http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/feed/? Latest topics Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:16:05 GMT 10 http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx187/LarissaEames/ff-2.png http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/feed/? http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-engagement-is-off-t2048.htm ~*Kat*~ http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/its-official-innings-over-for-bingle-clarke-20100312-q4db.html Cricketer Michael Clarke has officially ended his engagement to Lara Bingle, less than two weeks after a nude photo of the model was made public. International Quarterback, the public relations firm representing Clarke, released a statement last night confirming the pair had split. ''They ask the media to respect their privacy during this difficult time,'' the statement said. ''No ... The News Desk Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:16:05 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-engagement-is-off-t2048.htm#23782 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-engagement-is-off-t2048.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-sues-over-step-mum-getting-mum-tag-t1993.htm MissMon An Adelaide mother took legal action to prevent her daughter calling her ex-husband's new wife "Mum", "Mummy" or "my other Mummy". The Australian newspaper says the woman, who cannot be named, argued that her ex-husband deliberately undermined her role as their child's mother by encouraging his new wife to answer as the child's mother, or Mummy-D, being the first letter of her name. The paper said the battle had been going on for almost as long as the child ... The News Desk Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:02:36 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-sues-over-step-mum-getting-mum-tag-t1993.htm#23224 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-sues-over-step-mum-getting-mum-tag-t1993.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/aboriginal-dancing-russians-t1892.htm ~*Kat*~ http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1015663 Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir surged to the Olympic ice dancing lead as world champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin's controversial Aboriginal-themed original dance failed to impress in Vancouver. A dramatic Spanish Flamenco allowed Virtue and Moir to overtake the Russians who had been leading after the compulsory dance, with the three-time Canadian champions scoring 68.41 points for the programme and 111.15 overall. The Canadians ... The News Desk Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:22:46 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/aboriginal-dancing-russians-t1892.htm#22104 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/aboriginal-dancing-russians-t1892.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-murdered-near-home-in-bundaberg-qld-t1895.htm MuM25GiRLz A NINE-YEAR-OLD Bundaberg girl has been found dead near her family home in Walker Street. Police have confirmed they are investigating the death as a murder. The girl was reported missing just after 5.30am today and, soon afterwards, her body was found in a drain by a general duties police officer. It is believed the youngster was abducted overnight after a break and enter, and her parents woke this morning to discover their daughter was missing. "Early indications are it's ... The News Desk Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:12:42 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-murdered-near-home-in-bundaberg-qld-t1895.htm#22115 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-murdered-near-home-in-bundaberg-qld-t1895.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-s-bad-oral-hygiene-cause-of-stillbirth-t1745.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/mums-mouth-bugs-killed-unborn-child/story-e6frf00i-1225825820325]]> The News Desk Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:31:42 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-s-bad-oral-hygiene-cause-of-stillbirth-t1745.htm#20405 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-s-bad-oral-hygiene-cause-of-stillbirth-t1745.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-has-worst-hospital-for-mishaps-t1727.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/1005356/nsw-hospitals-worst-for-mishaps]]> The News Desk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:35:39 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-has-worst-hospital-for-mishaps-t1727.htm#20161 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-has-worst-hospital-for-mishaps-t1727.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mums-drive-in-a-haze-t1726.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/1005527/new-mums-drive-in-a-haze-study]]> The News Desk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:32:04 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mums-drive-in-a-haze-t1726.htm#20160 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mums-drive-in-a-haze-t1726.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/does-anyone-really-care-t1846.htm seth_an_tylers_mum About Pauline Hanson leaving Aust and heading to England and saying that OUR country is no longer the land of oppurtunity The News Desk Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:24:00 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/does-anyone-really-care-t1846.htm#21552 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/does-anyone-really-care-t1846.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/bracken-turns-heads-with-nude-dress-t1847.htm ~*Kat*~ Pace bowler Nathan Bracken's wife Haley stole the show at the Allan Border Medal last night with a see-through dress she designed herself. Mrs Bracken said she would wear the mermaid-train mesh gown to the Mrs World Australia and Mrs Globe Australian competitions later this year, the Herald Sun reports. "I wanted something that would be eye-catching," she said. Husband Nathan said he was unsure how the frock might look when his wife first described the daring design to him. "But ... The News Desk Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:34:54 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/bracken-turns-heads-with-nude-dress-t1847.htm#21556 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/bracken-turns-heads-with-nude-dress-t1847.