FED:Australian animals mistreated in Turkey= 4

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08-18-2011
FED:Australian animals mistreated in Turkey= 4

Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce said he did not want to see the government make
another "erratic decision" on live exports, putting at risk Australia's relations with
its trading partners.

"You don't deal with your neighbours by tying a note to a brick and throwing it through
their front window," Senator Joyce told reporters in Canberra.

"If we go down this path again we are not going to make good neighbours, we are going
to make bad ones, and that is not the sort of neighbour Australia wants to be.

"This is far deeper than the emotive chess-playing the Greens are playing at, because
we know what the ultimate agenda is - ultimately they would like to shut down the cattle
trade full stop."

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Vic: Elderly man dies after ladder fall

AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2007
Vic: Elderly man dies after ladder fall

MELBOURNE, Feb 22 AAP - An elderly man died when he fell from a ladder that slipped
while he was cleaning out his roof guttering after heavy rain.

The man, 80, suffered severe head injuries when he fell on concrete at his home in
McDougalls Road, Kilmore, 60 km north of Melbourne, shortly before 8pm …

FED:Villawood riot 'unacceptable': Swan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2011
FED:Villawood riot 'unacceptable': Swan

Acting Prime Minister WAYNE SWAN says riots at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre
are unacceptable and could have a dramatic impact on the asylum claims of those involved.

Detainees have torched a number of buildings inside the centre during wild protests.

The acting prime minister has declined to detail the damage .. but says Immigration
Minister CHRIS BOWEN will have more information later today.

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Fifth day of upheaval in Cairo tinged with hopes of change. 'We have been angry for 30 years!'

MELANIE LIDMAN MELANIE LIDMAN/Jerusalem Post correspondent
Jerusalem Post
01-30-2011
Fifth day of upheaval in Cairo tinged with hopes of change. 'We have been angry for 30 years!'
Byline: MELANIE LIDMAN MELANIE LIDMAN/Jerusalem Post correspondent
Edition: Daily
Section: News
Type: News

CAIRO - "Last night it was beautiful, it was a miracle," said Haneen, a drama and translation student at Cairo University, of the demonstrations that rocked the city on Friday's "Day of Rage."

A government-imposed curfew of 6 p.m. was widely ignored as tens of thousands of Cairenes took to the streets to shout for a change in their government.
Friday was a tipping point in the capital, and on Saturday the optimism was hard to contain. Across the city there is a glowing satisfaction in knowing that they have made their point loud and clear - the army was listening, the world was listening and most of all, Hosni Mubarak was forced to start listening to the people. Now, the demonstrators feel, if they can keep the momentum going, it will carry them forward to change in the next few days.

A communications blackout was partially lifted on Saturday morning, when cellphones started working at 11 a.m. Internet was still down on Saturday night.

"We don't know what the world is saying, or even what's going on in the country; it's like we're blind," said Tarek Muhammad, a second-year communications student at Cairo University, located in the Giza suburb, 15 kilometers from the pyramids.

There is a great fear in Egypt that because of the communications blackout, the world will not see what is happening in their country and therefore will fail to put pressure on Mubarak.

On Friday, police targeted the international media. BBC photographers had their cameras smashed, a journalist from the Guardian was severely beaten and other journalists shared stories on CNN of police violence directed at destroying their communications.

Every time I brought out my camera during the demonstrations and said I was from America, dozens of people would crowd around me and try to get their message out. They were clear - they like Americans, but they blame the American government for their situation today, for supporting the Egyptian government with over a billion dollars a year in military aid.

Protesters filmed by Al-Jazeera held up some of the shells from live ammunition that has been fired at the crowd and chanted, "America! America!"

"We want America not to be involved, and not to conflict in our business," said Ahmed al-Masri, a Giza resident. "We can manage our business ourselves, we can do it! America is just looking out for its own interests. We have a lot of young Egyptians, and people in general, who want Egypt to be better; we don't want interference from Israel or America or any other foreign country. We will continue our struggle for a good Egyptian future."

The message from the streets is getting out - to America, to Europe and especially in the Arab world. The popular protests rocking the region may not have started in Egypt, but here they have been the largest and the most violent. As Egypt is the most populous Arab country, with more than 80 million citizens, these demonstrations are something of a barometer for public sentiment in the other Arab countries.

"We Muslims are all brothers," Masri said. "We are happy about what happened in Tunis and we want it to happen in every Arab country; we want freedom."

But he warned that Egypt needs to concentrate on its own goals before worrying about the example it is setting.

The military's presence in the streets signals an important change, that the police have given up and have ceded their role to restore order.

"[Last night], we were chanting, 'Where is the army, we want the army,' and then the army came!" said Haneen, the drama student, as she pointed out a tank that was covered with cheering people of all ages.

The protests are a wave of humanity - young, old, religious, secular. Some come in wheelchairs, others carry toddlers on their shoulders. The tear gas is strong and many people have blood- spattered shirts and freshly bandaged wounds. A few times a day large swathes of Tahrir Square are cleared so that men can kneel down and pray, hundreds at a time.

The anger is real, as is the optimism, that finally, the people have been loud enough to make their opinions heard.

"We have been angry for 30 years!" one man shouts at me as we are swept across a bridge over the Nile toward the huge square.

But there is hope that finally something will change.

"We are making a point, and it is a good point," Haneen said.(c) Copyright Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved.

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AAP Sports News (Australia)
08-24-2010
AFL:Brown found guilty, Bevan cleared

Collingwood utility LEIGH BROWN will miss Saturday's AFL match against Hawthorn after
the tribunal upheld his striking charge but Sydney defender PAUL BEVAN has been cleared
of rough conduct.

Earlier today, Geelong key forward JAMES PODSIADLY has accepted his two-match suspension
and team-mate JOSH HUNT took a one-game ban.

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04-16-2010
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BRISBANE - A new generation of flight simulators developed in Australia will be introduced
at a major aviation training conference in Florida this month. (Simulator)



CANBERRA - Audiences will have an extended opportunity to see the nation's most popular
art exhibition in Canberra this weekend. (Masterpieces)



CANBERRA - A family-owned organic meat business from country NSW is among 140 Australian
producers on a mission to carve a bigger slice of the multi-billion dollar South-East
Asian market. (Trade Aust)



CANBERRA - Australia's latest Victoria Cross winner Trooper Mark Donaldson has presented
the original citation for his VC to the Australian War Memorial. (Donaldson )



CANBERRA - The United States is set to provide key combat units to support Australian
troops as the Dutch withdraw from Oruzgan province, Defence head Air Chief Marshal Angus
Houston says. (Afghan Aust )



SYDNEY - The federal government should not increase funds to the five per cent of Australian
schools already well resourced, says a former education policy adviser. (Review McMorrow)



SYDNEY - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced his son Nick is engaged to be married.

