NSW:Freeman held as part of NSW drug sweep

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2011
NSW:Freeman held as part of NSW drug sweep

By Chi Tranter

SYDNEY, Aug 5 AAP - Kings Cross nightclub owner Adam Freeman will spend a week in custody
after making a brief appearance on drugs charges in a Sydney court, hours after being
extradited from Thailand.

The 28-year-old son of the late underworld figure George Freeman was escorted on the
flight to Sydney by NSW police, touching down about 6am (AEST) on Friday.

Freeman left Australia in December after a friend was allegedly caught with 19.5kg
of methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and drug paraphernalia during a vehicle stop on the
Kamilaroi Highway, Quirindi, on December 15.

A global warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the ecstasy seizure,
and he was arrested by Thai authorities in Bangkok in June.

He was extradited from Thailand on Thursday night, and was taken to the city's police
centre in Surry Hills on Friday morning where he was charged with the manufacture of a
commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.

He appeared in Central Local Court later on Friday, where his lawyer Michael Tanevski
said he would apply for bail in a week's time.

"This is the first time I have met (Freeman) as he arrived from Thailand this morning,"

Mr Tanevski told the court.

Magistrate Lee Gilmour adjourned the matter until August 12.

Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, Detective Inspector Nic Iorfino said police
were not at this stage looking at whether Freeman was taking advantage of his connections
in the Kings Cross area to supply amphetamines.

"That's not part of any allegation we are making at this stage, and obviously something
I can't comment on," he said.

"The allegation against this male will include the evidence obtained in December, which
includes the 19 kilograms of the drug MDA."

Insp Iorfino said Strike Force Harrower, established in January following the MDA bust,
discovered 19kg of the MDA at a property at Werris Creek, near Tamworth in northern NSW,
two months later.

He alleged Freeman, who is the sixth person to be charged by the strike force, was
also engaged in the manufacture of illegal drugs at that property.

Other people charged with drug and firearm offences include two 27-year-old men from
Cronulla, a 26-year-old man from Cronulla, a 34-year-old man from Nowra and another 34-year-old
man from Falls Creek.

Insp Iorfino indicated that police were still looking into Freeman's motives for leaving
Australia in December.

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Hall, John

Hall, John (1575–1635) Entered Queens’ College, Cambridge, 1589; BA, 1593; MA, 1597; studied medicine in France; settled in Stratford-upon-Avon about 1600. He married Shakespeare's elder daughter, Susanna, on 5 June 1607. Their daughter, Elizabeth, was baptized on 21 February 1608.

He was a distinguished physician, and had to pay £10 on refusing a knighthood from Charles I in 1626. One of his medical diaries, written in Latin, was translated and printed in 1657 as Select Observations on English Bodies. He was a devout Christian, with Puritan sympathies, presented Holy Trinity Church with a carved pulpit, and was a churchwarden.

The Halls are said to have lived in Hall's Croft; they certainly lived in New Place after Shakespeare's death. John is buried in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church, and his gravestone is now close to that of his father-in-law.

Netflix Schedules First-Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Wireless News
04-12-2011
Netflix Schedules First-Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Type: News

Netflix, Inc. announced it will post its first-quarter 2011 financial results and business outlook on its investor relations website at ir.netflix.com on Monday, April 25, at approximately 1:05 p.m. Pacific Time.

In a release, the company noted event details:
At that time the company will issue a brief advisory release via newswire containing a link to the first-quarter 2011 financial results and letter to shareholders on its website.

Netflix management will host a live Q&A session at 3 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the Company's financial results and business outlook, with questions submitted via email. Please email your questions to ir@netflix.com The company will read the questions aloud on the call and respond to as many questions as possible.

A live webcast and the replay of the earnings Q&A session can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Netflix website at ir.netflix.com For those without access to the Internet, a replay of the call will be available from 6 p.m. Pacific Time on April 25, through midnight on April 29. To listen to the replay, call (706) 645-9291, conference ID 54586834.

Netflix, Inc. is an Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs.

More Information:

netflix.com

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FED:Holiday road toll up to 10

AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2010
FED:Holiday road toll up to 10

The deaths of a man in New South Wales and another in Victoria have raised Australia's
holiday road toll to 10.

South of Newcastle .. a 49-year-old man has died in a crash and another man has been
stabbed in what police believe might be related incidents.

Emergency services were called this evening to a home in Mirrabooka in the Lake Macquarie
region after reports a man had been stabbed.

A 71-year-old man had been stabbed several times and was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital
in a critical condition.

A short time later .. a man died after his car struck a power pole on Fishery Point
Road at Mirrabooka.

In Victoria .. an 80-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Parkdale has died in
a two-car collision at Pootilla near Ballarat.



The latest deaths bring Victoria's holiday toll to four .. while New South Wales has
recorded three fatalities .. and Queensland .. Western Australia and Tasmania have one
each.

South Australia .. the Northern Territory and the ACT remain fatality-free.





(EDS: National road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 17 to 2359 Monday
January 3. Some states and territories have different periods.)

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POLL10 HUGHES NSW

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2010
POLL10 HUGHES NSW

CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES % SWING
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BUSSA, Peter ON 0 00.00 00.00
KELLY, Craig LP 0 00.00 00.00
ROBERTS, Susan GRN 0 00.00 00.00
HURLEY, Stan FFP 0 00.00 00.00
NAILON, Scott CDP 0 00.00 00.00
NGUYEN, Don LDP 0 00.00 00.00
THOMAS, Brent ALP 0 00.00 00.00

FORMAL 0 00.00 00.00

INFORMAL 0 00.00 00.00

TOTAL 0

Two Candidate Preferred:

Candidate1 XXX 0 00.00 00.00

Candidate2 XXX 0 00.00 00.00

2007 result: LP 40,334; FFP 1,033; GRN 4,646; ALP 35,087; CDP 2,419; Formal 83,519;

Informal 3,712; Total 87,231.

Notional swing needed 0.54 per cent.

Retiring member Danna Vale (LP).

KEYWORD: HUGHES - New South Wales. 97,640 enrolled. 00.00% counted.

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Fed: Daylight saving ends

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2010
Fed: Daylight saving ends

A reminder .. that daylight saving has ended in New South Wales .. Victoria .. Tasmania
.. the ACT and South Australia.

Clocks went back one hour at two o'clock this morning.

Fire services are asking people to change their smoke alarm batteries when they adjust
their clocks.

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Qld: Mining magnate got special treatment: Oppn

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2009
Qld: Mining magnate got special treatment: Oppn

BRISBANE, Aug 21 AAP - A mining magnate received special treatment for a proposed phosphate
mine after making a donation to a Queensland Labor MP, the state opposition says.

The Courier-Mail newspaper reports Joseph Gutnick donated $12,000 to the election campaign
of Mount Isa Labor MP Betty Kiernan, and months later his proposed phosphate mine was
included in an expedited mining projects process.

Deputy Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg said it was another example of a lack
of ethics in the Labor Party, which has been enduring similar allegations for weeks.

Mr Springborg told reporters Mr Gutnick was getting special treatment, with a truncated
environmental assessment compared to what other developers would face.

"There are much smaller environmental hurdles for this person to jump than other people
who would normally be establishing a mine or ... some other environmentally damaging project,"

he told reporters in Brisbane.

Mr Springborg repeated calls for a royal commission into possible corruption in Queensland.

"It's about time that the stench of corruption surrounding this government is put to
the full scrutiny of a royal commission," he said.

"The CMC does not have the capacity to look at the moral, the ethical questions, the
cultural issues that surround the operation of government and administration in Queensland.

"They are constrained and contained in what they can investigate."

The newspaper report also claimed Mr Gutnick hired Premier Anna Bligh's former senior
adviser as a lobbyist after the election and met with Ms Bligh last month.

Treasurer Andrew Fraser said he wasn't aware of the environmental process the proposed
mine was subject to, but believed it was still in its early stages.

Mr Fraser said it was the job of the government to meet with business on projects that
could benefit the state.

"I've sat in a room with many other business people who have propositions for Queensland
and that's because of those propositions, and for no other reason whatsoever," he told
reporters in Brisbane.

"I think if there's a suggestion that there is anything else more to this than what
occurs in government every day - meeting business about propositions - then someone should
provide some evidence for that."

