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08-14-2011
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The Australian Greens say they will introduce legislation to parliament during the
next fortnight that aims to have coal seam gas corporations obtain written permission
before entering a farmer's land.

"It is a simple solution to the growing alarm in rural Australia," Greens leader Bob
Brown said on Sunday.

He cited the Darling Downs where more than 40,000 drill holes to extract gas have been
proposed in the coming years.

"We would like to extend the bill to include open-cut coal mines but feel that, at
this juncture, we'd be better to confine legislation to the terms set by Mr Abbott."

Senator Brown has written to the opposition leader seeking talks "to move our common
position forward" as quickly as possible.

There were sufficient numbers in both houses of parliament for the legislation to be
approved before Christmas, he said.

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NSW: Treasury report says child care is accessible, affordable

AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2007
NSW: Treasury report says child care is accessible, affordable

A federal treasury report says child care is accessible and affordable .. contradicting
claims the sector is in crisis.

The report says supply of child care places is keeping pace with demand .. and that
the proportion of family income being soaked by child care costs is not growing.

Fairfax Newspapers say the report .. published today in the Treasury's Economic Roundup
.. has found no evidence of an undersupply .. despite reports of lengthy waiting lists
and fees of more than 100 dollars per day for places at Sydney's inner city long daycare
centres.

The report found reported shortages may be a function of consumer choice .. rather
than actual shortage of places.

Sydney University's professor of public economics PATRICIA APPS has disputed the findings
.. saying the paper has totally distorted the available figures.

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Racy festival video prompts Thai uproar

THOMAS FULLER
International Herald Tribune
04-19-2011
Racy festival video prompts Thai uproar
Byline: THOMAS FULLER
Type: News

Three teenage girls who were filmed shirtless and gyrating to thumping music in the heart of Bangkok were apprehended by the police after a national uproar in a usually tolerant country.

To the millions of tourists who visit Bangkok each year, this is a city famous for its tolerance -- and notorious for its wild nightlife.
But a national uproar over several girls who danced topless in public during raucous celebrations at the recently concluded Thai water festival has underlined the limits of acceptable behavior in the country and the nuances of Thai public morality.

The three girls, who were filmed shirtless and gyrating to thumping music in the heart of Bangkok on Friday, were apprehended by the police on Monday. They are 13, 14 and 16 years old, the police said.

"We will take legal actions against them; the charge is doing a shameful act in public by indecently exposing oneself," Maj. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk of the police, who was leading the investigation, said. "This has damaged a traditional Thai ceremony."

The incident, which has remained one of the top stories on Thai news Web sites since Saturday, appears to have struck a nerve.

One video clip of the incident was viewed by nearly one million people. Ninety-four percent of 1,134 people polled in Bangkok and the surrounding area by Assumption University of Thailand said that they were aware of the controversy.

The Thai minister of culture, Nipit Intarasombut, was quoted in the Thai news media as saying that he hoped to enlist the teenage girls who danced topless in an educational program reading books about Thai traditional celebrations to nursery school children.

Thailand is one of Asia's most socially liberal societies. Homosexuality and transsexuals are widely accepted. A Thai maxim holds that a village is not civilized until transsexuals are found living there.

But the country also has a conservative streak. Abortion and pornography are banned. Alcohol sales are restricted to certain hours, and movies and television programs are censored for nudity. The government regularly blocks Web sites deemed to contravene Thai values.

Weak law enforcement and a general laissez-faire ethos in Thailand undermine rules against vice. Bangkok is home to hundreds of so-called saunas where male clients do more than just soak in hot tubs. Just minutes away from the spot where the three teenagers were filmed dancing, women and men perform in infamous sex shows, and sex workers lure their clientele in countless bars.

Chalidaporn Songsamphan, an associate professor at Thammasat University in Bangkok, said Thais were uncomfortable when sexuality was displayed in public, however. And the anger directed at the teenage girls is a way for Thais to channel their frustrations about wider social problems in Thailand, like alcoholism, low test scores among students and teenage delinquency, Ms. Chalidaporn said.

"Thais need someone to blame," Ms. Chalidaporn said. "It's easier than fixing problems in the country."

Ninety-one percent in the opinion poll over the weekend said they worried that Thai society had "deteriorated."

For the Ministry of Culture, which has led past morality campaigns, the topless controversy partly boomeranged. Users of an Internet discussion forum, Pantip.com, pointed out that the Ministry of Culture displayed an image of three fairy-like women wearing only sarongs on its Web site. The illustration was removed on Sunday afternoon.

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NSW:Ballina declared a natural disater area

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2010
NSW:Ballina declared a natural disater area

Ballina on the New South Wales north coast has been declared a natural disaster area
after torrential rain and flooding caused havoc across the shire.

The drenching began on Boxing Day and continued for days afterwards .. damaging roads
.. bridges .. drains and other critical infrastructure.

Primary producers and other businesses were also hit.

The declaration means help will be available for residents .. primary producers ..

business owners and councils for the clean-up.

NSW Premier KRISTINA KENEALLY says the total number of disaster declared areas has
now reached 51 since the beginning of December.

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QLD:Qld police bust drug labs

AAP Sports News (Australia)
08-20-2010
GOLF:Sim and Badds in contention

Australians MICHAEL SIM and AARON BADDELEY are two strokes from the first round lead
at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.

SIM and BADDELEY have taken advantage of their early tee times to both shoot four-under
66 on the soggy Sedgefield course, while compatriot JAMES NITTIES has carded a 67.

American JOHN ROLLINS leads on six-under 64 with half the field back in the clubhouse.

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Vic: Two more arrested over Easternats riot at Oakleigh

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2010
Vic: Two more arrested over Easternats riot at Oakleigh

MELBOURNE, April 12 AAP - Two more young men have been arrested following the riot
that wrecked a Bob Jane T-Mart store in Melbourne last month in protest over the cancellation
of a drag race meeting.

On Monday, police charged two 19-year-old men from Morwell in eastern Victoria for
their alleged involvement in the riot on March 19.

Members of the Glen Waverley Crime Investigation Unit and Divisional Tasking Unit arrested
the men at a house in Morwell.

One man has been charged with affray, riotous behaviour, burglary, theft and criminal
damage and the other with possessing a flare.

Both men were bailed to appear at La Trobe Valley Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning.

The riot broke out after the Easternats race meeting at Bob Jane's Calder Park was cancelled.

The mob trashed the Oakleigh franchise of Bob Jane T-Mart using bats, steel poles,
flares and street signs.

On April 1, alleged ringleaders Omar Amr and Aziz Elbayeh, both 19, were bailed in
the Melbourne Magistrates Court after being charged with incitement to riot, riot, affray,
burglary, theft and criminal damage.

