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****atoo Island 2005 Second release tickets on sale Mon Jan 24, 9am! Licensed event. No BYO. Photo ID required to purchase alcohol All Ages event. Under 16s must be accompanied by an Adult Full terms & conditions available at www.****atooisland.net EASTER LONG WEEKEND Friday March 25 - Sunday March 27 A cultural microcosm in the middle of Sydney Harbour Good Friday 2005 is about to get a whole lot better! The first day of Australia's big weekend off will mark the reincarnation of Sydney Harbour's ****atoo Island, set to become the most exciting festival venue in the country when the inaugural '****atoo Island' Easter weekend event kicks into action on Friday 25 March. For three days and three nights, ****atoo Island 2005 will become a social microcosm - offering a huge line-up of great bands, solo artists and DJ's, exhibitions and installations, a mini Sydney Writers' Festival, a huge record fair, a club in a tunnel, an international beerfest, fine food and wine, cinema, massage, harbourside camping for the entire three days, morning yoga sessions to get you up and at it, plus a whole lot more. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks, but right now we're very proud to announce the first installment of acts to appear at the inaugural '****atoo Island' The Waifs | Earnest Ranglin | Hill Tophoods | Koolism | TZU | New Buffalo | Monkey Boy | Art of Fighting | bob Brozman + Renee Lacaille | Michael Jerome Brown (USA) | Jeff Lang | Paul Dempsey | King Tide | Gomez | Mahata | Doch | Fourplay | Ash Grunwald | David Lane | Decoder Ring (TBC) | The Bird | Offcuts | Dappled Cities Fly | Tracky Dacks | Stiff Ginns | King Tide | Plus Cabaret Fantastico Pete Murray | Machine Gun Fellatio | Cubanismo! | Waiting or Guinness | Doch | Louisville Sluggers | Aronos | Eskimo Joe | Coda | Low Tech High Brows | Lucie Thorne | Millers Tale | Rob Hirst and Paul Green | Plus Cabaret Fantastico www.****atooisland.net Event: ****atoo Island 2005Select Venue: ****atoo Island Select Date: Fri 25-Sun 27 Mar 2005 Ticket pricing at: ****atoo Island, NSW on Fri 25-Sun 27 Mar 2005 First Release - General AdmissionADULT 3-DAY WITH CAMPING$213.20YOUTH 3-DAY WITH CAMPING (13-17 yrs)$173.20ADULT 3-DAY PASS ONLY$163.20YOUTH 3-DAY PASS (13-17 yrs) ONLY$123.20ADULT 1-DAY PASS: FRI 25 MAR$68.20YOUTH 1-DAY PASS: FRI 25 MAR 13-17 yrs$53.20ADULT 1-DAY PASS: SAT 26 MAR$68.20YOUTH 1-DAY PASS: SAT 26 MAR 13-17 yrs$53.20ADULT 1-DAY PASS: SUN 27 MAR$68.20YOUTH 1-DAY PASS: SUN 27 MAR 13-17 yrs$53.20

