SATURDAY

Lightning internet on way
from The Age National Headlines
Most homes will have broadband communication speeds up to 100 times faster than what is currently available, under the Rudd Government's plan to wire Australia for the 21st century.

www.theage.com.au/news/national/lightning-internet-on-way/2008/03/01/1204227055167.html?s_cid=rss_national

$150 teen dental bonus
from The Age National Headlines
One million teenagers aged 12 to 17 will receive $150 towards the cost of an annual visit to the dentist under a plan to be unveiled by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today.
Ed Note: that wouldn't pay for the cost of JUST the office visit here

www.theage.com.au/news/national/150-teen-dental-bonus/2008/03/01/1204227055176.html?s_cid=rss_national

Plea to legalise flags on plates
from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
A campaign to allow motorists to display the Welsh flag on car number plates is launched on St David's Day.
news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/7271515.stm

Irish coastguards help in rescue
from RTÉ News
Irish coastguards are currently engaged in a rescue operation off the southern coast.
www.rte.ie/news/2008/0301/rescue.html?rss

Devices are examined after Kerry find
from RTÉ News
Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are examining a number of devices, believed to be components for explosives, which were discovered in an apartment in Tralee yesterday evening.
www.rte.ie/news/2008/0301/tralee.html?rss

Why Ontario keeps sending patients south
from The Globe and Mail - News by LISA PRIEST
Poor planning and bed shortages mean ‘everything is jam packed'
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-National/~3/243731702/

Patients waiting up to 18 months for crucial cancer
tests
from The Irish Times' Top Stories
PUBLIC PATIENTS can be waiting up to a year and a half for crucial tests to determine if they are suffering from conditions such as bowel cancer, according to new figures. Eithne Donnellan, Health Correspondent, reports.
www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2008/0301/1204240357140.html

Scottish Navy station breaks rescue record -
thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Scottish-Navy-station-breaks-rescue.3833066.jp

[Cool] Welshman covers house in 9,000 daffodils in honor of St. David's Day (pic)
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article864243.ece

Kosovo Serb police rebel, hand in guns and badges -
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL012947720080301?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=69