Fremantle is a hard place for  me to get my head around and to describe to others. It reminds me of Annapolis in that there is a harbor and it's very historic. There really is more to it than that. It has Aboriginal history, it has this whole Navy and Submarine base background, it's a fishing town, a University town, it has a historical prison, but it also has this bohemian, artsy, carefree, relaxed ambiance amongst buildings that look like ... Read More

I don't know Rupert Murdock personally, nor do I know much about him. I do know he has been in the news of late associated in a legal scandal regarding part of his empire called News of the World in England. My first question to myself was, "Why pick on just him?" Of course, I distrust the news media as much as politicians, so, given all the examples out there of media bias and their corrupt policies, it's hard to understand why ... Read More

From CBS NEWS Chicken Came Before the Egg: "Scientific Proof" British scientists claim to have solved one of the great mysteries of life, the universe and everything in it: The chicken came before the egg, they say, and they're not mincing words. "It had long been suspected that the egg came first, but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first," Sheffield University's Dr Colin Freeman, according to a report in the Metro . Researchers ... Read More

...for Al Gore's mouth. Or should I say LYING mouth? Recently, Al Gore was in Australia. Heather Ewart, a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Company, recently interviewed Al Gore. At one point, she asked Gore about a High Court case in England two years ago about his film “An Inconvenient Truth” being shown to public school students. In that case, the judge ruled that Gore’s film contained nine significant scientific errors, that it “promotes partisan political views,” and that it could not be shown ... Read More

The new European plan splits England into three zones that are joined with areas in other countries. The "Manche" region covers part of southern England and northern France while the Atlantic region includes western parts of England, Portugal, Spain and Wales. The North Sea region includes eastern England, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and parts of Germany. A copy of the map, which makes no reference to England or Britain, has even renamed the English Channel the "Channel Sea". Each zone will have a "transnational ... Read More

    I love how the internet gives us quick and easy news from around the world.     Telemundo: Venezuela Halts Transmission On Election Night - Truly there is no surprise for me there. Chavez is a typical dictator. Ahmadinejad: Israel will disappear - He keeps angrily pointing his finger and threatening Israel on one side, and on the other tells the world he only has peaceful plans for his nukes, is there anyone buying this? However, on an interesting note, Iran's parliament wants Ahmadinejad ... Read More