Wikio - Australia

Super Mario RPG released on Europe/Australia VC (Infendo - Nintendo blog)

tips@infendo.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:09:57 GMT

Multiple Wii owners in Europe and Australia have confirmed Friday’s VC update which includes one of the most underrated SNES role-playing-games…Super Mario RPG! Expect the classic to hit the United States possibly Monday, or soon after. Have any of our Euro/Aussie readers downloaded this yet? If so, how is it?

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Driscoll in Australia (Adrian's Blog)

adrian.warnock@gmail.com (Adrian Warnock) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:04:09 GMT

Driscoll had a fascinating and substantial video interview with the Sydney Anglicans which I just had to draw to your attention. Intriguingly they are happy to describe him as " Apostle to the generation wired "! The fact that he can be well received by both Newfrontiers and the Sydney Anglicans says a lot about the ministry of this man.

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Colleges in Canada, Australia offer surfing degree (Seattle Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:50:23 GMT

A college in this Vancouver Island town is working with an Australian university to develop a program for surfers, often better known for skipping class than hitting the books, to learn the business aspect of the sport.

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ORBIT FOR THE PRICE OF A FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA (A Place to Stand)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Jerry Pournelle has said that we can have regular orbital flights for the cost of flying to Australia for an X-Prize of no more than $1 billion (£570 million) I am rapidly reaching a conclusion, confirmed by a number of those in the rocket entrepreneurial community, and also several Pentagon people: if we stay outside NASA, the technology exists to build a reusable orbiter for under a billion...

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Australia's Qantas sees profit rise 44 percent (Examiner)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:21:13 GMT

Qantas Airways Ltd. reported Thursday a 44 percent rise in annual net profit, but acknowledged it is beginning to feel the effect of a slowing economy and higher fuel costs.

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Australia beats Hungary 12-11 in bronze shootout (Seattle Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:25 GMT

Goalkeeper Emma Knox blocked Rita Dravucz's penalty shot, the final one of a shootout, to give Australia a 12-11 victory over Hungary Thursday in the bronze medal match in women's Olympic water polo.

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AUSTRALIA: GM's Holden eyes Commodore consumption (Just Auto)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:06:25 GMT

General Motors' Australian unit Holden reportedly is re-engineering its staple Commodore line to reduce weight and give it the performance of a petrol V6 with I4 fuel economy.

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Nazi war crimes suspect faces extradition from Australia (The Telegraph)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:45:35 GMT

Charles Zentai seventh on the list of most wanted Nazi war crimes suspects faces trial after losing an extradition court battle in Australia.

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W. Basketball: Will Australia win the final game against the USA? (Os Beijing 2008 Olympics)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:02:24 GMT

Biana Lan’s game high of 20 points led the scoring aside of Belinda Snell for Australia by 16, while Suzy Batkovic had 10 dots and 13 boards. The match’s star was point guard Kristi Harrower whose dynamism, energy and performance (10 pts., 8 rebounds, and 4 assists) motivated the whole team and sending it into a 1 sided game that ended with a score average of 34 points.

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On the Matrix - Broome, Western Australia, Australia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:07:44 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Broome, Western Australia, Australia The trip on the Matrix was always one we and the others onboard wanted to do. The Kimberley Coast is such an untouched area of Australia, and a place where the water is flat calm, no winds and just these massive tides. The trip started in Kununurra where we met up with the rest of the team - Bernard and Shirley,...

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More New (High Rez) Images from AUSTRALIA (The IESB)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:28:18 GMT

Before Wolverine heads out to slash some serious ass in his new film, he's doin' a whole lotta love makin' in AUSTRALIA!

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Australia to block Hezbullah TV (Israel Matzav)

noreply@blogger.com (Carl in Jerusalem) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:45:00 GMT

Australia to block Hezbullah TV The Australian government is seeking to block al-Manar television - Hezbullah's propaganda station - from being shown through a cable provider in Indonesia. In response, the Indonesians have compared al-Manar to CNN and Al-Beeb (I guess if they're talking about the political outlook rather than the actual content, the Indonesians have a valid point).Let's go to a videotape...

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Job! Oh yeah - I mean Oh no... - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:29:35 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Right so this is massively backdated but I didn't want to be updatin this while I had a job cause it's the same thing day in day out... Ok so didn't know whehter or not this was a blessing or a milestone but I've got a job, it's for a crowd called UBS. They're in the middle of town in the Earnest and Young building, which...

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Dempsey Gathering at Tangalooma - Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:08 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia Redcliff Murray and Jo Dempsey (Grant's brother and family) live in Redcliff, just North of Brisbane. It's a great spot just a few streets back from the beach with walkways, and swimming area right on the doorstep. We arrived in Redcliff just in time for cousin Harry's 7th Birthday. The kids don't get to have birthdays together...

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HCL sets up development centre in Australia (Software - Infotech)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:11:39 GMT

Information technology services provider HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) has set up a new global development centre in Sydney as part of its expansion plan in Australia and New Zealand, the company announced on Thursday.

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Australia switches to Mac (Mac World UK)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Australians flock to the superior Mac platform Australian users are switching to the Mac at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, a report claims.

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Why do England and Australia play for The Ashes? (ArmchairGM)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:57:21 GMT

Have you ever wondered why any time that England plays Australia at a sport, it’s immediately billed as The Ashes? You haven’t? Well, this article will explain the story.From 1877, England had gone on tours of Australia, with the games being fairly competitive, much to England’s surprise.

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HCL sets up development centre in Australia (Thaindian News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:51:36 GMT

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Information technology services provider HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) has set up a new global development centre in Sydney as part of its expansion plan in Australia and New Zealand, the company announced Thursday. With total staff strength of over 500, the Sydney centre is part of HCL’s global delivery [...]

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Some time in the country side - Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:46:24 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia It was on to a sleepy village in New south wales called Long Flat for what turned out to be two weeks with my sister Niamh. We flew from Melbourne to Newcastle which is about two hours north of Sydney by car. From Newcastle it was another three hours North to Long Flat. We were finally getting to see some of the Australian...

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Anzac Day 2007... - Brisbane, Australia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:35:05 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Brisbane, Australia Urgh... After a 1am finish on the computer I somehow managed to drag myself out of bed and get ready for the Anzac Day ceremony... Patrice Burke was waiting patiently for me in the hotel reception and we headed off for the dawn service full of life and cheer... Well, ok maybe not, but it is a somber occasion so I was ok keeping quiet and...

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