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AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, Aug 29

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08-29-2009
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Jackson Drugs (LOS ANGELES)

Coroners say MICHAEL JACKSON's death was a homicide and the singer had a lethal cocktail
of six different drugs in his body when he died.

Ending several weeks of feverish speculation following JACKSON's sudden death in Los
Angeles in late June .. the county coroner's office has issued a brief statement ruling
the superstar's death was unlawful.

The statement said while acute intoxication from the powerful anaesthetic propofol
was the primary cause of death .. JACKSON had also suffered from the effects of other
drugs in his system.



US Kennedy (BOSTON)

EDWARD KENNEDY's family and friends have gathered around the US senator's coffin for
an Irish-style wake featuring prayer .. song .. and humour.

The invitation-only evening is the last event before KENNEDY's funeral early tomorrow morning.

Vice President JOSEPH BIDEN and California governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER among the
guests at the memorial .. promised by family to be a celebration of KENNEDY's life.

The political giant died earlier this week from brain cancer at the age of 77.



US Dugard Stepfather (ORANGE)

The stepfather of kidnapped schoolgirl JAYCEE DUGARD says the now 29 year-old feels
guilty about the bond developed with her captor of 18 years.

CARL PROBYN says JAYCEE is on a guilt trip because her bond with PHILLIP GARRIDO has
been broken .. after being freed earlier this week.

PROBYN has revealed very little about the family reunion but says JAYCEE looks almost
how she did when she was kidnapped in 1991.

GARRIDO and his wife NANCY have pleaded not guilty to 28 charges including kidnapping
and rape in a US court today.



Timor GG (CANBERRA)

Governor-General QUENTIN BRYCE will travel to East Timor this weekend to represent
Australia at celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of independence.

While August 30 isn't strictly the anniversary of independence it marks ten years since
around 450 thousand East Timorese voted in a referendum to become the world's newest independent
nation .. ending 24 years of occupation by Indonesia.



Leadership NSW (SYDNEY)

Two NSW government ministers have today rallied behind Premier NATHAN REES .. saying
there'll be no leadership spill to oust him.

Speculation about Mr REES' future as premier first surfaced within months after he
was appointed the state's top job in September last year .. and has intensified in recent
weeks ahead of a Tuesday's caucus meeting.

However police Minister TONY KELLY says a lot of the speculation is the result of competition
between media outlets and says the premier has his support.

Meanwhile at a separate press conference .. Treasurer ERIC ROOZENDAAL has told reporters
he isn't expecting a leadership spill and that Mr REE's still has the support of the caucus.



France Oasis (LONDON)

Oasis founding member NOEL GALLAGHER says he's quitting the British rock group in the
middle of its European tour because he can no longer work with his brother LIAM.

On the bands website NOEL writes he is quitting OASIS with some sadness and great relief
.. and has apologised to all the people who bought tickets for the shows they were scheduled
to play at.

The GALLAGHER brothers have had a notoriously stormy relationship since Oasis were
formed in 1991.



Briefly in other news ..



Taxi (BRISBANE)

A Queensland taxi driver is being credited with preventing a tragedy after stopping
a very drunk driver on a Cairns highway.



Cold (SYDNEY)

Staff at a western Sydney hotel have been locked in a cold room during a robbery.



US Airport (SAN FRANCISCO)

Air traffic controllers at a major control centre in California have been forced to
use just personal mobile phones to guide dozens of aeroplanes for 15 minutes .. after
the communications system briefly crashed.



in Sport ..



AFL WRAP (MELBOURNE)

Reigning premiers Hawthorn and Essendon will battle for the last place in the finals
at the MCG today while the winner of the Carlton versus Adelaide match will finish fifth.

Geelong host Fremantle .. Sydney play Brisbane at the SCG and Port Adelaide host North Melbourne.

Last night West Coast thrashed Richmond by 80 points .. the first time for new Tiger
BEN COUSINS playing against his old team in Perth.



League Action Wrap (SYDNEY)

There are three NRL matches today .. Gold Coast are at home to the Tigers .. South
Sydney host St George Illawarra .. and Melbourne Storm welcome the Roosters.

Last night Brisbane moved to fourth place on the ladder after beating the Cowboys 16-10
in Townsville.

While parramatta five-eighth DANIEL MORTIMER scored a hat-trick of tries to help crush
Penrith 48-6 at Parramatta .. extending the Eels' winning streak to seven games.



League Bulldogs (SYDNEY)

Amid all the hoopla surrounding HAZEM EL MASRI's farewell at ANZ Stadium tomorrow
.. Bulldogs coach KEVIN MOORE says his players are fully aware they still have two competition
points to play for.

The Bulldogs have a host of activities and ceremonies planned around their clash with
the Warriors to mark the final regular season home game for their retiring winger .. and
are hopeful of attracting a crowd in excess of 40 thousand.



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Vic: Police investigating fire

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2009
Vic: Police investigating fire

MELBOURNE, April 21 AAP - Police are investigating a fire which has left a house in
Melbourne's east badly damaged and an occupant suffering minor burns.

Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews were called to the house
in East Doncaster about 10.30pm (AEST) on Monday and discovered the fire.

A neighbour had alerted the residents to the fire.

It was believed the fire originated in the rear of the house and destroyed about 60
per cent of roof and internal structure, a police spokesman said.

About $100,000 in damage was caused by the fire.

A 20-year-old man from the house suffered minor burns to the foot and arm.

The man's mother, who was also at the house, was not injured.

Investigators will examine the scene on Tuesday morning to establish the cause of the fire.

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VIC: Officer shot at teen's legs before fatal shots fired:report

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2008
VIC: Officer shot at teen's legs before fatal shots fired:report

MELBOURNE, Dec 16 AAP - One of the three police officers who shot and killed a teenage
boy reportedly tried to shoot his legs as he advanced on them, allegedly wielding two
stolen knives.

Tyler Cassidy, 15, was shot and killed by three of four officers he confronted in a
skate park in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote on Thursday night. Cassidy had allegedly
threatened to kill them with the knives.

Tyler lured police to the scene with two hoax calls reporting an emergency near the
scene where he died, The Age said.

Un-named police sources told the newspaper one of the officers who shot at the boy
tried to shoot his legs in a bid to incapacitate him.

Officers failed to subdue him with two blasts of capsicum spray and warning shots as he advanced.

When Tyler continued to advance, three of the four police involved in the shooting
fired at his body until he fell.

Tyler died at the scene.

The report said Tyler was hit twice in the legs and twice in the chest and several
other shots missed him.

The officer who did not shoot said she could not because another officer was in her
line of fire, The Age said.

