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Sydney Spring Cycle is on 27th September this year. Organised by Bicycle NSW, there are four ride options: The Original "Ride North Sydney" which takes you from North Sydney, across the Harbour bridge, through the Sydney CBD and inner Western Suburbs and finally to Sydney Olympic park (a 40 km ride + 10km if you choose to do the additional circuit around the park). There is also a ride originating from Blacktown in Sydney's west and Liverpool in Sydney's South-western suburbs. Finally you can take the lazy *ahem* easy route around the park. I guess the last one caters for families - but the last time I went on this ride I saw little kiddies making their journey from North Sydney with mini-road bikes. Register for the event.

I've always been a fan of Mariah Carey. She as born March 27, 1970 Huntington, Long Island, New York and is an American singer–songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.

Mariah Carey Photos

Enjoy Mariah Carey's photoshoots, paparazzi photos and other random high resolution pictures...

Lady Gaga has certainly made her mark this year climbing in the worldwide music charts and by producing extremely unique music videos and costumes.

Lady Gaga Biography

Better known as her stage name "Lady Gaga", she was actually born as "Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986. She was working as a songwriter for Interscope Records (Januray 2008) all the while beginning to play her music around New York City. Akon recognised her vocal talent and signed her to his label: Kon Live Distribution. She began working with a collective called the "Haus of Gaga" in 2008 and released her debut album The Fame, which she explained was "about how anyone can feel famous." Lady Gaga has been influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative sense of style and her influence on other celebrities. Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen as well as pop singers like Michael Jackson and Madonna. Gaga is a natural brunette, though her hair has not been its natural color since 2008. According to Times Online, her hair is bleached because as a brunette, she kept being mistaken for fellow singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. She has been quoted as having said:

Sneaky RewardsCentral aka EmailCash recently changed their Guessing Game from guessing a number between 1 and 1,000 to 1 in 10,000 and instead of daily draws they now run it weekly?! They've spectacularly reduced the chances of winning. That and they send out crappy rewards.

It's tax time! New Financial Year today for Australians. It's time to lodge your tax return. Or perhaps there's a certain strategy to it? If you are organised and love the challenge of claiming deductions and you know that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) owes you money, well you'll be submitting your etax today. The deadline for submitting a tax return in Australia is October 31st. If you know that YOU owe money to the tax office it is in your best interests to hold that money in your pocket as long as you can. So if you expect a large tax bill, you'd be the one to hold back until the last minute to lodge your tax return. If you are under the first tax threshold (aka student, low income, casual_ then you'd probably not even lodge a tax return.

When does the Australian Financial Year Start and Finish?

The Australian financial year (fiscal year) starts on July 1st and ends on June 30th.

Secret Megavideo Hack - I was watching a few things on Megavideo today and a message popped up: "You Have Watched 72 Minutes Of Video Today". ARGH! How can you watch an episode of anything or a movie when this annoying popup keeps appearing? Well the first Hack is to simply pay megavideo... But there are a few other strategies to consider:

Megavideo Hack: Free Full Videos Via Offline Secret

So here we go with our first megavideo hack. Buffer up the video (let the video finish uploading) to 100%. Then go to your Internet browser bar and click "File" and then choose "Work Offline". Remember to undo your selection after you've watched your movies so you can start surfing the web once again.

Here's an interesting invention: a golf club you can pee in. Urologist Floyd Seskin invented this gadget, with the target of helping old men with weak bladders and young men who drink too much relieve themselves without leaving the golf course.

Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) Tribute.

Michael Jackson has died from a cardiac arrest. He was born August 29, 1958 and is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums have become some of the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and Thriller—credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.

Joanna Krupa shows us why Playboy recently named her the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. The Polish-born catwalk queen is pairing up with American football ace Terrell Owens in new U.S. reality TV contest Superstars. They’ll tackle the likes of tennis star Jennifer Capriati, retired baseball pro Jeff Kent and models Estella Warren and Ali Landry in a series of sporting challenges in the show. The clip below shows Joanna Krupa swearing her mouth off.

