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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Sydney</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Majority of Australians believe in God, miracles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A new poll conducted has  found  that  a majority  of  Australians believe in God or a  similar  universal spirit, miracles, heaven, life after death and angels.

The findings by a Nielsen poll showed that Aussies are willing to mix and match religious faith with belief in other .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/majority-of-australians-believe-in-god-miracles-246773/">Majority of Australians believe in God, miracles</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian woman jailed for killing her &#8216;clingy&#8217; child</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-woman-jailed-for-killing-her-clingy-child-242013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - An Australian single mother, who killed her two-year-old child because he was &#8220;overly clingy&#8221; and reminded her of his father, pleaded guilty to the 2007 murder and will serve a minimum of 19 years in jail.

Rachel Pfitzner, 27, strangled the toddler and stuffed the child in a suitcase before throwing it into a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-woman-jailed-for-killing-her-clingy-child-242013/">Australian woman jailed for killing her &#8216;clingy&#8217; child</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ordeal of airhostess who had &#8216;mile-high&#8217; sex with Ralph  Fiennes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Lisa Robertson, the  former  Qantas  air hostess  who  had  sex with actor Ralph Fiennes  in  an  aircraft toilet, says the incident has ruined her life.

&#8220;It hasn&#8217;t enhanced it any way. Not financially, personally or in any other way,&#8221; Sydney Morning Herald quoted Robertson as .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ordeal-of-airhostess-who-had-mile-high-sex-with-ralph-fiennes-241865/">Ordeal of airhostess who had &#8216;mile-high&#8217; sex with Ralph  Fiennes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change triggers catastrophic overgrazing of Tasmanian reefs by sea urchins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - In a new research, scientists have determined that a combination of overfishing and climate change are triggering catastrophic overgrazing of reefs by sea urchins in eastern Tasmania.

&#8220;When you get the two things happening together, it enables the urchin populations to build up to the point where they destructively graze,&#8221; Professor Craig Johnson of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-triggers-catastrophic-overgrazing-of-tasmanian-reefs-by-sea-urchins-241259/">Source article &nbsp;: Climate change triggers catastrophic overgrazing of Tasmanian reefs by sea urchins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists discover tsunami on the Sun</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-discover-tsunami-on-the-sun-240781/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - In what is a surprising discovery, scientists have found tsunami-style towering waves that race across the face of the Sun.

According to a report in ABC News, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory provided a tantalizing glimpse of a solar wave about 12 years ago, but it took the three-dimensional view from NASA&#8217;s STEREO solar .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-discover-tsunami-on-the-sun-240781/" title="Scientists discover tsunami on the Sun">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian racer aiming to build world&#8217;s fastest car</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - An Australian racer is all set to try to break the world land speed record by building the fastest car ever.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the racer in question is Rosco McGlashan, an Australian Drag racing record-holder.
He is preparing to better the 1228 km/h world land speed record in a rocket-powered showdown .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-racer-aiming-to-build-worlds-fastest-car-238512/" title="Australian racer aiming to build world&#8217;s fastest car">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change to drive wedge between rich and poor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-to-drive-wedge-between-rich-and-poor-238020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A new report has suggested that climate change is bound to drive a wedge between the rich and the poor if communities didn&#8217;t act quickly.

According to www.news.com.au, the report, released by the Melbourne Community Foundation, took as its case subject the city of Melbourne in Australia.
The report said that climate change will empty ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-to-drive-wedge-between-rich-and-poor-238020/">Climate change to drive wedge between rich and poor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Americans may have discovered Australia before Captain Cook</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/americans-may-have-discovered-australia-before-captain-cook-237460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - An expedition is all set to go on a journey to find the remains of a shipwreck near the coast of Queensland that they believe may lead to the finding that American whalers may have discovered the nation of Australia before Captain Cook.

According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, a team .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/americans-may-have-discovered-australia-before-captain-cook-237460/">Americans may have discovered Australia before Captain Cook</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sulfur-rich  ores  in  Western Australia may  have  formed  from volcanic eruptions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sulfur-rich-ores-in-western-australia-may-have-formed-from-volcanic-eruptions-236924/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - In a new research, an  international team  of  geologists has determined that  sulfur-rich  ores  that blanket  Western Australia may have formed billions of years  ago from  volcanic  eruptions, which eventually  settled  around  hot springs on the ocean floor.

