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 October 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Auction rates in Melbourne have slumped once again and real estate agents and those looking to sell their homes are starting ro feel the pinch. Although weather has been improving auction clearance rates have been going down hill. There is one main cause to this. Interest rates. Not only have there been numerous interest rate [...]
Tags: Circle Of Life, Clearance Rates, Houses, Interest Rate, interest rates, Melbourne Auction, Purchasing, Real Estate Agents, Slump, Weather
Posted in Money
Published on July 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
150 Year Old Ship Found – In 1850, the HMS Investigator sailed into the Canadian Arctic in search for the fabled Northwest Passage. Captain Robert McClure and his crew, after getting trapped in ice in 1853, abandoned the ship. But a team of archaeologists recently found the ship, which is in remarkably good condition. Canadian [...]
Tags: Andre Bernier, Archaeologists, Canadian Arctic, Captain Robert, Fabled Northwest Passage, Hms, Masts, Mcclure Strait, Mercy Bay, Old Ship, Rigging, Robert Mcclure, Timbers, Weather
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Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Brendon McCullum Leads New Zealand – Brendon McCullum is poised for a fifth Test century heading into the final day of New Zealand’s first Test against Australia in Wellington after he and the captain Daniel Vettori inspired a much-needed fightback. When Australia declared at 459 for five midway through the second day, then skittled the [...]
Tags: 6pm, Accurate Data, Backbone, Basin Reserve, Boundaries, Brendon Mccullum, Captain Daniel, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Fifth Test, First Test, Havoc, Strong Winds, Test Century, Two Fours, Umpire, Weather, Wellington, Wicket Partnership, Windy Conditions
Posted in Sport
Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
George Clooney Alec Baldwin Feud – If you witnessed last night’s presentation of the Academy Awards, there was an interesting confrontational joke going on between host Alec Baldwin and actor George Clooney. The George Clooney Alec Baldwin Oscars feud has many speculating over whether there is really any bad blood between George and Alec. So [...]
Tags: Academy Awards, Actor George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, Bad Blood, Brightest Stars, carpet, Clooney George, Co Host, George Clooney, Gorgeous Girlfriend, Grimaces, Grudge, Hollywood Actors, joke, Msnbc, Opening Monologue, Oscars, Stan Rosenfield, Steve Martin, Weather
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