Apple Growers ‘Get Real’ Amid Crunch in Aussie Market
Apple exporters are optimistic, but at the same time realistic on shipping to an Australia market open after 90 years, as reported by the New Zealand Herald.
Will 2012 be a Year of HR Complacency or a Year of Competitive Advantage?
At the start of each year, we simultaneously reflect on the past while making plans for the future.
'Like a scene from Jaws':: Shark bites surfer on leg and stalks him to shore save
Glen Folkard, surfer, was attacked by a shark at Redhead Beach near Newcastle while catching some waves. The shark was believed to be a bull shark, which hauled him under and made a huge cut on his leg while taking a huge chunk from his board.
Internet New Zealand Joins Wikipedia in Protest vs SOPA-PIPA
Opposition against the publicised U.S. anti-piracy laws is also active in New Zealand, as Internet NZ and the Creative Freedom Foundation have joined Wikipedia in its English page blackout on Wednesday. A number of New Zealand websites are planning similar protests, Newstalk ZB reported.
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Alice Springs Woman’s Close Encounter with Snake: How to Prevent Snake Invasions
Having to wake up to the sound of a potentially venomous snake is one of the worst case scenarios people can think of when they are in the comforts of their home. But that’s what happened to a woman from Alice Springs who woke up from the rustling sound of the snake in her bed room. With snakes freely slithering inside homes, what can people do to prevent their invasion?
Police Detains Student Over ‘Bomb Threat’ on Facebook
A 24-year-old university undergraduate was detained for police questioning after posting a status on Facebook about bombing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's helicopter, according to a Malaysian news website.
Fire Season SA Fire Crews Mobilise for Extreme Threat in Australia
Twelve South Australian districts are currently on high alert as the scorching temperature and gusty wind prevailed within the state.
Gyrocopter Crash Kills Kiwi and Flight Instructor in Australia
Robert William Brockbank and his instructor Sam La Bruna were found dead at the scene when their light aircraft crashed in a paddock after taking off from Mangalore Airport, 120km north of Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, APNZ reported.
Aussie Life Loss from Warming Revealed by Scientist
Two degrees increase in the global temperature by 2050 would heighten the loss of life according to an Australian research.
Sativex Maybe Key to Cannabis Withdrawal: The Director of the NCPIC Weighs in
Marijuana use has always been tainted with issues as dependence to it is almost sure to happen. Being a problem all over the world, arguably more so in Australia where marijuana use is widespread, a new study may change the face of cannabis withdrawal treatment for the better.
Sativex Maybe Key to Cannabis Withdrawal: The Director of the NCPIC Weighs in
Marijuana use has always been tainted with issues as dependence to it is almost sure to happen. Being a problem all over the world, arguably more so in Australia where marijuana use is widespread, a new study may change the face of cannabis withdrawal treatment for the better.
Aussie: Italy ship confusion like Titanic"We Lost Everything"
An explanation appeared from a Perth man regarding his escape from an incapacitated cruise ship stranded off the coast of Italy.
Melbourne Toddler Figures in Elevator Accident, Clings for Life
An 18-month-old boy was trapped in an elevator and survived the surreal ordeal. The toddler fell down a lift shaft, but held on to life by clinging to the side of the lift for 15 minutes as it continued to move up and down a building in Melbourne's southeast.
50% Infant Deaths Occur while Co-sleeping with Adults – Adelaide Pathologist
An Adelaide pathologist calls on mothers to let their babies sleep in their cribs and avoid couches as well as other soft surfaces. In an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), University of Adelaide forensic pathologist Professor Roger Byard said research confirmed adults sleeping beside a baby could increase risk of infant suffocation.
NZTE Reveals International Business Award Finalists
The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has named twenty-seven companies from various industries as finalists in the 2012 New Zealand International Business Awards. NZTE Chief Executive Peter Chrisp expressed satisfaction over having 27 businesses representing a wide variety of industries and regions as finalists.
Adelaide Researchers Uncovered Cause of Infant Epilepsy
Over fifteen years since pinning infant epilepsy to a chromosome but failing to identify the gene responsible, Adelaide researchers have finally solved the mystery of the condition in infants. Infant epilepsy is caused by a single mutation in one gene, the scientists confirmed.
Khloe Kardashian ‘Adopted’ Talks: Steps to Find Out if You’re Adopted
Despite the Kardashians being such a tight-knit family, suspicions of Khloe Kardashian Odom being adopted arose. With even the closest of families having to deal with issues like being adopted, how can a person find out if he or she is truly part of the family?
