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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
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Apple has rereleased Pro Applications Update 2008-01 via its Software Update application or on the Web...
Pro Applications Update 2008-01
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Burger Shop now available
Adobe has posted he Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1 update, which includes these enhancements: additional camera support for the Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi/EOS Kiss X2), Nikon D60, Sony A350 and more, updated printer driver compatibility for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), and several corrections for issues introduced by the Lightroom 1.4 release...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1 update posted
Apple as released MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0 via its Software Update application or on the Web...
MacBook Air Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.0 posted
Today's featured promo on MacUpdate offers Toon Boom Storyboard for US$169 (32% off, retail $249.99)...
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Equinux today released The Tube 2.6 with a completely reengineered EPG engine...
Equinux enhances The Tube 2.6 with new EPG engine
iPresentee has releaesd Keynote Motion Themes to be used with Apple’s Keynote presentation software. iPresentee offers five new Keynote themes: Orbit, Gear, Balloons, Light and Time...
iPresentee releases new add-ons for Keynote
Today's featured promo on MacUpdate offers Cheetah3D for US$79 (47% off, retail $149)...
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Creaceed today is shipping final versions of Morph Age 4.0 and Morph Age Pro 4.0 for morphing/warping images and movies on Mac OS X Leopard...
Creaceed ships Morph Age Regular/Pro 4.0
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) today announced the availability of two new cases in its extensive line of iPhone accessories...
New iPhone cases now available from DLO
Stairways Software has announced Keyboard Maestro 3.0, the new version of its powerful productivity enhancer for Mac OS X...
Stairways Software releases Keyboard Maestro 3.0
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New Adobe TV Programming comes online
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Apple releases numerous updates
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Cairns Blog
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Ballot order for Leichhardt
Saturday SoapBlog: Bryan Law - Vote 1 Greens (below the line)
Elvis is well and truly gone, but the King is back
Two for one tix tonight at Sam's Xtreme Illusions show
Do you want a cultural centre? Tell Council what you think....
A woman's weakly airbrushes Julia
"If Tony Abbott becomes PM , God help us!" - Paul Keating
Challenging year ahead for Cairns
Julia Gillard on her own tax policy
Your community needs your view
Crime Stoppers update
And the winner of MasterChef for 2010 is...
'Cairns is the fastest growing region in Australia' - Filip Binst
Sunday joke....
$2000 cash for your old(ish) car "another Labor lemon" says Warren Entsch
Security check
Saturday SoapBlog: 'I can’t get my meds today' - Cairns failed to provide medical support
ABC's Fiona Sewell talks with the ACMA about Cairns community radio's licence breach
Follow the election on Campaign Pulse
Sex, sex, sex, that's all they think about
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Andrew Denton - Enough Rope
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Enough Rope
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Richard E Grant and Andrew Denton
Welcome to the final edition of ENOUGH ROPE. Ben Stiller is serious in just about every way. He is a serious director, a serious on screen talent whose movies have grossed almost two billion dollars and by his own admission a serious guy who simply does not know how to tell a joke - and yet he is one of the most popular film comedians of all time.
Ben Stiller
All the best stories begin with the words once upon a time and this is no exception. It is a story about two great lovers, one an artist of incredible gifts, the other his muse and of the daughter that became parent to them both. It is about sex, beauty, wanderlust, tragedy and one garden that now lies at the centre of it all and it begins once upon a time, two rebellious teenagers met in a bohemian coffee shop. Ladies and gentlemen, Wendy Whiteley.
Wendy Whiteley
Welcome to another ENOUGH ROPE On the Road special. Our chance to get out of the studio and talk to people in different parts of Australia to see how they are managing with the most difficult subject - Life 101. Over the last 18 months I have been visiting one of the most isolated and spectacular regions in Australia, the Kimberley Ranges. Three thousand kilometres north of Perth, 800 kilometres south-west of Darwin, the West Autralian township of Kununurra has only existed since 1961. Originally built as a service town for the Ord River irrigation scheme, Kununurra, a community of 7000, sits in the middle of ancient red rocks carved through by rivers and waterfalls. It is a physical landscape that is awesome to see.
On the Road Kununurra
Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie make quite a duo. She is the biggest female box office star on the planet, he is the most legendary and respected name in world cinema. A new movie Changeling has brought them together. She is 33, he is 78. What have they learnt from life? What have they learnt from each other?
Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie
Cairns News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
A report tabled in State Parliament yesterday places the Doomadgee Shire Council, in north Queensland, among the worst managed councils in the state.
Report highlights Doomadgee council management woes
Johnstone Shire Council in far north Queensland is offering residents a rebate on water saving devices even though it is no longer legally required to.
Water saving rebate still on offer in Johnstone Shire
Queensland Indigenous leaders say it is highly inappropriate for police and their union to be speculating about the cause of another death in custody.
Indigenous leaders warn police over death in custody
Queensland police have offered their assistance and support to the family of an Indigenous man who died in custody in the state's far north today.
Police offer support to family of man who died in custody
Northern Territory Government politicians are heading out to their bush seats to try to stem panic about the Federal Government's reforms targeting Indigenous child sexual abuse.
Politicians to calm concerns over Indigenous reforms
Two investigators and a forensic expert are on their way to Mareeba in far north Queensland to begin an inquiry into the latest Indigenous death in police custody.
Investigations begin into Qld death in custody
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is appealing for calm after a death in custody in the state's far north.
Beattie appeals for calm after death in custody
Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd says he has some worries about the availability of doctors to help provide medical checks for Indigenous children in the Northern Territory.
Rudd concerned over doctors for Indigenous action plan
Police have begun an investigation into a death in custody in far north Queensland.
Police investigate death in custody in far north Qld
Consumers are being warned to prepare for a huge increase in fresh vegetable prices because of cold and wet conditions.
Wet weather forces up vegetable prices
Some Cairns city councillors in far north Queensland say possible changes to the council's boundaries could mean the budget will need to be revised.
Fears boundary changes could affect Cairns council budget
For the second year in a row a Gulf of Carpentaria initiative aimed to protect marine life has been nominated for national environmental recognition at the Banksia Awards.
Gulf marine protection scheme vies for national award
Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson is in the Torres Strait today to look at ways of curbing the alarming increase in diabetes in the region.
Forum to address diabetes increase in Torres Strait
A forum in Cairns has heard remote Indigenous communities could draw on 'traditional ways' to help overcome social problems.
Tradition the key to solving social ills, forum hears
A forum in Cairns in far north Queensland is trying to identify ways to foster positive behaviour in dysfunctional Indigenous communities.
Forum to tackle 'negative behaviour' in Indigenous communities
Increased demand from passengers has prompted regional airline Macair to boost flight services between Cairns and Mount Isa in northern Queensland.
Airline to increase Cairns-Mt Isa flights
Police say a fire that destroyed five businesses in the tiny far north Queensland town of Malanda may have been deliberately lit.
Firefighters unable to save businesses from blaze
A woman is due to face Cairns Magistrates Court today, charged with the stabbing murder of another woman in Napranum.
Woman to front court over stabbing murder
Two regions in far north Queensland are on the way to eliminating the use of plastic bags.
Funds to go to eliminating plastic bags
Around 3,000 people have attended one of Australia's largest ever Indigenous dance festivals at Cape York over the weekend.
Cape York dance festival celebrates Indigenous culture
North Queensland powered to a thrilling 28-24 victory over the Canberra Raiders during their round 15 NRL clash at Canberra Stadium this evening.
Cowboys hold off Raiders in thriller
Queensland police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a cafe at Malanda in the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland on Saturday night.
Police suspect arson in FNQ cafe fire
The Cowboys jumped to a handy 22-14 lead over the Raiders at half-time during their round 15 NRL clash at Canberra Stadium this evening.
Cowboys leading Raiders
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a 36-year-old woman was stabbed to death near Weipa in far north Queensland overnight.
Woman charged over far north Qld stabbing murder
Scientists have issued a warning to patients about the potentially grave risks of travelling internationally in search of untested stem-cell treatments.
Aussies warned against stem-cell tourism
The former head of the airline at the centre of one of Australia's worst air disasters has told an inquest some of the company's pilot training was inadequate.
Some Transair training inadequate, inquest told
Extra police have been sent to Cairns, in far north Queensland, to beef up security as a series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) functions begin today.
Police boost for Cairns during APEC
Some Douglas Shire councillors were jeered and heckled yesterday during an attempt to replace the far north Queensland council's acting chief executive officer (CEO).
Douglas Shire councillors fail in bid to replace acting CEO
Plant-cloning experts say a new laboratory on the Atherton Tableland, in far north Queensland, will allow scientists to reproduce the plant equivalent of champion swimmer Ian Thorpe.
Cloning lab to produce 'perfect' plants
Cancer-seeking bone marrow cells could one day be used to help deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to their target, say US researchers.
Bones mined for cancer-seeking missiles
MediaWatch
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Media Watch
Sunrise's weather man looks like he's been dared to air this cheeky joke
A Dare Put To Air?
There are some things you'd think are reasonably predictable on a 24 hour news channel during an election campaign. ABC News 24's policy appears to be at odds with its hype.
ABC News 24: Better Late Than Never
With all the focus of the election, a remarkable media story slipped by almost unnoticed last week. Channel Nine journalist Ben Fordham and producer Andrew Byrne were convicted of offences relating to the NSW Listening Devices Act when they recorded and broadcast conversations dealing with an alleged kidnap plot. While laws in other countries, and indeed other Australian states, permit clandestine recordings where there is evidence that the story is in the public interest, NSW law does not.
The Right To Record
The Australian's travel section tries to get one past its readers when it shows Charlotte Pass covered in snow
Snow Job
Dog of the week
Ten Broadcasts a Spainful Error...
Channel Ten chooses a degrading term to describe asylum seekers arriving in Australia
Boat Pieces...
A Current Affair based their searing indictment of welfare 'bludgers' on the revelations of an anonymous whistleblower from Centrelink. But according to Centrelink, the story was riddled with errors and as to concrete evidence from ACA that there is a single family out there rorting $80,000 a year from the taxpayer - not a skerrick was offered.
Not-So-Easy Money
North Queensland Performance Ford Club Forum - Topics Only
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
North Queensland Performance Ford Club Forum
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
Sportal Motorsport News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
Jenson Button has amazingly revealed he will quit Formula One if team orders are reintroduced into the sport.
Button speaks out
Sebastian Vettel has a seventh pole this year in his sights after proving to be in a class of his own in second practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Vettel eyes pole
The Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber blew away the field in first practice ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Bulls fly in Hungary
Mark Webber has defended Ferrari after Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were embroiled in a team-orders scandal during the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim last weekend.
Webber defends Ferrari
Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen is hoping the track at this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix in Hungary can give him an advantage.
Kovalainen a fan of Hungary
Fernando Alonso refused to be drawn on whether he would replicate Felipe Massa's German Grand Prix generosity if he was ever asked to move aside for his Ferrari team-mate.
