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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:24:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Channel Ten caught out *BEING AWESOME*]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/channel-ten-caught-out-being-awesome/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/channel-ten-caught-out-being-awesome/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:24:43 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/channel-ten-caught-out-being-awesome/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;...what possible harm can there be from having advertisers *I WANT TO BUY FROM CHANNEL TEN'S ADVERTISERS* trying to literally bypass your critical faculties to sell you stuff?&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analogue TV turn-off beginning in under 18 months]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/analogue-tv-turn-off-beginning-in-under-18-months/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/analogue-tv-turn-off-beginning-in-under-18-months/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:47:38 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/analogue-tv-turn-off-beginning-in-under-18-months/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stephen Conroy has released a timetable of whose analogue TV transmissions are being turned off when.  Top of the list is Mildura, Victoria, due to be turned off Jan - Jun 2010.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Just another working day for the ACMA...]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/just-another-working-day-for-the-acma-/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/just-another-working-day-for-the-acma-/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:53:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/just-another-working-day-for-the-acma-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When the Australian Communications &amp; Media Authority isn't spending 11 months looking for 41 subliminal ARIA frames, or censoring the internet, there are Californication eps to scrutinise.  (See p.5!)<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-pilot-was-ordered-to-shoot-down-ufo/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-pilot-was-ordered-to-shoot-down-ufo/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:23:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-pilot-was-ordered-to-shoot-down-ufo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recently declassified documents show US fighter planes were scrambled to shoot down a UFO during the Cold War.  &quot;I felt very much like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest,&quot; says one of the pilots.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer viruses go airborne]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/computer-viruses-go-airborne/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/computer-viruses-go-airborne/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:53:41 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tech</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/computer-viruses-go-airborne/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The new GTISC report notes a rapid rise in mobile phone spam, malware and viruses, such as a4Beselo', a true a4airborne virus' which spreads via MMS and Bluetooth.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When sex goes wrong #1]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/when-sex-goes-wrong-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/when-sex-goes-wrong-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:29:31 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/when-sex-goes-wrong-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The next time you see a bloke wearing a London Underground a4Mind the gap' T-shirt, you can nod at him knowingly...<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New nanotube pads make Spiderman feats a reality]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/new-nanotube-pads-make-spiderman-feats-a-reality/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/new-nanotube-pads-make-spiderman-feats-a-reality/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:10:53 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tech</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tech/new-nanotube-pads-make-spiderman-feats-a-reality/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A newly developed carbon nanotube pad 2.5 cm across can support a 100 kg man on a vertical surface.  Based on the gecko foot, the material's grip is ten times stronger than nature's version.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hear the one about the pigeon and the merchant banker?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/hear-the-one-about-the-pigeon-and-the-merchant-banker/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/hear-the-one-about-the-pigeon-and-the-merchant-banker/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:55:22 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/hear-the-one-about-the-pigeon-and-the-merchant-banker/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As the credit crunch worsens, some are turning to humour to lighten the mood.  This article includes some corkers, as well as a good clip by UK satirists John Bird and John Fortune.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fans may reduce SIDS risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/fans-may-reduce-sids-risk/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/fans-may-reduce-sids-risk/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:30:06 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/fans-may-reduce-sids-risk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New US research shows that a fan in a baby's bedroom can reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 72%.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iceland goes bankrupt]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/iceland-goes-bankrupt/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/iceland-goes-bankrupt/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:43:51 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/iceland-goes-bankrupt/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Iceland government has taken over the last of its 3 major banks and foreign currency has ceased trading limiting their ability to purchase imports. Michael Mandel looks at the effect on the global economy.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No more a4Ga4doi, mite!a4]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/no-more-lsquogrsquodoi-mitersquo/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/no-more-lsquogrsquodoi-mitersquo/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:50:55 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/no-more-lsquogrsquodoi-mitersquo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Linguistics expert Bruce Moore believes as we gain confidence as a nation we're moving away from such extremes as &quot;Emma Chisit?&quot; towards a standard Aussie accent.  Strewth!<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten guilty of subliminal advertising; escapes penalty]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/ten-guilty-of-subliminal-advertising-escapes-penalty/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/ten-guilty-of-subliminal-advertising-escapes-penalty/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:21:29 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/ten-guilty-of-subliminal-advertising-escapes-penalty/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly a year after Network Ten's ARIA broadcast containing doctored single-frame sponsor logos, the ACMA has finally ruled them in breach of the TV Code of Conduct.  However, Ten will not be penalised.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US debt clock runs out of digits]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-debt-clock-runs-out-of-digits/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-debt-clock-runs-out-of-digits/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:29:38 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-debt-clock-runs-out-of-digits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The National Debt Clock in New York was built with only enough digits to record $9,999,999,999,999 of debt, which is no longer sufficient.  