January 7, 2011  | A BRAND new $86,000 caravan was totalled on the M1 this morning about 30 minutes after being collected by its proud owners. About 10.45am the couple who had bought the van, a New Age Caravans The Jewel 21 Series, was travelling north on the M1 near the Smith Street on-ramp when the van jackknifed. www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/01/07/280871_gold-coast-news.html |
Friday, January 7, 2011
Brand new caravan totalled in M1 rollover
World's fastest solar car has power of toaster
January 7, 2011  | AN Australian car is officially the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle, zooming almost 10km/h above the previous record. The solar racer Sunswift IV - known as IVy - was designed and built at the University of New South Wales. "We've beaten the record by 10kms (per hour) - it reached a speed of 88kms - and we think we can get it over 90kms." a UNSW spokesman said. www.news.com.au/technology/worlds-fastest-solar-car-has-power-of-toaster/story-e6frfro0-1225983587656 |
Hero nurse Bob Fenwick saved colleague's life from deadly attack
January 7, 2011  | SLAIN psychiatric nurse Bob Fenwick has been hailed a hero after he stepped in to save a colleague in a stabbing attack that cost him his life. Nurse Emily Pritchard's father Bob said last night that he believed Mr Fenwick saved his daughter's life. http://www.news.com.au/national/hero-nurse-bob-fenwick-saved-colleagues-life-from-deadly-attack/story-e6frfkvr-1225983395440 |
Japanese man accused of keeping dead dad in wardrobe for five years
January 7, 2011 | POLICE in Japan were questioning a man for abandoning a corpse after his father's mummified remains were found in a wardrobe in the apartment they shared, local media reported yesterday. The 55-year-old man reportedly admitted to police that he put the body of this father, Mitsuo Sonoda, into the wardrobe, www.news.com.au/breaking-news/japanese-man-accused-of-keeping-dead-dad-in-wardrobe-for-five-years-report/story-e6frfku0-1225983349910 |
Clergy piggyback rides banned
January 07, 2011  | CATHOLIC clergy have been banned from giving children piggyback rides under child protection policies introduced by an outer Melbourne parish. The new policies, aimed at preventing abuse, include bans on inappropriate embracing, or contacting children through Facebook or SMS. http://www.news.com.au/national/clergy-piggyback-rides-banned/story-e6frfkvr-1225983391195 |
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Is it an animal apocalypse? Here are the facts and theories about recent mass die-offs
January 06, 2011  | THE recent spate of mass animal deaths around the world is sparking conspiracy theories and doomsday predictions on the web. From the US to New Zealand, from Britain to Brazil, bizarre cases of birds, fish and crabs turning up dead en masse have been reported in the past two weeks and no one seems to know why. www.news.com.au/world/is-it-an-animal-apocalypse-here-are-the-facts-and-theories-about-recent-mass-die-offs/story-e6frfkyi-1225983078355 |
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Magnitude-7.1 quake shakes southern Chile
January 2, 2011  | SANTIAGO, Chile - A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground amid fears it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the area last year. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110102/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_earthquake |
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