Wednesday, 29 February 2012

NSW:Diary Events, Monday August 15, 2011


AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2011
NSW:Diary Events, Monday August 15, 2011
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
No items listed.

BRISBANE
0930 - Celebration of Brindabella Airlines inaugural flight from Brisbane to Armidale.

QantasLink Domestic Terminal Building (Gate 1). Contact: Leonie Vandeven 0401 696 638.

- Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka) (August 11-20), 2011. RNA Showground. Website: http://www.ekka.com.au

CANBERRA
1200 - Security Officers Rally for Good Jobs and Secure Buildings in the ACT. Garema Pl,
Civic. Lyndal Ryan 0411 643 982.

1600 - Social Policy and Legal Affairs, Inquiry into Extradition and Mutual Assistance
in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011. Location TBA. Dr Anna Dacre 02 6277
4565.

DARWIN
No items listed.

HOBART
No items listed.

MELBOURNE
1100 - Michael Long to launch book "Legends, The AFL Indigenous Team of the Century".

The Olympic Room, Melbourne Cricket Ground. Contact: 02 9550 9207, 0412 818 071. Website:
www.mcg.org.au
1100 - State Trustees' connected Art Exhibition. No Vacancy Gallery. QV Building, 34-40
Jane Bell Lane. Contact: Jo Maloney 03 9667 2856, 0423 027 320. Website: www.statetrustees.com.au
1800 - Big Shifts in the Global Economy, with Professor Michael Spence, winner of 2001
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The Spot, Basement Theatre (Business and Economics Building),
The University of Melbourne, Parkville. Contact: 03 8344 3537. Website: www.grattan.edu.au
- Zero Waste Summit 2011, August 15-17, 2011. Melbourne Park Function Centre. Website:
http://acevents.com.au/zerowaste2011

PERTH
No items listed.

SYDNEY
0915 - Announcement of a major world premiere musical theatre production in 2012 on board
HMAS Sydney. Garden Island Pass Office, Cowper Wharf Rd, Woolloomooloo. Contact: Ian Phipps
0419 977 649.

1100 - NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge calls for the NSW government to reject a draft Hacking
River local environment plan. Front roadside of Helensburgh Sand & Soil, 159 Walker St,
Helensburgh.

Day 1 - Brain Injury Awareness Week. August 15-22. Website: www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au.

Contact: Nick Rushworth 0417 373 622.

SPORT

RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Rnd 23 - to August 15
1900 - Cronulla v Bulldogs, Toyota Std

GAMES - XXVI Summer Universiade - to August 23
Shenzhen, China

TENNIS - ATP Masters - to August 21
Cincinnati Open, USA

BASEBALL - MLB - to September 28
USA

GALLOPS -
Sapphire Coast
Mildura
Tamworth
Sth Africa

TROTS -
Menangle
Cobram
Globe Derby
Pinjarra

GREYHOUNDS -
Bulli
Shepparton
Albion Park
Angle Park
Ballarat
Northam
Cranbourne
Bathurst
Launceston
New Zealand

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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

SYDNEY, Feb 2 AAP - A Federal Treasury report says childcare is accessible and affordable,
contradicting claims the sector is in crisis.

The Treasury report says the supply of childcare places is keeping pace with demand.

It says the proportion of family income being soaked by childcare costs is not growing,
Fairfax reported.

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
per day for places at inner-city Sydney long daycare centres.

The report found that reported shortages may be a function of consumer choice, not
an actual shortage of places.

"That is, some parents may be able to access childcare places, but not their preferred
type of childcare," the report said.

It said in some instances community care was preferred over corporate-provided care.

Care at the workplace was often preferred to care near the family home, the report said.

Professor of public economics at Sydney University Patricia Apps has disputed the findings
and said the paper had "totally distorted" the available figures.

