Election around the corner.

Australia election is around the corner and we are in the position to vote, or should i say my wife.

We have 2 choice Liberal or Labour. Well, I am not really a union supporter especially the CFMEU, with so many bully cases. I suppose we will need to looks closely at the policies and decide.

ETS ? ETS was the big turning for Labour and Mr Rudd. Is ETS good or bad ? While simply put ETS may seem good for Environment but costly for ordinary people because Bills will go up, the worst thing is we are the only country trying to implement that when the big polluters are not.

Personally rather then trying to trade COs with ETS. I would much prefer the government set budget to develop renewable energy. I heard scientist have now been able to use water and by hydrolysis create Hydrogen for combustion.

We should look to new clean source of energy rather then try to tax emission because this is counter productive. Incentive rather than penalties should be the rule of thumb

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Interesting news

The recent report of a person till 130 makes me wonder what it would be like to live forever. It makes me wonder if technology will one day be advance enough to the point that human can live forever.

I did a research online and found out that scientist are learning how to reset your cell so that you can live much longer.

I do think it will be interesting when mankind start exploring cell regrowth. Where just like a car you can replace any part of your baby that needs to be replace. Even the the though of half human half cyborg may not be a too far off.

But for now we can only wonder with amazement how a person could live until 130 years old.


Georgia claims it has world's oldest person, 130

By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI (AP) – Jul 8, 2010

SACHIRE, Georgia — Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia claim a woman from a remote mountain village turned 130 on Thursday, making her the oldest person on Earth.

Antisa Khvichava from western Georgia was born on July 8, 1880, said Georgiy Meurnishvili, spokesman for the civil registry at the Justice Ministry.

The woman, who lives with her 40-year-old grandson in an idyllic vine-covered country house in the mountains, retired from her job as a tea and corn picker in 1965, when she was 85, records say.

"I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life — at home and at the farm," said Khvichava, in a bright dress and headscarf, her withering lips rejuvenated by shiny red lipstick. Sitting in the chair and holding her cane, Khvichava spoke quietly through an interpreter since she never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian.

Her age couldn't immediately be independently verified. Her birth certificate was lost — one of the great number to have disappeared in the past century amid revolutions and a civil war which followed the collapse of the Russian Empire.

But Meurnishvili showed two Soviet-era documents that he says attest to her age. Scores of officials, neighbors, friends, and descendants backed up her claim as the world's top senior.

The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim.

Khvichava has a son, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchidren.

Khvichava's 70-year-old son Mikhail apparently was born when his mother was 60. She said she also had two children from a previous marriage, but says they died of hunger during World War II.

Although Khvichava has difficulty walking and has stayed largely in bed during the past seven years, she makes a point of hobbling unaided to the outhouse on the other side of the yard, loathe to be a nuisance, Mikhail said.

Though her body has all but quit on her — her fingers cramped and deformed by age mean she can no longer maintain her love of knitting — relatives say her mind remains sharp.

"Grandma has a very clear mind and she hasn't lost an ability to think rationally," said Khvichava's granddaughter Shorena, who lives in a nearby village.

To mark the centurion's birthday, a string ensemble played folk music out on the lawn, while grandchildren offered traditional Mingrelian dishes like corn porridge and spiced chicken with herbs to all guests as the party.

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Busy Busy Week

Week flew by really quick and its already middle of July. I need to start putting up the latest photo of the house building.

Most of the bricks are up and tom we are going to see another kitchen builder to get a quote for our house.

I will definitely put up photos of Christabelle and the new house as well as get my new food blog up and running.

Tonight i am just planning to veg out and enjoy the quiet night.

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