A stranger then came to her aid and accompanied her to a toilet to wash herself clean.
But instead of helping her, the man reached into her handbag and took her wallet which was stuffed with cash, police said.
(People, who live in Sydney's North
Shore (Australia) are usually a very well off people and
what happened to 85 years old female was definately staged by her
own Higher Self to teach her a lesson! These things are not happening
by chance! LM).
Toothless fish pedicure hits
US
USA, modern fish pedicure
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2010/04/09/Toothless_fish_pedicure_hits_US_449233.html
The latest beauty treatment craze sweeping the world is a fish
pedicure. In the procedure, a person plunges their feet into a tank of
water
filled with tiny carp called Doctor fish or Garra Rufa, who have a
fondness for dead skin. The toothless fish nibble away any dead skin on
the foot, leaving them
silky smooth. As the fish do not have any teeth, the procedure is
painless, but does
tickle. A treatment can last anywhere between 15-30 minutes depending
on the
person's foot and most finish with a foot massage and nail trimming.
The procedure has long been accepted throughout Asia but is breaking
new ground in the US. It has become popular Washington DC where it is
being offered at a
Northern Virginia spa. Men and women are buying into the craze.
Friday, April 09, 2010 » 09:30am
Pythons in Cambodia in wedded blissss
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2011/01/04/Pythons_in_Cambodia_in_wedded_blissss_559792.html
Tuesday, January 04, 2011 » 06:46am
Hundreds of villagers have flocked to a wedding ceremony between a
4.8-metre, 90-kg female python and her slightly smaller mate - both
believed to be magic snakes that bring prosperity and peace. The
two-hour ceremony in Svay Rolum village, 20km south of the capital,
Phnom Penh, ended on Monday with two Buddhist monks blessing the pair
and villagers showering them with flowers as wedding music played. Most
Cambodians, almost all Buddhists, also subscribe to animism - a belief
that spirits can inhabit living and inanimate objects. Whenever an odd
animal makes an appearance, it is cause for the superstitious to
celebrate. 'We married these pythons to ask for health and prosperity
in our village,' said 41-year-old Neth Vy, owner of the female python
named Chamrouen. 'We were told (by fortunetellers) that the two pythons
are husband and wife and they need to live together, and if we don't
marry them we will meet bad luck,' said Neth Vy, who found the
then-tiny python while fishing 16 years ago. He said since the snake
became part of the household, the family's living conditions had
steadily improved and no misfortune had befallen them. The male python,
named Kroung Pich, was caught 12 days ago by Hin Mao, a 44-year-old,
childless woman who said she regarded it as her son."
These
pictures of
the Sun and Aurora are
the best of what Google
can offer you!
Dark Blue-Violet Alaska's Cover Up!
These
are the best pictures of the Moon and our Sun Google can give you:
Hexagon - Sun in Western Australia !
Earth Changes: Preparations for the Solar Eclipse (India)!
Solar
Eclipse's 'Scare Tactics' in India. Doctors would tell you not to look
straight into the
Sun, that you would damage your eyes! Yes, if you are a Reptilian or
one of those. But otherwise it's Bullshit!
I am a living proof that it
is not true! I don't wear sunglasses and look at the sun for all my
life, take pictures of it and it didn't damage my eyes! Poor people in
3rd World countries don't wear sunglasses, work in the fields all
the time and don't damage their eyes either! But the cigaretts/drugs/alcohol/
medications/microchips/vaccinations etc., they do, not the Sun! Many
pictures of Solar Eclipses are on:
Catapult:
The
Biography of Robert A. Monroe
Earth
Changes: 'Preparations' for the Solar Eclipse!
There are hundreds of Solar Eclipses occuring in different parts of the
world each year, by the way!
Bushfire at One Tree
Hill in South Australia
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National/2010/03/01/Bushfire_at_One_Tree_Hill_in_SA_434808.html
A
bushfire threat at One
Tree Hill in South Australia's Mt Lofty Rangers has been
reduced...
