Americain Storms Home in 150th Melbourne Cup 2010

Americain Storms Home in 150th Melbourne Cup 2010

12 November 2010

It was a nail biting finish with the American bred and French trained horse Americain storming home by two lengths to win the Emirates Melbourne Cup 2010.  It  was  a classic battle with local favourite So You Think to the delight of racegoers at the Flemington race track. There was truly an international flavour to [...]

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Waka Taua Salute at World Rowing Championships 2010 Lake Karapiro NZ

Waka Taua Salute at World Rowing Championships 2010 Lake Karapiro NZ

01 November 2010

The 2010 World Rowing Championships was officially declared open by FISA President Denis Oswald at the Opening Ceremony at Lake Karapiro New Zealand on 30 October 2010. The ceremony program had many features including a performance by the ‘popera’ group Lyrica, and Zach Washer an acrobatic Cyr wheeler showed off his prowess to the crowd. [...]

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USA Targeted in Bomb Packages from Yemen

USA Targeted in Bomb Packages from Yemen

31 October 2010

The discovery was made on Friday of two suspicious mail packages containing Hewlett Packard printer toner cartridges packed with explosive materials bound for the United States.   The packages were intercepted in stopovers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in cargo on board two US-bound planes.  The bombs were transported [...]

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Shanghai Expo 2010 Exceeds 70 Million Visitor Target

Shanghai Expo 2010 Exceeds 70 Million Visitor Target

29 October 2010

The 2010 Shanghai a scheduled World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions has been held in Shanghai China for the last six months. The first Expo was held in London in 1851 and this Chinese World Expo comes to a close on 31 October 2010 after participation by over 246 Chinese and [...]

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Oldest Galaxy UDFY38135539 Spotted by Hubble

Oldest Galaxy UDFY38135539 Spotted by Hubble

29 October 2010

The Hubble Space Telescope which was put  into Earth’s orbit by space shuttle Discovery in 1990 has revealed the oldest galaxy ever seen by astronomers .  The galaxy was born nearly 600 million years after the Big Bang.   It is called UDFy-38135539 and is further awayfrom the Earth than any other known celestial object. [...]

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James Bond’s Aston Martin under the Hammer

James Bond’s Aston Martin under the Hammer

28 October 2010

The unique and specially modified Silver Aston Martin DB5 coupe created in 1964 for  the James Bond movies went under the hammer today in an auction held by RM Auctions and Sothebys in London all in a good cause. The car was only driven in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball by the Sir  Sean Connery [...]

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Indonesia hit with Earthquake, Tsunami and  Mt Merapi Eruption

Indonesia hit with Earthquake, Tsunami and Mt Merapi Eruption

28 October 2010

Monday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the  coast of Western Sumatra close to the  Mentawai Islands triggered a tsunami and the  eruption of Mt Merapi (Fire Mountain) in Java.   A further eruption of the volcano occurred on Tuesday. The Indonesian archipelago is prone to this  earthquake activity located as it is in what is known as [...]

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Government Moves Keep Hobbits in New Zealand

Government Moves Keep Hobbits in New Zealand

28 October 2010

Filming of the two Hobbit movies will stay in NZ after the Government completed negotiations with Warner Bros executives which will see production get underway in the New Year. The outcome will see changes made to the country’s labour laws and the movie company will get increased tax breaks of about $33 million. At a [...]

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Service Dogs bring Owners Greater Independence

Service Dogs bring Owners Greater Independence

27 October 2010

Laci Wilkins a 27 year old from Palm Desert will soon be the proud owner of a specially trained service dog, which will greatly increase her ability to be more independent. Having been diagnosed with Epilepsy as a young person her condition has progressed as she has got older.   It now makes it difficult [...]

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Lifestyle Choices Could be Key To Avoid Bowel Cancer

Lifestyle Choices Could be Key To Avoid Bowel Cancer

27 October 2010

The British Medical Journal yesterday  published a report of research carried out by  Danish researchers which reveals that adherence to a healthy lifestyle could help  prevent colorectal (bowel) cancer.  The  Institute of Cancer Epidemiology and Aarhus  University research was funded by the Danish  Cancer Society. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in [...]

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