FED:MP defends Abbott renewing carbon attack

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2011
FED:MP defends Abbott renewing carbon attack

CANBERRA, Aug 11 AAP - Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has returned from a holiday
in riot-struck Britain to resume the coalition's attack on the government's proposed carbon
tax.

Mr Abbott is in Perth and is expected to visit a manufacturer of environmentally friendly
products.

Liberal backbencher Kelly O'Dwyer defended her leader against accusations he was being
one-dimensional in his attack on the carbon tax, saying the issue was one of the most
critical Australia faced.

"(The federal government) would really dearly love Tony Abbott to stop talking about
this issue because they don't have the answers," she told Sky News on Thursday.

Labor MP Gai Brodtmann said the government did want discussion on the issue as long
as it was based on fact.

"All Tony Abbott does is do this apocalyptic rant from the pulpit," she said.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is also in Western Australia and will front a town hall
meeting in Perth on Thursday night.

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Qld: Off duty cop caught drink driving: police

AAP General News (Australia)
02-18-2006
Qld: Off duty cop caught drink driving: police

An off duty police officer has allegedly been caught drink driving in central coastal
Queensland .. with a blood alcohol reading almost three times the legal limit.

Police say the 35-year-old Townsville man had a blood alcohol reading of point-149
during a random breath test in Rockhampton yesterday morning.

He's due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Monday.





The incident follows recent cases of off-duty police officers drink driving in Mackay and Bowen.

Queensland Police Commissioner BOB ATKINSON said the Ethical Standards Command would
conduct investigations into the incidents.

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NSW:Gynaecologist guilty of indecent assault

AAP General News (Australia)
04-14-2011
NSW:Gynaecologist guilty of indecent assault

SYDNEY, April 14 AAP - A NSW gynaecologist has been found guilty of indecently assaulting
two women, but was acquitted of inappropriately touching another three patients.

Judge Greg Woods, who heard the trial without a jury in the NSW District Court, delivered
his verdict on Thursday.

The doctor, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty to indecently
assaulting the five patients in 2002 and 2003.

He was accused of touching or manipulating the clitoris of each of the women during
the course of an internal pelvic examination.

He will be sentenced on a later date and the judge continued his bail.

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NSW:Man charged after pursuit in Sydney

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2010
NSW:Man charged after pursuit in Sydney

A 51-year-old woman and a nine-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after a car being
pursued by police crashed into their car in Sydney's west.

Police say they tried to stop a motorist travelling south on Rockwood Road at Yagoona
about 4.45pm (AEDT) yesterday .. but he failed to stop and led police on a pursuit into
nearby Bankstown.

The driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a Suzuki Swift before
trying to escape on foot .. but was apprehended a short time later.

The woman and the girl were taken to Bankstown Hospital suffering minor injuries.

A 27-year-old Bankstown man was taken to Bankstown Hospital for a blood and urine test
before being taken to Bankstown Police Station where he was charged with numerous offences.

He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court this morning.

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NSW:Cops silent on Carter murder probe

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2010
NSW:Cops silent on Carter murder probe

By Miles Godfrey

SYDNEY, Aug 17 AAP - Detectives have refused to say if a man charged with making false
claims about slain Central Coast teacher Amanda Carter is now a murder suspect.

Police arrested the 60-year-old on Tuesday morning and charged him with one count of
making a false accusation with intent.

He was released on conditional bail and is due at Wyong Local Court on September 22.

The charges relate to three anonymous letters sent to two newspapers and a school which
reportedly claimed Ms Carter, a Wyong High School maths teacher, had an affair with a
student.

Police say the letters making the false allegations were sent two weeks before Ms Carter,
46, was found dead in the bedroom of her home in Ivory Crescent, Woongarrah, on May 16.

A police spokesman said detectives would not comment on whether the man, from Bonnells
Bay, was now a suspect in the murder investigation.

There was also no comment on whether he was the same 60-year-old man previously questioned
in the case.

Despite several strong leads, detectives have been unable to charge anyone with killing
Ms Carter.

In July her three distraught children, aged 18, 20 and 21, made a heartfelt appeal
for information which might aid police, describing the time since their mother's death
as "horrendous".

Speaking at the same media conference, Detective Sergeant Mark Conroy, who is leading
the investigation, conceded it had been a tough case to crack.

Police also issued an appeal for information about what happened to the family's cat,
Lynx, which vanished some time before Ms Carter's death.

They said the cat line of inquiry may seem bizarre to some, but it was necessary to
rule out any possible link.

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National Newslist for Friday, April 9, 2010

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2010
National Newslist for Friday, April 9, 2010
Eds: Adds govt asylum seeker presser; Rudd/Abbott movements

AAP's National Newslist for Friday (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
are subject to change. AAP's news editors can be contacted on 02 93228611/8610.

TOP STORIES
HOSPITALS
- Nicola Roxon to meet with leaders of Labor, Greens and Liberal parties in Hobart to
discuss healthcare reform plan; Monitoring from afar Roxon presser in Launceston 11am
- Opp'n says govt does not need a referendum to change funding arrangements.

POLLTAS
- David Bartlett denies doing a secret deal with the Greens to form govt
- Greens leader Nick McKim says he yet to met caretaker premier, announces his conditional
support for a minority Labor government

BOAT
- Govt presser on processing of asylum seekers and new measures to combat people smuggling,
with Immigration Minister Chris Evans, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith and Home
Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor (Canberra, 1100)
- Opposition's Scott Morrisson presser Sydney 1230
- UN warning that people smuggling is out of control in Indonesia is no reflection on
Australia's border protection policies, Julia Gillard says

CARRIER
- Owners of the grounded Chinese coal carrier say it didn't stick to the planned route,
apologise for the accident and say they'll work closely with authorities; Salvage crews
set to begin pumping heavy oil from the carrier; AFP investigating; Anna Bligh flying
over the site

COURTS
SYDNEY
- Arraignment of Daniel Clayton Scott, Chinderah brothel owner alleged to have organised
fatal kidnapping and robbery.

- Sentencing of Grant Brown for bashing 70-year-old man on Sydney ferry.

- Chasing court appearance by Manly's Brett Stewart
MELBOURNE
- Committal hearing continues for Judy Moran and three others over the death of her brother-in-law
Des Moran. 1000
- Sentence of two bouncers over an attack at Hungry Jack's last July that left promising
footballer Luke Adams with a fractured skull. 1030. (with pix)
- Filing hearing for man charged with internet grooming offences, MelbournE Magistrates Court, 1000.

ADELAIDE
- Computer hacker accused of unleashing a virus on thousands of bank accounts worldwide
due in court.

- Policeman and others on exorcism charge due in magistrates court.

- Sentencing submissions for man convicted of manslaughter of the bed-ridden father of
his girlfriend.

BRISBANE
- Jayant Patel trial continues
PERTH
- Stood-down Tasmanian cricket selector Glenn Hughes for mention in court on sexual assault charges.

