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Melbourne, Australia News Archives

Melbourne, Australia News Archives for May 2008

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1 hr ago | GreenvilleOnline.com

Baby's birth a stroke of fortune for BMW Pro-Am golfer

“Hopefully (Griffin's birth) will bring him some birdies today”

Simpsonville resident and veteran golfer Bradley Hughes didn't have much luck at Thornblade Club Thursday, shooting a 1-over par 72 in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am after he took a one-stroke ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

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Yesterday | PR-inside.com

Australian TV Star Dies

“Everybody loved her. I know it's a cliche, but it's really true. She was an inspiration for so many people, always there for everybody.”

Teen Australian actress JESSICA JACOBS has been killed in a tragic accident at a Melbourne, Australia train station. via PR-inside.com

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Wednesday | HendersonvilleNews.com

A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation

“It's like turning on a light switch and having somebody take over your child's body”

Three-year-old Grace Webster perches on the operating table, tiny and cold, covered only by a diaper and her sandy-blond Raggedy Ann hair. via HendersonvilleNews.com

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Tuesday May 13 | CanadianDriver

Students challenged to design "new" Ford Model T

“The Model T is a true product of an engineering genius”

' In honour of both the 100th anniversary of the Model T and the launch of the compact Fiesta, Ford has announced a challenge to five universities from around the world to create a "Model T concept" for the ... via CanadianDriver

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Tuesday May 13 | MediLexicon

Sexual Health Screening Without Mention Of Sex

“The importance of normalising the offer of chlamydia testing, so that individual women do not feel singled out, cannot be overemphasised.”

Women's Health / Gynecology Young women would accept age-based screening for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, but would want this test to be offered to everyone, rather than to people 'singled out' ... via MediLexicon

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Related Topix: Women's Health, Australia, World News, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Monday May 12 | Earth Times

Credit Report Checking Just Became Simpler After the Launch of a New Credit Report Service

“As an independent company, we provide consumers with unbiased and expert advice on how to use all the personal information held about them for their own benefit. With credit getting harder to find, this is invaluable”

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit report checking has become much simpler for consumers following the launch of checkmyfile's credit report analysis service. via Earth Times

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Sunday May 11 | Teen Vogue

Beauty at Work: Poppy King, Founder of Lipstick Queen...

“The brand got bigger than I expected and I hadn't kept to my original vision. I didn't feel like it was my brand anymore”

As a high school student in Melbourne, Australia, Poppy King favored lipsticks over textbooks - a preference that paid off. via Teen Vogue

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Friday May 9 | Huliq.com

Taking sex out of sexual health screening

“In general practice the offer [of a chlamydia test] may seem to come - out of the blue'”

Young women would accept age-based screening for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia , but would want this test to be offered to everyone, rather than to people - singled out' according to their sexual ... via Huliq.com

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Thursday May 8 | The Age

City's house prices among cheapest

“As long as that differential is maintained I think we will find Melbourne more attractive.”

MELBOURNE is the third cheapest capital city in the country to buy a house, fuelling a population surge as people priced out of the market in other states relocate to Victoria. via The Age

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Wednesday May 7 | Dayton Daily News

`Crocodile Hunter' widow settles lawsuit with debt collector

More... Show everyone how much you love your pet - or how they're driving you nuts. via Dayton Daily News

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Tuesday May 6 | Jackaranda

Australian State in Drink Purge

By Phil Mercer - BBC News, Sydney. Many Western countries have a binge drinking problem. via Jackaranda

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Monday May 5 | KEYE-TV Austin

Dennis Rodman checks into rehab

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman leaves the Ed Hardy store on Chapel Street on March 27, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. via KEYE-TV Austin

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Monday May 5 | MediLexicon

In Africa, Heart Disease And Its Risk Factors Are Expanding

“The major challenge is how to increase health resources. A recurring theme in Africa is the lack of reliable statistics. This registry, from one of the largest urban populations of black Africans, goes a long way to correcting that deficit in Soweto.”

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Women's Health / Gynecology Many types of heart disease as well as some of its associated risk factors, which are ... via MediLexicon

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Sunday May 4 | News.com.au

Early calculator, ACMS

“Another body has asked us to submit a formal proposal to create a National Computing Museum with associated storage”

AUSTRALIA'S computer heritage is at risk, with historic machines from our computing past now facing the rubbish tip. via News.com.au

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Friday May 2 | WTLV

Devastations Know It's You, Yes U

This nomadic journey that they have made spanning continents has influenced how Devastations sound on record and their latest album, Yes, U is no different. via WTLV

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