Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
200 Homes Without Power – The city’s west was pelted with big hailstones, lightning and heavy rain from midday yesterday. The State Emergency Service (SES) received 360 calls for help as the weather forced evacuations and felled trees, and caused widespread damage. The SES said this morning it still had nine minor calls outstanding, in [...]
Tags: Blue Mountains, Car Service, Floodwater, Heavy Rain, Integral Energy, Jason Barton, Lightning, Midday, Mountains West, Panthers Leagues Club, Penrith, Premises, Roofs, Service Franchise, Spokesman, Staff Member, State Emergency Service, Storms, trees, Weather
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Published on July 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Man Dies In Cinema Watching Twilight Eclipse – The body of the man was found in a movie theatre at the Reading complex on Courtenay Place by a staff member shortly before 8.30pm last night, said police. The theatre had been screening The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Miller told a 5pm media [...]
Tags: Audience Member, Cinema, Courtenay Place, Detective, Discovery, Eclipse, Mortem Examination, Movie Theatre, Mr Miller, Old Man, Post Mortem, Saga, Scott Miller, Sergeant, Soho Apartment, Staff Member, Tomorrow Afternoon, twilight, Wellington, Yesterday Morning
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Published on March 21, 2010 by Technology Slice
Google Leaving China In April – U.S. internet giant Google will close its business in China next month and may announce its plans in the coming days, Chinese media reported today, after rows over censorship and hacking. The China Business News quoted an official with an unidentified Chinese advertising agency as saying Google would go [...]
Tags: Advertising Agency, Business China, Business In China, Business Partner, Censorship, China Business News, China Internet, China News, Chinese Human Rights, Chinese Media, Exit, google, Hacking News, Human Rights Activists, Internet Giant, Largest Population, Marsha, Source Code, Spokeswoman, Staff Member
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Congressman Massa Resigns – Congressmans Eric Massa’s last day as the democratic representative from New York is Monday but Eric Massa is not going down without a fight. Indeed Congressman Massa is getting more media attention now that he is resigning than when he was sitting as the democrtic representative from New York. Last week [...]
Tags: Allegations, Congress, Congressman, Congressmans, Democratic Representative, Eric Massa, Ethics, Eve, Health Care Bill, Improper Conduct, Ladies And Gentlemen, Male Staff, Media Attention, New Year, Occurrence, Real Reason, Resignation, Staff Member, Staffers, Washington D C
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Published on February 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Soundwave 2010 – Soundwave today is, metaphorically (and, in one stage of the gruelling arrival process, literally) the equivalent of being packed into a bus, at 40-degrees and 90% humidity, swarmed by hyperactive 15-year olds boys who just learned how to swear. Then someone starts giving us beer. Due to the barren hills of the [...]
Tags: 15 Year Olds, Alcohol Consumption, Bar Areas, Barren Hills, Bodybuilders, Cardboard Boxes, Food Vans, Half An Hour, Last Resort, Nastiness, Nowhere To Hide, Punk Rock, Refugee Camp, Rock Festivals, Shirt Slogans, Staff Member, Tee Shirt, Toilet Blocks, Water Bottles, Wrist Bands
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