How full would your swear jar be?

For some reason I have been hearing a lot about the topic of swearing lately so of course I decided I would rant about my opinion on one such topic.

Gone are the days of swearing being associated with feral loud mouth people as it has in my opinion worked its way into everyday Australian life. Of course there are limitations and place appropriate behaviour, but I would think it is fair to say that most or a lot of people swear.

If categorising swearing into low, medium and high I would put myself in the medium category. I know when it’s appropriate not to swear but if I’m pissed off then look out! So what are appropriate places to swear and inappropriate places to swear?

The ‘Saviour Siblings’ Debate

I haven’t read the book My Sister’s Keeper, but I had heard of it prior to the upcoming movie release. The subject of Saviour Siblings certainly is a touchy one, but also quite fascinating. The release of the movie has sparked quite a debate on the issue as the following ninemsn story tells:

“Imagine your young child has leukaemia, a hereditary cancer or a serious blood disorder. You’re told by your doctor it’s terminal. But there could be a cure. It involves having another child, a saviour sibling, created by IVF as a genetic match for your sick child – a perfectly compatible tissue donor. It’s the subject of a soon to be released movie – “My Sisters Keeper”- starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin.”

Lizzie Pearl reported the following in a recent account based on the issue of ‘saviour siblings’ in which parents have another child that is a DNA match for their sick child that can act as a donor for them in their life. Dr. Ric Gordon joins TODAY in the studio to give his viewpoint on this issue.

Will you be my new Mum?

I couldn’t resist putting this on here, such a great story and gorgeous pics!

From ninemsn:

A stray dog has saved the lives of three lion cubs and a tiger after becoming their surrogate mother at China’s Hefei Zoo.

The black mongrel has been licking, cleaning and feeding the cubs since June after they were rejected by their mothers.

The facility’s staff have successfully used canines in the past to raise abandoned big cats and bears. The newborn animals are sprayed with dog urine to make the maternal animal think they belong to her.

She will reportedly feed her adopted babies for a month until they outgrow her milk supply.