Tyler had allegedly armed himself with knives stolen from a KMart store at the nearby
Northcote Plaza shopping centre, the newspaper said.

The first hoax phone call reported an aggressive man armed with a shotgun at a Northcote
building site.

Police arrived at the location but declared the reports false because there was no
building site in the area.

Minutes later, he told KMart patrons and staff to call the police or he would start killing.

Meanwhile, a woman who saw Tyler minutes before he was gunned down, has used a letter
to The Age to deny the boy was aggressive before his death.

The woman, who asked not to be named, said she and her partner were confronted by Tyler
after he left the KMart.

She said they felt "nervous maybe, but not threatened".

"I did not encounter someone `violent and irrational' or `angry'," the woman wrote.

"I cannot comment on his behaviour before when he was in the shopping centre, or after
when he was with the police, but I can remark on our short encounter with him minutes
before he was shot.

"He patted our dog on his way to the skate park."

The woman said Tyler was "a kid who needed to sit down and talk".

Tyler's funeral will be held at St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Queens Parade
at 2pm (AEDT) on Thursday.

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Gym: Dasha's bittersweet night at the gym

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2008
Gym: Dasha's bittersweet night at the gym

By Darren Walton

BEIJING, Aug 10 AAP - Injured star Daria Joura broke down in tears after bravely helping
Australia qualify for the women's team final of the Olympic artistic gymnastics tonight
- only to miss a spot herself in any of the individual finals.

The highly-rated Joura was expected to challenge for a medal in the individual all-around
competition after placing second at the Olympic test event in Beijing last year and also
becoming just the fourth Australian in history to win a gold medal at a World Cup.

Ironically, though, Joura struck gold with her signature floor routine and that was
precisely where her troubles started tonight.

The Siberian-born 18-year-old hurt her leg in one of two mishaps on the floor and,
although she courageously soldiered on to post a vital score for Australia on the uneven
bars, Joura was unable to recover sufficiently to keep her individual medal hopes alive.

"She jammed her ankle and it just got weaker and more unstable as the comp went on,"

Australian coach Peggy Liddick lamented after her spearhead finished in a lowly 42nd position
- well outside the top 24 qualifiers.

"But we wouldn't have made the team final without her strong bars, so she kept it together there.

"Then on the beam, where you need the most stability of course, a little bit of tape
just wasn't going to do it."

Joura's fate was sealed when she slipped off the beam, moments after teammate Lauren
Mitchell twice came unstuck to dash her chances also of making the individual final.

On the positive side, Australia remain in the mix for an historic first medal in Olympic
artistic gymnastics after qualifying in fifth place for Wednesday's eight-team final at
Beijing's National Indoor Stadium.

Gold medal favourites China, with a total score of 248.275, topped qualifying ahead
of fellow superpowers the USA (246.800), Russia (244.400) and Romania (238.425).

Australia (235.450), France (233.875), Brazil (233.800) and Japan (233.175) round out
the finalists.

And while Joura missed out, two of her less-fancied teammates advanced to the 24-woman
individual final, with Shona Morgan qualifying in 15th spot and Georgia Benora in 17th
position.

"They always say the strength of a team is not so much your superstars - your No.1
or No.2 - that the strength of a team is your numbers three, four or five and those girls
came through today," Liddick said.

"Shona and Georgia were troopers. They're the ones that set the pace and the more experienced
girls really didn't have an excuse, and I was really proud of those two."

"But we made it through to the team finals and it's a clean slate. I think in the team
final we'll toughen up a little bit."

American reigning world champion Shawn Johnson was the top individual qualifier.

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Fed: Bring back Who Dares Wins, Zaetta says

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2008
Fed: Bring back Who Dares Wins, Zaetta says

By Alyssa Braithwaite, National Entertainment Writer

SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - Gladiators has made a triumphant comeback on Australian television
screens. Could fellow 1990s game show Who Dares Wins be next?

Almost 1.85 million Australians tuned into the new incarnation of Gladiators on the
Seven Network on Sunday night, making it the most watched TV premiere of the year. The
audience peaked at 2.18 million.

Now Who Dares Wins former host Tania Zaetta says a revamped version of the hit show
would give the Gladiators remake a run for its money.

The show revolved around unsuspecting contestants who were dared to take part in a
dangerous, disgusting or embarrassing stunt of some kind in order to win prizemoney or
holidays.

It originally aired on the Seven Network between 1996 and 1998, hosted by Zaetta and
Mike Whitney (who also hosted the original Gladiators), and has since been screened in
more than 50 countries worldwide.

"I would definitely do it again. It would be great, and I reckon they should," Zaetta told AAP.

"If Gladiators can make a comeback we can definitely kick some serious butt and modernise
Who Dares Wins.

"Who Dares is probably one show that would be great to make a big comeback because
it is still on air now.

"Channel Seven keeps repeating it and it's been like 14 years or something. It's timeless
and dateless."

Zaetta said the only problem with bringing back the successful show was whether they
could come up with new stunts.

"We were so ground-breaking and ahead of our time all the way back then, we had the
best stunt guys and riggers and crew, that what else could we do apart from send a man
to the moon?" she said.

"People are still trying to replicate some of the dares and stunts that we did, like
a tandem parachute with someone bunjying off underneath.

"It's just unheard of, and we did this all like 15 years ago."

Other stunts featured on the show included riding a motorcycle out the back of an airborne
plane, swimming across a lagoon filled with 200 crocodiles, and climbing down a wire ladder
attached to a helicopter as it flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The now 37-year-old Zaetta said she thought the original show was contemporary in every
way - except for her fashion.

"The only way that you'd notice that it was filmed many years ago is the fact that
I'm harry high-pants," she laughed.

"My tops were really short and my shorts were up high.

"And now everything's going south - not me, but the length of tops has come down and
the length of jeans has gone all the way down to hipsters."

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Fed: Unknown person put ecstasy tablet in my jeans, says Johns=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2007
Fed: Unknown person put ecstasy tablet in my jeans, says Johns=2

Australian Rugby Union boss JOHN O'NEILL has now ruled out any chance of the former
Kangaroos captain joining the Wallabies as a coaching consultant .. during the World Cup
in France.

JOHNS spent time tutoring the Wallabies' kickers before the Australian side upset the
All Blacks in Melbourne in June.

Australian coach JOHN CONNOLLY had said recently he hoped JOHNS could work again with
the team in France.

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NSW: Orkopoulos charged with fresh sex and drug offences

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2007
NSW: Orkopoulos charged with fresh sex and drug offences

Sacked NSW government minister MILTON ORKOPOULOS has been charged with 21 fresh child
sex and drug offences.

