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Thursday, 23 October 2008

Safe landing despite Qantas flap problem

A Qantas flight between Brisbane and Adelaide landed safely last night without using air brakes because of a problem with the wing flaps.

Now for anyone who got the huge promo for Qantas in Rainman this has to be disappointing. Frankly, it is hard to deny the conspiracy theorists who argue that all Qantas's problems began with outsourcing of maintenance.

[ABC News: Breaking Stories]
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Drug found to improve MS effects, experts say

A drug developed to treat leukaemia has ended up making significant strides in the battle against multiple sclerosis.

I have a lovely neighbour that was (she's moved, but not too far , so I still see her occasionally) who was diagnosed with MS kind of around a marriage breakup and other personal turmoil. She's doing well, but it's hard. It's a crap condition; bring on a cure, or at least a prevention.

[ABC News: Science and Technology]
10:03:35 PM

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Pixar University

Here[base ']s a 2003 San Francisco Examiner profile of [base "]Pixar University[per thou] [~] perhaps the model for Apple University.

This must have been so much fun.

John Gruber [Daring Fireball]
7:17:06 PM

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1 in 5 Australians battled mental illness in 2007

New figures show that nearly half of all adult Australians have suffered from a mental disorder at some point in their life.

I'm pleased to say that so far, mental illness is losing in my case. It's only a matter of time though.

[ABC News: Health]
7:04:22 PM

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Dictionary.com Word of the Day

plenary:

full; complete.

I'm looking forward to this feeling a little later this evening.

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
7:01:20 PM

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Bill Leak telling jokes after 7m fall

Award-winning cartoonist and artist Bill Leak is in good spirits after regaining consciousness days after suffering serious head injuries in a balcony fall.

[ABC News: Breaking Stories]
7:00:54 AM

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