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<title>ausculture.com / top stories</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:13 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fairfax slash jobs – Age and SMH journos strike]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/fairfax-slash-jobs-ndash-age-and-smh-journos-strike/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/fairfax-slash-jobs-ndash-age-and-smh-journos-strike/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:13 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite profits for the year totalling $386.9 million, Fairfax has announced 550 staff are to be sacked in order to save $50 million. Staff, who claim they weren't even consulted, are taking industrial action.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Bulls could be deadly]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/red-bulls-could-be-deadly/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/red-bulls-could-be-deadly/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:58:05 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/red-bulls-could-be-deadly/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian study has found even a single can of sugar-free Red Bull - banned in three countries but popular here - causes the blood to become sticky and increases the chance of a life-threatening clot.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cutting edge cancer detection: dogs sniffing urine]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cutting-edge-cancer-detection-dogs-sniffing-urine/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cutting-edge-cancer-detection-dogs-sniffing-urine/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:05:47 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cutting-edge-cancer-detection-dogs-sniffing-urine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A UK research team is using dogs to test for bladder cancer by sniffing urine samples.  A US team is also using scent, in this case to develop a non-invasive diagnosis for skin cancers.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scrabulous addicts: don’t panic!]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/scrabulous-addicts-donrsquot-panic/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/scrabulous-addicts-donrsquot-panic/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:32:17 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/scrabulous-addicts-donrsquot-panic/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Scrabulous Facebook app has today been removed in Australia.  However a customisable app called Wordscraper can fill the void.  (See also ‘Scrabble letter distributions' on Wikipedia.)  Scrabble Worldwide <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone’s small technical issue: making calls!]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/iphonersquos-small-technical-issue-making-calls/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/iphonersquos-small-technical-issue-making-calls/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:31:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>tech</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/iphonersquos-small-technical-issue-making-calls/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Following the latest iPhone firmware update (2.0.2) users are reporting the issue of dropped calls on the 3G network has actually got worse!<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Flying Koala!]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/flying-koala/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/flying-koala/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:16:29 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/flying-koala/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[See thia Koala take flight after being attacked by crow.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1896: Our first Olympian runs Marathon with butler]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/sport/1896-our-first-olympian-runs-marathon-with-butler/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/sport/1896-our-first-olympian-runs-marathon-with-butler/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:15:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>sport</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/sport/1896-our-first-olympian-runs-marathon-with-butler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This list of 12 bizarre Olympic moments includes the story of Edwin Flack, our first Olympic champion, who ran the Marathon accompanied by a butler in a bowler hat (not, as stated here, his own).<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New dolphin species discovered in Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:46:09 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-dolphin-species-discovered-in-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A team of scientists has identified a new dolphin species - the first for at least 30 years - off north Australia.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inflatable church to lure beachgoers]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/inflatable-church-to-lure-beachgoers/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/inflatable-church-to-lure-beachgoers/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:53:28 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/inflatable-church-to-lure-beachgoers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Italian priests are readying a 30m inflatable church for beachside confessions from Saturday.  Their previous attempt failed due to strong winds!<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aussie brews: not all beer and skittles]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/beer/aussie-brews-not-all-beer-and-skittles/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/beer/aussie-brews-not-all-beer-and-skittles/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:52:50 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>beer</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/beer/aussie-brews-not-all-beer-and-skittles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a writer at The Australian commits heresy by bagging our National drink, Patrick, over at Ausculture Extra, finds that there are still world-class Aussie brews to be had.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stephanie Rice in the latest FMH]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/sport/stephanie-rice-in-the-latest-fmh/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/sport/stephanie-rice-in-the-latest-fmh/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:44:38 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[...and Australia's &quot;newspaper of record&quot; is posting scans of the magazine pages on its website.But it's good for traffic right? That's all that matters.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pest controller survives by eating termites]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pest-controller-survives-by-eating-termites/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pest-controller-survives-by-eating-termites/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:51:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pest-controller-survives-by-eating-termites/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Termites this week found that they weren't safe from extermination even in remote country 400km north of Kalgoorlie, as an amateur prospector, lost without food or water, ate them to survive.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alcopops tax linked to increased spirit sales]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/alcopops-tax-linked-to-increased-spirit-sales/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/alcopops-tax-linked-to-increased-spirit-sales/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:56:05 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/alcopops-tax-linked-to-increased-spirit-sales/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While distillers claim a 46% increase in spirit sales following the Government's introduction of a 70% increase in alcopop duty, the Treasurer vehemently denies this, saying &quot;Well, they can go jump.