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Qld: Police officer won't be charged over Palm Island death

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
Qld: Police officer won't be charged over Palm Island death

TOWNSVILLE, Qld, Dec 14 AAP - The Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions has decided
not to lay criminal charges against a senior police officer over a death in custody of
a Palm Island man.

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Fed: Downer not too concerned about loss of wheat contracts

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2006
Fed: Downer not too concerned about loss of wheat contracts

CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has played down the loss of
Australian wheat contracts with Iraq following the AWB kickbacks scandal.

A US Department of Agriculture report says American farmers have won 72 per cent of
the country's market share for wheat over the past year - displacing Australia's position
as the key wheat exporter to Iraq.

Embattled monopoly wheat exporter AWB remains locked out of the lucrative market, with
Iraq maintaining its trading ban on AWB while the company faces an inquiry into the kickbacks
it paid to Saddam Hussein's former regime.

Mr Downer said today he was "not sure about the accuracy of the figures", but he had
anticipated Australia would lose some share of the Iraqi wheat market.

He was more upbeat about the opening up of Iraq's wheat trading environment.

"I've not checked (the figures) myself but we've obviously lost some share of that
market," Mr Downer told Sky News.

"That was a given. The United States didn't export into the Iraqi market during Saddam
Hussein's time.

"I've been reasonably satisfied that the market has been opened up to international
competition in a fair and reasonable way.

"Inevitably it's going to ebb and flow in terms of who wins contracts at particular times."

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NSW: Pair fighting for lives in hospital after shopping centre shooting

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2006
NSW: Pair fighting for lives in hospital after shopping centre shooting

SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - A man and woman are fighting for their lives in hospital after
being shot in a shopping centre carpark in Sydney's west.

Ambulance officers were called to the Fairfield Forum shopping centre in Cunningham
Street, Fairfield, about 3.45pm (AEDT) today, an ambulance spokesman said.

The female and male, both believed to be aged in their 30s, were treated at the scene
and then taken to Liverpool hospital with gunshot wounds.

A spokeswoman for the hospital said the pair were in a "very critical" condition.

The shooting is not believed to be linked to other shootings that have taken place
recently in western Sydney.

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NSW: Khazal to face committal on terrorism charge

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2005
NSW: Khazal to face committal on terrorism charge

SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Former Sydney baggage handler Bilal Khazal has been committed to
stand trial on a charge of inciting another person to commit a terrorist act.

The fresh charge was revealed in June when the 35-year-old former Qantas employee was
ordered to stand trial for knowingly collecting or making documents connected with terrorism.

In Central Local Court, Magistrate Michael Price committed Khazal to also stand trial
on the fresh charge.

"I find there is a reasonable prospect that a reasonable jury properly instructed would
convict you of this indictable offence," he said.

Khazal will face both charges in one committal hearing in the NSW Supreme Court on September 2.

Bail was continued.

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Martens: Pemex and CFE should no longer be govt. 'cash cows'.

MEXICO CITY, May 23, 2002

Energy Secretary Ernesto Martens said that companies Petr?leos de M?xico (Pemex) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) are the government's "cash cows" since they are major suppliers of fiscal resources, a situation that has caused the energy sector to suffer slow growth and maintenance problems. Martens said that the companies must evolve from "government" entities to "state" companies. The official said that he would push for a change in the fiscal structure of Pemex and the CFE and the creation of an independent administration. Martens said the federal government would pressure the Senate to pass reforms to the Retirement Saving System (SAR) to allow pension funds administrators (Afores) to invest in energy projects. He said Congress would surely convoke an extraordinary session "and we expect [the agenda] will include the electricity reform."

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DMA show watchwords: return on investment; Marketers on lookout for cost-effective site tools.(Direct Marketing Association)(Brief Article)

A new emphasis on bottom-line results-and not development for development's sake-prevailed at last week's Direct Marketing Association Net.marketing spring 2001 conference and exhibition in Seattle, as vendors sought an edge that will keep b-to-b marketers coming through their doors. Products and services introduced were framed as return-on-investment tools tailor-made for corporate marketers working on skimpy budgets. Campaign analytics, new delivery technologies and exchange enablers were among the new products introduced by such companies as digiMine Inc., iQ Commerce Corp., MatchLogic Inc. and Infinitemarket Inc. ``ROI is probably the most frequently used term here at the show this year,'' said Ken Burke, president-CEO of e-commerce development studio Multimedia Live, Petaluma, Calif. ``Direct marketers are definitely looking to improve their Web site, invest in infrastructure and develop this new channel [the Internet]. But they are doing it cautiously and adhering to sound business fundamentals.'' Providing sound business numbers is the drive behind digiMine's Campaign Response Analytics, which the company is marketing under the brand name digiMine CRA. DigiMine, headed by former Microsoft Corp. executives, demonstrated the product's ability to glean such information as lifetime customer value and acquisition cost per customer.

``Most companies on the Web today are spending a tremendous amount on their sites, and being able to acquire customers in a cost-effective manner is important,'' said Stephanie Peterson, director of business development for digiMine, Kirkland, Wash. ``To date, it has been difficult to track the

effectiveness of a campaign. These new analytics applications are all about ROI.'' MatchLogic, Westminster, Colo., also provided a new wrinkle to campaign management. The company has long sold high-end campaign management and analytic applications to corporations and advertising agencies interested in running all aspects of Internet advertising and marketing, as well as low-end services for marketers interested only in getting spreadsheet reports on a campaign's results.

Last week, MatchLogic introduced a middle-ground product. MatchLogic Client Drive allows marketers to make changes to campaigns through a Web browser and create customized reports. ``Advertisers and agencies are trying to see where they fit in the Internet, and how much work they want to do,'' said Greg Neal, senior product manager-ad serving for MatchLogic. ``Some want it all in-house, some want to outsource it, and some want to be somewhere in between. Client Drive allows those marketers and agencies in the middle to be more involved in strategic planning.'' Speaking in tongues Delivery mechanisms also took center stage. IQ Commerce Corp. said its just-released iQ Digital Direct Marketing Suite can be used to produce and deliver direct marketing materials globally. The Saratoga, Calif.-based company said the product allows marketers to run campaigns in 11 languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Spanish and Swedish. Meanwhile, e-marketing campaign company NewWorld Direct, Dublin, Ireland, said it has licensed streaming video technology from Seattle-based Vendaria Inc. The deal means that NewWorld will be able to deliver streaming video marketing messages embedded within Web sites and e-mail and viewable by browsers with modem speeds as slow as 36 KBps, well below the average speed of a b-to-b browser. Radical Communication Inc., Marina Del Rey, Calif., and Annuncio Software Inc., Mountain View, Calif., announced a partnership that will allow customers of Radical's streaming e-mail services to run campaigns and report on their efficacy through Annuncio's marketing software platform. Also coming out of the gates in Seattle was Exstream Data Inc., Oakland, which introduced an e-mail product called Gooeymail. The platform allows for rich-media presentations within opt-in e-mail. Infinitemarket, Newton, Mass., used the show to introduce software and services aimed at b-to-b manufacturers. Its Exchange Rocket allows manufacturers to create aftermarket, private-label Internet exchanges for their buyer communities. The company said Exchange Rocket will allow manufacturers to generate revenue by collecting commissions on products sold after they leave their factories. ``We think we're on to a new concept that's easy and rapidly deployable for any licensee,'' said Joseph Luchison, director-marketing and sales for Infinitemarket. ``Manufacturers that are going to succeed on the Web are those able to use it for alternative revenue streams. We've got a tool for them to build new markets in a fully branded way.'' @@Volume: 86 @@Publication number: 5 @@Word Count: 699 words