CANBERRA
- National student testing will go ahead and the results will prove the importance of
the My School website, Gillard says; Chasing AEU on reports of industrial action against
NAPLAN tests
- Ted Kenna's VC medal goes on display at war memorial (with video)
- Monitoring Rudd in Gladstone, Bundaberg; Abbott in Victoria

SYDNEY
- Kristina Keneally, Police Minister Michael Daley and Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione
making policing announcement (1100)
- More on central NSW house, fitted with insulation under govt's troubled scheme, which
went up in flames, killing two; Abbott again slams the home insulation program; Police
say the fire most probably began on the loungeroom floor, not due to the insulation
- Victorian man arrested in cross-border police operation after allegedly grooming girls
for sex using the internet
- A NSW Catholic priest already facing multiple child sex charges has again been arrested
over a further allegation of similar offences.

MELBOURNE
- Police investigating Melbourne doctor who allegedly infected 12 of his patients with
hepatitis C at a private suburban clinic. Press conference with chief health officer John
Carnie and chair of the Medical Practitioners Board, 1030.

- Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard to speak at a conference on cyberbullying. 1030.

- $200,000 reward being offered to help solve a double murder in Victoria seven years
ago. Police press conference 1100.

- Victorian government announces order for new buses.

- Protest against racism. Flinders Street Station, 1200.

BRISBANE
- Man dies and two others seriously injured after falling two storeys from a Gold Coast
nightclub; Seeking more
- Govt names state's most dangerous drinking venues

ADELAIDE
- Public hearing of Senate inquiry into liquidators and administrators

HOBART
- More on Tas election

PERTH
- Departure of the taxi taking the Extraordinary Taxi Ride across WA, nine weeks to cover
10,000km (with pix)

DARWIN
- Defence planning to oppose prosecution appeal against the acquittal of Australian Angelita
Pires of plotting to assassinate East Timor's top two political leaders
- Turning the sod for NT's first medical school in partnership with Flinders University in SA

ENTERTAINMENT
Sydney - Powderfinger press conference to announce major tour (with pix, video)
Sydney - Wrap of new TV shows starting next week

MEDICAL
- Teens who get less sleep are more likely to be overweight or obese, Australian study shows

INTERNATIONAL
AUCKLAND - There was no pussy footing around when Maceo the cat sensed trouble in his Otago home.

PORT MORESBY - Drunk Solomon Islands bishop fined after crashing his diocesan vehicle
into the sea during new year celebrations

FINANCE

ECONOMIC NEWS

Sydney - AOFM auction of $500 million in August 2010 bond line

Sydney - Construction activity weakened in March, with the industry contracting slightly
in March after two months of growth, a report says.



EQUITIES NEWS

PERTH - New Hope Corporation Ltd has made a bid for Macarthur Coal Ltd, raising the
ante in the battle for the collier which is now at the centre of three takeover bids.

PERTH - Gindalbie Metals Ltd has signed the term sheet and mandate letter for a $US1.2
billion loan facility to support its Karara iron ore project in Western Australia.

PERTH - Rio Tinto says it's negotiating iron ore contracts based on quarterly pricing.

MELBOURNE - Newcrest Mining gives go ahead to large new gold mine near Orange, in central
Western NSW.

SPORT

GOLF

AUGUSTA, Georgia - Tiger Woods shot a four-under-par 68 in the opening round of the
Masters, his best score ever on the tournament's first day.

AUGUSTa, Georgia - Wrap of Australian action from day one of the Masters



AFL

MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news

MELBOURNE - St Kilda v Collingwood, 1940 Etihad Stadium

SYDNEY - Preview of Sydney v Richmond

MELBOURNE - Preview of Carlton v Essendon

MELBOURNE - Preview of North Melbourne v West Coast

ADELAIDE - Preview of Port Adelaide v Brisbane; media conferences with coaches Mark
Williams and Michael Voss

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Richmond coach Damien Hardwick, 0945, Punt Rd

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Melbourne coach Dean Bailey, 1135 Junction Oval



LEAGUE

SYDNEY - Wrap of league news

WOLLONGONG - St George Illawarra v Brisbane, 1935, WIN Stadium

GOLD COAST - Gold Coast v Melbourne, 1935 Skilled Park

SYDNEY - Preview of South Sydney v Newcastle

SYDNEY - Preview of Canterbury v Warriors

BRISBANE - Preview of North Queensland v Wests Tigers



RUGBY

Super 14

HAMILTON - Chiefs v Bulls, 1735 (AEST)

PERTH - Preview of Highlanders v Western Force

SYDNEY - Preview of Crusaders v Waratahs

BRISBANE - Preview of Brumbies v Cheetahs

BRISBANE - Preview of Lions v Reds



SURFING

JOHANNA, Vic - The Rip Curl Pro has moved down the coast from Bells Beach to Johanna
because of poor surf



TRIATHLON

SYDNEY - World champions Emma Snowsill and Jan Frodeno at media conference with Laureus
Foundation ahead of world championships series opener on Sunday, 1300 Intercontinental
Hotel



CRICKET

SYDNEY - Andrew Symonds has recovered from a pasting off his own bowling to belt the
Deccan Chargers to a seven-wicket IPL win over Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday
night.

ADELAIDE - David Warner expected to announce on Friday whether he will sign a new deal
with NSW or swap states



SOCCER

SYDNEY - Robbie Fowler is reportedly set to join two-time A-League champions Sydney
FC as their marquee player for the 2010/11 season



NETBALL

SYDNEY - Preview of weekend action in ANZ Championship



TENNIS

HOUSTON, Texas - Lleyton Hewitt has won his first match since post-Australian Open
hip surgery to claw his way into the quarter-finals of the US Men's Clay Court Championship
in Houston



RACING

SYDNEY - Looking at Saturday's AJC Australian Derby.

SYDNEY - Throw forward to the other Group Ones at Randwick, the Sires' Produce Stakes
and TJ Smith Stakes.

MELBOURNE - Preview of racing at Flemington on Saturday.

BRISBANE - Looking at the Doomben program on Saturday.



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Tas: Millions owed to employees despite $5m fed handout

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2009
Tas: Millions owed to employees despite $5m fed handout

By Paul Carter

HOBART, Aug 26 AAP - Millions of dollars of employee entitlements remain unsecured
at a vital Tasmanian car parts maker under administration.

This is despite a $5 million federal government handout, the state government says.

Tasmania Treasurer Michael Aird said creditor Ford called the administrators in on
Automotive Components Limited (ACL), less than two months after the federal government
announced a $7 million ACL bailout.

About $5 million of the bail out was banked by the company before the receivers arrived
on Wednesday.

Industry Minister Kim Carr has stopped the remaining $2 million and says he is relying
on the receivers to account for what happened to the other $5 million.

Mr Aird said it has been spent retiring debt to GE Finance.

"I understand that there is an unmet liability of employee entitlements running to
some millions of dollars," he said.

"That obviously would have to be a concern for those (300) employees," he told reporters
at a news conference in Hobart.

Tasmania withdrew a $4 million loan offer to ACL in June after its directors refused
to personally guarantee to pay it back.

"I think it was the right decision on behalf of the taxpayers of Tasmania," he said.

