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08-14-2011
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Eds: reissuing,fixing spelling of Morcombe



"We are indebted to the police who worked extremely hard," Mr Morcombe said.

"The person that is responsible picked on the wrong family - we would never give up."

While the man who has been charged cannot be named until he faces court on Monday,
Mr Morcombe said he knew who the accused was.

"We have already seen the person that has been charged," he said.

"We don't want to make too much comment about the person that has been charged.

"We are just really pleased where we are and let the legal process take its course."

He said while the police had made an arrest they still did not know the whereabouts
of their son's remains.

The family is bracing itself that it could take several years for the case to be settled.

"We are aware it may still be a couple of years or even longer before this matter has
fully run out," Mr Morcombe said.

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Qld: Woman falls to her death from highrise

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2006
Qld: Woman falls to her death from highrise

A woman has plunged to her death from the 36th floor of a Gold Coast highrise .. apparently
after losing her balance while cleaning her ceiling.

Police say it looks like she was standing on a chair .. cleaning the balcony ceiling
with a mop .. when she lost her balance and fell.

A maintenance worker found her body at the Aquarius apartments in Old Burleigh Road
.. Surfers Paradise .. about 5 o'clock (AEST) this morning.

Police believe the accident happened overnight .. and say there's no suspicious circumstances.

A report is being prepared for the state coroner.

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TAS:Bushwalkers missing in Tas found =2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2011
TAS:Bushwalkers missing in Tas found =2

Police said the couple had become disorientated and had wandered from the walking track.

They said Ms Miles was suffering from a medical condition which had prevented her from
walking further.

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NSW:Sydney in full swing for New Year's

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2010
NSW:Sydney in full swing for New Year's

New Year fever is in full swing in Sydney .. after thousands jostled for the best vantage
points around the harbour ahead of the "biggest party on Earth".

Security staff around the Opera House say crowd numbers are unprecedented and were
forced to turn new arrivals away from three this afternoon .. more than an hour earlier
than last year.

Bars .. pubs and clubs also say they've sold out thanks to today's balmy weather.

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FED:Australian scientists in stem cell first

AAP Sports News (Australia)
08-20-2010
Golf: Moravia Silesia Open scores

CELADNA, Aug 19 AAP - First round scores from European Tour event, the Moravia Silesia
Open here today (par-72).

66: Shiv Kapur (IND)
67: Estanislao Goya (ARG), Peter Hanson (SWE)
68: Richard Bland (ENG), Julien Guerrier (FRA)
69: Rick Kulacz (AUS), Jose Manuel Lara (ESP), Scott Hend (AUS), Richard Finch (ENG),
Clodomiro Carranza (ARG)
70: Phillip Price (WAL), Miles Tunnicliff (ENG), Michael Hoey (NIR), Pelle Edberg (SWE),
Anthony Wall (ENG), Simon Dyson (ENG), Peter Lawrie (IRL), Marc Warren (SCO), Mikael Lundberg
(SWE), Michael Lorenzo-Vera (FRA), Fredrik Andersson Hed (SWE), Anton Haig (RSA), Alan
McLean (SCO), Eirik Tage Johansen (NOR), Fredrik Widmark (SWE)
71: Anthony Kang (USA), Andrew Butterfield (ENG), Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP), Graeme Storm
(ENG), Nathan Smith (USA), Robert Coles (ENG), Kenneth Ferrie (ENG), Patrik Sjoland (SWE)
72: David Drysdale (SCO), Maarten Lafeber (NED), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (FRA), Christian
Cevaer (FRA), Oliver Wilson (ENG), Martin Wiegele (AUT), Ariel Canete (ARG), Stephen Dodd
(WAL), Scott Drummond (SCO), Jamie Donaldson (WAL), Steve Webster (ENG), Simon Lilly (ENG),
Alejandro Canizares (ESP), Gary Boyd (ENG), Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR), Tim Stewart (AUS)
73: Mark Brown (NZL), David Lynn (ENG), Soren Hansen (DEN), Ross McGowan (ENG), Thomas
Levet (FRA), Niclas Fasth (SWE), John Parry (ENG), Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL), Tony Carolan
(AUS), Carlos Rodiles (ESP), Gary Murphy (IRL), Emanuele Canonica (ITA), Paul Waring (ENG),
Oskar Henningsson (SWE), Ignacio Garrido (ESP), James Morrison (ENG), Rafael Cabrera (ESP),
Sion Bebb (WAL), Stephan Gross (GER), Carl Suneson (ESP)
74: Damien McGrane (IRL), Bradley Dredge (WAL), Sebastian Garcia Grout (ESP), Felipe Aguilar
(CHI), Brett Rumford (AUS), Pablo Martin (ESP), Viktor Skalle (CZE), Marco Ruiz (PAR),
Mark Foster (ENG), Fredrik Ohlsson (SWE), Alastair Forsyth (SCO), Stephen Gallacher (SCO),
Robert Rock (ENG), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (ESP), Simon Thornton (IRL), Andrea Maestroni
(ITA), Benjamin Hebert (FRA)
75: Richard McEvoy (ENG), Mark Haastrup (DEN), Jamie Elson (ENG), David Dixon (ENG), Johan
Axgren (SWE), Daniel Vancsik (ARG), Shane Lowry (IRL), Sam Hutsby (ENG), Martin Prihoda
(CZE), Martin Erlandsson (SWE), Steven Jeppesen (SWE), Tommy Fleetwood (ENG), Marco Soffietti
(ITA), Richie Ramsay (SCO), Danny Lee (NZL), Lukas Tintera (CZE), Peter Svajlen (SVK),
Victor Dubuisson (FRA)
76: S.S.P. Chowrasia (IND), Terry Pilkadaris (AUS), Robert-Jan Derksen (NED), Christian
Nilsson (SWE), Steven O'Hara (SCO), Filip Mruzek (CZE), George Coetzee (RSA), Markus Brier
(AUT), Chapchai Nirat (THA), Gary Clark (ENG), Henrik Nystrom (SWE), Stanislav Matus (CZE),
Luis Claverie (ESP)
77: Andrew Tampion (AUS), Petr Zima (CZE), Jonathan Lomas (ENG), Sam Little (ENG), Ghislain
Rosier (FRA), Steen Ottosen (DEN), Robert Schovanek (CZE)
78: Jurgen Maurer (AUT), Gary Lockerbie (ENG), Julien Quesne (FRA), Keith Horne (RSA),
Jeppe Huldahl (DEN), Andrew Coltart (SCO), Oliver Fisher (ENG)
79: Nick Dougherty (ENG), Ondrej Lieser (CZE), Peter Whiteford (SCO)
80: Philip Archer (ENG), Ondrej Lebl (CZE), Jan Ryba (CZE), Marek Novy (CZE)
81: Petr Gal (CZE)
82: Jarmo Sandelin (SWE)
86: Jiri Stryncl (CZE)
87: Jakub Svarc (CZE)
89: Petr Skopovy (CZE)
93: Martin Rudecky (CZE)

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NSW: Policeman charged over harassing texts

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2010
NSW: Policeman charged over harassing texts

SYDNEY, April 12 AAP - A Sydney policeman has been charged with sending harassing text
messages to his former partner during a domestic row.