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/elliot-fletcher-slain-at-st-patricks-college-t1850.htm MuM25GiRLz THE sound of the national anthem through the halls of St Patrick's College was the first sign that life at the Brisbane school had turned into the stuff of nightmares. It marked shock, then public mourning, at yesterday's loss of a child's life and the shattering of a city's innocence. As the 1100 students sheltered under their desks as they had been told to do when they heard Advance Australia Fair, 12-year-old Elliott Fletcher lay bleeding from a fatal stab wound to the chest, allegedly ... The News Desk Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:39:36 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/elliot-fletcher-slain-at-st-patricks-college-t1850.htm#21587 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/elliot-fletcher-slain-at-st-patricks-college-t1850.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boyfriend-stabbed-in-american-idol-argument-t1725.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1005928/boyfriend-stabbed-over-american-idol-argument]]> The News Desk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:21:23 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boyfriend-stabbed-in-american-idol-argument-t1725.htm#20157 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boyfriend-stabbed-in-american-idol-argument-t1725.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/ugly-betty-show-cancelled-t1723.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://www.yourtv.com.au/news/?i=178939]]> The News Desk Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:17:46 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/ugly-betty-show-cancelled-t1723.htm#20154 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/ugly-betty-show-cancelled-t1723.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/men-at-work-plundered-kookaburra-riff-t1780.htm Larissa http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2809848.htm Iconic Australian rockers Men at Work could be facing a hefty legal bill after a court ruled that they plagiarised part of their worldwide 1980s hit Down Under. Larrikin Music accused the band of stealing the song's flute riff from the children's song Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree. Record companies EMI and Sony BMG disputed the claim but today the Federal Court ruled in Larrikin's favour. Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum ... The News Desk Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:57:55 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/men-at-work-plundered-kookaburra-riff-t1780.htm#20854 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/men-at-work-plundered-kookaburra-riff-t1780.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-strangles-while-dancing-to-lady-gaga-t1698.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1004492/girl-strangles-herself-dancing-to-lady-gaga]]> The News Desk Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:53:52 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-strangles-while-dancing-to-lady-gaga-t1698.htm#19944 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/girl-strangles-while-dancing-to-lady-gaga-t1698.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/experts-weigh-in-on-why-shiloh-dresses-like-a-boy-t1653.htm ~*Kat*~ http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=582000&showcomments=true It seems like everybody has something to say about Suri Cruise wearing lipstick and high heels, and now it's 3-year-old Shiloh Jolie Pitt's turn under the toddler fashion microscope... for dressing like a tomboy! After Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's little girl was spotted wearing a bowler hat and tie recently, the press went a bit nuts, with one headline even asking, "Do Brad & Angelina Want To ... The News Desk Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:31:26 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/experts-weigh-in-on-why-shiloh-dresses-like-a-boy-t1653.htm#19564 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/experts-weigh-in-on-why-shiloh-dresses-like-a-boy-t1653.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-found-alive-in-coffin-by-undertaker-t1681.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1004128/undertaker-finds-man-in-coffin-still-alive]]> The News Desk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:25:31 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-found-alive-in-coffin-by-undertaker-t1681.htm#19838 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-found-alive-in-coffin-by-undertaker-t1681.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dead-cockatoo-found-tape-to-speed-sign-t1680.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1004257/dead-cockatoo-taped-to-speed-sign]]> The News Desk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:23:38 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dead-cockatoo-found-tape-to-speed-sign-t1680.htm#19837 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dead-cockatoo-found-tape-to-speed-sign-t1680.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/doctors-chop-off-wrong-foot-t1682.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/1004092/doctors-amputate-wrong-foot-of-man]]> The News Desk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:27:37 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/doctors-chop-off-wrong-foot-t1682.htm#19839 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/doctors-chop-off-wrong-foot-t1682.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/biggest-loser-contestant-up-on-child-porn-charges-t1683.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1004102]]> The News Desk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:31:32 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/biggest-loser-contestant-up-on-child-porn-charges-t1683.htm#19840 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/biggest-loser-contestant-up-on-child-porn-charges-t1683.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/photo-of-veil-nebula-t1648.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/1003412/heavens-above-space-from-a-shed]]> The News Desk Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:02:09 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/photo-of-veil-nebula-t1648.htm#19538 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/photo-of-veil-nebula-t1648.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/brangelina-split-t1647.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1003467/jolie-pitt-sign-366m-split-deal-report]]> The News Desk Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:56:39 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/brangelina-split-t1647.htm#19537 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/brangelina-split-t1647.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/i-breastfeed-my-dog-t1635.htm Amanda http://www.pickmeupmagazine.co.uk/real_lives/I_breastfeed_my_dog_article_293284.html