Mr Fraser said Mr Gutnick's mine would go through "the normal legislative process".

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NSW: Easter church services popular in tough times

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2009
NSW: Easter church services popular in tough times

SYDNEY, April 12 AAP - Churchgoers have flocked to Easter Sunday services, with the
tough economic times being cited for a boost in numbers.

A morning service at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney was full as Anglican Archbishop
Peter Jensen delivered his Easter sermon.

"He (Jesus) is the champion of all who are going to die," Dr Jensen said.

"Trusting him is the key to facing both life and death with hope."

A spokesman for the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church, Russell Powell, said more
people had walked through the church's doors than previous years.

The economic downturn may be responsible, he said.

"At all of our churches we've had more people this year," he said.

"We think the recession is partly responsible."

Meanwhile, Catholics crowded into St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney to hear Cardinal George
Pell give his Eastern sermon.

The resurrection was the "high point of all religious history", Cardinal Pell told
the congregation.

"There was no precedent for Christ's resurrection and no subsequent repeat performance," he said.

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NSW: Man to face a NSW court on murder charges

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2008
NSW: Man to face a NSW court on murder charges

A man is due to appear in a New South Wales court today over the death of LARRY REX STEWART.

Mr STEWART'S body was found with serious head injuries on October 6 in Gunnedah in
north western NSW.

JOHN MCGUREN was charged with his murder yesterday in nearby Tamworth.

He's been refused bail and is due in the Tamworth Local Court today.

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Qld: Govt to discuss struggling Hendra virus vet clinic

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2008
Qld: Govt to discuss struggling Hendra virus vet clinic

Primary Industries Minister TIM MULHERIN today will meet the owner of a Brisbane veterinary
practice infected by the Hendra virus .. to discuss ways it can avoid closing.

Mr MULHERIN says the state government has forged a close working relationship with
the Redlands Veterinary Clinic .. since the outbreak last month.

Owner DAVID LOVELL says the clinic is losing about 50-thousand dollars a week .. and
he needs urgent help from the government to stay open.

Two staff members .. infected with the Hendra virus .. are in hospital.

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Fed: ATMs in pokies venues are wrong: Rudd

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2008
Fed: ATMs in pokies venues are wrong: Rudd

By Kate Corbett

CANBERRA, Feb 10 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to talk to anti-poker
machine campaigners demanding strict new laws to limit gambling losses.

Mr Rudd made it clear today he has some personal sympathy with their views, agreeing
that automatic teller machines (ATMs) in poker machine venues are wrong.

Former South Australian state politician Nick Xenophon will bring the anti-pokies message
to federal parliament mid-year when he takes up the Senate seat he won at the November
election.

Mr Xenophon wants strict new laws on gambling, including smart cards to set daily limits
on the amount players can pump into linked poker machines and laws forbidding ATMs in
gambling areas.

"Frankly I think it is wrong that they (ATMs) are there - that's my personal view,"

Mr Rudd told the Nine Network today.

Mr Xenophon said people had to put into perspective the damage that pokies caused to
families, businesses and the society as a whole, despite the money brought in to state
budgets.

"Pokies taxes are fools' gold," he told Sky News.

"If there are alternative sources of revenue, if we reduce the states' reliance on
gambling taxes you actually see more economic activity in other sectors of the economy
and the feared tax losses just won't materialise because people will be spending more
money elsewhere in a way that doesn't cause the social harm, the social impact that pokies
do."

Mr Xenophon has also been promised the support of maverick Nationals senator Barnaby
Joyce in his campaign.

"I'm on side," Mr Joyce told Fairfax newspapers.

"It is not tolerable any more that state governments, pubs and hotels make money out
of these addictions."

Mr Rudd said he looked forward to talking with Mr Xenophon and his fellow campaigners.

"I do not want to promise the world here but I know we have a problem and I know that
in partnership with states and territories we can work through an agreed analysis on the
social impact and what to do about it."

Treasurer Wayne Swan said any gambling reforms must take into consideration the huge
reliance on gambling by state governments.

"We've got to get the balance right between social responsibility on the one hand and
economic responsibility on the other," Mr Swan told Network Ten today.

"I think it's a very sensible thing the prime minister is doing, sitting down and talking
to MPs who have these concerns, looking at all of the issues ... we'll make our evaluations
after we have been through that process."

But gaming machine manufacturers feel they are being treated unfairly and want a balanced
discussion on the facts.

"Emotive claims about gaming machines are becoming common and it's time there was some
sensible debate based on facts," executive officer of the Australasian Gaming Machine
Manufacturers Association (AGMMA) Ross Ferrar said in a statement.

"Many of the negative claims are actually myths, seemingly announced purely for publicity
purposes."

Mr Ferrar said Australian gaming machines were manufactured to exacting technical,
electrical and other standards.

"Australian gaming regulation is regarded as the toughest in the world and the standards
and procedures required by the respective authorities are continually strengthened in
light of perceived best practice" Ferrar said.

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National Newslist for Thursday, August 23, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2007
National Newslist for Thursday, August 23, 2007
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff
AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication):
This is a guide only and stories are subject to change.

AAP's news editors Joanne Williamson and Nalita Ferraz can be contacted on 02 93228611/8610.

NATIONAL:
NUCLEAR:
- Australians want a straight answer on where the federal government's proposed 25 nuclear
reactors will be located, the opposition says.

- Independent MP Tony Windsor questions Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile's promise of
vote on nuclear reactor sits, saying he has record of promising plebiscites and not delivering.

- Howard, Rudd in Sydney

WORKPLACE
- New study finds businesses battling more paperwork and confusion since introduction
of Work Choices, a new study has found.

- AHRI hands down Work Choices survey findings 1000 at National Press Club

HANEEF:
- Haneef's lawyers criticised for releasing second transcript of AFP interview; AFP awaiting
legal advice on if lawyers acted inappropriately
- Seeking further comment from Haneef lawyer Peter Russo on AFP referring him to Queensland's
legal watchdog.

COUSINS:

- Former Liberal leader John Hewson says Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull could
struggle to hold his seat if Tasmanian pulp mill becomes "totemic green issue".

- Labor candidate says Turnbull's attack on Howard confidant and Telstra board member
Geoff Cousins over pulp mill opposition is embarrassing.

- Cousins says Turnbull will realise that he got his knickers in a twist following last
night's personal attack.

BOAT:
- 12 Indonesian nationals found on a beach near Gympie; they were on a Indonesian Navy
training vessel bound for APEC; more to come

COURTS:
MELBOURNE:
- Coroner's finding of car crash in Donald in September 2006 which killed seven.

- Trial of Robert Farquharson, accused of killing his three sons by driving their car into a dam.

- Trial continues for Olympic swimming coach Mark Thompson, who is accused of sexually
abusing one of his students.

SYDNEY:
- Continuation of Sef Gonzales appeal against three murder convictions
-Judgment in appeal court in long-running case of ex-stripper Kim Hollingsworth, sacked
from police when her past was revealed.

COURT:
- Glen Porritt, accused of stabbing murder of his mother, in court.

- Gay nightclub owner accused of fatally stabbing man in head outside club in early morning
melee in court.

MEDICAL:
- Official launch of a cancer drug knocked back for PBS funding
- Survey shows six in every 10 people with hearing loss also have some signs of depression

ENTERTAINMENT:
- SBS says it wants newsreader Mary Kostakidis to stay; more to come
- Winner of the Dobell Prize for Drawing announced at 11am.

CANBERRA:
- Andrews defends John Howard over meeting with Exclusive Brethren, saying prime minister
is capable of knowing if anything untoward is going on with the religious sect.

- Belvedere nursing home could regain community confidence after winning last-minute reprieve
to continue operating.

- Recreational fishermen could have their tackle taxed under federal plan.

- New exhibition of portraits by John Brack opens at National Portrait Gallery.

SYDNEY:
- Escape attempt by one of nine terrorism suspects on remand at Lithgow foiled
- Doctor charged with sexually assaulting female patient
- Rare rhinoceros at Taronga Zoo was pregnant, emaciated and ulcerated when she died,
according to an autopsy report.