Wasting Food: Breaking The Gordian Knot Of The World’s Food Supply
1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally every year
Dirty Little Secrets: The Problem with Social Search
Issues are expected to arise after Google officially launched Search plus Your World on Tuesday.
Missing Teenager Natalee Holloway Declared Dead
After more than 6 years of disappearance, Natalee Holloway, was declared dead by an order signed Thursday. Holloway was the 18-year old American teenager went missing on a high school trip to the Caribbean island in Aruba last May 2005.
World's Strangest Toys
Wow kids of any age with toys like robotic pets, plush viruses, and an inflatable Titanic slide.
Melbourne Schoolgirl Sheniz Erkan Commits Suicide Over Facebook Bullying
A Melbourne schoolgirl who was about to turn 15 years old next week had killed herself over intolerable bullying at school and online social networks. Sheniz Erkan, a Taylors Lakes Secondary College student, took her life on Monday after having suffered from schoolyard and cyberspace bullies. Her funeral is scheduled today.
Steve Jobs' Life Immortalised in Comic
Steve Jobs, one of the notable geniuses in the history of technology, has saddened millions of people worldwide after his death was publicized. Steve is the legendary co-founder and chairman of Apple Inc.
Understanding the Medical Science Behind a “Broken Heart”
When an emotional injury strikes, you feel your heart ache, but what does it mean to your physiological well-being? A recent study published on January 9 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has confirmed that a metaphorical broken heart is actually bad for the health.
Seeing the ‘Silver Lining’ is a Biased Brain’s Choice – British study
The human brain naturally tends to maintain a more positive outlook, and that is the scientific explanation behind seeing the silver lining in every dark cloud. While this understanding leaves more questions unanswered, it does provide more awareness on the concept of “prediction error” and its role in a person’s optimism.
How to Survive a Fall: Australian Woman Erin Langworthy Survives 111-Meter Bungee Jump Accident
It’s the worst fear of bungee jumpers everywhere – the cord snapping leaving the jumper falling to his death. That is what happened to 22-year old Erin Langworthy as she bungee jumped 111 meters down from the Victoria Falls bridge only to drop to a croc infested river – and survive. With that in mind, is there anything anyone can do when they’re plunging to their deaths?
Top 5 Scandalous Video Games: Where to Draw the Line?
Games now, more than ever, are becoming more and more realistic. With plots ranging from what dress should Mulan wear, to trying to find a way to infiltrate the White House, games are pushing the imagination to its limits. But can games push too much? Where does the industry draw its line in creating concepts, settings, and story lines?
Doing Business Internationally: How an Australian Firm Tapped the Discerning Korean Market
It is not easy to penetrate a very discerning and astute Korean market. Korean consumer standards are quite high in all aspects especially for agriculture products.
Ferocious Leopard Rips Off Man's Scalp in India
A leopard wandered off into a residential neighborhood in an Indian city and attacked people, killing a lawyer and injuring at least three others including a man who even tried to save the wild animal from getting killed.
Fertility Treatments Increase Twin Rates in New Zealand
Fertility treatments are seen as the main reason for the steady increase in twin births in New Zealand from 1980 until recent years, when the numbers have leveled off as treatments have presumably become more refined to reduce the probability of conceiving twins.
Californian Businessman Sells Asteroid-Proof Bunkers to 2012 Doomsday Believers
“What if the prophecies are true?” asks a Californian businessman known in the web for selling nuclear bomb and asteroid-proof clandestine bunkers.
How Can The Poor Feed The Rich?
Andono Bryant, 44, mother of 5 grown-up children, takes out boxes of food while picking up groceries from an old shuffleboard court. She's making sure that her family will have something to eat today.
Crocodile Invades Australian Home
A crocodile with a length of 5 feet and 6 inches (1.7 meter) visited an Australian family Saturday morning. They contacted Wildlife rangers as the unwanted visitor strolled around their living room.
Fearless 3-year-old Wellington Girl Faces Down a Fierce Lion
It’s like watching Lucy and Aslan in the modern day Narnia, except it would not seem right to see Aslan the lion paw against a glass in any fictional Narnia. Three-year-old Sofia Walker was caught on video making friends with a roaring male lion more than thrice her size in New Zealand’s Wellington Zoo.
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