Joanna Krupa is currently in U.S. reality TV contest Superstars (and were eliminated along with partner Terrel Owens) and shows us why Playboy recently named her the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Joanna Krupa was born on April 23, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland. Besides Playboy, the former 'The Man Show' Juggy Dancer has been featured in Envy, FHM, Stuff, Playboy and Maxim. She was also voted German Maxim's Model of the Year 2004-2005. Watch Joanna Krupa swear continuously. Enjoy the Joanna Krupa photos below...

Hunedoara (German: Eisenmarkt; Hungarian: Vajdahunyad) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. Hunedoara Castle was the place where Vlad Dracul the Impaler (aka Dracula aka Vlad III of Wallachia) was imprisoned 7 years by Matthias Corvinus (Matthias Kiraly) king of Hungary (aka "the renaissance king") after he was deposed in 1462. The castle received its shape (the way it looks nowadays) mostly in the period between the 15 and 17th centuries. The castle is considered the most impressive and best preserved gothic castle in Romania. The castle is also properly called the "Hunyad Castle". The castle is a relic of the Hunyadi dynasty. In the 14th century, the castle was given to John Hunyadi knyaz Serb, or Sorb by Sigismund king of Hungary as severance. The castle was restored between 1446 and 1453 by his grandson John Hunyadi.

The Castle is known both by the name Corvin's Castle and "Hunyadi Castle". "Hunyadi" is a more internationally recognized name for the same family, "Corvins" being used mostly by Romanians. The Hunedoara Castle is a 14th Century Gothic castle (with Renaissance and Baroque architectural elements mixed in). It was built on old Roman fortifications, on a strategic position, on a rocky cliff at the exit of Zlasti river from a small defile from Poiana Rusca Mountains. Hunedora is evocative, with three huge pointed towers, a drawbridge and high battlements. Five marble columns with delicate ribbed vaults support two halls (1453), the Diet Hall above the Knight's Hall below. The castle wall was hewn out of 30 m of solid rock by Turkish prisoners.

Cars.Gov the new cash for clunkers website was launched last Monday. The government website offers information on how the process of trading an older vehicle for a more-efficient model will work, and urges customers to call dealers to see if they will register for the program. Last Thursday, US Congress sent the $1-billion Cash for Clunkers 2009 bill to President Barack Obama for his signature. The Cash for Clunkers program should put $3,500 to $4,500 in the pockets of about 250,000 people trading in older gas guzzlers for new, more environmentally friendly cars.

Cash for Clunkers 2009 – Car Allowance Rebate System

The cash for clunkers program is supposed to help get old cars off the road and replace them with newer more safer, fuel efficient vehicles. Here are the rules:

• Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
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Submitted by Marco on Wed, 24/06/2009 - 8:43am.

The San Antonio Spurs have traded Milwaukee Bucks forward Richard Jefferson for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and Fabricio Oberto. Above is a photo of Richard Jefferson with wife Teresa Lourenco (a model - Teresa Lourenco was born in 1981 in Trinidad.). Richard Allen Jefferson was born June 21, 1980 in Los Angeles and stands at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Jefferson has two years and $29 million remaining on his deal, and the Milwaukee Bucks are dangerously close to the luxury tax threshold. "The two teams have agreed to the deal in principle."

The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto a Bucks source told ESPN.com.

The two teams have agreed to the deal in principle. A trade call to make the deal official is coming later Tuesday.

The move gives the Spurs a dynamic wing scorer to play alongside Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. The Spurs had promised to make their team better this summer and adding Jefferson for role players should give them a huge shot in the arm.

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Submitted by Marco on Wed, 24/06/2009 - 8:36am.

I was watching Rage on ABC the other week when I heard this song playing: Canvas Bags by Tim Minchin. A little slow to build up but it gets hilarious towards the end. I find that Australia is a little slow to the canvas bag game... we're still using plastic bags at the supermarket. But I guess things are slowly changing... Officeworks don't give out bags anymore and Target is phasing their out.

Music Video: Canvas Bags by Tim Minchin Directed by Stephen Leslie, this be the unedited version of Tim Minchin's Environmental Anthem film clip recorded for BBC3's Comedy Shuffle.