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Avexa Bolsters Board of Directors and Appoints New Chairman
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Avexa Limited (ASX:AVX) today announced that Nathan Drona will replace Stephen Cooper as Chairman of the Board while David Bottomley and Alan Boyd represent new additions to the Board. Mr. Cooper, who was serving as interim Chairman, will be stepping down from the Board to focus on...
Tags: Australia, board, chairman, Company, Cooper, director, FINANCE, Investment, Melbourne, patient
Research articles 2008-10-06
Rare Marilyn Monroe footage surfaces in Australia
MELBOURNE AFP — Rare behind-the-scenes footage of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, taken while she was filming her iconic 1959 hit "Some Like it Hot," has been found in Australia, an auction house said Tuesday. The two-and-a-half-minute amateur film, featuring Monroe and co-stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, was taken...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, DVD, footage, Melbourne
Research articles 2008-09-02
STRANGE TIMES
Fun for the whole family New Russian laws are making it illegal to dress 'emo'-a subculture fashion inspired by hardcore punk, goth and indie music-following criticism that the emo culture encourages anti-social behavior and glorifies suicide. The new laws regulate emo culture websites and ban emo and gothic dress styles...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, council, FINANCE, Melbourne, pedestrian, Taxes
Research articles 2008-09-01
Game on for Homeless World Cup football in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia AFP — A windswept pitch overshadowed by grim blocks of flats in inner city Melbourne is about as far from Europe's football stadiums as you can get, both in terms of geography and glamour. But the players performing passing drills and sprints on the unmarked field in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, Games, Melbourne, team
Research articles 2008-08-18
Australia remain cool on cricket's Champions Trophy
MELBOURNE AFP — Less than a month away from the Champions Trophy, Australian cricket bosses remain uncertain about whether the titleholders will play in the one-day tournament in Pakistan. The Champions Trophy is scheduled for September 12-28, but Cricket Australia CA continues to have concerns over player safety in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, Melbourne, Pakistan, SECURITY, tournament
Research articles 2008-08-15
Qantas says no danger after plane aborts flight
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 29, 2008 AFP — Passengers aboard a Qantas jet that was forced to abort a domestic flight after a landing gear door failed to retract were never in any danger, the airline said Tuesday. A Boeing 737-800 of the Australian airline was forced back to Adelaide...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Manufacturing, Melbourne, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-07-28
Qantas jumbo jet lands with big hole in fuselage
MANILA, Philippines -- The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor. It...
Tags: aircraft, Manufacturing, Melbourne, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-07-26
Investigators probe stricken Qantas jet for clues
MANILA AFP — Air safety investigators were Saturday searching for clues as to what caused a dramatic mid-air rupture which left a gaping hole in the fuselage of a Qantas plane carrying more than 300 passengers. Experts were working on the theory that an explosion in the luggage hold...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Melbourne, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-07-25
Qantas jumbo makes emergency landing after mid-air drama
MANILA AFP — A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passengers said. Stunned passengers reported how the jumbo, which originated in London and made a stop...
Tags: aircraft, Manufacturing, Melbourne, oxygen, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-07-24
Extinction risks vastly underestimated: study
PARIS AFP — Some endangered species may face an extinction risk that is up to a hundred times greater than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday. By overlooking random differences between individuals in a given population, researchers may have badly underestimated the perils confronting threatened wildlife, it...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, E-mail, extinction, Melbourne, PRODUCTIVITY, species
Research articles 2008-07-02
Qantas makes cuts to QantasLink operations
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australia's Qantas Group has unveiled a new round of capacity and network changes, following earlier announcements regarding changes to Qantas and Jetstar's domestic and international services. The latest cutbacks are focused on QantasLink's regional operations in New South Wales and Victoria. ...
Tags: Melbourne, NETWORKING, Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-06-17
The Qantas A380 - Now on Sale
380 Round-Trip Economy Seats at $380 From Los Angeles to Sydney and Melbourne LOS ANGELES -- Seats on Qantas' new flagship, the Airbus A380, went on sale today, ahead of the airline's first A380 flight between Los Angeles and Melbourne on October 20, 2008. Qantas Senior Executive Vice...
Tags: Manufacturing, MARKETING, Melbourne, Qantas Airways Ltd., Sydney
Research articles 2008-06-16
Australian officials still in GP talks
SYDNEY AFP — Australian officials are in talks aimed at keeping the Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne beyond 2010 but no deal has yet been signed, Victoria state's acting premier Rob Hulls said Sunday. Responding to reports that the deal to keep the race in Melbourne until 2015...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Melbourne, SOFTWARE, TVs
Research articles 2008-06-15
Deans names seven rookies in Aussie rugby squad
SYDNEY AFP — New coach Robbie Deans Monday named seven rookies in his first Wallabies squad for Australia's opening three rugby internationals this year. ACT Brumbies prop Ben Alexander, NSW Waratahs trio Luke Burgess scrumhalf, Dean Mumm lock and Lachie Turner winger, Western Force duo Ryan Cross centre and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Australia, France, Games, Ireland, Melbourne, Sydney
Research articles 2008-06-02
Mundine retains WBA title against Soliman
MELBOURNE AFP — Australian Anthony 'The Man' Mundine retained his World Boxing Association WBA super middleweight title by beating compatriot Sam Soliman in a unanimous points decision here Wednesday. Mundine won on every judges' card, 116-112, 116-112, 117-112 in his fourth title defence. It improved the 33-year-old Mundine's...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, defeat, Melbourne
Research articles 2008-05-28
'Space' kangaroo shines light on global warming
MELBOURNE AFP — A giant white kangaroo bounced into the science books on Tuesday as part of a global experiment to measure the amount of light the Earth reflects back to the sun. The cardboard cut-out marsupial, which measures 32 metres (105 feet) by 18 metres, was laid out...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Earth, Melbourne, NETWORKING
Research articles 2008-05-20
Funeral for teenage Australian star killed by train
MELBOURNE AFP — A teenage Australian actress and musician tragically killed when she fell and was struck by an oncoming train was buried in Melbourne on Friday. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Jacobs was known to global audiences for her roles in children's television shows such as "The Saddle Club". At...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Melbourne, sister, TVs
Research articles 2008-05-16
Ageing Aussies strip in pension protest
MELBOURNE AFP — Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government. The scantily-clad seniors braved the autumn weather in a 150-strong protest against this week's federal budget, which offered them little despite...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Government, intersection, Melbourne, pension
Research articles 2008-05-15
Australian seniors fight off old age with fencing
MELBOURNE AFP — It's bye-bye bingo, and so long sewing, the old folks at an Australian seniors home have found a new activity to sharpen their wits and steel their bodies -- fencing. The group at Melbourne's Catholic Homes Corpus Christi, most of whom are retired priests and nuns,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Melbourne
Research articles 2008-05-12
Florida Technological Research and Development Authority.(MELBOURNE)
MELBOURNE -- The Florida Technological Research and Development Authority has received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a one-year program that provides technology assistance to small, clean-energy businesses in rural Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. You can reach...
Tags: Florida, Melbourne, R&D, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2008-05-01
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