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Blathering for Tuesday, 05 August 2008

05.08.2008 20:57    stillhq.com
10:15: Mikal shared: Commuter CarsI saw a Tango parked in the carpark at work this morning. I've always been tempted by electric cars, and so I dug a little further. I would be a lot more interested in these things


Overall comment spam statistics

05.08.2008 20:57    stillhq.com
While I sat here at 2am, too jet lagged to sleep, I whipped up some quick comment spam statistics for this site, which you can see on the left hand side of this page. Its really easy now that I've

Free lakes lecture at Waikato University

05.08.2008 20:19    waikato.ac.nz
A world leader in lakes holds a free public lecture at the University of Waikato on August 14.

Tuning in to excellence at Waikato University

05.08.2008 20:19    waikato.ac.nz
Music lovers have a farm boy from North Yorkshire to thank for Waikato University's showcase of top international pianists.


How Google Works

05.08.2008 20:17    web-goddess.org
How a Google query works. That's pretty neat. I had no idea so many individual machines were involved in performing just a simple search.

Rann: Teacher pay request ludicrous

05.08.2008 18:54    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
PROTESTS won't make South Australia cave in to a "ludicrous" pay bid by teachers, Premier Mike Rann said today.

Calendar marked for hot date

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
FIREFIGHTING is a hazardous job but it wasn't an accident at work that almost ruined Ian Shuker's starring role in this year's beefcake calendar.
Calendar marked for hot date

New car sales fall in July

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
NEW car and truck sales in Australia fell 2.7 per cent in July, according to industry figures released today.

Booze tribute to dead kids shocks cops

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
ALCOHOL left as a tribute to two young victims of a high-speed car crash has shocked police almost more than the smash itself.
Booze tribute to dead kids shocks cops

Share market falls to 32-month low

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE share market was languishing at a 32-month low at noon as fears of slowing global growth lowered commodity prices and hammered the resources sector.

Business confidence slumps again

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
BUSINESS confidence has slumped to its lowest level in at least 14 years as high oil prices and interest rates slow domestic demand, a survey shows.

Iron ore price tipped to jump 20pc

05.08.2008 18:38    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
GINDALBIE Metals expects iron ore prices to rise by as much as 20 per cent next year followed by a smaller increase in 2010, and says demand for the bulk commodity will remain strong for the next decade.

Banks eye new fees to protect earnings

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
SPECULATION is mounting that the Big Four banks and regional players such as Suncorp Metway are set to impose a new layer of fees on borrowers.
Banks eye new fees to protect earnings

Family sues railways over bashing

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE family of a man brutally bashed at a railway station two years ago, leaving him with permanent memory loss, is suing Queensland Rail.

Pet dogs could cause koala extinction

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
A REPORT has found south-east Queensland's koala population could vanish within 20 years, sparking calls for a ban on pet dogs.

Sailors loaded ghost ship with ammo

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
EERIE video footage of three missing sailors from the ghost ship Kaz II shows them fishing and joking before they vanish without a trace under "threatening" skies.

Perth wants Games, so does Brisbane

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE West Australian Government has announced a plan to bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held in Perth.

Millionaire's sons on drug charges

05.08.2008 18:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE sons of Gold Coast millionaire Ken Lacey are among 19 people charged with drug trafficking after a lengthy police operation.

Minister's illness not from Footy Show

05.08.2008 18:35    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE family of Tasmania Tourism and Economic Development Minister Paula Wriedt said her hospitalisation yesterday has nothing to do with comments made by Sam Newman on The Footy Show last week.

Oil prices fall on demand fears

05.08.2008 18:34    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
OIL prices fell in Asian trade today as fears about slowing US demand outweighed the increasing likelihood of heightened tensions over Iran's controversial nuclear programme, dealers said.

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