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KEYWORD: CHILDCARE REPORT

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--Exane BNP resumes Logica with "outperform" rating


Internet Business News
04-18-2011
--Exane BNP resumes Logica with "outperform" rating

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

18 April 2011 - Exane BNP Paribas today restarted coverage on Anglo-Dutch IT company Logica (AMS:LOG, LON:LOG) with an "outperform" stock recommendation.
No share price target was given.

Logica shares were trading 0.42% higher to EUR1.45 at 13:54 CET in Amsterdam on Monday.

((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))

(Copyright M2 Communications, 2011)

QLD:GG sends best wishes to flooded Qld towns


AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2010
QLD:GG sends best wishes to flooded Qld towns

By Lisa Martin

BRISBANE, Dec 31 AAP - Australia's Governor General Quentin Bryce has sent her best
wishes to residents in flood-ravaged Queensland cities and towns.

Rockhampton Mayor Brad Carter said he had received a phone call from Her Excellency
on New Year's Eve.

"It was quite a lengthy conversation about our situation," he said.

"She has roots and family in western Queensland and has a soft spot for Rockhampton.

"Our community and our council certainly respect that call from her."

Mr Carter said Ms Bryce told him she loved the city's art gallery and potentially would
visit in March to open an art exhibition.

"She also said she has fond memories of the botanic gardens," he said.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland premier Anna Bligh toured Rockhampton on Friday.

He said Rockhampton residents appreciated the keen interest government heads were taking
in the crisis unfolding in its community.

"It's good to see state and national leaders taking a sincere interest in what's happening
here," he said.

Other mayors in flood ravaged council areas also received phone calls from the governor general.

Emerald Mayor Peter Maguire was one of them.

"She's a lovely lady, she's a western girl of course, she's from this area, grew up
in Ilfracombe, 300 odd kilometres west of here, she knows what happens out in the bush,"

he said.

"I briefed her on what was going on and she expressed her thanks to all the emergency
volunteers; she showed a great deal of concern."

Mr Maguire said Ms Bryce visited Emerald, in her capacity as the Queensland governor,
during the 2008 floods, and said it was likely she would pay another visit at some stage.

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QLD:Police bust drug labs


AAP Sports News (Australia)
08-20-2010
SOC: Fulltime Paris Saint-Germain 2 bt Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
Fulltime
Paris Saint-Germain 2 bt Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 at Parc des Princes.

KEYWORD: SOCCER UEFA PSG FULLTIME BRIEF

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Qld: Elderly woman charged by bull


AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2010
Qld: Elderly woman charged by bull

BRISBANE, April 12 AAP - A charging bull has injured an 80-year-old woman in far north
Queensland.

The Department of Community Safety says the woman has been airlifted to hospital in
a serious condition after a bull charged into her at a Julatten property, north of Cairns,
around 11.45am (AEST) on Monday.

She has sustained serious injuries and has been airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital.

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KEYWORD: BULL

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QLD: Sugar workers agree to pay sweetener


AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2009
QLD: Sugar workers agree to pay sweetener

By Darren Cartwright

BRISBANE, Aug 29 AAP - Bundaberg Sugar workers have ended their strike action and will
return to work at midday on Saturday after accepting a new pay offer.

The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) on Thursday had imposed six days of rolling stoppages
after pay negotiations broke down because the company wanted to buy out travel leave entitlements.

The action forced the closure of two mills and a refinery.

AWU organiser Tony Beers said more than 250 Bundaberg Sugar workers attended a meeting
on Saturday morning and all but one agreed to accept the new pay offer.

"The workers have resolved to accept a package which does not include any voluntary
or mandatory buyout of travel leave," Mr Beers said.

The package includes an 11 per cent pay rise over the next two and half years, with
the first increase of three and half per cent starting on Monday.

All workers will receive $300 as a sign-up bonus.

"It effectively gives the workers a seven per cent pay rise in seven months," Mr Beers said.

"The sign-up bonus is a goodwill bonus for the employees accepting the package."

Bundaberg Sugar spokeswoman Leone Aslett said executives were about to be briefed on
the outcome and the company would issue a statement later on Saturday.