BRAVE NEW FUTURE.(SPECIAL)

`The quality of the earth's air and water'

- "This generation is more aware of our relationship with the earth and will try to make it better for our children." - Man, 45, Hennepin County

- "In some countries it is not an issue and they need to be more concerned." - Woman, 39, Beltrami

`The Way Minneapolis and St. Paul will be in 100 years'

- "The people are of good stock and will keep things going well." - Man, 62, Pennington County

- " Not doing enough to advance into the future. St. Paul will be disadvantaged by not passing the stadium." - Man, 27, Wright County

`Medical care'

- "We will be more humane about the costs and treatments and get insurance for the people who don't have it." - Man, 36, Hennepin County.

- "Insurance companies are trying to replace doctors in how we are taken care of." - Woman, 44, Scott County

`The role of state government in our lives'

- "Jesse is a fresh new view. First time I felt a reason to vote. Felt he was more normal." - Woman, 36, Anoka County

- "I see the federal government stepping in and mandating things they shouldn't be involved in. I am a strong supporter of local government. It is much more efficient." - Man, 43, Houston County

`Farming and agriculture'

- "People are realizing that changes are needed and that we need to support the farmers because they bring us our food." - Woman, 45, Houston County

- "The prices farmers get stinks - it is at a 29 year low." - Woman, 44, Meeker County

`Our relationships with family and friends'

- "Family is so important. Without them, where would you be?" - Woman, 54, Pope County

- "Single parenting and broken families will lead to a negative domino effect on society as a whole." - Man, 21, Hennepin County

`Science and technology'

- "I'd love to see life on Mars or start a colony."

- "With science they try to act like there is no God and take everything into their own hands." - Woman, 75, Rock County

`The way computers and technology affect how people work at their jobs"

- (Technology "allows more creativity and innovation." - Man, 21, Olmsted County

- "I don't feel it is good for people to sit in cubicles all day and stare at computers." - Woman, 86, Hennepin County

`How computers and the internet affect our lives'

- "Because kids nowadays have to have more understanding about what's going on in the world." - Woman, 71, Hubbard County

- "I think computers have simplified our lives and caused a dependence which is going to haunt us." - Man, 44, Clay County

`The role of religion in the world'

- "It is the foundation of the world. Hope it stays that way." - Man, 34, Morrison County

- "The people in power, the big business of religion. They have become so rabid that they turn people from religion." - Woman, 65, Chippewa County

-NDS: Novell and PeopleSoft integration solution improves business processes, lowers network administrative costs.

M2 PRESSWIRE-2 November 1998-NDS: Novell and PeopleSoft integration solution improves business processes, lowers network administrative costs (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:021198 * Novell and PeopleSoft integration solution improves business processes, lowers network administrative costs * Novell delivers NDS Integration for PeopleSoft to automate creation of employee digital personas and allow "self-service" data updates PeopleSoft Users' Conference 1998, SAN FRANCISCO -- November 2, 1998 -- Novell(R), Inc. today announced the availability of its Novell Directory Services(R)

(NDS(TM)) Integration for PeopleSoft, further demonstrating Novell's commitment to provide businesses the tools they need to directory-enable their entire enterprise networks. Created by Novell Consulting Services, this integration is the next in a series of important NDS-based solutions. With the services of a Novell consultant to implement the solution, an organization's existing NDS and PeopleSoft applications are integrated, streamlining related administrative and business functions. This solution provides end users with secure authentication through NDS and self-service access to PeopleSoft's mission-critical applications. Network administrators are given the ability to securely and automatically add, delete and change employee records; thereby achieving simplified database administration and hiring/termination processes by synchronizing data between NDS and PeopleSoft. This integration solution is being demonstrated today at the PeopleSoft Users' Conference 1998.

"Novell chose to integrate NDS with PeopleSoft because our rapidly growing list of mutual customers will greatly benefit from directory-enabled access to critical applications that companies use to run their businesses," said Rich Nortz, senior vice president of Novell customer services. "By making simple database updates, additions and deletions easy and secure for employees and administrators to manage, organizations can expect to substantially lower administrative time and costs and improve general productivity in their enterprise."

NDS and PeopleSoft Integration NDS Integration for PeopleSoft decreases administration time by synchronizing NDS with PeopleSoft's enterprise applications, enabling organizations to easily add or remove an individual from the organization's database. When an employee is added to the PeopleSoft system, an NDS user account is automatically created on the network, giving them immediate access to generally available network resources such as applications, printers and servers without network administrator assistance.

"PeopleSoft recognizes the value of the network directory in the enterprise and believes that integration with NDS will help our customers reduce administrative costs for the entire network," said Robert Eve, vice president of Software Alliances, PeopleSoft. "The potential is there to extend directory-enabled PeopleSoft to the rest of the enterprise, further simplifying administration and lowering costs."

PeopleSoft's enterprise applications seamlessly integrate and consolidate such mission-critical operations as human resources, financials, distribution, materials management, manufacturing, supply chain management and student administration.

With NDS Integration for PeopleSoft, IS managers will not have to create and maintain a redundant employee directory; they will have fewer passwords to manage; and fewer help desk calls from users who have forgotten multiple passwords. The users themselves will have a single log-in to the network and PeopleSoft resources as well as the assured security of their personal information due to the strong authentication services in NDS.

"NDS integration for PeopleSoft will add greater functionality to our existing NDS network and will greatly reduce overall administrative costs," said Brenda Gombosky, director of information technology, data center services, University of Louisville. "Our employees will be able to access information through NDS and, since all processes are completed through a browser, access to forms will be as simple as accessing the Internet or sending e-mail."