"We want to protect jobs wherever we can but we also want to protect jobs where we
know there is an ongoing sustainable business."

Mr Aird said senator Carr's national auto industry obligations are different to Tasmania's.

The $5 million was required simply to get the company to administration, he said.

"The federal government under their requirements saw their financial assistance in
ensuring the (national auto industry) supply chain," Mr Aird said.

Greg Keith and Matt Byrnes of Grant Thornton Melbourne have been appointed receivers
and managers of ACL and will try to sell it as a going concern.

Grant Thornton makes bearings and gaskets for car production in federal Labor MP Jodie
Campbell's seat of Bass.

ACL is a critical parts supplier to the Australian automotive industry and there is
a danger that production at Ford and Toyota will be affected if supply is interrupted.

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KEYWORD: ACL AIRD

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Fed: Retailers back attack on banks over small business

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2009
Fed: Retailers back attack on banks over small business

By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent

CANBERRA, April 17 AAP - Retailers support the federal government's call for banks
to pass on official interest rate cuts, saying some financial institutions haven't got
a clue about small business.

Small Business Minister Craig Emerson told the banks on Thursday they played a "vital"

role in keeping small business trading.

"The purpose of the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates is to stimulate the economy
and it is essential that this stimulus flows on to small business," Dr Emerson said.

Australian Retailers Association (ARA) executive director Richard Evans on Friday said
he backed the minister's view that the major banks aren't doing enough for small business.

"Minister Emerson has clearly reminded banks of their responsibility to provide adequate
credit flows to the small business sector, and to pass on to small business Reserve Bank
interest rate cuts to the maximum extent possible," Mr Evans said in a statement.

He said a snap poll of small and medium-sized retailers in March found that in the
past three months alone, 25 per cent had attempted to renegotiate lending facilities with
their banks, but of these 45 per cent had difficulty renegotiating loans and lines of
credit.

Only four per cent of respondents had interest rate cuts passed on to credit cards,
while 70 per cent with overdraft facilities hadn't been passed on interest rate reductions.

And more than 50 per cent with business loans were still waiting to feel the effects
of interest rate cuts.

Mr Evans said small business owners, including mum and dad retailers, having difficulty
accessing credit were taking out personal loans and second mortgages to keep businesses
alive.

"For small retailers, the fact remains it is a difficult and costly process to borrow
from banks who are lured by the obvious benefit of other lucrative markets and don't understand
the small business sector," he said.

"Australia's big banks need to generate new low-rate credit cards and other lending
products for small business and they need to begin to collect data about how small business
operates and accesses funds.

"Banks are focussed on the big end of town to the detriment of retail sector."

He said the Australian Bankers Association (ABA) was not close enough to the real small
business market, which was doing it tough right now.

"Fact sheets recently developed by the ABA may make big banks feel like they've addressed
the issue of small business access to credit, but the fact remains banks have no clue
about the SME market," he said.

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KEYWORD: RATES RETAILERS

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NSW: Rapist will end up back behind bars -jail boss

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2008
NSW: Rapist will end up back behind bars -jail boss

NSW Corrective Services Commissoner RON WOODHAM says convicted rapist JOHN ALAN WILDE
will probably end up back in jail .. based on his record.

WILDE has spent all but four months of the past 28 years behind bars for a string of
violent sex offences dating back to 1981.

He's due to walk free from a Sydney prison at four o'clock (AEST) this afternoon ..

after Supreme Court Justice DAVID KIRBY ordered his strictly supervised release yesterday.

Mr WOODHAM says the solicitor general will consider appeal action over the weekend.

He's told Macquarie Radio WILDE can snap without warning and enter a violent state
.. and is not a good prospect to be a model citizen.

Mr WOODHAM says WILDE will live in a department-owned half-way house .. wearing a satellite
tracking device.

He must remain in the facility between 6pm and 6am .. and will be escorted to appointments.

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KEYWORD: WILDE (SYDNEY)

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WA: Government announces its first election sweeteners

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2008
WA: Government announces its first election sweeteners

PERTH, Aug 8 AAP - The West Australian government has stolen another march on the opposition
by announcing its first round of election sweeteners before the Liberal Party forms its
shadow cabinet.

After calling an election yesterday, less than 24 hours after the Liberal opposition
had recalled Colin Barnett to the leadership, Premier Alan Carpenter today announced free
public transport for seniors and the disabled.

He said the free travel would apply to senior card holders, aged pensioners, and disability
support pensioners between 10am and 3pm on weekdays and at all times on weekends.

The move would cost $50 million over four years, Mr Carpenter said.

He also promised a doubling of the seniors' spectacles allowance from $50 to $100 and
said the WA government would lobby the federal government for an increase in the aged
pension.

Mr Carpenter said the government had decided on its campaign slogan, which will be
"Vision, Stability and Leadership".

He said he would travel to Albany, in the state's south, today to make several announcements,
including some regarding the city's hospital.

Meanwhile, the opposition scheduled a press conference for noon (WST) to announce its frontbench.

Former Liberal leader Troy Buswell quit the job on Monday and Mr Barnett was elected
unopposed to at a party room meeting on Wednesday, despite having previously announced
his retirement from politics.

Mr Barnett's plans to announce his shadow cabinet yesterday were interrupted by the
calling of a snap election for September 6.

Meanwhile, the first polling carried out during the election has been favourable for
the opposition.

The Quick Ideas snap poll, conducted for Fairfax Radio in three Perth electorates,
showed 39 per cent of respondents intended to vote Liberal, while just 18 per cent said
they would vote Labor.

The poll, conducted in the electorates of Perth, Morley and Cottesloe, found 35 per
cent were undecided about their vote.

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KEYWORD: POLLWA CARPENTER

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Vic: Victorian man set to sue for stolen gen compensation

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2008
Vic: Victorian man set to sue for stolen gen compensation

MELBOURNE, Feb 15 AAP - A man plans to sue the Victorian government in the state's
first stolen generation claim, just days after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's historic apology.

Reservoir man Neville Austin, 44, will launch Victoria's first stolen generation claim,
News Limited newspapers reported today.

The suit could trigger legal action by indigenous people around Australia, the newspaper said.

Mr Austin said he was taken from his mother in 1964, just five months old, after he
was admitted to the Royal Children's Hospital with a chest infection.

He lived in foster homes and orphanages, where he was ostracised for the colour of
his skin, the newspaper said.

His solicitors have briefed barrister Jack Rush, QC, who was part of the legal team
that won a $4 billion payout from James Hardie Industries for former workers exposed to
lethal doses of asbestos.

Kristen Hilton, executive director of Public Interest Clearing House, which has been
handling stolen generation claims, would not comment on Mr Austin's case but indicated
litigation was under way, the newspaper said.

"We see 'sorry', the gesture, as one part of the reparation process," she said.

"It acknowledges a wrong has been done and that wrong requires a remedy. We are investigating
what remedy."

Mr Austin's writ is yet to be filed with the court and does not nominate a payout figure,
but claimants in other states have won between $350,000 and $500,000.

