Published on December 2, 2010 by Technology Slice
A380 Engine Fault Found – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the fault was found in a metal tube that feeds oil to a high-pressure bearing assembly. Investigators found that misaligned machining of the oil tube caused weakening of a section which could lead to fatigue cracking, oil leakage and the risk of a mid-flight [...]
Tags: airline, Airlines, Atsb, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Disaster, Fatigue, Investigators, Machining, Metal Tube, Mid Flight, Oil Fire, Oil Leakage, Qantas A380, risk, Rolls Royce, Rolls Royce Trent 900, Safety Regulators, Spokesman, Transport Safety Bureau
Posted in General
Published on October 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
Childhood Obesity Programs Don’t Work – Most programs for childhood obesity have been of questionable effectiveness and therefore any new initiatives should be tried out on a small scale and with ‘incremental’ adoption says a report from the Productivity Commission. Smoking doubles dementia risk Heavy smoking increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia [...]
Tags: Adoption, Archives Of Internal Medicine, Carmel Tebbutt, Chief Executives, childhood obesity, dementia, Final Word, Hospital Networks, Initiatives, Key Role, Local Hospital, Medicine, Nsw Health Minister, Obesity Programs, Parliament, Productivity Commission, risk, Service Planning, Statewide System
Posted in Health
Published on October 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Retail sales have been on the decline recently but this doesn’t necessarily mean consumers are holding onto their money. Soppers are making more purchases online instead of in the traditional way. As time goes on consumers are getting more adept at making purchases online. They buy their products from websites such as ebay and the [...]
Tags: Belongings, Clutter, Consumers, Decline, Dick Smith, Ebay, Extra Cash, Going Out Of Business, Money, Online Retail, Online Shopping, Retail Sales, Retail Shops, risk, Shoppers, Smart Retailer, trading post, Trend
Posted in Money
Published on September 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Australian Dollar Continues It’s Rise – The Australian dollar traded near a two-year high, after the release of central bank minutes pointing to increased odds of an October interest rate rise. At 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, the dollar was trading at 94.54 US cents, a touch down from yesterday’s close of 94.55 cents. The [...]
Tags: Aussie Dollar, Australian Dollar, Australian Eastern Standard Time, Bank Of Australia, currency, Eastern Standard Time, Guidance, Interest Rate Rise, Leads, Mulcahy, Odds, Profits, Reserve Bank Of Australia, risk, Second Time, Sidelines
Posted in Money
Published on August 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Election To Be Decided On Saturday – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced an expanded paid parental leave scheme as she makes one of her final big pitches to voters to give her a second chance. Ms Gillard is addressing the Canberra press pack on why voters should give Labor another term. She has focused [...]
Tags: australians, Birth Of A Baby, Canberra, Carers, Cliffhanger, economy, Julia Gillard, July 1, Minimum Wage, Mr Abbott, Pitches, Prime Minister, Reckless Spenders, risk, Second Chance, Short Period, Sunday Morning, Time At Home, Time Off, Tony Abbott
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