- Launch of initiative to target consumer fraud across Australia
- Young Australians to launch TV advertisement on youth voter enrolment
- 1200 - Protest at Liberal Party fundraiser. Greens Senator Kerry Nettle to attend the rally
- Clover Moore to introduce a bill into state parliament calling for a radical overhaul
of "exorbitant" liquor licensing fees
- Police charge six people; seize $700,000 worth of ice after cracking a drug supply syndicate
in southern NSW
- Major revision of plans for World Youth Day (WYD) has left the racing fraternity "totally
confused", the industry regulator says; outseeking more
- State Transit Authority (STA) considering options after a large number of bus drivers
at one depot called in sick again today
- John Howard at Penrith to make announcement about cleaning up Nepean-Hawkesbury river (0930)
- Fred Nile announcement about defector from Liberal Party (1200)
- Federal Fisheries Minister Eric Abetz making announcement about Sydney Fish Markets

MELBOURNE:
- Parliament sitting; QT 1400
- Vic Premier John Brumby to doorstop with Labor by-election candidates.

- Homicide Squad detectives investigating death of two-month-old baby girl; more to come
- Up to 2,000 Ford workers could be stood down in Melbourne from tomorrow as yet another
industrial dispute threatens to cripple the car manufacturing industry; more to come
- Outseeking andy developments on Tas pulp mill proposal.

BRISBANE:
- 0930 - State parliament sits.

- Premier Peter Beattie visits wastewater treatment plant near Ipswich, 1215.

- 1300 - Terri Irwin and Queensland government sign agreement on endangered species, Australia Zoo.

- Man beaten with iron bar after investigating intruder in his front yard
- Winds expected to ease today after wild weather which has buffeted SEQ

ADELAIDE:
- Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews at business breakfast.

- Man died after police reportedly used capsicum spray on him during a confrontation; more to come
- Man shot dead; police treating the death as suspicious; outseeking more

PERTH
- Seeking more on Rayney murder probe.

- Corruption hearing continues into the murder investigation and prosecution of wrongly
convicted Andrew Mallard, filing on merit.

- Premier's presser

DARWIN:
- Body found in house destroyed by fire identified as 28yo mother of three.

FINANCE:

FINANCE:
EQUITIES:
SYDNEY - Babcock and Brown interim results due
SYDNEY - AMP Ltd interim results due
SYDNEY - Domino's Pizza full year results due
SYDNEY - Sonic Healthcare Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Fairfax Media Ltd full year results due
SYDNEY - Macquarie Infrastructure Group full year results due
SYDNEY - Valad Property Group full year results due
SYDNEY - Flight Centre Ltd full year result due
SYDNEY - Southern Cross Broadcasting Ltd full year results due
SYDNEY - Dyno Nobel Ltd interim results due
SYDNEY - Aristocrat Leisure Ltd interim results due
SYDNEY - Boart Longyear Ltd interim results due
MELBOURNE - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd annual results due
PERTH - Iluka Resources Ltd interim results due
PERTH - Oxiana Ltd interim results due
ADELAIDE - Santos Ltd interim results due
ADELAIDE - Adelaide Brighton Ltd interim results due
ADELAIDE - Adtrans Group Ltd full year results due

SPORT:
AFL
MELBOURNE - AFL Teams named
MELBOURNE - AFL Preview Panel
MELBOURNE - Preview St Kilda v WC Eagles, WC asst coach Peter Sumich presser, 1200
MELBOURNE - St Kilda appeal Baker suspension at Tribunal, 1730
MELBOURNE - Hawks player Ben Dixon presser at Waverley, 1215
MELBOURNE - West Coast assistant coach Peter Sumich presser 1200
MELBOURNE - Telstra Dome boss Ian Collins presser 1230.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - NRL Preview Panel
SYDNEY - Preview Bulldogs v Melbourne
SYDNEY - Preview Newcastle v Nth Qld

RUGBY
SYDNEY - Wallabies depart for World Cup campaign, airport doorstop 1345
SYDNEY - Preview ARC round

SOCCER
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE - A League preview panel
SYDNEY - Preview Sydney FC v Central Coast

ATHLETICS
OSAKA, Japan - Preview Aussies in world athletics championships starting Saturday

TENNIS
NEW YORK - More on Hewitt's run in the draw for US Open

SWIMMING
CHIBA, Japan - Aussies in day 3 of international swim meet: Grant Hackett in 1500m, Jess
Schipper in 100m butterfly last night, Leisel Jones in 200m breaststroke.

BASKETBALL
SYDNEY - Preview Australia v New Zealand 3rd and final Olympic qualifying game

RACING
SYDNEY - Stewards inquiry into positive swab returned by Gai Waterhouse-trained Perfectly
Poised at Canterbury in April, 1300
MELBOURNE - Looking ahead to Moonee Valley on Saturday.

SYDNEY - Preview of Saturday's Randwick program.

BRISBANE - Looking at Doomben on Saturday.

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Fed: Government pays $260,000 to Iraqis in compo

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2007
Fed: Government pays $260,000 to Iraqis in compo

SYDNEY, April 8 AAP - The federal government has paid over $260,000 to Iraqis as compensation
for claims of personal harm or hardship caused by Australian soldiers.

At least 45 payments of up to $90,000 have been made, usually in wads of US dollars,
to Iraqi civilians in so-called act of grace payments by the Defence Department, News
Limited reports.

A total of $266,681 has been paid out of respect of what the defence department describes
as an "eye-for-an-eye culture" since the Australian Defence Force began operations in
Iraq.

There were 37 individual payments for damage and injuries resulting from car accidents,
ranging from $69 to $9,390. Other payments related to crop damage and shootings.

The single biggest payment, for $89,100, has not been explained although it is thought
to have been paid to the family of a bodyguard of Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul Falah al-Sudani.

Another payment of $53,128 has been confirmed as going to the widow of an Iraqi man
shot during an incident involving the Australian Security Detachment in Baghdad.

Heavily censored documents obtained by the newspaper under Freedom of Information laws
show a lawyer for the woman approached the Australian Embassy in the Iraqi capital.

A request for approval for one of the payments by the Department of Defence to the
Department of Finance and Administration states "an operational benefit" flows from making
such payments.

"Iraq has an eye-for-an-eye culture and it is important for Australian Forces to be
seen as respecting this way of life," it said.

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Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2006
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News

SYDNEY, Dec 7 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News:

- A top level panel in the US recommends the phased withdrawal of American troops from
Iraq and the opening of talks with Iran and Syria.

- The British Prime Minister Tony Blair concedes that US-led forces are not winning
the war in Iraq, but Mr Blair says Iraq can be salvaged as part of a region-wide strategy
centred on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

- Supporters of embryonic stem cell research welcome a decision by the federal parliament
to lift the ban on therapeutic cloning.

- The chief executive of the Australian stem cell centre Professor Stephen Livesey
says Australian scientists will be able to carry out research their overseas colleagues
have been doing for some time.

- The new federal Labor front bench has been decided and will have four new members.

- Fiji's military chief Frank Bainimarama says parts of the bill of rights will have
to be put on hold while there is a state of emergency in his country.

- A business council representing Australian interests in Fiji says there's already
been some job losses and more are expected after the coup.

- The NSW Treasurer Michael Costa continues to blame the federal government for the
state's slide into negative growth.

- The state Opposition Leader Peter Debnam says another quarter of negative growth
will put the state on the brink of recession.

- About 200 residents of Sydney's north shore last night voted to push the state government
to take immediate action on the environmental effects of the Lane Cove Tunnel.

- Grant Hackett swims the fastest time in the world this year to win the 800 metres
freestyle at the Australian swimming championships in Brisbane to dispel doubts over his
fitness.

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BRIEFS

FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-04-2006

BRIEFS
FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS
Date: 07-04-2006, Tuesday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: BRIEFS

Sanofi factory discards unsterile flu shot materials

BRIDGEWATER — The only U.S. flu-shot factory failed sterility tests in a government inspection, forcing the operator, Sanofi-Aventis SA, to discard vaccine materials made for the next influenza season.

The contamination affected about 5 percent of this year's batches of a flu-shot component produced between February and April at Sanofi's site in Swiftwater, Pa., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday in a warning letter on its Web site.

Paris-based Sanofi, whose U.S. operations are in Bridgewater, failed to correct the "objectionable conditions" after more than two months of talks, FDA officials said.

