Quote Of The Day

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."

-Henry van Dyke

Odd Spot - The Age

A cash machine in East London is offering its services in standard English or Cockney. The ATM, in Leytonstone, asks if you want Sausage and Mash (cash) in denominations including Lady Godiva (£5) Speckled Hen (£10) Horn of plenty (£20) or a nifty (£50).


*As published on the front page of The Age newspaper 31/10/11

Quote Of The Day

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden where the flowers are dead."

- Oscar Wilde

Odd Spot -The Age

A semi- trailer carrying about 25 million bees over-turned on an American interstate highway, freeing the insects. Authorities closed part of the Utah highway for several hours after the crash. They warned drivers in the area keep their windows closed.

*As published on the front page of The Age newspaper 26/10/11

Drinks, Camera, Action

Pubs, clubs and bars oh my, beware, police are now filming your staff and your clientele on their serving and consumption of alcohol.

The Sunday Age reported that the Victorian police have a new task force in town, Razon, and their sole goal is to persecute establishments thats are voiding their liquor license, the number one rule being not to serve a person already intoxicated. The task force secretly film patrons with cameras concealed within their clothes, filming their drinking. With the video evidence and other information and proof gathered, the established is shone the footage and asked to please explain. The police claim they are only doing this to establishments that have received several  warnings of infringement.

Anyone who has gone to a pub and club would know they don't gauge the alertness of the customer but ask what they want and hand it over. Especially in a club where the lighting is poor and the bar is swarmed with thirsty patrons, the drinks are just poured and passed. How do you gauge how much someone has drunk if their friends are buying the drinks for them?

However the task force's methods have got Liberty Victoria and the Victorian Law Reform Commission all in a spin. The people filmed in the footage can be used as evidence and could be considered an invasion of privacy. Liberty Victoria chairman Spencer Zifcak said, "The problem here is that they're targeting large numbers of innocent drinkers in a way that clearly invades their privacy and places their identity and whereabouts on film that can be used in legal proceedings."

I worked in hospitality for many years and in those years, worked behind a bar and turned people away, but I also probably served people that were drunk but didn't show the typical characteristics of a "drunk" person. Ask yourself, how would you define a drunk person? Loud? Obnoxious? Spinning shit? This could be someone sober, or do you need physical proof? Stumbling, knocking chairs over, falling asleep against a wall or aggression and violence? The definition of drunkenness is open to interpretation and the police have acknowledged this.

So, next time your out and about, smile, because your drunken acts may be appearing in a court room near you.

Thoughts? Do you think this is a fair and just way to persecute? Is it an invasion of privacy?

Quote Of The Day

"What you feel is what you are, and what you are is beautiful."

- Slide, Goo Goo Dolls

Quote Of The Day

"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and who manages to avoid them."

- Werner Heisenberg

Quote Of The Day

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."

-Oscar Wilde

Let's Talk About Breast....Cancer That Is

Their are many words in the English language that conjure strong emotions, but none so much as the word cancer. Six letters, used in any other word or order wouldn't bring as much fear as this word does. We hear about it all the time, no doubt know people who have had it or still have it. It is, unfortunately, a part of our lives, and weather it is technology informing and picking up on it earlier or life style reasons, cancer is the gate crasher to many of our parties.

So what is cancer?

We hear about it all the time, but do you know what it actually is? Cancer is a disease of the bodies cells. The cells grow and multiply in a controlled manner but if their is a glitch in this process, a mistake in the genetic blueprint, cancerous cells are produced. So, in other words, cancer cells are mutant cells in our bodies.

Breast Cancer: The following is information on breast cancer from the Pink Ribbon Day website

As cancerous cells can arise from almost any type of tissue cell, cancer actually refers to about 100 different diseases. Breast cancer starts in the ducts or lobules of the breast. Cells lining the ducts or lobules can grow out of control and develop into cancer. Some breast cancers are found when they are still confined to the ducts or lobules of the breast. This is called pre-invasive breast cancer. The most common types are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).

Most breast cancers are found when they are invasive. This means the cancer has spread outside the ducts or lobules of the breast into surrounding tissue. There are several types of invasive breast cancer:

• Early breast cancer: contained in the breast but may have spread to one or more lymph nodes in the armpit.
• Locally advanced breast cancer: may have spread to places near the breast, such as the chest (including the skin, muscles or bones of the chest), but the cancer isn’t found in other areas of the body.
• Metastatic breast cancer: the cancer cells spread from the breast to other areas of the body, such as the bones, liver or the lungs. It may also be called advanced breast cancer.

Facts:

By the age of 85, 1 in 9 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 1 in 730 for men. That's right, men can get breast cancer too

It is estimated that 12 700 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. 2500 of these will lose their battle

As a woman you should be aware of your breasts and constantly monitor them. Look for any changes, lumps or bumps, puckering, weeping, anything that has changed. The best time to check your breasts, is the same time every month, so after your period.

Pink Ribbon Day is October 24th. To find out more information or how you can take part, please click on the above link. 

Quote Of The Day

"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."

-Muhammad Ali

Odd Spot - The Age

For a small fee, two Alabama game wardens will turn cremated remains into ammunition the deceased's loved ones can fire. Warden Thad Holmes said it sounded strange to those not comfortable around guns, "but for those who are, it's not weird at all."

*As published on the front page of The Age newspaper 05/10/11