According  to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sulfur-rich-ores-in-western-australia-may-have-formed-from-volcanic-eruptions-236924/">Sulfur-rich  ores  in  Western Australia may  have  formed  from volcanic eruptions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie boys more violent than American boys: Study</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-boys-more-violent-than-american-boys-study-236490/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Australian boys are more  aggressive and violent than their American counterparts, according to a  new study.

Murdoch  Children&#8217;s Research Institute in collaboration with  the University  of Washington quizzed 4000 students, between the  age group of 12 to 16, on violent behaviour.
The boys were from Victoria and Washington.
The study .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-boys-more-violent-than-american-boys-study-236490/">Source article &nbsp;: Aussie boys more violent than American boys: Study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s marine environments facing pressure</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australias-marine-environments-facing-pressure-236474/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A new report by Australian scientists has found that marine environments in the country, such as the Great Barrier Reef, are not faring well, and are under a lot of pressure.

According to ABC News, scientists have given the state of Australia&#8217;s marine environment a low grade in the country&#8217;s first Marine Climate Change ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australias-marine-environments-facing-pressure-236474/" title="Australia&#8217;s marine environments facing pressure">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese man weds virtual girlfriend from dating game</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-man-weds-virtual-girlfriend-from-dating-game-236238/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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SYDNEY - A Japanese man, who fell in love  with  a fictional  character from the Nintendo DS &#8220;love  simulator&#8221;  Love Plus, has tied the knot in an official-looking ceremony over  the weekend.
The  man,  known  only by his online name  SAL9000,  wedded  Nene .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-man-weds-virtual-girlfriend-from-dating-game-236238/">Original source &nbsp;: Japanese man weds virtual girlfriend from dating game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Self-harmers at higher risk of being involved in car crashes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/self-harmers-at-higher-risk-of-being-involved-in-car-crashes-236193/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney,  Nov 26 (ANI): Young people, who engage in  self-harming behaviour,  are  40  pct  more  likely  to  be  involved  in  car accidents, a new study has revealed.

The researchers believe the increased crash rate for self-harmers may  indicate  they  are intentionally .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/self-harmers-at-higher-risk-of-being-involved-in-car-crashes-236193/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Self-harmers at higher risk of being involved in car crashes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Universe peppered with &#8216;blue fuzzies&#8217;, discover astronomers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/universe-peppered-with-blue-fuzzies-discover-astronomers-236162/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY -  Australian   astronomers   have discovered  that  the universe is peppered with tiny  blue  dwarf galaxies known as &#8216;blue fuzzies&#8217;.

These  tiny galaxies are made up mostly of young hot  stars  that shine  brightly, dominating the light from the galaxies they  are ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/universe-peppered-with-blue-fuzzies-discover-astronomers-236162/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Universe peppered with &#8216;blue fuzzies&#8217;, discover astronomers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change accelerating faster than expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-accelerating-faster-than-expected-236159/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A group of international  scientists has  said  that the most recent observations  show  that  climate change is accelerating faster than expected.

According  to  a report by ABC News, the team of  scientists  has collated  the  most recent data and observations, and  .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-accelerating-faster-than-expected-236159/">Climate change accelerating faster than expected</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feral camels take over remote Australian township</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/feral-camels-take-over-remote-australian-township-236011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A herd of 6,000 camels is terrorising the remote far-north Australian township of Docker River, Northern Territory Local Government Minister Rob Knight told the Darwin parliament.

He said Wednesday that the locals, mostly Aborigines, were afraid to leave their homes because the thirsty animals had taken charge.	 	
&#8220;The community of Docker River is under .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feral-camels-take-over-remote-australian-township-236011/">Source &nbsp;: Feral camels take over remote Australian township</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australians excited by outdoor sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Photographs published Wednesday in Australia of an anonymous couple having sex in a Sydney clock tower in full view of midday shoppers sparked a flurry of confessions on talkback radio.

