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"Cant believe it! The bakery in Parabanks Shopping Centre said I'm only customer who has vegemite on their croissant with coffee."
- @PremierMikeRann, Premier of South Australia, via Twitter, 30.5.09
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Californian Supreme Court judges today upheld a constitutional amendment enshrining the value of Pi as 3.1415926535(etc etc etc). The amendment, known as Preparation H, was supported by a majority of Californian voters at a referendum last year.
The decision enraged Pi=3.2 activists, however they did score a small victory today when the Court ruled that Preparation H did not apply to any calculation in which the equals sign had been struck before November 3, 2008.
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A low-scoring game at the North Sydney Oval as the Bears defeated the Tigers 18-6, four tries to one, in their Round 10 NSWRL Cup clash this afternoon.
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"Australia's hatred of the Indian mynah bird ignited this week, with local councils drawing up plans for community cullings to combat the pest."
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As Australia mourns the passing of Bud Tingwell - who has, indeed, been granted a state funeral next Wednesday - let us cast our minds back to the 1953 war drama "The Desert Rats", in which Tingwell played a minor role. Field Marshall Rommel was played in the same film by James Mason. Today, May 15, is the 100th anniversary of his birth.