May 14, 2013

Government commits $294 million for the East West Link (Victoria)

The East West Link is a freeway standard road linking the Eastern Freeway at Hoddle Street with the Western Ring Road in Sunshine West. It extends over 18 kilometres and would be constructed using a combination of methods, including tunnels, bridging and surface road sections. Key connections include the Eastern Freeway, Tullamarine Freeway, Port of Melbourne and the Western Ring Road.

The Victorian Government yesterday announced that it would allocate $294 million towards the East
West Link project as part of the 2013-14 Budget.

May 9, 2013

Letter for my daughter later on...  By Dr Flanagan

Dear Cutie-Pie,

Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. Perched at the top of the list was 'How to keep him interested'.

It startled me. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be sexy and sexual, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior.
And I got angry.

May 8, 2013

Save your blurred photos

Blurry images are universal in our life. 

There are many causes for the blur: camera shakes, defocussing, or the rapid movements of the object... Restoration of these defective images is therefore an interesting and important scientific problem. 


Here is a tool, SmartDeblur, with comprehensive features aiming to remove the blurs and recover the details.And it's free!



May 7, 2013

cash rate lowered by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent, effective 8 May 2013


The global economy is likely to record growth a little below trend this year, before picking up next year.

Among the major regions, the United States continues on a path of moderate expansion and China's growth is running at a more sustainable, but still robust, pace.

Japan has announced significant new policy initiatives aimed at strengthening demand and ending deflation.

The euro area remains in recession. Commodity prices have moderated a little in recent months though they remain high by historical standards. 

Melbourne Fuel Price Chart

This is the place to find out the current fuel price around Melbourne.

The fuel price shown on the here is read every 60 minutes from the public web site of
Motormouth (http://www.motormouth.com.au) by SearchVIC Communications' automated spider.