Thursday 30 June 2011

Researchers develop paint-on solar cells (ABC)

Paint your house solar,
Liquid suspends tiny cells,
Save Earth and save dough.

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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Singer Annie Lennox collects OBE for charity work (BBC)

Aid work recognised,
Lennox receives O.B.E.,
Sweet dreams made of this.

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Tuesday 28 June 2011

Toe Wrestling Championships take place (Sky News)

Best feet put forward,
World's best toe wrestlers step up,
'Predatoe' claims win.

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Monday 27 June 2011

Beyonce's epic climax to Glasto (The Sun)

Irreplaceable,
Beyonce's set runs the world,
Glastonbury in love.

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Sunday 26 June 2011

Tomic stuns Soderling (SBS)

Game on Wimbledon,
Fifth seed upset in third round,
Last Aussie standing.


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Friday 24 June 2011

Brain study confirms stress of life in the city (SMH)

City folk at risk,
Brain reactions to stress proved,
Country peace of mind.

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Thursday 23 June 2011

Lost Penguin in New Zealand Has to Find Its Own Way Home (abc International)

Penguin makes wrong turn,
Nature left to take it's course,
Happy feet phone home.

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Wednesday 22 June 2011

Chile volcano ash causes renewed air chaos in Australia (BBC)

Chile ash returns,
Cloud travels round world and back,
Flights halted again.

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Monday 20 June 2011

Man who quit college in 1932 graduates — at 99 (Today)

An eight-decade wait,
A Great Depression drop-out,
A degree now earned.

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Sunday 19 June 2011

Springsteen sax man Clemons dies (ABC)

Clemons suffers stroke,
Forty years in E Street Band,
R.I.P. 'Big Man'.

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Saturday 18 June 2011

U2 confirmed as richest rockers (music-news.com)

With or without you,
Proud in the name of money,
U2 earn top spot.

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Friday 17 June 2011

US vows to 'capture and kill' Ayman al-Zawahiri (BBC)

US hunt-to-kill,
Al-Quaeda leader announced,
War will continue.

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Thursday 16 June 2011

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Natalie Portman welcomes a son with fiancé Benjamin Millepied (Daily Mail)

Portman gains new role,
The Swan Queen spawns cygnet Prince,
Vegan days are gone.

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Nepal declared free of mines five years after civil war (BBC)

Last minefield destroyed,
A milestone on road to peace,
Still long way to go.

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Tuesday 14 June 2011

Palfrey sets ocean swim record (ABC)

In shark-filled waters,
Over forty hours swam,
New swim record set.

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Monday 13 June 2011

Tyson, Tszyu inducted into Hall of Fame (ABC)

Boxing legends praised,
Great fights there for all to chew,
Mike the main event.


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Sunday 12 June 2011

Grandmother gets eviction notice for gang activity (9news)

No gang bang Grandma,
Landlord wrongly points finger,
Nan could be forced out.


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Saturday 11 June 2011

Friday 10 June 2011

Citibank confirms hacking attack (BBC)

Another hacking,
Private details compromised,
As wars move on-line.

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Thursday 9 June 2011

Kill a camel, claim a carbon credit (Herald Sun)

New Oz carbon plan,
Cull camels to cull methane,
Could mines be culled first?


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Wednesday 8 June 2011

Titanic II sinks on maiden voyage (ABC)

No icebergs in sight,
Yet Titanic II still sinks,
Her heart will go on.


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Tuesday 7 June 2011

US congressman admits crotch pics (SBS)

Weiner shares weiner,
Shows his balls with admission,
Still has funny name.


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Monday 6 June 2011

French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win title (BBC)

Roger fed a serve,
Nadal claims sixth French Open,
His tenth grand-slam win
.

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Sunday 5 June 2011

Saturday 4 June 2011

Shania Twain gets Hollywood star (ABC)

From this moment on,
Shania always a star,

Surely now impressed.

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Friday 3 June 2011

The Village People To Judge Bestival Fancy-Dress Competition (NME)

Fancy-dress Gurus
Hold lifetime of joy in hand
Judgement Day is nigh.

Spain furious at cucumber slurs (SBS)

Sick of the food fight,
Spain proves their vegetables good,
Still E-coli spreads.

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Thursday 2 June 2011

Wednesday 1 June 2011

East 17 Reunite!

In the house of love,
Original bad-boy band,
Stay another day!

Hobbit movie names are announced (BBC)

Frodo will return,
Two new Lord Of The Rings films,
Hobbit is the word.

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