Pool medal haul (Warrnambool Standard)
WARRNAMBOOL junior swimmer Tanika Cameron bagged five gold medals at the Victorian Country Short Course Championships in Hamilton. Cameron won gold in the 11 and under 100m individual medley, 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle and the 100m freestyle....more...Herhold: Bicycle whiz who can fix everything to ride off (San Jose Mercury News)
Almost any question on bicycling will produce a torrential response from Alexander LaRiviere, the proprietor of Faber's Cyclery, a historic and charmingly ramshackle Victorian bike shop at 702 S. First St. in San Jose....more... Victoria reviews equal opportunity laws (Parkes Champion-Post)
Victorian authorities could be given more powers to investigate discrimination under a review of the state's equal opportunity laws, Deputy Premier Rob Hulls announced....more... Victoria reviews equal opportunity laws (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Victorian authorities could be given more powers to investigate discrimination under a review of the state's equal opportunity laws, the government said....more... A Bit of Paradise on Island No. 999 (New York Times)
Word has gotten out about the majestic scenery and still affordable second homes in the Thousand Islands, bringing buyers from around the United States....more... Bruce Museum's 'Eye Candy' looks at chocolate advertising (Greenwich Time)
Known as "la Belle Epoque," the late 19th/early 20th century period before World War I celebrated the "great age" of elegance in Paris after the city's architectural transformation....more... Strike to cut Ford production (drive.com.au)
Venture Industries' 242 workers have mounted indefinite strike action at their Broadmeadows plant, over a dispute about employee entitlements. Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) Victorian secretary Steve Dargavel said staff stopped work at 6am today....more... Bruce Museum's 'Eye Candy' looks at chocolate advertising (Stamford Advocate)
Known as "la Belle Epoque," the late 19th/early 20th century period before World War I celebrated the "great age" of elegance in Paris after the city's architectural transformation. Among the period's cultural legacies is a series of 240 posters by artists including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pierre Bonnard. Titled Les Maitre de l'Affiche, these posters advertised everything from the famed ......more... Albuquerque author Jane Lindskold enjoys freedom to explore in sci-fi (Albuquerque Tribune)
Jane Lindskold sets no boundaries on her reading pleasure....more... |