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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Melbourne</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Capsicum spray can be lethal, law group warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec. 22 (ANI): The Federation of Community Legal Centres has said that capsicum spray, which is used to subdue trouble makers can be lethal and can make a volatile situation worse.

Hugh de Kretser, a representative of the law group, said the spray could be useless against a person who was in a highly aggressive ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capsicum-spray-can-be-lethal-law-group-warns-247234/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Capsicum spray can be lethal, law group warns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz couple says their dead son has miraculous powers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-couple-says-their-dead-son-has-miraculous-powers-247193/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A Sydney couple has claimed that their dead son was &#8220;hand-picked by God&#8221; to have miraculous powers to help heal dozens of people.

While Mike Tannous died three years ago, a mysterious oil started weeping from the walls of his bedroom and his parents, George and Lina, are hailing it to have healing powers.
The .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-couple-says-their-dead-son-has-miraculous-powers-247193/">Oz couple says their dead son has miraculous powers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Face of Jesus&#8217; appears on banana peel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/face-of-jesus-appears-on-banana-peel-247187/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Lisa Swinton, from Haberfield was shocked to discover the face of Jesus Christ on banana peel.

&#8221;I was like &#8216;Oh my God! It&#8217;s Jesus on a banana!&#8221; the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
&#8221;I got it out of the fruit bowl and was about to peel it and eat it when I saw his ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/face-of-jesus-appears-on-banana-peel-247187/">&#8216;Face of Jesus&#8217; appears on banana peel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Stephanie Rice split from management company to run own affairs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-stephanie-rice-split-from-management-company-to-run-own-affairs-247173/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 22 (ANI): Swimming sensation Stephanie Rice has revealed why she split from management company International Quarterback to take control of her own affairs.

The Australian swimmer said that she&#8217;d taken on too much work away from the pool and wasn&#8217;t always aware of deals being done for her.
&#8220;For me to be able to get ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-stephanie-rice-split-from-management-company-to-run-own-affairs-247173/">Why Stephanie Rice split from management company to run own affairs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz man fined 210,000 dlrs for sending billions of spams to Indian websites</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-man-fined-210000-dlrs-for-sending-billions-of-spams-to-indian-websites-247170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A Queensland man has been fined 210,000 dollars by the Federal Court of Australian for being found guilty in a spamming scam that sent billions of emails to websites in India.

The spams sent by Lance Thomas Atkinson offered lifestyle drugs to computer users and claimed the medication was being legally dispensed from the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-man-fined-210000-dlrs-for-sending-billions-of-spams-to-indian-websites-247170/">Oz man fined 210,000 dlrs for sending billions of spams to Indian websites</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plans to ban weed in New South Wales town anger locals</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/plans-to-ban-weed-in-new-south-wales-town-anger-locals-246852/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Residents of Nimbin, a small  town  in New  South  Wales, have fired back at plans to  give  Australia&#8217;s pot-smoking capital a new face.

Local councillors have plans to erect billboards declaring Nimbin as a drug-free community.
&#8220;It&#8217;s  a  great  shame  Nimbin is known  for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plans-to-ban-weed-in-new-south-wales-town-anger-locals-246852/">Read : Plans to ban weed in New South Wales town anger locals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Santa swaps sleigh for rescue boat, saves duo from drowning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Santa steered a rescue boat to save two lives at the Torquay beach in Victoria.
According to the Geelong Advertiser, two patrol members and Santa pulled  out two boogie boarders from the waters at about  6.30pm, reports News.com.au.

The  rescue call came when Santa had stepped onto  an  inflatable rescue ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/santa-swaps-sleigh-for-rescue-boat-saves-duo-from-drowning-246851/">Santa swaps sleigh for rescue boat, saves duo from drowning!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tasmania urges men to help end state&#8217;s sperm drought</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tasmania-urges-men-to-help-end-states-sperm-drought-246799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Tasmania&#8217;s government has appealed  the state&#8217;s  men to come forward and help the state&#8217;s fast  depleting sperm stock.

According to the Sunday Tasmanian, the state had only four  sperm donors  left  and  for the first time in  the  program&#8217;s  35-year history  women opting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tasmania-urges-men-to-help-end-states-sperm-drought-246799/">Source &nbsp;: Tasmania urges men to help end state&#8217;s sperm drought</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Mary MacKillop to become Australia&#8217;s first saint</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-mary-mackillop-to-become-australias-first-saint-246564/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed Mary MacKillop&#8217;s second miracle paving way for her to become Australia&#8217;s first saint.

