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Firefighters put training into practiceSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:11PMDunedin firefighters set a house on fire at the weekend. read more

News in BriefSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:53AMGenealogical Society meeting The Downriver Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 2744 Fourth St., Wyandotte.

Colne thief stole from his 80-year-old granSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:28AMA MEAN thief who keeps stealing from his pensioner grandma has been spared jail after helping himself to her pension top-up.

Reform Party leader Tony Tan to young Singaporeans: You are our FutureSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:07AMReform Party leader and CEC member Mr Tony Tan Lay Thiam (陈礼添) has made an impassioned appeal on his blog to young Singaporeans to be more actively involved in politics. A former SAF scholar (overseas merit scholarship) and an engineering graduate of the prestigious Cambridge University, Tony wrote frankly that young Singaporeans is a reason behind [...]

NTU SCE student on three foreign “academic poisons”Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:52AMI am a student currently studying in NTU SCE. I agree with the blogger that the 3 Indian International students with YOG 2011 deserved to be blacklisted. In fact, the 3 of them would definitely top the rank for “avoid at all cost” award. I can tell you that almost half of the SCE students graduating [...]

Errant buyers of resale flats may face jail termSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:37AMErrant buyers of HDB resale flats who do not declare about properties they own overseas may face jail term, warns HDB. Making a false declaration could bring fines of up to $5,000 or up to six months in jail. Under the new regulations unveiled by HDB lately, buyers of resale flats will have to sell of [...]

Media Talk: Edinburgh TV festival 2010Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:17PMThis time last year, BSkyB boss James Murdoch launched a tirade against the "chilling" effect of the BBC. This year, it fell to BBC director general Mark Thompson to launch the fightback . His MacTaggart lecture was billed as the speech of his life – but did it deliver? Matt Wells is joined in Edinburgh by Steve Hewlett , Maggie Brown and Jane Martinson to hear their verdict. Also in Edinburgh ...

‘What is a short story?’ Jon Bauer’s Sleepers Almanac and app launch speechThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:30PMLast night, author Jon Bauer (Rocks in the Belly, Scribe) launched the sixth Sleepers Almanac and the new Sleepers literary app at the Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall, Melbourne. I thought his speech was wonderful, so with Jon’s kind permission, here it is for you all to read: Have you ever had that moment on a dance [...]

Brighter Than Before, Philips' 3D 21:9 TV Does Films Justice [3dTv]Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:41AM# 3dtv The 21:9 has an advantage with its letterbox aspect ratio. Unlike other TVs, films fit the screen without those annoying black bars. With Toy Story 3D, you're drawn into a more engaging 3D image than the 55-inch 3D sets manage. More »