Alonso mum on tactics
The most experienced man in Formula One gave Fernando Alonso a lesson in the meaning of morality and humility on Friday.
Barrichello's lesson
Polish driver Robert Kubica is hopeful of the crowd's backing in this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest.
Kubica wants 'home' support
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh feels harmony is the key to winning this year's Formula One world titles.
McLaren won't favour
Michael Schumacher remains upbeat ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest despite a disappointing result in his home GP in Germany.
Schu talks up chances
Fox Motorsport News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
FOX SPORTS
British-based Aussie hotshot Josh Brookes is set to join compatriots Troy Corser and Broc Parkes on the startline for Round 10 of the Superbikes from Silverstone.
Brookes to add some Aussie flair
Mark Webber remains optimistic after seeing Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel top the times in both free practice sessions ahead of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix.
Mark Webber upbeat in Hungary
Mark Webber has re-ignited debate over the "Ferrari affair" by saying Fernando Alonso fully deserved to win the German Grand Prix.
Ferrari decision was right: Webber
Rubens Barrichello has slammed Ferrari's use of team orders during last weekend's German Grand Prix which saw his Brazilian compatriot Felipe Massa forced to give way to teammate Fernando Alonso.
Barrichello fumes at Ferrari
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo rode his Yamaha to victory at the United States Moto Grand Prix, extending his season points lead with his ninth podium in as many season races.
Lorenzo dominates, Stoner second
Ferrari were fined $100,000 ($A111,000) for breaching sporting regulations at the German Grand Prix where their victory was overshadowed by allegations of using team orders.
Alonso wins at Hockenheim
MotoGP points leader Jorge Lorenzo has pulled out a stunning last-lap effort to snare pole for the US grand prix from Australian Casey Stoner.
Stoner pipped for US GP pole
Local hope Sebastian Vettel will race from pole position in the German Grand Prix after topping the times in qualifying in his Red Bull.
Vettel on pole, Webber fourth
Spaniard Fernando Alonso clocked the fastest time of the day during second practice for the German Formula One grand prix.
Webber fourth-fastest in practice
Mark Webber might swap sarcasm for swearing if he finds himself in the same controversial situation he was in when he crossed the line to win the recent British Grand Prix.
Swearing might be better: Webber
Technology News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
HORDES of Apple fans swarmed stores in anticipation of the iPhone 4 launch, but Australian accessory makers are concerned they will be cut out of a lucrative market.
Huge queues for iPhone4 launch
JAPAN'S industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said today.
Excuse me, is your nano smoking?
FACEBOOK launched a trial version today of a new service which allows members to pose questions to other users.
Facebook launches 'Questions'
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange was born in Townsville and raised on Magnetic Island, it has been revealed.
Wikileaks founder's state of origin
MAN wins $17,000 after a friend posted porn on his page, saying: "You like kids and you are gay".
Court awards payout over Facebook post
TELSTRA has been fined $18.5 million for illegally blocking broadband competitors from using its local exchanges.
Telstra fined $18m for web blocks
AS YOU read this, some Australians are using the internet at almost unimaginable speeds as the first National Broadband Network customers.
Super Net - full speed ahead
IPAD owners are self-centred, power-hungry workaholics, survey finds. But what about its critics?
iPad owners 'over-achieving selfish elites'
OSAMA'S wife bonus, assassins and cover-ups - here's a quick guide to the Wikileaks furore.
Twelve must-reads in Wikileaks' war logs
APPLE says its latest generation iPhone will become available from Friday in more than a dozen additional countries, including Australia.
Apple iPhone 4 docking in Australia
Top Stories
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
POLICE have threatened to turn off speed cameras and take sick leave in a mass block in an angry response to the latest pay offer from Premier Anna Bligh.
Speed camera threat in pay blue
FEARS have been raised that former staff and students of a Brisbane school were exposed to fibres from one of the most concentrated types of asbestos.
Asbestos fears hit Brisbane school
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has taken a battering in the latest opinion poll which shows the Coalition would win the election if it was held now.
Gillard's popularity waning
NSW subcontractors undercutting local firms on the Airport Link are using backpackers recruited in Ireland for cheap labour, and not paying their super, a union claims.
Backpackers cheap tunnel labour
A FAMILY cat lost at Narangba near Brisbane 11 months ago has turned up at the Townsville RSPCA shelter more than 1300km by road to the north.
Mighty moggy's 1300km road trip
KEVIN Rudd will be recovering in Brisbane's Mater Private Hospital after undergoing gall bladder surgery in the latest dramatic twist in the federal election campaign.
Rudd admitted to hospital
POLICE are furious at Anna Bligh's suggestion officers will have to be more flexible and productive if they expect a pay rise of more than 2.5 per cent.
Cops livid at Bligh pay insult
THIS curious tomcat called Timothy has somehow hiked more than 1300km by road to Townsville after going missing from his Brisbane backyard.
Tomcat's 1300km, year-long trip
FORMER Democrats leader and ALP recruit Cheryl Kernot is to stand as an Independent for the Senate in the August 21 election.
Kernot to run for Senate
ANNA Bligh's unpopularity will be the subject of new attack advertisements that claim her influence will extend into the federal arena under a Gillard Government.
Ads target unpopular Bligh
Sports News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
FIF only they could play for 80 minutes. North Queensland's season of heartbreak continued on Friday night after they stumbled with the finish line in sight.
Cowboys' heartbreak continues
NICK Farr-Jones believes Will Genia can confirm himself as a genuine star tonight by leading Australia on a "rip and tear" mission against the All Blacks.
Will Genia ready to let rip
IN overnight sport, Jarmila Groth won through to the semis of the Istanbul Cup and Mark Webber was third fastest in Hungarian Grand Prix practice.
What you might have missed
ALBERT Proud is no longer scared. Those who watched him against Geelong, his first game in 12 weeks, would doubt he was  scared of anything.
Lion proud to be sober
HE  attempted to torpedo Israel Folau's Origin swansong and now ARL CEO Geoff Carr is taking aim at the star's hopes of representing Tonga.
Izzy sets hopes on Tongan farewell
WITH the A-League season starting on Thursday, Marco Monteverde continues his three-part series on Queensland teams.
Coast fans must play ball
THE Brisbane Racing Club has stepped up to the plate with trophies for leading trainer, jockey and apprentice. The winners will be declared today.
Trophies for best of year
PUTTING a leash on "The Beast" is Titans' priority as they attempt to extend a four-match winning streak against the Warriors in New Zealand tomorrow.
Titan plot to tame Beast
THE Brisbane Racing Club has stepped up to the plate with trophies for leading trainer, jockey and apprentice. The winners will be declared today.
Trophies for best of year
THE Cowboys' bid to snare Dallas Johnson has hit a hurdle with his Super League club, the Catalans Dragons, giving no guarantees it will release the former Queensland Origin lock.
Dallas deal hits snag
Breaking News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
TWO earthquakes have shaken parts of South Australia today.
Twin earthquakes shake South Australia
A Florida church was yesterday promoting an event where it will burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the U.S.
Church to burn copies of Koran to mark 9/11
A 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl have been found after Queensland police issued an abduction alert about the pair, fearing they may have been at risk after being taken by a man in the state's far-north on Thursday night.
"Abducted" children found by police
A GRIZZLY bear in the United States has been euthanised after tests determined it was responsible for a deadly triple mauling in a Montana campground, wildlife officials say.
Bear put down after murderous rampage
POLICE have found a boy, 15, and a girl, 11, who went missing from Tolga near Atherton in Far North Queensland around 8pm on Thursday.
Police find missing children
A 46-year-old pilot has walked away with only minor injuries from a single-engine aeroplane crash on a remote airstrip on Cape York Peninsula.
Pilot has lucky escape from plane crash
A MAN believed to be in his 20s has died in a two vehicle crash on Cooroy-Noosa Rd at Tinbeerwah in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Man killed in Coast accident
FORMER U.S. Vice President Al Gore will not face criminal charges over allegations he groped an Oregon massage therapist nearly four years ago.
Al Gore cleared on groping charges
ISRAELI warplanes fired missiles at several targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday, wounding eight people, witnesses and medical sources said.
Israeli warplanes fire missiles into Gaza
A four-year-old Indianapolis boy picked up a gun left lying on a kitchen table and fired a shot that killed the three-year-old daughter of his father's girlfriend, police say.
Boy aged four shoots and kills little girl
Used Car Tests - Ford
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
CARSguide
11 Jun 2004 Heavy going for Explorer
Ford Explorer (1995-1996)
14 Oct 2005 Classic Fairlane finds firm fans19 Jun 2004 Smooth ride in fast lane
Ford Fairlane
02 Nov 2002 1998-2002 Ford Falcon AU
Ford Falcon AU
27 Jan 2006 Radical makeover renewed life for Falcon10 Dec 2004 Saviour still works miracles
Ford Falcon BA
09 Aug 2002 1996-98 Ford EL Falcon
Ford Falcon EL Gli
13 Jan 2006 Falcon that flew on a mountain
Ford Falcon GT
14 Feb 2003 Lacks that G-whiz
Ford Falcon EL GT
20 Oct 2003 1992-2000 Ford Falcon XR6
Ford Falcon XR6 1992-1993
20 Sep 2002 1970 XY Falcon GT
Ford Falcon XY GT 1970
16 Jul 2004 Shifting focus to the Laser
Ford Laser
07 Jan 2005 Taking a look beneath the badge
Ford Telstar
24 Feb 2006 High rider claimed new Territory
Ford Territory Ghia
Family Motoring
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
CARSguide
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New: car finance section!
Transporting a tribe of children, often with a herd of their mates as well, has always presented parents with a problem.
Carnival is pleasantly basic
Ladies, have you ever wondered what your mechanic means when they say your carby's stuffed?
Female Friendly mechanics
Getting a licence is easy but not knowing what to expect is the hard part.
P-platers: watch out for accidents
Holden has extended its 24-hour security assistance program to Australia's top-selling car, the Commodore.
Assist Ultra extended
Car companies are now targeting a killer that accounts for one in every four Australian road deaths - fatigue.
Saab alerts tired drivers
They sure don't make these beasts anymore but big boys still dream about owning one.
XA Ford Falcon: freedom on four wheels
When Peter Brock opened his HDT special vehicles operation in 1980, he probably didn't realise the impact it would have on the Australian car business.
VC HDT: Brock's memory lives on
They sure don't make these beasts anymore but big boys still dream about owning one.
XA Ford Falcon: freedom on four wheels
Ford Australia is determined to be third time lucky with the Mondeo after its launch as one of the hottest cars in the European market.
Ford Mondeo: hopeful third time round
Volvo's big XC90 wagon goes harder these days thanks to a free-revving V8 engine.
