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Interesting, I never thought that 911 was 999 in the UK....

 

It's 000 in Australia. But if you dial 911 you will still be connected to the emergency line.

 

Today, Remembrance Day, we stand silent and still at the eleventh hour to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I 95 years ago. One minute of remembrance to reflect on a four-year conflict whose terrible effect on this country was profound.
The Great War (as it was known) was also great in loss of life and limb: of the 416,809 Australians aged between 18 and 44 who enlisted (almost 40 per cent of the total male population), 58,961 were killed and 166,811 were wounded - physically and psychologically, often beyond repair. In proportion to total enlistments, our casualty rate was the highest of all countries that fought in the war.
Remember not just a day, but a century | theage.com.au

Just in case it slipped your mind, today is the 11th of the 11th.

Lest We Forget

 

Thank you for that Tallesin, Remembrance Day is approaching in a few hours time for us, I have my poppy on my jacket.




In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields

 

To veterans past and present and their families as well.

This video makes it real.

 

penis buildings in china
China: People Daily's Penis-Shaped Building Wears a Gold Condom! --- Leo's Ranting on China


China: People Daily's Penis-Shaped Building Wears a Gold Condom!


Remember the penis-like office building of People Daily, China's central mainstream newspaper? We talked about it before, and Jimmy Kimmel even made a paper model in his TV show.

Now, the building's wall is decorated with some yellow materials, which made it like a giant gold condom:

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The picture prevails through the internet quickly and becomes heated at once. Lots of Chinese netizens jokes online: "So does the building indicate that People Daily is yellow(dirty)?" "Finally it wears a condom for protection!" "People Daily try to demonstrate they can buy lots of gold-colored iPhone5?"

Some netizen advised to build a fountain at the top of the building and make it more real:

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Some netizen combines four landmarks, office building of People Daily, office building of CCTV, Nest the National Stadium and Shanghai Convention Center in one picture:

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Looks nice, huh?

So, Chinese people are not conservative at all, we are so open, and try to imply our sexual need with our landmark buildings.

 

It's November 11....


CANADA

November 11, 2013 10:40 am
Remembrance Day services in Toronto

By David Shum Global News

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Remembrance Day Ceremony at Old City Hall on Nov. 11, 2013.​

Global News​

TORONTO – More than a dozen memorial events are planned Monday morning in Toronto to remember the lives of Canadian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Related: Grief’s geography: Mapping 6,160 Torontonians killed in three wars

Korea: Mapping the dead of Canada’s forgotten war

READ MORE: Remembrance Day Coverage




http://globalnews.ca/news/958963/remembrance-day-services-in-toronto/

 

i guess the paranoia isnt just from recent times. @Halx would love this

Atomic Age bomb shelter opened after 50 years​

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• 8 HOURS AGO NOVEMBER 13, 2013 9:40AM​

Craig Denham standing in a 1960s era bomb shelter built in the ground of the families backyard. Picture: AP/ Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP

The stairs leading to the chamber. Picture: AP Source: AP​

WHEN Craig Denham purchased his Texas home, the previous owners shared some intriguing information: "There's a basement in the back, a shelter".
Curious, he headed down the steep stairs set in limestone at the back of his new home. Venturing into the darkness, he discovered an astounding time capsule which had been sealed from the outside world for 50 years - aside from one quick opening by the previous owners.
With a single light bulb, a shabby-looking toilet behind a shower curtain, an escape map pinned to the wall and a periscope "perfect for the zombie apocalypse", the fallout shelter is from the height of the Atomic Age, the Austin-American Statesman reported.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was high anxiety among Americans about the prospect of nuclear war.

Food items sit side by side with matches and batteries. Picture: AP/ Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP

Concern turned to hysteria during Cuban Missile Crisis, a 13-day standoff between the US and the USSR in 1962 over missile placement in Cuba.



A tin of 434 Survival Crackers. Picture: AP / Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP


In the midst of the Cold War, fallout shelters were built to protect occupants from radioactive debris after a nuclear explosion.

The shelter has supplies and equipment for surviving underground. Picture: AP/ Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP

This enclosure was originally built in 1961 by a retired air force colonel, E.V. Robnett Jr., who was also an inventor and died in 1984.
Mr Denham believed the colonel had access to information the public didn't.
The fact he built a shelter in his backyard shows "there must have been real concern with people's safety" during the time, Mr Denham said.

A Geiger counter to test ambient radiation levels, a short-wave radio to monitor war news and a pen-like dosimeter to test radiation on one’s person were discovered. Picture: AP/ Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP

The previous owners had bought the home two years earlier from the colonel and his family.
"They took the hinges off," Denham said. "There was no electricity down there at the time, so they peeked in with flashlights and didn't remove anything".
When he bought the property in 2008, Denham sneaked back down the cold concrete stairwell. He figured out how to work the lights, removed the contents for cleaning then returned everything to its original place.

Cans of MPF Multi-Purpose Food. Picture: AP/ Rodolfo Gonzalez Source: AP

The Atomic Age buff maintains the shelter meticulously, taking pride in his unique space.
His daughters have played zombie apocalypse inside the musty chamber, but he has one unwavering rule.
With a serious look on his face, Denham said: "I've never shut the door behind me".

http://www.news.com.au/technology/design/atomic-age-bomb-shelter-opened-after-50-years/story-fnjwucti-1226758891412

 

CCTV shows truck hitting Sydney's M5

Haha. The footage in the link is worth a watch. A truck hit the roof of the Sydney tunnel. Shut the road for hours.

 

I dont live too far from where this happened. The M5 is the bloodline for many parts of sydney. This is insane.

 

Child found handcuffed to porch with dead chicken around his neck | CharlotteObserver.com

 

Qatar accidentally builds 'vagina stadium' for World Cup​

• 12 HOURS AGO NOVEMBER 19, 2013 10:06AM​

Umm.... yeah, it looks like a sail boat. Source: Supplied

Qatar accidentally builds 'vagina stadium' for World Cup | News.com.au

 

Indonesia has recalled its ambassador to Australia amid fury in Jakarta over revelations that Australian spies tried to tap the phones of the Indonesian President and his wife.
The position of the Australian ambassador, Greg Moriarty, and diplomatic staff in Jakarta will also be ''reviewed'' as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered his own security agency to investigate the revelations.

Indonesia recalls ambassador to Australia over phone tapping | smh.com.au

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken his displeasure with the Australian government to a wider audience - re-tweeting in English earlier comments he had made in Indonesian.
In a series of angry missives overnight and on Tuesday, he attacked Prime Minister Tony Abbott's public remarks over the spying scandal as showing insufficient remorse, continuing Jakarta's display of outrage in response to revelations on Monday that his personal mobile phone and those of his close circle had been targeted by Australian spies.

Spying scandal: SBY takes to Twitter to hit out at Tony Abbott | smh.com.au

 

Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins

 

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Would not surprise me if that was a wee bit questionable. It caught my eye in any event from a Facebook feed (totally reliable source I know).