CA DMV related info and 'how to' guides
Posted by cotomorrow 53 minutes ago (http://its-probiotic-smooth.tumblr.com)
I think a common thread of this blog is going to be how much easier things can be if you just make sure you're prepared before you actually go to the DMV office. I've spent my fair share of time waiting in lines and being hassled by rude and stubborn DMV clerks and I see everyone else getting the same mediocre treatment. So, the last few times I've broken down and made an internet search or two i
Read full story
Calls for future family to trial smart home, rent free
Posted by Janet 7 hours ago (http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au)
The NSW government is calling for volunteers to test a technologically advanced home in Sydney’s Newington.
Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer with Ellen Woolley Architects, the “Jetsons”-style pad is replete with green technologies, including rooftop solar panels and a fuel cell that converts natural gas into electricity.
The trial is about taking technology out of the lab and testing them Read full story
Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer with Ellen Woolley Architects, the “Jetsons”-style pad is replete with green technologies, including rooftop solar panels and a fuel cell that converts natural gas into electricity.
The trial is about taking technology out of the lab and testing them Read full story
Suicide waitress 'driven to the edge and pushed'
Posted by AmberStar 16 hours ago (http://www.abc.net.au)
The mother of a young waitress who took her own life after enduring persistent harassment by colleagues hopes her story will encourage others to speak out against workplace bullying.
Brodie Panlock, 19, left behind two brothers and her parents when she took her own life in 2006 after enduring persistent bullying by three of her colleagues at Melbourne's Cafe Vamp.
She was spat on and regula Read full story
Brodie Panlock, 19, left behind two brothers and her parents when she took her own life in 2006 after enduring persistent bullying by three of her colleagues at Melbourne's Cafe Vamp.
She was spat on and regula Read full story
How I survived an innocent fitness challenge that soon became a battle on the high seas
Posted by Janet 1 day 5 hours ago (http://www.smh.com.au)
Cole Classic first-timer Melissa Cooke just wanted to have fun yesterday. And she did, once she remembered to breathe.
A girlfriend forwarded me information about the Cole Classic ocean swim, knowing I had started swimming laps to exercise and lose some weight. ''You should do this Cookie, you'll carve it up''.
There was no doubt I could do the swim, but I wasn't confident in my cossie - in Read full story
A girlfriend forwarded me information about the Cole Classic ocean swim, knowing I had started swimming laps to exercise and lose some weight. ''You should do this Cookie, you'll carve it up''.
There was no doubt I could do the swim, but I wasn't confident in my cossie - in Read full story
Facebook becoming a 'lock'
Posted by etsyKetsy 1 day 17 hours ago (http://www.montrealgazette.com)
The social service has irritated adherents with changes on privacy procedures, but analysts say Facebook, like the QWERTY keyboard, has achieved what they call 'technological lock-in.' ...
"I think Facebook is the most valuable Internet commodity in existence, more so than Google, because they are positioning themselves to be our online identity via Facebook connect," Ravasio said. "It's your Read full story
"I think Facebook is the most valuable Internet commodity in existence, more so than Google, because they are positioning themselves to be our online identity via Facebook connect," Ravasio said. "It's your Read full story
Amazing how that with a disaster like Haiti (metaphorically) just down the road, a country can still find the time to organise rallies against the poor and marginalised people who seek to come to their shores. Sure immigration is a difficult (and probably unresolvable) issue, but you'd think the for-and-against could make their case once in a while without needing to demonise people who at the en
Read full story
Attacks on Indians in Australia: Is it racism?
Posted by etsyKetsy 3 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
A spate of violent attacks on Indians in Australia is straining bilateral relations and costing Australian universities lucrative foreign student revenue. There is sharp debate, however, about whether racism is at the root of the problem.
Some Indian officials and media have been quick to blame racism for the highly publicized beatings, robberies and murders, mostly in Melbourne...Australia, w Read full story
Some Indian officials and media have been quick to blame racism for the highly publicized beatings, robberies and murders, mostly in Melbourne...Australia, w Read full story
Fish oil hope for schizophrenia patients
Posted by Janet 4 days ago (http://www.abc.net.au)
A new study suggests that fish oil could be the key to a safe and effective form of treatment for young people with schizophrenia.
For young people at risk of developing the mental illness, early treatment is generally seen as the best way to avoid full-blown psychosis down the track.
.....
Professor Amminger led a Vienna-based study which has been published in the Archives of General Psychi Read full story
For young people at risk of developing the mental illness, early treatment is generally seen as the best way to avoid full-blown psychosis down the track.
.....
Professor Amminger led a Vienna-based study which has been published in the Archives of General Psychi Read full story
Humans To Walk On Walls Like Spider-Man? New Invention May Help
Posted by Janet 5 days ago (http://www.smh.com.au)
WHEN Spider-Man began scaling buildings, his ''web-shooters'' were considered nothing more than a fantasy, the creation of an imaginative comic book writer.
Not any more.
Scientists have come up with a device that could soon allow humans to walk on walls.
The palm-size contraption, made of layers of metal and silicon wafers, is no thicker than a credit card.
To make the device sticky, Read full story
Not any more.
Scientists have come up with a device that could soon allow humans to walk on walls.
The palm-size contraption, made of layers of metal and silicon wafers, is no thicker than a credit card.
To make the device sticky, Read full story
Webcam saves man lost at night on sea ice
Posted by Janet 5 days ago (http://www.smh.com.au)
A German man who lost his way in the dark while wandering around on sea ice off the northern coast was saved by a woman 500 kilometres away who spotted him on a webcam, police said.
The man, in his forties, who has not been named, had ventured out on the frozen sea at St. Peter-Ording on the northern tip of Germany to take pictures of the sunset but became disorientated when darkness fell.
Read full story
The man, in his forties, who has not been named, had ventured out on the frozen sea at St. Peter-Ording on the northern tip of Germany to take pictures of the sunset but became disorientated when darkness fell.
Read full story
Latest Comments
“You just need to practice more :-)...”
“Batman does not heart fish .......”
“Fish doesn't taste bad at all - maybe just being more conscious of adding...”
“The more cynical might suggest that Oscar has something to do with their...”
“Wow! Now all I need is for my friendly broom in the laundry to work like...”
Look who’s talking...
Strine is an Australian site that gives you the best of the latest news and opinion on the web, as decided by our users.
Create your own profile to post and share articles, vote and comment – start a discussion or just let your opinion be heard. Add friends and build your own news network!
Create your own profile to post and share articles, vote and comment – start a discussion or just let your opinion be heard. Add friends and build your own news network!