The constable, 38, was charged on Monday with using a carriage service to threaten,
offend or harass after police received a complaint about a series of text messages, a
police statement said.

He was issued with a future service court attendance notice to appear at Mount Druitt
Local Court on May 24.

The duty status of the officer, attached to the North West Metropolitan Region, was
now under review, police said.

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FED: Bali bombings suspect set to escape justice - report

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2009
FED: Bali bombings suspect set to escape justice - report

It's been revealed that HAMBALI .. the terrorist mastermind believed to be behind the
Bali bombings .. will escape justice for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202
people .. including 88 Australians.

Senior US officials have told The Weekend Australian military prosecutors lack the
evidence to charge the Indonesian terror suspect over the bombings of the Sari Club and
Paddy's Bar on October 12 .. 2002.

But authorities are still confident they can tie HAMBALI to other terrorist attacks
across the archipelago .. ensuring he is almost certain to remain in custody.

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NSW: Man faces court today charged with shooting murder

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2009
NSW: Man faces court today charged with shooting murder

A man will face court in the far north of New South Wales today .. charged with the
shooting murder of a 66-year-old man.

Police were called to a property at Cuttabri .. near Narrabri .. yesterday morning
.. where they found a man dead.

Officers arrested a 69-year-old as he was driving between Cuttabri and Wee Waa.

He was refused bail to appear at Moree Local Court today .. charged with murder.

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Tas: Veteran MP has breast cancer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-15-2008
Tas: Veteran MP has breast cancer

Veteran Tasmanian state MP SUE NAPIER says she has breast cancer and will step down
from politics to have treatment.

The 60-year-old MP says the cancer was detected at an early stage and the prognosis is positive.

Mrs NAPIER says she looks forward to resuming her opposition ministerial responsibilities
in up to eight weeks time.

She was first elected to the state seat of Bass in 1992.

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Sai: Collated sailing results today

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2008
Sai: Collated sailing results today

BEIJING, Aug 10 AFP - Collated sailing results today:

Women's yngling - keelboat (Standings after 4 regattas)

1. Great Britain 16.0 pts

(Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, Pippa Wilson)

2. Finland 23.0

(Silja Lehtinen, Maria Klemetz, Livia Varesmaa)

3. Netherlands 25.0

(Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bes, Merel Witteveen)

4. United States 29.0

(Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe, Deborah Capozzi)

5. Australia 30.0

(Krystal Weir, Karyn Gojnich, Angela Farrell)

6. Norway 31.0

(Siren Sundby, Lise Birgitte Fredriksen, Alexandra Koefoed)

7. China 31.0

(Xiaqun Song, Yanli Yu, Xiaoni Li)

8. Germany 32.0

(Ulrike Schumann, Ute Hopfner, Julia Bleck)

9. France 34.0

(Anne le Helley, Catherine Lepesant, Julie Gerecht)

10. Russia 34.0

(Ekaterina Skudina, Diana Krutskikh, Natalia Ivanova)

11. Greece 34.0

(Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia Papadopoulou, Virginia Kravarioti)

12. Canada 34.0

(Jennifer Provan, Martha Henderson, Katie Abbott)

13. South Africa 36.0

(Dominique Provoyeur, Kim Rew, Penny Alison)

14. Spain 40.0

(Monica Azon, Sandra Azon, Graciela Pisonero)

15. Italy 51.0

(Chiara Calligaris, Francesca Scognamillo, Giulia Pignolo)



Mixed 49er - skiff (Standings after 3 regattas)

1. Great Britain 12.0 pts

(Stevie Morrison, Ben Rhodes)

2. Italy 13.0

(Pietro Sibello, Gianfranco Sibello)

3. Denmark 16.0

(Jonas Warrer, Martin Kirketerp Ibsen)

4. France 19.0

(Emmanuel Dyen, Yann Rocherieux)

5. Australia 23.0

(Nathan Outteridge, Ben Austin)

6. Brazil 23.0

(Andre Fonseca, Rodrigo Duarte)

7. Austria 25.0

(Nico Luca Marc Delle Karth, Nikolaus Resch)

8. Spain 28.0

(Iker Martinez de Lizarduy, Xabier Fernandez)

9. Japan 28.0

(Akira Ishibashi, Yukio Makino)

10. Portugal 28.0

(Jorge Lima, Francisco Andrade)

11. Ukraine 29.0

(Rodion Luka, Georgii Leonchuk)

12. Germany 33.0

(Jan Peter Peckolt, Hannes Peckolt)

13. United States 34.0

(Tim Wadlow, Chris Rast)

14. Sweden 37.0

(Jonas Lindberg, Karl Torlen)

15. Canada 38.0

(Gordon Cook, Ben Remocker)

16. Poland 40.0

(Marcin Czajkowski, Krzysztof Kierkowski)

17. Norway 42.0

(Christopher Gundersen, Frode Bovim)

18. Croatia 46.0

(Pavle Kostov, Petar Cupac)

19. China 56.0

(Li Fei, Hu Xianqiang)



Finn races - heavyweight dinghy (Standings after 4 regattas)

1. Zach Railey (USA) 11.0 pts

2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) 16.0

3. Christopher Cook (CAN) 28.0

4. Gasper Vincec (SLO) 31.0

5. Rafa Trujillo (ESP) 33.0

6. Ivan Kljakovic-Gaspic (CRO) 35.0

7. Rafal Szukiel (POL) 36.0

8. Guillaume Florent (FRA) 36.0

9. Daniel Birgmark (SWE) 38.0

10. Tapio Nirkko (FIN) 45.0

11. Jonas Hoegh-Christensen (DEN) 50.0

12. Eduardo Couto (BRA) 56.0

13. Anthony Nossiter (AUS) 58.0

14. Giorgio Poggi (ITA) 59.0

15. Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE) 60.0

16. Dan Slater (NZL) 62.0

17. Haris Papadopoulos (CYP) 63.0

18. Tim Goodbody (EIR) 65.0

19. Ali Kemal Tufekci (TUR) 72.0

20. Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) 72.0

21. Eduard Skornyakov (RUS) 74.0

22. Nachhatar Singh Johal (IND) 75.0

23. Michael Maier (CZE) 76.0

24. Peer Moberg (NOR) 80.0

25. Jhonny Senen Bilbao Bande (VEN) 86.0

26. Peng Zhang (CHN) 92.0

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Main stories in ABC's World Today

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2008
Main stories in ABC's World Today

SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - Main stories in ABC's World Today:

- Kevin Rudd has been criticised in Australia for focusing too heavily on China. But
this is the topic that the two Democrat presidential candidates have insisted on talking
about.

- Kevin Rudd has locked in a meeting with the Japanese prime minister. This comes as
a result of the controversy of his decision to not visit Japan on his current trip.

- Victoria's disgraced former assistant police commissioner Noel Ashby has revealed
that he was approached by the Labor Party while he was still under investigation for leaking
sensitive details.