Volvo XC90: sporting a smart device
Toyota's little RAV4 SUV now packs more of a punch
RAV4 gets a big V6 kick
Nissan has improved its star performer, which is sure to maintain loyal fans and maybe even attract new fans to the X-Trail.
Nissan X-Trail comes with improved manners
Toyota's little RAV4 SUV now packs more of a punch
RAV4 gets a big V6 kick
Nissan has improved its star performer, which is sure to maintain loyal fans and maybe even attract new fans to the X-Trail.
Nissan X-Trail comes with improved manners
The 200 Series LandCruiser to be launched in Sydney will soon make its way to the planet's most desolate reaches.
World Premiere: LandCruiser 200 Series
The latest Kluger is substantially better than the model it replaces and some will find it better than the Territory.
Toyota Kluger: back with attitude
Not only does the latest Kyron range look modern and smoother, the price also gets a bit of a tweaking.
SsangYong Kyron: gets a facelift
Like us, your vehicle needs TLC, so here's 10 simple steps to help keep your car in good shape.
10 steps to check your car
Save on fuel and cut your carbon output with these simple tips.
Tips for fuel-efficient driving
Motor Shows
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
CARSguide
While the world looks to a greener future, Dodge proves a thirsty muscle car can still attract the numbers.
Challenger flexes muscles
Got the urge to drive Nissan's new GT-R? Unless you have a $150,000 and patience, your best bet is to get virtual.
Waiting game for GT-R
While the world looks to a greener future, Dodge proves a thirsty muscle car can still attract the numbers.
Challenger flexes muscles
Got the urge to drive Nissan's new GT-R? Unless you have a $150,000 and patience, your best bet is to get virtual.
Waiting game for GT-R
Mazda seems ready to revive the RX-7 sports car.
Mazda is set on number 7
The Space Up! blue revealed at the LA Auto Show generates interest, which could mean a future for the Up models.
Green powers up the Blue
Forget the badge, this is Renault's new Koleos off-roader, which will go global next year.
Renault set for off-road success
The Nissan GT-R is back . . . and there isn't going to be a cage big enough to hold Godzilla this time.
Nissan GT-R: Godzilla's welcome return
Audi introduces a new segment, combining a soft-top convertible with the qualities of an SUV and a healthy dose of internet capability.
Audi crosses categories
The Nissan GT-R is back . . . and there isn't going to be a cage big enough to hold Godzilla this time.
Nissan GT-R: Godzilla's welcome return
Audi introduces a new segment, combining a soft-top convertible with the qualities of an SUV and a healthy dose of internet capability.
Audi crosses categories
For a company known for its rugged off-roaders, the Nissan Murano has had mixed fortunes in our market.
The second coming for Murano
Hyundai's next-generation high-performance Tiburon is set to go into production.
Hyundai's new beginning
These days, most manufacturing plants use hundreds of state-of-the-art robots to assemble vehicles.
Hands-on Viper assembly line
A new mini Lexus is being developed to tackle the BMW 1-Series, Mini and Audi A3 head-on.
Lexus takes on baby market
BMW's little baby gets a sporty makeover and there's a chance it might make it to Australia in 12 months.
BMW's sporty concept
GM and 50 Cent work together to create one of the worlds most wanted Pontiac wonders.
Gangsta rapt by Commodore cuz
Honda has rolled out a stunning successor to its highly popular 1990s sports coupe, the CR-X.
Honda combines sport and hybrid
An upcoming mid-sized Suzuki is more than just a concept car and expected to hit show rooms late 2009.
Kizashi no longer a teaser
Small-car safety is about to take a big step forward and Toyota is leading the way.
Toyota IQ big on safety
CarsGuide Motorsport News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
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Engineers have developed hybrid technology into a winning formula for long-distance racing.
Supra hybrid wins race
What could Australia's most successful motorsports star possibly wish for? A Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 and a matching Eurocopter.
Mercedes CLS 55 and a Eurocopter
Chris Atkinson is stepping into the unknown this weekend.
Atkinson mate wait
A showroom showdown led by Subaru, GM Holden and BMW will bring long-distance racing back to Mt Panorama on Easter Sunday for the Bathurst 12 hour.
Big guns back for long battle
A last-minute deal has ensured the Holden Racing Team will take its place in the 2007 V8 Supercars championship first round in Adelaide this week.
HRT given green light to race...for now
The drama, excitement and colour of the 2007 V8 Supercar season will erupt with a roar at the Clipsal 500.
New season's colours
The A1 Grand Prix ? the World Cup of Motorsport ? has arrived back at Eastern Creek to the delight of open-wheel racing fanatics and the amazement of the sceptics.
A1GP comes to Sydney
Larry Perkins admits he has thrown his son into the V8 Supercar deep end by naming him in his inexperienced 2007 driving team.
Have a drive, son
AUSTRALIAN driver Cody Crocker completed a clean-sweep of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship today in winning Rally China.
Cody Crocker sweeps Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
BOTH Holden and Ford will start the 2007 V8 Supercar season with new vehicles after having updated models ratified by the governing body today.
New cars to start 2007 V8 Supercar season
RICK Kelly has turned the V8 adventure in Bahrain into a hit-and-run mission, arriving barely 24 hours before the start of the Desert 400.
Rick Kelly finally arrives at Bahrain track
Sensible, safe, sweet and strong. These are all words that fit neatly into any discussion of the Toyota Corolla.
Corolla in a rally race?
Will Kathrine Legge have the opportunity to make her mark at Indy?
The third legge for Team Australia
Bikini babe Clarissa Price has one of the toughest jobs at the Lexmark Indy.
Message from Clarissa
Fast cars, fast cash and fast women, welcome to Indy week on the Gold Coast.
Schoolies week for adults
Injury will prevent Team Australia co-owner Craig Gore from attending Indy this year.
Shattered Gore misses Indy hype
Gold Coast Lexmark Indy 300 motor race is one of Australia's biggest events, attracting more than 300,000 people each year.
Indy is back on track
Injury will prevent Team Australia co-owner Craig Gore from attending Indy this year.
Shattered Gore misses Indy hype
Fast cars, fast cash and fast women, welcome to Indy week on the Gold Coast.
Schoolies week for adults
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2007 Bathurst 1000
Motoring Dictionary
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Motoring Hints and Tips
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If you're spending your own money on renting a car, there are pitfalls galore; and it pays to do your homework.
Getting the best car rental deal
We report on what to look for when buying a car for less than $5000.
Bagging a bargain
Mark Hinchliffe asks what car should young people buy? Simple question, complex answer.
Research is the key
Getting your vehicle to go as far as possible on the least amount of fuel is going to put dollars back in your pocket ... but how do you do it?
Getting more out of your tank
If you carry out all the right checks before buying a used car, you can rest easy in the knowledge you have covered all the bases and bought a good, sound car.
Sorting the right car from the bombs
Common sense and research are keys to taking the trauma out of buying a used car.
Use your head when buying used
Beach towel, beer and bathers aren't the only things to worry about before heading off on your summer holiday. Your car will need some attention first.
Care for your car
With such long periods of dry between the rain, it would be timely to brush up on some basic wet-weather driving tips.
Don't slip up in the wet
Purchasing your first car doesn't have to be a scary experience.
How to make the right choice when you start buying
Before you embark on a process that can be stressful consider whether you want to sell your car privately or trade it in.
Tips on selling a car
SCHOOL'S finished. Top of the must-have list is a set of wheels. CARSguide explores the pitfalls confronting first car buyers.
First car buyer tips
USED-car prices are plumbing record lows because of an oversupply caused by booming new vehicle sales.
Best and worst value used cars in Australia
YOUNG buyers are usually on a fairly limited budget, which reduces the number of cars available.
Buying and selling: what you can expect for your money
THERE is more to motoring than simply getting your driver's licence.
Car insurance tips
If drivers thought about what they do before they start driving each day, road injuries and deaths could be drastically reduced.
10 driving don'ts
The key to keeping your car in tiptop shape is regular maintenance from the day you drive it home for the first time.
How to maintain your car
FIRST time buyers are not as gullible as some people may believe.
Most popular first cars and what people look for
With petrol prices soaring, CARSguide.com.au looks at the most common questions you might have about the efficiency of diesel.
Your diesel questions answered
The use of cruise control in wet or slippery conditions is just inviting disaster as recent incidents have shown.
Slide rule
Servicing your carregularly will not only add years to itslife but it increases thevehicle's resale valuewhen it comes time totrade in.
The importance of servicing your car
Latest Road Tests
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
CARSguide
A strong and stable dollar has lured the Nissan Micra back to our shores after a 10-year absence.
Nissan Micra: back with savings
The Toyota Aurion Sportivo ZR6 offers an exhilarating drive in a family car.
Toyota Aurion ZR6: going quickly...
The masculine Avenger is all show and no go but the 2008 version is worth the wait for the promised power as well as sex appeal.
Dodge Avenger: stunner no hot runner
The face-lifted and updated Euro IV Kyron signals yet another step in the growth of the SsangYong brand in Australia.
SsangYong Kyron: takes a leap forward
The latest entry-level models are the best metal-for-your-money packages BMW offers.
BMW: a flirtatious beginning
Nothing in the small-car class looks like the Mitsubishi Lancer. It has immediate impact and sticks out from the crowd.
Lancer ES: one of a kind
This BX beauty has movie-star credentials having rubbed shoulders with some of Australia's best actors.
Vauxhall: stars on the silver screen
Less than a year after it was launched here, the Subaru Tribeca has been given an extreme makeover.
Second time a charm
Mazda6 now takes the game to a completely new level with a car that is finely balanced and equipped with safety features.
Mazda6: kicks it up a notch
This latest competitor to the 3 Series is no longer a 'try hard.'
Mercedes Benz C200K: hits the battle field
Sleek lines, sporty silhouette; the new-generation Mazda2 hatchback looks so good you could be forgiven for thinking it is just another pretty face.
Mazda2: Hatch gets a facelift
1997 was the year Volvo introduced the crossover segment; this meant jacking up the chassis of a V70 and slapping an XC70 badge on its butt.
Volvo XC70: bigger, longer and roomier
Sleek lines, sporty silhouette; the new-generation Mazda2 hatchback looks so good you could be forgiven for thinking it is just another pretty face.
Mazda2: Hatch gets a facelift
This Sportage wagon is happy enough doing the shopping chores, not so much the tourer.
Kia Sportage: a little softer
Sleek lines, sporty silhouette; the new-generation Mazda2 hatchback looks so good you could be forgiven for thinking it is just another pretty face.
Mazda2: Hatch gets a facelift
This is not your average four-wheel drive. It is not even a regular Cayenne. Porsche corners the market in luxury wagons with its new GTS.
Cayenne GTS: Hard to go past soft-roader
It just goes to show how much of a difference a makeover can make on a 1960s car. A big difference!