Mother Mary had founded the Sisters of St Joseph in 1866.
&#8220;At long last, Australia has a saint,&#8221; News.com.au quoted Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre chief executive Garry McLean, as saying.
He added: &#8220;She was an extraordinary Australian, born ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-mary-mackillop-to-become-australias-first-saint-246564/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Mother Mary MacKillop to become Australia&#8217;s first saint</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Tweets while two-year-old baby dies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-tweets-while-two-year-old-baby-dies-246023/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Melbourne, December 18(ANI): An American mother shocked everyone when she spared time to Tweet, while her two-year-old baby died.
Shellie Ross&#8217; sent a message to her 5000-plus followers on the social networking site, as paramedics tried to wake up her son, Bryson, found floating in the family pool.
She posted: &#8220;Please pray like never before, my ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-tweets-while-two-year-old-baby-dies-246023/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mother Tweets while two-year-old baby dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Victorian Fritzl&#8217; pleads guilty to incest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/victorian-fritzl-pleads-guilty-to-incest-245898/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 18 (ANI): A Victorian man who fathered four children by his daughter has pleaded guilty to 13 charges including incest.

The Victorian County Court heard the Gippsland man, aged in his sixties, sexually abused his daughter over thirty years, beginning in the 1970s, reports News.com.au.
The man - who cannot be named for legal reasons ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victorian-fritzl-pleads-guilty-to-incest-245898/">Original article on  : &#8216;Victorian Fritzl&#8217; pleads guilty to incest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz mining giant Rio Tinto to sell iron ore to India&#8217;s Essar Steel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-mining-giant-rio-tinto-to-sell-iron-ore-to-indias-essar-steel-245239/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 15 (ANI): Marking a strategic sales breakthrough in the Asian market,
Rio Tinto, a multinational mining and resources group based in Australia and England, has agreed to sell iron ore to India for the first time.

&#8220;There will be a shipment arriving there (India) in December, so one is due to leave shortly,&#8221; The Australian ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-mining-giant-rio-tinto-to-sell-iron-ore-to-indias-essar-steel-245239/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Oz mining giant Rio Tinto to sell iron ore to India&#8217;s Essar Steel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz Christmas parties&#8217; slip-ups revealed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-christmas-parties-slip-ups-revealed-245228/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 17 (ANI): A new survey conducted on Aussies has revealed that many recall doing something or the other during Christmas parties that they would not have otherwise done.

According to the poll, conducted on more than 2000 Australians by RedHotPie.com.au website, the results showed that more than 70 percent admitted that they had drunk .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-christmas-parties-slip-ups-revealed-245228/">Oz Christmas parties&#8217; slip-ups revealed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kiwi church&#8217;s risque Mary, Joseph in bed billboard causes outrage</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kiwi-churchs-risque-mary-joseph-in-bed-billboard-causes-outrage-245170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A Christmas billboard depicting Jesus&#8217; mother Mary looking dejected after unsatisfying sex with Joseph has made Kiwi Catholics unhappy.

The huge ad put up in downtown Auckland showed the couple in bed with unhappy expressions and a slogan stating: &#8220;Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow&#8221;.
The fresco-style work showed Joseph looking down .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kiwi-churchs-risque-mary-joseph-in-bed-billboard-causes-outrage-245170/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie men can&#8217;t view private parts due to large gut</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-men-cant-view-private-parts-due-to-large-gut-244737/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): A survey has revealed that more than one in three Aussie men can&#8217;t view their own private parts when they look down, as their belly blocks their view.

The survey commissioned by Jenny Craig, stated that a shocking 38 percent of Aussie men claim they couldn&#8217;t see their private parts when they .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-men-cant-view-private-parts-due-to-large-gut-244737/">Original source &nbsp;: Aussie men can&#8217;t view private parts due to large gut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of transport leads to campaign for legalisation of Oz  city nude beach!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lack-of-transport-leads-to-campaign-for-legalisation-of-oz-city-nude-beach-244663/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Lack of transport to nude  beaches  in Australia  has  left frustrated nudists campaigning  for  a  city beach to be legalised.

According  to the Herald Sun, Victoria has four nude  beaches  in Mornington,  Torquay  and Werribee, but the  Australian  Naturist Federation .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lack-of-transport-leads-to-campaign-for-legalisation-of-oz-city-nude-beach-244663/">Lack of transport leads to campaign for legalisation of Oz  city nude beach!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Topless GASP jeans ad most complained about in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A billboard of topless women in denim jeans has topped the list of the most complained about advertisements for 2009.