Listeners rang in claiming to have copulated on the Harbour Bridge, between the soaring roofs of the Opera House and during a Shakespeare play ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australians-excited-by-outdoor-sex-235570/" title="Australians excited by outdoor sex">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Geological Survey reports 6.8-magnitude underwater earthquake off Tonga</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-reports-68-magnitude-underwater-earthquake-off-tonga-235088/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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6.8-magnitude underwater quake off Tonga
NUKU&#8217;ALOFA, Tonga — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported shortly after the quake struck at 3:32 a.m. (1332 GMT, 8:32 a.m. EST) .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-reports-68-magnitude-underwater-earthquake-off-tonga-235088/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US Geological Survey reports 6.8-magnitude underwater earthquake off Tonga</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Online dating sites hurting Australian sex industry</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/online-dating-sites-hurting-australian-sex-industry-234065/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY -  Online  dating  sites  have  done substantial  amount  of  harm to  the  Australian  sex  industry, according to a report.

According  to  business information analyst  IBISWorld,  the  sex industry  has apparently shrunk by 6 percent in Australia in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/online-dating-sites-hurting-australian-sex-industry-234065/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Online dating sites hurting Australian sex industry</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-depressant could be the female answer to Viagra</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-depressant-could-be-the-female-answer-to-viagra-231489/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A drug that failed to pull women out of depression could work as their alternative to Viagra, experts believe.

Lead North American investigator John Thorp, analysed tests of flibanserin, an active ingredient in Viagra along with sildenafil.
The researcher found that though the drug fell short of helping women beat their blues, it did give ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-depressant-could-be-the-female-answer-to-viagra-231489/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Anti-depressant could be the female answer to Viagra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian drove nine hours to buy a newspaper</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-drove-nine-hours-to-buy-a-newspaper-231472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - An elderly Australian who missed a turn and drove 600 km in the wrong direction while out to buy a newspaper said Wednesday that time was on his side and he wouldn&#8217;t be getting a GPS to help with the navigating.

&#8220;Why would you want one of those? You can&#8217;t get lost. There&#8217;s no .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-drove-nine-hours-to-buy-a-newspaper-231472/">Australian drove nine hours to buy a newspaper</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>For a smooth bungee jumping experience, use the mermaid&#8217;s necklace</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/for-a-smooth-bungee-jumping-experience-use-the-mermaids-necklace-229269/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - The next time you bungee jump off a cliff, mermaid&#8217;s necklace, a gooey, stringy material that marine snails use to protect their growing embryos, could provide you with a smoother ride.

According to a report by ABC Science, based on mermaid&#8217;s necklace, a gooey, stringy material snails use to protect their growing embryos, the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/for-a-smooth-bungee-jumping-experience-use-the-mermaids-necklace-229269/">For a smooth bungee jumping experience, use the mermaid&#8217;s necklace</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Forgive and forget&#8217; more likely between lovers than friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - You are more likely to &#8216;forgive and forget&#8217; when you have been hurt by a lover rather than by a friend, says a new study.

The study by clinical psychology doctoral candidate Jodie Burchell of Australian National University (ANU) is the first that asks people how hurt they have felt when wronged by a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forgive-and-forget-more-likely-between-lovers-than-friends-228133/">Original source &nbsp;: &#8216;Forgive and forget&#8217; more likely between lovers than friends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a lot easier for volcanoes to erupt than we think</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Scientists, who conducted a study  of bubbles  trapped in pumice rock, have suggested that it&#8217;s  a  lot easier for volcanoes to erupt than we think.

According  to a report in ABC Science, the study was carried  out by geologists Dr Heather Wright and Dr Roberto Weinberg of Monash .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/its-a-lot-easier-for-volcanoes-to-erupt-than-we-think-226689/">It&#8217;s a lot easier for volcanoes to erupt than we think</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb-sniffing dog comes back to Australian troops in Afghanistan 14 months after going MIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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MIA dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months

SYDNEY — A bomb-sniffing dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit after more than a year.
And Sabi the black Labrador is getting a celebrity welcome home.
Sabi was with a joint Australian-Afghan army ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-sniffing-dog-comes-back-to-australian-troops-in-afghanistan-14-months-after-going-mia-226546/">Bomb-sniffing dog comes back to Australian troops in Afghanistan 14 months after going MIA</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia; uncommon sight in such waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia

SYDNEY — A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Antarctica and Australia, a rare sight in waters so far north, Australian scientists said Thursday.
Australian Antarctic Division researchers working on Macquarie Island, about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) southeast of Tasmania, first saw the iceberg last ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-iceberg-spotted-off-island-south-of-australia-uncommon-sight-in-such-waters-226398/">Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia; uncommon sight in such waters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Birds chirping more loudly to be heard above city noise</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/birds-chirping-more-loudly-to-be-heard-above-city-noise-225388/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Birds and frogs are raising the volume of their calls to be heard above urban noise, says a new study.  

