Barry Plant Rowville Blog http://rowville.blog.barryplant.com.au Barry Plant Real Estate Rowville' Blog - Real Estate, Property, Community and Local News Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 BarryPlantRowvillehttp://feedburner.google.com Barry Trivia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarryPlantRowville/~3/uXav1gzKLFA/ http://rowville.blog.barryplant.com.au/2012/02/23/barry-trivia-29/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:03:29 +0000 rowville http://rowville.blog.barryplant.com.au/2012/02/23/barry-trivia-29/

Did you know…..The word ‘dictionary’ was not included in the first dictionary.

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Looking for something to do on Friday night? Why not head down to Rowville library for their book club meeting!

When 7:00 pm Friday 24/02/12
WhereRowville Library
CostFree event.

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ROWVILLE will get a new $5.5 million fire station to house paid and volunteer firefighters by mid-next year.

Plans are under way to integrate paid firefighters to support the 55 operational volunteers at the Rowville brigade’s current station in Taylors Lane.

The new paid staff will work day shift until they move into the new facility, where they will then work around the clock.

The station will be built on a 6000sq m site on the corner of Wellington Rd and Le John St, which is currently vacant.

Read the full article at The Knox Leader

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Rowville resident Dave Graham is being brave and preparing to shave for a great cause. To support him please follow this link. http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=426197

Source www.leukemiafoundation.org.au

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An African administrative chief uses Twitter to help solve problems and maintain order in his Kenyan village, showing another example of how social media has evolved beyond wired metropolises to reach even the most previously unconnected corners of the globe.

Chief Francis Kariuki — or, @Chiefkariuki, as he’s known online — tweets to defeat thugs and thieves, locate missing children and farm animals, and organize village logistical matters, according to the Associated Press.

In one example reported by the AP, criminals were raiding a school teacher’s home at 4 a.m. until Kariuki intervened via Twitter. After receiving a phone tip, Kariuki sent a tweet that mobilized village residents to gather outside the teacher’s house and scare the robbers away. In another example, Kariuki used Twitter to organize a rescue operation after a man fell into a latrine pit.

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The sound of E.T walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

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The family of a Russian billionaire has bought a New York City penthouse apartment for $US88 million ($82 million).

The Wall Street Journal said the property on Central Park West in Manhattan is now the most expensive apartment in New York.

The seller was Sanford Weill, the former head of Citigroup.

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MOST people choose to tackle one fear at a time, but Ferntree Gully resident Justin Beinke is hoping to conquer them all during a 20-kilometre obstacle course.

Terrified of heights, darkness and holding his breath underwater, Beinke has entered the first Australian Tough Mudder event on Phillip Island on March 31-April 1.

Tough Mudder is an obstacle course designed by British Special Forces to test "all round strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie".

Men and women willingly put themselves through gruelling challenges such as running through fire, dodging live electric wire, running up a half-pipe and jumping into ice-cold water.

Participants must pay for the questionable privilege and sign a death waiver – which Beinke said he wasn’t aware of.

Read the full article at Knox Weekly

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In the movie The Wizard Of Oz, Toto the dog’s salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.

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