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CNWB
About CNWB is a wikipedian from Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Perth in 1973 and lived briefly in Adelaide before his family moved to Melbourne in the late 1970s. CNWB is currently studying history via correspondence at Macquarie University. He enjoys a short gin and tonic with freshly squeezed lime, strong coffee, Coopers Sparkling Ale, and pinot noir. His favourite spice is cumin, his favourite herb is coriander, his favourite spice-mix is za'atar. Here is his blog and here are his Furl links. His user page design was ripped off from User:Vague Rant.	Wikipedia involvement CNWB has been a member of the Wikipedia community since July 1, 2004, and an administrator since January 20, 2005. He enjoys writing and contributing to articles about Melbourne and Victoria, Australia. You can often find him lurking at the Australian Wikipedians' Notice Board, patrolling New Pages, copyediting, speedy-deleting, and other assorted tasks.
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Big screen / Small screen The Cars That Ate Paris, Ghost World, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, At Home with the Braithwaites, The Office, The Royle Family, Twin Peaks, Mad Max, I ♥ Huckabees, Shameless, The League of Gentlemen.	Current musical interests Konono Nº1, Stella Chiweshe, Yegelle Tezeta, Ali Farka Toure, Bert Jansch, Shirley Collins, John Fahey, Charles Mingus, Cannonball Adderley, Os Mutantes, Sun Ra, Bridget St John, Ayelew Mesfin, Nass el Ghiwane, Toumani Diabate, Arthur Russell, and Ultimate Spinach.
Italo Calvino ...who are we, who is each one of us, if not a combination of experiences, information, books we have read, things imagined? Each life is an encyclopedia, a library, an inventory of objects, a series of styles, and everything can be constantly shuffled and reordered in every way conceivable...	Claude Lévi-Strauss Each of us is a kind of crossroads where things happen. The crossroads is purely passive; something happens there. A different thing, equally valid, happens elsewhere. There is no choice, it is just a matter of chance.
Aust / NZ News 22 May 2024 – 2024 New Caledonia unrest Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating their citizens from New Caledonia amid civil unrest. (AP) 9 May 2024 – Australia–Tuvalu relations Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, whereby Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP) 5 May 2024 – Terrorism in Australia A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack. (DW) 3 May 2024 – Mexican authorities locate the bodies of three tourists, one American and two Australians, in Baja California, where they were reported missing in April. Three people have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the case. (Reuters) (BBC News) 28 April 2024 – Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian to earn the AFI Life Achievement Award for her contribution to American cinema. (Rolling Stone) 19 April 2024 – 2024 Iran–Israel conflict The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks. (Times of Israel)	World News Hossein Amir-Abdollahian A landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province leaves hundreds of people missing. The European Union passes the Artificial Intelligence Act, aiming to establish a regulatory and legal framework for AI. A helicopter crash near Varzaqan, Iran, kills eight people, including President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (pictured). In boxing, Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in twenty-four years. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Kabosu Ivan Boesky Narayanan Vaghul David Wilkie Fernando Martínez Castellano John Koerner
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