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Daily Twitter Posts - 26/10/2011

22:25 Cate and Geoffrey read their autocues like they're presenting the Oscars for best set construction. #atthemovies #
22:13 Ok. We have SBS footage. #atthemovies #margaretanddavid #
22:10 Now, to celebrate 18 years of The Movie Show and 7 years of At The Movies. Where's Silvio? #atthemovies #margaretanddavid #
22:08 Dear oh dear @AlboMP :) #hamster #
21:52 Washington Post factchecker @GlennKesslerWP gives Rick Perry’s flat tax plan Three Pinocchios - http://t.co/pMpalMAp #
20:35 @Kimbo_Ramplin I've seen some casual references to "25 years of At The Movies" in ABC emails - yet to see SBS and The Movie Show named. #
20:17 I wonder how much acknowledgment SBS will receive in the Margaret and David 25th anniversary show tonight. #atthemovies #
18:25 I bet Alan Cadman would have known what is and isn't a "tax". #auspol #
17:58 Congratulations Canada - gold medallists! #baseball RT @IBAF_Baseball: Results Pan American Games October 25 http://t.co/U9Yj8Upz #
17:47 Happy Diwali to everyone! #
17:22 Can a drum jump a shark? RT @abcthedrum: Drumpoll: should the Queen disolve parliament? http://t.co/s088Tp8r #
16:01 Draw. RT @cricketicc: Who do you think will win the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka? #
15:16 ROFL. RT @JohnJohnsonson: Found this great way to get around The Australian's new paywall: http://t.co/cZGcDO2d #
14:24 @InnerWestNews You need more stories about crazed ibis attacks or mysterious bandicoot sightings. Alas I can't help with either. #
13:21 So when will Tony Abbott rescind leadership of the Liberal Party back to Malcolm Turnbull? #auspol #
13:18 Uh oh. RT @JustinianNews: NSW Supreme Court has issued a super injunction. No details are allowed to be reported. #
12:04 As non-stories go, this is a doozy. RT @InnerWestNews: Have you heard the mysterious hum disturbing the inner west? http://t.co/1jdrL2Sy #
10:21 @Wil_Anderson: The "Today Tonight" ethics manual. #ThingsIdLikeToSeeGrantDenyerPullOutOfACow #
09:00 Editor of "Fishing World" supports Tony Burke's decision. RT @Seasaver: Pew loses battle for Coral Sea http://t.co/o3NrsYD8 #
07:31 *facepalm* MT @newcastleherald: #Newcastle Council refused offer from @barryofarrell to help solve Laman St #figs farce http://t.co/p7X7Gtpx #

Daily Twitter Posts - 25/10/2011

20:58 ABC1/ABC24's @BehindTheNews couldn't show #RWC2011 footage so they re-enacted the final (including haka) with kids - http://t.co/GXVkRG8P #
20:36 Elias Sunny. I love the name. He's taken 6-94 on Test debut for Bangladesh v WI. Live scores of the final day: http://t.co/6oNAth6Z #cricket #
20:31 Have the people of India abandoned #cricket and gone F1 crazy for the week? #
17:49 Shock. The Australian misquotes Tim Flannery. His response (via @ClimateComm): http://t.co/FFCuPQ0x #coalseamgas #
17:43 Sad news. #biodiversity RT @WWF: Inadequate protection causes Javan rhino extinction in Vietnam http://t.co/lK0c8LVt #
16:06 Ticket sales have been low for tonight's India v England ODI at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Very low - http://t.co/rAkbTzK2 #cricket #indveng #
15:59 Is there any value in the Olympic Truce approved by the UN General Assembly last week? - http://t.co/Am7Jo0Hs #london2012 #
14:43 Could today's serial editorial meltdowns at @theage be an elaborate protest at the abolition of in-house sub-editors? No I didn't think so. #
14:40 It was nice of you to visit, summer. Come back soon! #
11:23 Oh dear. RT @geoffdunn7: TOP SHOT: Tony Abbott up close and personal with a horse in Melbourne. http://t.co/S2OtyQjp #
11:09 Ok if Mr Obama can do it so can I. rickeyre.tumblr.com is created and may well remain forever empty. #
09:49 The transcript from last night's Media Watch on Today Tonight's appalling asylum-seeker beatup - http://t.co/AeSPujDA #
09:21 Julian Assange claims to have 84% name recognition. Which 84%? "Julian Assan"? "Lian Assange"? 84% of his name at random? #
09:00 @barryofarrell I see @destinationnsw now. Missed that news. Thanks. #
08:53 hmm, why is the @EventsNSW twitter account locked? #bofgovt #nswpol #
08:42 Utterly ridiculous if true. RT @sunriseon7: More: France fined for haka advance - Yahoo!7 Sport http://t.co/712ex4zS #RWC #sun7 #
07:30 Oh please. TAbbott doing photo-ops at Flemington trackwork. Spare us. #auspol @breakfastnews #

