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Come here often?: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall receives a traditional Maori welcome, a hongi, from New Zealand artist Rosanna Raymond, during a reception for finalists and past winners of ‘New Zealander and Australian of the Year’ at Clarence House in London
Life-saver: bouncy castle
bouncy castle saves paraglider australia
Not content with making a comeback at birthday parties, bouncy castles can add saving lives to their repertoire. This was demonstrated when a paraglider got trapped in a tree over the weekend. The 27-year-old woman became tangled in branches about 16 metres off the ground in Bright, Melbourne. The police search and rescue team inflated a bouncy castle under the tree while a crane was arranged to bring her down. She was then slowly lowered to safety four hours later. And it wasn’t even her birthday, lucky girl. tweets of the week @AngryBritain So now the gays have won the #EqualMarriage vote, what’s next – the right to take their spouses speeding points? @ChribHibble You know, Beyonce, I’m inclined to agree. I don’t think I *am* ready for your jelly. @Cain_Unable Chris Huhne – capitalise on having a career going downhill fast while avoiding penalty points by becoming a slalom skier.
look who’s wearing the trousers now... france
Parisian women have been flouting the law for two centuries! Last week, ministers in France scrapped a 200-year-old law banning women from wearing trousers. The law was put into place as an anti-revolutionary measure. French revolutionaries wore trousers, as opposed to the knee-length culottes, favoured by the bourgeoisie. The law was introduced 38
when women rebels started following suit. The law required women to ask the police special permission to “dress as men”. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, minister for women’s rights, said: “This ordinance is incompatible with the principles of equality between women and men, which are listed in the Constitution, and in France’s European commitments.”
‘goht abe’ – staff go ape for danish australia
Brisbane’s Alma Park Zoo staff have been practising their Danish in anticipation of the arrival of their first emporer tamarin monkey. The little primate, named Gomez – in honour of his species’ Colombian heritage – is being transferred to the tropical heat from the snowy confines of Denmark’s
Aalborg Zoo, where the four-year-old has spent its life. To make him feel at home, staff have been putting together a few choice phrases. “‘Goht abe’ basically means good ape, or good monkey,” said zoo curator Heather Hesterman. “He would’ve heard that all the time in Denmark, so it’s just a bit of familiarity.” Dr Hesterman said the language lessons would extend to French within the next few weeks, as Gomez’s intended mate is in quarantine in Brisbane. “She’s from France, so we’ll have to put snails on the menu for her,” he joked.
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