But don't worry - they're going to tag on an extra couple of digits!<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer glitch caused Qantas dive]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/computer-glitch-caused-qantas-dive/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/computer-glitch-caused-qantas-dive/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:34:18 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/computer-glitch-caused-qantas-dive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The ATSB says computer problems caused the dramatic nose-dive of a Qantas Airbus A330 yesterday, in which at least 13 passengers were seriously injured.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Government plans a4Big Brothera4 database]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/uk-government-plans-lsquobig-brotherrsquo-database/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/uk-government-plans-lsquobig-brotherrsquo-database/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:32:30 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/uk-government-plans-lsquobig-brotherrsquo-database/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The UK Government is planning a highly controversial 12bn database recording every citizen's communications use, mobile locations and browsing habits.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rudd Government to legislate against thin models]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/rudd-government-to-legislate-against-thin-models/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/rudd-government-to-legislate-against-thin-models/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:50:59 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/rudd-government-to-legislate-against-thin-models/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The newly established Office of Youth is to put body image, not childhood obesity, at the top of its agenda, stipulating the body-types of models used in fashion magazines.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One in five of our mammal species faces extinction]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/one-in-five-of-our-mammal-species-faces-extinction/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/one-in-five-of-our-mammal-species-faces-extinction/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:49:30 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/one-in-five-of-our-mammal-species-faces-extinction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The largest biodiversity survey ever carried out reveals that 20% of Australia's mammal species are endangered, the highest proportion of any developed country.  Some are pictured here.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kidman credits a4fertile watersa4 with pregnancies]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/kidman-credits-lsquofertile-watersrsquo-with-pregnancies/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/kidman-credits-lsquofertile-watersrsquo-with-pregnancies/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:37:07 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>celebrity</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/kidman-credits-lsquofertile-watersrsquo-with-pregnancies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nicole Kidman was one of seven crew on film a4Australia' who swam at a top end waterfall, all of whom fell pregnant.  &quot;...we can call it the fertility waters now&quot;, she says.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garnaut urges eating kangaroo]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:35:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnaut-urges-eating-kangaroo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With sheep and cattle producing large quantities of harmful greenhouse gas methane, Ross Garnaut proposes a low-emitting alternative that may take a bit of getting used to.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zealand introduces carbon trading but no targets]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:12:53 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/new-zealand-introduces-carbon-trading-but-no-targets/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The bill establishing New Zealand's Carbon Trading Scheme is now law, but is suffering from a lack of targets.  The NZ Herald notes that the a4golden goose' of agriculture is actually the elephant in the room.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texting while driving 3 times more dangerous than drink-driving]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/texting-while-driving-3-times-more-dangerous-than-drink-driving/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/texting-while-driving-3-times-more-dangerous-than-drink-driving/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:55:55 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/texting-while-driving-3-times-more-dangerous-than-drink-driving/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A series of UK studies has found that driver reaction times for young drivers while texting are reduced by 35%, compared to 12% at the legal alcohol limit and 21% for cannabis users.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DNA enters Israela4s arsenal in the war against... dog poop]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/dna-enters-israelrsquos-arsenal-in-the-war-against-dog-poop/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/dna-enters-israelrsquos-arsenal-in-the-war-against-dog-poop/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:50:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/dna-enters-israelrsquos-arsenal-in-the-war-against-dog-poop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to smell out offenders.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use of appendix discovered]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/health/use-of-appendix-discovered/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/health/use-of-appendix-discovered/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:32:04 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>health</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/health/use-of-appendix-discovered/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A medical research team in Michigan believes it has found the purpose of the appendix: to a4reboot' the bacteria in the intestines after a serious disease like cholera or dysentery.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can engineering the Earth save it from catastrophe?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:28:21 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/can-engineering-the-earth-save-it-from-catastrophe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fears the world is not doing enough to cut carbon dioxide emissions are forcing scientists to &quot;think the unthinkable&quot; by contemplating altering the global climate artificially with mega-engineering projects.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nelsona4s saline contribution to Murray lakes]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/nelsonrsquos-saline-contribution-to-murray-lakes/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/nelsonrsquos-saline-contribution-to-murray-lakes/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:22:41 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/nelsonrsquos-saline-contribution-to-murray-lakes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SMH photographer Andrew Meares captures a great shot of a teary Brendan Nelson, after he's ousted from the Liberal leadership in favour of once non-millionaire Malcolm Turnbull.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baxter: disturbingly similar to Woomera]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/baxter-disturbingly-similar-to-woomera-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/baxter-disturbingly-similar-to-woomera-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/baxter-disturbingly-similar-to-woomera-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Baxter Detention Centre closed only last year.  This Four Corners report shows asylum seekers being treated like violent criminals, and Cornelia Rau's newly-confirmed status as Australian no protection.