(Rudd Engagement)



SYDNEY - Household bills in NSW are set to rise even further, with plans to slug gas
customers with increases of up to 17 per cent over three years. (Gas. Update to come)



SYDNEY - A paramedic repeatedly told his girlfriend he loved her at a time when, unknown
to her, he had become engaged to a wealthy widow, a court has been told. (Campbell. Wrap
to come)



MELBOURNE - A juror and his boss could be charged after he failed to turn up the start
of a murder trial because of work reasons. (Juror)



MELBOURNE - A convicted killer who escaped from a Victorian prison has been caught
in Adelaide. (Prisoner)



MELBOURNE - Two Melbourne teenagers are living lives of prostitution, drug addiction
and rampant theft while staying as a de facto couple in government-funded care, youth
worker Les Twentyman says. (Youths)



MELBOURNE - A convicted killer who escaped from a Victorian prison has been caught
in Adelaide. (Prisoner)



TOWNSVILLE - The captain of a bulk carrier and two of his officers have been fined
more than $200,000 for taking a short cut through the Great Barrier Reef. (Carrier Mimosa
Wrap)



BRISBANE - A drink-driver who killed Cathy Freeman's brother when she crashed into
his parked truck has lost an appeal against her seven-year sentence. (Blackaby)



BRISBANE - Health Minister Paul Lucas can't guarantee Queensland Health staff will
be paid properly next week, as experts are flown in from Canada to fix a payroll bungle.

(Payroll)



TOWNSVILLE - A new outbreak of dengue fever has hit Townsville. (Dengue. Wrap to come)



BRISBANE - The family of fallen SAS soldier Kenneth Hudson have laid him to rest, 44
years after he went missing in action in Borneo. (Hudwon, pix available)



ADELAIDE - A Sydney gay activist has had a complaint against a South Australian government
minister rejected despite warning the minister's comments could incite a gay-hate murder.

(Gay SA)



ADELAIDE - A mother of two has denied murdering her four-year-old son and trying to
kill his older brother. (Woman )



ADELAIDE - South Australia's parched lower lakes are showing signs of recovery because
of increased water flows down the Murray, the state government says. (Murray SA )



PERTH - A Perth taxi driver who claimed he might have been sleepwalking when he kicked
his parents to death with steel-capped boots has been given two life sentences. (Silich
Wrap)



PERTH - Handguns are a necessary "tool of trade" for pastoralists and their use should
be allowed to continue, a West Australian farm lobby group says. (Handguns)



DARWIN - An 11-year-old girl whose mangled body was found by authorities 24 hours after
swimming with her friends in a waterhole was taken by a crocodile, the NT coroner has
found. (Crocodile)



DARWIN - Five men have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an Aboriginal trainee
ranger in Alice Springs. (Ryder Update)

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Qld: Garrett rejects Traveston Dam

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2009
Qld: Garrett rejects Traveston Dam

Environment Minister PETER GARRETT has again rejected the Traveston Crossing Dam proposal.

He says after careful consideration .. he's concluded that the Traveston Crossing Dam
cannot go ahead without unacceptable impacts on the nationally protected Australian lungfish
.. Mary River turtle and Mary River cod.

Mr GARRETT first rejected the Queensland government's plan to dam the Mary River near
Gympie .. north of Brisbane .. last month.

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Vic: Anzac remembered more than ever

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2009
Vic: Anzac remembered more than ever

Victoria's RSL state president DAVID MCLACHLAN says as the original Anzac day drifts
further into history .. Australians seem more intent than than ever on connecting with
the Gallipoli legend.

Speaking from Turkey where he'll attend the Anzac Day service at Anzac Cove .. Mr MCLACHLAN
says there's a growing awareness among Australians of the sacrifice made by the soldiers.

Mr MCLACHLAN says around seven thousand Australians are expected at the Gallipoli service
this year .. which is also being attended by the Governor of Victoria DAVID DE KRETSER.

In Melbourne .. more than 35 thousand people are expected to be at the dawn service
at the Shrine of Remembrance .. to mark the 94th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.

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NSW: Absconded pedophile handed himself in to police

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2008
NSW: Absconded pedophile handed himself in to police

By Bonny Symons-Brown

SYDNEY, Dec 19 AAP - A convicted pedophile has surrendered to NSW authorities six days
after ditching his electronic monitoring anklet and fleeing home detention.

Troy Myers was on parole and living in a community offender residence in Sydney's south-west
after serving four years in jail for the aggravated sexual assault of a person under 16.

He bolted from the Campbelltown residence on Sunday, allegedly removing his monitoring
device after Department of Corrective Services staff told police he had recorded a blood
alcohol reading of 0.119, contravening his parole.

Corrective Services personnel delivered the 28-year-old man to Campbelltown police
at 3.30pm (AEDT) on Friday after his family convinced him to surrender.

Corrective Services Commissioner Ron Woodham said the department's Community Compliance
Group (CCG) had worked around the clock on the case.

"With the support of my officers in the community compliance team, this offender's
family convinced him to give himself up," Mr Woodham said in a statement.

It was the third time Myers has breached his parole since being released from prison
in September, Mr Woodham alleged.

"On the first two occasions, Myers was taken back to court, but magistrates decided
to again release him," he said.

"This was after CCG officers had conducted urine analysis tests on him and found the
drug ice in his system."

The NSW Opposition accused Corrective Services of jeopardising public safety by not
revealing Myers was missing until Thursday when NSW police appealed for public assistance
in finding him.

"It's very odd and unacceptable that it's taken five days for the Corrective Services
Department to make this public," legal affairs spokesman Greg Smith told reporters in
Sydney on Friday.

"A pedophile out on the loose, who's been said by police to be dangerous, should always
be the subject of an urgent warning to parents and to other people that he's to be detained
or to be avoided and police are to be alerted.

Mr Smith said there was a culture of cover-up and secrecy within the Corrective Services
Department, but Mr Woodham said his department passed the matter on to police within two
hours of Myers' breach.

"There is no cover-up in this matter or in any other matter and I reject his ridiculous
claims," Mr Woodham said.

Police said officers responded immediately once the Myers matter was reported to them.

"Once the arrest warrant had been obtained by Corrective Services, and after a number
of legitimate investigative avenues proved fruitless, police made a public appeal to find
him," a spokeswoman for NSW police said in a statement.

Mr Smith said tougher release conditions for sex offenders were needed, along with
more parole officers.

