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October 2011

Daily Twitter Posts - 21/10/2011

21:57 And in breaking news, @JuliaGillard's Klout score has nudged ahead of @KRuddMP's (70.47 to 70.35). @TonyAbbottMHR is 61.46 #auspol #
21:39 Maggots - a source of protein for livestock? http://t.co/HM3zVK9i #foodsecurity #
21:28 Discussion of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards at #VEWPY. I do hope the exhibition is coming to @austmus #
21:25 This photo of pelicans from the #gulfoilspill won Daniel Beltrá the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize - http://t.co/qcyblGUU #
21:14 @pcutler France should have been struggling for a top 4 result #
20:58 Remarkable. RT @newscientist: Top story of the YEAR so far: Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world http://t.co/njZrU3mh #ows #
20:17 Wales deserved better than finishing 4th in the Rugby World Cup. #rwc2011 #
20:16 An #ff to @cricketer_RDJ and @nhoultcricket who are into the 13th day of covering the #cricket #spotfixing trial. #
18:44 Oh hasn't the rugby union season finished yet? #
18:15 Today's the day, Harold! RT @improbresearch: improb: Congratulations to Ig Nobel winner Harold Camping!! http://t.co/4EKdffYn #
17:13 I must do. MT @Converg_Review: One week left to make your submissions to the Convergence Review! http://t.co/Mc6gxuXg #
15:44 Whaa?? RT @abcqanda: Late addition: "King of Trash", filmmaker John Waters joins our panel this Monday night! #qanda #auspol #
15:08 An #ff dedicated to the West Papuan independence movement: @bennywenda @freewestpapua @westpapuamedia #papua #
13:10 Long overdue. #cricket RT @PeterYoung1952: Cricket multicultural group set up: http://t.co/DBP2TkDv #
12:28 @RobertAblinger probably. Can't remember which. There was a Rupertesque baddy in one of the Superman series too. #
12:01 Interesting that the #newslocal rebadging of the old Cumberland Courier papers is happening at the same time that the Oz goes paywall. #
11:56 Or, what happens when Murdoch buys up all the community newspapers that aren't owned by Fairfax. #newslocal #
11:53 "Local" news by template RT @InnerWestNews: Our next #NewsLocal #DiscoverLocal feature is looking at our suburban walks, runs and bike rides #
10:00 Yes well it would have helped if I had re-added Google Analytics when I upgraded Drupal on my website. #
08:28 The Fracking Industry's War on the New York Times -- and the Truth http://t.co/chyvgca3 via @huffingtonpost #
07:54 You can't touch this. RT @mashable MC Hammer Announces His Own "Deep Search" Engine http://t.co/AKW0dxOQ #
07:44 What happens when the chicken doesn't cross the road? Or maybe 2500 of them. http://t.co/PjNf3KRx via @sfgate #
07:33 But of course! RT @Deadspin: A Yankees Fan Found Gaddafi http://t.co/vN4uJJnE #

Daily Twitter Posts - 20/10/2011

22:49 Sigh. "Trial of Cricketers for Fixing Matches at Famous London Commercial Property" http://t.co/sr26cs8c #cricket #spotfixing #realestate #
21:55 We're all brutal camel-killers in Australia. RT @grist: Australians to kill camels for carbon credits: http://t.co/xBtAkmUz #
19:46 I enjoyed watching Curtsy Ambrose bowl. #
18:17 Ugh. The full quote is even tackier. RT @edjacko: Whincup hopes death doesn't stop V8 fun http://t.co/llfQ5Xnq via @theage #
18:14 @barryofarrell Yes he's put in a good innings for South Australia. #
17:58 Now if Mike Rann was an ex-premier of NSW, would Barry O'Farrell let him have a car? #
17:45 Missed this last week. Rugby league, rugby union and water polo international Dick Thornett has died. RT @Sydney_League http://t.co/jLYGrkTI #
16:02 @InsideCricketOz How would Big Bash duties fit in with Warnie's contract with ch9 as a commentator? Two places at once? #cricket #
13:32 Msg to @KRuddMP: RT @westpapuamedia: AWPA letter to Foreign Minister re crackdown by security forces in West #Papua http://t.co/qs9IuVJw #
13:18 I had forgotten that on top of his radio work, Norman Corwin did the screenplay for the brilliant "Lust for Life" (Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh) #
13:11 A broadcasting giant. RT @NYTObits: Norman Corwin, Pioneer of Radio, Dies at 101 http://t.co/ln55wZry #
11:32 From @newmatilda some good coverage of the Indonesian army's attack yesterday on the Third Papuan Congress - http://t.co/NW7jrvMD #papua #
10:54 All right then. Texas in 5. #baseball #mlb #worldseries #rangers #
10:52 I should be giving a prediction for the #WorldSeries but I find it terribly hard to care about #Cardinals v #Rangers. #baseball #mlb #
09:04 Disgraceful remark. Shame on you. RT @AndrewLamingMP: Never felt more sorry for the Queen- hangin' out with Julia Gillard today. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 19/10/2011