Fellow Victorian Bruce Trevorrow won $775,000 when a South Australian court ruled his
removal from his family caused long-term depression.

A writ has been drawn up but is yet to be filed with the courts.

Mr Austin declined to comment but his cousin Lyn, of Stolen Generations Victoria, said
up to 100 other aborigines were considering legal action.

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KEYWORD: SORRY VIC COMPO

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Vic: Camera operator in hospital after man caught speeding

AAP General News (Australia)
08-28-2007
Vic: Camera operator in hospital after man caught speeding

MELBOURNE, Aug 28 AAP - A 35-year-old Westmeadows man has been remanded in custody
after the assault of a speed camera operator who clocked him doing more than 40 kph over
the speed limit.

Police allege the motorist was speeding along on Donnybrook Road in Mickleham, north
of Melbourne, when he saw the flash of a speed camera about 7pm on Saturday.

He allegedly pulled up behind the stationary traffic camera car and used a wheel brace
to smash every window of the station wagon while threatening the speed camera operator.

The camera operator was taken to Sunshine Hospital, where doctors spent the night removing
shards of glass from his eyes.

Police say the damage to the station wagon exceeds $30,000.

Detectives from the Broadmeadows Criminal Investigation Unit have charged the man with
causing serious injury, criminal damage and making threats to kill.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court today.

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NSW: Lewthwaite gets parole =2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2007
NSW: Lewthwaite gets parole =2

Lewthwaite, 51, has been in custody since his parole was revoked in September last
year after he was caught sunbathing nude at Wanda Beach in Sydney's south.

State Parole Authority acting chairperson Deirdre O'Connor today said the authority
had decided to grant Lewthwaite parole and he would be released as soon as possible.

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Fed: Young drivers most unpopular: survey

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2006
Fed: Young drivers most unpopular: survey

By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, Dec 12 AAP - Australians hold young drivers in such disdain many would not
help them if they ran into trouble on the road side, a survey has found.

A survey of more than 1,100 people by car sales website carsguide.com.au found teenagers
were the least popular drivers on the road.

Respondents said the inexperience of provisional drivers meant they were the most dangerous
road users, and 21 per cent said P-platers were the most intimidating drivers on the road.

Almost 60 per cent said they would not stop to help a young driver with car trouble
and 61 per cent said they would not accept help from a teenage passerby.

Elderly drivers and taxi drivers were also recognised as being some of the worst drivers,
and truck and four-wheel drivers were the most intimidating.

Carsguide.com.au general manager Tony Burrett (Burrett) said the unpopularity of P-plate
drivers was hardly surprising with their over-representation in accident statistics.

But he said it was concerning so many drivers said they would not stop to help young,
inexperienced drivers.

"I'd like to think that someone would help my kids if they were in trouble," Mr Burrett said.

"There's understandable risk in accepting help from a stranger, but it is a shame that
teenagers have been singled out."

The survey also found most people supported further restrictions on P-plate drivers
after dark but 62 per cent did not agree with banning them from carrying passengers.

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KEYWORD: DRIVERS

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News Diary events for Saturday, August 5

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2006
News Diary events for Saturday, August 5
(NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF)





Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Sat 5 Aug (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are subject to change.

In some cases times and locations may not be available. Story coverage is subject to staffing.



ADELAIDE:

- Nil items.



BRISBANE:

- Englishwoman Anna Hingley rides into Cairns to become first woman to cross Australia
on horseback.



CANBERRA:

- A Sydney father who took his three kids after a domestic dispute is due to appear
in Queanbeyan court.



DARWIN:

- Nil items



HOBART:

- Nil items



MELBOURNE:

- Nil items



PERTH:

- Nil items



SYDNEY:

- Nil items





SPORT:

RUGBY:

SYDNEY - Australia vs South Africa, Telstra Stadium. 2000



AFL:

MELBOURNE - Carlton vs Melbourne. Telstra Dome. 1410

MELBOURNE - Richmond vs Western Bulldogs. MCG. 1410

SYDNEY - Sydney vs Essendon. SCG. 1910

ADELAIDE - Adelaide vs Collingwood. AAMI Stadium. 1940



RUGBY LEAGUE:

AUCKLAND - NZ Warriors vs Cronulla. Ericsson Stadium. 1730

MELBOURNE - Melbourne vs Wests Tigers. Olympic Park. 1730

TOWNSVILLE - Cowboys vs Bulldogs. Dairy Farmers Stadium. 1930



SOCCER:

TAMWORTH - Newcastle Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, Scull Park Oval. 1930/



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KEYWORD: DIARY NEWS SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 2006

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Qld:Fisherman missing in dam

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2006
Qld:Fisherman missing in dam

BRISBANE, Feb 15 AAP - Police and State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have mounted
a search for a 62-year-old man who went missing on a south-east Queensland dam.

Police said the man was fishing with his 57-year-old brother at Lake Monduran Dam west
of Bundaberg yesterday when their boat capsized about 4pm (AEST).

The younger brother managed to swim to safety and raise the alarm.

The Energex helicopter searched the area yesterday and Water Police and State Emergency
Service (SES) volunteers joined the search at first light today.

AAP rad/jt

KEYWORD: FISHERMAN

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Fed: Nguyen poll shows Australians hate drug pushers - Beazley

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2005
Fed: Nguyen poll shows Australians hate drug pushers - Beazley

CANBERRA, Dec 1 AAP - A poll showing almost half of Australians believe convicted drug
smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van should be executed reflects their hate of drug pushers, Opposition
Leader Kim Beazley says.

A Morgan Poll conducted last night found 47 per cent of Australians believe the Melbourne
man, who is scheduled to die by hanging in Singapore Changi prison tomorrow, should go
to the gallows.

But 46 per cent said the death penalty should not be carried out and seven per cent
were undecided.

"What that reflects is that Australians hate drugs. They hate drug pushers," Mr Beazley
told reporters.

"Nobody here, nobody I know, defends, in any way, shape or form, Nguyen's actions here.

"He deserved to spend time in jail.

"But in all the circumstances, he doesn't deserve to die.

"Anyone who sits down and seriously thinks about the case, however, would not think
what seems to be about to happen is appropriate."

Mr Beazley said the Nguyen case had certainly placed a cloud over the relationship
with Singapore.

"I'm not one of those who goes around advocating punitive actions and that sort of
thing," he said.

"What we're trying to do is change people's consciences, change people's minds.

"You don't change people's minds by threatening them. You change people's minds by
persuading them."

Mr Beazley said he would attend church tomorrow to reflect on the execution.

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KEYWORD: NGUYEN BEAZLEY

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REMINDER/Fujitsu to Demonstrate Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Removable Storage Solution at Microsoft WinHEC Spring 2002 Conference.