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KEYWORD: SUGAR

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NSW: Two men dead after high-speed car crash


AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2009
NSW: Two men dead after high-speed car crash

SYDNEY, April 21 AAP - Two men have died in an horrific high-speed car crash in Sydney's
northwest.

Two males died at the scene when their car left Epping Road, Marsfield, about 3am (AEST)
on Tuesday, police said.

"The impact left pieces of the vehicle strewn across the roadway and its believed two
males died at the scene," a NSW police statement said.

A crime scene has been established and officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation
Unit are conducting inquiries into the crash.

Westbound lanes of Epping Road are closed and buses are being rerouted. Eastbound lanes
are unaffected.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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KEYWORD: TOLL NSW

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Fed: Australian sites in wonders of the world campaign


AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2008
Fed: Australian sites in wonders of the world campaign

Australia's 13 nominees in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign:



Uluru, Northern Territory: Also known as Ayers Rock, it is the world's largest monolith.



Twelve Apostles, Victoria - The eight remaining limestone rock formations are the remnants
of the cliffs that once formed the edge of Victoria's mainland.



Fraser Island, Queensland - World's largest sand island.



Kakadu, Northern Territory - Australia's largest national park has the highest concentration
of Aboriginal art sites in the world.



The Pinnacles, Western Australia - These rock formations lie in pristine sands within
Nambung National Park and are thought to be at least 6,000 years old.



Blue Mountains, NSW - This area of the Great Dividing Range is named after the blue
haze that lingers over it peaks, formed by the eucalyptus oil emitted by the trees.



Bungle Bungles, Western Australia - The Bungle Bungles are towering sandstone domes
that have been infiltrated by black algae, giving them their famed tiger-like striped
feature.



Cradle Mountain, Tasmania - The mountain's jagged contours were shaped by glacial erosion
more than two million years ago.



Flinders Ranges, South Australia - Weather and time has moulded an 800 million year-old
quartzite and limestone outcrop into an array of stunning peaks.



Great Barrier Reef, Queensland - The world's largest coral reef comprises more than
3,000 individual reef systems and beautiful beaches.



The Australian Alps, Victoria, NSW and ACT - This Alpine landscape encompasses a land
of contrasts, from rolling waterfalls, steep valleys, glacial lakes and broad mountain
plateaus.



Green Cauldron, NSW and Queensland - The area between Byron Bay, Gold Coast and Great
Dividing Range is home to the world's second largest shield volcano erosion crater.



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Oly: How the Aussies fared on August 10


AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2008
Oly: How the Aussies fared on August 10

BEIJING, Aug 10 AAP - How the Aussies fared on August 10:



SWIMMING

Women's 100m Butterfly Semi-finals

- Jess Schipper (qualified)

- Libby Trickett (qualified)



Men's 400m Freestyle Final

- Grant Hackett (sixth - 3 minutes 41.86 seconds)



Women's 400m Individual Medley Final

- Stephanie Rice (gold medal and world record - 4:29.45)



Men's 100m Breaststroke Semi-finals

- Brenton Rickard (qualified)

- Christian Sprenger (eliminated)



Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

- Cate Campbell, Alice Mills, Libby Trickett, Melanie Schlanger (bronze medal - 3:35.05)

Women's 100m Backstroke heats

- Sophie Edington (qualified for semis)

- Emily Seebohm (qualified for semis)



Men's 200m Freestyle heats

- Kenrick Monk (eliminated)

- Nicholas Sprenger (qualified for semis)



Women's 100m Breaststroke heats

- Leisel Jones (qualified for semis)

- Tarnee White (qualified for semis)



Men's 100m Backstroke heats

- Ashley Delaney (qualified for semis)

- Hayden Stoeckel (qualified for semis)



Women's 400m Freestyle heats

- Bronte Barratt (qualified)

- Linda MacKenzie (eliminated)



Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay heats

- Leith Brodie, Andrew Lauterstein, Patrick Murphy, Matt Targett (qualified)

