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Honestly, of all the light hearted Australian films made in the early 2000's about everyday Aussies Danny Deckchair has got to be my absolute favourite. Even though the team decided to cast a welsh actor instead of an Australian as Danny, the down-to-earth Aussie lead, the movie comes together marvellously.  **If you're thinking of going on a trip like Danny, I highly recommend you take a conventional method like an aeroplane, not a bunch of helium balloons! You can book your flights through BudgetAir ; and while you're there make sure you grab some travel insurance too** In no small way, the speech Danny makes for 'Big Jim' to encourage the town to vote for him in the upcoming election strikes a cord with me. [1] Danny epitomises an attitude I hold dear to my heart, an attitude that no matter what - all humans are worthwhile. You don't have to have a highly regarded career to be important. I have always felt uncomfortable about the phrase ...

You’ve probably seen fighting fish, or ‘Betta’ fish (Betta splendens) in tiny, individual tanks in aquarium stores and pet shops around the world. We've come a long way in recent years in realising what is and isn't okay in terms of the treatment of pet animals and it is time we take a firmer stance on fish welfare too. It is convincingly established that fish can feel pain, fear, they can learn (which indicates a long memory – contrary to original theories on fish cognition) and that they can comprehend and respond to their environments [ 1 - 2 ] . T here is a large amount of evidence that fish are sentient and that they react to the world around them. This considered, it might be time we empathise at least a little bit with pet fish and some of the reasons why it is  so   so  wrong to keep Betta Fish in tiny tanks. One of the key signs of stress in fish is a 'clamping' of their fins - which is clear to see in Fighting Fish s...