&quot; Hmmm.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3m hole ripped during Qantas flight: photos]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/3m-hole-ripped-during-qantas-flight-photos/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/3m-hole-ripped-during-qantas-flight-photos/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:49:11 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/3m-hole-ripped-during-qantas-flight-photos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Boeing 747 has decompressed at 29,000 feet on route for Manila.  Structural concerns were raised by an engineer in February.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian Army camouflage vehicle... and then can't find it.]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/australian-army-camouflage-vehicle-and-then-cant-find-it-/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/australian-army-camouflage-vehicle-and-then-cant-find-it-/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/australian-army-camouflage-vehicle-and-then-cant-find-it-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nice job!<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope mobile listed for sale on carsguide.com.au]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pope-mobile-listed-for-sale-on-carsguide-com-au/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pope-mobile-listed-for-sale-on-carsguide-com-au/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:01:23 EDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pope-mobile-listed-for-sale-on-carsguide-com-au/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Think of all the fun you could have in that bad boy.Looks like it'd be abit too easy to roll it though.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian Communications and Media Authority to put classifications on websites?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/australian-communications-and-media-authority-to-put-classifications-on-websites/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/australian-communications-and-media-authority-to-put-classifications-on-websites/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:22:39 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/australian-communications-and-media-authority-to-put-classifications-on-websites/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said.First Fallout 3, now this. What next?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apocalypse Now originally set to shoot in Australia  « The Talkies]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/movies/apocalypse-now-originally-set-to-shoot-in-australia-%AB-the-talkies/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/movies/apocalypse-now-originally-set-to-shoot-in-australia-%AB-the-talkies/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:23 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>movies</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/movies/apocalypse-now-originally-set-to-shoot-in-australia-%AB-the-talkies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Francis For Coppola film &quot;Apocalypse Now&quot; was originally set to shoot in Australia. Due to lack of Government support, the location was changed to the Phillipines.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Increased votes required to make homepage]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/increased-votes-required-to-make-homepage/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/increased-votes-required-to-make-homepage/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:13:15 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/increased-votes-required-to-make-homepage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lurkers will need to start clicking as the massive two votes previously required to hit the front page is being increased.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fallout 3 Banned in Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/fallout-3-banned-in-australia/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/fallout-3-banned-in-australia/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:49:27 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>tech</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/fallout-3-banned-in-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Office of Film and Literature Classification have refused to issue it a rating... due to depictions of drug use. That's banned, but it's ok to send the people of Australia braindead with &quot;Today Tonight<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pregnant man gives birth to baby girl]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:43:27 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Having this baby doesn't make me less of a man.&quot; - Thomas Beatie<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollowmen - Episode 1 « The Talkies]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/hollowmen-episode-1-%AB-the-talkies/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/hollowmen-episode-1-%AB-the-talkies/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:20:54 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/hollowmen-episode-1-%AB-the-talkies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A review of the first episode of the new ABC series &quot;Hollowmen&quot;, the new creation of &quot;Thank God You're Here&quot; creators Working Dog.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cholesterol screening recommended for 2-year-olds]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cholesterol-screening-recommended-for-2-year-olds/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cholesterol-screening-recommended-for-2-year-olds/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:09:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/cholesterol-screening-recommended-for-2-year-olds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Responding to an obesity epidemic, a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends cholesterol screening for 2-10 -year-olds.  Of course, another approach would be a healthy diet...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aussie among nine injured in this year's running of the bulls]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/aussie-among-nine-injured-in-this-years-running-of-the-bulls-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/aussie-among-nine-injured-in-this-years-running-of-the-bulls-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:12:11 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/aussie-among-nine-injured-in-this-years-running-of-the-bulls-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The last death from bull's horns was way back in 1995. Essay topic: &quot;Spanish bulls are getting soft.&quot; Discuss.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eBay pays the price for PayPal debacle]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/ebay-pays-the-price-for-paypal-debacle/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/ebay-pays-the-price-for-paypal-debacle/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:23 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/ebay-pays-the-price-for-paypal-debacle/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SMH blogger Simon Tsang compares eBay's attempt to force PayPal onto most Australian users to extorting protection money.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brothels brace for Papal visit – News Ltd has the photos]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/brothels-brace-for-papal-visit-ndash-news-ltd-has-the-photos/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/brothels-brace-for-papal-visit-ndash-news-ltd-has-the-photos/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:57:10 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/brothels-brace-for-papal-visit-ndash-news-ltd-has-the-photos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Onymous blogger Jeremy finds that sourcing a photo of a bracing sex worker is no problem for News Ltd.