The contamination probably was caused by a faulty filtration system and no contamination has occurred since the problem was corrected in April, said David Johnson, Sanofi's director for scientific and medical affairs. None of the unsterile vaccine had been sold.

* *

Citigroup gives Vonage a risky investment rating

HOLMDEL — Vonage Holdings Corp. underwriter Citigroup Inc. rated the Internet-phone company "hold," indicating that the shares aren't worth buying even after they plunged by half since the initial public offering in May.

Some factors making the stock risky are lawsuits filed by some customers, and a free-month promotion, Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins said Monday in a note presenting his first rating on the stock since the IPO.

Citigroup is the first of the underwriters to issue a report on Holmdel-based Vonage, which debuted as the worst IPO this year. The shares have tumbled 49 percent to $8.60 from their initial sale price of $17. Some customers who bought shares have refused to pay for them and at least nine lawsuits have been filed, with allegations including failure to disclose certain risks.

* *

No eBay bid's good enough for Crazy Eddie's trademark

NEW YORK — Crazy Eddie's prices were once touted as "insane," but the owner of the long-defunct chain's trademark is unwilling to give it up for a discount.

An eBay Inc. auction of the electronics chain's trademark and domain name ended Sunday with no bidders reaching an undisclosed reserve price, the eBay Web site showed Monday. The highest bid was for $30,100, which did not meet the minimum set by Trident Growth Fund LP, the Houston-based owner. Bids were offered by 32 participants.

The Crazy Eddie chain started as a single family-owned store in Brooklyn and eventually collapsed in 1987 amid federal investigations and family infighting.

Investors lost about $250 million in what was one of the nation's largest stock swindles at the time.

— From news service reports

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SA: Rann wants more doctor places in SA unis

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2006
SA: Rann wants more doctor places in SA unis

South Australia will lobby the federal government for more doctor training positions
in the state's universities.

Premier MIKE RANN .. who's attending a meeting of state and territory leaders in Canberra
.. hopes to secure an agreement with the Commonwealth to get the extra 110 places the
state needs to ensure enough doctors are trained.

Mr RANN says recent funding increases suggest the number of places in SA will rise
30 per cent by 2009.

He says .. with only about half the places on offer going to local students .. South
Australia faces the prospect of many medical school graduates leaving the state.

AAP RTV tjd/ibw/jv

KEYWORD: COAG DOCTORS (ADELAIDE)

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aerosol

aerosol A colloidal dispersion of a solid or liquid in a gas. The commonly used aerosol sprays contain an inert propellant liquefied under pressure. Chlorofluorocarbons, such as dichlorodifluoromethane, are commonly used in aerosol cans. This use has been criticized on the grounds that these compounds persist in the atmosphere and may lead to depletion of the ozone layer.

Read up on issues before writing letters.(Neighbor)

Byline: Sheri Buttstadt

Normally, you won't read about politics in this column, but there's a reason why it's relevant today.

State lawmakers have been looking at legislation that could have a huge impact on our city's economic development - namely, they have been considering a casino license for Rosemont.

Many of you probably have thought about expressing your opinion and pleading our community's case, but you weren't sure how or where to send your comments. Here's how you can make your views known.

If you have access to the Internet and want some background information before you take action by writing a letter or making phone calls, go to the city of Elgin's Web site at www.nsn.org/elghome/cityelg/

In addition to some general information regarding potential legislation, you'll be able to read about what has been accomplished by the millions of dollars pumped into our area's economy since 1995 by the Grand Victoria Casino.

From the city's Web page, you can click on a link to the Downtown Neighborhood Association's Web site at www.elginil.org and obtain a list of addresses and phone numbers for Gov. Ryan and numerous state legislators.

If you mail a letter to everyone on the list, it will set you back less than five bucks. The stakes are high, so the cost of your investment is small in comparison.

At the DNA site, you'll also be able to read Mayor Ed Schock's May 3 letter to Ryan and compose a personalized letter to send to some of those elected officials who eventually will be making a decision.

If you don't have access to the Internet and you want the list of legislators or information about the gaming legislation, call Clay Pearson, director of Elgin's community relations, at (847) 931-5593.

If you want your letter to go to all of the House Representatives in Springfield, send your letter by fax to Rep. Doug Hoeft's secretary, Joyce, at (217) 782-1275. In your cover letter, ask that she put the letter in all the representatives' mailboxes.

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High-rollers: It's no secret that some of the decision-makers like Gov. George Ryan receive campaign donations from groups with financial interest in these issues.

Many will tell you that big money and politics go together - that's just how it is.

That doesn't mean you need to sit in silence and accept the current system.

Here's a chance for you to learn about the connection between money and politics and about how big money affects the political process and can shut out the voice of the common citizen.

Jim Kales, coordinator of Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, will present "High Rollers: The Gambling Industry and Illinois Politicians" from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at Sherman Hospital, 934 Center St.

The program is open to the public and is sponsored by the Elgin Area League of Women Voters.

I-CPR, a project chaired by former Sen. Paul Simon and former Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra, was formed in 1997 in an effort to take big money out of politics and to bring voters to their rightful place at the center of government.

Funded by the Joyce Foundation, I-CPR is a project of the League of Women Voters of Illinois.

Kales attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he received his master's degree in public policy.

In 1994, he accepted a fellowship to study sociology at the University of Chicago. He was chosen to head the Chicago-based Dollars and Democracy Project, which sponsored more than 60 discussion groups on money and politics.

In June 1997, the project organized a town hall forum with Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold, leaders of a national movement to clean up politics.

More than 500 people attended the event, making it one of the largest rallies ever for campaign finance reform.

As part of I-CPR's investigation of money and politics, it was learned that gambling interests gave an estimated $3.12 million to Illinois legislators between 1995-1998.

During the 1997-98 campaign season, most of this money went to Gov. George Ryan and the "big four" leaders - Michael Madigan, Emil Jones, James "Pate" Philip and Lee Daniels.

I-CPR recently has gathered more than 10,000 signatures on a petition calling for reform in Illinois campaign practices. These petitions will be presented to the Governor and General Assembly, calling on them to move campaign finance reform to the top of next session's agenda.

Kales will use the gaming industry's contributions as a microcosm of how money influences politics and how big money corrupts the political process and shuts out the voice of the common citizen.

For details about this program, call Jennifer Ford at (847) 695-3548.

Does your Elgin group have an upcoming event that you want people to read about in this column, or do you have a volunteer you're especially proud of and would like to see featured here? Call me after 10 a.m. at (847) 741-8936, or mail a letter or your press release to Sheri Buttstadt, 687 Linden Ave., Elgin, IL 60120. Or send your e-mail to buttstad@foxvalley.net.

Escalate Attracts Top Partner From McKinsey to Lead Online Merchandising and E-commerce Practice.

Escalate to Augment World Class Merchandising Solutions for Online Selling

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Escalate, Inc., the first E-commerce Service Provider (ESP), today announced that Michael Farello has joined its executive management team as Vice President, Merchandising and E-Commerce Practice. Mr. Farello recently held the position of Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on retailers and large consumer goods clients facing growth or customer service challenges. He also led McKinsey's North American e-tailing initiative and hospitality, foodservice, and leisure sector. Mr. Farello joins Escalate to manage a broad vendor network offering sophisticated and cost-effective solutions for high volume e-tail sites.

"I have seen first-hand the difficulties traditional retailers, pure play e-tailers, and media companies have had both launching e-commerce businesses and charting a path to profitability. Escalate can fundamentally redefine the economics of e-commerce," said Farello. "I look forward to building the most complete online merchandising capabilities in the marketplace, and more importantly, offer distinctive insights into online merchandising based on our unique purview into multiple categories being sold in multiple selling environments."

"Merchandising is key to selling online, and is a profound differentiator for Escalate as a company. Michael is an extraordinary addition to the executive team," said Bruce Golden, partner, Accel Partners. "Today companies are seeing how outsourcing is a model that works for them, and Escalate is the leader that will help them win."

"Michael brings superior e-commerce leadership to Escalate and our customers. He brings distinctive domain expertise in merchandising, retailing, online selling, customer service and supply chain, and he will play a seminal role in Escalate's business," said Keng Lim, President and CEO of Escalate. "In a very short time he has already recruited top talent from traditional retailers like The Gap, Banana Republic, and Williams-Sonoma to support our customers as they reach their full potential in this new Internet sales channel."