23:23 #cricket Pat Cummins making his Aus ODI debut with a grand total of 0 (zero) one-day wickets for NSW. #
19:15 I did but see her driving by. Quickly. (Scott St, Newcastle, 1970.) #qe2 #
18:18 "In the Premier League the endgame of rampant capitalism is being played out" - excellent piece by @J_Freedland http://t.co/ZztuZJHb #
15:40 Try that on the Sydney Harbour. RT @BoingBoing: Scrap metal thieves steal entire 50-foot bridge in Pennsylvania http://t.co/JbHfSsBx #
15:38 Ten years today since the tragedy if #SievX. 353 lives lost. We should never forget. We should do better to acknowledge. #
14:42 Sorry, but I just can't understand why, in the era of digital multichanneling, ch10 has no place for 6.30 With Negus. #630negus #ten630 #
12:36 @InsideCricketOz The chap who came up with that ODI scheme appears to show a complete lack of understanding of #cricket's appeal. #
12:18 Sounds like he's had a nasty accident. MT @SSFCRABBITOHS: Lot of love for @JaseClark013 who features in WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY. #
12:14 So what is Alan Jones talking about at the #NPC today? Is he reading his favourite Frederick Forsyth passages? #
11:35 Baseball. MT @InsideCricketOz: Peter Roebuck outlines a plan to revolutionise ODI #cricket in today's Age newspaper http://t.co/dPEAA88T" #
11:00 Sad to see @innerwestnews @manlydaily @thewenty and other Cumberland Courier papers sporting new bland lookalike logos. No local character #
10:27 The issues surrounding the use of GM food as humanitarian aid - http://t.co/YCvbdcEu #foodsecurity #
09:33 Said implications: Publication of public figure's DOB. Consent required? Public interest? Identity theft risk? Child protection (if a minor) #
09:27 The implications here are interesting. RT @ashermoses: Actress sues Amazon for $1m over revealing her age on IMDb http://t.co/XPF3BboA #
08:20 Oh, Julian Barnes. For a second there I thought they said Julian Assange. *brrr* #bookerprize #
08:18 re Shahid Afridi's comeback. #cricket RT @TheCricketUmp: I say 1. He will bowl 10 overs for 80, take no wickets and retire again! #

Daily Twitter Posts - 18/10/2011

22:24 And Bangladesh knocks off the 62 for victory with a mere 30 overs to spare. Horrible game for the West Indies. #cricket #
20:55 West Indies all out 61 to Bangladesh. Ahem. #cricket #
20:44 @KJBar Guardian is saying 9.45pm which makes it 7.45 tomorrow morning here #bookerprize #
20:38 Ok so how many games will Shahid Afridi play before his next retirement? #cricket (I'm predicting 2.) #
20:35 Hmmmmm RT @leighsales: My guest on tomorrow night's #abc730 will be radio broadcaster Alan Jones. What would you like me to ask him? #
19:19 So the buses have magically become safe again? #sydney #busstrike #nswpol #
17:22 Hmm yes. RT @guardianeco: Coffee chains urged to improve takeaway cup recycling http://t.co/AZr6Nnlg #
10:07 @ConversationEDU cheers :) #
09:49 Memo Victorian publications: "rugby league" is NOT "rugby" MT @ConversationEDU Ryan Tandy and the #NRL take the fun out of rugby #
09:45 An amazing number of #coal mining projects have applications before Planning NSW . @NewcastleHerald - http://t.co/pii2QTu6 #
08:42 How long to go before the Bob Katter singalong washes out of the 24 hour media cycle? #auspol @breakfastnews #
07:40 #Cricket in U.S. Suffers Key Flaw: It's Not Baseball - http://t.co/Ab6y9DUZ via @WSJ #