EK Holden ute: true blue toiler rolls on
This is not your average four-wheel drive. It is not even a regular Cayenne. Porsche corners the market in luxury wagons with its new GTS.
Cayenne GTS: Hard to go past soft-roader
Stylised to the point of abstraction, Mercedes-Benz's alluring SLK 350 is a head turner.
Mercedes Benz SLK: a sinuous beauty
Get to know the SV6 and it comes across as more happy medium than underdog.
Holden SV6: the logical ute
Latest Motoring News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
CARSguide
Gone are the days of juggling a map while you drive.
GPS maps out the future
Local jobs could be at risk if we can't build hybrids, says Institute.
Car jobs hang on a hybrid
Got the urge to drive the new GT-R? While you wait, get virtual.
Waiting game for GT-R
Does Toyota know how you roll, dawg?
Toyota funks up for Gen Y
The green parade at the Detroit motor show in January reveals its first entries.
Chrysler's green message
Australia's two top-selling cars are among the worst for reversing visibility.
Popular cars with rear issue
carsguide gets scarily sideways in this sensational ARC Rally Corolla.
Corolla in a rally race?
With the world going green, a thirsty muscle car can still be successful.
Challenger flexes muscles
Which four-wheel drive has been an Aussie icon over 50 years and can be found at your local Post Office?
Cars for three dollars
Transporting a tribe of children, often with a herd of their mates as well, has always presented parents with a problem.
Carnival is pleasantly basic
European imports dominated the new faces at Australia's Best Cars awards last night.
Best Cars award goes to...
Mazda seems ready to revive the RX-7 sports car.
Mazda is set on number 7
We take a look at carsguide Car of the Year Hyundai's i30 to work out whether the petrol or diesel version is more efficient.
Diesel or petrol?
Car buyers have started an end-of-year stampede to beat a looming tax hike.
Car buyers race
The motoring industry has a forecast of one million new passenger vehicles sold for 2007.
Sales headed for one million
Boosted by a ballooning domestic market, the Chinese manufacturer is also making inroads worldwide.
Chery cars will hit globally
The motoring industry has a forecast of one million new passenger vehicles sold for 2007.
Sales headed for one million
America's luxurious Cadillac will return to Australia for the first time in more than half a century.
Cadillac cruises in
Ladies, have you ever wondered what your mechanic means when they say your carby's stuffed?
Female Friendly mechanics
The ugly duckling of the people-mover market isn't so ugly any more.
Stavic updates its image
Higher Education
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
ALAN Gilbert has died in Manchester aged 65 less than a month after he stepped down as vice-chancellor of Manchester University because of ill health.
Melbourne's moderniser, Alan Gilbert, dead at 65
UNIVERSITIES Australia has warned that the sector faces a "perfect storm" of factors threatening vital international student revenue next year.
Sector faces perfect storm
ANDREW Taylor regards his research interest, indigenous migration futures in the Northern Territory, as frontier stuff.
New opportunities for remote communities
FREDRICK Robin has the kind of intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests that many universities seek.
Concerns over German 'Ivy League'
THE AQFC has made a major contribution through focusing on learning outcomes as the basis for distinguishing the attainment of various qualifications.
AQFC to limit postgrad titles
THE University of Melbourne has bowed to opposition by suspending plans to introduce the Melbourne Model at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Melbourne drops its model for arts school
UNIVERSITIES face the spectre of the $1.8 billion in cuts of the early Howard era if the Coalition is elected, leading economist John Quiggin has warned.
Fears over Coalition intentions
REDRAWING the battlelines of university research so as to remain competitive and to address modern problems has meant thinking exponentially smarter.
High yield expected for crop research
AUSTRALIA's northern approaches are "wide open" to rising infectious diseases, James Cook University's pro vice-chancellor medicine has warned.
Deadly diseases on our doorstep
RATHER than bury students in facts, Bio 150 gives them the tools to sort them out for themselves.
Upside down success
Defence
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
The Australian | Defence
TO listen to the Defence Department spin doctors, the future of the Royal Australian Navy has never looked better. They boast of how during the next 20 years a new fleet of deadly destroyers and futuristic submarines will rule the waves, posing a substantial deterrent to the rising naval powers in the region.
All hands on deck
DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful Barack Obama has signalled a change of policy towards Pakistan if he wins tomorrow's election.
Petraeus makes Pakistan a priority
JOHN Howard braced himself for the possibility of up to 30 Australian soldiers being killed when deciding to send troops to East Timor.
Howard fear for Diggers in Timor
ON the evening of September 11 this year, a small circle of American diplomats and soldiers stood around the main flag pole at the US embassy in Kabul performing a quiet ceremony in memory of the attack seven years earlier that brought the Americans here to Afghanistan.
Situation normal, all fouled up
AFTER 90 years, the Australian War Memorial has laid to rest one of the most seductive myths surrounding the Light Horse's famous charge at Beersheba in 1917.
Photograph 'not of Light Horse charge'
KEVIN Rudd, who has walked the Kokoda Track but not visited Anzac Cove, has rejected Paul Keating's claim that the Gallipoli campaign was not part of the creation of the national identity.
Rudd rejects Keating view on Gallipoli
JOEL Fitzgibbon wants the Defence Department to focus on providing equipment considered vital for current military operations.
Minister wants ADF ready for operations
THE Chief of Navy has written to sailors warning them that unauthorised leaks to the media are a betrayal of the "value set" of the Royal Australian Navy.
Navy orders its sailors to plug leaks
AUSTRALIA will join the US in developing a new generation of protected light army vehicles, which will provide troops with far better protection against the ever-growing threat posed by roadside bombs.
New vehicles to shield soldiers from bombs
MORE innocent civilians have been accidentally killed or injured by Australian troops in Afghanistan than occurred during the entire Iraq conflict.
ADF's Afghan victims top Iraq
ALL eight people on board died when an Italian military helicopter crashed and burst into flames in a field today in eastern France.
Eight die in helicopter crash
THE mother of a young soldier found hanged at the Holsworthy barracks alleges her son was bullied by soldiers because of his ethnicity.
Win for parents of bullied soldiers
Travel
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
IT is mid-afternoon in Hanoi and Departure Lounge is giving Mr Nguyen's nephew a lecture on his pricing policy.
One-way traffic in Hanoi
CELEBRITIES like model Georgia Jagger will need to find a new summer playground if this St Tropez beach is shut down.
Glamour beach to be shut down
ALBANIA is emerging as a tourist destination but to venture there is still an act of faith.
A leap in the dark
MANY will tell you the best destinations have already been overrun by tourists, but that’s not entirely true.
The world's most underrated destinations
Canada has a range of delightfully odd places to stay, from igloos to prison cells.
Strange and exotic bedfellows
Wheelchairs and breeding cows bring hope and dignity to Vietnamese families still affected by Agent Orange
Terrible legacy
Ghostbusters are out in force in Tasmania but the spirits can be rather elusive
On dark and shadowy nights ...
Beyond the busy tourist tracks, the Skeena offers a true sense of discovery
The train less travelled
IF you believe guidebooks and websites, haggling is not only simple, it's positively fun.
Online bids the real deal
SOMETIMES in New Zealand the differences between us and them become much greater than a few murky vowel sounds and divided rugby and cricket loyalties.
Land of the long white runs
Sport
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
BRETT Kimmorley is expected to announce a decision on his future within days. Luke Patten has made his, revealing it lies in Britain rather than Belmore.
General Patten keeps Dogs alive
HAS fortress St Kilda begun to crumble? The Saints, football's most imposing defensive team for two seasons, were pulled apart by Essendon at Etihad Stadium last night.
Saints' fortress starts to crack
PENRITH signed Michael Gordon to a two-year deal this week. They  might want to offer him a lifetime contract after he resurrected their season against North Queensland last night.
Quick as a Flash, Penrith back in business
ETIHAD Stadium couldn't afford any more slip-ups and thankfully there weren't any.
No fuss, just football at Etihad
THERE'S the meaning of life, which the Monty Python crew had a lot of fun with.
Deans looks on bright side of life
THE first job for Mark Hughes as Fulham manager will be to find a new goalkeeper if  Mark Schwarzer informs him that he wants to move to Arsenal.
Schwarzer back in Arsenal sights
TIM Sheens has issued a warning: prepare for an English invasion.
Sheens warns: British coming
IT has taken more than two years, but the final impediment to an independent commission has been removed.
QRL falls into line over way forward
Australia's Jarmila Groth has cruised into the quarter-finals of the Istanbul Cup with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Anna Lapushchenkova of Russia.
Groth enjoys Turkish delight
THE rugby-like mauls rolling across Australian Football ovals are a reason for the AFL to consider capping interchanges.
Wrestlemania gets out of hand
The Nation
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
LABOR was yesterday dealt another blow when building industry heavyweights discredited the star ratings being applied to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Energy star ratings in disarray
THERE was no sun over Kokoda in the morning of August 11 last year. Showers bucketed down while dense cloud blanketed the ridges of the Kokoda Gap.
Hopes fade for the lessons of Kokoda crash
AN Islamist website based in Australia is co-hosting an international forum this weekend
Islamists spread terror message
FOR Perth couple Stephanie Dodd and Kris Longmore, Bali was a no-brainer. The Indonesian island beat anything Australia could offer.
Overseas jaunt cheaper than in own state
The efforts of Aboriginal leader William Cooper are to be recognised.
Israel honours elder for defying Nazis
HOUSE-PRICE growth has come to a halt, with capital-city residential prices flatlining in the June quarter.
House-price growth hits a wall
JOHN Howard has reiterated his disappointment at being passed over for president of the International Cricket Council.
Snubbed Howard affirms love for cricket
QUEENSLAND'S emerging coal-related gas industries are under a cloud following another contamination scare on the Darling Downs.
Coal-gas water safety queried
GOVERNMENT reform has helped diminish Aboriginal art's investment appeal.
Indigenous art bubble bursts
McEWEN is Victoria's most marginal seat and one of the most marginal in the nation.
Candidates tread softly at bushfire heart
Property
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
HOUSE-PRICE growth has come to a halt, with capital-city residential prices flatlining in the June quarter.
House-price growth hits a wall
THE first monthly fall in house prices in 17 months has signalled that aggressive RBA rate increases have successfully cooled the market.
House prices fall as rates bite
HOUSE prices in Australian capital cities fell in June, their first decline in 17 months and their largest monthly fall since April 2008.
House prices fall except in Adelaide
FOREIGN buyers will purchase almost 9 per cent of all homes for sale over the next 12 months, despite tightened overseas buyers restrictions.
Offshore buyers ready to dive in
FOREIGNERS will buy almost 9 per cent of all homes for sale over the next year.
Rules fail to keep foreign buyers at bay
The federal government has launched its Intellectual Property Explorer online tool.
Short news &events
Troubled Centro Properties Group has struck deals to extend or refinance $US2.7 billion ($3bn) of debt in its US business.