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Qld: Irwin family helps legacy live

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2007
Qld: Irwin family helps legacy live

By Gabrielle Dunlevy

BRISBANE, Aug 30 AAP - A year after Steve Irwin's death, his precocious daughter Bindi
is recognised worldwide as the new symbol of the conservation movement he so passionately
built.

But the Crocodile Hunter's legacy not only lives on in his immediate family, and it's
not even something that's in the blood - it's an attitude, a lifestyle, and it's infectious.

Australia Zoo, the family's Sunshine Coast wildlife park, hired 70 new staff in the
past year, bringing the number of enthusiastic khaki-clad conservationists to 549.

Tempting though it might be to avoid the hype on the anniversary of Steve Irwin's death
next week, the khaki army has vowed to treat it like any other day, and continue fighting
for wildlife protection.

September 4 marks a year since a stingray fatally speared its barb into Steve Irwin's
chest while he was snorkelling on Batt Reef near Port Douglas.

His wife Terri and children Bindi, 9, and Robert, 3, will spend the anniversary in
the seclusion of north Queensland's Lakefield National Park - the last place they were
all together.

Steve's father Bob Irwin, who started Australia Zoo in 1970, has also sought solitude,
and will spend the next three weeks at the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, near Weipa on
Cape York Peninsula.

This week, the 67-year-old was awarded the title of Queensland grandfather of the year.

Steve may no longer be at his side, but Bob continues to pass down his affinity with
animals, daring skills and a desire to inspire others to his six grandchildren.

Most recently at the reserve, he taught Bindi how to distinguish a bush turkey nest
from a much more threatening crocodile nest.

With great care and patience, he taught little Robert how to fish for barramundi.

And with another grandson, James Muscillo, the 18-year-old son of his daughter Joy,
Bob trapped crocodiles for a research project.

Since finishing school last year, James has already donned the khakis and green fleece
worn by Australia Zoo staff, and will make conservation his life's work.

It's no wonder, with so much inspiration to draw on.

With Bob, James trapped the biggest croc ever at the research base - a monster almost
five metres long.

They dubbed it "Stevo", and in the exuberant fashion of its namesake it almost tipped
over the research dinghy when it was released back into the water.

James' father Frank Muscillo, Australia Zoo's general manager, says they know they
are part of an extraordinary family.

Frank met Joy Irwin, his wife of 25 years, at university.

She was studying environmental science - as one would expect from an Irwin - and he
was studying a science degree.

It didn't occur to Joy that she should forewarn her boyfriend about her father's unusual
affection for reptiles and burgeoning menagerie before she took him home to meet the family.

"It was interesting," Frank said, laughing.

"Joy just took it for granted.

"For someone new to all that, it was certainly an experience to become part of the
family and learn all about wildlife and all the things they were doing."

Frank can also recall his introduction to Steve.

"He was just a nice guy, a normal bloke," he said.

"It was a while ago now, but you just knew he was something special, you know, he had
that gift with the animals just like his dad."

Australia Zoo became a veritable shrine in the days following Steve Irwin's death -
a focal point for the grief of thousands of fans.

On the anniversary, Frank, James and the other staff hope to have a low-key day.

The Irwins have nominated November 15 for the first annual Steve Irwin Day, a celebration
of his life and fundraiser for conservation.

The loss of the larger-than-life character has no doubt left a huge void for the family.

But while the present grief is hard to deal with, the future direction for all of the
Irwin clan, and the extended family at Australia Zoo, is clear.

"We just want to continue all our conservation work that Steve started and his family
started, and it will continue through Bob and through all his family," Frank said.

"We will keep working on the conservation side of things forever."

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04-16-2007
Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

SYDNEY, April 16 AAP - Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

- Australian Wheat Board shareholders get backing to go ahead with a compensation claim.

- Electoral authorities in East Timor say they may have to delay to declaration of
last week's presidential poll.

- Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has quit his regular appearances on Sunrise,
citing his senior position and his close friendship with Workplace Relations Minister
Joe Hockey.

- Prime Minister John Howard says his government will go to the next election as the underdog.

- An inquest has heard that a nurse thought teenager Vanessa Anderson was having a
bad dream when she told her she couldn't move.

- Sydney Swans captain Barry Hall says his team has room for improvement after winning
against the Brisbane Lions at the SCG yesterday.

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Fed: TV hits and misses for 2006 and what's in store for 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
Fed: TV hits and misses for 2006 and what's in store for 2007

The hits and misses on Australian television for 2006 and what's coming up in 2007.



TOP RATING PROGRAMS OF 2006:



1. Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony - Nine - 3.6 million. (Not included in ratings figures)

2. AFL: Grand final - Ten - 3.1 million.

3. The Great Escape - Nine - 2.8 million.

4. Tennis: Australian Open Men's Final - Seven - 2.74 million.

5. Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony - Nine - 2.73 million.

6. Dancing With The Stars 4 final - Seven - 2.66 million.

7. NRL: Grand final - Nine - 2.55 million.

8. Terri Irwin - Nine - 2.51 million.

9. AFL: Grand final wrap-up - Ten - 2.50 million.

10. The Biggest Loser: final episode - Ten - 2.3 million.



MISSES - DISAPPOINTMENTS OF 2006:



1. Yasmin's Getting Married (Ten)

2. Girlband (Ten)

3. The Master (Seven)

4. Magda's Funny Bits (Nine)

5. Good as Gold (Seven)

6. The Great Weight Debate (Nine)

7. Clever (Nine)

8. You May Be Right (Seven)

9. Two Twisted (Nine)

10. David Tench Tonight (Ten)



NEW TV SHOWS TO SCREEN IN 2007



SEVEN

1. Shark (US drama series)

2. Brothers and Sisters (US comedy drama series)

3. Ugly Betty (US comedy series)

4. Heroes (US fantasy drama series)

5. Australia's Got Talent (local comedy series)



NINE

1. Sea Patrol (local crime drama series)

2. The Lost Tribes (reality series)

3. Jetstar (observational reality series)

4. Code Blue (observational factual series)

5. 1 verses 100 (locally-produced quiz show)



TEN

1. Saving Babies (local observational factual series)

2. The Joanne Lees Story (locally-produced telemovie)

3. Teen Fat Camp (locally-produced reality series)

4. Celebrity Dog School (locally-produced reality series)

5. Rules of Engagement (US comedy series)



RETURNING PROGRAMS FOR 2007

Desperate Housewives (Seven)

The Biggest Loser (Ten)

Dancing With The Stars 5 (Seven)

Big Brother (Ten)

CSI (Nine)

Border Security (Seven)

Cold Case (Nine)

Lost (Seven)

Australian Idol (Ten)

Bondi Rescue (Ten)



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Fed: Fair Pay boss calls for moral framework

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2006
Fed: Fair Pay boss calls for moral framework

CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - The future prosperity of Australia's economy depends on a strong
moral framework, the head of the Fair Pay Commission says.

