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Jersey City Dreaming: Bullets, Bribes, and Unreal Real Estate

Last night I dreamed I went to Jersey City again... I lived in Jersey City, New Jersey for sizable chunks of time during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The experience made a deep impression on me. Which is why I still write about JC when events resonate. In June an auction of...

'Maccas' - McDonalds Crash Driver on the run from Police

A teenager who sat around eating McDonald's with friends while others around them tried to help a crash they had allegedly caused escaped from custody on Friday. 18-year-old Madison Jo Randell asked to be taken to...

'Himala' Best Movie of all time

Cable News Network (CNN) entertainment website voted Ishmael Bernal's film "Himala" as the best Asia-Pacific movie of all time. It tells of a young orphan Elsa (Nora Aunor) in a small village in the...

Extremely rare 1956 clip of Louis Armstrong in colour found on ShareNow.com

Probably the only surviving colour footage of Louis Armstrong’s May 1956 concert at Achimota College, Gold Coast (now called Ghana) has been found on the social network site ShareNow.comAn extremely rare clip...

How Solar Power Works

One topic which seems to be on everyones lips these days is renewable power, and it is understandable when we have so many scientists concerned about global warming and when we consumers are having to deal...

Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...

"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...

Migaloo is not alone- second albino humpback spotted

"MIGALOO may not be the only white humpback whale visiting Far Northern waters this year. A television helicopter this week spotted a predominantly white humpback, with black blotches near its head and tail, off the coast of Byron Bay.Sea World marine sciences director Trevor...

BASE jumper leaps off cliff but chute fails to open

" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...

Eating less more often won't shift weight

" EATING smaller meals more often does not help overweight people shed their kilos any faster, according to research that debunks a popular dieting myth.Dieticians have tested the commonly-held theory that...

Inquiry into bungled Indian doctor case set to begin in Australia

Former Australian immigration minister Kevin Andrews and Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty, will be asked to give evidence before a judicial inquiry into the bungled handling of former...

Australia Honours The Great Jack Brabham

Australia day honour for Black Jack Peter McKay       28 Jan 2008 John Arthur Brabham wins again! The great man affectionately known in his heyday as Black Jack has been awarded the Office of the...

Travel Picks: The world's top 10 spas

" NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - What better way to start the new year than winding down at a spa, with TripAdvisor, the online travel site, coming up with a list of the top 10 world spas according to its...

Australia Issues Extreme Weather Alert: Inc Video

"Heavy rain and high winds have closed roads and beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts, as a low pressure system heads south to the New South Wales border.  The Bureau of Meteorology says the intense low...

Wild weather wreaks havoc: Inc Video

"As the nation ushers in the new year, the weather is wreaking havoc across the country."

Huge waves create havoc on the Australian Gold Coast: IC Photo Gallery

"Madness as huge waves pound coast - people watching the treacherous surf from the beach were knocked off their feet by FREAK waves, a boat full of lifesavers was flipped over, and surfers were swept out to sea as...

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