Centro debt deal done
GOODMAN Group confirmed today it was interested in becoming the manager of the $1.2 billion listed ING Industrial Fund.
Goodman confirms interest in ING trust
CENTRO Properties Group says it has completed financing arrangements for about $US2.7 billion ($3.03bn) of debt in its US business.
Centro given extension on debt
SYDNEY and Melbourne led a June quarterhousing market shift in which rises in less affluent suburbs beat the luxury market.
Cheaper suburbs lead prices higher
The Arts
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
Matthew Condon's literary 'love letter' to Brisbane is set to reignite debate about the Queensland capital's historical origins.
Tales of the city
Here's some news: Richard Morecroft is back on the box as a quiz-show host
The numbers game
DVD Letterbox is not usually one to consume glib survey results manufactured to promote a product.
Our taste for romcoms
With a horror of ageing on screen, Alec Baldwin may find his next role in politics
50 Rock: Alec Baldwin checks his options
IN 1921 the dada and surrealist artist Man Ray left his home in the US with the parting words: "Dada cannot live in New York."
Public Works: Kiki with African Mask
FIFTY years ago, abstraction was widely considered to be not only the most significant art movement of its time but the culmination of the whole history of painting.
Things disappear
REVIEWED: Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson, Mayte Martin, Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane (piano) , PVT, Mayte Martin
This week's music reviews
SPIN Doctor is hotly anticipating the arrival on his desk of Life, the autobiography of the Rolling Stones' enfant terrible Keith Richards.
Life as Keith sees it
Clare Bowditch sings about the everyday struggles of modern life
Pleasure and pain
At 80, crime queen Ruth Rendell is still writing the books that have brought her fame, fortune and a baronetcy
Long may she reign
Editor's Choice
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
The Australian | Editor's choice
PLAYING the blame game is a modern version of the ancient practice of scapegoating and fuelling a maelstrom of imaginary causes.
When the bucks stop
THE minimum wage will need to fall if workers are to hang on to their jobs.
Tough love
AMERICAN decline is no more real now than it was 40 years ago.
Don't write off the US
THE Muslim world's romance with Barack Obama won't last, but the US will boost jihadis if it pulls out of Iraq.
Cut and run won't do
THE US and Australian embassies in Indonesia received bomb threats amid a security crackdown ahead of the Bali bombers' execution.
Aussie embassy receives bomb threat
FOSSIL fuels will become creationist carbon under a conservative president Sarah Palin.
Evolution of a right-thinking candidate
THE US and Australian embassies in Indonesia received bomb threats amid a security crackdown ahead of the Bali bombers' execution.
Aussie embassy receives bomb threat
KEVIN Rudd knew the property markets of Sydney and Perth were in retreat.
The city that never shrinks just did
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Barack Obama said on the eve of the presidential election that his grandmother had died of cancer.
Obama's grandmother dies on poll eve
THE Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points today, reducing borrowing costs to the lowest level in more than five years.
RBA slashes interest rates to 5.25pc
In an interview with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National, Shelby Steele explains why the US is not racist.
Blank slate for dreams
THE Bart Cummings-trained Viewed produced a stunning run to win today's $5.5 million Melbourne Cup.
Viewed wins Melbourne Cup
Media
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
BRITAIN'S Aegis Group will buy Australia's biggest media buying company, Mitchell Communications Group, for $363 million.
Aegis to buy Mitchell Group for $363m
THE Liberal Party appears to have settled on the defining advertising image of the election campaign, branding Labor the lemon party
Libs squeeze more out of Kevin O'Lemon
BROADCASTER Derryn Hinch has won a bid to have contempt of court charges for allegedly naming two sex offenders taken to the High Court.
Hinch case goes to High Court
Last night I saw upon the stair, A little man who wasn't there, He wasn't there again today, Oh, how I wish he'd go away - William Hughes Mearns
Labor division does Coalition's dirty work
DERRYN Hinch will argue before a full bench of the High Court that suppression orders he allegedly breached are constitutionally invalid.
Hinch suppression case to High Court
VIEWERS have tuned in in record numbers to television programs that poke fun at politicians and expose the spin behind the campaigns.
Gruen transfers to poll ratings
BARACK Obama has confirmed he will not attend the closest thing in the US to a royal wedding when Chelsea Clinton gets married this weekend.
Two's a crowd Obama tells The View
MORE than three decades after he started his media-buying business, Harold Mitchell has sold out in a $363 million takeover deal.
Aegis pays $363m for Mitchell
AUSTAR chief executive John Porter says he underestimated the downturn in consumer activity this year, but is confident demand will pick up
Austar chief underestimated dip
SATIRICAL political analysis has always had its place - it's just more important these days.
Political satire keeps your wits about you
Business
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
The Australian | Business
THE Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points today, reducing borrowing costs to the lowest level in more than five years.
RBA slashes interest rates to 5.25pc
MINERS dragged down Australian shares this afternoon amid fears iron ore prices will fall sharply next year.
Iron price fears pull stocks down 2pc
KEY Australian credit markets today thawed to levels not seen since before the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Oz credit markets out of deep freeze
JAMES Hardie Industries has suspended production at two US plants due to further deterioration in the American housing market.
Hardie plants hit by weak US housing
BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale said it will not reduce the price of its iron ore to push sales volumes higher.
Vale will not drop iron ore price
US auto sales deteriorated further in October as General Motors warned the industry was on track for its worst month in 25 years.
GM sales crash 45pc: Ford, Toyota dive
OIL prices fell sharply in New York on signs a widening economic slowdown may freeze growth in petroleum demand next year.
Oil prices drop on weak manufacturing
THE eurozone economy was now in recession and would remain at a standstill for most of next year, the European Commission said.
Eurozone officially in recession
BABCOCK & Brown Infrastructure Group has sold 50 per cent of its stake in the New Zealand operations of its Powerco subsidiary.
Babcock sells half of NZ's Powerco
PEPSI will spend $1.5 billion in China over the next four years, its largest investment so far in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Pepsi to invest $1.5bn in China
THE British government has created a company to manage the 37 billion pounds ($86 billion) bank bailout plan.
UK creates company for bank bailouts
WORLD equity markets lost an estimated $US5.79 trillion ($8.6 trillion) during October, the biggest monthly loss ever.
Global share losses hit record in Oct
Opinion
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
THE Prime Minister appears to be driven by narrow calculations of political advantage.
Cabinet leaks expose Gillard's problems
THE change that looked appealing in 2007 brought in a failure of a government.
If only we'd given Howard another chance
A CONCEPTION of conservatism that is more relevant to Aboriginal Australians is patriotism in adversity.
Conservatism, too, is relevant to our culture
IT'S time for Julia Gillard to expose her government's unacknowledged spectre.
Our PM needs to clean house
EVEN before Kevin Rudd's hospitalisation yesterday, he had come to dominate the 2010 election campaign - and that domination is killing Labor's chances.
What to do with Rudd? Labor's urgent issue
Like a marriage breakdown, a political execution takes time to be closed out
Moving forward from Kev is so hard
After years of being vilified for her perceived bullying, Belinda Neal has shown her human side
Neal makes a dignified departure
THIS campaign suggests a little Australia is best made with sized-down visions for our future.
Small ideas to fit the shrinking nation
THE role of Mark Latham in this election campaign is humiliating for both sides of politics.
Spats show how little reform is at stake
THE campaign moved forward to electoral bingo as the clock struck noon yesterday.
Lib in a fix as MP knocks at door
Aviation
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25
The Australian | Aviation
THE collapse of last year's $11bn takeover offer for Qantas was a near miss for the national airline, which today would be struggling.
Qantas takeover near miss a blessing
A LOUDSPEAKER spluttered briefly with a routine announcement that echoed across the high-vaulted departure lounge. Then Tempelhof, Adolf Hitler's favourite airport, fell silent. It was the last call for one of Germany's cultural icons.
Final take-off at Hitler's favourite
STRATEGIES to improve safety will be at the heart of the Rudd Government's national aviation policy when it is revealed next year.
Safety rules in Rudd's policy
BOEING'S hot-selling 787 may be an additional six months late.
More 787 delays
THE global aviation industry will recover from the current economic and fuel woes.
Look on the bright side: ICAO
INVESTIGATORShave found oxygen cylinders from the same manufacturing batch as the one that exploded on a Qantas Boeing 747 near Manila.
Qantas blast tests
RECENT air passenger traffic figures predictably reflect the sharp downturn in global economies.
Gulf carriers challenge airlines
THE economic crisis has produced a flood of sales from retailers desperate to sell their wares.
Rises in air travel costs
IT was a case of what goes around, comes around when a Qantas Boeing 747 with a faulty weather radar was led home by an Air New Zealand 777 this week.
Airlines often good Samaritans
THOUSANDS of travellers have been left stranded across Europe after the collapse of an Icelandic budget airline.
Iceland's Sterling airline collapses
RICHARD Branson's Virgin Atlantic has proposed combining its operations with bmi, the British airline bought by Lufthansa.
Virgin seeks deal with Lufthansa
FALLING consumer confidence and exchange rate fluctuations are hitting Qantas forward bookings, the airline says.
Qantas bookings hit
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Low End Mac
The iMac line goes completely Intel Core 'i', Mac Pro can be ordered with 12 cores, Magic Trackpad brings multitouch gestures to desktop Macs, and more.
Apple Intros New iMacs, 12-core Mac Pro, Magic Trackpad, 27"Cinema Display, and Safari 5, and More, Mac News Review
Also software update brings inertial scrolling and 3-finger drag to some MacBooks, Laptop Locking Station provides security with ease of use, and more.
Apple Grows Laptop Sales, 500 GB WD Scorpio Holds Its Own, Toshiba's 7200 rpm Notebook Drives, and More, The 'Book Review
99: iBook as your first Mac - 01: The compact Mac trio - Upgrading a PCI Power Mac - Universal all purpose Mac rumor generator - 02: Apple's retail upswing - 04: How should Apple respond to Real's iPod hack? - SuperDrive upgrades - 07: Mac OS X 10.4.10 AirPort bug - Old Macs and new in the creative process - Bible-Discovery: Powerful but sluggish Bible study software
July 30 in LEM history
There's a lot to like about the iPad. These five may frustrate you, but they probably won't be deal breakers.
5 Things I Don't Like About My iPad, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz
New and improved Intel CPUs including 12-core build-to-order options are tempting, but how much power do you really need?
The 2010 Mac Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings
The 2010 iMacs have Intel Core 'i' CPUs, HyperThreading, and Radeon graphics across the board. But what about close-out prices on 2009 iMacs?
The 2010 iMac Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings
The Amiga debuted 25 years ago. Here's the story behind one of the Mac's most significant competitors.