"No human economy can succeed without a substrate of ethical and cultural values,"

Professor Ian Harper told a Christian conference at Parliament House today.

Prof Harper was joined by a long list of politicians from both sides of the benches.

Former Nationals leader John Anderson, opposition foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd
and Liberal moderate Bruce Baird were among more than a dozen politicians who hosted the
conference.

While not speaking in a formal capacity in his job as the man who sets the federal
minimum wage, there was strong media interest in Prof Harper's speech.

Citing the prominent role of Beaconsfield reverend Frances Seen, Prof Harper said Christianity
came to the fore when necessary.

"It seems that, in spite of the seemingly relentless progress of secularism into the
homes and lives of everyday Australians, Christianity is still a quietly bubbling spring
not far below the surface of our culture," he said.

The Reverend Seen led nationwide prayers for the safe return of Beaconsfield miners
Brant Webb and Todd Russell after they were buried underground earlier this year.

Prof Harper said Christianity had been one of the great positive impacts on the nation
since colonisation.

However, he was careful not to position Christianity as a fix-all.

"This does not mean that economic hardship and suffering magically disappear with the
establishment of a Christianised culture," Prof Harper said.

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Qld: Gaven is thorn in Beattie's side as state poll approaches

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2006
Qld: Gaven is thorn in Beattie's side as state poll approaches

By Julianna Stewart

GOLD COAST, April 1 AAP - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is in a race to claw back
public support from the damaging Gaven by-election, ahead of the next State election less
than 12 months away.

The forced by-election on the Gold Coast has been a major distraction for the Labor
government and Mr Beattie admits it couldn't have come at a worse time.

Mr Beattie said there would be "political consequences" for the government if it lost
Gaven, following by-election defeats in the Brisbane-area seats of Chatsworth and Redcliffe
in August.

"That creates issues I know in terms of my leadership but I'm determined to continue
and determined to rebuild the government stocks," he said.

Mr Beattie was hot on the campaign trail at Pacific Pines State Primary School today,
showing public support for Labor candidate Phil Gray.

Opposition leader Lawrence Springborg has accused Labor of pork-barrelling with its
barrage of election promises this week.

Labor expects a drubbing in the poll, which was called after the resignation of former
Labor MP Robert Poole following sustained criticism of his extended overseas absences
from the electorate.

Mr Beattie, who during the three week campaign visited the seat just once before this
week, admitted public sentiment had indicated there were some areas where Labor needed
to lift its game.

"I've had a number of people say to me this morning that they want us to get on and
implement our health action plan...and speed that up and I've said that we'll do that
as quickly as possible," he said.

"This is the third term and we're going into the last 12 months of the term. In terms
of timing you couldn't get a worst possible time really for a by election."

Mr Gray, formerly Mr Poole's political campaign manager, believed he had a group of
strong supporters in the electorate and anticipated a better result in the state election
due to be held in February 2007.

"If I go down here, I'll be back up in the next state election...where I would favour
my chances greatly there," he said.

"The national party are basically irrelevant in this area and on the Gold Coast and
it would reinforce this irrelevancy if they could only get a single digit win in a by
election situation.

Labor's advertising campaign highlighted the differences between the Nationals and
the Liberals, questioning why the coalition had fielded a Nationals candidate in Dr Alex
Douglas to contest a seat which polling showed to be Liberal heartland.

"There's no doubt a liberal party candidate would have done better here had there been
a liberal," Mr Beattie said.

The poll will be a good barometer for the coalition, in its first electoral outing
since re-forming its partnership last September.

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Vic: Pedestrian hit and killed by car

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2005
Vic: Pedestrian hit and killed by car

MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car south-east of Melbourne today.

Police said the man, in his 20s, was standing at the side of the Tyabb-Tooradin Road
in Pearcedale about 6am (AEST) when he was hit.

He died at the scene.

Police said the accident caused several other cars to crash and officers were still at the scene.

The death takes the state's road toll to 214, compared with 216 at the same time last year.

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NSW: Doctor-assisted births end at Camden hospital

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2005
NSW: Doctor-assisted births end at Camden hospital

The New South Wales government says women will no longer be able to have doctor-assisted
births at Camden hospital in Sydney's south-west.

State Health Minster MORRIS IEMMA says women will have to give birth at Campbelltown
hospital until a new midwife-led model is put in place at Camden.

The changes come just two years after the state government spent $20 million redeveloping
Camden's maternity unit, which opened just before the March 2003 election.

But a dramatic decrease in births, and specialist shortages in areas such as anaesthetics,
have made the maternity ward unsustainable in the long term.

Camden Hospital will continue to deliver ante- and post-natal care services.

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Hospital do Coracao introduces Siemens solution.

Brazil, May 16, 2002

The images of medical exams will be analyzed via Internet from anywhere in the world. The Brazilian hospital Hcor (Hospital do Coracao) has recently inaugurated a new system, which allows the management of diagnosis and exams. Unprecedented in Latin America, the PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) solution has been developed by Siemens and demanded investments of US$1mil.

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INDIA'S MUZIRIS SOFTECH LAUNCHES MOBILE SOLUTIONS.

KOCHI, March 8 Asia Pulse - Southern state Kerala-based company, Muziris Softech Private Limited, a premier e-CRM Solution Provider for financial service sector, has launched Mobile Demat Services for the first time in the country.

The Mobile Demat services include balance enquiry of scrips, list of transactions, automatic intimations about rejections, as well as helping investors to know about their holdings from anywhere in the world using their mobile phones, N S Sarath, chief executive officer, Muziris Softech (P) Limited, said.

Muziris was the only company in the country providing a total solution to the depository participants covering the whole technological spectrum of Mobile WAP/SMS, Internet, Client-Server and Activated Voice Response-based solutions to the Depository Participants of India, he claimed.

Promoted by a group of IT professionals, Muziris Softech had introduced e-CRM products for financial service sector on WAP, Internet, AVR and Client Server Technologies, he added.

-SYMANTEC: Four Symantec products named PC Computing 1998 MVP Award finalists.

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 October 1998-SYMANTEC: Four Symantec products named PC Computing 1998 MVP Award finalists (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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-- Norton Utilities, Norton AntiVirus, ACT! and Visual Cafe again rated as industry's top-performing products

Cupertino, Calif -- Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing, today announced that Norton Utilities 3.0, Norton AntiVirus 5.0, ACT! 4.0, and Visual Cafe for Java DDE 2.5 have been named finalists for the prestigious PC Computing 1998 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards. PC Computing is one of the computer industry's most highly respected publications.

The MVP Award finalists will be honored at PC Computing's 10th annual MVP Awards ceremony on Sunday, November 15, 1998, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The MVP awards event has long been considered the unofficial kick-off for the COMDEX/Fall technology industry trade show, which officially opens the next day.

"The MVP Awards are synonymous with the most usable and innovative computing solutions in the industry," said Enrique Salem, vice president of Symantec's Security and Assistance Business Unit. "Because the awards are based solely on the results of hours of intensive research and hands-on testing, receiving the Finalist designation clearly distinguishes these products as standout performers."