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fireball at Uluru (Ayers Rock)]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:35:54 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/fireball-at-uluru-ayers-rock/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joseph Brimacombe captures a fireball meteor on film near Uluru (Ayers Rock). Photo from 2006.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Priest Shortage Means Germany Has to 'Borrow' from India]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/priest-shortage-means-germany-has-to-borrow-from-india/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/priest-shortage-means-germany-has-to-borrow-from-india/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/priest-shortage-means-germany-has-to-borrow-from-india/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have heard the same sort of thing may happen in Australia. As a non-religious type, it doesn't particularly concern me however it illustrates an interesting trend.... what do YOU think?<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetically modified crops &quot;better&quot; for Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:51:30 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/genetically-modified-crops-better-for-australia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where better means that wheat genertically modified to be drought resistant grows better in our drought prone land.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Queensland sex offendors. Castration or bust.]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/queensland-sex-offendors-castration-or-bust-/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/queensland-sex-offendors-castration-or-bust-/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:17:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/queensland-sex-offendors-castration-or-bust-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There's a proposal to offer (chemical) castration to sex offendors in Queensland.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gmail accounts to be given to Australian students]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/gmail-accounts-to-be-given-to-australian-students/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/gmail-accounts-to-be-given-to-australian-students/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:17:16 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/gmail-accounts-to-be-given-to-australian-students/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[That's the way... get 'em hooked young.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The apple (store) that tempts]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/the-apple-store-that-tempts/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/the-apple-store-that-tempts/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:48:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>tech</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/the-apple-store-that-tempts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Photos by Daniel Boud of the opening of Sydney's first Apple Store.  One guy pictured flew over from the US especially and queued 24 hours before the doors opened.  iDespair!<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Broken-hearted man sells life on eBay]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/broken-hearted-man-sells-life-on-ebay/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/broken-hearted-man-sells-life-on-ebay/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:15:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/broken-hearted-man-sells-life-on-ebay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Perth man is trying to sell his home, vehicles, possessions, job and friends on eBay.  The listing includes a running commentary of the experience, which is an attempt to move on from a 6 year relationship.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World's Biggest Solar Plant Goes Online in Germany]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:52:18 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/worlds-biggest-solar-plant-goes-online-in-germany-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[again, why haven't we embraced stuff like this in Australia???? and by the way - the plant mentioned in California is being built by an australian who was rejected here when he offered to power sydney with a s<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Briksdal Glacier is melting]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:52:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/briksdal-glacier-is-melting/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[here we go again - can't believe we keep burying our heads in the sand about global warming.....<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook flash mob confuses workers in Pitt Street and Martin Place]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/facebook-flash-mob-confuses-workers-in-pitt-street-and-martin-place/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/facebook-flash-mob-confuses-workers-in-pitt-street-and-martin-place/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:25:54 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/facebook-flash-mob-confuses-workers-in-pitt-street-and-martin-place/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Office workers on their lunch break thought they had stumbled onto a film set in central Sydney today after hundreds of people organised a public &quot;freeze&quot; prank.Those krraaazy kids.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:21:46 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/environmental-cost-of-shipping-groceries-around-the-world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Very interesting article about the environmental cost of the food we eat. I really like the ideas about including carbon footprint information on food labels. A lot of good ideas here. Next time you are shoppi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Overworked hospitals spreading 'superbug']]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/overworked-hospitals-spreading-superbug/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/overworked-hospitals-spreading-superbug/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:39:35 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/overworked-hospitals-spreading-superbug/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scary stuff.......<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten’s Futurama con]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/tenrsquos-futurama-con/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/tenrsquos-futurama-con/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:22:24 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/tenrsquos-futurama-con/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While Channel Ten has led us to believe they are about to screen a new Futurama series, it is, in fact, the movie Futurama: Bender's Big Score, which they've chopped into four.  Starts Thursday, 7.30.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China to Reverse Sterilisations for Quake Families]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/china-to-reverse-sterilisations-for-quake-families/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/china-to-reverse-sterilisations-for-quake-families/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:21:47 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/china-to-reverse-sterilisations-for-quake-families/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The announcement comes after a growing number of parents from across the quake-hit area have been demanding the government explain why so many schools collapsed during the quake.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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