I read it somewhere else and thought id share ]]> The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:06:07 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/i-breastfeed-my-dog-t1635.htm#19360 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/i-breastfeed-my-dog-t1635.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-of-sickest-boy-in-britian-jailed-for-cruelty-t1628.htm MissMon 09:00 AEST Sat Jan 23 2010 A mother who pretended her healthy son was severely ill in an effort to gain publicity and money has been jailed. Exeter Crown Court in South West England heard how 35-year-old Lisa Hayden-Johnson claimed tens of thousands of dollars in benefits from her sons faked medical problems, and even met former Prime Minister Tony Blair, celebrities and royalty, UK media report. The court heard how Hayden-Johnson forced her son to breathe from an oxygen cylinder, ... The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:10:44 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-of-sickest-boy-in-britian-jailed-for-cruelty-t1628.htm#19312 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-of-sickest-boy-in-britian-jailed-for-cruelty-t1628.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boy-dies-after-riding-bike-off-jetty-t1641.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1003335/boy-drowns-after-riding-bike-off-jetty]]> The News Desk Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:54:53 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boy-dies-after-riding-bike-off-jetty-t1641.htm#19497 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/boy-dies-after-riding-bike-off-jetty-t1641.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-10-most-common-passwords-revealed-t1623.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/technology/the-ten-most-common-passwords-revealed/story-e6frfro0-1225822539186 THE 10 most commonly used passwords on the web have been revealed as part of an analysis of tens of millions of internet accounts. Imperva, a data security firm, said it had analysed around 32 million passwords that had been exposed in a recent hack of the RockYou website. In December last year, a hacker breached the site's company database and gained access to the unencrypted usernames ... The News Desk Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:37:59 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-10-most-common-passwords-revealed-t1623.htm#19254 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/the-10-most-common-passwords-revealed-t1623.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/demi-moore-in-photoshop-storm-t1642.htm seth_an_tylers_mum http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1003397/demi-moore-in-new-photoshop-storm]]> The News Desk Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:58:25 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/demi-moore-in-photoshop-storm-t1642.htm#19498 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/demi-moore-in-photoshop-storm-t1642.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-child-seat-laws-risk-lives-volvo-t1633.htm MissMon 07:29 AEST Sat Jan 23 2010 Car maker Volvo says new NSW child seat laws could cost lives or increase serious injuries to children involved in a car crash. Drawing on data from independent crash tests and investigations of more than 4,500 crashes involving children, Volvo, known for its safety innovation, says allowing children as young as six months to face forward could lead to serious injuries and death due to the forces on the head and neck in an impact. Volvo safety experts ... The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:23:15 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-child-seat-laws-risk-lives-volvo-t1633.htm#19321 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/nsw-child-seat-laws-risk-lives-volvo-t1633.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/weight-loss-show-host-fired-for-being-fat-t1632.htm MissMon 16:30 AEST Fri Jan 22 2010 The full-figured host of weight-loss show Dance Your A** Off was fired because she was too fat, a new report claims. Marissa Jaret Winokur was replaced on the program earlier this month by the former "Sporty" Spice Girl Melanie Brown. Producers said Mel B was a "better fit" for the show's audience and said "after talking to the audience that there was a portion ... who loved her and a portion who didn't connect with her." But ... The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:22:34 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/weight-loss-show-host-fired-for-being-fat-t1632.htm#19320 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/weight-loss-show-host-fired-for-being-fat-t1632.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/p-plate-driver-100km-h-over-limit-t1631.htm MissMon 07:31 AEST Sat Jan 23 2010 A 19-year-old p-plate driver has been caught doing 191km/h - 100km/h above the speed limit - south of Sydney. Police say a radar check showed he was driving at 191km/h in a 100km/h zone on the F6 at Helensburgh early on Friday afternoon with four passengers on a provisional licence that restricted him to 90km/h. They stopped the 2004-model silver Mercedes C200 Kompressor, suspended his licence on the spot and issued him with a Field Court Attendance Notice ... The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:21:25 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/p-plate-driver-100km-h-over-limit-t1631.htm#19319 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/p-plate-driver-100km-h-over-limit-t1631.