Archive for August, 2007

Racing resumes in some states (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Thoroughbred horse racing has resumed in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria today, almost a week after an outbreak of equine influenza crippled the industry.

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Sydney’s APEC meeting struggles for agenda, fashion (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Sydney, Sep 1 (DPA) The big talking point as Sydney prepares to host 21 Asia-Pacific leaders is what outfit Australia will embarrass them with for the obligatory group photograph.

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Poetry and politics: the likes and dislikes of a 95-year-old blogger (Guardian Unlimited)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Science & environment: 340,000 hits for woman with fans in Alaska, Australia, China and Nigeria.

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Travel Troubleshooter: Shuttle bus didn’t show up; neither did refund (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Q On a recent visit to Las Vegas, we purchased a round-trip shuttle bus ticket from the airport to our hotel through Gray Line. We followed all their instructions, calling to schedule our return well in advance of our departure as we had done many times before. But this time our shuttle bus didn’t show up. When I called them to say we were about to miss our flight, an agent told us that our bus …

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Australia, India to conduct feasibility study on FTA (Japan Today)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

SYDNEY — Australia and India will take the first step toward striking a free trade agreement by conducting a joint feasibility study on the matter, Australian Trade Minister Warren Truss said Friday.

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Organic options (The Star Online)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

There are all sorts of benefits in consuming organic food. This is something restaurants can take full advantage of.

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Travel trade unfazed by Hyderabad blasts (The Telegraph)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

New Delhi, Aug. 31 : The travel and trade industry feels terrorism will not affect the tourist flow into India.

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Table topper (The Herald)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Watching Andy Murray edge into the third round of the US Open from his German hotel room on Thursday evening must have been surreal for Scotland’s table tennis No.1, Gavin Rumgay.

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Sydney turns into ‘police state’ (Gulf News)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Sydney: The week-long Apec gathering of world leaders is yet to begin in Sydney, but already the event -billed as the most significant international economic meeting ever to be held in Australia - is creating waves down under.

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Sydney’s Apec meet struggles for agenda, fashion By SID ASTBURY (Bangkok Post)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Sydney _ The big talking point as Sydney prepares to host 21 Asia-Pacific leaders is what outfit Australia will embarrass them with for the obligatory group photograph.

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Travel Troubleshooter: A divided schedule on United (CNN.com)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

John Knapp tries to change his airline ticket from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Washington, but his airline won’t let him and his travel agency, Orbitz, won’t help him. Now he has to pay for a new ticket. Is he entitled to a refund? And if so, who should pay him back?

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A pinch of panache (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Flor de sal hibiscus. Danish Viking-Smoked. Peruvian pink. Hawaiian red alaea. Black Cyprus. Australian Murray River. These days, there are practically as many varieties of salt to choose from as there are oils and vinegars. Chefs are sprinkling them over ceviches, steaks and sometimes desserts; detailing their provenance on menus; offering tastings of them instead of filling salt shakers with …

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 •Economía (Fuerteventura Digital)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Here’s the scene – a two-hour flight has suddenly become a six-hour ordeal, thanks to a weather delay. Meanwhile, you have a presentation to finish and you haven’t checked e-mail since last night. For many people, this scene may sound all too familiar.

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Australia, India to undertake joint FTA study (New Kerala)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

By Neena Bhandari, Sydney, Aug 31 : Australia and India have agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study into the merits of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, Federal Minister for Trade Warren Truss announced Friday.

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1990s Rock All Autumn Long (Pitchfork)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

1990s (not to be confused with Chicago’s the 1900s) have baked their Cookies , and they are about to bring them to audiences worldwide. September and the beginning of October will find the Glaswegian chefs serving residents of the UK, Europe, Australia, and Japan.

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