Daily Twitter Posts - 17/10/2011

23:07 Great piece from @washingtonpost on the proposed Keystone pipeline and the conflicts within Obama's supporter base - http://t.co/qSxUWAsq #
22:43 BobKat. Oh. My. God. #lateline #auspol #
22:37 And Richo on #qanda next week. Back to normal :( #
22:35 Get back to Darwin soon #qanda. This was a great show and there is so much to talk about. #
21:35 Now #qanda from Darwin. Time for another hour of Wikileaks, gay marriage and Kevin Rudd. #
20:56 Studio bookings outsourced to Newspoll? RT @abcqanda: In the #qanda studio audience tonight: ALP 27%, COALITION 45%, GREENS 14%. #
20:36 Wishing Beau a full and speedy recovery. RT @danbrettig: Beau Casson taken to hospital http://t.co/hIkWTDA7 #cricket #
18:14 Yes. RT @France24_en: FRANCE: Remembering the Algerian victims of the Paris massacre 50 years on http://t.co/X147hm6k #
16:56 @lukebuckmaster yes, the top half of the pic looks great #
16:48 What's stunning about a brown Yarra MT @lukebuckmaster View from level 24 of the Langham Hotel in Melbourne is stunning http://t.co/FnG5nwOP #
16:30 This is becoming hilarious. RT @ashermoses: BREAKING Samsung sues to block iPhone 4S in Australia http://t.co/agU3PQRo #
15:04 Cummins should be playing Shield #cricket not touring. Convert raw talent to results first. Already missed one tour due to back injury. #
14:20 #cricket And can I just say to outgoing NSP chairman Andrew Hilditch... Thank you for that century you scored against the Windies in 1984. #
14:10 #cricket Patrick Cummins (18 yrs 5 months old, 3 fc games for NSW) chosen for Aus Test squad to S.Africa. Full squad - http://t.co/MukeQ31p #
11:32 RT @PeterYoung1952: Australian Test #cricket squad for VB Tour of S Africa due to be announced by Andrew Hilditch 2pm Adelaide time today #
10:43 My #BAD11 #WorldFoodDay blog entry - "Food: Global franchise, global problem" http://t.co/QdZjOC7Y @blogactionday11 #
09:35 Busy yesterday then too tired last night, I'm invoking American time zones to finish my Blog Action Day entry on time. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 16/10/2011

20:51 Hoho. #Ch9 switched to Underbelly Razor straight after full time? How would they have coped if Australia had won? #rwc2011 #
20:46 So, to recap: Australia beat New Zealand 42-6 in the #RugbyLeague Test in Newcastle this afternoon. - http://t.co/68gVSrvG #notrwc2011 #
20:08 Right, 7 mins of Ray Hadley on 9's "World Wide of Sports" and it's back to @abcgrandstand. #rwc2011 #
20:01 Just listening to Hadley's commentary for the first time. Has anyone told him it's not radio? #rwc2011 #ch9 #
18:55 More importantly, she snubbed the #rugbyleague Test. RT @NZStuffSport: Australian PM Julia Gillard snubs semifinal http://t.co/RtT7mb7C #
16:30 Honkbal heaven! Congratulations. #baseball RT @IBAF_Baseball The Netherlands win the IBAF World Cup http://t.co/E0sR2Z4s #
08:45 It's World Food Day today. Also @blogactionday11 on the topic of Food. My blog contribution will be ready tonight. #bad11 #

