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Should the media photoshop gory images?

There has been a bit of debate about a US newspaper photoshopping the gory bits of an image of a girl with an horrific wound on her leg after the Boston bombing. The image was photoshopped on the front page but was published elsewhere in it's origina...

Beggars

I was approached by a beggars this morning outside the local Woolworth's store. I had just finished my shopping when is male came over to me and asked if I could give him some change I replied that I don't carry cash on me I only use plastic. He then...

Gallstones. I think I have them. X-(

Will go see the GP tomorrow but am just recovering form my 3rd attack in 2 weeks. But everything I read says that my GB has to be removed. I don't want it removed. Anyone else managing to survive with it intact? Any advice?

Is the labor calculator broken?

I quote Tasmania would lose the equivalent of 3,000 nurses, 800 doctors, 500 allied health professionals and over 100 child protection staff under Tony Abbott. It is claimed that Tony Abbott will cut more than $600 million from Tasmania's economy Let...

Is this a record? 10 anti Liberal threads by the same old lot on the page?

Did the Lefties send out a missive this afternoon telling it's sheep to go out an spread the word? What are they trying to prove? Is this like "if we say it enough, we will even believe it ourselves" kind of scenario?

How many shaves can you get out of a disposable razor?

After nearly 40 years shaving with traditional razors (where you simply bought refills and kept the razor itself indefinitely) I’ve changed to the disposable variety. Reason is that I can’t find the Gillette razors in the supermarkets anymore PLUS I ...

If you organized something on behalf of someone else

for example, some plane tickets for a trip to Sydney, and were asked not to tell anyone, would you?

What's the safest driving route from Sydney to Armidale?

My wife is driving from Randwick (Sydney) to Armidale to meet up with her daughter. She plans to leave around 8.00am tomorrow morn (Fri). She has never done this trip before or even driven a long distance on her own. Which is the safest route for her...

Disclaimers on emails

Do they mean anything? Are they legally binding? Here's a garden variety example of one... "DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any file(s) transmitted with it, is intended for the exclusive use by the person(s) mentioned above as recipient(s). This e-mail m...

Hypothetical

Could you work with a boss you knew was a pedophile?

If your friend got the blame for something that you did

What would you do?

What cooking skill would you like to improve on?

I watch quite a few cooking shows and I wish I could use knives like they do. I would love to be able to go chopchopchopchop instead of chop...chop...chop...chop like I do, I get there in the end but wish I was a little more flashy with my knives :^O...

Where to get support for issues with (Catholic) school for an ASD Child?

Hi! Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on where I can go to access some support.Here is the story:My daughter is 6 and in prep. She has ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). She has Asperger syndrome (AS). She is high functioning and has been tested wi...