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Ten: Tennis schedule 'ridiculous,' fumes Federer

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2008
Ten: Tennis schedule 'ridiculous,' fumes Federer

BEIJING, Aug 14 AFP - Roger Federer complained the Olympic tennis schedule was "ridiculous"

after playing six matches in four days.

The top seed won his singles match against Tomas Berdych and had just one hour and
40 minutes to recover before returning for the doubles.

"I find it a little bit ridiculous that we're playing maybe 11 matches in seven days,
to be honest," Federer said.

"I know it rained the first day. But quite honestly, I don't understand why we don't
play such a big tournament over 10 days maybe.

"That's the only regret I have at the moment because I think this is asking just a
little bit too much and too much trouble."

The event is Grand Slam-size but played in almost half the time -- eight days rather
than a fortnight -- and most of the first day was lost to rain.

Rafael Nadal started playing at 10.30am on Monday and didn't finish until late that evening.

The same day, Sam Querrey played Igor Andreev - and then stayed on court to face him
in the doubles.

Federer complained the format was "very hard" on the players, most of whom will compete
in the US Open which starts a week on Monday.

"They've made it very hard on us players and I wish there were extra days for us to
play," Federer said.

"But that's the way it is right now."

The Swiss has played two previous Olympics, finishing fourth in 2000 and losing in
round two four years ago.

"I know the difficulty of trying to win a medal here," he said.

"It's a difficult forum, winning six matches in seven days plus five doubles matches
if you want to win gold there as well."

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Tas: Man escapes from prison farm

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2008
Tas: Man escapes from prison farm

Tasmania Police are searching for a 21-year-old man who absconded from Hayes Prison
Farm this morning.

Police say the man escaped around 10.10am (AEDT) .. and is believed to be in the New
Norfolk and Greater Hobart area.





He is 181 cm tall .. shaved hair with red-brown stubble .. medium build .. fair complexion
.. with a tattoo of two tear drops below his left eye.

He was last wearing khaki prison pants, white runners .. Grey windcheater and a bright
orange polar fleece top.





Although not considered to be dangerous .. members of the public are advised not to
directly approach the man and to contact police on 131444 or Crime stoppers on 1800 333
000.

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NSW: Garbage truck smashes into house

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2007
NSW: Garbage truck smashes into house

SYDNEY, Dec 3 AAP - A garbage truck has veered across a major road and smashed into
a house in Sydney's south-west, causing significant structural damage, police say.

The garbage truck was headed south on the Camden Bypass about 10.30am (AEDT) today
when the incident occurred.

Police said the male driver veered across four lanes of traffic onto the incorrect
side of the road.

The truck then mounted the kerb and crashed into the rear of the house on Shoemark
Place, causing significant structural damage.

Two people home at the time were not injured.

The truck driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Police said it was not yet clear what may have caused the incident.

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Fed: Oddities for the week

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2007
Fed: Oddities for the week

SYDNEY, April 20 AAP - Oddities of the week



+ A man who reached down a rabbit burrow and pulled out 68 sachets of speed in front
of a watching police officer in Tasmania has been cleared of drug trafficking. Justice
Alan Blow said he "had some hesitation" in believing Robin Wayne Simpson's claim that
he was trying to catch a rabbit for dinner. He didn't believe Simpson knew the drugs were
there otherwise he wouldn't have retrieved the parcel in front of police. Simpson was
convicted and fined $50 for possession.



+ Perving, eyeing off and checking out are all generally thought to be the main hobby
of men, but research has revealed women are the main offenders when it comes to ogling.

Scientists used eye-tracking technology to pinpoint what people looked at when shown a
series of sexy photos. They expected women to be more interested in faces and men in genitals.

But to their surprise they found men are more likely than women to linger on the face
before diverting their attention to other parts of the body. Women also spent longer poring
over images of couples performing sexual acts.



+ A 13 year old girl is lucky to have escaped with minor injuries after being attacked
by a sea lion near Perth. Ella Murphy was being towed behind a speedboat on a surfboard
when the sea lion, which rarely attack, savaged her twice. She was rushed to hospital
with a jaw injuries. The sea lion's bite missed one of the victim's arteries by just one
millimetre, and several of her teeth were knocked out.

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NSW: Court rejects appeal of "lenient" sentence for cop attack

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2006
NSW: Court rejects appeal of "lenient" sentence for cop attack

A New South Wales court has upheld a minimum two-and-a-half year sentence .. for a
woman who blinded an off-duty policewoman in one eye during a nightclub attack.

The crown had appealed TYNEAL JENKINS' maximum five-year jail term .. for the October
2004 attack on the policewoman at a north-west Sydney nightclub .. claiming it was manifestly
inadequate.

The offence carries a maximum 25 years' jail.

Despite labelling the jail term as very lenient .. the Court of Criminal Appeal has
upheld the sentence .. saying it won't intervene.

The 21-year-old assaulted 28-year-old BROOK CLINGAN at the Castle Hill Tavern in October 2004.







JENKINS had become enraged at Ms CLINGAN when she laughed at the way her boyfriend was dancing.

She tipped a schooner of water in Ms CLINGAN's face and then smashed the empty glass
into her eye.

In April she was found guilty of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

Since the assault .. Ms CLINGAN has undergone seven operations for a detached retina
.. but is still blind in her right eye.

In his judgment today .. Justice CLIFTON HOEBEN said it's unlikely she'll be able to
return to active police service.

But Justice HOEBEN says he won't change the sentence .. as he's satisfied it's still
within the range of sentences open for the charge.

Justice HOEBEN's decision was supported by Justices CAROLYN SIMPSON and GRAHAM BARR.

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2006
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers

SYDNEY, Aug 12 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers:

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:

Page 1: Homegrown terrorists plotted to blow-up nine airliners over five US cities on August 22.

Page 2: Judge Marcus Einfeld reneged on a promise to reveal who was behind the wheel
of his speeding car.

Page 3: A surprise witness has revealed she saw the wife of the man accused of killing
Janelle Patton on Norfolk Island arguing with and hitting a woman on the day the victim
was murdered.

World: Israeli jets attacked a southern Beirut suburb and two border crossings in north
and east Lebanon, killing at least 11 people (Beirut).

Finance: Telstra boss Sol Trujillo is at war with the federal government and wants
to shed a quarter of his staff, but shareholders are keeping the faith.

Sport: Former Kangaroo centre Jamie Lyon says he still regrets walking out on Parramatta in 2004.