The ad, for fashion label GASP denim, which ran in Victoria only, received 250 complaints.
Despite the complaints, the case was still dismissed by the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB).
Denim had a bad rap in 2009, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/topless-gasp-jeans-ad-most-complained-about-in-2009-244264/" title="Topless GASP jeans ad most complained about in 2009">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William to begin first major Australian visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Prince William will head  to  New South  Wales next month to bring the international  attention  to the state, Premier Kristina Keneally has revealed.

The  second in line to the British throne will visit  Sydney  and Melbourne  where  he  is  expected  to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-to-begin-first-major-australian-visit-244095/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Prince William to begin first major Australian visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Best  Job  in  the World&#8217;  winner  becomes  Tourism  Queensland ambassador</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - &#8216;Best Job in the  World&#8217;  winner  Ben Southall  is set to go around the world as a  Tourism  Queensland salesman after his six-month job as island caretaker gets over.

The  UK charity worker will complete his stint as  Great  Barrier Reef caretaker on December 31 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/best-job-in-the-world-winner-becomes-tourism-queensland-ambassador-244093/">&#8216;Best  Job  in  the World&#8217;  winner  becomes  Tourism  Queensland ambassador</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Naked Oz women caught in street fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A 26-year-old Aussie women was taken into custody after being caught fighting naked on the street with another woman.

Kaysahn Trinity Gordon, 26, and the other woman were found about 10pm fighting while partially clothed with women&#8217;s clothing and personal items scattered across the footpath.
According to Prosecutor Sergeant Tony Costa, Gordon, who was heavily .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/naked-oz-women-caught-in-street-fight-243501/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Naked Oz women caught in street fight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lashkar planning several Mumbai-style attacks on India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - The Lashkar-e-Taiba has reportedly been planning one or more additional Mumbai-style attacks on India.

FBI and US Justice Department officials spent last week in India and Pakistan as part of an urgent effort to head off such an attack, sharing a wealth of information from their investigation into the activities of Chicago-based terror suspect ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lashkar-planning-several-mumbai-style-attacks-on-india-243431/">Lashkar planning several Mumbai-style attacks on India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate  change:  India,  China may force Australia  to  pay  to secure deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Developing countries like  India  and China could force Australia to pay a hefty sum to enable them  to cope  with  climate change in return for a  deal  in  Copenhagen, Denmark.

Though  Australia  faces  a budget deficit of  about  50  billion ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-india-china-may-force-australia-to-pay-to-secure-deal-243398/" title="Climate  change:  India,  China may force Australia  to  pay  to secure deal">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wine cheaper than water, Coke Down Under!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wine-cheaper-than-water-coke-down-under-243189/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Punters have a reason to rejoice because wine is apparently cheaper than water and Coke in Australia.

Woolworths&#8217; large-format liquor chain Dan Murphy&#8217;s was offering 82,000 750ml cleanskins at the price of 1.99 dollars apiece as compared to 2.25 dollars for Pump 750ml water bottles and 3.07 dollars for 600ml of Coca-Cola.
&#8220;In my 15 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wine-cheaper-than-water-coke-down-under-243189/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince William &#8216;passes&#8217; flying exams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne,  Dec  11  (ANI): Prince William is  all  set  to  fly choppers  as  a search and rescue pilot in the  Royal  Air  Force after having completed his flying exams successfully.

William, 27, was &#8220;relieved, pleased and exhausted&#8221; after  passing the test.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a pretty ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-william-passes-flying-exams-242893/">Original article on  : Prince William &#8216;passes&#8217; flying exams</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet cougar&#8217;s male counterpart - &#8220;rhino&#8221;!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Mature single women falling for younger men have often been dubbed &#8220;cougars&#8221;, but the term for their male counterparts - &#8220;rhino&#8221; - often escapes attention.

