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Just through to BRB HQ:-The Ballard of Regret-it.  Made me smile, dedicated to Heff. (although I do have my suspicions just who wrote it); verbatim, I will quote it:-

From Townsville bowser, the word had got around; that the old regretted Colt had got away and joined the Canadian brumbies, for a chance to win the crown.  

It all was going quite nicely, till the wranglers sent the word, that the colt was but a gelding and was worth just half a crown.  The judges had a meeting, they came from far and wide: for to buy or sack the nag, was for to them to decide.  Well, they sent it home hard ridden, flecked with foam and blood; for after only three short furlongs, the nag was just no ducking good.

Now trainer was a bitter man, with little grit or honour, he knew full well the jig was up, his credit was a gonner; in sea of booze and fit of pique, he penned a poison letter.   The missive went both near and far, the corrosive wake subliminal, until fetched up on a Senate door, where the obvious turned into criminal.  

For men like this, the early gods invented the muse called Karma; against this witch, a nasty bitch, no man could rely on amour; a mighty sword (of which she bored) could never entertain her.  'Twas honour that she loved and that much more than money, tho that would never sway her, 'twas the ravin' of the craven, in the end which did undo her.  So she tanned his hide when he died Clyde and that's it hangin' on the shed.  Anon...

 
Anon......Yeah, right.....

Off the Aussie MH370 thread a further update to Estimates and?? - the Penny drops...   

Gobbledock Wrote: "...[/url]Naughty Heff, off schedule again! He will receive another 'dipshit letter' if he isn't careful!!..."

Yep confirmed gone to dinner back at 19:30 with Beaker & Co, so they have made up 15min. Gobbles will that appease the 'dipshit' senior public servant?? Hmm...I smell a rat with this 'anonymous' PS, like you said GD it has to be someone who is not currently in the gun sights of the Senate Committee or who is untouchable. If you think it about that could include certain former Senior Public Servants, who are known to have the odd hissy fit...

No wonder "K" didn't want to get a tote board going...

Should have twigged when the Heff - on opening the Estimates - mentioned this morning that the anonymous 'dipshit' letter had been adhered to the front of his office door ever since last Estimates back in February..

Update: Looks like there is yet another delay at Estimates, we've currently got some knob from IA shooting the breeze on more taxpayer green...

Oh well why we're waiting have tracked this down from the mothballed [url=http://auntypru.com/forum/-McComic-in-Montreal?pid=74#pid74]McComic in Montreal thread...

Oh well at least it looks like the rest of the world is fast catching on to this wannabe aviation safety demigod...

From MMSM Steve Creedy (aka the regurgitator) today:

John McCormick’s chances dim as Fang Lui leads race to lead ICAO  

Steve Creedy
Aviation Editor
Sydney

AUSTRALIA’s push to nominate former air safety tsar John McCormick for the position of secretary-general of the International Civil Aviation Organisation looks to have foundered amid suggestions a senior ­Chinese official is set to take the role.  

Some Australian industry figures were surprised by the decision to nominate Mr McCormick given the controversy about the way CASA operated and its handling of the 2009 Pel-Air crash off Norfolk Island. The regulator came under attack in last year’s Aviation Safety Regulatory Review report, which called for sweeping reforms after criticising CASA for taking too hard a line and maintaining an adversarial approach to the industry, which had lost trust in the authority.

A spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said Mr McCormick was the most qualified and experienced person for the ICAO position due to be open when incumbent Raymond Benjamin leaves mid-year. “Having an Australian serve as ICAO secretary-general would present a unique opportunity to further enhance Australia’s international reputation in maintaining the safety and security of aviation and for Australia to continue to influence international aviation policy development,’’ the spokesman said.

However, a report in The Wall Street Journal this week named veteran Chinese air safety official Fang Lui as the frontrunner for the job. Ms Lui, currently the ­director of the agency’s Bureau of Administration and Services, would be the first Chinese national and the first woman to lead ICAO and its 191 member states.

The Journal said she had benefited from the Chinese government lobbying on her behalf.

She had also met with and garnered the support of key African and Latin American delegations.
“Barring a last-minute shift in sentiment, the agency’s policymaking body is expected to vote her in next month,’’ it said.

....& from that the timing definitely works for last Estimates..  ..cause as you can see McComic lost the bid at about post #9...

MTF...P2