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US student seeks $1m for virginity]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-student-seeks-1m-for-virginity/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-student-seeks-1m-for-virginity/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:23:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/us-student-seeks-1m-for-virginity/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despite being turned down by eBay (perhaps she refused to register for PayPal), 22 yo a4Natalie Dylan' is continuing with plans to sell off her deflowering, and is hoping for up to $1 million from the auction.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek Geeks attack Large Hadron Collider]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/greek-geeks-attack-large-hadron-collider/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/greek-geeks-attack-large-hadron-collider/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:20:08 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/greek-geeks-attack-large-hadron-collider/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greek hackers infiltrated the world's largest science experiment on Wednesday, as the first particles were fired round the 27 km circuit.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shark catches man on a line]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/shark-catches-man-on-a-line/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/shark-catches-man-on-a-line/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:50:32 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/shark-catches-man-on-a-line/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Byron Bay surfer claims to have been dragged 50m through the water by a large shark caught up in his board's leg rope.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rich List: Minogue closes in on Wiggles]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/rich-list-minogue-closes-in-on-wiggles/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/rich-list-minogue-closes-in-on-wiggles/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:48:02 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>celebrity</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/celebrity/rich-list-minogue-closes-in-on-wiggles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kylie has earned $13 million MORE this year than last, taking her to No. 2 on Australia's E rich list.  However, at $4.5m, Nicole Kidman is lower on the list than vile hatemonger Alan Jones.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garnauta4s 10% target a4 not, he believes, sufficient]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:32:50 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/garnautrsquos-10-target-ndash-not-he-believes-sufficient/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A misguided political pragmatism seems to have caused Garnaut to abandon his brief to develop an effective strategy for addressing climate change.  This Canberra Times piece is comprehensive and well-written.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Desperate times, desperate measures for lower Murray lakes]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:01:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/desperate-times-desperate-measures-for-lower-murray-lakes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As government strategists thrash out the trigger point to determine when sea water will be let into the lakes, enviro-dinosaur Nelson continues to deny the River's dire state is a consequence of climate change.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sponsors photos of Taliban dog cages]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/microsoft-sponsors-photos-of-taliban-dog-cages/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/microsoft-sponsors-photos-of-taliban-dog-cages/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:58:18 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/microsoft-sponsors-photos-of-taliban-dog-cages/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The three newly released images of the cages used to secure Taliban prisoners are &quot;Brought to you&quot; on the Telegraph site by Microsoft (amongst other sponsors).  Perhaps their new OS is to be named Vistaless.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How much will Google Chrome eat into IE dominance?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/web/how-much-will-google-chrome-eat-into-ie-dominance/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/web/how-much-will-google-chrome-eat-into-ie-dominance/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:41:27 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>web</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/web/how-much-will-google-chrome-eat-into-ie-dominance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With 72% of surfers still using Microsoft's Internet Explorer, CNET speculates that Firefox may be the biggest Brower Wars casualty.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[North Pole can now be circumnavigated]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:35:28 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>environment</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/environment/north-pole-can-now-be-circumnavigated/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in human history, the Arctic's North-west and North-east Passages are both open, as sea previously covered by reflective ice absorbs more heat from the Sun.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Valuable, IntereStIng sTudy]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/valuable-interesting-study/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/valuable-interesting-study/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:18:04 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>tv</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/tv/valuable-interesting-study/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A study pUblished on thursday haS given what is Claimed to be the first evidence that oUr decisions can be infLuenced by subconsciously-perceived cues.  Television UseRs bewarE.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Existence of God proved by Rudd.  Yeah, right.]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/existence-of-god-proved-by-rudd-yeah-right-/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/existence-of-god-proved-by-rudd-yeah-right-/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:03:38 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>politics</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/politics/existence-of-god-proved-by-rudd-yeah-right-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After Rudd a4proves' the existence of God, the Onymous Lefty notes &quot;...it's better than the current US President being convinced he hears the voice of God in his head telling him to go to war, I suppose.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Loony pedestrians?]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/loony-pedestrians/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/loony-pedestrians/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:32:51 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/loony-pedestrians/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some surprising reasons for pedestrians getting hit by cars, along with a pic of a sign at a pedestrian crossing worthy of The Joker.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smelling danger in the air a4 literally]]></title>
<link>http://www.ausculture.com/general/smelling-danger-in-the-air-ndash-literally/</link>
<comments>http://www.ausculture.com/general/smelling-danger-in-the-air-ndash-literally/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:30:58 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/smelling-danger-in-the-air-ndash-literally/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It turns out we actually CAN smell danger in the air, thanks to an area at the front of the nose called the Grueneberg ganglion, which can pick up alarm pheromones released by others.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fairfax slash jobs a4 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 12:29:15 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
<category>general</category>
<guid>http://www.ausculture.com/general/fairfax-slash-jobs-ndash-age-and-smh-journos-strike/</guid>
<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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