Daily Twitter Posts - 24/10/2011

22:52 #cricket No, @cricketicc, there is simply insufficient statistical data for the T20 Rankings to have any meaningful value yet. #
22:46 #cricket Afghanistan has a T20 world ranking (9th). Neither Bangladesh nor any other Associate nation has a ranking yet. ICC, it's TOO SOON! #
22:42 David Richardson: “The launch of T20I rankings will help to give more context to bilateral T20Is” #PUKE #cricket #
22:30 That's two weeks in a row I've enjoyed #qanda. I think I'm ill. #
22:04 Every time Richo opens his mouth about the Labor Party, a big arrow should point to his head with the sign "I am part of the problem" #qanda #
21:48 Does the relative size of the panellists' pink ribbons mean anything? #qanda #
21:38 Ah! Christopher Pyne and John Waters seated side by side! #qanda #
21:36 Also shown on #4corners. RT @mediaguardian: Channel 4's Sri Lanka documentary cleared by Ofcom http://t.co/F6OUapvM #
21:27 Maybe every delegation to #CHOGM should get a copy of tonight's #4corners to watch. #auspol #
21:25 So frustrating watching tonight's #4corners knowing that it will probably make no difference to either govt or opposition policy. #auspol #
15:00 Looking forward to Daniel Mortimer playing for the Newtown Jets in 2012. #nrl #
14:56 Excellent. I look forward to it every year :) #vewpy RT @austmus: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is coming soon... http://t.co/pgqWhx8F #

Daily Twitter Posts - 23/10/2011

22:06 Uh oh. RT @AlertNet: Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits 35km northeast of Van, Turkey - USGS #
21:28 Come on Nicola Roxon, you know you want to. RT @newscientist: World's first fat tax: what will it achieve? http://t.co/8w5GukJ9 #
20:46 Oh channel 9. Merde is way too kind a word to describe your indecent haste in switching to #underbelly. #
20:45 Woah. What an ugly way to win, but congratulations to the All Blacks! #rwc2011 #
20:40 If New Zealand leads by one point at full time they should play on till one side has an advantage of two pts (like tennis). #rwc2011 #
20:33 Allons enfants de la patrie! #rwc2011 #
20:00 Come on France, I expect you to double your score in the second half. #rwc2011 #
19:31 He's having a bit of a Weepu night with the boot, isn't he? #rwc2011 #
19:09 That #haka was 8.5/10 at least, but did the French infringe the 20 metres? #rwc2011 #
18:34 NSW Police #OccupyMartinPlace having ejected participants in #OccupySydney earlier in the day. http://t.co/kFGX4B7h #
18:28 I'm inclined to think that the Hockey Nines are the Pot Black of #hockey rather than their Twenty20. At least I hope so. #
16:53 I see my prediction of Texas #Rangers in 5 games is in tatters. #baseball #worldseries #mlb #
15:58 Police currently outnumber demomstrators at #occupysydney by approximately 12 to 0. #
09:02 That last RT was the Premier of NSW explaining why his government abolished the position of Minister for Water. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 22/10/2011

