The Best Job In The World

On the 20 February I published an article in the Journal under the heading 'The Best Job In The World'. The story concerned a job advertisement put out by The Queensland State Government, Australia, who were looking for a caretaker for the tropical island of Hamilton on the great barrier reef.
I saw in yesterdays Daily Mail that the job has now been filled. The successful candidate was Ben Southall, from Hampshire, England. No less than 34,000 people, from 200 countries, applied for the job and these were whittled down to just 16 finalists, who then spent four days on the island competing in the final round, before the winner was selected. Ben, 34, will share his new lifestyle with his 21 year old Canadian girlfriend Breanna Watkins.
The job, which is for six months and pays £74,000, involves keeping a video diary of life on the island. The purpose of the job is to promote the islands of the Great Barrier Reef to attract tourism, by swimming, snorkeling and meeting some of the two million annual day trippers who visit the island from the mainland.
Ben, a charity worker, lives with his parents, father Duncan, 65, and mother Margaret, 62 and has a married sister Becky, 32.

Maxine's World

Definitions

INFLATION
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

MOSQUITO
An insect that makes you like flies better.

RAISIN
Grape with a sunburn.

SECRET
Something you tell to one person at a time.

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New Series: Wildlife Pictures

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Today we begin a new series entitled 'Wildlife Pictures'. Don't miss this wonderful collection of wildlife photographs, most of the pictures are absolutely stunning! There will be a new picture every day for the next couple of weeks.

Brainteaser

Today's brainteaser is a ten question 'Trivia' quiz. Have a go and see how many you an answer correctly.

01 What is another name for the illness tetanus?
02 For what is Thomas Chippendale famous?
03 What is the name of the second book in the Old Testament?
04 Where was a famous tea-party held in 1773?
05 To which fish family does the tuna belong?
06 What is fives?
07 Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
08 What is the deepest depression on earth?
09 Who wrote the novel 'Treasure Island"?
10 What was Walt Disneys' first cartoon character called?

Good luck with this brainteaser.

Looking Back - VE Day 1945

On this day in 1945 (VE Day), the World War II Allies formerly accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolph Hitler's Third Reich.
(Pictured right Canadians celebrating VE Day - click on image to enlarge)

Timeline
27 April 1945
Allied forces close in on Milan. Mussolini captured by Italian partisans, whilst trying to flee to Switzerland. The following day Mussolini was executed and his body taken to Milan - and hung for public display in one of the main squares.
30 April 1945
As the Battle of Berlin raged above him, realising everything was lost and not wishing to suffer Mussolini's fate, German dictator Adolph Hitler committed suicide in his bunker along with Eva Braun, his long term mistress whom he had married just hours before the joint suicide.
1 May 1945
German forces surrender in Italy. SS General Wolff ordered all German armed forces in Italy to cease hostilities and signed a surrender document that stipulated that all German forces in Italy were to surrender unconditionally to the allies on 2 May 1945.
4 May 1945
Germany unconditionally surrenders in North West Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.
8 May 1945
At 10:00 the German Authorities informed the people of the Channel Islands that the war was over.

Some People Have No Class

Can you believe the groom is wearing a lilac tie??

Some people have no class!