DIVING

Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final

- Briony Cole, Sharleen Stratton (fifth on 311.34 points)

CYCLING

Women's Road Race (to come)

- Oenone Wood (29th - 53 seconds behind winner)

- Sara Carrigan (38th - 1:01 behind winner)

- Kate Bates (did not finish)

ROWING

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls heats

- Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston (qualified for semis)



Men's Lightweight Double Sculls heats

- Samuel Beltz, Tom Gibson (to repechage)



Men's Lightweight Four heats

- Rod Chisholm, Ben Cureton, Anthony Edwards, Todd Skipworth (qualified)



Women's Quadruple Sculls heats

- Amber Bradley, Kerry Hore, Amy Ives, Zoe Uphill (to repechage)



Men's Quadruple Sculls heats

- Brendan Long, James Mcrae, Chris Morgan, Daniel Noonan (qualified, world record)



Women's Eight heats

- Natalie Bale, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Heard, Kate Hornsey, Sally Kehoe, Elizabeth Kell,
Elizabeth Patrick, Brooke Pratley, Sarah Tait (postponed due to weather)



Men's Eight heats

- James Chapman, Sam Conrad, David Dennis, Tom Laurich, Samuel Loch, Marty Rabjohns,
Jeremy Stevenson, Stephen Stewart, James Tomkins (postponed due to weather)



BOXING

Light Welterweight (64kg)

- Todd Kidd (eliminated) lost to Moroccan Driss Moussaid 23-2

Welterweight (69kg)

Gerard O'Mahony (eliminated) lost to Moldova's Vitalie Grusac 7-2

BADMINTON

Women's Doubles

- Tania Luiz, Eugenia Tanaka (eliminated) lost to Japan's Satoko Suetsuna and Miyuki
Maeda 21-4 21-8

EQUESTRIAN

Team Eventing Dressage

- Australia 1st overall, after five rides



Individual Eventing Dressage

- Sonja Johnson (23rd on 45.20 penalty points)

- Shane Rose (46th on 53.30 penalty points)

SAILING

Men's 49er

- Ben Austin, Nathan Outteridge (fifth overall)



Men's Finn

- Anthony Nossiter (13th)



Women's Yngling

- Angela Farrell, Karyn Gojnich, Krystal Weir (fifth overall)

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Women's All-Around Team Qualification - Georgia Bonora, Ashleigh Brennan, Daria Joura,
Lauren Mitchell, Shona Morgan, Olivia Vivian (fifth overall - qualified for team finals)

Individual All-Around Qualification

Bonora (15th - qualified for final)

Morgan (18th - qualified for final)

Brennan (30th - did not qualify)

Joura (44th - did not qualify)

Mitchell (69th - did not qualify)

Vivian (96th - did not qualify)

JUDO

Women's -52kg - Kristie-Anne Ryder (eliminated)

Men's -66kg - Steven Brown (eliminated)

SHOOTING

Women's 10m Air Pistol

- Lalita Yauhleuskaya (18th)

- Dina Aspandiyarova (36th)



Men's Trap

- Michael Diamond (4th)

- Craig Henwood (31st)

TENNIS

Men's Singles

- Chris Guccione (eliminated) lost to American James Blake 6-3 7-6 (7-3)



Women's Singles

- Samantha Stosur bt Italy's Sara Errani 6-3 6-2



Men's Doubles

- Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt (rain delay)

- Paul Hanley and Jordan Kerr (rain delay)



Women's Doubles

- Casey Dellacqua and Alicia Molik (rain delay)

BASKETBALL

Men's Prelims - Australia lost to Croatia 97-82

HOCKEY

Women's Prelims - Australia bt South Korea 5-4

WATER POLO

Men's Prelims - Australia bt Greece 12-8

SOCCER

Men's Prelims - Group A - Argentina bt Australia 1-0

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Fed:Swan says rogue lending not widespread


AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2008
Fed:Swan says rogue lending not widespread

Federal Treasurer WAYNE SWAN says the case of Sudanese refugees being given unaffordable
personal loans .. is heartbreaking.