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AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, April 5

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04-05-2006
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Evening, April 5
EVENING ROUND-UP: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 1630


FISHING WRAP (Canberra)

Australia and Indonesia are beefing up their presence .. in waters between the two countries.

The federal government says warning shots were fired at suspected poachers off the
Northern Territory coast .. in an operation which netted almost 200 fishermen on 23 boats.

Justice and Customs Minister CHRIS ELLISON says illegal fisherman are getting more
aggressive in their tactics .. although he warning shots were not fired directly at any
crew members.

And Defence Minister BRENDAN NELSON has foreshadowed a significant new push to police
Australia's northern waters.

Dr NELSON says while cooperation from Indonesia is helpful in the fight against illegal
fishing .. Australia needs to be self-reliant.

The announcement also follows a report of more Papuan asylum seekers arriving in the
Torres Strait .. this time a boatload of six people.

Meanwhile .. Indonesia has increased naval patrols between Australia and Papua .. amid
the row over Canberra's decision to grant temporary visas to 42 Papuan asylum seekers.



MENTAL (CANBERRA)

The Prime Minister's one-point-eight billion dollar boost to mental health services
.. has received mixed reaction.

JOHN HOWARD says the additional money will be available over five years .. but already
the AMA says it's not enough .. and won't resolve Australia's mental health crisis.

Labor's health spokesman JULIA GILLARD says the package is disappointing and inadequate
.. while Opposition treasury spokesman WAYNE SWAN says it's better late than never.

New South Wales has welcomed the package .. although it says it must see the detail first.

And leading psychiatrist IAN HICKIE from the University of Sydney backs the announcement
.. but says the states must now match the commitment.



GANG (SYDNEY)

A gang rape victim .. who was 14 when she was assaulted at knifepoint .. says she's
still disappointed at the sentences handed down to her attackers.

The New South Wales Supreme Court has increased the jail terms for the 27-year-old
.. identified only as MSK .. and his 26-year-old brother MAK.

MSK will now serve 28 years with a non-parole period of 22 years .. while MAK has now
been jailed for at least 14 years .. with a maximum of 19 years.

The two men and their younger brothers .. 19-year-old MMK and 21-year-old MRK .. were
serving between 10 and 22 years for the rapes.



SHOTS MORGAN (SYDNEY)

Homicide detectives investigating a Sydney double murder .. say they've identified
a third person of interest.

Police say the person was NOT at the scene of the shooting murders of 26-year-old boxer
BASSAM CHAMI and his 27-year-old friend IBRAHIM ASSAD in the western Sydney suburb of
Granville last week.

But they believe the person has information of value to the investigation.



TONGEREN (PERTH)

White supremacist JACK VAN TONGEREN has appeared briefly in a Perth court .. charged
with breaching bail.

VAN TONGEREN .. the leader of the Australian Nationalist Movement .. and his co-accused
MATTHEW BILLING were remanded in custody until June 20.



RESCUE (MELBOURNE)

Police and surf lifesavers have rescued 20 kayakers at Torquay .. on Victoria's surf coast.

Details are sketchy but police say the kayakers were caught in choppy .. windy conditions
off Torquay .. a seaside town about 100km south-west of Melbourne early this afternoon.



GILLESPIE LEAD (MELBOURNE)

The woman at the centre of one of Australia's most notorious custody battles .. says
it's a joy to be reunited with the daughter taken from her 14 years ago.

JACQUELINE GILLESPIE'S two children .. SHAHIRAH and IDDIN .. were snatched away by
their father .. Malaysian prince RAJA BAHRIN .. in 1992.

But SHAHIRAH .. now 21 .. has returned to Melbourne to join her mother at the Hawthorn
home she shares with her new husband.



ASBESTOS POLICE (SYDNEY) reissuing

The union representing New South Wales police has called for the closure of Sydney's
Villawood detention centre .. and told officers not to step foot on the site .. after
asbestos was found there.

The immigration department's confirmed asbestos was discovered when a housing developer
was assessing the site for a residential development.



SURF COURT (SYDNEY)

A Sydney man charged over the Cronulla race riot has been released on bail after lodging
an appeal against his jail sentence.

19-year-old DANNY GLEN SHANAHAN was today sentenced to at least 10 weeks in prison
for attacking Safi Merhi during racially motivated violence at Cronulla on December 11
last year.

Immediately the sentence was handed down in Sutherland Local Court, SHANAHAN'S lawyer
.. LIONEL RATTENBURY .. lodged an appeal that led to his client being released on bail.

Meanwhile .. Sydney detectives investigating the Cronulla riot concede the case against
six men accused of involvement in revenge attacks is in danger of collapse.



AND BRIEFLY . . .



One person is believed dead after a light plane crashed at Bankstown Airport in Sydney's
south-west this afternoon.




An influential economist says the risk of an interest rate increase appears to be building
.. despite the central bank today leaving rates unchanged for the 13th month in a row.




The federal government's blocked a wind farm proposal on Victoria's south-east coast
.. after a report found the project would threaten an already endangered parrot species.



AND IN SPORTS . . .


CRICKET AUST (SYDNEY)

Veteran fast bowler JASON GILLESPIE has been recalled into the Australian Test squad
for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh, along with NSW batsman PHIL JAQUES and Queensland
paceman MITCHELL JOHNSON.

The trio replace injured players JUSTIN LANGER, SHAUN TAIT and MICHAEL KASPROWICZ,
who will all return home due to injuries sustained during the Test series in South Africa
which concluded Tuesday.



SUPER WARATAHS (SYDNEY)

PHIL WAUGH returns to the starting openside flanker role in the NSW Waratahs team named
Wednesday for Friday night's top of the table Super 14 rugby clash with the Crusaders
in Christchurch.



SOCCER ENGLISH (LONDON)

A 36th minute goal from JIRI JAROSIK has given Birmingham a vital 1-0 win over Bolton
and moved them out of the relegation zone in the English Premier League.



ENDS EVENING ROUND-UP


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NSW: Scammer needed money for son's heroin addiction, court told

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2005
NSW: Scammer needed money for son's heroin addiction, court told

By Tara Ravens

SYDNEY, Aug 4 AAP - A woman who scammed more than $130,000 from 10 elderly men she
met through lonely heart ads has told a Sydney court she needed the money to feed her
gambling habit and support her son's heroin addiction.

Susan Reed, 50, from Lambton in suburban Newcastle, netted $135,020 between 1997 and
May last year, after placing advertisements in newspaper personals columns seeking relationships
with men aged over 65.

Once she had befriended them, Reed would ask the men - the oldest of whom was 88 -

to send her cash or cheques to pay for cruise holidays or business ventures.