To select the 1998 MVP finalists, PC Computing's editors conducted an exhaustive review of thousands of computer hardware, software, Internet, and digital office products, evaluating them for usability, performance, technology, innovation, and value. Such a rigorous review process distinguishes the MVP award from other publications' best-of-the-year product awards, since many of these are based on reader polls, popular opinion, or widespread appeal.

About PC Computing PC Computing is the magazine for business professionals who think strategically and are motivated by the business benefits of new technology. Written in the language of business, it empowers Business Computing Buyers with the practical information they need to make smart computer product purchases. The editorial is delivered in a style that is accessible and actionable and is focused on usability, productivity, and the application of new products to business solutions. PC Computing is the preferred information source for a paid circulation of more than 1,000,000 business technology buyers.

About Symantec Symantec is the world leader in utility software for business and personal computing. Symantec products and solutions help make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. Symantec is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC. More information on the company and its products can be obtained at www.symantec.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, view the Symantec Press Center at www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Website. Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States.

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Research and Markets: 2010 Business Connectivity Wireline and Wireless Report Card.

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/070534/2010_business_conn) has announced the addition of the "2010 Business Connectivity Wireline and Wireless Report Card" report to their offering.

Business Connectivity Report Card study is an industry-wide, survey-based study that enables small and medium-sized business and enterprise customers to provide feedback on multiple carriers, including wireless carriers (new this year), in a variety of service and product categories, and to evaluate carrier operations. The report is based on more than 5,000 individual carrier ratings and features business/enterprise customer ratings of carrier performance over multiple service and operational categories from the past 12 months of service. The resulting data provides carriers with an overview of strengths and weaknesses from the customers' point of view, and allows them to directly compare their own performance to that of competitors. In addition, the analysis enables business class customers to make informed choices when selecting carriers.

Who Needs This Report:

* Metro Providers

* Competitive Telecom Service Providers

* Financial Analysts

* Investment Bankers

* Enterprises

* Metro Partners

* Wireless Telephone Companies

* Internet Service Providers

* Consultants

* Investors

Why You Need This Data:

* Back Your Market Entry or Investment Strategy

* Support Product Development Plans

* Identify Investment Opportunities

* Pursue Market Growth Areas

* To Compare Your Operations with Other Carriers

* To Compare Carriers When Selecting a Service Provider

* Study the Competition and Specific Competitors

* Present Investors with Hard Industry Facts

* Gain Invaluable Data on Customer and Partner Preferences

Key Topics Covered:

Preface

Executive Summary

I.Industry Background

* i.Business Market Sizing

* ii.Trends and Influences Driving the Market

* iii.Business Product Definitions

II.Business Connectivity Report Findings

* i.Methodology and Respondent Overview

* a.Regions of Operation

* i.Drivers of Purchase/Customer Priorities

* ii.Wireline Carrier Ratings

* iii.Wireless Carrier Ratings

III.Carrier Case Studies

* i.Wireline Case Studies

* ii.Wireless Carrier Ratings

Companies Mentioned:

* AT&T

* CenturyLink

* Cogent

* Comcast

* Fibertech

* Level 3

* One Communications

* PAETEC

* Qwest

* RCN Metro

* Sprint

* tw telecom

* Verizon

* XO

* T-Mobile

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/070534/2010_business_conn

Afilias launches campaign to educate "brand builders" on ICANN new TLD program.

Free online resources outline opportunities for dot.BRAND TLDs in today's new Internet environment

SINGAPORE -- In a historic move, today the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved its long-discussed New gTLD Program. This program allows any brand or community of interest to apply for a unique "right of the dot" top-level domain. For example, instead of ".com," a brand like Nike could apply for ".nike" to reinforce its brand on the Web.

"The ICANN program creates opportunities for brand builders to re-invent how customers experience brands on the Internet," said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Afilias. "However, there are a variety of challenges in applying for, winning and running a dot.BRAND Web space. One significant issue is time. The program application period starts on January 12, 2012, and will end on April 12, 2012. Once the application window is closed, the opportunity to apply for a dot.BRAND TLD is gone. There are no firm plans to accept new applications after this round of submissions closes."

To help global brand builders understand the complex ICANN application process -- as well as the many benefits of owning and operating a unique dot.BRAND TLD -- Afilias has created an easy-to-digest video and e-book to explain the program.

"Afilias is ideally positioned to offer this information," LaPlante said. "Afilias is among the world's largest providers of diverse domain registry services, and has supported the applications for and launches of numerous new TLDs under ICANN processes -- including the highly successful .INFO, .MOBI and .ASIA domains. This also means we are uniquely qualified to help organizations apply for new dot.BRAND TLDs as well as launch and manage new dot.BRAND Internet spaces."

Organizations interested in pursuing a dot.BRAND investment will need to act quickly to assemble a team of experts, which will likely include the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), a brand advisor, the ad agency, a trademark lawyer and a domain registry technology partner. Properly assembled, this team will be able to prepare and submit an application that will meet ICANN's stringent requirements and be awarded their own dot.BRAND.

To access the free Afilias e-book, Envisioning Your .BRAND New World: A Field Guide for Brand Builders, as well as the educational video, Welcome to Your .Brand New World,visit www.afilias.info/dotbrand.

About Afilias

Afilias is a global provider of Internet infrastructure services that connect people to their data. Afilias' reliable, secure, scalable, and globally available technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet domain registry services and Managed DNS. For more information on Afilias, visit www.afilias.info.

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STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES EXTRA PRECAUTIONS FOR EXTENDED HEAT EXTENDED SEVERE HEAT INCREASES RISKS TO PEOPLE AND PETS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE NEWS RELEASE.

BALTIMORE, MD -- The following information was released by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH):

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is advising Marylanders to take extra care during the third day of extended extreme heat conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Maryland's National Capital, Central and Southern regions today from 12:00 noon to 8:00 PM. Area jurisdictions have activated or will activate their heat response plans.

"Each consecutive day of severe heat increases the health risks for our most vulnerable Marylanders, especially seniors, children and anyone with serious underlying health conditions," said Frances Phillips, DHMH Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services. "We urge everyone to take precautions for their families, pets and any neighbors who might be at higher risk because of their health or home conditions."

During the first day (May 30, 2011) of the current severe heat event, emergency rooms across the state experienced a total of 51 visits due to heat related or dehydration complaints, according to Maryland's biomonitoring system known as ESSENCE. There have been no confirmed heat related deaths in Maryland this season. There were 32 confirmed heat related deaths in the summer of 2010; six heat related deaths in 2009; 17 in 2008 and 21 in 2007.

Marylanders in need of a cooling center or assistance can contact their Local Health Department for information by phone or the internet by going to the DHMH Heat Related Illness web page at: http://www.dhmh.maryland.gov/diseases/heatrelated.html .

DHMH is making available brochure on protecting yourself in the heat at http://www.dhmh.maryland.gov/diseases/pdf/Heat_Emergency_Brochure_050611_1.pdf

Information in Spanish is also available at http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/factsheets/itdhpfehe/itdhpfehe_spanish_100-F-08-076.pdf

Anyone at any time can suffer from heat related illness, but some people are at greater risk than others.