The Amiga Story: Conceived at Atari, Born at Commodore, Tom Hormby, Orchard
Around The Web
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
This Ultimate Fighting Championship app has a lot of information about fighters and promos of upcoming events. But unless you're using the app to buy and watch pay-per-view events live, there's not a lot of compelling content here.
Review: UFC for iPhone
It seems Apple's got something big up the sleeves of its black turtleneck; meanwhile, RIM is smuggling a new tablet in its pinstripe suit, and Apple’s also playing legal ping pong. Oh, and Mark Zuckerberg did...something.
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android
A new website, iphonific.com, has launched showcasing photography taken using only a mobile phone.
iphonific Website showcases iPhone photography
British Airways has launched an updated version of its iPhone app that lets Executive Club members check-in with a boarding pass displayed on their smartphone screen.
British Airways updates iPhone app
If you need to know what star appeared in which movie when, this app is a must-have regardless of the iOS device you use. IMDb takes the information from its movie reference Website and formats it in a way that's suited perfectly for the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
Review: IMDb for iPhone and iPad
First entry of Starcraft II arc is a brilliant sci-fi cowboy opera.
Review: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
OpenAppMkt is a new venture that attempts to do for iPhone Web apps what the App Store did for native iPhone apps.
OpenAppMkt wants to be the App Store for Web apps
Bryce 7 is launched as standard, Pro and PLE editions. Bryce 7 PLE is free and gives you all the features of the standard version for non-commercial work.
Daz releases Bryce 7 3D suite
Just Mobile has released the UpStand, a sleek aluminum stand for the iPad.
Just Mobile releases sleek aluminum UpStand for iPad
A social engineering contest run at Defcon has caught the attention of the FBI and the FS-ISAC.
FBI rings organizers over Defcon contest
PCalc 2.2 adds several new features and improves upon older ones, but the highlight is clearly a new "low-light"theme.
PCalc 2.2's new theme takes you inside the machine
Konami's beautiful Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is not an iPhone soccer game...it's a soccer game that happens to run on the iPhone.
Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 for iPhone
Amazon updated its universal Kindle app with an in-app dictionary, fast app switching support under iOS 4, and more.
Amazon updates Kindle app with inline dictionary, more
OWC took apart a new 27-inch iMac to see what the SSD bracket is all about.
OWC provides a closer look at iMac's SSD slot
FutureTap has updated its points-of-interest app, Where To?, to embrace the features of iOS 4 and the iPhone 4.
Where To? updated for iOS 4
The Pixel Farm has unveiled PFMatchit, a 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving software tool that costs a lot less than its high-end tools for commercials and feature film work.
Pixel Farm launches 3D camera tracking software
iTunes controller gives you easy access to what you’re listening to in iTunes.
Mac Gems: Enhance the iTunes interface with SizzlingKeys
The Omni Group on Friday released OmniFocus for iPad, a version of its task management software specifically coded for Apple's tablet.
The Omni Group releases OmniFocus for iPad
Apple is providing a free case to any iPhone 4 owner who has experienced reception issues due to the device's external-antenna design. While eight cases are available, all are essentially variations on the same basic design: a shell that covers the back and sides of the iPhone but leaves the screen exposed. So which one do you choose? We're here to help with reviews of the available options.
Reviewed: Apple's iPhone 4 Case Program cases
The Fitted Case provides good protection from bumps and drops, as well as a unique style. As long as you don't need to use larger third-party cables and plugs, or use a dock-cradle accessory, the Fitted Case is a solid choice.
Review: Speck Products Fitted Case for iPhone 4
Mac Gems
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
iTunes controller gives you easy access to what you’re listening to in iTunes.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Enhance the iTunes interface with SizzlingKeys
Media player offers options collecting, managing, and enjoying audio and video from the Web.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Watch video from different online sources with Miro
Provides speedy Flickr search results.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Viewfinder provides speedy Flickr search results
PreMinder is a calendar program that offers more customization features than iCal.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: PreMinder calendar works with Growl alerts
DataLore makes quick work of searching other Macs on your networkAdd to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Get faster search results on your Mac with DataLore
Your browser's built-in download tool is ok, but you, the demanding Internet surfer, deserve better. Leech plugs into a number of Mac browsers and gives you some great tools for organizing your downloads.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Keep better track of your downloads with Leech
Soulver aims to change the way you make the calculations themselves.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Soulver makes calculations in plain English
Serious moviemakers, animators, and graphic designers are a demanding bunch. For them, using the best tool for the job is more important than a low (or at least affordable) price. Blender is one major exception to this rule.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Create quality 3D animations with Blender
Script utility helps you perform repetitive tasks with the flick of your mouse.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: FlyGesture takes advantage of mouse or trackpad
LastPass syncs browser passwords across platforms.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: LastPass syncs browser passwords across platforms
Make a robust daily journal.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Make a robust daily journal with CallitADay
GuestReel turns your Mac into a fun video kiosk.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: GuestReel turns your Mac into a fun video kiosk
While a professional teleprompting system can be quite expensive, AquaPrompt brings many of the same features to your Mac’s screen for a relatively paltry price.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Use AquaPrompt as a teleprompter for video
Home Inventory offers a place to list your possessions.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Home Inventory tracks your possessions
This free program simplifies host file editing.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Localghost simplifies host file editing
CleanMyMac digs down into the depths of your Mac’s hard drive to find extraneous files that aren’t necessary on your Mac.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: CleanMyMac gets rid of hard drive crud
AddressBookSync uses a clean interface and simple procedures to help coordinate the people in your Mac OS X Address Book with your Facebook friends.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: AddressBookSync ties Facebook friends to Address Book
Starting today and continuing through August, we'll use the Mac Gems blog to cover a new Gem each day. Some of the programs are simple, some more complex. Some will be niche-y, while others will be programs everyone should use. The one thing they all have in common is that they are all Mac Gems.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: GemFest 2010 starts today
Pester makes it easy and convenient to create simple alarms, timers, and reminders.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: Pester offers quick and easy reminders
WhoPaste makes it simple to grab contact data from any source and automatically create a new contact record.Add to diggAdd to RedditAdd to SlashdotEmail this ArticleAdd to StumbleUpon
Mac Gems: WhoPaste grabs contact data from anywhere
MacWorld Top Stories
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
This Ultimate Fighting Championship app has a lot of information about fighters and promos of upcoming events. But unless you're using the app to buy and watch pay-per-view events live, there's not a lot of compelling content here.
Review: UFC for iPhone
It seems Apple's got something big up the sleeves of its black turtleneck; meanwhile, RIM is smuggling a new tablet in its pinstripe suit, and Apple’s also playing legal ping pong. Oh, and Mark Zuckerberg did...something.
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android
A new website, iphonific.com, has launched showcasing photography taken using only a mobile phone.
iphonific Website showcases iPhone photography
British Airways has launched an updated version of its iPhone app that lets Executive Club members check-in with a boarding pass displayed on their smartphone screen.
British Airways updates iPhone app
If you need to know what star appeared in which movie when, this app is a must-have regardless of the iOS device you use. IMDb takes the information from its movie reference Website and formats it in a way that's suited perfectly for the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
Review: IMDb for iPhone and iPad
First entry of Starcraft II arc is a brilliant sci-fi cowboy opera.
Review: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
OpenAppMkt is a new venture that attempts to do for iPhone Web apps what the App Store did for native iPhone apps.
OpenAppMkt wants to be the App Store for Web apps
Bryce 7 is launched as standard, Pro and PLE editions. Bryce 7 PLE is free and gives you all the features of the standard version for non-commercial work.
Daz releases Bryce 7 3D suite
Just Mobile has released the UpStand, a sleek aluminum stand for the iPad.
Just Mobile releases sleek aluminum UpStand for iPad
A social engineering contest run at Defcon has caught the attention of the FBI and the FS-ISAC.
FBI rings organizers over Defcon contest
PCalc 2.2 adds several new features and improves upon older ones, but the highlight is clearly a new "low-light"theme.
PCalc 2.2's new theme takes you inside the machine
Konami's beautiful Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is not an iPhone soccer game...it's a soccer game that happens to run on the iPhone.
Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 for iPhone
Amazon updated its universal Kindle app with an in-app dictionary, fast app switching support under iOS 4, and more.
Amazon updates Kindle app with inline dictionary, more
OWC took apart a new 27-inch iMac to see what the SSD bracket is all about.
OWC provides a closer look at iMac's SSD slot
FutureTap has updated its points-of-interest app, Where To?, to embrace the features of iOS 4 and the iPhone 4.
Where To? updated for iOS 4
The Pixel Farm has unveiled PFMatchit, a 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving software tool that costs a lot less than its high-end tools for commercials and feature film work.
Pixel Farm launches 3D camera tracking software
iTunes controller gives you easy access to what you’re listening to in iTunes.
Mac Gems: Enhance the iTunes interface with SizzlingKeys
The Omni Group on Friday released OmniFocus for iPad, a version of its task management software specifically coded for Apple's tablet.
The Omni Group releases OmniFocus for iPad
Apple is providing a free case to any iPhone 4 owner who has experienced reception issues due to the device's external-antenna design. While eight cases are available, all are essentially variations on the same basic design: a shell that covers the back and sides of the iPhone but leaves the screen exposed. So which one do you choose? We're here to help with reviews of the available options.
Reviewed: Apple's iPhone 4 Case Program cases
The Fitted Case provides good protection from bumps and drops, as well as a unique style. As long as you don't need to use larger third-party cables and plugs, or use a dock-cradle accessory, the Fitted Case is a solid choice.
Review: Speck Products Fitted Case for iPhone 4
Sydney Morning Herald Sports
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Sam Burgess was last night placed on report for a nasty grapple tackle.
Souths have more problems to grapple with
THE All Blacks will target the soft underbelly of the Wallabies - eight young players with no Bledisloe Cup experience - in their campaign to clinch an eighth consecutive trans-Tasman victory in the Tri Nations match at Etihad Stadium tonight.
Wallabies rookies walking into ambush
OFTEN after a close defeat to quality opposition, you'll hear the words ''honourable loss''. It's a little like saying: ''We knew we would probably lose, but we gave it a shot and did OK.''
Honourable loss not an option: Goodes
SOCCEROOS midfielder Vince Grella could well be suiting up for his last match with Blackburn Rovers against Sydney FC tonight after the club confirmed he would be given a starting role for the first time in the Festival of Football tournament.
Grella may not make it back to Blackburn as clubs talk Turkey
THE man who has replaced John Howard as Australia and New Zealand's nominee for the ICC presidency, Alan Isaac, supports the creation of windows in the future tours schedule for the Indian Premier League.