The
CFS advises that the threat to public safety posed by the ONE TREE HILL
fire near One Tree
Hill in the Northern Mt Lofty Ranges has reduced...
Although
the threat to your safety has reduced, be aware that some risks are
still present...
Monday,
March 01, 2010 » 07:37pm
Singapore charity uses 'happy coffins'
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/09/29/Singapore_charity_uses_happy_coffins_519475.html
A
Singapore charity has announced the winners of an international art
competition to design 'happy coffins' to encourage the elderly and
dying to celebrate life.
Six winning designs out of 733 entries from
37 countries were made into personalised coffins in cooperation with a
local funeral home...
Under the slogan My Life, My Coffin the
foundation said it wanted to encourage people to think 'out of the box'
about taboos surrounding death.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 » 01:49pm
Live-saving exercise a real
emergency (Australia)
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2010/05/22/Live-saving_exercise_a_real_emergency_464949.html
A training exercise on Port Botany turned into a real emergency when
chilly waters left nearly 70 surf life savers needing medical help.
Hypothermia and sea-sickness set in as the volunteers plunged into the
sea on Saturday morning, simulating aircraft passengers stranded in the
water awaiting rescue. The exercise was conducted to test the
capability of emergency rescue workers in the event of an aeroplane
crashing at Sydney Airport. But about midday, many began to struggle as
they hovered in the cold ocean, with paramedics saying the water
temperature was about 12C. The Ambulance Service of NSW treated 69
people, including 12 for hypothermia and many more who were affected by
sea-sickness. Five adults were taken to St George Hospital and one
child was taken to Sydney Children's Hospital, an ambulance spokesman
said. One volunteer described how he tried to escape the icy
conditions. '(I've) been in the water for a while, I was one of the
swimmers, we were huddled up in a bunch and got in a lifecraft and the
wind chill was just, yeah, it's been very cold,' he told the Seven
Network.
Authorities defended the operation.
'Obviously once we had
started to
have authentic patients, we did have to adjust, which is what we would
have to do in a real situation,' NSW Police Superintendent
Karen
McCarthy said. Police Minister Michael Daley said Exercise Splash was
aimed at testing the readiness of police and firefighters to undertake
a mass rescue operation and their ability to rescue passengers. 'This
is the plan you'll see swing into action if a jumbo goes down at Sydney
Airport,' he said in a statement on Saturday. 'Just last year, when a
plane ditched into the Hudson River in New York, we saw how important
this preparation and training can be.'
Saturday, May 22, 2010 » 08:21pm
Jogger charged for running nude
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/10/16/Jogger_charged_for_running_nude_526532.html
Saturday, October 16, 2010 » 02:34am
..A jogger in Florida has been charged with public indecency after running down a street wearing only swimming goggles.
A policeman followed the 18-year-old in his car, telling him to stop.
When he didn't the officer stunned him with a taser.
On his way to hospital, he reportedly explained to the police that he had super powers!
(Then he might Taser them! LM)
Hey, amid the chaos and the
challenges don't forget to smile (recommended video)
http://www.davidicke.com/articles/humour-mainmenu-36/25282-hey-amid-the-chaos-and-the-challenges-dont-forget-to-smile
Abbott to return in budgie smugglers (Opposition Leader of Australia)
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2011/07/13/Abbott_to_return_in_budgie_smugglers_637408.html
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Be warned: Tony Abbott hasn't thrown out his budgie smugglers. 'It's
winter,' he said when they asked him to 'join the dots' between the
good polls and his absent swimmers.
Which means they will make a reappearance in summer. 'I don't know
whether people look forward to it, but they'll see me in them again,'
Mr Abbott said.
The opposition leader also agreed with a theory that women were smarter
than men. 'My daughters are much smarter than I am,' he said.
Clown doctors prescribe a
good laugh
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Health/2010/04/01/Clown_doctors_prescribe_a_good_laugh_446614.html
The clown doctor, who co-founded a charitable organisation which now
brightens the lives of child patients across the country, says those in
hospital were usually itching for a laugh.