hmm no wrc thread... 'Hollywood' stars for Subaru From correspondents in Karlstad February 14, 2005 SUBARU's Petter Solberg of Norway gained quick compensation after failing to finish in Monte Carlo last month with success in the Rally of Sweden overnight. The 2003 world champion, known as "Hollywood" by his fellow drivers, finished the second leg of the season more than two minutes ahead of Estonia's Markko Martin (Peugeot 307), with Toni Gardemeister (Ford Focus) of Finland more than a minute further back in third. Australia's Chris Atkinson finished 19th on debut for the Subaru team, striking trouble after running as high as ninth on the final day. He ran wide on a corner and was stuck in a ditch for 12 minutes. The pace shown by the young Australian was oustanding and in the process he set time inside the top 10 on eight of the 20 stages. Solberg said he had been dreaming of his win for year. "I can't tell you how hard the team have worked after the disappointment of Monte Carlo," added the 30-year-old whose extravagant style both in and out of the car has earned him a popular following in his native Scandinavia. Gardemeister takes over from champion Sebastien Loeb as the new pacesetter in the drivers' title race after the Frenchman's Citroen Xsara broke down late in the day. Solberg moves up to joint third on 10 points with Loeb, with Gardemeister on 14, one clear of Martin. Ford lead the constructors' race on 20 points, with Peugeot and Mitsubishi tied for second three adrift. Solberg set himself up to take the honours by taking Saturday's final stage when he snatched the overnight lead from Marcus Gronholm of Finland. But Gronholm, Solberg's main obstacle to victory, was another last day casualty when his Peugeot ran off the road on stage 16. With his two main rivals out of contention Solberg, whose co-driver is Briton Phil Mills, could barely believe how perfectly the final day had panned out for him. "It's a super feeling," Loeb, meanwhile, had a sign of things to come when his car started playing up late on Saturday. "I didn't sleep very well," he admitted. "I was driving on a knife edge – we were taking maximum care to make sure the car made it to the finish." Loeb's care paid off for the first three stages overnight but, with second place beckoning after Gronholm's accident, his car stalled and refused to restart after the 18th special. The WRC roadshow moves to Mexico on March 11 next for the third instalment of the 2005 season. Agence France-Presse Atkinson happy after WRC debut by Robert Grant February 14, 2005 AUSTRALIAN rally star Chris Atkinson has hailed his world championship debut in Sweden a success despite an off-road excursion which ruined his hopes of a top-10 finish. "We achieved what we wanted to and much more," Atkinson said. The 25-year-old Subaru driver – competing on snow for the first time – stunned his rivals by climbing as high as ninth before he plunged into a ditch. Atkinson eventually finished 19th behind Subaru teammate Petter Solberg, who clinched the event from Peugeot's Markko Martin. So impressive was the Australian's first rally that Finland's dual world champion Marcus Gronholm even took time during the final leg to congratulate him on his performance. The Swedish rally presented the trickiest conditions seen for years, but Atkinson managed to set top-10 times on eight of the 20 stages. He said he was disappointed he had run off the road, admitting he had gone into a turn too fast, but said he and the team had achieved its goals. "I learnt a huge amount, I pushed and I made mistakes," Atkinson said. "The biggest gain came when I made some changes to suit my style and made it more of a front-wheel-drive car. "We wanted to push ourselves on the last day. "I didn't care that I was (in line for) a world championship point. It doesn't mean a lot to me at this stage. The experience means a lot more." Atkinson, who rated his drive a seven out of 10 performance, said the Rally of Sweden proved he had the potential to compete at the top level. "I'm happy we pushed at that stage and saw the times we could achieve. "It shows we can probably get some reasonable goals through the year. "I didn't like finishing 19th but what matters is that we have the potential to win in the future. "We're not too far away, it's not unachievable." Atkinson's slip-up came when he ran wide on a corner and got stuck in a snow covered ditch for more than 12 minutes. "Obviously I was a little fast into one corner on the third leg of the final stage," he said. "I had to choose the best of two bad options – to go off backwards or roll, I took the backwards option. "After going down a bank and through some trees we got stuck on a couple of big rocks and it took about 20 spectators basically lifting the car to get us out. "Despite losing almost 13 minutes we were very lucky to keep going and get to the end." Several of the other leading competitors also endured problems, including Gronholm who rolled out of the event when in second place. Atkinson's next drives in the Rally of Mexico on March 11-13, followed by the Rally of New Zealand. AAP

Minardi faces Melbourne axe Formula One February 14, 2005 AUSTRALIAN-owned Formula One team Minardi is risking exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix. Max Mosley, president of motor sports governing body, the Federation Internationale de Automobile (FIA), has suggested Minardi may be refused a Melbourne start next month because of its intention to field 2004 cars. Minardi intends to run updated versions of last year's cars, complying with the latest safety standards although not completely with the latest technical regulations. All other F1 teams except Ferrari have supported Minardi running the older cars until the first European GP, the fourth round of the championship. The controversy is the latest round in a running feud between Mosley and Stoddart which has prompted suggestions the Australian may even challenge the powerful Englishman for the FIA presidency when he comes up for re-election later this year. "We believe the cars will be running (in Melbourne on March 6) to legal regulations," Stoddart said in England. "If Ferrari and the FIA wish to make an issue of this then it is up to them." Mosley said: "If there was no prior agreement and Minardi presented to us the 2004 car, that would be illegal under the current regulations. "So the scrutineers would not put a sticker on it and it would never go out of the pit lane in Australia. Stoddart disagrees: "We say the cars do comply and if the scrutineers say no then we would protest and I would be surprised if we were not allowed to race under protest." AAP

saw silver 33 s2 & silver 33 4dr both in camperdown area today

spotted charcoal grey 32 gtr in penno *** gt something rather 200 33 white in campsie area 33 white in city 34 gtr white :drooling: in city sky34r

