Call for anti-‘grasshopping’ ideas for 2016 Vanuatu referendum
The Vanuatu government has announced a new attempt to change its parliamentary system to stop MPs crossing the floor and to clarify the affiliations of independents.
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Japan spends big on radical Fukushima clean up
The Japanese government has announced half a billion dollars and a dedicated ministerial task force to tackle the urgent problems arising from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan, China discuss friendlier ties
Japan’s prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has urged the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, to support international efforts to take action against North Korea over the Cheonan affair.
New coalition fails to endorse Thai PM
Thailand’s parliament convenes Monday with allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra back in charge. But at their press conference on Saturday, the 6 coalition partners refused to clearly state whether they would all support Samak Sundaravej, leader of People’s Power Party, as premier.
Australia defends India uranium sales
The Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has defended Australia’s new agreement to export uranium to India.
Anniversary: end of Soviet Communist Party
For the fifteen countries that compose the former Soviet Union, memories of August 1991 bring back a variety of emotions… a sense of elation for some and for others, a sense of loss.
mix | FBI Weekend Overhang May 9 2004
1. Grandaddy – So You’ll Aim Toward The Sky 2. Ouvi Melhor – With Friends Like These 3. Humbug – E(k) 4. Edwin Collins – Magic Piper Of Love 5. The Stems – Tears Me In Two 6. The Bank Holidays – The Greatest Game 7. Butterglory – She Clicks The Sticks 8. Bloodhound Gang … Continue reading “mix | FBI Weekend Overhang May 9 2004”
mix | FBI Weekend Overhang January 4 2004 Part 1
On FBI 94.5FM, Sydney. 1. Roni Size r’mix Takemura – Brown Paper Bag 2. Jaylib – Raw Shit 3. Jay Chou – Ninja (Ren Zhi) 4. Soma Rasa – I Like It 5. Tim Rogers – Damn Songs 6. Teenage FAnclub – I Need Direction 7. Screamfeeder – Same Mistakes Again 8. Dappled Cities Fly … Continue reading “mix | FBI Weekend Overhang January 4 2004 Part 1”
Send in the Clones | That Magazine
Eh, a quick, 800-word rant which could have easily been blown out to many, many more words and justifiers, but word limits are word limits son, and thanks to That I was able to gloss over the full implications – but it’s funny :P
VIA achieves full validation for vendors’ DDR333 chipset modules | DigiTimes
Compiled from outside sources; Adam Connors, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 9 April 2002] Independent testing by industry certified validation group Advanced Validation Labs (AVL) has given major memory module vendors the green light in their integration of new chipsets from VIA Technologies the Apollo KT333 for the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon XP processor and the Apollo … Continue reading “VIA achieves full validation for vendors’ DDR333 chipset modules | DigiTimes”