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-84-rescued-from-haiti-rubble-t1630.htm MissMon 11:42 AEST Sat Jan 23 2010 Friends and family dug 84-year-old Marie Carida Roman from the ruins of her Port-au-Prince home with their bare hands on Friday, 10 days after she was buried by Haiti's killer earthquake. Standing by her bedside in the city's General Hospital, her son and doctors spoke with astonishment at how the frail, elderly woman had managed to cling to life long enough to become Haiti's latest miracle rescue. "I'm trying to find out how I can help her survive. ... The News Desk Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:19:54 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-84-rescued-from-haiti-rubble-t1630.htm#19317 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/woman-84-rescued-from-haiti-rubble-t1630.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-who-fatally-stabbed-baby-suffered-enough-t1622.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/national/mum-who-fatally-stabbed-baby-suffered-enough/story-e6frfkvr-1225822525559 A YOUNG mother sobbed after a Perth Supreme Court judge told her she won't be jailed for the accidental stabbing death of her baby daughter. PerthNow reports that Nicole Frances Bryan, 23, of Dawesville, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her 16-month-old daughter Chenelle in March last year. The WA Supreme Court was told today that Bryan, who had been a victim of serious domestic ... The News Desk Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:32:15 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-who-fatally-stabbed-baby-suffered-enough-t1622.htm#19252 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mum-who-fatally-stabbed-baby-suffered-enough-t1622.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dannii-announces-pregnancy-on-twitter-t1565.htm ~*Kat*~ Woo hoo I'm gonna be a mummy!" That's how Australian star Dannii Minogue announced she is expecting her first child via very trendy Twitter late on Wednesday. Minogue's boyfriend, Kris Smith, made his own declaration on the social networking website: "Woo hoo I'm gonna be a Daddy." And Kylie Minogue also chimed in with: "Congratulations to my sister Dannii and her partner Kris on the happy news!!!! I am so excited to be an Aunty again!! WOW WOW WOW!!" Dannii ... The News Desk Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:10:34 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dannii-announces-pregnancy-on-twitter-t1565.htm#18587 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dannii-announces-pregnancy-on-twitter-t1565.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/warning-sad-story-over-100000-feared-dead-in-haiti-quake-t1566.htm ~*Kat*~ Haiti's prime minister on Wednesday warned the death toll may top 100,000 in a calamitous earthquake which left streets strewn with corpses and thousands missing in a scene of utter carnage. PHOTOS: Scenes of destruction Hospitals collapsed, destroyed schools were full of dead people and the cries of trapped victims escaped from crushed buildings in the centre of the capital Port-au-Prince, which an Agence France-Presse correspondent said was "mostly destroyed". (READ MORE: Australians ... The News Desk Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:16:38 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/warning-sad-story-over-100000-feared-dead-in-haiti-quake-t1566.htm#18588 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/warning-sad-story-over-100000-feared-dead-in-haiti-quake-t1566.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-s-penis-cut-free-with-grinder-t1546.htm Larissa http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/991798/mans-penis-cut-free-with-grinder A British man got his penis stuck so firmly in a steel pipe it had to be cut free with a metal grinder. The man, aged in his 40s, waited nervously for 30 minutes as seven firefighters help cut him free from the pipe in Southampton on Tuesday, The Sun newspaper reports. Earlier attempts to free the man failed because the pipe had restricted his blood flow and left him in a state of arousal, a spokesman for the Hampshire ... The News Desk Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:54:54 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-s-penis-cut-free-with-grinder-t1546.htm#18192 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-s-penis-cut-free-with-grinder-t1546.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/true-love-is-a-mobile-phone-t1502.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/national/true-love-is-a-mobile-phone/story-e6frfkvr-1225814870334 LOSING a mobile phone is more upsetting to a woman than losing her boyfriend. When it comes to a woman's most treasured possessions, phones and photos rate much higher than boyfriends, with a majority of women saying they would be lost without their mobile but would happily go without a man. The study of 4,000 women found the majority saw their mother as their most prized asset followed closely ... The News Desk Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:35:16 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/true-love-is-a-mobile-phone-t1502.htm#17541 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/true-love-is-a-mobile-phone-t1502.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rip-brittany-murphy-t1470.htm Larissa http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/986105/actress-brittany-murphy-dies-in-la-report Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy has reportedly died in Los Angeles. PHOTOS: Life and times of Brittany Murphy Murphy, 32, went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, entertainment website TMZ reports.An emergency call was made about 8am Sunday morning (3am today AEDT) from husband Simon Monjack's home, the Los Angeles Fire Department was quoted as saying.The ... The News Desk Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:52:10 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rip-brittany-murphy-t1470.htm#17194 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rip-brittany-murphy-t1470.