Robert Mugabe new UN Leader for Tourism

Most definitely time to disband and deconstruct the UN. A genteel article from the Guardian - softies.

Improbable as it seems, the Zimbabwean president, who is widely accused of ethnic cleansing, rigging elections, terrorising opposition, controlling media and presiding over a collapsed economy, has been endorsed as a champion of efforts to boost global holidaymaking.

ABC AM 23/12/08 - Warner Music pulls the pin on Youtube

Well, memo to Warner Music, and others.

I look on Youtube for music to hear the whole thing before I purchase. I don't download music I like and want, I buy it. Either the album in CD or from iTunes. If you stop us from hearing the music in full you might lose some sales. I also link to Youtube songs to share, often others will buy after hearing a tune recommended to them.

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Zimbabwe, catastrophic to perilous: Smith

Opposition calls for coordinated global response to Mugabe regime

Local council spends thousands on catastrophe report

PETER CAVE: Just how prepared should suburban councils be for the possibility of a tsunami hitting their streets or a meteorite crashing onto homes?

Mmm. I think they've been watching too many Inconvenient Truths... I can just see it, tidal wave in Alice Springs, Ayres Rock swamped!