Isaac set for smooth run to ICC's top job
Sailboat Owners Forum News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Beach Cat News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
TheBeachcats.com
After a tough weekend at the Islander Reef Run, the second race of the Endurance Series hopes to be an easier day on the water with a much shorter course. Gilligan's Run is the shortest course on the Endurance Series schedule. At just under 30 miles, the race starts and ends at the Acapulco Hotel and Resort in Daytona Beach Shores. The course usually runs North to a mark just offshore from the Ocean Deck Restaurant, then South to round a Ponce De Leon Inlet ocean marker buoy, then back north to the start. The weekend is topped off by awards presentation and fish fry at Steve and Cindy Caron's house within walking distance from the Finish line which is always attended by most participants.
Gilligan's Run: Endurance Series Round Two
Texel/Netherlands, June 11 2010 - A week prior to the start of the 2010 Zwitserleven Round Texel Race on Saturday June 19, the organization received 448 pre-entries. The high quality fleet represents fifteen countries. World's biggest cat race is part of the Zwitserleven Sailing Week, and so is the 2010 Grand Prix/Europeans Slalom Windsurfing. This event takes place under the auspices of the International Funboard Class Association. More than fifty surfers from eight different nationalities have subscribed so far. The Zwitserleven Round Texel Race is about two different competitions. It includes the battle for the line honours and for the overall victory on handicap. The equipment plays an important role in the first case and development assumes large proportions. Xander Pols (NED) won the line honours twice before, but lost them in 2009 to William Sunnucks and Simon Farren. This British duo brought out new big guns by introducing an extra wide M20, which has meanwhile been copied by many competitors, like Pols. Also the curved dagger boards will finally enter the infamous cat race. John Moret and Danny Radelaar from the Netherlands, third over the line in 2009, will use the same set-up as Pols.
448 Beachcats Around an Island, Now That's a Race!
Message from the OSYC Vice-Commodore - Wed, May 26, 2010Not Oil For Slip to Ship! Sign up online now, $50 with no late fee.We are looking forward to another terrific Slip to Ship this weekend. Looking at the marine forecast as of today, winds are forecast on Saturday to be out of the NW at 5-10 kts. Sunday's forecase is out of the W at 5-10kts. Should be plenty of wind for competitive sailing. I have received several inquiries about oil and the Islands. As of today, no change. The oil is 60 miles away and the Islands remain open. Me and 4 other boats sailed to Horn Island last weekend and it was beautiful. If you know someone who is aprehensive, tell them to sign up now. 30 boats is fine, 50 would be awesome. Robbie Holstead will be cooking his cajun fare extrodinaire and we are lowering the food prices for extra meals down to $6.00 from $8.00. If you have already paid the $8.00 let us know and we will give you extra raffle tickets to make up the difference. Also, if you paid the late fee, I will put in for a refund for you. We will have several special awards to give out as well as the Round Dear Perpetual. We will also have a great local band to entertain you on Saturday night. As always, tents are permitted and a good time required. As to the course, we will be providing the GPS coordiantes for the finish boat near the eastern tip of east ship Island (Race 1) at the competitors meeting. Race 3 (Round Dear). The large range marker is no more. After being damaged in the Hurricanes last year, it has been removed. To keep consistency in the race, we will station a chase boat at the former location of the large range marker. An Orange Cylinder will be dropped as well. Competitors must round the Orange cylinder to port. Race 3 will remain the same in all other respects.
Slip to Ship - Memorial Weekend - Ocean Springs, MS
Thirty stalwarts of the beach catamaran sailing community took sail on 15 boats May 10th, 2010 to face the elements in a grueling race to Tybee Island, Georgia, some 560 miles from the starting point in Islamorada, Florida.  The first day from Islamorada, FL. saw stiff breezes on the nose changing as boats rounded the tip of Florida to continue a tough beat to the finish.  The distance of 90+ miles took the last boats more than 12 hours to finish in the dark, but all boats made it, with crews beat up and looking for a comfortable bed.  The second day from Hollywood to Jupiter, FL  was a shorter leg, but rough seas continued.  Crews saw wash board sailing and challenging sea conditions take a toll on the boats.  Ground crews were up late into the night working repairs.  Day three from Jupiter to Cocoa Beach were equally challenging, where inlets caused rough sailing even though winds had clocked to give sailors their first chance to use spinnakers.  One boat lost a crew member in early going, recovering, but the boat and crew drifted ashore with broken battens and a decision to take its penalty and a day ashore.  Another crew lost a crew member and put panic in the race committee until all systems worked as planned and the crew member was found by use of the required personal EPIRB and was returned to his boat by Boat US, to continue the race. Day four starting from Cocoa Beach involved a trip around Cape Canaveral, where a Shuttle stood on the pad, ready for launch the following day.  All boats were required to remain 3 miles off shore for the rounding before arriving in Daytona Beach.  The day was a glorious sail for all with great reaching winds cooperating for a continuous spinnaker run, after turning the corner off the Cape.  Day five from Daytona Beach was equally a great sailing day, traveling from Daytona to Fernandina Beach, Florida in record time. The race committee had to drive ahead quickly just to stay up with speeding catamarans. The final day, starting at Fernandina Beach on May 15th, 2010 looked to have light winds and the crews voted to start at 8:00AM in case the forecast held.  Actually, the winds held, but the course carried to the north east, causing the leg to be full of short and long spinnaker gibes.  But even so, much to the pleasure of all, boats began to arrive at 3:30 in the afternoon. There was a joyous celebration throughout the home city of Tybee Island, GA.  Awards followed on Sunday morning.Final Results 2010 Tybee 500See Complete Results   F18 TeamsSkipper/CrewTotal Elapsed Time(hours:minutes:seconds)PlaceBugaboo (Hobie Wildcat)Mischa Heemskerk (Neth)Eduard Zanen (Neth)38:09:51 1AHPC (AHPC C2)John CaseyDalton Tebo38:57:052PepPod Sailing (Nacra Infusion)Tyler BurdGarth Fasano40:47:593Seacats Adrenaline (Nacra Infusion)Todd RiccardiBrendon Scanlon41:07:414    Nacra 20 TeamsSkipper/CrewTotal Elapsed Time(hours:minutes:seconds)PlaceVelocity 1Trey BrownBaily White38:15:531Royal YellowSteve LohmayerJay Sonnenklar38:23:112Royal OrangeJared SonnenklarColin Page39:31:253Seacats OrangeJake KohlFrank Moore39:41:144Royal BlueTodd HartJeff LaSapio41:26:335Royal WhiteJason ChildersZack Marks43:25:186Velocity 4Sam CarterKirk Spicer44:50:147Velocity 5Cat in the HatLarry FerberBryan Paine45:11:198Velocity 3Brett RobinsonAlan Friedman49:34:469Velocity 2Don LenfesteyRyan Boyle56:43:4110Seacats WhiteChris ZanderDavid StricklandDNFDNF
2010 Tybee 500 Final Results
Team Bugaboo, skippered by Eduard Zanen with Mischa Heemskerk as crew was the first overall beachcat to finish and the first in their F18 Fleet to complete the long upwind first leg of the Tybee 500 finishing at 6:01:07 pm. They were sailing the brand new Hobie Wildcat and are the factory race team for Hobie Europe.The first Nacra 20 to finish was Team Velocity One skippered by Trey Brown with crew Bailey White. Finishing at 6:06:00 pm, about 4 minutes ahead of the next Nacra 20.The first leg of the Tybee 500 started from Islamoroda in the Florida Keys. Because of the lack of sandy beaches in that area this becomes the only leg that uses a traditional on-the-water start. On all the rest of the legs an off-the-beach start is used.
Team Bugaboo gets line honors for first leg of Tybee 500
500 miles in 6 Days up the Atlantic Coast - The Tybee 500 is an extreme sailing endurance race from Islamorada in the Florida Keys to Tybee Island, GA. The annual race begins May 10th at the Islander Resort in the Florida Keys and continues up the coast for six days, arriving on Tybee Island May 15th. Each day there is a spectacular beach launch through the Atlantic surf that is very exciting for race fans on the scene. After the teams leave the beach the race is covered live on the Tybee 500 website at http://Tybee500.com . Each catamaran will carry the Spot™ satellite tracking beacon enabling a realtime view of the race on the website while the teams are offshore.Race Schedule: Starts are 10am, finish times vary.May 10 Start from Islander Resort, Islamorada, FL and finish at Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood, FL.May 11 Start from Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood, FL and finish at Jupiter Beach Resort, Jupiter, FL.May 12 Start from Jupiter Beach Resort and finish at the International Palms Resort, Cocoa Beach, FL.May 13 Start from the International Palms Resort, Cocoa Beach, FL and finish at the La Playa Resort, Daytona Beach, FL.May 14 Start from the Playa Resort, Daytona Beach, FL and finish at the Amelia Hotel, Fernandina Beach, FL.May 15 Start from the Amelia Hotel, Fernandina Beach, FL and finish at the Oceans Plaza Beach Resort, Tybee Island, GA.This will be the 8th annual race, beginning in 2003 where two man teams battle the open ocean, equipment breakdowns, and fatigue to be the first on the beach at Tybee Island. Sailors appear as alien figures wearing their protective gear. Each sailor carries enough food and drink to compete for up to 20 hours, in case light winds keep them offshore longer than expected.
Tybee 500 - World Class Sailors Race from Florida Keys to Georgia
April 17, 2010: It was a windy, wet, and wild Miami Key Largo Race this year. The race started at 8 AM just south of the William Powell Bridge in Biscayne Bay with the downtown skyline of Miami as a backdrop. When the gun went off, over 100 boats took off like a herd of leaping gazelles. We had a left quartering headwind at about 15 knots. Everyone was bounding headlong down the bay, going south toward Key Largo. Oriol and I had our hands full the whole race.
55th Annual Miami to Key Largo Race Report
Where should I start? Things have been going wrong all week. I thought this weekend would give me a chance to start over and get things back on track, however I should have known better when I found myself tossing and turning all night. I could not sleep. It has been over three months since I have had a chance to sail, but this weekend the wind is going to be between 10 to 15 knots. This is perfect for my Nacra 20 and it is what I have been patiently waiting for.
Adventures of a Newbie, Nacra 20 Edition
I recently purchased a Hobie 18 and it took me over three months to re-rig everything and also learned how to properly put it together. I have never owned or even sailed a catamaran before and I quickly found that documentation on the web is scarce on how to properly setup and sail one.
Adventures of a Newbie
Formula 1 News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Sebastian Vettel heads Friday practice in Hungary but insists the weekend isn't a foregone conclusion for Red Bull
Vettel: Don't rule out McLaren
Fernando Alonso says he is hopeful that Ferrari will challenge Red Bull for pole in Hungary
Alonso hopeful of challenging Red Bull
Fernando Alonso says he hasn't been affected by the backlash to what happened in the German Grand Prix
Alonso: Nothing has changed
McLaren looks for damage limitation after failing to match rivals pace during Friday free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix
McLaren set for damage limitation
Renault enjoys a solid start to the Hungarian GP weekend with Vitaly Petrov and Robert Kubica on the pace at the Hungaroring
Solid start for Renault
Mercedes man Michael Schumacher has said he will be hoping for better tomorrow after finishing practice for the F1 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday down in tenth place.