'When you're in pain and suffering ... it's not like the last thing you
want is to do is have a laugh,' said NSW-based Dr Loony, aka Jean-Paul
Bell.
'You'll grab a laugh instantly just to escape where you're at - humour
has that effect where it gives you a brief out-of-body experience.'
Mr Bell founded The Humour Foundation along with a real doctor, Dr
Peter Spitzer aka 'Dr Fruit-Loop', in the late 1990s and the service
has now expanded to about 70 clown doctors.
These red-nosed, lab coat-wearing pranksters have become a common sight
in children's wards where they insert slapstick gags and
sleight-of-hand tricks into an otherwise sterile environment.
A clown doctor's round can include constructing a balloon hammer for a
sick child to meter out some justice, or a festive re-decoration of
their bed with toilet paper.
While the focus was on children, Mr Bell said clown doctors aimed to
'release the pressure valve' for parents too.
'I came to a room and there was a couple there with their two
daughters, and the nine-year-old ... she was incredibly thin,' Mr Bell
said recounting a recent visit to a Sydney hospital.
'You could see they were all very stressed and there was a book on the
bed that said Living with Anorexia and they were all staring at it.'
Mr Bell described how he, as Dr B Loony, proclaimed: 'Oh, I devour
books like this' before he pretended to eat the book and a series of
other gags.
It was a clown doctor's job to find something 'absurd' that would give
a family the chance to laugh and to 'reconnect', he said.
'The family had a great laugh for a minute, and they really needed it
because they were backed into a corner (emotionally) at that time,' Mr
Bell said.
Clown doctors could also be called on to help with the dramas coming in
the door of a hospital's emergency department.
A distressed child may need to be distracted long enough to allow an
assessment in emergency cases, like car accidents, where their parents
may also need treatment.
Mr Bell said he did some of his most serious clowning - or 'embedded
humour therapy' - in the children's burns unit.
'To reduce pain by distracting a child is a great skill,' he said.
'It does take a little bit of lunacy at sometimes ... to get them to a
state of half-crying, half-laughing.'
Mr Bell has written a book about his and other clown doctors'
experiences in the nation's hospitals. The book, Laughter is the Best
Medicine, which is published by Hachette Australia, is in stores now.
Thursday, April 01, 2010 » 08:46am
Happiness Director salary
spreads cheer
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/03/30/Happiness_Director_salary_spreads_cheer_445703.html
The job of bringing joy to the world is up for grabs as a newly-formed
charity seeks a director of happiness.
The successful applicant to the Movement for Happiness must have a
vision of society in which people are motivated by more than just money
- although, to be on the safe side, the job is offering a far from
miserable salary of $A131,000 a year.
The movement has been formed by Lord Layard, of the London School of
Economics, who became known as the Government's 'happiness czar' for
his work studying income and its effect on our well-being.
The other co-founders are Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College;
and Geoff Mulgan, former head of policy at 10 Downing Street.
They believe that increases in material wealth in the West have failed
to deliver a happier society.
'We hope it will become a mass movement, extending far beyond our
borders, with members who are committed to trying to produce more
happiness in all spheres of life,' Lord Layard told The Times.
In an advertisement for the post of director (who will 'need to have
proven leadership ability') the founders said: 'We hope this movement
will help to shift our culture away from selfish materialism towards
more rewarding forms of social engagement.'
In the meantime, however, there is the prickly question of how much to
pay the director.
Lord Layard has previously said bigger salaries do not necessarily lead
to greater contentment.
Evidence from the United States, he said, had shown that increases in
salary beyond $A98,000 do not lead to significantly greater increases
in happiness.
'We have got to be able to pay a proper salary,' said Lord Layard.
'We would not be ruling out $A131,000 for the right person. They would
have to believe in the message - to change the culture away from
feeling that your main job in life is what you can get, to what you can
contribute - and have some sort of imaginative flair as well as
organisational ability.'