Swansea pensioner Desmond Matthews, 74, sent Reed $95,000 for a quarter share in an
alleged brothel and lost his life savings, the court was told.

The grandmother and mother of three, who was on parole when she committed eight of
the fraud charges, pleaded guilty last month to ten counts of obtaining money by deception.

During sentencing submissions in Downing Centre Local Court today, she said she used
the money to pay for her son's heroin addiction, to support her gambling habit and fund
a custody battle for her grandchildren.

Her lawyer Chris Pike said Reed was struggling to come to terms with years of sexual
abuse, a mental illness and the loss of her first husband and youngest son, who died from
hereditary heart disease.

"The personal circumstances of my client have been particularly tragic with the death
of her husband and son, his heroin addiction and her gambling," he said during sentencing
submissions.

"She has a credible desire to protect her grandchildren, which is evidence she is not
an evil sociopath.

"It is possible she can turn her life around, indeed if she does not she will look
forward to spending the remaining portion of her life in jail.

But crown counsel Sally Dowling said Reed had 93 prior fraud related convictions, had
already spent seven years in prison and was likely to offend again.

"She has an astounding number of previous convictions that are virtually identical
... the offender has cynically targeted and exploited vulnerable, lonely old men," Ms
Dowling said.

Crying in the witness stand, Reed told the court she was sorry for her actions and
had sent more than $9,000 to one of her victims.

"I have betrayed people who gave me their trust and I deceived them for my own gain," she said.

"I can't tell you how sorry I am. I can't tell these people how sorry I am. They have
no idea how sorry I am."

Judge Stephen Walmsley will sentence Reed on September 2.

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2. Infringement of copyright. The usual remedy is for the copyright holder to obtain an injunction to end the infringement. This may not be possible in a foreign country and many British and American books are pirated in foreign countries by copying them photographically and printing them cheaply.

Domino's Pizza Names Patti Wilmot Executive Vice President, People First.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Domino's Pizza today announced the selection of Patricia A. "Patti" Wilmot as Executive Vice President, People First for the recognized world leader in pizza delivery. Her appointment is effective July 10, 2000. She will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Brandon, and oversee the company's Human Resources area, renamed by Brandon as People First.

Ms. Wilmot joins Domino's Pizza with more than 19 years experience in human resources management. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Brach & Brock Confections. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Human Resources & Strategic Planning, for ACX Technologies.

Ms. Wilmot spent the majority of her career with Grand Metropolitan, holding vice president positions in human resources at The Haagen-Dazs Company and Alpo Petfoods, Inc.

"One of things I'm most excited about with Patti's arrival, in addition to her experience, is her incredible enthusiasm. I'm also excited about her proven ability to create innovative programs that significantly reduced turnover at the various companies she's been part of," said Domino's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Brandon. "I've always believed that the company with the best people will win. Patti believes that, too. Our collective goal is to make Domino's one of the most successful companies in the world, and be recognized as a great place to work."

At The Haagen-Dazs Company, Ms. Wilmot directed worldwide HR activities for North & South America, Canada, Europe and Far East business units, 100 independent distributors and 2,400 employees. While there, she reduced turnover by 35% in the marketing/sales functions, resulting in $5 million in savings for the company. She also initiated worldwide HR forecasting/employee assessment audits used to identify skill depth, succession, training and development needs.

Ms. Wilmot holds a degree in Human Resources Management from Hamilton University. She and her husband Keith will be relocating to Ann Arbor from Chattanooga, Tenn.

Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza operates 6,652 stores throughout the United States and 60 international markets. Domino's Pizza can be found on the internet at www.dominos.com

Andrx Enters Into New Development Agreement With Bayer.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--March 25, 1999--ANDRX CORPORATION (Nasdaq:ADRX) today announced that it has entered into another agreement with an affiliate of Bayer Corporation to develop a new product. This is the second collaboration between the parties applying Andrx' drug delivery technologies to the Bayer affiliate's over-the-counter (OTC) product creating a controlled-release version of that product.

Commenting on the agreement, Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D., President of Andrx said, "Eighteen months ago we announced our collaboration with Bayer to develop an OTC product. This new venture confirms the scientific success of that endeavor - which was recently submitted as an NDA to the FDA - as well as the relationship we have established. Commenting on that relationship, William H. Carson, Vice President - Scientific Affairs of Bayer Consumer Care said, "Andrx has set the standard by which we now measure our development partners."

Andrx is engaged in the formulation and commercialization of oral controlled-release pharmaceuticals utilizing its proprietary drug delivery technologies, either directly or through collaborative arrangements. In its ANDA program, the Company is developing generic versions of selected high sales volume controlled-release brand name pharmaceuticals. In its NDA program, the Company is developing its own brand name formulations of certain existing drugs that it believes may be improved by the application of the Company's drug delivery technologies. The Company also markets and distributes pharmaceutical products manufactured by third parties and, through its Cybear, Inc. subsidiary, is developing internet-based software and applications for the healthcare industry.

Forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical facts) in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "would," "estimate," or "continue" or the negative other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This release and additional information about Andrx Corporation

are also available on the Internet at: http://www.andrx.com

Why solid admin support is so important.(MEASURINGUP)

During the past few months, I have been zooming around the country teaching seminars and speaking at roofing conventions. On several occasions, I was speaking one-on-one with roofing contractors who commented about their strong administrative help. However, when I was trying to offer business advice, they could not provide the basic business data I was asking for. Having strong admin support is crucial to building a successful contracting business. Yet, I wonder if a lot of roofing contractors really understand what that support should look like.

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Most contractors are disorganized, don't like paperwork and prefer sales and field work to office duties. Roofing contractors are no exception. If you are a disorganized person, such disorder is part of your personality and probably how you are wired. The tendency is for disorganized people to buy organizational self-help books, day planners and even electronic help like a smart phone. The books and planners tend to gather dust on the shelf and the smart phone--well, they use it as a phone and toy to play on the Internet. If you are disorganized or don't like admin work, admit it and find someone to help you with these tasks. As many contractors grow, they mistakenly hire construction managers, estimators and salespeople to help them prior to establishing sound admin support. Such a practice can end up creating overpaid clerks--plus you do not have the data necessary to monitor and manage their performance.

So what does good admin support look like? For starters, if you have to tell administrative people what to do, you probably have the wrong people in place. You are looking for someone who is assertive, organized and has strong computer skills--someone who will help keep you and other revenue producers on task. A good office manager is detailed oriented, friendly over the phone, loyal, supportive and driven to stay caught up. Ideally, he or she is someone the field is respectful of and maybe even be a little apprehensive about dealing with should they not get their paperwork in on time. These folks are not easy to come by.

