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7th
July
2007
‘Terror’ doctors quizzed in WA and NSW | NEWS.com.au
TWO West Australian hospitals have been raided and a further five foreign doctors questioned as Australian inquiries connected to the foiled United Kingdom terrorist attacks spread to two more states.
This is all a bit of a worry. Not only potential terrorists in our midst,but terrorist doctors! I’m not sure if I should be glad to be getting Australia today or more worried. Now I usually travel with my stethescope in my cabin luggage (just in case I need it) but maybe I should think twice about that now. It might mark me as a potential terrorist, especially when we fly in to London in a week’s time. Scary!
Categories : Medicine, News, Travel |
7th
July
2007
Here’s Owen, Luke and their friend Morgan after another victorious soccer match this morning. Meanwhile Jen and I are packing frantically as it’s just a few hours until we head to the airport. Tonight we fly from Perth to Johannesburg arriving 0550 South African time.
Categories : Personal |
7th
July
2007
Indian Ocean – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world’s oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the Earth’s water surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia (including the Indian subcontinent, after which it is named); on the west by Africa; on the east by the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean (or, traditionally, by Antarctica). One component of the all-encompassing World Ocean, the Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean by the 20° east meridian running south from Cape Agulhas,[1] and from the Pacific by the 147° east meridian. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately 30° north latitude in the Persian Gulf and, thus, has asymmetric ocean circulation. This ocean is nearly 10,000 kilometers (6,200 mi) wide at the southern tips of Africa and Australia; its area is 73,556,000 square kilometers (28,400,000 mi˛), including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
The ocean’s volume is estimated to be 292,131,000 cubic kilometers (70,086,000 mił). Small islands dot the continental rims. Island nations within the ocean are Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Republic), the world’s fourth largest island; Comoros; Seychelles; Maldives; Mauritius; and Sri Lanka. Indonesia borders it. The ocean’s importance as a transit route between Asia and Africa has made it a scene of conflict. Because of its size, however, no nation had successfully dominated most of it until the early 1800s when Britain controlled much of the surrounding land. Since World War II, the ocean has been dominated by India and Australia. [..read more..]
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