According  to The Urban Dictionary this is &#8220;because the  specimen is more often than not both horny and ugly.
&#8220;The rhino is usually found in warmer locales and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meet-cougars-male-counterpart-rhino-242422/">Meet cougar&#8217;s male counterpart - &#8220;rhino&#8221;!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exploding chewing gumâ kills chemistry student</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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MELBOURNE - A Russian chemistry student is said to have been killed by what is believed to be an exploding chewing gum.
According to Russian news agency Ria Novosti, the 25-year-old chemistry student was found dead with his jaw blown off after he was working on a computer at his parents&#8217; house in the Ukraine .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exploding-chewing-gum-kills-chemistry-student-241892/">Exploding chewing gumâ kills chemistry student</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Victorian Premier &#8216;too busy&#8217; to meet Dalai Lama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Victorian Premier John Brumby, it seems, is too busy to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

The latter addressed Victorian politicians at a reception at parliament house on Wednesday, but Brumby was noticeably absent, reports The Australian.
The Dalai Lama spoke to over 100 people on Wednesday in a private address organised by .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/victorian-premier-too-busy-to-meet-dalai-lama-241850/">Victorian Premier &#8216;too busy&#8217; to meet Dalai Lama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Road rage: Indian taxi driver stabbed in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - An Indian student working as a taxi driver was viciously stabbed and left bleeding in this Australian city in a possible road rage incident, police said Wednesday.

The 28-year-old Indian student parked his taxi outside his girlfriends home on Collier Crescent. He then rang her on his mobile to get her to bring out ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-rage-indian-taxi-driver-stabbed-in-australia-241835/">Road rage: Indian taxi driver stabbed in Australia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia not standing up to China: Tibetan PM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Australia and the rest of  the  world lack the courage to stand up to China on human rights abuses, the Prime  Minister  of  the  exiled  Tibetan  Government,   Samdhong Rinpoche, has claimed.

In  Australia at the invitation of the Parliament of the  World&#8217;s .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-not-standing-up-to-china-tibetan-pm-241446/">Australia not standing up to China: Tibetan PM</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Computer games should be embraced as potential new learning tool: Expert</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/computer-games-should-be-embraced-as-potential-new-learning-tool-expert-241396/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A researcher from University of Adelaide insists that computer games should be embraced as a potential new learning tool.

According to Daniel King, Phd psychology student, there was no evidence that video games had a negative impact on the vast majority of players.
&#8220;We have to be careful about putting a label on an activity ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/computer-games-should-be-embraced-as-potential-new-learning-tool-expert-241396/" title="Computer games should be embraced as potential new learning tool: Expert">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Community service for airhostess who had &#8216;mile-high&#8217; sex with Ralph Fiennes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Lisa Robertson, the former Qantas air hostess who had sex with actor Ralph Fiennes in an aircraft toilet, has been ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to concealing the money from bankruptcy proceedings after Nine Network paid for a kiss-and-tell interview of her affair aboard a Qantas flight .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/community-service-for-airhostess-who-had-mile-high-sex-with-ralph-fiennes-241395/">Community service for airhostess who had &#8216;mile-high&#8217; sex with Ralph Fiennes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Los Angeles bar that offers karaoke with porn stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE -  A Los Angeles bar has become  a  rage with  the porn industry with the biggies of  adult  entertainment attending the Porn Star Karaoke Night every Tuesday.

The  Sardo&#8217;s Grill  and  Lounge also claims to have stringent  nudity norms.
The  Herald  Sun quoted its ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-los-angeles-bar-that-offers-karaoke-with-porn-stars-241351/">The Los Angeles bar that offers karaoke with porn stars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian spends $700k on world tour - returns with &#8216;world&#8217;s most boring pics&#8217;!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-spends-700k-on-world-tour-returns-with-worlds-most-boring-pics-241334/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - An Indian businessman is said to have spent nearly 700,000 dollars on a world tour, but failed to capture the beautiful locations on his camera.

Kashi Samaddar, 55, who now lives in Dubai, had taken snaps in offices and in front of buildings instead of top tourist sites such as the UK&#8217;s Big Ben .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-spends-700k-on-world-tour-returns-with-worlds-most-boring-pics-241334/">Original article &nbsp;: Indian spends $700k on world tour - returns with &#8216;world&#8217;s most boring pics&#8217;!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribe apologises to Brit pensioner for having his relative for dinner</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tribe-apologises-to-brit-pensioner-for-having-his-relative-for-dinner-241304/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A tribe of cannibals has apologized to a 65-year-old British pensioner for killing and eating his great-great grandfather, 170 years ago.