21:35 Economic benefits of the #baseball #worldseries RT @nytimessports: Cardinals’ Run Cancels St. Louis Worker Furloughs http://t.co/Zu8ycWA1 #
18:29 Nonetheless, I always enjoy seeing Australia beat India at #hockey as the women and men have both just done :) #LISS #abc1 #
18:26 9-a-side #hockey, 15-min halves, wider goals: an occasional showpiece like rugby 7s, or will it devour the sport like T20 cricket? #LISS #
17:52 Fisk on Gaddafi - http://t.co/4ugvAdr5 #
16:08 Muammar Qaddafi should not have been killed but sent to stand trial in the Hague - Christopher Hitchens: http://t.co/X5TaEXr6 #
16:05 The 92 year-old legend himself. RT @MMFlint: Pete Seeger, Occupying as he always has. #OWS http://t.co/x5VuFmCL #
13:13 Make a note in your diary now. NO WAR during the London Olympics - http://t.co/NAi0QUVh #
12:52 Are these on the menu anywhere at Sydney's Crave Food Festival? "The perfect gateway bug: Moth larvae tacos" http://t.co/onHhPCn3 via @grist #
11:07 Better late than... RT @AJEnglish: Guatemala leader apologises for 1954 coup http://t.co/83RPM6YJ #
09:54 @scottfarlow HRM? Want another go? :) #
09:51 Australia beats New Zealand 7-1 at 9-a-side mini-hockey. That's it, as a nation we've found our sporting niche - http://t.co/mClXTGM6 #
09:42 Spot the glaring error of royal protocol. MT @scottfarlow: About to go on @ABCNews24 in support of HRH Queen Elizabeth II #

Daily Twitter Posts - 21/10/2011

21:57 And in breaking news, @JuliaGillard's Klout score has nudged ahead of @KRuddMP's (70.47 to 70.35). @TonyAbbottMHR is 61.46 #auspol #
21:39 Maggots - a source of protein for livestock? http://t.co/HM3zVK9i #foodsecurity #
21:28 Discussion of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards at #VEWPY. I do hope the exhibition is coming to @austmus #
21:25 This photo of pelicans from the #gulfoilspill won Daniel Beltrá the 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize - http://t.co/qcyblGUU #
21:14 @pcutler France should have been struggling for a top 4 result #
20:58 Remarkable. RT @newscientist: Top story of the YEAR so far: Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world http://t.co/njZrU3mh #ows #
20:17 Wales deserved better than finishing 4th in the Rugby World Cup. #rwc2011 #
20:16 An #ff to @cricketer_RDJ and @nhoultcricket who are into the 13th day of covering the #cricket #spotfixing trial. #
18:44 Oh hasn't the rugby union season finished yet? #
18:15 Today's the day, Harold! RT @improbresearch: improb: Congratulations to Ig Nobel winner Harold Camping!! http://t.co/4EKdffYn #
17:13 I must do. MT @Converg_Review: One week left to make your submissions to the Convergence Review! http://t.co/Mc6gxuXg #
15:44 Whaa?? RT @abcqanda: Late addition: "King of Trash", filmmaker John Waters joins our panel this Monday night! #qanda #auspol #
15:08 An #ff dedicated to the West Papuan independence movement: @bennywenda @freewestpapua @westpapuamedia #papua #
13:10 Long overdue. #cricket RT @PeterYoung1952: Cricket multicultural group set up: http://t.co/DBP2TkDv #
12:28 @RobertAblinger probably. Can't remember which. There was a Rupertesque baddy in one of the Superman series too. #
12:01 Interesting that the #newslocal rebadging of the old Cumberland Courier papers is happening at the same time that the Oz goes paywall. #
11:56 Or, what happens when Murdoch buys up all the community newspapers that aren't owned by Fairfax. #newslocal #
11:53 "Local" news by template RT @InnerWestNews: Our next #NewsLocal #DiscoverLocal feature is looking at our suburban walks, runs and bike rides #
10:00 Yes well it would have helped if I had re-added Google Analytics when I upgraded Drupal on my website. #
08:28 The Fracking Industry's War on the New York Times -- and the Truth http://t.co/chyvgca3 via @huffingtonpost #
07:54 You can't touch this. RT @mashable MC Hammer Announces His Own "Deep Search" Engine http://t.co/AKW0dxOQ #
07:44 What happens when the chicken doesn't cross the road? Or maybe 2500 of them. http://t.co/PjNf3KRx via @sfgate #
07:33 But of course! RT @Deadspin: A Yankees Fan Found Gaddafi http://t.co/vN4uJJnE #

