Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986). She appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), and Home and Away (1991), and the film Flirting (1991). Ten years later, Watts moved to the United States, where she initially struggled as an actress. She took roles in small-scale films until she starred in her breakthrough role as an aspiring actress in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001.
The Powerhouse Museum, formerly known as the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS), is a collection of museums in Sydney, and owned by the Government of New South Wales. Its main centre is in Ultimo, New South Wales, the others being the historic Sydney Observatory at Observatory Hill, and the newer Powerhouse Castle Hill at Castle Hill. Powerhouse Parramatta is due to open in 2025.
The Overland is an interstate passenger train service in Australia, travelling between the state capitals of Melbourne and Adelaide, a distance of 828 km (515 mi). It first ran in 1887 as the Adelaide Express, known by South Australians as the Melbourne Express. It was given its current name in 1936. Now operated by private company Journey Beyond, the train undertakes two return trips a week. Originally an overnight train that stopped at large intermediate stations, it now operates during the day, stopping less frequently.
The Lakeland Downs mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
The Oswald Watt Gold Medal is an Australian aviation award named for Oswald Watt (1878–1921), a decorated pilot in World War I.
Gibbidessus chipi is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae, the only species in the genus Gibbidessus.
Antiporus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, first described in 1882 by David Sharp, which contains the following species:
JCSAT-1B, known as JCSAT-5 before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Hughes on the HS-601 satellite bus. It has a pure Ku-band payload and was used to replace JCSAT-1 at the 150° East longitude. It covers Japan, Korea, most of China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, part of Indonesia, part of Malaysia and Hawaii.
JCSAT-4 was known as JCSAT-R until it was sold to Intelsat in 2009. It is a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes on the HS-601 satellite bus. It was originally ordered by JSAT Corporation, which later merged into the SKY Perfect JSAT Group. It has a mixed Ku-band and C-band payload and was used as an on orbit spare.
Neobidessodes bilita is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family. It was first described in 1978 by Chris H.S. Watts as Bidessodes bilita, and reassigned to the genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.
Batrachomatus nannup is a species of diving beetle in the family, Dytiscidae, first described as Allomatus nannup in 1978 by Chris H.S. Watts. The holotype was collected in Bridgetown, Western Australia. In a generic revision in 2013, Lars Hendrich and Michael Balke synonymised AllomatusMouchamps, 1964 with Batrachomatus Clark, 1863, thus changing the species name.
Berosus amoenus is a species of hydrophilid beetle endemic to the Northern Territory (Australia) which was first described in 1987 by Chris H.S. Watts.
Amphiops micropunctatus is a species of water beetle in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Chris H.S. Watts in 1998.
Amphiops austrinus is a species of water beetle in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Chris H.S. Watts in 1998.
Allocotocerus is a genus of water beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Ernst Gustav Kraatz in 1883. The decision for synonymy is based on Hansen (1999).
Allocotocerus yalumbaboothbyi is a species of water beetle in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Chris H.S. Watts in 1998.
Chris H.S. Watts is an Australian entomologist, who works at the South Australian Museum and specialises particularly in water beetles.
Antiporus wilsoni is a beetle in the family, Antiporus, which was first described in 1978 by Chris H.S. Watts.
Antiporus jenniferae is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Antiporus, first described in 1997 by Chris H.S. Watts.
Antiporus pembertoni is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Antiporus, first described in 1997 by Chris H.S. Watts.