Infants and young children,

Youth athletes,

People over age 65,

People with certain health conditions such as mental illness, diabetes, and hypertension.

IMPORTANT: If you take prescription medication, ask your doctor if you need to take extra care in hot weather.

Heat-related illnesses, like heatstroke, occur when your body can't keep itself cool. The body normally cools itself by sweating. As sweat evaporates from the skin, it lowers body temperature. But on hot, humid days, moisture in the air keeps sweat from evaporating fast enough. When this happens, body temperature can rise and you may start to feel sick and could lead to:

Heat cramps - These are short, severe cramps in the muscles of the leg, arm or abdomen which can happen during or after heavy exercise in extreme heat. Heavy sweating uses up the body's supply of salts, which causes the cramps. Heat cramps also may be a symptom of heat exhaustion.

Heat exhaustion - heat exhaustion occurs when a person spends time in a hot environment without drinking enough fluids. Symptoms include extreme thirst, fatigue, weakness, clammy skin, nausea or vomiting, and rapid breathing.

Heat stroke - the most serious heat-related illness, heat stroke occurs when body temperature rises too rapidly, to as much as 106 [degrees] F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes. Heat stroke can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not provided. Symptoms of heat stroke include red, hot, and dry skin, no sweating, and rapid, weak pulse.

Prevention and preparation are keys to avoiding heat related illness (Spanish language resources included below):

When the heat index is high, stay indoors as much as possible.

Move to the lower floors of your building when inside.

Schedule outdoor activities for cooler times of the day, before 10:00 AM and after 6:00 PM

Wear light-colored, loose fitting clothing,

Drink plenty of water before starting any outdoor activity.

During outdoor activities, take frequent breaks and drink water or other fluids every 15 to 20 minutes, even if you don't feel thirsty.

Don't leave infants, pets or children inside a parked car.

Dress infants and children in cool, loose fitting clothing and shade their faces with hats or an umbrella.

Fans will not prevent a heat-related illness. Take a cool shower or bath, or move to a room with air conditioning.

Check on adults you know that are at-risk for heat-related illness at least twice a day.

Constantly monitor children for signs of heat-related illnesses.

Household pets may also be vulnerable to health related illness. Precautions and common sense can help:

Prior to a heat emergency, make sure you have ample: pet food, bottled water, medications, veterinary records, cat litter/pan, can opener, food dishes, first aid kit and other supplies.

Never leave a pet alone in a car with the windows up.

Never leave a pet leashed at home unsupervised.

Limit your pet's exercise to the morning or evening when temperature and heat index is not as high as during the late morning and afternoon. Bring water while exercising pet.

Limit the distance and intensity of your pet's exercise.

Ensure that fresh, cool water is available at all times for your pet.

Ensure that air conditioning is available for your pet if left indoors.

Xfone, Inc. to Present at the 7th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference Hosted by Security Research Associates, Inc.(Conference news)

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Xfone, Inc. (NYSE Amex and TASE: XFN) ("Xfone" or "the Company") announced that Guy Nissenson, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 7th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference hosted by Security Research Associates, Inc.

Mr. Nissenson's presentation will take place at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, May 24th at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco.

About Xfone, Inc. Xfone is a provider of high speed broadband services, including Internet access, digital cable TV programming and local and long distance telephone service to residential and business customers in northern Texas and southeastern Louisiana. Xfone's Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network provides one of the fastest internet connections available. The Company currently has operations in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana and also serves customers in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. For the company's website, please visit: www.xfone.com.

FIRST Names Time Warner Cable Chairman and CEO to Board of Directors.

Glenn Britt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable has been elected to the Board of Directors of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology.

The group said Glenn Britt is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable (TWC). In November 2009, he was named one of five corporate US executives appointed by President Barack Obama to a task force charged with strengthening America's economic competitiveness by increasing the scale, scope and impact of private-sector and philanthropic support in improving American students' proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

"FIRST is very fortunate to receive the support of some of our nation's most iconic corporations, from industrial giants who have shaped technology for a hundred years to Internet and media companies that have fundamentally changed our way of life," said Dean Kamen, President of DEKA Research & Development and the founder of FIRST. "We are very proud of the support we are now receiving from the media and popular culture. Glenn Britt's experience in the arenas of both STEM education and media combine in his enormous personal commitment to ensuring that future generations are given every opportunity to be educated and inspired by science. We are pleased to welcome him to the FIRST Board of Directors as we strive to spark the next generation's passion for technology and engineering."

According to a release, Time Warner Cable is focused on working with FIRST to reach new audiences and to drive the demand for STEM education through afterschool robotics programs and other activities outside of the classroom. In addition to a Web site called "Connect a Million Minds" (CAMM, connectamillionminds.com),TWC is using public service announcements (PSAs) and local community events and employee engagement to raise awareness of the need for FIRST robotics and more STEM resources. The Web site highlights FIRST robotics competitions around the country and encourages volunteers and mentors to support teams of young participants.

TWC has provided financial, in-kind, and personnel support, investing countless volunteer hours in FIRST. The company has produced PSAs, given grants, and provided volunteers in much needed areas to assist FIRST in providing all students with an experience that cultivates a passion for science and engineering.

"Glenn's proven leadership, extensive management and operations experience, and his personal commitment to STEM initiatives adds significantly to the depth of our growing organization," said Walt Havenstein, FIRST chairman. "We welcome the opportunity to advance our mission through the world of social and interactive technologies to increase awareness and inspire young people to be science and technology leaders with the benefit of Glenn's counsel and oversight."

TWC is a sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Midwest Regional event and supports 10 FRC teams, 8 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams and 37 FIRST Lego League (FLL) teams in 7 states.

The group noted that Britt has been the driving force behind TWC's aggressive deployment of video services, such as video-on-demand, high-definition television and digital video recorders. Britt has guided the growth and increased penetration of Time Warner Cable's residential high-speed data product and has overseen the efforts of Road Runner Business Class, the company's commercial broadband service. He has also championed the launch and growth of Time Warner Cable Digital Phone and development of new wireless products such as Road Runner Mobile.

Glenn Britt joined Time Inc. in 1972 in the controller's department and rose to VP and Treasurer of Manhattan Cable Television, Inc. (1974), Finance Director for Time-Life Books' Iran Project (1977), VP of Network and Studio Operations for Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), and Director of Business Development of Time Inc.'s video group (1980).

He is active on industry boards and community organizations, serving on the boards of directors and has received many industry honors, including induction in Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame; Cable Positive's Joel G. Berger Award; the NCTA's Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership; The Media Institute's American Horizon Award; the NAMIC Stanley B. Thomas Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Kaitz Foundation Diversity Champion Award. In 2010, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the UJA-Federation of New York.

Time Warner Cable is a cable operator in the U.S., with well-clustered systems located in five geographic areas - New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas.

Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people.