Smith the younger may go Pommie February 11, 2005 WALLABY forward George Smith may be his little brother's inspiration but that hasn't stopped Tyrone Smith hatching a plan to play against him for England. Tyrone, 21, makes his debut for English Super League club London on Sunday but was hoping to eventually break into international ranks, and he doesn't mind if it's rugby league or union, or with Australia or England. "My mother's Tongan, grandparents are Pommie and I'm Australian so I could play for anyone," he told London's Evening Standard. "I'd definitely play for England or Great Britain if Australia wasn't happening. "I'd like to make a name for myself in London and get the call from an international side, whether it be in league or union. "I could even end up playing against George for England, which would be a good experience. "The atmosphere would be terrific and it would be a great moment in my life. I wouldn't mind playing against Australia but I'm sure I'd get a lot of stick. "My brother has been an inspiration to me, helping me with my football and my schooling and he's the one person I look up to." When he was 19, the younger Smith rejected an offer from the ACT to join George at the Brumbies and also knocked back a deal from NSW, opting for a rugby league career at the Sydney Roosters. After two seasons with the Roosters, Smith signed up with London and plays his first game for the club in the centres against Warrington on Sunday. "It was difficult to choose league over union. I got a couple of offers from NSW and the Brumbies, but they weren't as good as the league contract." AAP

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even if it did hell even if it was $100 000, like my pommy workm8 says. he says its worked else it wouldnt stop them cos they wouldnt think about the money til they get done over. my m8 seems 2 think otherwise

cheers cos if its cheaper than penno & is nearby i mite change location

saw grey 32 on castlehill rd about 30 mins ago

sounds good. x]SPHYNX[x vbmenu_register("postmenu_1197090", true); nething closer?? oh yeah quote

hmm still haven't been 2 a Teppanyaki let alone a normal Japanese restaurant. would have 2 been close 2 trains, where ever we go so i can come

Outhouse blues By Rupert Guinness February 4, 2005 NSW Waratahs flanker Stephen Hoiles has impressed his teammates too many times to count since breaking into the Wallabies side last year. But yesterday while on the Waratahs tour of rural NSW, he surpassed himself when the team bus left him behind at Tenterfield after a break in the four-hour trip from Armidale to Lismore. Quickly realising a taxi would be hard to get - not to mention expensive for the 190km trip to Lismore - Hoiles convinced a local policeman to drive him there. Albeit, it was all Hoiles' fault. He was late for the last call to board the bus after a toilet stop at a local cafe. When he rushed out to see the bus drive off, he still thought it was a prank. "I thought it was a gee-up. I came out, saw the bus and waved at it as it drove away," said Hoiles as he arrived in Lismore in the police car to the astonishment of his teammates. However, the free ride that saw him arrive 15 minutes behind the Waratahs bus came with a price. It was a signed Waratahs jersey (which Hoiles offered to buy himself) that was to be given for auction by the Tenterfield police. Meanwhile, Hoiles' Waratah teammate and Wallaby flanker, Phil Waugh, yesterday committed himself to the North versus South match for tsunami relief. The Wallabies No.7 and New Zealand captain Tana Umaga were yesterday the next two big names to pledge their support for the March 5 fund-raiser at Twickenham in England. Umaga's availability means the Southern Hemisphere side now boasts all three Tri-Nations captains on its roster. The All Blacks' decision follows pledges by Wallaby captain George Gregan on Tuesday then Springbok captain John Smit's call on Wednesday. Waugh, one of the players first targeted by Southern Hemisphere coach Rod Macqueen, will miss NSW's round two Super 12 game against the Sharks at Durban because of the date clash. But Waugh said he does not expect his absence to disrupt the Waratahs. Waugh, who will play in the second half of NSW's trial against Queensland at Ballymore tomorrow night, said knowing the event has the support of the world's top players was vital. "Obviously it's a great cause and to be selected is a great honour," he said yesterday. "It's very exciting to have the top players in world rugby playing on the same field and same time against each other." The Daily Telegraph

he would b made 2 wait 1 hour since he just had a knock off drink

@ penno?

