It's a rivalry steeped in history. Japan and Australia once again face off in the final qualifing match for thier chance to make it to the world cup...this time however it will be in Melbourne on, ironically, Bugoo's birthday - June the 17th. 2009.
Tickets are on sale from tomorrow, Nov 10th so let me know if you're interested in coming. No doubt about it, it will be massive !!
I will be there. Where abouts are you planning on having it?
BugooMV 17th Feb, 2009 09:38:56
News Flash: Congrats Brus.......it's about time!!!! With my new job I will be moving around my government job a fair bit. But I reckon I can make it!!!!
chenpo 17th Feb, 2009 02:34:16
News Flash: After 2 years of being engaged, finally have a confirmed wedding date, August 15.
All SG members are invited! Just getting some preliminary numbers, so can you guys tell me whether you can come or not, and if you want to bring a +1. I assume all melbourne ppl can make it, so they get an automatic confirmed.
Current SG list:
Pascoe (+ Leona) [confirmed] Nori (+ Sarah) [confirmed] Donald (+ Pam?) [confirmed] Sujie Wane Romi Boogu
News Flash: Karate Kid is being remade with Will Smith's son in it.
It'll probably be shit, but who knows.
Nori 13th Nov, 2008 01:47:12
News Flash: yep well I bought the maximum 8 tickets and bugoos coming too ! i've got all of them taken already including if don decides to come...sooo yeah..
it seems to be quite hard to get the tickets on level 2 but the excitement is building!!
speaking of tickets, Peter Cetera is coming to town . His hits include "Glory of love" from the Karate kid soundtrack...and...the "Glory of love" from the Karate kid soundtrack.
Fabian Cancellara powers to victory in the opening time trial in the Tour de France as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong makes his return to the race.
Slatterz writes "The Tesla Roadster has almost mythical status among electric car enthusiasts. It's fast, with high torque over a wide RPM range, and can beat a Ferrari in terms of acceleration. Now Tesla has released new video of its upcoming new electric car, called the Model S, which Tesla Motors claims is the world's first mass produced fully-electric vehicle. Unlike the Lotus-Elise based Roadster, the Model S is a traditional sedan of the type millions of commuters might actually drive. Tesla claims it will fit seven people, and has mounted a rather large 17in LCD in the dash. Key to Telsa's future will be the evolution of lithium-ion battery technology. Tesla Motors claiming the new Model S can travel up to 300 miles on a single charge, but the battery will still take 45 minutes to quick-recharge." (And for those in countries where it matters, this article mentions that it should also be available in right-hand drive.)
An anonymous reader writes "A new Canadian study deconstructs how copyright lobby groups manipulate public opinion by laundering proposals through seemingly independent groups. The study started after the Conference Board of Canada was shown to have plagiarized several of its IP reports and now shows the connections that all lead through the MPAA and RIAA. Micheal Geist writes, 'It is not just that these reports all receive financial support from the same organizations and say largely the same thing. It is also that the reports each build on one another, creating the false impression of growing momentum and consensus on the state of Canadian law and the need for specific reforms.'"
Oracle Goddess writes "After 30 years, CompuServe is all but dead, as AOL has pulled the plug on the once-great company. The original CompuServe service, first offered in 1979, provided its users with addresses such as 73402,3633 and was the first major online service. CompuServe users will be able to use their existing CompuServe Classic (as the service was renamed) addresses at no charge via a new e-mail system, but the software that the service was built on has been shut down. Tellingly, the current version of the service's client software, CompuServe for Windows NT 4.0.2, dates back to 1999."
Hugh Pickens writes "TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has been talking for a year about building a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing and now it appears that the CrunchPad is close to becoming a reality. 'We're going to make some really big announcements,' said Arrington, who predicted a prototype would be ready for unveiling by the end of July. The purpose of the CrunchPad will be very simple: surfing the Web. Turn it on and up comes a browser— 'an Internet consumption device,' for reading, checking e-mail or watching video. The CrunchPad will not have a hard drive or keyboard and photos of the latest prototype show a device with a 12 inch screen. 'The screen is now flush with the case and we've decreased the overall thickness to about 18 mm,' writes Arrington. 'The case will be aluminum, which is more expensive than plastic but is sturdier and lets us shave a little more off the overall thickness of the device.' The CrunchPad boots directly into the browser with a Linux-based operating system and a WebKit-based browser. A video of an earlier CrunchPad prototype in action shows a device which, unlike the iPhone, runs flash. 'The next time we talk about the CrunchPad publicly will be at a special press and user event in July in Silicon Valley,' writes Arrington. 'We're full on. These prototypes are real.'"
