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barry

' By helping others we help ourselves.'

About Me

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My Interests

Positive Memorable events include riding a push bike between Melbourne and Sydney. Being involved as a volunteer at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Ist of 14 marathon runs. 50k cross country run. A event called Inward Bound. Walking the Milford Track in N.Z.. Snow -Ski at Mount Buller(Vic) or Queenstown. N.Z. Other Sports Swimming 3-4 days a week, Athletics, Swimming, Squash, Triathlon, Golf, Snow- Skiing. Tennis.

I'd like to meet:

HM The Queen, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela, Bono, Barbara Streisand, Bill & Hilary Clinton. Bill Gates & his wife Melinda especially for setting up the Bill Gates Foundation to help people in Africa. Many other great people; Sports legends such as the late Sir Hubert Oppermann(cyclist.Aus)and Don Bradman(cricket.Aus). Then again I'd be just as happy to meet you!

Music:

Eclectic range of music taste; Bach to Beethoven. Mozart to Mantovani. Especially like listening to Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue'(bwv 565)played at the church organ at St Pauls. Nat King Cole, Jewel. Rolling Stones. Johnny Cash. Midnight Oil, Carol King,Tamla Motown of late60/70's.including Stevie Wonder. Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel,Pink Floyd, Rolling STones, U2- Joshua Tree Album, Opera singing. 60's and 70's Rock and Soul. Sade. Shania Twain. A wide variety of contempary artists-Coldplay, James Blunt. Modern Jazz and some folk music. Some Relaxation tapes.

Movies:

Casablanca,The Third Man, Birdman from Alcatraz. Rear Window, Midnight Express, Forrest Gump, Barry Lyndon, One flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Where Eagles Dare,Bridge over River Kwai, many many more..

Television:

SBS, ABC, BBC,PBS. CNN not necessarily in that order.. The History Channel definitely NOT FOX NEWS........ Radio - ABC Radio National - LNL, Life-Matters,The National Interest. All In the Mind. Theatre -all David Williamson's works..

Books:

Shakespeare, Dickens, Joyce, Penguin classics, King James Bible, Orwell, Carlos Castanada, Ludlum, to name a few.... Norton Anthology of English Literature. History of Philosophy.Vol 1-4. works by the Dali-Lama.

Heroes:

Peacemakers for they are the children of God". Aid workers overseas and in Australia. Red Cross. 'Doctors without Borders'(MEDICINE SAN FRONTIERS lots of 'quiet achievers' too numerous and quiet to mention..../Human Right's Lawyers and others who fight for them!

My Blog

Why we should & need to Sign the Kyoto agreement

I for one was frustrated when Australia  Government with all the resources it has at it's disposal failed to sigh the Kyoto Protocol to reduce carbon emissions a few years ago.&nbs...
Posted by barry on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:48:00 PST

Do we want our industrial relations and society like this

The recent rantings by both Joe Hockey and the Prime Mininster indicate a war against the 100 year old Union movement and with that a propensity a go further like America and increase the disparity be...
Posted by barry on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:43:00 PST

A Blog too important to ignore....

A landmark assessment by the UN of the state of the world's environment paints the bleakest picture yet of our planet's well-being. The warning is stark: humanity's future is at risk unless urgent act...
Posted by barry on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:25:00 PST

A living Legacy from the Late Dame Anita Roddick

Dame Anita Roddick I like the rest of the world was very sad by the news that Dame Anita Roddick died on the evening of 10 September 2007. I first came across the work of Anita Roddick of the Body S...
Posted by barry on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:44:00 PST

why I dont want a pulp mill...

The recent announced Tasmanian Pulp mill has got me steamed up.  Why because I cycled around Tasmania on a bicycle in 1991and witnessed the beauty of old growth forrests their beauty and their ef...
Posted by barry on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:15:00 PST

Hey Mr Prime Minister will ya take a walk with me?

In light of the Prime Ministers passion for walking the streets at dawn wherever he sleeps I was wondering... Hey given that Pink has produced a hit a smash hit Hey Mr President wont you take a walk w...
Posted by barry on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:36:00 PST

Federal Election day two Howard & Costello Tax Cuts...

The Australian Federal Government has unveiled it so called ' king hit' in the current just started Australian Election Campaign. Predictably its cut the top marginal rate of tax to finally cut i...
Posted by barry on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:31:00 PST

Enrol to Vote

Make sure you are correctly enrolled to Vote.   chances are the Australian Federal Election will be called this Sunday !
Posted by barry on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:46:00 PST

Kudos plus for my top freind "Jennifer Just wants peace."

This is a promotion of one of my top freinds recent blogs You can find Jennifers Blog here .Please feel free to freind request her and comment on her great and thoughtful blogs.  Thanks...  ...
Posted by barry on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:11:00 PST

Its Bennelong Time !

The federal Election here in Australia is fast approaching. Currently there is an equine flu which has virtually put a complete stop to horse racing on the Easter seaboard. Will Australian now concent...
Posted by barry on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:33:00 PST