Daily Twitter Posts - 15/10/2011

21:47 #cricket South Australia beat NSW in the one-dayer this evening. Tom Cooper's century trumped Usman Khawaja's - http://t.co/XFKCJI2W #
21:35 Robert Fisk: Great War secrets of the Ottoman Arabs - http://t.co/6pjvSNRp #
21:03 I am SO watching the rugby on mute tomorrow night. #rwc2011 #
20:49 MoM = the Irishman with the French name. #rwc2011 #
20:46 Wales didn't deserve that. Empty win to France. #rwc2011 #
20:00 Just give the Cup to New Zealand now. #rwc2011 #
19:26 "what chance of history recurring in reverse" Sigh. #ch9comms #rwc201@ #
16:14 Not too sure about Goog le Plus wanting to call me "+Rick Eyre". I thought you had to be an ordained bishop to qualify for that honour! #
15:30 The Presidential candidate who keeps on giving. RT @MotherJones: Who's Advising Herman Cain? Sorry, That's Classified http://t.co/bMOTF88P #
13:27 Hello to Denis Fitzgerald if you're out there. RT @NZStuffSport: Parramatta Eels club reels under financial crisis http://t.co/gzNjVnCz #
10:26 I observe that @TonyAbbottMHR now follows 75 people on Twitter. Not one appears to be a local constituent. #auspol #fail #
09:38 Before World Food Day, today (Saturday October 15) is the International Day of Rural Women - http://t.co/5bwPVPpJ #
08:22 "I don't know how to spell the word quit." - Herman Cain. Uh huh. #
08:00 #cricket Zaka Ashraf new PCB chief. Good riddance to Ijaz Butt, but it's not healthy for the Pakistan President to be the hirer and firer. #
07:44 #baseball If only for the three shutouts at the start of the World Cup, Australia should have made the final four, if not better. #
07:40 We bow out of the #Baseball World Cup with a win. RT @IBAF_Baseball: Welch stars as Australia beats Panama http://t.co/w4KFOrKQ #
07:38 In the dream, Ray Martin and Bruce Gyngell dropped in to the ESPN office to do some data entry to clear the backlog. Then I woke up. #
07:36 Dream overnight. I was made general manager of ESPN. First day, meeting with P&C reps about unfulfilled school uniform orders. (cont) #

Daily Twitter Posts - 14/10/2011

21:32 #climatechange RT @newscientist: Greece’s debt crisis threatens more than the euro – it would be a climate disaster http://t.co/ZT3qzdwD #
21:14 For more information about World Food Day (Sunday October 16) follow @FAOWFD and visit http://t.co/ZpMI7CKy #WFD #
20:07 #cricket India-England ODI1 allegedly being streamed on www.bcci.tv acc to @bcciindia. No surprise the site won't load for me. #
19:59 This Sunday is Blog Action Day. The topic is Food. Register at http://t.co/ikhOCCw9 Follow #BAD11 hashtag #
18:00 @tasl33m Howdy! IRC, Twitter... not much diff really :) #
17:47 Against either Cuba or Canada RT @IBAF_Baseball: Netherlands first Team in #Baseball World Cup Final http://t.co/NIEFt2At #
14:23 #auspol RT @UnitingJustice: Our latest media release calling for a new era of care for those fleeing persecution: http://t.co/SpxFjXxh #
13:50 Apple apparently fearful of a Galaxy Tab 10.1S RT @ashermoses: Apple fails in new Samsung court bid http://t.co/GJUZFb8W #
13:37 "Dennis Ritchie: The Shoulders Steve Jobs Stood On" - Wired's obit on the father of C - http://t.co/gkVgyiaj #
09:04 FFS Julia Gillard, stop blaming Tony Abbott for stopping offshore processing. Take credit for it! #auspol #
08:40 Bob Carr and John Hewson side by side on @breakfastnews talking asylum seekers. Who's being the bigger Tory? Hint: it's not JH. #auspol #
08:34 Says it well. #auspol RT @awelder: Blogpost: where now for refugees http://t.co/v5fzdsZZ #
08:15 Oh, and Bondi Junction has had its own #occupyoxfordstreet and around the corner to #occupybronteroad. #iphone4s #
08:10 So do all the kiddies have their new toys yet? #occupygeorgestreet #occupykingstreet #iphone4s #
07:41 John Howard with less talent, skill or decency. That's Tony Abbott. #auspol #
07:35 On #abc1@breakfastnews, @latrioli is getting stuck into @tonyabbottmhr now. #auspol #
07:14 "What do we want? Our new toy. When do we want it? When the doors open at 8." #occupygeorgestreet #
07:12 Sigh. #occupygeorgestreet MT @ashermoses: iPhone 4S launch live blog is a go. http://t.co/HLLvt2oK #
07:03 And in sports news, Australia has lost to Team USA in the #baseball and defeated South Africa in the pseudo-baseball. #cricket #
06:56 And in showbiz news RT @France24_en: CAUCASUS: Hilary Swank 'regrets' honouring Chechen leader http://t.co/DmUbTLCx #

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