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mother-under-fire-for-tweeting-while-son-dies-t1440.htm MissMon http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/985299/mother-under-fire-for-tweeting-while-son-dies A mother in the US has come under fire for updating her Twitter status while her two-year-old son was dying. Shellie Ross sent a message to her 5000-plus followers 34 minutes after paramedics arrived at her Florida home to attempt to revive her son Bryson, who had been found floating unconscious in the pool, US ABC News reports. "Please pray like never before, my 2 yr old fell in ... The News Desk Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:16:24 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mother-under-fire-for-tweeting-while-son-dies-t1440.htm#16976 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/mother-under-fire-for-tweeting-while-son-dies-t1440.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rove-mcmanus-quits-tv-show-after-10-years-t1471.htm Larissa http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/rove-mcmanus-quits-tv-show-after-10-years/story-e6frfmyi-1225797985147 ROVE McManus has dropped the biggest bombshell of his 10-year TV career - he is quitting his Channel 10 variety show. ROVE McManus has dropped the biggest bombshell of his 10-year TV career - he is quitting his Channel 10 variety show.The triple Gold Logie winner, who on Friday was named kids’ favourite and favourite TV star at the Nickelodeon ... The News Desk Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:57:06 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rove-mcmanus-quits-tv-show-after-10-years-t1471.htm#17195 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/rove-mcmanus-quits-tv-show-after-10-years-t1471.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dam-deaths-dad-robert-farquharson-home-for-christmas-t1437.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/national/dad-who-killed-his-three-sons-free-for-christmas/story-e6frfkvr-1225811566519 DAD whose three sons drowned in a dam will be free for Christmas but their grieving mum's compensation will be frozen. Although the court overturned his convictions Robert Donald William Farquharson, 40, faces a new trial over the drowning deaths of Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, on Father's Day 2005. Their grieving mother, Cindy Gambino, must now endure another ... The News Desk Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:06:06 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dam-deaths-dad-robert-farquharson-home-for-christmas-t1437.htm#16951 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/dam-deaths-dad-robert-farquharson-home-for-christmas-t1437.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-injects-sleeping-wife-with-hiv-in-new-zealand-t1370.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/world/man-injects-sleeping-wife-with-hiv-in-new-zealand/story-e6frfkyi-1225807527675 AN HIV-positive man has confessed to injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virus that can cause AIDS. It is believed the man wanted to give her the disease so she would start having sex with him again, New Zealand's Sunday Star-Times newspaper said. Court documents detailed how the man, 35, twice pricked his 33-year-old wife with a sewing ... The News Desk Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:56 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-injects-sleeping-wife-with-hiv-in-new-zealand-t1370.htm#15975 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/man-injects-sleeping-wife-with-hiv-in-new-zealand-t1370.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/facebook-users-are-sitting-ducks-for-identity-theft-t1357.htm chocochip http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/facebook-users-sitting-ducks-for-identity-theft/story-e6freuy9-1225807133897 USERS of networking site Facebook are sitting ducks for internet criminals looking to steal their identities. In research commissioned by The Daily Telegraph, which has shocked even top fraud squad police, almost half of users in their 20s agreed to a request from a rubber duck to be Facebook "friends". A similar result occurred with a group of internet users ... The News Desk Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:52:29 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/facebook-users-are-sitting-ducks-for-identity-theft-t1357.htm#15768 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/facebook-users-are-sitting-ducks-for-identity-theft-t1357.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/child-dies-in-car-crash-three-critical-t1247.htm MissMon http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/973704/woman-charged-after-baby-killed-in-crash A child has died and another is among three people being treated for critical injuries after a car crash near Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Police and emergency services were called about 11.40am (AEST) to the scene on Ripley Road, at Ripley. One person was trapped in the wreckage and had to be cut free by firefighters using hydraulic cutting equipment. The Emergency Management Queensland helicopter ... The News Desk Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:15:17 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/child-dies-in-car-crash-three-critical-t1247.htm#14625 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/child-dies-in-car-crash-three-critical-t1247.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/obese-man-dies-after-months-in-chair-t1244.htm MissMon http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/973681/obese-man-dies-after-months-in-chair US authorities say an obese South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death. Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb, 33, from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain. Deputies said the man weighed about 800 pounds (365 kilograms) when he died on Wednesday. Webb's wife, Ada, says he died of a heart attack. She ... The News Desk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:23 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/obese-man-dies-after-months-in-chair-t1244.htm#14602 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/obese-man-dies-after-months-in-chair-t1244.