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Marilyn Monroe film footage found in AustraliaAn amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" has surfaced in Australia almost 50 years after it was shot and is being put up for auction.
MSNBC.com – Sep 2, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Sun Has First Spotless Month Since 1913
radioweather writes "August 2008 has made solar history. As of 00 UTC September 1st 2008 (5PM PST) we just witnessed the first spotless calendar month since June 1913.This was determined according to sunspot data from NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center, which goes back to 1749. In the 95 years since 1913, we've had quite an active sun, but activity has been declining in the last few years. The sun today is a nearly featureless sphere and has been spotless for 42 days total, but this is the first full calendar month since 1913 for a spotless sun. And there are other indicators of the sun being in a funk. Australia's space weather agency recently revised their solar cycle 24 forecast, pushing the expected date for a ramping up of cycle 24 sunspots into the future by six months." As one of the links above indicate, there was a "sunspeck" reported August 21/22, though. Reader MikeyTheK adds a link to a story at Daily Tech on the spotless record.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot – Sep 2, 2008 2:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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radioweather writes "August 2008 has made solar history. As of 00 UTC September 1st 2008 (5PM PST) we just witnessed the first spotless calendar month since June 1913.This was determined according to sunspot data from NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center, which goes back to 1749. In the 95 years since 1913, we've had quite an active sun, but activity has been declining in the last few years. The sun today is a nearly featureless sphere and has been spotless for 42 days total, but this is the first full calendar month since 1913 for a spotless sun. And there are other indicators of the sun being in a funk. Australia's space weather agency recently revised their solar cycle 24 forecast, pushing the expected date for a ramping up of cycle 24 sunspots into the future by six months." As one of the links above indicate, there was a "sunspeck" reported August 21/22, though. Reader MikeyTheK adds a link to a story at Daily Tech on the spotless record.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot – Sep 2, 2008 2:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
New car sales hit a wall in August
NEW car and truck sales in Australia have crashed, falling more than 12 per cent in August, according to industry figures released today.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
NEW car and truck sales in Australia have crashed, falling more than 12 per cent in August, according to industry figures released today.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
Chevron Announces First Gas From Australian North West Shelf Train 5 Facility
SAN RAMON, Calif., and PERTH, Australia, Sept. 1, 2008 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) subsidiary Chevron Australia Pty Ltd today announced first gas from the North West Shelf Venture's Train 5 onsho... [WebWire - Tuesday, September 02, 2008]
WebWire – Sep 2, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
SAN RAMON, Calif., and PERTH, Australia, Sept. 1, 2008 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) subsidiary Chevron Australia Pty Ltd today announced first gas from the North West Shelf Venture's Train 5 onsho... [WebWire - Tuesday, September 02, 2008]
WebWire – Sep 2, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Courts should rule on stolen kids' fate
THE Federal Government believes the courts are best placed to determine the fate of Indian children stolen from their birth parents and adopted in Australia.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 12:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
THE Federal Government believes the courts are best placed to determine the fate of Indian children stolen from their birth parents and adopted in Australia.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 12:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
BHP Billiton Announces Start-Up Of North West Shelf's LNG Train Five
BHP Billiton today announced the start-up of the North West Shelf Joint Venture's fifth liquified natural gas (LNG) processing train (Train 5) in Western Australia. This expansion will increase the pr... [WebWire - Tuesday, September 02, 2008]
WebWire – Sep 2, 2008 12:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
BHP Billiton today announced the start-up of the North West Shelf Joint Venture's fifth liquified natural gas (LNG) processing train (Train 5) in Western Australia. This expansion will increase the pr... [WebWire - Tuesday, September 02, 2008]
WebWire – Sep 2, 2008 12:37 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
Mosquito-borne diseases could increase
THE rate of mosquito-borne diseases could increase in Australia unless careful land-clearing practices are adopted, an international science journal says.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 11:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
THE rate of mosquito-borne diseases could increase in Australia unless careful land-clearing practices are adopted, an international science journal says.
News.com.au – Sep 2, 2008 11:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
Australian Jogger Attacked By Crazed Kangaroo
(Melbourne, Australia) -- An Australian man ended his afternoon jog with a hospital visit thanks to a crazed kangaroo.
News Radio 1420 – Sep 2, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
(Melbourne, Australia) -- An Australian man ended his afternoon jog with a hospital visit thanks to a crazed kangaroo.
News Radio 1420 – Sep 2, 2008 10:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
'Hot' Monroe footage under hammer
Amateur footage featuring Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot is put up for auction in Australia.
BBC News – Sep 2, 2008 10:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Amateur footage featuring Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot is put up for auction in Australia.
BBC News – Sep 2, 2008 10:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment
Spore Street Date Broken
The Spore street date has been broken. The game was due to launch on September 7th in the US, and September 4th in Australia, however EB Games Australia are already selling the title nationwide. This is both the regular and Galactic Edition.
N4G.com – Sep 2, 2008 10:02 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Video Games
The Spore street date has been broken. The game was due to launch on September 7th in the US, and September 4th in Australia, however EB Games Australia are already selling the title nationwide. This is both the regular and Galactic Edition.
N4G.com – Sep 2, 2008 10:02 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Video Games