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Daily Twitter Posts - 26/05/2012

17:50 And part 2 of that feature: RT @playthegame_org: Euro 2012: Ukraine’s PR disaster: http://t.co/uZ2MY8JG #Euro2012 #
17:30 There are 120 open criminal cases in Ukraine related to #Euro2012 construction projects. http://t.co/8etsxLj3 #
13:33 I'd love to hear Tony Abbott's response on workplace bullying. #auspol #
12:12 I really wonder at the competencies required to become a professional signwriter these days. Spelling apparently is optional. #
11:46 Oh dear. Typo alert. http://t.co/U2hztRDu #
10:38 The Azerbaijan the cameras won't show you. RT @amnestyOz: Sara Hickman: why I am not going to #Eurovision http://t.co/C5CC2BP2 #Azerbaijan #
09:54 Replugging my latest on @isportconnect - "Cricket’s broadcast rights: Locking in the future or locking out the future?" http://t.co/Y5u9x8Pm #
09:11 What time does #TEDxNugent start? #
08:48 Another climate change summit ends in disappointment, this time in Bonn - http://t.co/nLDMrwEH #
08:11 From the "Why bother?" file - "IOC announces Foursquare deal" | Sport Industry Group News http://t.co/QKr2gJ3x #london2012 #

Daily Twitter Posts - 25/05/2012

20:40 Actually, why have I even got the volume on channel 9 higher than zero? #
20:36 Did I just hear that promo for ACA use the phrase "dole bludger"? (Why was I even paying attention?) #
17:09 On the other hand, the ClubsNSW BullyCheck program would probably stop Tony Abbott from becoming Prime Minister #
17:07 Dunno about this RT @InnerWestNews Bullies could lose out on a job under a new BULLYcheck program launched by ClubsNSW. http://t.co/iZEAClaA #
16:10 Is there *anything* nice that can be said about Cory Bernardi? #auspol #
14:38 Nothing to report, in fact RT @IBAF_Baseball Baseball and softball don't have yet a joint bid for Olympic reinstatement http://t.co/l6JCa0q5 #
14:04 Totally totally brilliant. #nrl #soo RT @FireUpOnFBI: Denis Carnahan: Genius: http://t.co/h1yfcph1 #
13:50 I can't wait to see Senator Assange wearing his soundproof mask in Question Time in 2014. #auspol #
11:36 Could there be any greater hell than being teamed on a reality TV show than Catherine Deveny and Peter Reith? #
11:35 You mean Celebrity Go Back To Where You Came From *wasn't* an April Fools joke? #
10:32 Rio served search warrant in Olympic golf course dispute; city says it hasn't signed contract http://t.co/gZX65YQ7 #rio2016 #
09:35 On the eve of #TEDxSydney here's an #ff for: RT @TedNugent: Knee surgery sux but my team was womderful #
08:06 So the intense media coverage of the intense media pressure continues unabated #auspol #
07:17 @breakfastnews If the name "South Australia" is too boring, then rename it "The Bit Between Western Australia And The Eastern States". #
07:08 Tony Abbott doesn't get it. Backing off on an issue doesn't mean continuing to play politics with. #auspol #

Cricket’s broadcast rights: Locking in the future or locking out the future?

One of the biggest tasks for David Richardson when he takes over in July as chief executive of the ICC will be to secure the best possible rights deal for 2015-2023. The future of the ICC’s development programs will be financially secured, but could the evolution of the sport be locked away for eight years?

Daily Twitter Posts - 24/05/2012

19:26 It seems to be raining heavily outside now. #
19:00 Come ln, is a musician reported as being "on drugs" instead of "on drums" really *that* funny? #
17:58 Thursday night #NRL? Seriously? Why not just go for seven nights a week? #
17:33 Hey what happened to @dannolan_ebooks? #qanda #
17:29 Thank *you*! RT @CeBITAUS: Thank You For A Great #CeBIT http://t.co/NJwvEI0B #
17:14 I love the fact that consecutive tweets in my timeline are from @tedxsydney and @RandomTEDTalks. But we really need a #TEDxNugent. #
16:01 Tony Abbott can now, I believe, be fairly classified as a thug and a bully. That is all. #auspol #
14:08 Why did Doha's bid for the 2020 Olympics come to grief? NBC don't want an October Games - http://t.co/HIFENamk #

