Tech savvy toddlers putting parents to shame

When CJ was one he amazed me by taking a Justine Clarke DVD, turning on the machine, putting the DVD into the slot then sitting down to watch. He’s almost two now, and he’s learned to use the remote control and watch videos on my phone.

The thing is that he is not alone. There are thousands of tech savvy tots out there putting their parents to shame.

I asked around and was told some amazing stories:

A friend has a two-year-old cousin who can minimise and maximise the screen on her i-Phone while saying “bigger, smaller”. 

A colleague told me they watched a two-year-old manipulate pictures on an i-phone and then start to download aps.

One dad regrets teaching his one-year-old son how to unlock his phone - his little boy loves to play phone calls.

A quick search on YouTube reveals the I-phone is really popular with toddlers. Take a look at this little girl:

Will a high levy help Greece out from debt crisis

Greece targets church in massive tax grab | News.com.au

GREECE is cracking down on major cash transactions and will impose a high levy on the influential Orthodox church in a scramble to boost tax revenue in the face of a debt crisis.

A new draft bill to be tabled in parliament next week imposes a 20 per cent tax on the Orthodox church's real estate income, reportedly worth over 10 million euros ($14.8 million) a year.

It also outlaws all business transactions of more than 1500 euros ($2220) conducted in cash, prescribing instead the use of credit cards and urging consumers to collect receipts in an effort to stamp out tax evasion that costs the state an estimated 10 billion euros ($14.8 billion) a year.

"The goal of our tax policy is a simple and fair system with uniform rules and without unjustified exceptions," the finance ministry said in its report to parliament.

"Our immediate priority is to deal with tax evasion, which is possibly the worst form of injustice in our tax system that hampers the operation of the state," the ministry said.

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The bill spells an end to special tax regimes enjoyed by several professional classes, including taxi and truck drivers, civil engineers, camping operators, doctors and athletes.

It also introduces income checks for owners of yachts, private planes and jets, swimming pools and other luxury items.

The Socialist government is trying to plug leaks in its budget - which last year ended up short by more than 30 billion euros ($44.37 billion) - and bring an end to decades of fiscal waste that has produced nearly 300 billion euros ($443.7 billion) in state debt.

Feeding the Black Swans at Albert Park, City of Port Philip, VIC

I took this video when I visited Albert Park.Here my friend and I were feeding the cutie wetland species:) Black Swans and Pacific Black Ducks are feeding and breeding
in the park.
According towww.parkweb.vic.gov.au, it boasts 225-hectares of beautiful parklandincluding a picturesque lake and network of trails. It is very famous place. Internationally it is recognized as a place for F1 events (Australia Gran Prix). I havent watched the Grand Prix because the
ticket is so expensive.Besides I am not a fan of F1 thing.
Visiting the park when it is not used for the Grand Prix, I absolutely free.
The park is very beautiful, a sanctuary for wild fauna and flora. You can feed the swans there. If you are hungry there are some nice eateries with good food. The park is located in the City of Port Phillip, just three kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. You can take bus or tram.

Want to know more abour Albert Park, here I copy some info from its official website (www.parkweb.vic.gov.au).
Albert Park is a Heritage. Evidence indicates that Aborigines inhabited Albert Park and the surrounds some 40,000 years ago. Albert Park was a series of swamps and lagoons that provided edible vegetation. In 1864 the Park was proclaimed a public park and named Albert Park in honour of Queen Victoria's devoted consort, Prince
Albert. Over the ensuing years Albert Park was used as a tip, as a camp for the armed services, for scenic drives and for many forms of recreation.

Today the magnificent Albert Park is enjoyed by approximately five
million visitors annually. Vestiges of Albert Park's Aboriginal
history still remain, the most noticeable being the large ancient
River Red Gum Tree, reputed to be the site of many corroborees. It is
thought to be over 300 years old, the oldest remnant tree in the Port
Phillip area, located next to Junction Oval on the corner of Fitzroy
Street and Queens Road, St Kilda.

The Clarendon Street gates are the best manifestations of European
history. Originally built of wooden pickets in 1910, they were cast in
wrought iron in 1939 and can still be seen today.

Aboriginal Traditional Owners

Parks Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of
Victoria - including its parks and reserves. Through their cultural
traditions, Aboriginal people maintain their connection to their
ancestral lands and waters.
Further information is available from Aboriginal Affairs Victoria AAV
and Native Title Services Victoria

Fauna

Over 100 bird species have been recorded in the park including wetland
species such as the Cattle Egret, Common Tern, Eastern Curlew, Great
Egret, Pomarine Jaeger, Pelicans and White-throated Needletail. Black
Swans, and Pacific Black Ducks are common, both feeding and breeding
in the park.

Native mammals, reptiles and amphibians in the park include Common
Bent-wing Bats. Common Brushtail Possums, Glossy Grass Skinks and
Common Froglets.

Cancer death risk is 70% higher in men

Mail Online

Unhealthy lifestyles and a 'stiff upper lip' make men up to 70 per cent more likely to die from cancer than women, doctors have warned.

Their reluctance to visit a GP was given as a major reason for the higher risk after an analysis of cancer records.

Overall, men are 16 per cent more likely to develop cancer than women and 40 per cent more likely to die from it.

But when breast, prostate and other forms of the disease that affect one sex more than the other are taken out of the equation, the gap becomes even wider.

Men are then 62 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer and 69 per cent more likely to die from it, the journal European Urology Supplements reports.

For some cancers, the figures are even more alarming.

British men are almost three times as likely to be killed by bladder cancer and twice as likely to die from kidney cancer as women, even though there is no biological reason for this.

Researcher Professor David Forman, from the University of Leeds, said men have a reputation for having a 'stiff upper lip', meaning they are reluctant to visit the doctor.

They also tend to be less health conscious than women, he said, and miss out on the routine health checks women are given when prescribed contraception and during pregnancy.

Another researcher, Catherine Thomson, of Cancer Research UK, said: 'We feel there aren't any obvious biological reasons, so we think it is about lifestyle risk factors, in terms of men being less likely to go to their GP and more likely to ignore the symptoms and bury their heads in the sand.'

Smoking is more common in men, and they are bigger drinkers.

Alcohol fuels cancer by increasing blood supply to tumours and by damaging DNA - a problem exacerbated by smoking. Poor diet is also a problem, with men eating more red meat and less fruit and vegetables than women.

Men tend to accumulate fat around their stomach, rather than waist and thighs, which raises the risks of many health problems including cancer.

Professor Alan White, one of the study's authors and an expert in men's health from Leeds Metropolitan University, said regular health checks at work could catch men who wouldn't normally visit their GP.

rubbish bin

When I checked these three rubbish bins, they were not what are
written. People just put organic waste into inorganic one and the
reverse
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