And he's told Fairfax Radio Network the matter must be dealt with immediately.

One of Australia's biggest banks has admitted giving unaffordable personal loans to
refugees .. including some with no job .. no English and no concept of finance.

But the Commonwealth Bank told the ABC's Four Corners program it's introduced a new
affordability policy .. following an internal investigation into the 18 loans to Melbourne
refugee families.

Mr SWAN says Australia's regulators say this sort of practice is not widespread.

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NSW: Orkopoulos arraignment put over for two weeks


AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2007
NSW: Orkopoulos arraignment put over for two weeks

NEWCASTLE, NSW, Aug 30 AAP - Former NSW government minister Milton Orkopoulos must
wait another two weeks for his court arraignment on child sex and drug charges.

Orkopoulos, 49, appeared in the Newcastle District Court before Judge Ralph Coolahan today.

The prosecution asked for another two weeks to prepare for Orkopoulos' arraignment,
citing the size and complexity of the case.

The former NSW Aboriginal affairs minister, from Newcastle, is facing 52 charges relating
to alleged child sex and drug offences spanning more than 10 years.

Defence lawyer Greg Murray asked for the Crown to ensure it was ready to proceed given
the arduous bail conditions faced by Orkopoulos.

Judge Coolahan adjourned the hearing until September 13, and Orkopoulos was again released
under strict bail conditions.

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NSW: Streamline investigations into teachers: opposition


AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2007
NSW: Streamline investigations into teachers: opposition

The New South Wales Opposition wants the investigation process for serious allegations
made against teachers to be streamlined.

Shadow Minister for Education ANDREW STONER says it's unacceptable the government's
spending 85 thousand dollars a week paying teachers .. who've been taken from the classroom
and placed on alternative duties.

Almost 60 New South Wales public school teachers have been removed from the classroom
because of criminal investigations .. child protection allegations .. or incompetence
and investigations could take years to complete.

Mr STONER says while teachers are entitled to due process .. Education Minister JOHN
DELLA BOSCA should step in to cut the length of investigations.

And he says the government should improve recruitment .. to make sure unsuitable people
aren't hired in the first place.

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KEYWORD: TEACHERS NSW OPPOSITION (SYDNEY)

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HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 14


AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 14

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard says the government will keep an eye on the privatisation
of Qantas but will not seek to interfere in the transaction. (Qantas Howard. See also
Qantas Timeline, Qantas Evacuations, Qantas TWU, Qantas Trust)

TO COME: Qantas Nightlead, Qantas Fronter



SYDNEY - Australian Stock Exchange chairman and former ABC director Maurice Newman
has been appointed as the new chairman of the ABC. (ABC)

ABC Nightlead to come



ST MARYS, Tasmania - An afternoon wind change has sent Tasmania's east coast bushfire
raging through the small hamlet of Cornwall. (Bushfires Tas Change)

MELBOURNE - Communities in the fire-ravaged regions of Gippsland and north-east Victoria
are on tenterhooks as the state sizzles ahead of a volatile wind change. (Bushfires Vic.

See also Bushfires Vic Pay)

SYDNEY - Firefighters battling a bushfire in rugged country near Tumut, in southern
NSW, are preparing for a wind change that could force the fire over control lines. (Bushfires
NSW RFS)



CANBERRA - Anyone who loses their home to the bushfires raging around the country will
receive an emergency payment from the federal government, Prime Minister John Howard has
promised. (Bushfires Howard)

TO COME: Bushfires NSW, Nightlead, Bushfires Tas Nightlead, Bushfires Vic Nightlead



TOWNSVILLE, Qld - 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. (Mulrunji Charge)

TO COME: Mulrunji Nightlead, Backgrounder and sidebars



SYDNEY - Iktimal Hage-Ali has relinquished the title of NSW Young Australian of the
Year following controversy surrounding her arrest over an alleged cocaine supply ring.