So do family members make good admin support staffers? Maybe, but having family member in admin support may not be ideal. Family members telling each other what they should and should not be doing does not always go smoothly. If you do use family members, they must work set hours and have the same set of skills any other good office manager would have.

So what should such a person cost? Well, that will depend on the area of the country you are in and their skill set, but it is not uncommon for this person to cost the same as a lead field person or foreman. If you have a really strong office person, the cost of employing that person may not be the issue. The real issue is performance and finding the person that will get the job done.

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So what are some of the tasks a good administrative person can perform? Well, here are just some of the things they can do for you:

* For residential contractors, they can set appointments, control sales calendars and qualify customers. This keeps salespeople from playing phone tag with customers and allows you to accurately track closing ratios.

* They help order material. If estimates include accurate material take-off lists, ordering material becomes an administrative task.

* Admin help can help maintain a schedule and call customers.

* Office help can perform data entry, manage day-to-day bookkeeping and keep financial data up to date.

* They can help with collections and deposits.

* Administrators can make sure customers have picked colors and product prior to job start-up.

* Repairs and service can be dispatched and billed.

* Sales literature and other marketing details can be kept up to date.

* They coordinate and provide valuable reports that track closing ratios, job profits and other necessary financial controls.

And, last but not least, they can be someone on your side. Administrators are someone you pay to help take the stress off of you and keep the business going. A good rule of thumb is that when sales go above $400,000 you need at least a part-time person and when they begin to go over $700,000 or $800,000 you probably need a full-time administrator. Herein lies the problem of using family members who may consider the job to be a part-time endeavor; they simply may not have the time to expand the position as sales increase.

We have discussed embezzlement in other articles, and I realize that trust is an issue for many contractors and may keep them from hiring adequate support. One way to avoid embezzlement issues is to do background checks and to have someone different balance the checkbook each month and review credit card statements.

Expanding your business without adequate administrative support ensures your basic operational issues will continue to happen and the company will continue to struggle. As salespeople, estimators and production managers are added and business expands, more paperwork and overall company tasks will be required. To make matters worse, lack of admin support will probably keep you from identifying and correcting job and sales issues.

If you want to make $100,000 a year income in your contracting business with a 40-50 hour work week, this equates to $40-$50 an hour. If you continually perform tasks worth $20 an hour, you are dead-ending your income and business growth.

Monroe Porter is president of PROOF Management Consultants, a company specializing in seminars and business consulting for contractors. He is also founder of PROSULT[TM] Networking Groups developed to help noncompeting contractors. He can be reached at 800-864-0284 or monroe@proofman.com. For more information, visit www.proofman.com.

Join Monroe Porter at Best of Success

Monroe Porter will speak at Roofing Contractor's Best of Success conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla., Sept 26-27. For more information about the event, see pages 38-39 and visit www.bestofsuccessconference.com.

Showtime anchorman picks out his top performers.

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Well, after a cracking opening weekend in the English Premier league itCOs clear that the top three come the end of the season will be Newcastle champions, Hull second and Bolton third. ICOve been forced to revise my pre-season prediction of Hull as Champions following the GeordiesCO masterclass in holding on for a point against the champions.Following a terrific debut from self-styled CySpidermanCO Jonas Gutierrez I canCOt wait for the Gallowgate to become one seething mass of black and white shirted fans all wearing CySpideeCO masks. I noticed quite a few in the away end

on Sunday, and heard a few choruses of CySpiderman, Spiderman...CO etc, so be warned!Yes, watching Chelsea was indeed like watching Brazil, they were superb, while you really have to be born in Brazil to get a game for Manchester United, who apparently have more South American kids in their squad than the great yellow team of Pele! CyThreadbareCO, was a word used by Showtime guest Ray Wilkins to describe the championsCO opening day line-up.Even at this early stage, the CyRafaCOs going to walk awayCO rumours gather pace. I always find the more a person has to deny things, the more substance there is to the story. Liverpool have looked flat the past two games. There may be trouble ahead!The same could apply to Everton. But suddenly Blackburn have a spring in their step. No-one had to deny the CyitCOs not a happy campCO rumour more than new boss Paul Ince in pre-season. Hopefully now he will be left alone to do the job.And we wait with interest after Lenny the Lion, BoltonCOs mascot, was sent off against Stoke. ICOm not sure quite what he did to rile the ref, or whether it was a straight red or two yellows. Just when Bolton kick-off with a bang, poor Lenny might be facing a prolonged suspension!BEST DAD IN THE WORLDForget the talent on show in the Premier League though, the real star of the weekend was Enrique Iglesias. Yes, the super-cool singer was in brilliant form at a private gig at the Mina ACOSalam.John Barnes managed to get tickets because his big pal Ian Wright was comparing, and big Enrique didnCOt let us down. As his set opened, 20 security dudes stood up and started pushing people around, banning photos etc, which was completely out of context with the audience there. What is it that sends a man into bully mode, just because heCOs wearing a black suit and a walkie-talkie ; WEIRD! Anyway, Enrique suddenly stopped and told them all to get lost. Hilarious!Aa He just said: C[pounds sterling]Look lads, youCOre getting on my nerves, weCOre here for a good time. DonCOt do it, go away.C[yen] Different class let me tell you.Aa Suddenly, heCOs inviting people on stage to sing with him, taking photos of himself with punters. HeCOs absolutely brilliant. At one point he sat down and said: C[pounds sterling]ICOm here for you. Shout out what you want me to sing and ICOll sing it. So what do you want me to do next ;C[yen]

C[pounds sterling]STRIPPPPPPP!!!!!C[yen], yelled the elderly woman close to us. Closing the show, the great man suddenly lept into the audience on to a table right by us. He reached down and lifted my 17-year-old daughter Alice up alongside him, and started hugging and kissing her while singing and dancing. As sheCOs loved Enrique for more years thanAa we all care to remember, it was without doubt a CycanCOt believe itCOs happening to meCO moment. Wonderful. Myself, Barnsie and his lovely wife Andrea were shrieking like kids, whooping and hollering.From that day on, at least for the next few days, please donCOt refer to me as the usual, snotty-nosed Rob McCaffrey, scruffy kid from Liverpool. You can use my new title: CyGreatest Dad in the WorldCO!BIG-MATCH NERVESI think it must have been nerves ahead of the big kick-off, but just when I needed a really good Friday night sleep, I found myself pacing the flat, like an enraged animal, in the wee small hours. ItCOs been waiting to happen I have to say, because out of nowhere, thereCOs been an unusual screeching buzz in my bedroom, which ICOve ignored up until now. ItCOs like the sound crickets make crossed with the noise you hear when a train is approaching. Kind of electrical, kind of bloomin annoying.Aa It woke me at 3am , and I had no alternative but to try and sort it. It was definitely coming from the top of the curtain rail, but every time I approached it would stop.Frustrated, I wandered to the fridge for a drink, forgetting completely the fridge is officially the noisiest in the world when opened as it struggles to regain the correct temperature. So now I had the fridge noise and the buzzing. Then the people upstairs roll in from a night out and whack on the music full blast. I wouldnCOt mind, but their taste is mingin! CyShould I go up and have a word ;CO I thought. But ICOm not sure really where they are and ICOd probably have knocked on eight doors before getting the right one!AaAa Finally they switch off, and after a full 10 seconds of blissful silence, the lads on the building site across the road switch on the diggers and crank up the dayCOs building! Beaten, I wander to the settee and flick on the telly. Premier league goals from last season at 4am. At least I had no excuses when the real stuff started again!