More information:

www.timewarnercable.com

www.usfirst.org

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Cox Communications Readies to Support IPv6.

Trials begin with Cox Business Customers

ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications announced today that it is prepared to support the next evolution of Internet addressing, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). The company is conducting active trials with Cox Business customers and plans to extend the trials to its residential product line in the future.

Similar to the 7-to-10-digit phone number migration in large metro areas, with the rapid growth of online devices and applications, the current Internet address schema (IPv4) is approaching its limits. IPv6 has a robust address space and consists of 128 bits as compared to 32 bits in IPv4 - resulting in approximately 340 undecillion (5 x 10(38)) IPv6 addresses versus the 4.2 billion available through IPv4.

"By migrating to IPv6, Cox is future-proofing its network, systems and products," said Jason Weil, principal architect, Cox Communications. "As a digital voice, video, Internet and commercial service provider, we are committed to a seamless transition, so our customers experience the same service in the future that they enjoy today. Cox's dual-stack IPv6 deployment allows customers the ability to continue leveraging their current IPv4 capability while incrementally adding the IPv6 support required for the next generation of network devices and applications."

IPv4 is expected to reach its limit in 2012, when all Internet customers must begin slowly migrating their devices and content to IPv6. Cox's core network is fully IPv6 compliant and the company is transitioning the network edge and support infrastructure to meet customer demand.

Cox Business provides voice, data and video services for nearly 250,000 small and regional businesses, including healthcare providers, K-12 and higher education, financial institutions and federal, state and local government organizations. According to Vertical Systems Group, Cox Business is the fourth largest provider of business Ethernet services in the U.S. based on customer ports and was ranked highest among small/midsize business data service providers in J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Major Provider Business Telecommunications Study(SM). Cox is currently the seventh largest voice service provider in the U.S. and supports more than 730,000 business phone lines. For more information about Cox Business, click here or call 1-800-396-1609.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet, telephone and wireless services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves more than 6 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising. Cox is known for pioneering efforts in cable telephone and commercial services, industry-leading customer care and its outstanding workplaces.

For seven years, Cox has been recognized as the top operator for women by Women in Cable Telecommunication; for five years, Cox has ranked among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity; and the company holds a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com and www.coxmedia.com.

SOURCE Cox Communications

NAVTEQ Introduces Intermediate Maps for Colombia and Peru.

Enables development of basic routing and location-based services

BOGOTA, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions announced today at the ESRI Latin America User Conference availability of Intermediate Maps for Colombia and Peru. Intermediate Maps represent the best third party data available in a country. Intermediate Map coverage for Colombia includes over 82,000 km of roads and over 48,000 Points of Interest (POIs). The Intermediate Map for Peru includes over 77,000 km of roads and approximately 12,000 POIs.

Intermediate Maps are a separate class of map data provided by NAVTEQ to support customers who are interested in introducing LBS applications in emerging markets. Allowing for basic route calculation, the Intermediate Map offering is an important tool for customers who need a faster time-to-market in key regions of the world.

While Intermediate Maps do not adhere to the same specifications or required verification as the company's flagship NAVTEQA' map, customers appreciate the consistently exceptional technical service and support they have come to expect from NAVTEQ, a leading provider of comprehensive digital map data.

"Colombia and Peru are evolving as growing markets for our customers who develop navigation and location-based solution applications," stated Helder Azevedo, general director for Latin America for NAVTEQ. "Providing them with best available maps delivered in NAVTEQ formats presents them with a stepping stone to take advantage of commercial opportunities while developing applications that can later be ported for use in fully navigable NAVTEQ maps when they become available."

NAVTEQ has a strong commitment to the Latin America region providing approximately 1.8 million kilometers of coverage and over 2.5 million POIs through their offerings of fully navigable NAVTEQ maps for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela and Mexico. NAVTEQ maps, an industry benchmark for accuracy and quality, use a standard global data specification as a foundation to build new coverage areas. This build strategy includes the collection and verification of up to 260 attributes making the maps highly suited for turn-by-turn navigation guidance applications. Additional enhanced 3D visual content is also available to enable improvement in orientation and decision making by end-users of navigation systems at key decision points in the navigation experience.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables navigation and location-based platforms around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital map information to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,400 employees located in 192 offices and in 43 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060313/NAVTEQLOGO)

CONTACT: Kim Isele of NAVTEQ, +1-312-894-7719, kim.isele@navteq.com; or Bob Richter, +1-212-802-8588, bob@richtermedia.com, for NAVTEQ

Web Site: http://www.navteq.com/

NCP engineering Announces Release of Expanded IPSec VPN Secure Client for PCs and Handheld Devices Major Upgrade Available in UK on 5th December.

M2 PRESSWIRE-20 November 2008-NCP engineering GmbH: NCP engineering Announces Release of Expanded IPSec VPN Secure Client for PCs and Handheld Devices Major Upgrade Available in UK on 5th December(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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NCP engineering GmbH a leading provider of endpoint security and VPN solutions, today announced the 9.1 version of the NCP Secure Enterprise Client. Available in the UK and across Europe on 5th December, this major upgrade to NCP's universal IPSec VPN client will provide users a flexible, intuitive, bundled client for any Windows-based (Mobile, CE, XS/Vista/32/64-bit) or Symbian system (S60 3rd Edition). The client is seamlessly compatible with any gateway on the market. The bundled solution is equipped with a dynamic personal firewall, intuitive and user-friendly GUI, data encryption, Friendly Net Detection, and one-time password token and certificate support through a public key infrastructure (PKI). It can also be integrated with a network access control (NAC) component to ensure highly secure access to central data networks. New features include: -- Wireless Service Provider Roaming (WISPr) Support As a major European hotspot login protocol, VPN support of WISPr allows any device to connect to a hotspot without having to logon through an internet browser. A device will simply have access for any application on that device through the VPN, making logon and network interaction faster for the user.

-- Multiple Certificate Support Mobile workers often need to connect to several VPNs, requiring many certificates to authorise the device to the network. This function stores and automatically configures the single VPN client for any previously authorised certificates, increasing logon speed and simplifying VPN access.

-- Streamlined Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Card Support 3G wireless connection speed for laptops is on the rise in Europe through major carriers such as AT&T. This function enables the client to maintain a VPN during idol and standby periods where typically the connection is lost. The 'wake up' time for a laptop is increased as well.

-- Budget Manager for Wireless Minutes Enables network administrators or users to monitor the costs of all available VPN connection types, including UMTS, GPRS and WLAN, and enforce limits on device airtime or cost. Users can configure dollar or minute budgets according to basic provider rates. If these set limits are exceeded, users will receive warning notices, or their VPN connection attempts will be hindered. The new component of the software also allows for the restriction or disabling of roaming. The NCP Secure Enterprise Client provides one major update for users with the NCP Secure Enterprise Management to extend central policy support and network access management.

-- Push / Manage Software Updates through LAN Connection Enables network administrators to push and manage NCP software updates, configurations and certificates to any device on the network using an NCP client, with a VPN connection or without.