The noise of traffic, machinery and air conditioners may be driving birds with low-pitched songs away from cities, while leading others to raise the pitch of their singing to be heard above ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/birds-chirping-more-loudly-to-be-heard-above-city-noise-225388/">Birds chirping more loudly to be heard above city noise</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Close calls with dolphins spur people to go green</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/close-calls-with-dolphins-spur-people-to-go-green-225378/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - If you want people to care about the environment, give them a close call with a whale, turtle or dolphin. 

University of Queensland (U-Q) researchers found that people had a powerful response to meeting a marine animal if it was not in captivity.	 	
A research team led by Roy Ballantyne from U-Q School .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/close-calls-with-dolphins-spur-people-to-go-green-225378/">Original article &nbsp;: Close calls with dolphins spur people to go green</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rudd  must  use India visit to boost strategic,  economic  ties: Expert</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY -  Australian Prime  Minister  Kevin  Rudd should  seek to boost bilateral economic and strategic ties  with India  during  his  first visit to the subcontinent  as  head  of government, starting in Mumbai from Wednesday.

In  a policy paper released on Tuesday, Rory Medcalfe, .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rudd-must-use-india-visit-to-boost-strategic-economic-ties-expert-224257/">Rudd  must  use India visit to boost strategic,  economic  ties: Expert</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Now, world&#8217;s first 3-D solar panel system that works underground</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Using what they call the world&#8217;s first 3-D solar panel system, scientists in the US have created photovoltaic cells that work underground.

According to a report in ABC Science, the breakthrough is taking solar panels off the roofs of homes and cars, and moving them under the house and into the walls.
The new panels .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/now-worlds-first-3-d-solar-panel-system-that-works-underground-224120/">Original article &nbsp;: Now, world&#8217;s first 3-D solar panel system that works underground</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>70-mn-year-old footprints shed new light on dinosaurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Scientists have stumbled on the first ever dinosaur footprints in New Zealand, going back some 70 million years. 

Geologist Greg Browne of GNS Science said the footprints shed considerable light on how fast dinos moved, how big they were as well as how soft the sediment was when they moved through the area. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/70-mn-year-old-footprints-shed-new-light-on-dinosaurs-224079/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 70-mn-year-old footprints shed new light on dinosaurs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kids prefer being well-liked to being popular</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Children aged nine to 11 prefer being well-liked to being popular, a new study says.

For young people, being well-liked is much more desirable than being popular as being popular does not always mean you&#8217;re well-liked. 	 	
The study by Stephanie Hawke, doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the Australian National University (ANU), looked ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kids-prefer-being-well-liked-to-being-popular-224042/" title="Kids prefer being well-liked to being popular">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie mum hailed as new J.K. Rowling</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-mum-hailed-as-new-jk-rowling-222928/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A writer-mum has been hailed as the new J.K. Rowling after her second novel, which had been turned down by every literary agency in Australia, sparked a worldwide bidding war among publishers later.

The Wall Street Journal made the prediction about mum-of-four Rebecca James whose &#8216;Beautiful Malice&#8217;, a thriller aimed at young teenagers, was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aussie-mum-hailed-as-new-jk-rowling-222928/">Read more : Aussie mum hailed as new J.K. Rowling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia seeks help from Sri Lanka on flow of asylum seekers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-seeks-help-from-sri-lanka-on-flow-of-asylum-seekers-222368/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Releasing Tamils from camps and reintegrating them into Sri Lankan society would help staunch the flow of asylum seekers crossing the Indian Ocean, Australia Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Sunday.