News/Assignment Editors & High-Tech Writers

Microsoft WinHEC Spring 2002 Conference

REMINDER...for Tuesday (April 16)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

 WHAT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, will be conducting demonstrations of its 1.3GB DynaMO Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant Magneto-Optical (MO) drive at Microsoft's WinHEC 2002, April 16-17 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle. Fujitsu's DynaMO 1300U2 demonstration leverages the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface to display the increased performance associated with drag-and-drop functionality, common to removable storage applications, including audio/video capture and playback, system backup, and archiving. Fujitsu removable storage solutions (powered by MO technology) continue to serve as durable, reliable, and cost-effective removable storage solutions for end-users that require back up and archiving functionality of audio/video applications, rich media content, and desktop publishing. Additionally, the two new DynaMO drives are fully backward compatible with earlier versions of Fujitsu's 3.5" MO disks (in 128MB, 230MB, 540MB, and 640MB capacities). For interest in purchasing and for more information on Fujitsu's MO drives and media please visit Fujitsu's MO website at http://www.MOstorage.com/ . 

WHEN/WHERE:

April 16 - 17, 2002, Noon - 3:00 pm PST

Location: Microsoft's WinHEC Spring 2002, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA. Demonstrations will take place in the USB-IF (Booth 407) on the main isle.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.48 trillion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA) conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, CA and sales operations throughout the United States. FCPA's current product and service offerings include hard disk drives, tape drives, magneto-optical drives, scanners and scanner maintenance. FCPA is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800/626-4686 or 408/432-6333 or use our Internet Web site at http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com.

*Copyright 2002 FCPA. All rights reserved. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, products, and their warranty and performance specifications. DynaMO is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

HTE Licenses Jacada Innovator to Browser-Enable Industry's Leading Public-Sector Applications.

Business Editors & Technical/Financial Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

HTE Enterprise Development Teams Now Developing

Browser-Enabled Applications

Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ: JCDA), a leading provider of e-business infrastructure software, announced today that HTE, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTEI), has licensed Jacada Innovator to browser-enable HTE's leading public-sector application portfolio, and by doing so, has reinvested in their highly skilled team of application developers. Jacada Innovator is the first product to address the IT labor shortage by enabling COBOL and RPG developers to rapidly and easily develop browser-enabled applications with minimal initial training.

HTE is a major software and services company, serving more than 1,600 customers worldwide in the government, utilities, education, and public safety and justice markets. The HTE Enterprise Suite of more than 50 applications provides the broadest and most integrated set of functionality available in the public-sector market. For HTE, one key to maintaining their leadership position is the continuous modernization of HTE's application suite.

Jacada Innovator will allow HTE to meet this demand by enabling their various RPG development teams to rapidly deliver browser-enabled applications. Jacada Innovator allows HTE to accelerate its delivery of these solutions by utilizing existing resources and skills and by leveraging the deep functionality provided in the company's industry leading applications.

"We have some of the most talented RPG programmers in the world," said Joe Loughry III, president and CEO of HTE. "We needed a way to leverage the hundreds of man-years of application development experience, while enabling these developers to more easily build state-of-the-art software applications. Jacada Innovator is the only technology we know of that can rapidly browser-enable our extensive application portfolio, while enabling our developers to build a new user interface with very little training."

Jacada Innovator addresses a critical problem within the application development community. Most professional application developers building and maintaining today's enterprise applications do not possess the skills to build browser-enabled applications. Jacada Innovator bridges this skills gap for the largest segment of the application development market. There are more than three million COBOL and RPG developers worldwide. By comparison, there are only 500,000 professional Java developers capable of developing enterprise-scale applications, according to Gartner. Jacada Innovator gives those three million COBOL and RPG developers the ability to rapidly develop browser-enabled applications.

"HTE has addressed a critical issue challenging many independent software vendors (ISV) and IT shops today," said Mike Potts, president of Jacada. "The majority of the true enterprise application developers do not currently have the experience or skills required to deliver browser-enabled applications. Jacada Innovator will enable HTE to deliver the most competitive set of browser-enabled public-sector applications on the market, while leveraging their existing talent pool and experience."

About HTE, Inc.

HTE, Inc. develops, markets, implements and supports fully integrated enterprise-wide software applications designed specifically for public-sector organizations and utilities. With more than 1,600 customers worldwide, HTE, Inc. is an industry-leading software solutions provider. The company's customers include states, cities, counties, corrections, justice and public safety agencies, public and private utilities, school districts, transit authorities and other public sector agencies. For more information on HTE's products and services, call (407) 304-3235 or toll free at (800) 727-8088, or visit HTE's Web site at www.hteinc.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties detailed in HTE's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks summarized in HTE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 (file No. 0-22657).

About Jacada Ltd.

Founded in 1990, Jacada Ltd. provides a complete software infrastructure to rapidly transform legacy systems into e-business and wireless solutions and to empower enterprise developers to build Internet applications. Jacada operates globally with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; Herzliya, Israel; and London, England. Jacada can be reached at www.jacada.com or at 1-800-773-9574.

Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to Jacada regarding Jacada's business which are not historical fact, including those regarding growth in its business, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including risks detailed in Jacada's Offering Prospectus of October 14, 1999 and filings with the SEC, that could cause Jacada's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

N.E.T.: New Korean carrier selects N.E.T. multiservice network for managed network services

M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 1998-N.E.T.: New Korean carrier selects N.E.T. multiservice network for managed network services (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Emerging carriers require highly efficient networking equipment that allows them to offer competitive managed services. Hanwha Corporation is establishing a new carrier subsidiary and launching new managed services serving domestic, international and internet clients in Korea. Hanwha is establishing its new international network using N.E.T. Promina 800 Multiservice Access Platforms equipped with toll-quality voice compression capabilities. The contract is valued at $2.5 million and the new network is expected to be operational by the end of April. Initially, Hanwha is targeting the voice resale market for international traffic and managed services for domestic customers.

"Our goal is to create the leading alternative carrier in Korea for a variety of managed services, and we are confident that the network model featuring multiservice convergence gives us the best advantage," said Cheoung-Nam Lee, Ph.D., managing director, Hanwha Corporation. "After an extensive study of the competitive equipment offerings and the backbone network topologies being used by other regional alternative carriers, we concluded that we have the best growth path and connectivity options with the Promina line."

In the recently deregulated Korean telecommunications market, Hanwha plans to work with other carriers that are seeking bulk transport of telecommunications traffic in and out of Korea. Hanwha will be targeting voice and facsimilie traffic with its initial offering. Hanwha is establishing a Promina network with nodes located in Korea targeting businesses in Seoul, and the U.S. The Promina Multiservice Access Platform offered a high-density applications capability that requires a very small footprint in terms of space requirements. The Promina line also offers established internal feature modules to offer ATM and frame relay services without additional inefficient external systems. This is particularly important for new network installations in high-cost urban areas.

Hanwha is also implementing N.E.T. PanaVue network management system (NMS) to manage the network and automatically correlate information related to traffic on the network. Hanwha will be able to use internet-based web technology as the interface to easily access information related to the network. The SNMP-based PanaVue NMS is an HP OpenView application that simplifies network management by integrating multiple network elements in a single system.

"The competitive carrier marketplace is moving at a fast rate and we are pleased to add Hanwha to our list of network service providers participating in the international resale niche," said Ed Peverell, senior vice president, sales and support, N.E.T. "The trend in the marketplace is to interconnect long-haul capabilities and resell capacity at highly competitive rates -- an application that the Promina Series is particularly well-suited for and that N.E.T. has a great deal of experience with."

