February 9, 2010
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January 3, Byron Shire EchoBacklashreal opposition to Japans socalled scientic ambitions. Local panelbeater Martin Bondor loves his Echo so much that each year he brings in at Christmas two ne bottles of red for the toiling drudges. Your kindness is much appreciated, Martin, and we hope it encourages the others Those who do not love The Echo can always express themselves via the letters pages which, as Kurt Vonnegut once noted of critics of science fiction, they sometimes mistake for a urinal. Youve probably made all your new year resolutions not to stick peas up your nose or drink so much alcoThis metre high scaffold-clad Buddha is being constructed posthaste for the arrival this week of the Dalai Lama and , othhol next December , but ers in Amaravati, near Hyderabad in southern India. We note this you also might want to conevent because The Echos IT wizard, Michael Kelly-Gleeson, is in said sider what Australian Red town organising live TV feeds, FM translations in six languages, and Cross describes as the uber a registration database for the gig, along with the usual networking resolution to give blood. technology, as well as consulting for us via iChat. Its an exciting Blood is always in great world out there for a former Casino boy. demand and its a heartCongratulations to Mayor Jan Barham and all the volunteers for getting the mix right for a peaceful NYE in Byron Bay. A large part of that success was separating young men from alcohol in the streets. Local lmmaker John Weiley noticed that Kellogg Brown Root is overseeing the management of the Bangalow STP upgrade. This may not seem remarkable but for the fact KBR is an engineering arm of war profiteers Halliburton see Johns letter page 9. We missed the connection when Council announced the news on October last year. It is rather rude company for Council to nd itself in, given the oft-declared peaceful intentions of the majority of our Councillors, and demonstrates how far the stain of multinational greed and corruption can spread. Read more about Halliburtons shameful record at and in Terrie Wellss interview with Scott Parkin on page . Paul Watson, captain of the MV Farley Mowat, currently bothering the Japanese whale slaughter eet in the Southern Ocean on behalf of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is a feisty bloke and says in no uncertain terms what he thinks of the whalers and the federal governments response to them read more at httpmedia-antarctica.seashepherd2.org. Hes made a good point does Australia expect Japan to recognise Australias claim to Antarctic territory or not, or is it free to invade at will to kill whales Despite their ne rhetoric in favour of whales, our ministers have been pissweak in mounting any warming thing to do. Find out on or visit www. donateblood.com.au. The Eros Association, the lobby group of the Australian adult services industry, is getting serious about the right of adults to have Xrated lives if they so wish and has set up a free speech website at One of its bumper stickers, I fuck and I vote, might be a tad hardcore for some but at least its a change from I love the ABC. Then again, B1 and B2 have a certain thrusting magnificence about them. Spare a thought for the sensitive ears of your dog, says the Australian Veterinary Association. Create a comfortable hiding place from thunder or reworks but do not give your dog sedatives they can make dogs more noise sensitive.now open mondaysGHD range now herecut and colour specialists studio bangalow hairdressing byron st bangalow