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Developments In The Laws On Publication In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.

Since March 2001, freedom of expression in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been governed primarily by the Law on Publishing & Publications (Publishing Law). The scope of the Publishing Law was extended to electronic media in March 2011 by virtue of the Implementing Regulations of the Electronic Publishing (IREP). Royal Order No. O-71 (Religious Scholars' Law), and a subsequent royal order amending the Publishing Law (Amendment), further altered the scope and application of the Publishing Law. This article examines the content and practical effects of the Publishing Law, IREP, Religious Scholars' Law and Amendment (together the Laws).

Which activities are within the scope of the Laws? The majority of the provisions of the Publishing Law relate to "publications". The term "publication" is deemed to include any means of expression of a viewpoint that is made for circulation. This definition includes words, drawings, photographs and sounds, so encompasses newspapers, periodicals, radio transmissions and television broadcasts.

The Amendment does not extend the range of "publications" to which the Publishing Law applies, but focuses instead on increasing the scope of the persons protected by the Publishing Law, increasing the penalties, and prescribing an exclusive forum for enforcement of the Laws.

The provisions of the Publishing Law are not designed to deal with internet-based and other electronic media. This gap is filled by the IREP, which regulates a broad range of electronic publications, from electronic journals and news websites through to chat rooms, personal blogs and even text messages.

The recently published and enabled Religious Scholars' Law is arguably the most all-encompassing of the Laws, since its provisions apply to "all media channels".

On whom can liability fall under: (a) the Publishing Law? The author, publisher and printer of a publication that is considered to be an "internal/local" publication are all liable for any violation of the Publishing Law. If it is not possible to identify whether any of those individuals have committed the violation in question, liability shall fall on the distributor or seller of the publication.

The Publishing Law sets out separate provisions in relation to the "local press". The Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper is responsible for the newspaper's content. In addition to the Editor-in-Chief's overall responsibility for the newspaper, the writer of an article within the newspaper is responsible for the content of that particular article.

(b) the IREP? Under the IREP, the Editor-in-Chief of an electronic journal is deemed responsible for the content published in that journal. Likewise, the manager of an electronic news agency or electronic publishing house is deemed responsible for the content published by that agency or publishing house. In addition, the individual writer of text appearing on an electronic source shall be responsible for the content of that text.

What sorts of conduct may be considered violations of one or more of the Laws? The Publishing Law (as amended by the Amendment) prohibits publications from:

> The above list of prohibited activities also applies to all electronic publications within the scope of the IREP.

It would appear that any media channel which fails to avoid heresy, prejudice, exaggeration and extremism will violate the Religious Scholars' Law. Since the Religious Scholars' Law does not itself provide for penalties, however, it remains to be seen how the Religious Scholars' Law will be enforced in practice.

What are the penalties for violating any of the Laws? An increase in the penalties under the Publishing Law is one of the changes brought about by the Amendment.

For example, the Publishing Law gave the KSA's Ministry of Information the right, "in emergencies", to withdraw any publication which contained anything conflicting with Sharia'a principles. Following the Amendment, however, the Ministry of Information has the right, "whenever necessary", to withdraw any publication which is deemed to be carrying out any prohibited activity (of which conflicting with Sharia'a principles is only one example).

The Publishing Law provided that any violator of the Publishing Law would either be fined up to SAR 50,000 (currently equivalent to approximately US$13,300), or the enterprise responsible for the violation would be closed for a period of up to two months or permanently shut down. The Amendment has increased the fine to SAR 500,000 (currently equivalent to approximately US$133,000) and has provided for the fine to be doubled for repeat violations. In addition, the newspaper, electronic newspaper or website through which a violation occurs can, under the Amendment, be closed temporarily or permanently, and the violator may be prohibited from writing in any newspapers or other printed media, or participating in satellite channels.

By virtue of the IREP, the provisions of the Publishing Law setting out penalties for violations shall also apply in respect of electronic publications.

In addition to the penalties set out in the Laws, separate penalties may always be imposed arising from other law, particularly if content is deemed to violate religious law or to offend the sacred customs and traditions of the KSA. Such violations have resulted in the imposition of lashes and other penalties.

Whilst the financial penalties imposed by the Publishing Law have been increased in the Amendment, the Publishing Law and the Amendment provide for violations to be reviewed by a special committee established to handle media disputes. This committee will exercise exclusive jurisdiction to handle all claims involving the media and any complaints against the decisions of the committee will be considered by an appeal committee. In effect, this means that the regular and religious courts will no longer exercise any jurisdiction over broadcasts of content deemed offensive by any other authority or party in the KSA.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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ATK Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend will be payable June 30, 2011, to stockholders of record as of June 6, 2011.

ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 23 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.

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Winklevoss twins must accept Facebook deal.

Mark Zuckerberg won a legal battle against former Harvard classmates who accuse him of stealing their idea for Facebook, but the feud made famous on the silver screen is not over yet.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss must accept a cash and stock settlement with Facebook that had been valued at $65 million, a US appeals court ruled on Monday.

Meanwhile, a New York man filed an amended lawsuit against Zuckerberg on Monday, citing a 2003 email in which Zuckerberg discusses an urgent need to launch his site before "a couple of upperclassmen" could launch theirs, an apparent reference to the Winklevoss twins.

The Winklevoss brothers argued their settlement with Facebook was unfair because the company hid information from them during talks.

But the twins were sophisticated negotiators aided by a team of lawyers, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel.

"At some point, litigation must come to an end," Kozinski wrote. "That point has now been reached."

Attorney for the brothers, Jerome Falk Jr., said on Monday his clients would seek a rehearing before a larger, "en banc" group of 9th Circuit judges.