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mum-nicole-richie-hospitalised-with-pneumonia-t1238.htm MissMon http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=534869&showcomments=true Nicole Richie has been admitted to hospital in LA suffering from a bout of pneumonia. "Nicole has checked into Ceders Sinai [hospital] where she is being treated for pneumonia," her rep confirms. "She is doing well." The mum of two — she has a 22-month-old daughter, Harlow, and a two-month-old son, Sparrow — has been ill for some time and was a no-show at the launch of ... The News Desk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:16 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mum-nicole-richie-hospitalised-with-pneumonia-t1238.htm#14544 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/new-mum-nicole-richie-hospitalised-with-pneumonia-t1238.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/hair-dye-turns-girl-into-alien-t1237.htm MissMon http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/973485/hair-dye-turns-girl-into-alien A British schoolgirl has told how she was left "looking like an alien" after she tried to dye her hair and had a severe allergic reaction. Abigail Colbourne, 15, used a home dye kit from Clairol to make her hair darker in colour, The Sun newspaper reports. But as soon as Abigail put the dye on her hair, her face started swelling rapidly. "My eyes were glued together, and my head swelled up ... The News Desk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:49:03 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/hair-dye-turns-girl-into-alien-t1237.htm#14543 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/hair-dye-turns-girl-into-alien-t1237.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/war-of-the-roses-divorce-couple-forced-to-share-nsw-property-t1208.htm chocochip http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/court-unleashes-war-of-the-roses/story-e6frg97x-1225799057765 IT has been described as Australia's own War of the Roses divorce: a bitterly divided couple have been ordered by the Family Court to share the sprawling property they owned when they were married, even though they cannot stand each other. Unlike the Hollywood movie, where the couple played by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner eventually kill each other, this dispute ... The News Desk Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:34:29 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/war-of-the-roses-divorce-couple-forced-to-share-nsw-property-t1208.htm#14175 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/war-of-the-roses-divorce-couple-forced-to-share-nsw-property-t1208.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/parents-could-be-fined-for-allowing-alcohol-at-teen-parties-t1157.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,26352180-2,00.html PARENTS could be slapped with $6000 on-the-spot fines for allowing alcohol at teenage parties under a radical reform of drinking laws. The parents of secondary students nationwide will tomorrow receive a letter from the Australian Drug Foundation warning of a binge-drinking epidemic - and calling for tough new penalties to be imposed on parents. Under a proposal to be considered by state and federal government leaders next ... The News Desk Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:20:38 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/parents-could-be-fined-for-allowing-alcohol-at-teen-parties-t1157.htm#13548 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/parents-could-be-fined-for-allowing-alcohol-at-teen-parties-t1157.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/shocking-conditions-uncovered-in-queensland-childcare-centres-t1139.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26348393-421,00.html SHOCKING conditions have been uncovered in Queensland childcare centres, including animal faeces in play areas, floors in danger of collapse, dangerous play equipment and loose wires. Unsupervised children, poorly qualified staff, unacceptable child-to-staff ratios and unresponsive carers were also discovered during recent compliance visits. The incidents, including some at centres that continually defied calls to fix ... The News Desk Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:45:53 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/shocking-conditions-uncovered-in-queensland-childcare-centres-t1139.htm#13350 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/shocking-conditions-uncovered-in-queensland-childcare-centres-t1139.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/what-i-saw-last-night-t1105.htm FunSizedMummy well didnt see it happen, drove past around 45 mins after it happened and again 2 hrs later on my way back home... i am now scared to drive near trucks and fire trucks.... was so scary, really didnt look like they could have survived. http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/disasters-accidents/man-hurt-in-crash-between-fire-truck-and-semi/1674983.aspx this is the main photo from the crash though, was so freaky... The News Desk Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:05:01 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/what-i-saw-last-night-t1105.htm#13045 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/what-i-saw-last-night-t1105.htm http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/fans-storm-out-of-britney-s-concert-t1041.htm chocochip http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,26316772-7484,00.html IT was not the triumphant return Britney Spears had hoped for. Disgruntled fans stormed out of last night’s Australian debut of The Circus concert in Perth, upset by the star’s miming and “appalling” performance on stage. They began walking out after just three songs, some having paid $200 to see Spears perform. “It was just really bad,’’ Kathy Wright,32, said. “She has not spoken, ... The News Desk Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:04:37 GMT http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/fans-storm-out-of-britney-s-concert-t1041.htm#12398 http://familiesfirst.simpleboard.net/the-news-desk-f17/fans-storm-out-of-britney-s-concert-t1041.htm