Daily Twitter Posts - 23/05/2012

22:32 Well I was going to watch #Lateline because @FatherBob is guest tweeting, but not if Cadet Lawyer Brandis is on the show #
22:08 Sorry ch9 but giving me a promo for the WSC miniseries at this moment is just messing with my head way too much. Switching off. #
22:07 I don't think we were ever quite going to win... but Queensland won by 6 more points than they should have. #soo #origin #
22:02 I'm going to need a thorough objective explanation of why that Inglis try was given. Which ch9 won't be capable of doing. #soo #origin #
21:55 How on earth do you get a try out of that? Terrible. #soo #origin #
21:54 No no no no no. #soo #origin #
21:49 Ah, parochialism. #soo #origin MT @newcastleherald: Knights wingers score first in Origin: http://t.co/PS6TvMlN #
21:28 David Carney would have kicked that. #soo #origin #
21:18 The Windsor Wolf scores!! #soo #origin Oh Billy #
21:04 Meninga looks like he's rehearsing a campaign speech for the ACT elections. #
21:03 @Swearycat yes but we should have reached that milestone already :( #
21:00 This will get better. Won't it? #gotheblues #soo #origin #
20:48 So this would be the first time that Fiji has supplied both NSW #Origin wingers since... oh, #SOO 2 of 2011 #
20:45 Mal Meninga hasn't been so happy since he had that with Chris Uhlmann. #soo #origin #
20:43 And your Darius? Delirious! #soo #origin #
20:38 Hmm. The Windsor lad gets 10 in the bin. #soo #origin #
20:37 Petulance. #soo #origin #biff #
20:21 Akuila Uate, the second Woy Woy lad made good after Sir Spike Milligan. #soo #origin #
20:14 8.13pm the footy starts and I'll shut up now. #soo #soo1 #origin #sotonzqld #gotheblues #
20:13 And at this moment Hugh Delahunty is waiting for "God Defend New Zealand" to start. #
20:12 Sorry, that was a bad idea. The anthem deserves much better. #
20:11 Product placement performing the national anthem. #soo #origin #

Daily Twitter Posts - 22/05/2012

17:55 I see it now, coming to channel 9 in 2013: Schapelle Corby joins the cast of Getaway. #
17:37 Tell you what, if my name was Craig Thompson, I'd start suing a few people. Hint world: spelling. #
17:32 Senator Conroy's address to the #CeBITAus plenary this morning, which he read off his iPad - http://t.co/mbkZPhFP #
16:31 I'm getting bored with Canberra. Why don't the news channels give us rolling coverage of the PNG parliament which actually sounds exciting? #
16:28 And doesn't the ambience of the neighbourhood change when the local kebab shop closes for renovations! #
13:15 Ach! #ABC1 repeating last night's #qanda? Do I have to put the TV on mute again? #
13:06 @tbutson hooray for that! #
13:00 Also speaking at the #CeBITAus plenary was Indian ICT Minister Sachin Pilot. There's something about him that really impresses me. #
12:54 Went to the opening plenary at #CeBITAus this morning. @E_Kaspersky gave a brilliant keynote. Very funny man. #
12:42 Hey when did they bring back the rubbish bins to the platforms at Central? #cityrail #win #
10:59 I'm at CeBIT Australia 2012 (Sydney, NSW) w/ 9 others http://t.co/DNfpe2eX #

Daily Twitter Posts - 21/05/2012

22:30 Fenerbahce chairman re-elected despite being in jail for match-fixing. RT @playthegame_org: http://t.co/GYMm3A8Y #football #
19:54 Who? RT @Wendy_Bacon: Good to hear Labor senator Doug Crawford tell ABC that trying to do something about cut to sole parents. #
19:01 Ha. RT @sebth: Maradona postpones his Australian tour - again http://t.co/Kmrrczoc #
18:26 And she is the MP for where again? MT @latikambourke: Kathy Jackson will seek right of reply in Parliament #
16:31 @abc730 Are you covering #Qantas tonight? #
16:28 Tonight on #abc730: "Kathy Jackson Says" #
16:26 The things you learn at #estimates - "ABC tech hacked Grandstand to earn virtual cash" - http://t.co/5LogVoSB #
15:21 I think we need an A Current Affair investigation of the Channel 7 Thomson Family Outside The Window Lurking Controversy. #auspol #
14:58 No SSO before Giggle and Hoot! #qt #
14:42 Extremely vague and imprecise. RT @latikambourke: 7's statement here: http://t.co/vrxRiD0R #Thomson #
14:39 Oh dear. RT @awebstar1: Victorian Sports Minister gooses himself with "State of the Origin" ... http://t.co/c9siaRqy #
13:08 And today's #typo #fail winner is: RT @AJEnglish: Be Gees' singer Robert Gibb dies http://t.co/eli8baq0 #
12:27 So while Craig Thomson is still speaking #ABC1 news shows a pre-recorded "Christopher Pyne Says" about him. #auspol #
12:09 Good. #ABC1 has returned to reporting real news. #
12:04 Dammit I switch over to Ellen and ch9 is showing Federal Parliament. #hmph #
11:54 Why are we all so fussed about when Craig Thomson will speak considering everyone has decided in advance they won't believe him? #auspol #