The community living in Erromango, a small Pacific island, now part of Vanuatu, performed a ceremony asking forgiveness from Charles Milner-Williams, whose ancestors had ventured to the landmass as part of a missionary ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tribe-apologises-to-brit-pensioner-for-having-his-relative-for-dinner-241304/" title="Tribe apologises to Brit pensioner for having his relative for dinner">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian students hit as two Australian colleges close</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Parasher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Scores of Indian students in Australia have been exposed to an uncertain future as two more colleges here have been shut down by a state regulator, The Age reported Tuesday. 

The Australian Institute of Career Education and the Australian International College of Commerce were closed by the Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority (VRQA) .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-students-hit-as-two-australian-colleges-close-241295/">Original article &nbsp;: Indian students hit as two Australian colleges close</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Scary&#8217;  washing  machine is New Zealand&#8217;s  most  viewed  online auction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scary-washing-machine-is-new-zealands-most-viewed-online-auction-240922/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A washing machine with the  description of being so scary that it can make kids cry has won the top  spot as New Zealand&#8217;s most viewed online auction.

Kiwis  apparently  loved the humour of the  advertisement,  which described  the  thunderous 1980s machine as a  frightening ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scary-washing-machine-is-new-zealands-most-viewed-online-auction-240922/">&#8216;Scary&#8217;  washing  machine is New Zealand&#8217;s  most  viewed  online auction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Orgasm, swearing in Christmas play for Kiwi foster kids</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/orgasm-swearing-in-christmas-play-for-kiwi-foster-kids-240902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Kiwi foster kids got a big dose of swearing and sex talk during a risque Christmas play that had been put on by the country&#8217;s child protection agency.

New Zealand&#8217;s Child, Youth and Family service has been batting off criticism ever since it arranged the theatre performance for 130 Wellington foster children.
The free festive ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/orgasm-swearing-in-christmas-play-for-kiwi-foster-kids-240902/" title="Orgasm, swearing in Christmas play for Kiwi foster kids">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Younger and older drivers label each other the most hazardous: Oz study</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-and-older-drivers-label-each-other-the-most-hazardous-oz-study-240889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Younger and older drivers have pointed fingers at each other for being the most hazardous motorists on the roads, an Australian survey has found.

National motor and home insurer AAMI conducted the survey of more than 2500 Australians.
AAMI spokesman Mike Sopinski said both age groups were convinced they were not a major hazard on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/younger-and-older-drivers-label-each-other-the-most-hazardous-oz-study-240889/">Original article &nbsp;: Younger and older drivers label each other the most hazardous: Oz study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the man who pats tiger sharks while sitting on a whale!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meet-the-man-who-pats-tiger-sharks-while-sitting-on-a-whale-240562/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Brave may just be the word  for  a conservationist  who  was  snapped stroking the  heads  of  tiger sharks that were feeding on the carcass of a dead whale in Perth, Western Australia.

Images of Leon Deschamps reaching out and patting a deadly  tiger shark  .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meet-the-man-who-pats-tiger-sharks-while-sitting-on-a-whale-240562/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Meet the man who pats tiger sharks while sitting on a whale!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrity Cruises criticised for introducing &#8216;all you can drink&#8217; holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/celebrity-cruises-criticised-for-introducing-all-you-can-drink-holidays-239911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A major cruise liner has come under fire for encouraging passengers to consume alcohol by introducing &#8220;all you can drink&#8221; packages.

Celebrity Cruises passengers will have the option of purchasing a package allowing them unlimited drinks from 20 pounds per night, and they will be able to choose from beer to premium wines.
The company&#8217;s ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/celebrity-cruises-criticised-for-introducing-all-you-can-drink-holidays-239911/">Celebrity Cruises criticised for introducing &#8216;all you can drink&#8217; holidays</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Sexualised behaviour&#8217; reported in Oz primary school</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sexualised-behaviour-reported-in-oz-primary-school-239908/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - It has recently emerged that incidents of &#8220;sexualised behaviour&#8221; between students from one Queensland primary school is on the rise.

From the 18 incidents that took place, eleven were deemed serious enough to be reported to the police, while seven were not.
The incidents at the unnamed school in Brisbane&#8217;s northern outskirts over the past .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sexualised-behaviour-reported-in-oz-primary-school-239908/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Amputee successfully operates robotic arm via thought</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/amputee-successfully-operates-robotic-arm-via-thought-239806/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A man, who had lost an arm, has now been fitted with a robotic hand that can be controlled with thoughts.