Smith, due in Colombo Monday, said more quickly emptying the camps where Tamils were living after being displaced this year at the end of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-seeks-help-from-sri-lanka-on-flow-of-asylum-seekers-222368/">Australia seeks help from Sri Lanka on flow of asylum seekers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Best Job in the World&#8217; campaign fails to lure foreigners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/best-job-in-the-world-campaign-fails-to-lure-foreigners-222299/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Tourism Queensland may have hailed Best Job in the World as the &#8216;most successful tourism campaign ever&#8217; but it has failed to attract foreigners.

As per the official figures, the number of international holidaymakers travelling to Queensland dropped by 8 per cent in the 2008-09 financial year, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
The total number ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/best-job-in-the-world-campaign-fails-to-lure-foreigners-222299/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : &#8216;Best Job in the World&#8217; campaign fails to lure foreigners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 6 in 10 Australians now don&#8217;t want The Queen has head of state</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Ten years to the day since Australians voted to keep the Queen as head of state, a new opinion poll suggests that 59 percent now want a republic.

Most of the country&#8217;s political leaders would also like to cut ties with the monarchy, but Her Majesty&#8217;s personal popularity is likely to stall attempts to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nearly-6-in-10-australians-now-dont-want-the-queen-has-head-of-state-222297/" title="Nearly 6 in 10 Australians now don&#8217;t want The Queen has head of state">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detained asylum-seekers&#8217; spokesman &#8216;Alex&#8217; a smuggler: Sri Lankan Govt.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-asylum-seekers-spokesman-alex-a-smuggler-sri-lankan-govt-221564/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - The Sri Lankan Government has said that the leader of a boatload of asylum-seekers held in Indonesia on their way to Australia, Alex, is a known people-smuggler, who had been previously deported from Canada.

Alex is the spokesman for 255 Sri Lankans, whose boat was detained last month and they remain moored at the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-asylum-seekers-spokesman-alex-a-smuggler-sri-lankan-govt-221564/">Detained asylum-seekers&#8217; spokesman &#8216;Alex&#8217; a smuggler: Sri Lankan Govt.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rise in sea levels on Australia&#8217;s eastern seaboard much slower than predicted</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rise-in-sea-levels-on-australias-eastern-seaboard-much-slower-than-predicted-221466/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Reports indicate that sea levels on Australia&#8217;s eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the New South Wales Government is predicting.

The Rees Government warned that coastal waters would rise 40cm on 1990 levels by 2050, with potentially disastrous effects.
According to a report in The Australian, if current .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rise-in-sea-levels-on-australias-eastern-seaboard-much-slower-than-predicted-221466/">Rise in sea levels on Australia&#8217;s eastern seaboard much slower than predicted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian students left stranded in Australia with closure of tenth school</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-students-left-stranded-in-australia-with-closure-of-tenth-school-221429/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.

The collapse has particularly come as a major blow for the Australian Government, which has been working hard to rebuild the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-students-left-stranded-in-australia-with-closure-of-tenth-school-221429/">Original source &nbsp;: Indian students left stranded in Australia with closure of tenth school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Faulty fuel pump forces US-bound Qantas jet to turn back</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/faulty-fuel-pump-forces-us-bound-qantas-jet-to-turn-back-221231/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A Qantas Airways passenger jet flying from Sydney to Los Angeles was forced to return to Australia because of a faulty fuel pump, news reports said Saturday.

The A380 carrying 329 passengers landed in Melbourne Friday because of inclement weather at Sydney airport.
.... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/faulty-fuel-pump-forces-us-bound-qantas-jet-to-turn-back-221231/">Faulty fuel pump forces US-bound Qantas jet to turn back</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No republic in Australia while Queen on throne: Howard</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-republic-in-australia-while-queen-on-throne-howard-218717/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Former Australian  Prime  Minister  John Howard  has said that there would be no republic in  the  country while the Queen remained on the throne.

Speaking  in  Sydney,  Howard  told  a  lunch  marking  the  10th anniversary  of the failed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-republic-in-australia-while-queen-on-throne-howard-218717/" title="No republic in Australia while Queen on throne: Howard">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia unlikely to send more troops to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Australian Defence Minister  John  Faulkner has hinted that Australia is unlikely to send more troops to  the combined  NATO  and International Security Assistance  forces  in Afghanistan, despite US General Stanley McChrystal&#8217;s request  for an extra 40,000 troops from the Obama administration.