For more information on the NCP Secure Enterprise Client, please visit http://tinyurl.com/5uwnrm.

About NCP engineering GmbH

NCP, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, is a provider of application and industry-neutral communication software for highly secure data transmission in public networks and the Internet. Core competencies are in the areas of Remote Access, IP-Routing, VPN and Firewall Technologies, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Network Access Control (NAC) as well as strong Authentication and Integration of PKI-Infrastructures. Under the guiding principle of "Secure Communications," the firm develops products and solutions for the areas of mobile computing, teleworking, e-commerce, online banking, production data acquisition, system control (remote maintenance) and branch office networking. NCP's technology guarantees integration and compatibility with products from other manufacturers. NCP relies on collaboration with technology partners and OEM partners, and on sales via distributors and certified system houses for national and international marketing.

CONTACT: Georgina Heaume / Richard Merrin, Spreckley Partners LtdTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9988e-mail: heaume@spreckley.co.ukJurgen Hoenig, NCP engineering GmbHTel: +49 911 99 68 151e-mail: juergen.hoenig@ncp-e.comWWW: http://www.ncp-e.com

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AT&T Chosen to Modernize Network Services for United Natural Foods.

DAYVILLE, Conn., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. has announced a new three-year, $1.2 million contract with United Natural Foods Inc. , a leading independent national distributor of natural foods and products. AT&T will provide new fiber-access services to the company to enable it to more effectively manage its business communications requirements.

Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will provide United Natural Foods with ACCU-Ring(R) Network Access Service -- a private SONET ring providing dedicated high speed access. The service will enable United Natural Foods to virtually eliminate data center downtime caused by access issues and enhance application performance by consolidating all voice, data and video traffic.

AT&T's ACCU-Ring architecture will protect United Natural Food's critical applications from being disrupted or degraded in quality because of loss of signal or transmission impairment because it employs a dual-fiber self-healing ring with a primary and protected path. By modernizing network access services from copper to fiber, United Natural Foods will be able to more effectively control costs and position itself for newer access technologies that will scale with the company as its communications needs grow.

"AT&T's solution gives us the confidence and security of private network services and the protection of high reliability for our mission-critical applications, helping our business run more effectively," said Ken Greene, Vice President, IT Compliance and Logistics. "We are now well-positioned with AT&T to take advantage of future technologies."

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Daily Market Movers Digest Stock Alerts, Monday, June 12th, HYBT, CAMH, CHDT, ECPN, SRGG.

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Today our stock watch alerts today include stock alerts for Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBT), Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB: CAMH), China Direct Trading Corporation (OTCBB: CHDT), El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: ECPN), and Surge Global Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: SRGG)

OTC STOCK ALERTS

HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCBB: HYBT) "Up 11.20% at close on Friday"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/HYBT.php

Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBT), a development stage company, engages in the development and marketing of electric powered vehicles and products. It develops the portable battery power pack technology and effecting vehicle conversions from conventional power systems to electric power systems. The company intends to market its portable battery power pack systems. Hybrid Technologies also plans to complete conversions of four-, three- and two- wheel vehicles, and to further develop the resulting prototypes. The company, through its subsidiary Zingo, Inc., offers telecommunications services to business and residential customers utilizing voice over Internet protocol technology. It focuses on the provision of these services in Central and Latin America, Europe, and developed countries in Asia. Hybrid Technologies has a partnership With Volkswagen America to jointly produce a lithium powered concept vehicle to be utilized by Volkswagen. The company, formerly known as Whistler Investments, Inc., was incorporated in 2000. It changed its name to Hybrid Technologies, Inc. in March 2005. Hybrid Technologies is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

HYBT News:

June 9 - Hybrid Technologies, Inc. 'OTCBB:HYBT' 20% Stock Dividend Update

Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:HYBT.OB) (www.hybridtechnologies.com), emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium powered products worldwide, is pleased to confirm that the second installment (5%) of the 20% - 2006 Stock Dividend Plan was paid to shareholders of record as at May 31, 2006 on June 2, 2006.

A 10% stock Dividend payment will be made to Shareholders of Record as at October 31, 2006 on November 2, 2006. The company has decided to combine the August 31, 2006 5% and, the November 30, 2005 5% installments into one 10% installment.

CAMBRIDGE HEART, INC. (OTCBB: CAMH) "Up 15.88% at close on Friday"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/CAMH.php

Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB: CAMH) engages in the research, development, and commercialization of products for the noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac diseases in the United States and internationally. Its products primarily include the Heartwave II System used to perform a Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Test that requires an elevated heart rate to provide an accurate result; the CH 2000 Cardiac Stress Test System, a diagnostic system that supports a range of standard and physician-customized protocols for the conduct and measurement of cardiac exercise stress tests; and the Micro-V Alternans Sensors, which are single patient use, multisegment electrodes that are required for the Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Test. The company sells its products primarily to cardiology group practices, hospitals, and research institutions through direct sales representatives and independent manufacturers' representatives, and independent distributors, as well as through partnerships and distribution agreements. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

CHINA DIRECT TRADING CORPORATION (OTCBB: CHDT) "Up 16.39% at close on Friday"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/CHDT.php

China Direct Trading Corporation (OTCBB: CHDT), through its subsidiaries, engages in the trading and distribution of promotional, gift, and souvenir items for corporate customers in North America. It also provides integrated power generation systems that include industrial, commercial, and residential generator sets, as well as automatic transfer switches, controls, fuel tanks, enclosures, and remote monitoring software to home depots, retail stores, and local electrical contractors in Florida. China Direct was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Cooper City, Florida.

EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC. (OTCBB: ECPN) "Up 7.00% at close on Friday"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/ECPN.php

El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: ECPN) operates as a mineral exploration stage company. It owns a 40% interest in the 10,000 acre El Capitan mine located near Capitan, New Mexico, as well as a joint venture and 20% ownership of 13 mining claims and other assets known as the C.O.D. mine located near Kingman, Arizona. In addition, the company has contractual rights to the 1,620 acre Rainbow Valley Mine and owns 100% of the Weaver mine, both of which are located near Phoenix, Arizona. El Capitan Precious Metals is also developing a proprietary method of precious metal extraction. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

SURGE GLOBAL ENERGY, INC. (OTCBB: SRGG) "Up 26.29% at close on Friday"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SRGG.php

Surge Global Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: SRGG) engages in the exploration, acquisition, and development of working interests in underdeveloped oil and gas projects in Canada, Argentina, and the United States. The company, through its subsidiary, operates Sawn Lake Oil Sands Development in Alberta, Canada. The Sawn Lake Oil Sands Development consists of 69.5 contiguous sections covering 44,480 acres. Surge Global also holds a 17.52% working interest in prospects in the Santa Rosa Dome project in Mendoza province in Argentina. In addition, the company also has agreement with Kelso Energy for oil and gas exploration in 1600 acres in the Keg River Formation. Surge Global was incorporated as The Havana Group, Inc. in 1997 and changed its name to Surge Global Energy, Inc. in 2004. The company is based in San Diego, California.

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