With the NDS Integration for PeopleSoft, end users are able to maintain their own personal employee records, which eliminates data entry redundancy, lowering database administrative costs through improved accuracy and timeliness of data entry. This tight integration also offers users single-point access to forms, information and applications across the network, through a Web browser or Novell's e-mail and collaboration product, GroupWise(R). The NDS element in this integration further ensures employee self- service transactions are secure and guarantees that the information will only be seen and changed by the respective employee.

For example, human resources departments can allow employees to update their own information such as phone numbers, home addresses and W-4 forms and to view vacation balances, direct deposit notifications and benefits summaries; and universities can offer students easy viewing access to their transcripts and course information. Because changes are automatically recorded in NDS and the PeopleSoft database simultaneously, IS managers no longer have to manually synchronize employee data across two databases.

Pricing and Availability NDS Integration for PeopleSoft is available today from Novell Consulting Services and pricing is determined on a per customer basis depending on the size and needs of each organization. The customized solution starts at approximately $40,000 with additional per user and consulting fees. Novell's NetWare with NDS and People Soft are sold separately.

Additional information about this integration solution can be found on Novell's Web site at http://consulting.novell.com or from Novell Consulting Services at (801) 861-3467. Information about purchasing NetWare or GroupWise can be found on the Novell Web site or through any Novell sales office. For more information about PeopleSoft applications please visit their Web site at http://www.peoplesoft.com Novell Directory Services Novell's directory technology, NDS, is the world's leading directory service. It is the unifying, cross- platform infrastructure for managing, securing, accessing and developing to all the major components of a network. NDS supports more APIs, tools, standards and protocols than any other directory service. The advanced functionality in NDS offers a strong development foundation for delivering secure, manageable network applications. The market-proven and powerful structure of NDS streamlines administrative tasks to minimize management time and expense.

About Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is the world's largest network software company and the leader in directory-enabled network solutions. Novell solutions make networks more manageable and secure and reduce the total cost of ownership for organizations of every kind and size. Novell's worldwide channel, developer, education and technical support programs are the most extensive in the network computing industry.

For information on Novell's complete range of products and services, contact Novell's Customer Response Center at (888) 321-4CRC (4272), or visit Novell's Web site at www.novell.com. Press may access Novell announcements and company information on the World Wide Web at www.novell.com/pressroom.

Novell, GroupWise and Novell Directory Services are registered trademarks and NDS is a trademark of Novell, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.e CONTACT: Katrina Larson, Novell, Inc.

Tel: +1 801 861-5593 e-mail: kalarson@novell.com Carrie Merritt, Cunningham Communication, Inc.

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NKSH, ANGO, CBST, INDB, MTOX, OPTT Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases.

M2 PRESSWIRE-July 13, 2011-BUYINS.NET: NKSH, ANGO, CBST, INDB, MTOX, OPTT Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

RDATE:13072011

BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Thursday, July 14th 2011 and determining how the stocks have performed After their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and July earnings reports. NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC/VA (NASDAQ:NKSH), ANGIODYNAMICS INC (NASDAQ:ANGO), CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:CBST), INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MA (NASDAQ:INDB), MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC (NASDAQ:MTOX), OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:OPTT) are all expected to be Up After their earnings are released. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go Up After earnings are released Thursday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Time

NKSH NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC/VA July Earnings Q2 After

ANGO ANGIODYNAMICS INC 6 Quarter Q4 After

CBST CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC July Earnings Q2 After

INDB INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MA 6 Quarter Q2 After

MTOX MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC 12 Quarter Q2 Before

OPTT OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC 12 Quarter Q4 Before

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC/VA (NASDAQ:NKSH) - National Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for the National Bank of Blacksburg that provides a range of retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, non profits, and local governments in Virginia. It accepts various deposit products, including demand deposits, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial, agricultural, real estate, home equity, and consumer loans. It also offers merchant credit card services, business and consumer credit cards, letters of credit, night depository, safe deposit boxes, travelers checks, utility payment services, and automatic funds transfer services. In addition, the company provides wealth management, and trust and estate services for individual and business customers, as well as offers telephone and Internet banking services. It operates 24 branch offices and 25 automated teller machines in southwest Virginia. Further, the company, through its subsidiary, National Bankshares Financial Services, Inc., offers non-deposit investment products and insurance products. National Bankshares was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia.

ANGIODYNAMICS INC (NASDAQ:ANGO) - AngioDynamics, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets various therapeutic and diagnostic devices that enable interventional physicians to treat peripheral vascular disease, tumors, and other non-coronary diseases. It operates in three segments: Peripheral Vascular, Access, and Oncology/Surgery. The Peripheral Vascular segment offers and manages venous, angiographic, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), drainage, thrombolytic, targeted renal therapy, micro access, and transjugular access product lines. Its venous products include VenaCure and Sotradecol products; angiographic product line comprises angiographic catheters, entry needles, guidewires, and fluid management products; PTA product line consists of PTA dilation balloon catheters, including WORKHORSE and PROFILER to open blocked blood vessels and dialysis access sites; drainage product line includes TOTAL ABSCESSION general drainage catheters; and thrombolytic product line comprises PULSE SPRAY, UNI FUSE, and SPEEDLYSER catheters. The Access segment provides and manages dialysis, port, and PICC product lines. Its dialysis product line includes dialysis catheters, which are marketed under the DuraMax, SCHON, EVENMORE, DURA-FLOW, SCHON XL, and LIFEJET F-16 brands. The Oncology/Surgery segment offers radio frequency ablation products, which include radiofrequency ablation (RFA) disposable electrodes, RF resection device, and RFA generators; embolization products; and NanoKnife products, based on the principles of Irreversible Electroporation. The company offers its products to interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, and surgical oncologists through a direct sales force in the United States and through a combination of direct sales and distributor relationships internationally. AngioDynamics, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Queensbury, New York.

CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:CBST) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment. The company markets CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection), the first antibiotic in a new class of anti-infectives called lipopeptides in the United States. It also promotes MERREM I.V. (meropenem for injection) in the U.S. under an agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP. The companys clinical product pipeline consists of ecallantide, a recombinant human protein being developed for the reduction of blood loss during cardiac surgery, for which Phase 2 data is under analysis; a Phase 2 program focused on the development of a novel cephalosporin to address certain serious infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms; a program for the treatment of CDAD (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea), which is entering Phase 2; and a Phase 1 program to address the unmet medical need for a treatment for serious infections caused by MDR Gram-negative pathogens. Cubist Pharmaceuticals is also working on various pre-clinical programs, including an anti-infective program for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children, therapies to treat various serious bacterial infections, and agents to treat acute pain. It has a collaboration agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for developing Alnylams RNA interference to treat RSV. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts.

