NEWS

RIP Deah Shaddy Barakat (23), Yusor Mohammad (21), and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha (19) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chapel-hill-shooting-craig-stephen-hicks-condemned-all-religions-on-facebook-prior-to-muslim-massmurder-arrest-10038126.html

RIP David Carr http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/business/media/david-carr-media-equation-columnist-for-the-times-is-dead-at-58.html?_r=0&referrer=

RIP Faith Bandler http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/14/aboriginal-right-activist-faith-bandler-dies-aged-96

RIP Lesley Gore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Gore

RIP Michele Ferrero

RIP Steve Strange

RIP Louis Jourdan

RIP Reza Barati - 1 year ago

Phrase

Bum in the jam (colloq.): to be in a highly desirable state of mind, environment and/or activity; to be in a state of great contentment and happiness.

F.U.

Banned books in Australia

Elephants in Cote d’Ivoire http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-27/elephants-conflict-with-villagers-prompts-ivory-coast-action

PMs of Oz

Ming is too big for this week.

Crime and Punishment

Chapter 12 - Part 2, Chap 5 & 6

The Game and Coal

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-16/chinese-coal-ship-captain-arrested-sailing-through-reef-no-pilot/6115514

Bananaland

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-16/earthquakes-hit-queensland-town-eidsvold/6113728

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-16/new-queensland-cabinet-sworn-in-government-house/6114916

The Feds

http://www.refugeeaction.org.au/?p=3790

World

Derryn Hinch, the Unflushable Turd of the Australian Media

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19870903&id=3zwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_JIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4326,1586929 https://twitter.com/chrismurphys/status/392886337742700544 http://inagist.com/all/567497685671096322/

WEATHER

Two tropical systems approaching Bananaland, severe weather warnings, king tide tomorrow

SPORT

Failed sponsor of the week: Impulse Airlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_Airlines http://www.smh.com.au/business/cbd/impulse-airlines-founder-gerry-mcgowan-finds-its-not-easy-being-green-20141028-11cuz7.html

Hanging Up the Boots: Tiger should

Greyhounds … it’s just not cricket

Cricket

League - Indigenous All Stars http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/indigenous-all-stars-prevail-20-6-over-nrl-all-stars/6095190

Football - Racist Scum http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/too-many-blacks-in-italian-under20-soccer-team-says-arrigo-sacchi-20150216-13gsg5.html

BOWLS! http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/News/communications-interns-wanted

http://www.australianopen.bowlsaustralia.com.au/

Congrats to Karen http://www.sportnsw.com.au/News/NSW-Sports-Awards-Athlete-of-the-Year-Finalist-Karen-Murphy

http://www.gc2018.com/

etc etc