The Promina Series platforms can be configured for high capacity switching situations requiring multiple T1/E1 and T3/E3 trunks. They also feature the optional N.E.T. PrimeVoice Plus module which offers toll-quality voice compression at 8kbit/s, which results in up to 8x the call capacity of a conventional digital circuit. As a result, one E1 trunk can support up to 240 simultaneous calls. The module also supports fax and voiceband data, and tone-relay for major signaling types used in phonemail, personal identification number password access and other communications applications.

Hanwha Corporation's telecommunication division is one of the priority businesses of the company along with chemicals/pharmaceuticals, trade and construction. In January, 1994, all software related departments within the Hanwha Group were integrated into the computer & telecommunication business division. These steps allowed Hanwha Corporation to prepare itself for future busineses which include developing information systems and providing wire/wireless communication devices and telecommunication services.

N.E.T. is a leading worldwide supplier of multiservice wide area networks used by enterprises, government organizations and carriers in more than 50 countries. N.E.T. multiservice WANs and ATM products integrate voice, data, and video traffic with ATM, frame relay, LAN internetworking and ISDN capabilities for today's mission-critical applications. The company is certified to the worldwide ISO 9001 standard for design, manufacturing and service. N.E.T. has moved its headquarters locally in Silicon Valley from Redwood City, CA to brand new facilities in Fremont, CA. Join us at our worldwide web site: http://www.net.com for further information.

N.E.T., Promina and PrimeVoice are trademarks, and the N.E.T. logo is a registered trademark of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Jo Minola Tel: +1 510 574-2342

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-Atlantis Internet Group Announces Agreement With Entwine Tech.

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Atlantis Internet Group Corp (Pink Sheets: ATIG), a US-based company that provides online gaming solutions, has entered into an agreement with Entwine Tech, a live online dealer software provider.

Entwine will supply its Live Dealer software to the company's Tribal Gaming Network (TGN).

Donald L Bailey, the company president and chief executive officer, said, 'For the last seven years, states and federal legislators have proposed bills to regulate Internet Gaming utilizing the current exemptions in the UIGEA, or trying to create new ways to tax Internet Gaming, without very much success. Our solution which can be utilized in over 450 Indian Casinos nationwide is available today and we are glad Entwine has chosen to join us as leaders in this venture.'

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Famous for 15 minutes.(Features)

THE funniest clips on the internet this week ... 'Ultimate dog tease' THIS clip of a dozy dog's amusingly devastated reaction to the news that all the meat in the fridge has either ended up in his owner's belly or owner's cat's belly has been a YouTube sensation this month.

It has notched up more than 15 million views since it was uploaded at the beginning of May. Think Johnny Morris's Animal Magic with added canine angst.

youtube.com/watch?v= nGeKSiCQkPw 'Fixed gear fail' THIS is what happens when a ridiculous haircut, misplaced bravado and a few loose bolts on a bike collide. Ouch!

youtube.com/watch?v= YAaXg5onnkI 'Cat hugs kitten' NOTHING much happens here, but when you have adorable to the power of ten wrapped up in a big fluffy coat of kitten cuteness, this is what it looks like. youtube.com/watch?v= Vw4KVoEVcr0

Motorola Mobility and Maxis Bring Motorola XOOMa"[cent sign] Wi-Fi to Malaysia; Worlda[euro](tm)s first device running Androida"[cent sign] 3.0 (Honeycomb) delivers a powerful tablet experience on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display ...

M2 PRESSWIRE-May 30, 2011-: Motorola Mobility and Maxis Bring Motorola XOOMa"[cent sign] Wi-Fi to Malaysia; Worlda[euro](tm)s first device running Androida"[cent sign] 3.0 (Honeycomb) delivers a powerful tablet experience on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Motorola Mobility, Inc. today announced the award-winning Motorola XOOM(TM) Wi-Fi will launch with Maxis in Malaysia this May. Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi runs on Android(TM) 3.0 (Honeycomb) designed specifically for tablets.

Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 32 GB of memory and 1GB of RAM, front-facing and rear-facing cameras, true multi-tasking functionality, and the latest Google(TM) Mobile services on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display.

T. Kugan, Vice-President of Product, Device and Innovation at Maxis said, "Maxis customers will be the first to enjoy the coveted Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi in Malaysia. User experience will definitely be enhanced by the fact that Maxis today has the widest and fastest 3G broadband footprint in Malaysia, enabling them to enjoy the features of the smart device on seamless high-speed mobile data networks."

"Our customers may also choose to access relevant, reliable and secure local content that is aggregated on a single URL via MYLAUNCHPAD; or download locally-relevant Maxis apps such as Maxis Movies to easily buy tickets online, Maxis OneMusic for all their music needs and Maxis FINDER301, the only directory of its kind for easy mobile location of essential and wanted merchants. Maxis is focused on delighting our customers and enriching their lives with the latest, innovative devices and content to keep up with their ever-changing lifestyle needs and demands," he added.

"Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi re-defines what the tablet experience should be," said Robert van Tilburg, senior regional sales director for Motorola Mobility in South Asia. "Designed from the ground up with the user in mind, it provides more ways to have fun, connect with friends and stay productive while on the go. Whether surfing the Web, watching the latest hit movie as it was intended or video-chatting with friends, Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi will delight customers with its ease of use, speed and vivid graphics, as well as its Motorola Smart Accessories."

Maxis customers will be the first to enjoy tablet and phone bundled packages with the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi. When they purchase the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi at a price of RM2,499, they stand to get the Motorola DEFY(TM) for free. This limited period offer will be valid only from May 6 until May 22. Customers will need to sign up for a 3GB x 24 month contract on the Motorola DEFY to power up Wi-Fi access, which may be shared with the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi. Motorola DEFY acts as a 3G mobile hotspot to connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices, so you turn practically anywhere into a hive of productivity.

Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi features -- a new mobile experience

Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi delivers exceptionally fast performance with its 1 GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM. The tablet showcases the innovations of the Honeycomb user experience -- including widgets, true multi-tasking, tabbed browsing, notifications and customization -- on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display with 1280X800 resolution enabling video content that's richer and clearer than ever before. Support for HDMI enables viewing of videos and movies on larger screens, such as HD televisions. A 5 MP rear-facing camera captures HD video, and a 2 MP front-facing camera enables clear video chats using Google Talk(TM).

The latest Google Mobile services include Google Maps 5.0(TM) and access to Android Market(TM). Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi also supports a beta version of Adobe(r) Flash(r) Player 10.2 downloadable from Android Market, enabling the delivery of rich Flash-based web content including videos, games and rich Internet applications. The tablet also features a built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting. It supports up to 10 hours of video playback, and charges in half the time of competitive tablets on the market. Motorola XOOM has an SD card slot but this will not be supported at launch -- a software upgrade will follow after launch to enable this feature.