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MA (NASDAQ:INDB) - Independent Bank Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Rockland Trust Company that provides commercial and retail banking, and wealth management services in Massachusetts. It generates various deposit products, including demand deposits, interest checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time certificates of deposit. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial loans, which include loans to businesses for working capital and other business-related purposes, and floor plan financing; small business loans that consist of loans to businesses with commercial credit needs; and consumer loans, which comprise installment loans, personal loans, automobile loans, and overdraft protection. It also provides real estate loans, which include commercial mortgages that are secured by non-residential properties; residential mortgages, which are secured primarily by owner-occupied residences; mortgages for the construction of commercial and residential properties; and home equity loans and lines. In addition, the company offers investment management and trust services to individuals, small businesses, and charitable institutions. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 68 full service and 3 limited service retail branches, 11 commercial banking centers, 4 investment management offices, and 4 mortgage lending centers in the in eastern Massachusetts; and Lincoln, Rhode Island. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Rockland, Massachusetts.

MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC (NASDAQ:MTOX) - MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide forensic and clinical laboratory services. The company also manufactures and distributes diagnostic and related devices. Its Laboratory Services segment offers drugs-of-abuse testing services. It also provides clinical and other laboratory services, including clinical toxicology, clinical testing for occupational health clinics, clinical testing for physician offices, pediatric lead testing, and analysis of heavy and trace metal. In addition, this segment offers services in the area of logistical support, data management, and program management; and pain management products. Further, it provides clinical trial services comprising central laboratory, assay (test) development, bio-analytical, bio-equivalence, and pharmacokinetic testing services for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, clinical research organizations, research organizations, investigators with trial management, and patient recruitment/enrollment and site management organizations. The companys Product Sales segment offers point-of-collection testing (POCT) products for drugs-of-abuse. It primarily provides diagnostic drug screening products, such as PROFILE-II ER and PROFILE-III ER, and PROFILE-IV to hospital markets for drug detection in patients; MEDTOXScan, an electronic reader for use with PROFILE-V device in hospital laboratories and emergency rooms; and VERDICT-II and SURE-SCREEN diagnostic drug screening products for criminal justice and drug rehabilitation markets. This segment also offers coagulation/blood clotting market controls; and distributes diagnostic tests for the detection of alcohol with the EZ-SCREEN Breath Alcohol Test. The company serves public and private companies, drug treatment counseling centers, criminal justice facilities, occupational health clinics, third party administrators, and hospitals. MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:OPTT) - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of proprietary systems that generate electricity by harnessing the renewable energy of ocean waves primarily in North America, Europe, and Australia. Its product portfolio includes utility PowerBuoy system to supply electricity to a local or regional electric power grid; and autonomous PowerBuoy system that is designed to generate power for use independent of the power grid in remote locations. The companys autonomous PowerBuoy system is also used for sonar and radar surveillance, tsunami warning, oceanographic data collection, offshore platforms, and offshore aquaculture applications. Its customers include public utilities, independent power producers, and other governmental entities and agencies. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey.

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Satiate Your Comedy Cravings This Summer!

The Fifth Annual "COMEDY CENTRAL Park" Live from SummerStage Starring Jim Gaffigan with Special Guest John Pinette Takes Place Rain or Shine on Wednesday, June 29 at 8:00 P.M. ET

"COMEDY CENTRAL Park" Is One Of Over 100 Free Programs Offered During The 2011 SummerStage Season Through The City Parks Foundation In New York City

The First 3,000 Attendees Will Receive A Complimentary, Reusable Shopping Bag Courtesy Of The Network's Pro-Social Initiative AddressTheMess

NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kick back with a cool one and indulge in a night of laughs as "COMEDY CENTRAL Park" celebrates its fifth consecutive year of free stand-up comedy Live from SummerStage in New York City's historic Central Park. This year's presentation of "COMEDY CENTRAL Park" will feature comedian Jim Gaffigan with special guest John Pinette on Wednesday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m. (gates open at 7:00 p.m.). The outdoor venue is located at mid-Central Park (near the Fifth Avenue and 69th Street entrance). Outback Steakhouse and Mike's Hard Lemonade are the sponsors of "COMEDY CENTRAL Park."

Jim Gaffigan has proven himself as a major talent to a wide range of audiences, achieving accolades and awards for his stand-up comedy, acting and writing. His clever, quiet style has made him one of the top five most successful touring comedians in the country today and his CDs and DVDs have reached platinum status. Currently, Gaffigan stars in the highly-acclaimed Broadway play "That Championship Season" along with Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland.

Gaffigan has had an unprecedented number of appearances on "Late Night with David Letterman" and "Conan." His writing and voice work on the animated series "Pale Force" on "Conan" led to Broadband Emmy and Webby Award nominations. Gaffigan's television credits include breakout guest appearances on HBO's cult hits "Flight of the Conchords" and "Bored to Death" and dramatic roles in all three versions of "Law & Order." Gaffigan has also become a mainstay on the big screen with memorable roles in "Going the Distance," "Away We Go" and "It's Kind of a Funny Story." His latest film, "Salvation Boulevard" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011 which starred Jennifer Connolly, Ed Harris, Pierce Bronson and Greg Kinnear.

John Pinette was born outside of Boston and has been entertaining audiences around the world for over twenty years. He has enjoyed a long career in stand-up, television, film and stage. He starred as Edna Turnblad in the hit Broadway musical "Hairspray." Pinette's film credits include "Duets," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, "Dear God," starring Greg Kinnear, "Junior," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and "The Punisher," starring John Travolta. His latest film is "The Last Godfather" starring opposite Harvey Keitel. His television credits include "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," the final episode of "Seinfeld," multiple stand-up comedy appearances on "The Tonight Show," "The Dr. Phil Show" and "The View." His COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up special and DVD, "I'm Starvin'" was released in January 2007 as a follow up to his enormously successful CD "Show Me The Buffet." The World Premiere of his new one-hour stand-up special "John Pinette: Still Hungry" premieres on Friday, July 29 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

"COMEDY CENTRAL Park" kicked off its inaugural year with host Dave Attell and featured comedians Ted Alexandro, Joe DeRosa, Kurt Metzger, John Mulaney and Amy Schumer. In 2008, Stephen Lynch, Mike Birbiglia and Julian McCullough performed. In 2009, Gabriel Iglesias and Pablo Francisco rocked the mic and last year, "The Daily Show & Friends" featured "Daily Show" correspondents Wyatt Cenac and John Oliver, series alum Rob Riggle, executive producer Rory Albanese and supervising producer Adam Lowitt with a special performance by Lewis Black.

COMEDY CENTRAL's pro-social initiative, AddressTheMess also returns again this year to participate in this free stand-up event by encouraging participants to reduce dependence on the ubiquitous plastic bag. The first 3,000 attendees will receive a complimentary, reusable shopping bag. Visit www.addressthemess.com for more info.