saw ehite r33 on burwood rd. red p's giving it gas yesterday & black r33 green p's in penno 2 day heg 42*

89 views of this thread & 16 views of the invite & no1's interested? well apart from a few but they were b4 this thread went up.

f*cken hell i ask 4 a return 2 moorepark @ penno station 2day & the same guy as yesterday says r u going everyday? so i say 2day 2moro. sun ,mon, & tues. he told me it's betta to get a travelpass which allows u 2 catch NE SYDNEY BUS CITYRAIL TRAIN OR SYDNEY FERRY IN THAT ZONE. i ended up buying it cos he said u'll b betta off. so wtf happens. i get 2 central & the F*CKEN sydney buses TICKET SELLER SAYS SHOW ME UR TICKET SO I SHOW HIM & HIM HAS U CANT USE THAt I TELL HIM YES I CAN the guy @ cityrail said so. WELL CITYRAIL LIED TO U. U CANT USE IT ON THIS SERVICE IT'S A SPECIAL SERVICE USE A NORMAL SERVICE IF U WANT USE THAT TICKET. WHAT'S THE F*CKEN DIFFERENCE. TO SHUTTLE BUS JUST GOES DIRRECTLY TO MOOREPARK & THE 'REGULAR SERVICE PASSES BY MOOREPARK. & told him that's bullsh1t he kept saying so cr@p but i wasn't f*cken listening. NO F*CKEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SYDNEY BUSES CITYRAIL TRAIN & SYDNEY FERRY F*CK ME DEAD. F*CK I'M SO GOING OFF @ SOME1 OH YEAH ON THE next bar down 2 the 1 i was on @ aussie stadium had stella artois on tap :drooling: :drooling::drooling: :drooling: :drooling: :drooling: just 4 the Edinburgh Miltary Tattoo - A Salute To Australia

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is Japan the best @ soccer , union & even league etc... in asia??? does not include pacific islands. they r constantly win the asia cup??? Japan beat Syria in friendly From correspondents in Japan February 3, 2005 Japan 3 Syria 0 ASIAN champions Japan beat Syria today to claim their second warm-up win ahead of the World Cup qualifier against North Korea here next week. Japan, who beat Kazakhstan 4-0 at home on Saturday in their first international of the year, again played without their European-based stars. The host nation opened the scoring in the 44th minute through a header from Kashima striker Takayuki Suzuki. Addel Kader Jbeili was sent off in the 60th minute when he tripped Yokohama defender Yuji Nakazawa for his second yellow card. Japan kept the pressure on 10-man Syria and scored another goal nine minutes later when captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto's converted a Yasuhito Endo cross. After Syria, who failed to make the final Asian qualiying round, squandered two shots on goal in two minutes with less than 15 minutes remaining, Santos set up another goal. He supplied a cross through to Kashima midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara who tucked the ball home from right in front of goal in the 90th minute. Agence France-Presse