Motorola Smart Accessories A Speaker HD Dock for sending HD content directly to a TV or clearly listening to music through two built-in speakers without attaching external speakers A protective gel case designed to be a snug fit and to give you peace of mind when you are on the go A premium folio case which protects your Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi when you are on the go. It also allows you to position it at two different angles

The Motorola Xoom is distributed by Brightstar Distribution Sdn. Bhd.

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility .

Media Contacts (for media and analysts only): Johahn Bhurrut

Office: +6564862227

Mobile: +6591010955

johahn.bhurrut@motorola.com

Motorola, Inc.

Certain features, services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Contact your service provider for details. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Usage times quoted are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and data and other application usage patterns.

This device supports Bluetooth A2DP, HSP, HFP profiles. In order for Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilise the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www.motorola.com/bluetoothconnect . For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer.

Certain Bluetooth features including those listed may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices, or by certain wireless carriers. Contact your wireless carrier about feature availability and functionality.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. Android, Google, Google Talk, Google Maps, and Androdi Market are trademarks of Google, Inc. Adobe and Adobe Flash are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (c) 2011 Motorola Mobility, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Parallel Path Corp. Announces Aha!Local Enterprise Services.

Broomfield, CO (PRWEB) April 26, 2011

Internet marketing agency Parallel Path Corporation announced today the availability of their Aha!Local Enterprise Service, a local listing optimization service for chain store operators. The service, intended for franchisors, corporate-owned chains, and blends of the two, is designed to drive in-store traffic by delivering the highest possible store listing placements on Google Maps, Bing Maps, and similar local search tools, to distribute store information across a very broad distribution network, and to present the store information with the appropriate branding to the target audience.

Aha!Local Enterprise is an evolution of Parallel Path's Aha!Local service sold directly to individual store operators, which the company has provided for two years. The company has managed store listings across many verticals and geographies, gaining valuable expertise in optimization techniques, effective promotional tools, and other activities that drive customer action. While servicing these individual businesses, Parallel Path also developed proprietary tools and techniques that allow the company to efficiently service hundreds of locations simultaneously, enabling the company to now apply their expertise to the needs of chain store operators.

The company now has several chains participating in Aha!Local Enterprise, with as many as 750 stores each. Ritz Camera & Image has been a customer since last year. In less than a year, Parallel Path has increased the number of store listings in the first position on Google Maps by 49%, resulting in 37% more monthly impressions per store. According to Peter Tahmin, Ritz's vice president of RitzPix.com and online retail, "We're confident that our improved online image and increased impression volume is driving new revenue in-store." A full case study of Ritz' local search optimization process is available on SlideShare.

"Local online search represents an important new marketing channel for businesses trying to attract local customers," said Tracy Earles, Parallel Path's vice president of marketing, "but the local search environment is dynamically changing, including user behaviors, placement algorithms, and promotional opportunities. Aha!Local Enterprise allows chain-store operators to take advantage of this marketing channel without having to establish and maintain the expertise in-house."

Parallel Path has been sharing their local search expertise through various channels, including live events and blog postings. This content can be viewed on Parallel Path's SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/parallelpath) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/parallelpathcorp) channels.

About Parallel Path Corporation

Founded in 2005 in Boulder, Colorado, Parallel Path is an innovative and results-driven Internet marketing firm that partners with clients to grow their business through customized Internet marketing strategies. Parallel Path develops and deploys complete Internet campaigns using the entire online toolset: search, display, social, mobile, and local. Passionate about Internet marketing, Parallel Path delivers the in-depth expertise, along with implementation consulting for clients' marketing, IT, sales, and related teams, to achieve powerful and measurable marketing results. With their Aha!Local service, Parallel Path also delivers online marketing solutions to brick-and-mortar business operators and franchisors, as well. For more information, please call 303-396-1111, visit http://www.parallelpath.com, or follow @parallelpath on Twitter.

Media contact:

Tracy Earles

Parallel Path Corp.

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The organization-customer interface.

HR's traditional focus is on the organization-employee relationship. In this issue we expand our view and explore HR's role in enhancing the most basic relationship in business: the organization and its customers.

Little did we know of the economic troubles on the horizon when we began planning this issue in early 2008. Now more than ever, strengthening the relationship with customers is an essential concern of all companies. Growth is needed to come out of a recession, and customers drive growth. Plus there is clearly much room for improving connections with customers. Forrester Research's 2008 Customer Experience Index highlighted the deficits: Only 12 of 113 firms received excellent ratings; 43 received poor or very poor ratings.

What is the role of HR in attracting, serving and retaining customers? Three articles in this special issue focus on HR's potential for directly strengthening the organization-customer interface.

* Ben Schneider, Bill Macy, Karen Barbera and Nigel Martin remind us that employees are at the organization-customer interface. They provide a clear and actionable definition of employee engagement and compelling research evidence of the link between engaged employees, satisfied customers and financial returns.

* Jeff Shuman points to the importance of organization design at the organization-customer interface. He shares the experience of Harris Corporation as it redesigned its business-development organization to enable senior executive account managers to build strong relationships with key customers. The new organization was structured around a matrix of the organization's core competencies and groupings of targeted customers. Jeff shares lessons learned in managing the "healthy friction" this design creates.

* Kevin Cox demonstrates how HR services can be a unique offering at the organization-customer interface. As head of Human Resources at American Express, Kevin encouraged his staff to find innovative ways to generate revenue by providing targeted offerings to external business partners. He shares the case of his Organizational Effectiveness department's work with Nedbank, one of South Africa's largest banks.

The organization-customer interface is undergoing major transformation due to the effects of the Internet and of globalization. Other articles in this issue highlight how HR leaders can guide their clients in proactively preparing for and embracing this change.

* Dan Novak argues that customers' ready access to information (via the Internet) and increasing global competition are changing the requirements of an effective interface with customers. Organizations need to become far more open, transparent and collaborative with customers. Such changes clearly have implications for leadership, talent management, culture, marketing and information technology.

* David Altman, Lyndon Rego and Peg Ross focus on a very particular customer set--the vast numbers of people in developing countries who live on less than $2 a day. Known as the "base of the pyramid," organizations are partnering with nonprofit and government agencies to discover innovative products and business models that open untapped markets and have a positive impact on the lives of the poor. The authors share lessons learned and how HR can build a capability to sell to and employ people in emerging economies.

* Anne Kreitzberg describes the potential of Web 2.0 for building and deepening relationships with customers, partners, investors and prospective employees. However, Web 2.0 has certain characteristics, like transparency and blurred boundaries that are not strengths of typical organizations. Kreitzberg shares four strategies HR can use to encourage a Web 2.0-friendly culture.

HR leaders continue to refocus their organizations on higher value and strategic work. In this issue we challenge our readers to look beyond the traditional internal concerns and seek opportunities to directly impact the organization's relationship with customers.

Cindy McCauley

Center for Creative Leadership

Amy Kates

Downey Kates Associates

General Instrument cranks out first 10,000 digital set-top boxes.

PHILADELPHIA - General Instrument Corp. said 10,000 digital set-tops cruised off its Taiwanese manufacturing line last week, opening a digital floodgate of new applications and revenue opportunities to MSOs in waiting.

