... in Tassie - though being a farmer I can have most anything except self-loading rimfires and pistols - legally that is. I have about 6,000 acres in western NSW near Moree - have another sweet place in the gorge country east of Glen Innes that looks like it belongs more in Canada somewhere than Oz. Sounds wonderful, Bert. 6,000 acres. Good for growing barley or hops? I'd love to see your Glen Innes place! Cheers! -- Nick...

...ll put you in touch with him. Cheers! Hey Nic - yep we do have some heavy laws since that idiot went beserk at Port Arthur in Tassie - though being a farmer I can have most anything except self-loading rimfires and pistols - legally that is. I have about 6,000 acres in western NSW near Moree - have another sweet place in the gorge country east of Glen Innes that looks like it belongs more in Canada somewhere than Oz.

... most remote places in the world. It is centered on a high mountain plateau deep in the heart of Asia. It is cut off from South Asia by the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world. Countless river gorges and at least six different mountain ranges carve this region into isolated valleys. Before all the changes brought about after the Chinese revolution of 1949, there were no roads in Tibet that wheeled vehicles could travel. All travel...

... genre with a new series, tentatively titled "Eat the Clock." The show is described as a cross between an eating competition and "The Amazing Race." Two teams of contestants rush to various Los Angeles eateries and gorge themselves in face-stuffing challenges. Competitive eating vaguely resembled a trend on cable television during the past year, with G4's new scarf-'til-you-puke show "Hurl" and Spike TV airing a series of Major League ...

... humanitarian aid. The one issue left up in the air has to do with the other enclave, Abkhazia. There was a small portion of that enclave that was controlled by the Georgians. It was called the Kodori Gorge. Operations were launched there yesterday, some on Saturday night, in attempt to dislodge the Georgians and turn that territory over and completely make it independent from Georgian control. So, this morning, the fighting seems to be ...

... is only an idea. Robotopia is a place where no one works, yet everyone on the planet eats what he or she wants, lives in spacious, modern homes wired with the latest high-tech gadgets, and the closets are gorged with expensive-looking, latest rage theads. No one works for pay, yet everything is free. Obligatory, worldwide welfare is the law of the planet. Robots do all the work, grow the food, manufacture endless varieties of ...

... is only an idea. Robotopia is a place where no one works, yet everyone on the planet eats what he or she wants, lives in spacious, modern homes wired with the latest high-tech gadgets, and the closets are gorged with expensive-looking, latest rage theads. No one works for pay, yet everything is free. Obligatory, worldwide welfare is the law of the planet. Robots do all the work, grow the food, manufacture endless varieties of ...

... an idea. Robotopia is a place where no one works, yet everyone on the planet eats what he or she wants, lives in spacious, modern homes wired with the latest high-tech gadgets, and the closets are gorged with expensive-looking, latest rage theads. No one works for pay, yet everything is free. Obligatory, worldwide welfare is the law of the planet. Robots do all the work, grow the food, manufacture ...

...only an idea. Robotopia is a place where no one works, yet everyone on the planet eats what he or she wants, lives in spacious, modern homes wired with the latest high-tech gadgets, and the closets are gorged with expensive-looking, latest rage theads. No one works for pay, yet everything is free. Obligatory, worldwide welfare is the law of the planet. Robots do all the work, grow the food, manufacture endless ...

...only an idea. Robotopia is a place where no one works, yet everyone on the planet eats what he or she wants, lives in spacious, modern homes wired with the latest high-tech gadgets, and the closets are gorged with expensive-looking, latest rage theads. No one works for pay, yet everything is free. Obligatory, worldwide welfare is the law of the planet. Robots do all the work, grow the food, manufacture endless ...