Mr. Farello earned a Masters of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School, and received a Bachelor's of Science with distinction in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

About Escalate

Escalate radically changes the economics of e-commerce. By outsourcing e-commerce to Escalate, customers reduce their time to market from nine months to six weeks and can focus financial resources on building their business, not infrastructure. As the first E-commerce Service Provider (ESP), Escalate takes a unique approach to deliver a complete outsourced e-commerce and online selling solution through its flagship e-commerce network. The Escalate Commerce Network provides the most comprehensive and integrated online selling solution, comprised of an end-to-end e-commerce management system with a vast product catalog, integrated supplier network, robust supply chain, and high-quality service provider network. Access to the Escalate Commerce Network is available to e-business customers, including large websites, retailers, e-retailers, e-marketplaces and emerging e-businesses.

Representative Escalate customers include such high profile e-businesses as Egreetings and Quokka Sports. A privately held company with over 100 employees, Escalate has raised more than $30 million in working capital from leading venture capital firms including Accel Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and the Barksdale Group. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Escalate serves Europe and Asia via offices in Paris and Tokyo. For more information visit Escalate's website at http://www.escalate.com.

Swap.(database acquisition)

United Communications Group (UCG) has acquired the Posted Crude Oil Pricing Database of PDS Energy Information, and, in a simultaneous transaction, PDS has acquired UCG's Tariff Information Database. UCG will include the crude oil data as part of its Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), the leading provider of U.S. petroleum pricing data; and PDS will merge UCG's Tariff Information Database with its internet-based Tariff analysis system. UCG, 11300 Rockville Pike, #1100, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-287-2700, fax 301-816-8954.

Bizline; A quick look at today's news. For updates: seattletimes.com.(Business)

FTC looks at Twitter: The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing Twitter's dealings with third-party application makers such as UberMedia, which said it has been contacted by the FTC for information. Over the past year, as Twitter looks to make money from advertising on its site, the microblogging service has been rolling out its own official applications, making it more difficult for other applications to compete. Twitter and the FTC declined to comment.

Amazon cuts off affiliates: Saying it won't force California customers to pay sales tax on their Internet purchases, Amazon.com is severing ties with 10,000 small businesses and individuals in the state who funnel shoppers to the online retailer through their websites. The action came hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would have required Amazon to start collecting tax on online purchases Friday because it has affiliates in California. Amazon did not say whether it planned to close a California research lab and offices of other related entities that might make it liable to collect sales taxes.

Medicare covers Provenge: Medicare officials confirmed that the program will pay for Dendreon's prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that costs $93,000 and extends life about four months. The decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid repeats an earlier proposed ruling that the biotech drug. is a "reasonable and necessary" medicine. The agency will pay for the treatment only when it is used in accordance with the instructions on the label.

Polyclinic lease: Health-care provider The Polyclinic signed a lease it tentatively agreed to last November for all nine floors of the 7th & Madison building on Seattle's First Hill. The deal was contingent on getting city approval to convert the empty 2-year-old building from office to medical use, plus obtaining city permission to build a parking garage and lot nearby.

Borders sold: Borders Group said late Thursday it agreed to sell itself to private investment firm Najafi Cos. for $215 million and is seeking court approval for the agreement. Najafi, which owns the Book-of-the-Month Club, is making what is known as a "stalking horse" bid, which will open an auction for the company and its assets, so a higher bid is possible.

Compiled from the Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press and Seattle Times staff

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ONE IF BY LAND AND TWO IF BY WAY OF PICCADILLY CIRCUS.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The following information was released by the American Conservative:

Philip Giraldi

Over at Yahoo someone penned a poem about Sarah Palin's unique take on Paul Revere's ride, in which she said to an audience at Boston's Old North Church:

He who warned the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by ringing those bells and, um, making sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that, uh, we were going to be secure and we were going to be free.

Listen my children and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,

To warn the Brits, or what? Oh, dear

I cannot think, it's not quite clear...

I have it now! And I will tell:

He rode, he shot, he rang the bell,

He told the Brits to go to hell

Defiant, proud and shooting swell.

Through the country dark he road

Through fair New Hampshire, so we're told,

Through field and street, he was right bold

His rifle clutched, a vise-like hold.

"We armed, we're armed!" he shouted wide,

He rang that bell as he did ride,

He shot the dark from side to side,

Uh, wait, I think that, uh, I lied.

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18 Responses to "One If By Land and Two If By Way of Piccadilly Circus"

Ferdi, on June 4th, 2011 at 10:58 pm Said:

I have read it. It is not well-articulated. But it seems to me that she is trying to say that the Ride of Paul Revere was indeed a warning to the British that they were not going to take our guns away. As usual her comments are pulled out of context. Mind you a Glock is not exactly a muzzle-loading rifle. Under "Original Meaning" it seems to me that the Second Amendment guarantees that Americans are entitled to own and possess the firearms that existed at the date of the adoption of the Bill of Rights, just as the right to jury trial and with the adoption of the common law.

Chris Mallory, on June 5th, 2011 at 11:41 am Said:

So Ferdi, do you also under stand "Freedom of the press" to mean manual printing presses, not all of the technological advances we have had since then? After all, the FF could never have imagined the internet when they wrote that.

Kirt Higdon, on June 5th, 2011 at 4:21 pm Said:

Uh Ferdi, Paul Revere actually rode to warn the Americans that the Brits were coming, not to warn the Brits of anything.

Bill Pearlman, on June 5th, 2011 at 8:55 pm Said:

I'd like to see "the one" quized on American history. I would venture that the "smartest" president in our history, the greatest orator ever, would be sadly deficient.

DirtyHarriet, on June 5th, 2011 at 9:03 pm Said:

Here are a few more gems from Yahoo users:

"Like oh my god, that is so totally why Paul Revere warned the British on his Facebook wall too"

"The Palins are coming! The Palins are coming!"

"'"Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there.'

So now Revere was riding around warning the British that were already there"

Warning them of what? That MORE British were coming??

Whaa\'??"

Ivan Brooks, on June 6th, 2011 at 5:40 am Said:

What a great poem, ought to rank right up there with Wordsworth's originalawait, now they tell me it was somebody called Longfellow. Didn't he make shoes?

sal magundi, on June 6th, 2011 at 6:09 am Said:

"I'd like to see "the one" quized on American history."

george bush was deficient in his knowledge of american history?

tbraton, on June 6th, 2011 at 7:19 am Said:

To think that this pinhead might have become Vice President of the U.S. and possibly (she would have been one heartbeat away) President. What a sad commentary on the judgment of John McCain. Of course, what did one expect of somebody who graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy and lost five planes during his distinguished flying career?

tbraton, on June 6th, 2011 at 8:05 am Said:

"Listen my children and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,"

Where did you get that "midnight" nonsense from? According to the Divine Sarah, he rode in daylight, warning the Brits. (I believe that may have been the true source of the "special relationship," which, not coincidentally, the British are said "to revere.")

cfountain72, on June 6th, 2011 at 9:00 am Said:

"Oh, no. That lamestream media's up to their dirty tricks again. Well, by golly, we'll show them. We won't stand for this revisionist history, and we'll continue to stand for Israel, our best friend in the region. We must stay the course, just like George Washington did when he crossed the Sea of Galilee to sneak up on those nasty al Qaeda's."

In all seriousness, it's really an insult to the history of that site, as well as America as a whole, that she wouldn't do some homework when visiting and speaking on an event that occurred right there.

Peace be with you.

cfountain72, on June 6th, 2011 at 10:28 am Said:

Actually, I think Revere was riding, shooting, and ringing bells to let them know The Surge O was coming.

Andy, on June 6th, 2011 at 12:11 pm Said:

After the Bush/Cheney administration and the current Obama /Biden one I wouldn't necessarily view Palin on the ticket as a step down despite her tendency to speak her mind in areas where she seems ill informed. I think the phrase that fit's is "better to remain silent and have folks think you're a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."Much too early to tell but I think that a Romney/Huckabee is a strong possibility in 2012.

Goodly Burgher, on June 6th, 2011 at 1:45 pm Said:

I picture Bill Kristol rolling his eyes and wincing as his protege and sock-puppet fluffs another gimme.