About City Parks Foundation:

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. We work in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. Our programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

SOURCE COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

Irvine Micropreneur Program Announces Valuable and Informative June Line-up.

Irvine Chamber of Commerce Free Weekly Webinar Provides Valuable Insight on Starting a Business and Achieving Lasting Prosperity

IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Irvine Micropreneur Program presented by the Irvine Chamber of Commerce addresses the needs of small businesses. Hosted by Robert Coleman, President of Pacific Venture Club, the program is designed to teach entrepreneurs and small business owners how to raise capital, market their products, develop new business opportunities, manage finances, and plan for greater prosperity. Participants will also learn how to use social media to grow their business by participating in online presentations hosted by experts from many fields. The webinars are free for all to participate in.

"Our June Micropreneur lineup coincides with a highly informational International Market Insights Webinar Series which deals with importing and exporting to the Taiwan and Indian markets," says Christopher Lynch, VP of Business & Economic Development at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce. Lynch also adds that, "It is important to educate small business owners on the opportunities internationally and to not just focus on local markets." The next International Market Insights webinar will take place on June 9th, visit www.irvineglobalmarkets.com to learn more.

Since the Irvine Micropreneur Program launched in September of 2010, the weekly webinar series aimed at small business owners and entrepreneurs has steadily gained popularity and has seen an increase in viewership since its introduction.

The Irvine Micropreneur Program June Line-Up:

June 2

Presentations and Documents for Investors

Host Robert Coleman and attorney Bruce Methven will walk you through the various ins and outs of what you should prepare for your investors from both marketing and legal perspectives.

June 9

Resources for International Business

The presentation will emphasize resources that you can use in your business right away to develop an international presence.

June 16

The Essence of Zentrepreneurism

Featuring Allan Holender, Author of the book "Zentrepreneurism - A 21st Century Guide To The New World Of Business". Discover how Western enterprises and business people can implement insights from Eastern philosophies into their search for more meaningful work, and find ethical paths to lasting prosperity.

June 23

How to Get Your Company Acquired

Discover the steps to take to get your business acquired. Learn the basics of valuation, finding acquirers, and negotiating a deal. Should you use a broker or sell it yourself? Find out here.

June 30

Entrepreneur's Roundup

This presentation will feature brief presentations by a number of young companies. Learn about new technologies, emerging Internet services, and new ideas presented by others. This is a great venue to meet budding companies, investors, advisors, and others online.

The Free Micropreneur Webinars are scheduled for every Thursday, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will feature a different topic every week. To learn more about the Irvine Micropreneur Program visit: www.irvinemicropreneur.com, or contact Victor DiCarlo at (949)660-9112 ext. 128 for more information.

About the Irvine Chamber of Commerce

The Irvine Chamber of Commerce is one of the most influential Chamber's in Orange County representing hundreds of local businesses. The Chamber's mission is to promote an economic climate that strengthens the competitiveness of local businesses, while offering members a wide range of benefits, services, programs and information. The Irvine Chamber is one of only 250 Chamber's in the U.S. who meet the requirements for accreditation by the U.S. Chamber. For more information, please call 949-660-9112, or visit www.irvinechamber.com.

Contact:	Victor DiCarlo
	(949) 660-9112 ext. 128
	vdicarlo@irvinechamber.com

SOURCE Irvine Chamber of Commerce

Runa Capital Invests in Metabar.

Runa Capital, a Russian seed-stage Venture Capital firm, announced its third investment; in Metabar, a free platform that automates the process of creating browser-based applications.

In a release, the Company noted the platform is designed specifically to help increase web traffic and brand loyalty for Russian-based internet sites.

"The Russian internet today includes hundreds of sites that attract a million plus visitors. Metabar's team has extensive experience of this market and the resources needed target these websites. Our platform allows website owners to quickly offer applications that can transform casual visitors into regular audiences," said Michael Ushakov, CEO at Metabar.

"The Russian internet market is growing rapidly, with approximately 50 million users today, and a predicted 60-80 million in three years. The online advertising market alone was worth approximately $1 billion in 2010," said Dmitry Chikhachev, managing partner of Runa Capital. "Metabar's business model is similar to California-based Conduit.com with revenue coming via advertising searches. However, Metabar is the first to offer these capabilities in the Russian market. The investment from Runa represents another major step toward realizing our ambition of helping Russian and CIS-based technology talent reach the global stage."

Metabar has been open for beta-testing since Autumn 2010.

Runa Capital, founded by Serguei Beloussov, chairman of Parallels and Acronis, is an early stage venture capital fund.

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Research and Markets: Online and Mobile Device Identification: Is Your Online Authentication Security Strategy Ready to Go Mobile?

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/94fcf1/online_and_mobile) has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research's new report "Online and Mobile Device Identification: Is Your Online Authentication Security Strategy Ready to Go Mobile?" to their offering.

Device identification is a relatively inexpensive authentication process that provides a low to medium layer of protection with high ease of use for consumers. But is this online security strategy ready to go mobile? In this report, Javelin reviews the advantages and disadvantages of device identification and its ability to extend from online to mobile authentication. The need for better account authentication in financial services, retail, medical, social networks and gaming is urgent and growing. While mobile threats are still nascent, online attacks on nationwide financial institutions are increasing. At the same time, more consumers are purchasing smartphones and are also connecting to online and mobile sites through their mobile devices. Security vendors reviewed are Digital Resolve, 41st Parameter, Iovation, RSA and ThreatMetrix.

Primary Questions

* Why is there a need for a passive layer of security, such as device identification?

* What online authentication methods transfer to mobile authentication?

* What are the advantages and disadvantages of device identification?

* Will device identification work with mobile handsets?

* How does device identification help thwart criminal attacks and identify true customers?

* Which vendors supply digital identification? How are they differentiated?

Key Topics Covered:

* Overview

* Primary Questions

* Methodology

* Executive Summary

* Urgent Need for Better Authentication

* More Online Fraud and Sophisticated Attacks

* Shift in Attacks to National Financial Institutions

* Decline in Consumers Faith in Online Banking Protection

* Proliferation of Mobile Devices

* Growth of Mobile Banking

* Not Enough Security

* Authentication: A Two-Step Process

* Medium Security with High Ease of Use Through Device Recognition

* Planning for Mobile Security

* WiFi vs. Cellular Internet Access

* Smartphone-Based Mobile vs. Online Banking

* Authentication System Overview

* Sources of Account Holder Information

* Static vs. Dynamic Information

* Table of Figures

* Companies Mentioned

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/94fcf1/online_and_mobile