The feat achieved by a group of European scientists required a month of experimentation, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The Italian-led team said that it was the first time an amputee could make complex movements .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/amputee-successfully-operates-robotic-arm-via-thought-239806/">Amputee successfully operates robotic arm via thought</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worker&#8217;s alien search costs employer 1m dollars!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/workers-alien-search-costs-employer-1m-dollars-239113/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Brad Niesluchowski, a school employee, was fired after his search for aliens cost the education department a whopping sum of over 1 million dollars.

Niesluchowski, working as an information technology director for Higley Unified School District in Mesa, Arizona, allegedly used the department computers to look for aliens.
He is believed to have downloaded free .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/workers-alien-search-costs-employer-1m-dollars-239113/">Source article &nbsp;: Worker&#8217;s alien search costs employer 1m dollars!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet &#8217;sexsomniac&#8217; Belle Floor who turns into a sex addict while sleeping!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meet-sexsomniac-belle-floor-who-turns-into-a-sex-addict-while-sleeping-238595/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 2 (ANI): A 32-year-old woman has described her torment coping with a mysterious disorder, which turns her into a sex addict when she is asleep.

Belle Floor, from Almelo in Holland, is a Sexsomniac, which means she engages in sexual acts while she is sleeping and cannot remember anything the next day.
She even set .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meet-sexsomniac-belle-floor-who-turns-into-a-sex-addict-while-sleeping-238595/">Meet &#8217;sexsomniac&#8217; Belle Floor who turns into a sex addict while sleeping!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Two Oz-Indian brothers were killed while taking photographs at Kiwi glacier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - An inquest has revealed that the two young Melbourne-based Australian brothers were killed on New Zealand&#8217;s Fox Glacier while posing for photographs.

According to The Courier Mail, an inquest into the January 8, 2009 deaths of Ashish Miranda, 24, an aircraft engineer, and Akshay Miranda, 22, a student, got underway in the South Island ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/two-oz-indian-brothers-were-killed-while-taking-photographs-at-kiwi-glacier-238520/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Two Oz-Indian brothers were killed while taking photographs at Kiwi glacier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian government bars information on Haneef</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paritosh Parasher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Australia has refused to divulge some parts of a &#8220;potentially explosive diplomatic&#8221; cable from its high commission in New Delhi about India-born doctor Muhammad Haneef, who was mistakenly detained on terror charges, a media report said.

Haneef, a former Gold Coast registrar, was held in Australia for three weeks in July 2007 after being ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-government-bars-information-on-haneef-238203/">Australian government bars information on Haneef</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Internet shrinking porn publishers&#8217; business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Publishers of adult magazines are gradually witnessing their businesses being shrinked, thanks to the unlimited moving pictures available on the Internet.

Magazines such as Playboy that reigned the previous eras are allegedly finding it hard to keep up with the net onslaught.
The sector was said to have received another blow with the revelation that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/internet-shrinking-porn-publishers-business-237535/">Original source &nbsp;: Internet shrinking porn publishers&#8217; business</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie man hits the road wearing only women&#8217;s underwear!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-man-hits-the-road-wearing-only-womens-underwear-237513/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A man in Australia has been booked for hitting the road wearing nothing but pink women&#8217;s underwear.

The  passers-by  at a Kent Town street in  Adelaide  called  cops after seeing the man.
The  police  have filed charges of offensive behavior  and  being unlawfully on premises against ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-man-hits-the-road-wearing-only-womens-underwear-237513/" title="Aussie man hits the road wearing only women&#8217;s underwear!">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mum  of  conjoined twins says she became &#8216;hysterical&#8217;  at  their birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - The  Bangladeshi  woman,  whose conjoined daughters Krishna and Trishna were recently  separated, has  said she had become hysterical when she came to  know  about her kids&#8217; condition.

In  fact,  Lovely  Golder had cried so  uncontrollably  that  her surgical stitches had ruptured.
&#8220;I .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mum-of-conjoined-twins-says-she-became-hysterical-at-their-birth-237511/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Mum  of  conjoined twins says she became &#8216;hysterical&#8217;  at  their birth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australians have the world&#8217;s largest houses</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australians-have-the-worlds-largest-houses-237502/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Aussies have beaten the  Americans  to become the owners of the largest houses in the world, says a  new report by Commonwealth Securities, also known as CommSec.

The  CommSec data shows that the size of an Australian house  has increased  on  average by 10percent in the last .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australians-have-the-worlds-largest-houses-237502/">Australians have the world&#8217;s largest houses</a>.]]></description>
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