Steve in Ohio, on June 6th, 2011 at 3:20 pm Said:

With this criticism of Palin and Bachmann (Lexington and Concord were moved to New Hampshire) are the liberals finally demanding that traditional American history be taught in the public schools?

Elizabeth, on June 6th, 2011 at 3:39 pm Said:

and our current president thinks we have 57 states.

Wonks Anonymous, on June 6th, 2011 at 3:53 pm Said:

Palin may have been accidentally accurate:

http://volokh.com/2011/06/04/doesnt-anyone-know-american-history-anymore/

tbraton, on June 6th, 2011 at 5:45 pm Said:

To be fair to Ms. Sarah, it is asking a bit much to require a politician to not only be well versed in the details of American history but to be the leading expert on oil and gas (or was that the energy sector?) in the United States (per John McCain). Why, that would be like expecting a strong exponent of family values seeing to it that her daughter practiced safe sex and didn't get knocked up out of wedlock. Sometimes we just put too heavy a burden on our politicians.

Mad Doc MacRae, on June 6th, 2011 at 10:36 pm Said:

@Goodly Burgher -- I chuckled at your nom de internet and your comment. What did he ever see in her?

SABEResPODER, Wells Fargo Join Forces to Provide Financial Education to Underbanked.

Elements of the campaign include financial education guides, video and events, opt-in mobile text message tips and community events across the U.S. Additionally, as a way to encourage the underbanked to begin benefiting from the banking system, Wells Fargo is including an ExpressSend remittance rebate offer in the financial education guide that will be good throughout the campaign.

"At Wells Fargo, we are committed to working together with customers and communities to earn their trust and help them succeed financially,'' said Daniel Ayala, EVP and head of Wells Fargo Global Remittance Service. "Whether needing to open a basic deposit account or looking for an economical and secure way to remit money to family and friends through our ExpressSend Service, Wells Fargo is here to help. We know; however, financial education is the first step and we are grateful that SABEResPODER is helping us reach Latinos who might not otherwise seek the financial education they need to help them reach their financial goals."

"Financial literacy has proven to be the most successful development policy tool that increases financial access and helps build assets among migrants and families," said Dr. Manuel Orozco, Remittances and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue. "Furthermore, key to financial literacy success lies in choosing the right partner and its methodology. In this sense, the collaboration with SABEResPODER is a positive step toward strengthening an already financially vulnerable community, such as that of Mexican migrants." About Wells Fargo ExpressSend Wells Fargo has been active in the international remittances to Mexico since 1995. Wells Fargo ExpressSend is an economical, convenient and dependable way to send money home. Wells Fargo ExpressSend's distribution includes over 27,000 remittance payout locations with 26 remittance network companies located in 15 countries. The 15 countries include Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, the Philippines, India, Vietnam and China.

Wells Fargo ExpressSend customers can send funds to their beneficiaries in most of the 15 countries through their choice of four options - account to account, account to cash, cash to cash, or cash to account. Wells Fargo provides multiple channels for transferring money, including by phone (800-556-0605 or 1-800-TO-WELLS), in store and online - more channels than most competitors.

The Wells Fargo ExpressSend customer experience is consistent among all channels - including Online, Phone Bank and in the stores. Wells Fargo's remittance products are offered as value-added products to help us build relationships with our customers. Wells Fargo is focused more on building relationships, and less on transaction fees - unlike some of the more traditional wire transfer services. About SABEResPODER About SABEResPODER, a targeted Spanish-language media company, provides corporations, agencies and non-profit entities with powerful and exclusive educational media solutions for gaining incremental customers while empowering consumers to become more informed, confident and active participants in U.S. society. SABEResPODER is the highest rated Certified B Corporation in the country-a new type of corporation that uses the power of business to create public benefit. For more information about SABEResPODER, visit www.saberespoder.com. Wells Fargo & Company Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With approximately 280,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 19 on Fortune's 2009 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy all our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially.

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Keywords: Asia, China, Finance, Financial Services, India, Investing, Investment, Mortgage, Philippines, Real Estate, Vietnam, Wells Fargo & Company.

This article was prepared by Journal of India editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Journal of India via VerticalNews.com.

Cardiogenesis Corporation to Report 2011 First Quarter Results on May 4th.(Financial report)

IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiogenesis Corporation (OTCQB: CGCP) announced that the company will release results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011 on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The company added that Paul J. McCormick, its Executive Chairman, and William R. Abbott, its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to review the company's financial results and business outlook.

The call is open to all interested investors through a live audio broadcast via the Internet at www.cardiogenesis.com. The call also will be available to investors and analysts by dialing (800) 320-2978 within the U.S. and Canada and (617) 614-4923 from abroad. The passcode is 25661562.

The webcast will be archived on the company's web site and will be available for playback for seven days beginning shortly after the live webcast. A telephonic playback of the conference call will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 and continue through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The replay can be accessed by calling (888) 286-8010 within the U.S. and Canada and (617) 801-6888 from abroad. The replay passcode is 18993459.

About Cardiogenesis Corporation

Cardiogenesis is a medical device company specializing in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and is a leader in devices that stimulate cardiac angiogenesis. The company's market leading Holmium:YAG laser system and disposable fiber-optic accessories are used to perform an FDA-cleared surgical procedure known as Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) to treat patients suffering from angina. Surgical products and accessories for the Cardiogenesis TMR procedure, which are marketed in the U.S. and around the world, have been shown to reduce angina and improve the quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease.

For more information on the company and its products, please visit the Cardiogenesis company website at www.cardiogenesis.com.

SOURCE Cardiogenesis Corporation

VODone Becomes the First Batch of Mobile Lottery Service Provider in China.

VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Group", Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 0082) is pleased to announce the introduction of mobile lottery service in China. Authorized by Heilongjiang Welfare Lottery Center, VODone has become one of the first authorized service providers of mobile lottery betting service for mobile end users in China and due to the cooperation with Heilongjiang Welfare Lottery Center and Chinasatcom, VODone is currently the only company in China to provide mobile lottery services. A service agreement with a term of 96 months of cooperation has been signed by both parties under which the Group will be entitled to a certain percentage of commission income generated from each transaction. Meanwhile, the Group has opened the "cai.vodone.com" portal named "Lottery Lifestyle" broadcasting lottery related news and information exclusively supplied by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and co-managed by China Association of Social Workers and China Philanthropy Times. VODone and China Philanthropy Times will together launch the "Expert Lottery Comments" channel, providing exclusive lottery news.

On 22nd April 2009, The State Council of the People's Republic of China released a consultation paper for the Law Governing Lottery Business. Deemed as core supporting business of China's welfare service, lottery has already been developed as a major financial and tax income in contributing to the well being of the community. The promotion of the Law Governing Lottery Business generated significant impact on the lottery industry and further stimulated players' interest against the backdrop of a financial crisis such as the waiver of upper limit of issuance and widening of betting channels. In China, the number of frequent players of lottery has reached over 100 million which contributed over RMB100billion of betting turnover every year and in which betting turnover of welfare lottery amounted for approximately RMB60billion per annum. It witnessed the tremendous market potential of China's lottery business.

Mobile lottery has the advantage of surpassing other traditional purchasing methods by which players can make their purchasing decision whenever and wherever. Players simply need to register, log-in and download the lottery software from "cai.vodone.com" in order to study lottery information, place their bets, check their account balance, self-pick the lottery numbers or quick-pick the numbers through their handsets.

In addition, the system developed by Heilongjiang Welfare Lottery Center guarantees immediacy and safety of mobile lottery. The system is developed to enable the safety in achieving paperless lottery services, therefore, there is a special process of bundling the mobile number and identity card number as the certification information of user registration. There is a unique safety code generated for each lottery ticket by the Welfare Lottery Center which is incomparable in nature. Players can even collect their dividend of no more than RMB10,000 through their virtual account whereas dividend exceeding that amount would have to be collected at the Welfare Lottery Center.

Besides mobile lottery service and the "Lottery Lifestyle" channel, leveraging its edges of live internet broadcast, the Group is going to launch the "Constant Lottery" live webcast. VODone will announce the drawn numbers and results every 10 minutes, and provide a fast, frequent, stimulating and brand new mobile lottery experience for internet users.