Lord Layard is a founder director of the Centre for Economic
Performance at the LSE and runs its Well-Being Project.
He argues there seven influential factors on our wellbeing: family
relationships, financial situation, work, community and friends,
health, personal freedom and personal values.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 » 02:49am
A purrfect union, man
marries his cat
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2010/05/04/A_purrfect_union_man_marries_his_cat_458008.html
A German postman has married his obese
and asthmatic cat Cecilia,
saying he wanted to tie the knot before his elderly furry friend dies,
the Bild tabloid reported on Monday.
'Cecilia is such a trusting creature. We cuddle all the time and she
has always slept in my bed,' said the single Uwe Mitzscherlich, 39,
from Possendorf near Dresden in eastern Germany.
'Our hearts beat as one; it's unique!'
Because marrying an animal is illegal, Mitzscherlich paid E300 ($A433)
to a television actress to play officiator in the ceremony, while the
groom's twin brother Erik served as witness.
The happy couple dressed up for the occasion, Mitzscherlich in a
wedding suit and top hat and 15-year-old Cecilia, who loudly miaowed
her way through the exchanging of vows, in a white dress.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010 » 07:52am
(I was watching Russian News today (6th Nov 2009) and the reporter
mentioned the statistics for Swine Flu in Russia:
13 dead and about 1000 sick (for about 500 millions people living in
Russia). Nevertheless, all schools have been closed for 2 weeks and
from the 9th of November, they will be closed for another 2 weeks. In
some regions of Russia the masks over the mouth are compulsory and
you'll be fined if you don't wear it. Lots of people in Russia are
wearing masks now. These ridiculous demands look more like a wish to
cover human faces with something. Most hired attackers
(civilian/military) put black bag with openings for the
eyes or
helmets to cover the whole head; arab women cover the whole body with
black covers inc. head (and you can hide a man or an alien under those
clothes); and now should we all have to cover our faces with masks
against non existent virus?
By shaking hands with these other people of different vibration, it
wouldn't be hard to feel that they are not like you (most likely they
will refuse to do that anyway). So now, under the disguise of swine
flu, the official video has been distributed, which is demonstrating
how to shake hands without touching each other and it's called
'Air-shake'.
It seems that we have more and
more
non-humans from merging Parallel Earths, who are scared to show their
faces, but the
time is coming that they will. But why such a fear? I find it
interesting to meet non-humans, I am opened!
More on that on My
Travels in Parallel Earths link, LM).
China Braces for Swine
Outbreak
Saturday, September 12, 2009
» 07:55am
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Health/2009/09/12/China_braces_for_swine_outbreak_371745.html
Tens of millions of people could be infected with swine flu in China in
the coming months, a health ministry official said.
'According to expert estimates, our nation during the autumn season
might have several tens of millions infected with A(H1N1),' Liang
Wannian, deputy director of the ministry's health emergency office,
told a press conference.
Liang said of that total, 'half of them could experience clinical
symptoms, several millions will seek medical help, and serious cases
and fatalities will be unavoidable.'
The spread of A(H1N1) influenza in China has gathered pace as the
autumn months approach, Liang said, with over half of the nation's
nearly 7,000 cases detected between August 24 and September 10.
Of those cases, nearly 95 per cent were contracted within China,
whereas the vast majority of cases reported from June to August
originated abroad, he said.
'The situation we face is not optimistic,' Liang said, noting that the
virus had been found in all of China's 31 provinces and regions.
'We are facing severe challenges in our prevention and control work.'
China has so far reported no swine flu deaths.
The State Council, or cabinet, on Thursday issued new regulations on
handling A(H1N1) outbreaks, ordering the ministries of health and
education, and the food and drug administration to coordinate
prevention and control.
Since June, China has witnessed over 200 'large-scale' outbreaks of
swine flu with over 85 per cent of them occurring in schools or at
school-related activities, Liang said.
China is soon expected to launch a nationwide vaccination program. The
World Health Organisation has said it could be the first country in the
world to do so."
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