Australia  has about 1550 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-unlikely-to-send-more-troops-to-afghanistan-218716/" title="Australia unlikely to send more troops to Afghanistan">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia launches investigation into Timor Sea oil spill to determine its cause, effects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Australia launches probe into massive oil spill

SYDNEY — Australia launched an investigation Thursday into an oil rig leak that dumped thousands of barrels of fuel into the Timor Sea over more than two months before being plugged this week.
The government probe will focus on the cause of the leak, the response by rig operator PTTEP .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-launches-investigation-into-timor-sea-oil-spill-to-determine-its-cause-effects-218476/">Australia launches investigation into Timor Sea oil spill to determine its cause, effects</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival

SYDNEY — In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is, apparently, having sex with the neighbors, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.
Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found male fiddler crabs will happily defend a nearby female against intruders — ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sex-for-survival-study-shows-male-fiddler-crabs-will-protect-female-neighbors-_-at-a-price-217177/">Sex for survival: Study shows male fiddler crabs will protect female neighbors _ at a price</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Adult fish bully juveniles and push them into predators&#8217; mouths</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A new study has found that small fish sheltering in bleached coral, are being bullied by bigger fish, who push them out into the open water, into the mouths of predators.

According to a report by ABC News, reef fish ecologist Associate Professor Mark McCormick of James Cook University in Townsville carried out the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adult-fish-bully-juveniles-and-push-them-into-predators-mouths-217136/" title="Adult fish bully juveniles and push them into predators&#8217; mouths">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Two Qantas pilots were suspended Wednesday after forgetting to lower landing gear as they came in to land at busy Sydney airport.

The Boeing 767 was just 700 feet above the ground when alarms went off alerting the pilots the landing gear had not been deployed.	 	
The undercarriage is normally lowered at between 2,000 ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/qantas-pilots-suspended-after-forgetting-to-lower-landing-gear-217061/">Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australia lifts interest rate for second month in a row, to 3.5 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-lifts-interest-rate-for-second-month-in-a-row-to-35-percent-216018/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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Australia lifts interest rate to 3.5 percent

SYDNEY — Australia&#8217;s central bank raised its key interest rate Tuesday by a quarter percentage point for the second month in a row, declaring the global downturn over and warning that inflation was set to rise.
The decision to hike rates was widely expected by analysts and moves Australia further ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australia-lifts-interest-rate-for-second-month-in-a-row-to-35-percent-216018/" title="Australia lifts interest rate for second month in a row, to 3.5 percent">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Martian  water  may  have  flowed as slurries  of  mud,  not  as trickling streams</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - A recent NASA report  has  suggested that  Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud  rather than trickling streams.

According to ABC News, the report, which compared signs of recent water activity in gullies on Mars with similar deposits on Earth, has  implications for searching for evidence of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/martian-water-may-have-flowed-as-slurries-of-mud-not-as-trickling-streams-215842/" title="Martian  water  may  have  flowed as slurries  of  mud,  not  as trickling streams">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian interest rates rise as economy surges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - Australia&#8217;s Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points Tuesday, the second increase in as many months, in an attempt to contain inflation as the economy emerges out of the global financial crisis.

Interest rates are now at 3.5 percent, marginally above the 50-year lows ushered in by the bank to stimulate economic ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-interest-rates-rise-as-economy-surges-215797/">Australian interest rates rise as economy surges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Grave fears&#8217; held for suspected asylum seekers whose boat sank in Indian Ocean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Grave fears&#8217; for those missing in boat disaster

SYDNEY — Planes and ships searching a remote patch of the Indian Ocean found no signs Tuesday of additional survivors from the sinking of a suspected asylum-seeker boat. Eleven people were believed missing, while 27 were rescued.
Merchant ships that responded to distress calls from the stricken vessel plucked .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grave-fears-held-for-suspected-asylum-seekers-whose-boat-sank-in-indian-ocean-215708/">&#8216;Grave fears&#8217; held for suspected asylum seekers whose boat sank in Indian Ocean</a>.]]></description>
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