Dr. Zhang Lijun, Chairman of VODone, said, "Launch of Mobile Lottery Service and establishment of the online "Lottery Lifestyle" channel has enhanced the Group's business structure and opened marketing income sources. This not only marks VODone's synergy generated by its website platform, broadcasting union system and community in the field of new media, but also an innovative application in terms of both creativity and income. Through the establishment of the "Lottery Lifestyle" channel, our customers can enhance their winning opportunities as well as professional knowledge, which also encourages public participation in charity. VODone will further improve the operation of mobile lottery service in order to further contribute to the social welfare of China. One of the reasons of VODone's purchase of the social networking website -- DOMOUSE is to prepare for its development into this sector of business as well as strategically combining mobile lottery, virtual transactions and DOMOUSE. This will bring about greater potential and opportunities to VODone.

Heilongjiang Welfare Lottery Center is the first batch of agencies that received the green light from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China to introduce mobile lottery service. Heilongjiang is ranked top 10 amongst national Welfare Lottery sales, and has advanced into mobile lottery service technology.

Chairman Zhang said that the number of mobile users has reached 600 million in China at present. Once the software of users has been downloaded, mobile users would become the long-term and stable supporters for VODone Limited and welfare lottery. The launching of 3G services will largely enhance the speed of internet access and also due to low internet costs, the demand for mobile lottery services can be completely fulfilled. We deeply believe that mobile lottery will be the main focus in future 3G services.

Keywords: VODone Limited.

This article was prepared by China Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, China Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

INTERPLAY ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT LICENSE FOR NINTENDO 64

IRVINE, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Productions announced today that it has been granted a license to develop and publish software for Nintendo's forthcoming Nintendo 64 home video- gaming system. Nintendo has limited its licensing of this new next- generation system to a small number of premier publishers and developers. Interplay will ship their first titles for this new system in 1997.

"Interplay has had a long and close relationship with Nintendo with such hits as Lost Vikings(R), Rock N' Roll Racing(R) and Clay Fighter(R)," said Brian Fargo, Interplay's CEO. "Nintendo is clearly leading the way into the next generation and Interplay is proud to be chosen as a licensee for the Nintendo 64."

"We are very pleased to announce this agreement with Interplay because they bring to our Nintendo 64 team a solid reputation for high- quality game development," said Howard Lincoln, Chairman of Nintendo of America Inc. "The capabilities of our powerful 64-bit hardware give free rein to their developers, and we look forward to Interplay's upcoming titles."

Founded in 1983, Interplay Productions is a company dedicated to manufacturing and distributing a wide range of award-winning entertainment and educational software designed by gamers, for gamers. Interplay releases products through its Interplay, MacPlay, VR Sports and Shiny Entertainment divisions and its affiliated labels for personal computers as well as leading console game platforms. In addition, the company's OEM division represents a wide variety of publishers' software to the OEM community for hardware bundling. More comprehensive information on Interplay and its products is available through the company's worldwide web site at http://www.interplay.com.

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Arianespace and Thales Alenia to launch Rascom-1, the first pan-African communications satellite.(CONTRACTS)

Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace have signed a launch service and solutions contract for Rascom-1, the first pan-African communications satellite. The satellite is scheduled for launch into a geostationary transfer orbit later this year by an Ariane 5 launcher from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Rascom-1, built by Thales Alenia Space as part of a turnkey contract with RascomStar-QAF, will provide telecommunication services in rural areas of Africa, as well as domestic and international connections, direct TV broadcast services, and Internet access, for 15 years. Based on a Spacebus 4000B3 platform, Rascom-1 is equipped with 12 Ku-band transponders and 8 C-band transponders. It will weigh about 3,200kg at launch, will have a 6.4kW power end of life, and will be positioned at 2.85 degrees East.

In the scope of the Rascom program, Thales Alenia Space supplies both the in-orbit satellite delivery and its associated ground infrastructure including the mission, business, and ground control segments.

Pascale Sourisse, president and CEO of Thales Alenia Space, said they are very proud of participating in this program that will contribute to bridging the digital divide between rural and urban areas and to ensuring economical development in Africa. "This ambitious project is a natural fit with our businesses since we believe that everybody should enjoy access to the resources needed to communicate. This contract highlights the successful cooperation between Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace as four Spacebus satellites will be launched from Kourou in the next months."

"We are very honored by RascomStar-QAF and Thales Alenia Space's confidence in us," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace. "Their selection reflects the excellence of Arianespace's launch service and solutions. With Rascom-1, RascomStar-QAF will be able to offer a full range of dedicated telecommunications services for the entire African continent."

Solicitation case raises computer-access issue.(Local)

Byline: NICOLE MORGAN

PORTSMOUTH -- By Nicole Morgan

The Virginian-Pilot

PORTSMOUTH - Just before he was arrested Wednesday, Don Gary Castle was sitting in a Portsmouth public library having an online chat with someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy, authorities said.

Castle, a 27-year-old construction worker from the 2000 block of East Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk , was talking about video games that night. But previous conversations had been sexual, authorities said.

John C. Blankenship, a detective with the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office posing as a boy, had his first online contact with Castle in November, said Deputy Robin Kocher, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.

On Wednesday, Blankenship drove three hours from Spotsylvania County in hopes of arresting Castle, Kocher said.

Blankenship, who handles online sex cases for the sheriff's office, was able to locate Castle in Portsmouth by identifying the Internet server where the conversations took place, Kocher said.

Blankenship sat in a car outside the Cradock branch of the Portsmouth Public Library, at 28 Prospect Parkway .

He turned on his laptop and began chatting online with Castle.

During their conversation, the detective asked Castle to "hold on" as he left the conversation for a while, Kocher said. Then Blankenship, his partner, and Portsmouth police officers went in the library to make the arrest.

Castle was charged with two counts of using a computer to solicit sexual acts with a minor and one count of attempted indecent liberties with a child , according to a police report.

He is being held in Rappahannock Regional Jail with no bond .

The incident has left city officials wondering whether anything more can be done to prevent potential sexual predators from using public computers.

But it's often difficult to stop someone if they have a criminal intent, said city spokesman Kenneth Wheeler .

The library has guidelines for people who come in to use computers, he said. People must sign in and agree to rules, which include not using the computers for illegal or obscene purposes .

Though librarians don't monitor each customer's online usage, they inform law enforcement authorities if they notice suspicious activity, he said.

The city has computers in each of its four library branches. Students come in to use them for homework; others use them for e-mail, researching family trees and countless other functions.

Over the past two years, Wheeler said, the machines have been used more than 100,000 times. "It's a very important public service that we provide."

Protecting other library customers from unwelcome activity is also a priority, he said.

"I think we'll take a good look at our policies to see if anything needs to be changed as a result."

* Reach Nicole Morgan at (757) 446-2443 or nicole.morgan@pilotonline. com.

Tegal Corporation Management to Present at Stephens Inc. Nanotechnology Investors Conference.

PETALUMA, Calif. -- Second graph, first sentence of release, the date of the presentation should read Wednesday, April 6, 2005 (sted Tuesday, April 5, 2005.)

The corrected release reads:

TEGAL CORPORATION MANAGEMENT TO PRESENT AT STEPHENS INC. NANOTECHNOLOGY INVESTORS CONFERENCE

Tegal Corporation (Nasdaq:TGAL), a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of integrated circuits and nanotechnology devices, today announced that Company CEO Thomas Mika and CFO Christine Hergenrother will present at the Stephens Inc. 2005 Nanotechnology Investors Conference in Pasadena, California.

Mr. Mika and Ms. Hergenrother are scheduled to present on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. (Pacific). The presentation will be broadcast live and, subsequently, on demand via the Internet. To listen to the web cast and view the corresponding slides, visit www.tegal.com at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary multimedia streaming software. The presentation will be archived and available for 30 days on the Tegal website.

About Tegal

Tegal provides process and equipment solutions to leading edge suppliers of advanced semiconductor and nanotechnology devices. Incorporating unique, patented etch and deposition technologies, Tegal's system solutions are backed by over 35 years of advanced development and over 100 patents. Some examples of devices enabled by Tegal technology are energy efficient memories found in portable computers, cell phones, PDAs and RFID applications; megapixel imaging chips used in digital and cell phone cameras; power amplifiers for portable handsets and wireless networking gear; and MEMS devices like accelerometers for automotive airbags, microfluidic control devices for ink jet printers; and laboratory-on-a-chip medical test kits.