F*cken hell that's on my 21st

North, south aid divide By Bret Harris February 2, 2005 AUSTRALIA's three Super 12 teams have slammed the timing of the tsunami appeal match between the northern and southern hemisphere to be played at Twickenham next month and are threatening not to release their leading players for the game. The International Rugby Board caught Australian officials by surprise when it announced in Dublin on Monday that the charity match would be played at the time of the second round of the Super 12 series on March 5, which falls on a bye weekend for Six Nations and the English club competition. NSW Waratahs play the Sharks in Durban, Queensland Reds meet the Blues in Auckland and ACT Brumbies host the Bulls in Canberra on that weekend. The Australians had expected the game to be played in the southern hemisphere in June or July with a return match in the northern hemisphere in November. "We always thought we were headed down the June path because that was the logical date for everyone to hold matches," NSW Rugby Union chief executive Fraser Neill said. "We have serious concerns about releasing players on that date given the nature of Super 12. It is cut-throat ... you can't afford to drop a game. "We will talk to Gary Flowers (ARU chief executive) before we decide our position on the whole thing, but at the moment we are very loath to be releasing anybody. "We certainly wouldn't be wanting to release any of our starting players at all." Queensland Rugby Union chief executive Theo Psaros said the timing of the match was "totally inappropriate". "We are not comfortable with it," Psaros said. "England and South Africa did not send their players to the cricket tsunami appeal match in Melbourne." Brumbies chief executive Rob Clarke said June-July was a good time for the match because the British and Irish Lions were touring New Zealand during that period. "It suits the northern hemisphere more than us," Clarke said. "It makes sense to play the game in June or July because it coincides with the Lions being in this part of the world (New Zealand)." In a veiled reference to Lions coach Clive Woodward, an Australian official suggested the reason the game was not being played in June was because "one northern hemisphere coach has too much say". Flowers will consult with the Super 12 teams on the tsunami match when he returns from London tomorrow, while the NZ Rugby Union will also hold talks with their five Super 12 teams on player availability. "The March 5 date is not ideal so we need to work through the issues with the unions and the players," Flowers said. The ARU is expexcted to approach northern hemisphere-based Australians such as Toutai Kefu, Matt Burke and Joe Roff about playing for the southern hemisphere team, which will be coached by former Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen. The Australians also want to ensure that their SANZAR partners, New Zealand and South Africa, supply an equal number of players to the team. It is anticipated that each country would provide four players each with the rest of the squad made up of Argentinians and Pacific Islanders. The Australian

HI all this is 4 nething QLD Vs NSW related. 1st off: Big picture suits Flatley fine By Bret Harris February 2, 2005 QUEENSLAND inside centre Elton Flatley has just about committed heresy by suggesting it does not matter whether the Reds beat arch-rivals NSW Waratahs in their Super 12 trial at Ballymore on Saturday night. In nine years of Super 12 competition, the Reds have never lost to the Waratahs. While this is a tradition of which the Queenslanders are extremely proud, Flatley does not believe the Reds' hatred towards NSW should necessarily extend to a pre-season game. It is only the second time Queensland and NSW have met in a pre-season trial with the Reds winning 22-7 in a bruising encounter on the Gold Coast in 1998. "We are in trial mode," said Flatley, who will make his first appearance of the year off the Reds' bench. "While you want to win every game, we would rather win the Super 12 game than a trial. "It is of no consequence. No one will remember who won the trial game in 2005, but everyone will remember who won the Super 12 game." Flatley and Wallabies winger Wendell Sailor are being eased back into the Queensland squad after missing the Reds' 43-5 win against an under-strength ACT Brumbies at Ballymore last Saturday night. It will be Flatley's first outing since he strained a knee in the Wallabies' win against world champions England at Twickenham last November. At one stage, there was a chance Flatley would not play in the trials at all but he made a quicker than expected recovery. "I feel pretty good," Flatley said. "I had my first full training session yesterday morning. There were no dramas at all. "I might get 20 minutes or 30 minutes, I'm not sure. I just want to get out and play some footy." It is understandable Flatley would be eager to play after missing most of last season, including all of the domestic Test schedule, with a thumb injury and a broken arm. "It was a very disjointed year," he said. "I'd had a couple of good years with injuries, but last year wasn't so good. Hopefully, this year will be better and brighter." One of Flatley's main goals this year is to lead Queensland into the Super 12 semi-finals. While the Reds have not underachieved to the same extent as the Waratahs, they have only reached the top four on three occasions. "Everything is moving in a positive direction, but we are not getting too excited," Flatley said. "We've been in this situation before where we have started well in the trials, but we haven't performed as well in the Super 12. We are quietly confident we'll carry our form through to the real matches in the Super 12." Queensland have made several changes to the team that beat the Brumbies, with Nick Stiles and Sean Hardman packing down in the front row in their first appearances. Wallabies forwards Nathan Sharpe and Daniel Heenan will start after coming off the bench against the Brumbies. Junior Pelesasa has displaced Ben Tune from the starting outside centre position with Peter Hynes coming onto the left wing. The Australian

parents.? wtf. what parents they not gonna pay. hence money saving ops. its's @ a pub. its on them