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John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, has been elected World Mayor 2006.

All mayors in the top ten of World Mayor 2006 received more than 2,500 votes, with those ranked from one to five all collecting in excess of 6,000 votes each. Melbourne Mayor John So, the 2006 winner, was supported by more than 16,000 individual voters, while Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen, the runner up, received 11,000 votes. Third-placed Stephen Reed, Mayor of Harrisburg, was supported by more than 7,000 voters.

The Crook Inn is the Oldest Licenced Coaching Inn in Scotland.

The Inn is full of fascinating period features such as an early 17th century bar, and has many art deco features that are unique in this part of Scotland.

This is now under threat because the increase in house prices makes it more attractive for the current owner to close the pub and turn it into flats.

How cool is the Internet....

I was online tonight and a Skype request came in from Justin Porteous from South Africa!

You can find out more about Justin by visiting his web site, http://porteous.co.za

Justin like me can be found on Skype using our user names;

Justin Porteous

Skype:purplepepper_sa

Anyway, check out Justin's web site...

I am happy to announce that this website has been growing quite quickly over the last 12 months with almost 100 members, mostly from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States.

I would like to extend an offer to all registered users to create a blog entry so we can create an interesting online Porteous community.

Most of you probably already know what a blog is but for those of you who don't, here's an extract from Wikipedia : Blog;

A weblog, which is usually shortened to blog, is a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order.