Daily Twitter Posts - 20/10/2011

22:49 Sigh. "Trial of Cricketers for Fixing Matches at Famous London Commercial Property" http://t.co/sr26cs8c #cricket #spotfixing #realestate #
21:55 We're all brutal camel-killers in Australia. RT @grist: Australians to kill camels for carbon credits: http://t.co/xBtAkmUz #
19:46 I enjoyed watching Curtsy Ambrose bowl. #
18:17 Ugh. The full quote is even tackier. RT @edjacko: Whincup hopes death doesn't stop V8 fun http://t.co/llfQ5Xnq via @theage #
18:14 @barryofarrell Yes he's put in a good innings for South Australia. #
17:58 Now if Mike Rann was an ex-premier of NSW, would Barry O'Farrell let him have a car? #
17:45 Missed this last week. Rugby league, rugby union and water polo international Dick Thornett has died. RT @Sydney_League http://t.co/jLYGrkTI #
16:02 @InsideCricketOz How would Big Bash duties fit in with Warnie's contract with ch9 as a commentator? Two places at once? #cricket #
13:32 Msg to @KRuddMP: RT @westpapuamedia: AWPA letter to Foreign Minister re crackdown by security forces in West #Papua http://t.co/qs9IuVJw #
13:18 I had forgotten that on top of his radio work, Norman Corwin did the screenplay for the brilliant "Lust for Life" (Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh) #
13:11 A broadcasting giant. RT @NYTObits: Norman Corwin, Pioneer of Radio, Dies at 101 http://t.co/ln55wZry #
11:32 From @newmatilda some good coverage of the Indonesian army's attack yesterday on the Third Papuan Congress - http://t.co/NW7jrvMD #papua #
10:54 All right then. Texas in 5. #baseball #mlb #worldseries #rangers #
10:52 I should be giving a prediction for the #WorldSeries but I find it terribly hard to care about #Cardinals v #Rangers. #baseball #mlb #
09:04 Disgraceful remark. Shame on you. RT @AndrewLamingMP: Never felt more sorry for the Queen- hangin' out with Julia Gillard today. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 19/10/2011

23:23 #cricket Pat Cummins making his Aus ODI debut with a grand total of 0 (zero) one-day wickets for NSW. #
19:15 I did but see her driving by. Quickly. (Scott St, Newcastle, 1970.) #qe2 #
18:18 "In the Premier League the endgame of rampant capitalism is being played out" - excellent piece by @J_Freedland http://t.co/ZztuZJHb #
15:40 Try that on the Sydney Harbour. RT @BoingBoing: Scrap metal thieves steal entire 50-foot bridge in Pennsylvania http://t.co/JbHfSsBx #
15:38 Ten years today since the tragedy if #SievX. 353 lives lost. We should never forget. We should do better to acknowledge. #
14:42 Sorry, but I just can't understand why, in the era of digital multichanneling, ch10 has no place for 6.30 With Negus. #630negus #ten630 #
12:36 @InsideCricketOz The chap who came up with that ODI scheme appears to show a complete lack of understanding of #cricket's appeal. #
12:18 Sounds like he's had a nasty accident. MT @SSFCRABBITOHS: Lot of love for @JaseClark013 who features in WALLPAPER WEDNESDAY. #
12:14 So what is Alan Jones talking about at the #NPC today? Is he reading his favourite Frederick Forsyth passages? #
11:35 Baseball. MT @InsideCricketOz: Peter Roebuck outlines a plan to revolutionise ODI #cricket in today's Age newspaper http://t.co/dPEAA88T" #
11:00 Sad to see @innerwestnews @manlydaily @thewenty and other Cumberland Courier papers sporting new bland lookalike logos. No local character #
10:27 The issues surrounding the use of GM food as humanitarian aid - http://t.co/YCvbdcEu #foodsecurity #
09:33 Said implications: Publication of public figure's DOB. Consent required? Public interest? Identity theft risk? Child protection (if a minor) #
09:27 The implications here are interesting. RT @ashermoses: Actress sues Amazon for $1m over revealing her age on IMDb http://t.co/XPF3BboA #
08:20 Oh, Julian Barnes. For a second there I thought they said Julian Assange. *brrr* #bookerprize #
08:18 re Shahid Afridi's comeback. #cricket RT @TheCricketUmp: I say 1. He will bowl 10 overs for 80, take no wickets and retire again! #