Schumacher: Car not very good at moment
F1 2010 rookie Nico Hulkenberg made a good start to the Hungarian Grand Prix today and finished practice inside the top-ten in his Williams-Cosworth FW32.
Hulkenberg heads Williams charge with P8
Pedro de la Rosa was bullish following practice for the F1 2010 Hungarian GP on Friday and has predicted that there is 'more to come' from his Sauber C29.
de la Rosa: We're looking strong in Hungary
Adrian Sutil declares himself happy with Force India's first run of a blown diffuser, although the German insists he didn't get the best out of his car
Sutil pleased with diffuser progress
Sebastian Vettel keeps Red Bull top of the times after second free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix
Vettel keeps Red Bull top
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel dominates Friday practice in Hungary - and ends day half a second up on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.
Hungarian GP, Hungaroring - Friday free practice (combined)
Sebastian Vettel stays top in P2 for this weekend's F1 2010 Hungarian GP, half a second up on Fernando Alonso; Mark Webber lies third followed by Felipe Massa and Vitaly Petrov.
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring - Friday free practice (2)
Force India fined after another tyre error at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Force India hit with tyre fine
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel led the way this morning in opening practice for this weekend's F1 2010 Hungarian GP, and the Milton Keynes-based outfit was in dominant form.
Vettel, Red Bull blitz rivals in opening Hungarian GP practice
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber dominate opening practice for this weekend's Hungarian GP and easily finish session 1-2.
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring - Friday free practice (1)
Mark Webber says Red Bull needs to focus on beating everyone in Hungary and not worry just about McLaren
Webber: We need to close the gap
Adrian Sutil keeps his options open for 2011 although staying on with Force India for another year appears to be the likely choice
Sutil keeps options open
Win tickets to the MPH show in London - featuring Top Gear Live! - thanks to Crash.net and Prizepinger
Win tickets to MPH –featuring Top Gear Live!
Felipe Massa insists he is racing to win in Hungary this weekend and that he doesn't see himself as a number two within the Ferrari team
Massa: I'm here to win, not just race
Rubens Barrichello shows sympathy for countryman Felipe Massa over the incident that overshadowed the German Grand Prix
Barrichello: No-one should go through that
World Rally News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team number two driver Jari-Matti Latvala leads Rally Finland at the conclusion of the first day, 9.1 seconds up on Petter Solberg.
Latvala ends first day in Finland on top
Jari-Matti Latvala has taken the lead on Rally Finland and he now heads into final stage of the day - the 4.19 km Laajavuori forest test - 10 secs up on Petter Solberg.
Latvala grabs lead in Finland
Citroen privateer Petter Solberg leads Rally Finland following the opening loop this morning, having regained his overnight lead in SS4, when Mikko Hirvonen crashed out.
Solberg leads in Finland, Hirvonen rolls
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team man Mikko Hirvonen and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen have been taken to hospital for 'precautionary checks', the M-Sport-run outfit has confirmed.
Hirvonen: That's my 'biggest accident'
Mikko Hirvonen has crashed out of the lead of Rally Finland in the third stage of the day, rolling his Ford Focus RS WRC car multiple times.
Hirvonen crashes out in Finland
Entries have now officially opened for the 2010 RACMSA Rally of Scotland - the penultimate round of this year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge, which runs from October 15-17.
IRC: Entries open for Rally of Scotland
Kris Meeke is predicting a close fight with fellow Peugeot 207 Super 2000 driver Bruno Magalhaes when the Intercontinental Rally Challenge resumes in Madeira next month.
IRC: Meeke expects 'big fight' with Magalhaes in Madeira
Citroen privateer Petter Solberg has taken the lead on Rally Finland following the short 4.19 kilometre Laajavuori stage this evening.
Solberg secures early lead in Finland
Ford's Mikko Hirvonen heads the pack in the shakedown for Rally Finland, albeit just 0.1 seconds up on Jari-Matti Latvala and Sebastien Loeb.
Hirvonen quickest in Rally Finland shakedown
Skoda has vowed to make up for the disappointment of losing out on victory on Sata Rallye Acores earlier this month when it makes its debut on Rali Vinho Madeira from 5-7 August.
IRC: Skoda 'looks to future' after Azores bad luck
Although Giandomenico Basso's bid for a fourth Rali Vinho Madeira victory has been scuppered, the Abarth marque will still be represented on the Atlantic island by Luca Rossetti.
IRC: Rossetti to fly flag for Abarth in Madeira
Franz Wittmann will return to the IRC on Barum Czech Rally Zlin in late August and is scheduled to complete his second season in the series with appearances in Sanremo and Cyprus.
IRC: Wittmann to return on Barum
Parent company BMW confirms that the MINI name will return to the World Rally Championship from 2011 in a multi-year partnership with Prodrive
MINI confirms WRC programme
David Richards reveals MINI has a three year plan to secure the WRC title
Richards: Three year title plan for MINI
Kimi Raikkonen completes two-days of testing ahead of his home round of the WRC season in Finland
Raikkonen completes Finnish test
Citroën Racing unveils the identity of the driver line-up that will lead the French manufacturer's challenge in the FIA World Rally Championship's bold new four wheel-drive, 1,600cc era in 2011.
Citroën confirms 2011 WRC driver line-up
The Monte Carlo Rally will continue to open the IRC schedule for another year.
IRC: Monte confirmed as 2011 opener
Bruno Magalhaes' Azores fightback earns him Flat Out Trophy.
IRC: Magalhaes wins first Colin McRae award
Portuguese hero wins after thrilling final stage as Kopecky crashes - Hanninen maintains title initiative despite losing out on win with a puncture....
IRC: Magalhaes lands dramatic Azores victory
Bruno Magalhaes will start the final day of Sata Rallye Acores (Saturday) with a slender margin of 2.2 seconds over Intercontinental Rally Challenge leader Juho Hanninen.
IRC: Magalhaes holds slender lead in the Azores
NASCAR News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Title contender could face backlash if there's no remorse for clashes
Edwards doing damage to both reputation, car
No apologies this time for David Reutimann.
Popular win for most admired 'Franchise'
Roush driver Carl Edwards posts best finish since Pocono.
Roush turnaround, or one-hit wonder?
Change is not always a good thing
Proceed with caution on changes to the Chase
Second consecutive July race won by the polesitter
Harvick hangs on for the win in wild one at Daytona
Bruton Smith Looking at Changing Race Dates
Is New Hampshire Cup date slipping away?
Jimmie Johnson on a Roll Again
Johnson outduels Kurt Busch for New Hampshire win
Hendrick Motorsports Pondering a non GM ride for Kahne
Could Kahne drive something other than a Chevrolet?
Third Place Keeps Harvick Number One in Points After a Wild Sonoma Race
Harvick sitting pretty after others have trouble
Marcus Ambrose Goofs and Jimmie Johnson Wins
Johnson Gets Road-Course Gift From Ambrose
Former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has high hopes of a strong showing as he returns to the NASCAR Nationwide Series with Braun Racing for the Bucyrus 200 at Road America.
Villeneuve rejoins Nationwide field at Road America
Stewart will make the Chase—but what about Montoya?
Making it into the Top Twelve
Rules May Change to Welcome Mustang, Challenger and Camaro to the Sprint Cup
Are New Car Brands Coming to NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing?
Former Football Great and NASCAR Leader Les Richter Leaves an Ipressisive Legacy Behind
Former NASCAR Director of Competition Dies
Hamlin Smokes the Competition at Michigan
Hamlin Takes Win 5 for the 2010 Season
Tony Stewart's Prelude to a Dream Provides Help to Many Charities
Charity is the Star at Prelude to the Dream Race
How the Contenders Stack Up after Sunday's Race
In the Aftermath of Pocono
Walmart Looks for Mass Market Opportunities with NASCAR
Walmart in Talks with NASCAR
Faster Speeds to Come at Daytona in July?
Bigger restrictor plates set for Daytona
Another race. Another flare-up between teammates.
Why can't teammates get along?
Speedway News
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27
Speedway results for Monday 30 April 2007.
Results - 30 April.
The Somerset Sharp' Rebels take a break from Premier League action this weekend with home and away matches against the Glasgow Tigers in the first round of the Premier League Knock Out Cup.
Rebels turn to cup action.
The Lincs FM Scorpions opened up their Conference Trophy campaign with an emphatic 58-35 win over their South Lincolnshire rivals, the Boston Barracuda Braves, at the Scunthorpe Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
Scorpions open Trophy defence in style.
This Saturday sees Weymouth Speedways first Family Fun Night' with special group tickets on sale offering huge discounts on the evenings entertainment.
'Family fun night' at Weymouth.
Speedway results for Sunday 29 April.
Results - 29 April.
Nicki Pedersen has started the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix as he left off in 2006 - with a hugely impressive victory.
Italian GP: Pedersen starts where he left off.
Sheffield made it two wins on the trot with a well deserved 46-43 success at Berwick.
Sheffield score double over Berwick.
Lincs FM Scorpion Tai Woffinden had another sensational night last night when he claimed third place in the British Under-21 Final at Eastbourne.
Terrific Tai takes third.
Speedway results for Saturday 28 April.
Results - 28 April.
Sheffield Tigers are without Ben Wilson for their trip to Berwick tonight (Saturday 28th).
Wilson defends title, Kerr steps in.
With the first league points in the bank following last weeks away victory at Mildenhall, the Somerset 'Sharp' Rebels opened their home league season against another East Anglian side, the Kings Lynn 'Money Centre' Stars.
Somerset edged out by Kings Lynn.
Plymouth continued their successful start to the season with an exciting 47-40 win over Rye House in the Conference League at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening.
Plymouth run continues.
Speedway results for Friday 27 April.
Results - 27 April.
Sheffield made the perfect start to their Premier League campaign with an emphatic 31-point win over Berwick at Owlerton on Thursday.
Sheffield's perfect start.
The Lincs FM Scorpions will face the famous Wimbledon Dons on Sunday 13th May (start time 3pm) at the Scunthorpe Raceway and entrance to the meeting will be absolutely free.
Scorpions face Wimbledon Dons in free meeting
Speedway results for Thursday 26 April.
Results - 26 April.
Newcastle went down to Norfolk with a 10 point advantage which they needed to maintain but with the high level of force that the King's Lynn Stars race around their own circuit in 2007, it was always going to be a very difficult night.
Newcastle put out of KoC by Kings Lynn.
This weekend is an important one for the Lincs FM Scorpions.
Scorpions' important weekend.
Results - 25 April.
Oxford Cheetahs team manager Mick Horton has revealed that, following talks between himself and Danish star Jesper B Jensen, the latter will be stepping down as team captain with immediate effect and handing over that role to Steve Johnston.
Cheetahs change captains.

 
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