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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Autism Reality - Australian Dad Pleads For Help For Institutionalized Adult Son |
| Published: July 17, 2007, 3:01 pm |
| Tags: Autism Reality, Autistic Adults, Institutional Care, Autistic Youths, Autism Disorder, Swanson Centre, Australia |
| Australian Dad is pleading for help for his autistic teen aged son who has been residing in a psychiatric care facility for the past two weeks after suffering an outbreak of aggression and hallucination. The problem is a lack of facilities with trained personnel in the Australian city of Victoria who can deal with his son's deficits. His son |
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| Australian Video Game Industry Passes $1 Billion |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 3:21 am |
| Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Nintendo, Microsoft, Australia Gaming Industry Revenues, Video Game Industry One Billion Dollars In Revenue |
| people playing games in Australia. “The stereotype of gaming as a children’s pursuit is simply wrong, with the average gamer age in Australia at 28,” Chris Hanlon, Chief Executive of Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia, said in the article. Video games are just simply fun, and it’s going to stick with |
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| Australia: Flimsy Terrorism Case Against Indian Doctor Dropped |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 8:37 pm |
| Tags: United Kingdom, Crime And Punishment, Australia, Technology |
| Australia drops charges over UK bomb plot James Grubel (Reuters) Australian authorities dropped terrorism charges against an Indian doctor on Friday, saying there was little chance of a conviction over his connection with a failed car bomb plot in Britain… … [Dr. Mohammed] Haneef, 27, had been charged with recklessly supporting |
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| 'Australia' Screenwriter Talks Up the Film and Questions Kidman's Beauty |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 3:31 pm |
| Tags: Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman, Nicolekidman, Richard Flanagan, Richardflanagan |
| some time out to speak with Australian ABC North Coast radio recently; he talked about writing Australia with Baz Luhrmann and spending some time with the film's star, Nicole Kidman. I like to just casually drop big news like this too, like for instance today I was driving to the library to finish writing up my Comic-Con posts, and I saw a guy |
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| iPhone Hacked For Australia But With Issues |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 3:14 am |
| Tags: Technology, Apple, Australia, Hack, Hacked, Iphone, Sms, Technology, Telstra |
| It’s now possible to use the iPhone to make calls on the Telstra network but unfortunately it’s not a complete hack. At the moment it’s not possible to receive calls or send/receive text messages. To compound things the procedure to unlock the phone is fairly complex and you need to be a bit of a techie to pull it off. If |
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| Are the All Blacks Ready to Roll? |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 10:39 am |
| Tags: With Malice, Rugby World Cup, Videos, England, Rugby, New Zealand, Haka, Australia |
| last WC's semi-final loss to Australia, and that must be... about 3 months ago).Lots of opinions flying around too about who's gonna win the Webb Ellis Trophy, and who's not.-- Eddie Jones, former Australian coach states that he thinks the All Blacks are a team in decline, but they may be just good enough to get the job done. In prior Cups, the |
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| Sydney Rocks To The Beat Of Gwen Stefani |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 12:25 am |
| Tags: Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani Sydney Pics Gwen Stefani Concert Gwen Stefani Gossip Music News Gwen Stefani Music Celeb Gossip Gwen Stefani Gossip Gwen Stefani Australia |
| Combine an amazing vocal performance with a night of pure energy and you get a “Sweet Escape” with Gwen Stefani. Gwen dazzled fans during a concert last night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, where she was met with the roaring approval of the packed house. With an impressive list of hit songs to back her up, Stefani was able to keep |
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| Laser printer particles as dangerous as cigarette smoke? |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 6:49 pm |
| Tags: Australia, Cigarette, Dangerous, Hazard, Health, Printer, Queensland, Queensland University Of Technology, Queenslanduniversityoftechnology, Study |
| Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIn today's edition of How Your Office is Slowly Killing You, a study emerging from Queensland University of Technology suggests that laser printers can emit clouds of ultra-fine particles that compare to "cigarette smoke and motor vehicle emissions." Reportedly, 13 out of 40 models tested were deemed "high emitters" of |
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| Travel to Melbourne Australia |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:57 am |
| Tags: Australia, Travel |
| known as Australia’s "sporting and cultural capital" also has great shopping areas that sell locally designed clothes to high end boutiques, renowned dining and major art and musical extravaganzas. It is a great place to visit and there are ample cheap Melbourne hotels for your choosing. In the city, the nightlife is |
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| Cult elders back in church fold |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 11:14 am |
| Tags: The Fellowship Australia |
| The elders of a secretive cult who were expelled from the Presbyterian Church last year have been reinstated by a special meeting of the church's general assembly. But members of the Victorian assembly, which excommunicated the 15 elders of Trinity Camberwell, were not too downhearted, saying the Fellowship had won the battle but lost the war. |
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| PETA to Hasselbeck -- "Cluck You!" |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 7:36 am |
| Tags: Animals, Australia, Chicken, Cruelty, Decapitating, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Elisabethhasselbeck, Feathers, Head Chopping, Headchopping, Peta, The View, Theview |
| Filed under: Celebrity Feuds, The ViewTMZ.com: Whoopi's long overdue employment announcement wasn't the only news on "The View" yesterday. Elisabeth Hasselbeck revealed the thigh slapping news that she has chopped off a chicken's head -- and PETA thinks that's just foul!After using hand motions... Read more |
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| Brad and Ange: Lick Us! |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 6:41 am |
| Tags: Australia, Brad Angelina, Bradandangelina, Shiloh, Stamp |
| Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Brad and AngelinaTMZ.com: On their way to sainthood, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are going to be recognized by the Australian government ... with their very own postage stamp. Lick that!The Sydney Morning Herald reports that supermom of the world, along with hunky partner... Read more |
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| Great-Great-Grandma Gets Masters Degree |
| Published: August 6, 2007, 6:57 pm |
| Tags: International Education, Australia, Masters Degree, Phd, School |
| Great-great-grandma Phyllis left school when she was 12 years old to help her mother care for her siblings because her father had left them. 82 years later she received a Masters Degree in Medical Science from University of Adelaide.The Guiness people say they have a category for the oldest master's graduate but they don't have anybody |
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| Palm officially announces Windows Mobile 6 for Treo 750 |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 9:37 pm |
| Tags: Teched, Australia, Microsoft |
| 6 for Treo 750 Smartphone in Australia GOLD COAST, Australia, Microsoft Tech Ed 2007 Australia, Aug. 8, 2007 — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced the upcoming availability of the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system update for Palm(r) Treo(tm) 750 smartphone customers in Australia. “Building upon the |
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