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  • Childs IQ linked to early weight gain

    A new research in Australia has suggested how much weight a baby gains during its first month could determine its intelligence quotient (IQ). After studying 13,800 children born at full-term, researchers at the University of Adelaide, said children who gain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly, during the first month of life tend to have a higher IQ when they start school, Daily Mail ...

  • Channel Nine wants greater say in Oz team selection despite CA stance

    Fresh tensions have erupted between Cricket Australia (CA) and Channel Nine after a leading Nine executive reportedly said that the network expected to have a greater say not only in scheduling but also in team selection. This comes after CA rejected suggestions that Channel Nine would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new 450 million-dollar deal on TV rights. According to ...

  • Eight Welsh Lions picked for first Test against Australia

    British & Irish Lions team containing eight Welshmen but few suprises in the first Test against Australia at Lang Park on Saturday. After six warm-up matches and months of conjecture, coach Warren Gatland had some tough decisions to make but said ...

  • Mickey Arthur says Australia have better bowlers than England for Ashes

    the Ashes with a superior bowling attack.In an extended interview with ABC radio in Australia, Arthur declared his confidence that Michael Clarke will return from his back problem to lead the team in their first four-day tour match against Somerset starting in Taunton on Wednesday, and insisted that Warner could still come into contention for the first ...

  • Police inspector accused of shredding child sexual abuse evidence

    Sydney 2000 A senior New South Wales police officer has been accused of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse investigations.The ABC's Lateline program will reveal tonight Inspector Beth Cullen shredded all records of meetings held with senior Catholic officials over a five-year period.Inspector Cullen was a senior sergeant from the sex crimes squad when she was appointed to ...


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Persona

Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" is one of the rare films that is acutely aware of itself as a film. It opens with the lighting of a film projector lamp, the film itself running through the spools, then a series of disjointed, fragmented images, including a spider, a short animated sequence, and a spike being driven through a man's hand. The film then cuts to a surrealistic shot of a boy, sitting in a m ... ...

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  • Australia name uncapped trio for Lions

    Brisbane – Israel Folau's stunning rise in his third football code has been stamped with selection as one of three new caps in the Australia side to face the British and Irish Lions at Lang Park on ...

  • Australia Patawalonga Dredging Program to Last Six Months

    This sediment removal work, worth $5.7 million, would help alleviate any flood risk for residents in the Glenelg area, stated Water Minister Ian Hunter. A decade ago when a weir gate failed to open overnight, there was flooding of several streets, affecting up to 200 properties. The Patawalonga River is a short river that was, before European settlement, a tidal estuary. The river is serviced ...

  • Australia splits hairs over Curly Dicks and Titswobbles

    Local favorites like Curly Dick Road -- a place name in Meadow Flat in New South Wales which is stoutly defended by locals -- would likely remain, but those that could be considered offensive, such as Titswobble Drive, may be candidates for a future name ...

  • Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs

    : Eels +10.5 Phil Mitchell writes: If ever Parramatta are going to break their ANZ Stadium hoodoo, this is probably their best chance. The last-placed Eels have lost a staggering 11 consecutive matches at this ground, including five against Souths, but this time face a depleted Rabbitohs side. The competition leaders will be missing their Origin quartet of Greg Inglis, Ben Te’o, Chris ...

  • Australias Folau in uncapped trio to face Lions

    Australia's Israel Folau celebrates after scoring a try against New Zealand during their 2008 Rugby League World Cup match in Sydney in this October 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel ...

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