"The plan is to get to 50,000 units within 60 days," said Ed Breen, president of GI's Eastern Operations Division, during the manufacturer's "digital deployment day" here last week.

In May, GI locked down orders with Tele-Communications Inc. for 1 million set-tops, with Cox Cable Communications for 350,000 units and with Comcast Corp. for 300,000.

At the time, a beaming Breen described the windfall as having "birthed the elephant," referring to the heft of the orders and the fact that elephants gestate for two years before entering the world.

By the end of the year, GI will birth "a couple hundred thousand" of those elephants, as it starts to fill a four-year, 3.5 million-order backlog.

Last month, the company added 78 small cable operators to its order list, with nods for another half-million set-tops.

GI is still seeking manufacturing licensees to augment arrangements with Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Zenith Electronics Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., none of which have yet built a set-top that includes GI's licensed property.

In addition, those three licensees may not be in a position to respond quickly as second suppliers to GI's customers due to existing project loads - S-A is considered a front-runner for Time Warner Cable's "Pegasus" set-top design; Zenith is grappling with a $1 billion order from Americast Inc.; and H-P wavered earlier this year on whether or not it will actually build its "Kayak" digital set-top.

Breen said discussions are under way with four Pacific Rim manufacturers. "We've been aggressively pursuing additional licensees, and I think it's safe to say that news will be breaking soon in that area," he said.

Notably, none of the components within GI's end-to-end digital video system that comes off the manufacturing line will include the words "DigiCable" or "DigiCipher," executives here said.

The DigiCable and DigiCipher brand names were promulgated before GI decided to embrace open standards, like MPEG-2, Dolby audio and quadrature amplitude modulation, said GI's Carl Vassia, product manager for digital products.

"Clearly, this system is not proprietary, and the former names were associated in people's minds as a proprietary system, so we changed it," Vassia said.

The new name: the GI MPEG-2 Digital System.

Also during last week's daylong briefing here, GI matched reporters with a dozen digital application providers, spreading the word that "digital is now."

Among them: TCI's Head-end In The Sky, Wink Communications Inc., WorldGate Inc., StarSight TeleCast Inc., Music Choice Inc., CableSoft Inc., Prevue Networks Inc., TVN Inc. and ACTV Inc.

The service providers walked attendees through a bonanza of new services, from interactive channel guides to TV-based Internet access, which could earn operators anywhere from $7 to $15 per customer, per month in additional revenues.

That doesn't include predicated gains in pay-per-view models, when MSOs can take advantage of compression to offer 40 or more movie choices, every half hour, to consumers.

"We think PPV is really going to hit its stride in an environment like digital. You can expand your shelf space and offer more products, and do it at the touch of a button," said Jon Radloff, an account representative for TCI's HITS service.

Breen said his customers are loading up their orders with service options as a sort of insurance policy that also gauges consumer interest.

"It'll take the first year of deployment for operators to figure out which features they want in the box and, until then, you'll see deliveries that are fairly loaded up from a features standpoint," Breen said.

This means that operators could wind up spending about $530 per set-top, using a baseline price of $400 and about $130 in "options."

Which of those services MSOs take remains to be seen. Wink Communications, which offers a low-cost suite of interactive applications "that barely perturbs the price point of the [set-top] box," is close to a win with one top-five MSO, said Mike Capuano, senior marketing manager.

Still, GI executives explained, the transition from analog to digital is affordable on a per-channel basis. "If you look at the headend requirements for an analog headend system, it's about $326,000, but that same 36-channel system could fit in one rack and cost about $43,500 in the digital configuration," said Lindsay Allen, marketing manager of the digital network systems group.

"The thing that comes with digital compression is that it's inherently a more cost- and space-efficient way to deliver signals," he said.

New Report On Canadian Retailing 2007 Covers Automotive, Food, General Merchandise, Pharmacies, Building Materials, Clothing, Furniture And Other Retailing.

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Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c72427) has announced the addition of "Snapshots Canada Retailing 2007" to their offering

Snapdata's Snapshots Canada Retailing 2007 provides 2005 year-end market size data, with 2006 estimates, 4 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Canadian retailing market, and covers automotive, food, general merchandise, pharmacies, building materials, clothing, furniture and other retailing. Market value is based on retail sales. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Canada Retailing 2007 forms part of Snapdata's Retail industry coverage.

Snapshots Report Overview:

Executive Summary

The Executive Summary within a Snapshots report outlines the main findings of the report (market size, market shares and market forecasts)

Market size

Market size is the measure of the total value or volume of a particular product sold in a particular length of time. In our case it is the total amount of the market covered by a title in the last whole year, for example, in UK Beer 2005, all the beer consumed in the UK in 2004. The aim of the report is to tell how much of the product was consumed in the country discussed by value and by volume.

Market Segmentation

Market Segmentation is a segmentation of the market by key product categories, ideally by value and volume. For example: the yoghurt market can be segmented into: drinking yoghurt, flavoured yoghurt and natural yoghurt.

Market Share

Market Share is the share of each competitor in the market place and can be expressed in value or volume terms.

Market Share by Volume - each competitor's share of the total Market Volume Market Share by Value - each competitor's share of the total Market Value

Distribution

This measure of the market relates to the different distribution channels to market for each product. The distribution can include the following channels

Consumer Goods example: Supermarket Hypermarket Discount Store Corner shop Internet Etc

Socio-Economic data

The key socio-economic indicators in each report will be:

Size of population

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

Inflation rate

Exchange rate

Forecasts

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Please find below an explanation of general terms used throughout Snapshot reports:

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Market Value = All market values are expressed at either retail selling prices (RSP) or other measures as specified in the reports.

Market Volume = All market volumes are expressed in the unit relevant to the market researched (i.e. kg, litres etc.)

Further Sources

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Snapdata aims for 3 to 4 data points for each table, and no secondary data point will be used without written permission from the original source, which not only verifies the quality, but also provides the integrity to use the data. Once all secondary sources have been exhausted, the language specialist researcher will then complete semi-structured telephone interviews with the major companies in the industries to cross check and verify all data available.

Benefits of the Snapshots Reports

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Easy to search, quick to access, and clear and concise to use: Snapdata reports can save 40% of resources in those early stages of a project. Sometimes just a report from the Snapshots Series is all that is required for an internal client's first request. But when the project develops, the reports also help your internal research team prepare a fuller picture for their end-users utilizing the further sources provided in each report for industry drivers and analytical information, enabling them to provide a more detailed document based on solid figures but tailored to the end-users' requests.

Production schedule

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Report Overview

- Snapshots Executive Summary

- Category Definitions

- Market Size by Value (2002-2006)

- Market Segmentation by Value

- Market Shares by Value

- Company Details (Company Websites)

- Market Forecast by Value (2007-2011)

- Socio-Economic Data for Canada

- Snapshots Sources for Further Research

Companies mentioned:

- Canadian Tire - Costco - HBC - Hudsons Bay Company - Jean Coutu Group - Loblaws - Metro Inc - RONA - Safeway - Sears Canada Inc - Sobeys - Wal-Mart Canada Corp

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