Daily Twitter Posts - 18/10/2011

22:24 And Bangladesh knocks off the 62 for victory with a mere 30 overs to spare. Horrible game for the West Indies. #cricket #
20:55 West Indies all out 61 to Bangladesh. Ahem. #cricket #
20:44 @KJBar Guardian is saying 9.45pm which makes it 7.45 tomorrow morning here #bookerprize #
20:38 Ok so how many games will Shahid Afridi play before his next retirement? #cricket (I'm predicting 2.) #
20:35 Hmmmmm RT @leighsales: My guest on tomorrow night's #abc730 will be radio broadcaster Alan Jones. What would you like me to ask him? #
19:19 So the buses have magically become safe again? #sydney #busstrike #nswpol #
17:22 Hmm yes. RT @guardianeco: Coffee chains urged to improve takeaway cup recycling http://t.co/AZr6Nnlg #
10:07 @ConversationEDU cheers :) #
09:49 Memo Victorian publications: "rugby league" is NOT "rugby" MT @ConversationEDU Ryan Tandy and the #NRL take the fun out of rugby #
09:45 An amazing number of #coal mining projects have applications before Planning NSW . @NewcastleHerald - http://t.co/pii2QTu6 #
08:42 How long to go before the Bob Katter singalong washes out of the 24 hour media cycle? #auspol @breakfastnews #
07:40 #Cricket in U.S. Suffers Key Flaw: It's Not Baseball - http://t.co/Ab6y9DUZ via @WSJ #

Daily Twitter Posts - 17/10/2011

23:07 Great piece from @washingtonpost on the proposed Keystone pipeline and the conflicts within Obama's supporter base - http://t.co/qSxUWAsq #
22:43 BobKat. Oh. My. God. #lateline #auspol #
22:37 And Richo on #qanda next week. Back to normal :( #
22:35 Get back to Darwin soon #qanda. This was a great show and there is so much to talk about. #
21:35 Now #qanda from Darwin. Time for another hour of Wikileaks, gay marriage and Kevin Rudd. #
20:56 Studio bookings outsourced to Newspoll? RT @abcqanda: In the #qanda studio audience tonight: ALP 27%, COALITION 45%, GREENS 14%. #
20:36 Wishing Beau a full and speedy recovery. RT @danbrettig: Beau Casson taken to hospital http://t.co/hIkWTDA7 #cricket #
18:14 Yes. RT @France24_en: FRANCE: Remembering the Algerian victims of the Paris massacre 50 years on http://t.co/X147hm6k #
16:56 @lukebuckmaster yes, the top half of the pic looks great #
16:48 What's stunning about a brown Yarra MT @lukebuckmaster View from level 24 of the Langham Hotel in Melbourne is stunning http://t.co/FnG5nwOP #
16:30 This is becoming hilarious. RT @ashermoses: BREAKING Samsung sues to block iPhone 4S in Australia http://t.co/agU3PQRo #
15:04 Cummins should be playing Shield #cricket not touring. Convert raw talent to results first. Already missed one tour due to back injury. #
14:20 #cricket And can I just say to outgoing NSP chairman Andrew Hilditch... Thank you for that century you scored against the Windies in 1984. #
14:10 #cricket Patrick Cummins (18 yrs 5 months old, 3 fc games for NSW) chosen for Aus Test squad to S.Africa. Full squad - http://t.co/MukeQ31p #
11:32 RT @PeterYoung1952: Australian Test #cricket squad for VB Tour of S Africa due to be announced by Andrew Hilditch 2pm Adelaide time today #
10:43 My #BAD11 #WorldFoodDay blog entry - "Food: Global franchise, global problem" http://t.co/QdZjOC7Y @blogactionday11 #
09:35 Busy yesterday then too tired last night, I'm invoking American time zones to finish my Blog Action Day entry on time. #

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