More information is available on the Internet at www.tegal.com.

Gordon struggling with pace of game.

Byline: K.C. Johnson

CHICAGO _ Buzz from individual workouts and buzzwords like "upside" propelled Ben Gordon to the third overall pick in last June's draft.

Mostly nondescript performances in the first three exhibition games have sunk some of the hype, although the rookie guard isn't fazed.

Asked if his confidence had taken a hit, Gordon said: "Not at all. I realize this is a long season. You can't let two or three games determine your mood. You have to work through it.

"I haven't been consistent. But I'm trying to use these games as learning experiences and listen to our veterans. They're helpful. I'm trying to take it all in and find my way."

Finding his shooting stroke will help. Gordon is shooting 20.8 percent in averaging 7.3 points. No longer able to beat most opponents off the dribble, Gordon is settling for more jump shots.

"The pace of this ... Ben's having a little struggle with," coach Scott Skiles said. "He's not moving as quickly as we'd like, obviously. But we're not overly worried.

"I'm making a serious mistake if I'm too judgmental in the first few games. We're playing a lot of young guys who, frankly, aren't NBA-ready. We understand that."

That said, the first three games have raised some red flags. Gordon has struggled to defend, averaging four fouls. Foul trouble limited him to 13 minutes in Saturday night's loss to Cleveland in St. Louis.

"Some guys are quicker than others," Gordon said. "Once I figure it out, I'll maintain it and do well."

The adjustments of Andres Nocioni and Luol Deng have been smoother. Deng is averaging 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds and is displaying an aggressive knack for the ball. Defensively, his wingspan and footwork are making up for what he lacks in quickness.

"Luol is always going to err on the side of being aggressive," Skiles said. "That's great for a guy who has had just one year of college."

Nocioni has struggled with his outside shot, hitting 30 percent, but consistently has displayed an aggressive nature.

"He doesn't back down at all," Skiles said. "He doesn't quit on plays. That's why we like him."

Nocioni guarded LeBron James on Saturday. The amiable rookie is like a sponge, soaking up every experience.

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BIG AND TALL

Skiles lamented that Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler combined for five defensive rebounds in 57 minutes in Saturday's loss. But he praised the progress of their help defense, a problem area much of their careers.

"I feel I'm recognizing situations better," said Chandler, who is averaging 24.3 minutes. "I used to help just by shot-blocking. Now when I see somebody driving, I get my whole body there and get my hands up."

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LAYUPS

Chris Jefferies, waived Oct. 4, isn't costing the Bulls anything. As part of the Jamal Crawford trade, general manager John Paxson got the Knicks to pay Jefferies' guaranteed $899,040 salary. ... _ Eric Piatkowski was assigned Scottie Pippen's longtime locker. Rookies Jared Reiner and Chris Duhon are sharing Michael Jordan's old haunts. ... _ The Bulls held a free, fan-friendly scrimmage Sunday at the United Center. Eddie Robinson didn't attend, furthering speculation that the forward will be bought out or waived.

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CFC gives green light for merges in candy sector.

MEXICO CITY, Feb 27, 2004 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The Federal Competition Commission (CFC) determined that the chewing gum manufacturer Chicles Adams, Cadbury Schweppes and Grupo Warner Lambert Mexico, do not practice monopolistic activities, according to the Mexican chewing gum manufacturer Canel's

"There are not enough elements to prove the existence of monopolistic practices relative to the production, distribution, and sale of candy products," reported insiders.

The CFC said that Cadbury Schweppes acquiring the chewing gum production and marketing lines of Pfizer Inc. does not affect the process of competition and free market, as the acquisition did not include the chocolate product line and Canel's does not participate in the market of these products.

The CFC also authorized the merge between Sabritas and Durf Holding (both indirect subsidiaries of PepsiCo Inc.) as well as the one between Corporativo Internacional Mexicano and Hurdell Holdings.

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Major earthquake hits Taiwan, no injuries reported

A powerful earthquake has hit southern Taiwan.

The Central Weather Bureau says Thursday's 6.4-magnitude quake was centered in Kaohsiung county at a depth of 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). No injuries have been reported.

Buildings swayed as far north as the capital Taipei where the temblor has caused power outages. Taiwan's cable news station TVBS reports the island's high-speed rail service has been suspended.

Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan but most are minor and cause little or no damage.

However, a 7.6-magnitude temblor in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people. In 2006 a 6.7-magnitude quake south of Kaohsiung severed undersea cables and disrupted telephone and Internet service to millions throughout Asia.

Rondo gets boost with new series of Indian Doctor; FILM-MAKER UPBEAT DESPITE CUTS IN FUNDING TO S4C.(Business)

Byline: SION BARRY

INDEPENDENT television production company Rondo has been boosted with the commissioning of another of The Indian Doctor drama series for the BBC.

The Cardiff and Caernarfon-based business won its first network commission last year when BBC1 commissioned the daytime drama, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar.

The new series, based on the story of an Indian doctor working in the South Wales Valleys of the 1960s, has been commissioned for another five programmes.

The first series proved so popular it was later also screened on BBC1 Wales and BBC2 (network).

Last month The Indian Doctor, which is a co-production with Bristol-based Avatar Films beat off the likes of Noel Edmonds' Deal or No Deal to win the best daytime and early peak time category at the Royal Society Television Awards.

Filming on the new series is expected to start in summer or early autumn and will be shown by BBC1 early next year.

Rondo chief executive Gareth Williams said: "The first series, which was our first network commission, was very well received and we are delighted to have been re-commissioned for a second series.

"For Rondo, it is helping to raise our profile outside of Wales, which is quite important at the moment.

"We are also strengthening our relationship with BBC Wales, where executives Claire Hudson, Bethan Jones and Elis Owen have been extremely supportive."

BBC1 has been looking to commission more original dramas, rather than use imports from the US for its daytime schedule.

The first series of The Indian Doctor was funded by BBC Daytime, BBC Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government from its Creative IP Fund and the now defunct single investment fund. Rondo also had advanced funding from content distributor Target Entertainment, which subsequently negotiated a series of deals for The Indian Doctor with international broadcasters - including those in Belgium, Brazil and Israel.

The second series, at a cost of pounds 1.2m, is being funded by BBC Daytime, BBC Drama and BBC Wales and an advance on international sales from Target Entertainment.

Mr Williams said: "The first series did phenomenally well in that it captured 24.5% of audience share. And on the audience appreciation index it had an incredibly high rating of 89%."

He added: "We are planning to start filming on the new series this summer or early autumn. The first series was mainly filmed on location in Blaenavon and Llantrisant, but we have yet to confirmed our locations for the new series."

Mr Williams said that while he was pleased with the distribution of the first series to a number of international broadcasters, he is confident that the commissioning of the second series would make it an easier sell.

He added: "If you have a block of 10 or 15 programmes it makes it easier to shift than if you only have five."

Mr Williams said he hoped that the drama could also be sold to India, especially as actor and co-owner of Avatar Films Sanjeev Bhaskar was already popular in the country from the screening of the comedy series, The Kumars at No 42.

MrWilliams said that while the independent television sector in Wales would be hit by the 24% cut in the budget of Welsh-language channel S4C over the next four years, it was far from being all "doom and gloom".

He added: "We should be trumpeting successes like Dinamo for what it is doing in animation internationally.

"We have just invested pounds 500,000 in new facilities at our Caernarfon office and are very excited about the future."

For S4C it has produced a new eight-part drama series, Porthpenwaig, which starts on April 17 and in July it will be providing coverage of the International Musical Eisteddfod, as well as coverage on the internet via Llangollen.tv Mr Williams said S4C could look to use its significant reserves of about pounds 31m for innovative projects, including possible co-productions with other broadcasters.

He added that it was vital that S4C developed as a "strong international brand" before 2015, as its funding after that has yet to be clarified.

In its last financial year Rondo had a turnover of pounds 14.1m.

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* Sanjeev Bhaskar and Ayesha Dharker as The Indian Doctor and his wife at Blaenavon