Daily Twitter Posts - 20/05/2012

18:18 I can't believe the coin toss in the US to choose councillors is on the 6pm news here. Marrickville choose their mayor that way every year. #
18:10 There's a great opportunity for a quality third party/indie candidate to take #Dobell in 2013. How are the Greens going in Wyong? #auspol #
16:38 Ricky Stuart getting desperate? #soo RT @NRL: Delta Goodrem to perform at Origin I http://t.co/PzNePMzF #nrl #
14:56 Call me slow, but I've just discovered the NBA player named World Peace. Trade Descriptions Act anyone? #
14:52 And now it's raining. RT @WeatherAUS: Sydney has recorded its driest start to May in history. http://t.co/EfjB4ZIX Records go back to 1858! #
08:24 Where the Money Went…Premier League Prize and TV payments 2011/2012 - http://t.co/mpNlabod #epl #

Daily Twitter Posts - 19/05/2012

16:56 Is Gina Rinehart doing ads for Gusman y Gomez now? http://t.co/zY48OF1W #
16:38 All over! Great win to the Bears 25-24 over the Knights! #vbnswcup #
16:36 Two minutes to go Bears still lead Knights 25-24 #vbnswcup #
16:34 Scrum http://t.co/rkmmjNFT #
16:32 Field goal! Bears lead 25-24 five mins remaining! #vbnswcup #
16:24 Great team effort to spin it wide for Curtis Johnston over in the corner. Hawkins missed the kick. 24-24 Bears-Knights 13 left #vbnswcup #
16:21 24-24 at the NSO ktc. #vbnswcup #
16:20 Another try to the Bears couldn't ID the scorer sorry. Kick missed. Knights lead 24-20 with 17 mins to go. #vbnswcup #
16:06 We have a Bears comeback. Try to Adrian Ha'angana. The scoreline, as Rex used to say, diminishes. 24-16 Knights lead. #vbnswcup #
16:01 Try to Norths hooker Brendan McKinnon converted by Jack Hawkins, now 10-24 after 44 mins. #vbnswcup #
15:44 Half time Newcastle 24 North Sydney 4. Bit unexpected that. #vbnswcup #
15:42 Great run by Adrian Davis to put Marvin Filipo over for the Knights. 24-4 two mins before half time. #vbnswcup #
15:37 Jack Hawkins gets the Bears on the board. 18-4 after 33 mins. #vbnswcup #
15:36 Bears v Knights at the NSO. #Vbnswcup http://t.co/corgbr5O #
15:20 That last conversion being Josh Mantellato's 50th goal of the #vbnswcup season to date. #
15:19 And now Zane Tetevano scores out wide for Newcastle. Norths having a horror so far. 18-0 after 15 mins. #vbnswcup #
15:15 Knights leading the Bears 12-0 at the NSO after 12. Tries to Kevin Naiqama and Albert Kelly. #vbnswcup #
14:19 North Sydney v Newcastle in the #VBNSWCup here at 3. (@ North Sydney Oval) http://t.co/LDTLFks5 #
13:33 Seems some recent tweetage by @kellyodwyer about a local store closing down may have been misleading - http://t.co/6TSLeMpC #auspol #
13:11 Reuters giving its best Onion impersonation. RT @NZStuffSport: 'Psychic' pig to make Euro 2012 predictions http://t.co/pdSOyuaP #
12:18 Dear Social Media Expert - 10 Reasons Why I Won't be Attending your Masterclass http://t.co/17F0lq3K #
11:05 Was Donna Summer a delayed victim of 9/11? RT @RT_com: http://t.co/iKfAAVdr #
10:44 Sounds like Marrickville. RT @Tzarimas: As you do. “@ReutersUS: Texas town settles council election with coin flip http://t.co/bI1Q9rbO#
09:39 Or maybe Stoner could do V8s on Sunday arvos have a quick shower and then Dancing With The Stars #
09:38 Casey Stoner tipped to go to V8s? Sounds like an idea for a ch7 prime-time reality show. http://t.co/jR5RkemY #
09:16 Is it still Friday somewhere? A fake heads-of-state #ff @Queen_UK @IrishPresident @SAPrezident #
09:07 Another SMH expose on the Obeid family's property interests - http://t.co/8cmpTMkD #
08:38 Mother Jones and satire dont sit easily together but hey RT @MotherJones The 44 Most Metrosexual Presidents of All Time http://t.co/6wYaDJQP #

Daily Twitter Posts - 18/05/2012

21:44 I want to be in Brad Fittler's elocution class. #nrlwstwar #
21:42 I hope someone storifies Anthony Wiggle's epic twittification of #nrlwstwar #
21:39 Not the most elegant game of the year but the Tiges take the proverbial chocolates 24-22. #nrlwstwar #
21:12 #nrlwstwar #lote #liam RT @big_ben_clock: BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG #
21:07 What was that again Lote? #nrlwstwar #
19:59 #nrlwstwar Warriors score the first try and a photographer gets flattened. #
13:52 John Pilger puts the same-sex marriage movement into a perspective that leaves even @greenleftweekly squirming - http://t.co/rn1eEJsR #

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