That larger group can overrule a three-judge panel, although only a fraction of cases undergo such a review. Should the 9th Circuit refuse to rehear the case, the last option would be an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

Falk said he "respectfully" disagreed with the 9th Circuit s conclusions.

The 6-foot, 5-inch (1.96-meter) Winklevoss brothers are Olympic rowers who participated in the 2008 games in Beijing, and their saga with Zuckerberg was dramatized in the film "The Social Network."

In the movie, actor Armie Hammer played both identical twins. Zuckerberg s character snidely called them on-screen the "Winklevi."

Twins, along with Divya Narendra, started a company called ConnectU while at Harvard. They say Zuckerberg stole their idea. Facebook denies these claims.

Facebook took in $1.2 billion of revenue in 2010 s first nine months, according to documents that Goldman Sachs provided to clients to entice investors in a special fund set up to invest in the giant social networking firm.

The company was valued at $50 billion as part of that transaction. The company said on Monday it is evaluating the Internet market in China, but a source indicated it has not yet signed a business deal with any companies there.

The Winklevoss twins and Narendra agreed to a settlement that had been valued at $65 million. But they argue that, based on an internal valuation that Facebook did not reveal, they should have received more Facebook shares as part of the deal.

A lower court had granted Facebook s request to enforce the settlement with the Winklevoss twins and Narendra. The 9th Circuit agreed on Monday.

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buUuk Earns "Crucial iPhone Travel Application" Title.

buUuk announces that it has been named a crucial iPhone travel application by CNN sister company, CNNGo.com. buUuk is included among a select group of iPhone applications that make life easier for globe-trotting techno fans. Dubbed "the Asian equivalent" to applications like Urbanspoon and Around Me, buUuk's free food and beverage application covers a broad variety of markets including Australia, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, all within a single application.

"Finding the right restaurant isn't always easy; when traveling overseas, the challenge is compounded by language barriers and unfamiliar geography," said co-Founder Jon Petersen. "buUuk is the ideal guide for the ever-changing food and drink scene in South East Asia, Tokyo, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Australia; it has rapidly become the Yelp of Asia."

Whether seeking a dining adventure or a familiar chain, buUuk removes the guesswork for locales and international travelers by providing access to real-time local knowledge. Users can easily choose and locate a dining destination based on personalized criteria, and with current, accurate data.

buUuk has a growing community of users and offers information on more than 70,000 restaurants, all reviewed and rated by buUuk users. The application is easy-to-use, allowing diners to search by restaurant type, location or a combination of both. It also allows users to quickly and easily add their own reviews and restaurant ratings.

The buUuk augmented reality version works with OS3.1 and with the iPhone 3GS' compass. The application is also available for free on the Android platform. About buUuk Founded in 2008, buUuk is the indispensable free guide to eating + drinking for smartphones.

Keywords: Asia, Beverage, Brunei, China, Communications, Destinations, Entertainment, Food, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Internet, Malaysia, Mobile Entertainment, Mobile and Wireless, Other Travel, Search Engine Marketing, Singapore, Social Media, Software, Technology, Thailand, Travel, buUuk.

This article was prepared by China Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, China Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation to Broadcast Review of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Year-End Financial Results over the Internet.(Financial report)

GOLETA, Calif. -- Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) announced today that the Company's conference call to review fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The broadcast will be hosted at www.deckers.com and www.earnings.com.

To listen to the webcast, your computer must have Windows Media Player installed. If you do not have Windows Media Player, go to the latter site prior to the call, where you can download the software for free.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation strives to be a premier lifestyle marketer that builds niche brands into global market leaders by designing and marketing innovative, functional and fashion-oriented footwear developed for both high performance outdoor activities and everyday casual lifestyle use. UGG[R] Australia, Teva[R], Simple[R] Shoes, TSUBO[R], and Deckers[R] Brand are registered trademarks of Deckers Outdoor Corporation.

Sherwin-Williams Offers New Brochure on Product Finishing Services in Asia Pacific Region.

Company's Global Capabilities Help Manufacturers Get Quality, Lead-Free Coatings Reliably

CLEVELAND, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- A new brochure from Sherwin-Williams describes the systems and services available for finishers in the Asia Pacific Region. The six-page, color brochure explains how Sherwin-Williams is poised to meet the coating needs of manufacturers with facilities in the Asia Pacific region through operations in Shanghai and southern China.

Sherwin-Williams serves OEMs and finishers in the Asia Pacific region in industries such as residential and office furniture, electronics, heavy equipment, kitchen cabinets, wood, composite and metal building products, with the same quality products and service it is known for in the U.S. As the largest and most trusted manufacturer of paints and coatings in North America, Sherwin-Williams is a reputable and reliable supplier of quality, lead-free coating systems. The company's commitment to quality and service is the foundation for its global expansion.

With more than 30,000 dedicated employees across 3000 worldwide locations, Sherwin-Williams expert advice, knowledge and expertise is never far away.

The Sherwin-Williams Chemical Coatings Division, celebrating more than 140 years of experience in products finishing technology, serves the product finishing industry through a North American network of company-owned locations with expanding global reach. Sherwin-Williams' broad line of low-VOC coatings, full range of technical support and just-in-time distribution capabilities allows finishers to specify quality coatings that provide innovative solutions with the assurance of regulatory compliance. Visit Sherwin-Williams on the Internet at http://www.sherwin-williams.com/oem or to have a representative contact you, call 1-800-524-5979.

Direct Reader Inquiries to: Asia Brochure (SWCC1306) The Sherwin-Williams Company, c/o Ultimate Lead Systems, P. O. Box 739, Berea, Ohio 44017; 1-800-524-5979.

Reader questions: 1-800-524-5979

Web address: http://www.sherwin-williams.com/oem

CONTACT: Paula DePasquale of Prima Public Relations, Ltd., +1-440-893-9676, paula@primapublicrelations.com, for Sherwin-Williams

Web site: http://www.sherwin-williams.com/oem

Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders: Corwin press.(Brief article)(Book review)

www.corwinpress.com, $30.95

Author Susan Brooks-Young offers practical technology strategies for issues most critical to busy school leaders. Its four sections include: New Literacies, focusing on the latest technology advances and opportunities for integration in schools; Engaging Teachers and Students, which offers tools and strategies for professional development, establishing a Web presence, classroom blogs and distance learning; Providing a Reliable Infrastructure, which addresses tech-ready facilities, cost management, software and networks and the role of technology coordinators; and Legal and Social Concerns, which discusses Internet safety and security, copyright and plagiarism concerns, home-school communications and more.