(Hageali)

Hageali Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - Opposition immigration spokesman Tony Burke has rejected suggestions Labor
has abandoned support for multiculturalism and hardened its stance on migration. (Citizenship
Burke)

Citizenship Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - The term "party drug" should be banned in Australia, Justice Minister Chris
Ellison says, ahead of a crisis meeting on the drug, ice. (Ice Ellison)

Ice Nightlead to come



SYDNEY - A 13-year-old youth will face court in Sydney today charged with attempted
murder after allegedly dousing a boy with petrol and setting him alight. (Burns)

Burns Nightlead to come



SYDNEY - Backpacker murderer Ivan Milat has lost a second bid for an inquiry into his
conviction, with a Sydney judge ruling that there is "no doubt or question" of his guilt.

(Milat Nightlead)



MELBOURNE - A Victorian judge has ordered the sister-in-law of Tony Mokbel to forfeit
$1 million she provided as surety for the fugitive drug baron's bail. (Mokbel)

Mokbel Nightlead to come.



BRISBANE - Health groups have dubbed rocker Robbie Williams a "very bad boy" for smoking
onstage during one of his sell-out Brisbane concerts. (Robbie Smoke)

Robbie Nightlead to come



BRISBANE - ABC Learning Centres Ltd has snapped up more childcare centres in four countries
in deals worth $680 million, including the purchase of La Petite Academy which will make
it the second largest US childcare provider. (ABC Learning

ABC Learning Nightlead to come



PERTH - Third Test Australia v England, WACA, 1st day (Ashes)

TO COME: Ashes Nightlead, sidebars, View, Fronter, Snapshot.

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Fed: Telstra FTTN decision disappointing: Coonan =2


AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2006
Fed: Telstra FTTN decision disappointing: Coonan =2

Senator Coonan said it appeared Telstra was not happy with its competitors having access
to the proposed network.

She said the government was committed to ensuring consumers were not disadvantaged.

"The government is committed to competition," she said.

"We know that has delivered good outcomes for consumers, and we'll continue to regulate
for all telecommunication companies in a way that encourages competition because ultimately
that is the best deal for consumers."

Senator Coonan played down the importance of the fibre to the node idea altogether,
saying it would only extend to major capital cities and would be at least five years away.

"We're not going to miss out on fast broadband in the immediate term, and in the longer
term (ACCC chairman) Mr Samuel has said that he's having discussions with other alternate
providers interested in rolling out new infrastructure," she said.

"They weren't going to do it for five years, and they weren't going to do it apart
from the capital cities.

"So this is an opportunity for us all now to take stock and to let other competitors
... let them have a look at what they can do."

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Qld: Robber escapes with luxury watches


AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2006
Qld: Robber escapes with luxury watches

BRISBANE, April 1 AAP - A man used a hammer to smash a window at a jewellery shop on
the Gold Coast and make off with three luxury watches, police say.

The robbery took place at the Diamonds on Broadbeach store on Gold Coast Highway at
9.30am (AEST) today.

Witnesses say they saw the offender flee the scene in a white station wagon.

Police located the vehicle with its engine still running a short time later in Jubilee
Street, Broadbeach.

The stolen watches were expensive, a police spokeswoman said, but she declined to specify
their value.

It was not known if the shop was open or whether anyone was injured during the incident,
she said.

The offender is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 30 years old, 180cm
tall with black hair.

He was wearing a white t-shirt and black long pants.

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KEYWORD: WATCHES

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Monday, 27 February 2012

Brans, Carl Henry

Brans, Carl Henry (1935–) American mathematical physicist Brans was born in Dallas, Texas, and graduated in 1957 from Loyola University, Louisiana. Having obtained his PhD from Princeton in 1961, he returned to Loyola in 1960 and in 1970 was appointed professor of physics.

Brans has worked mainly in the field of general relativity. He is best known for his production with Robert Dicke in 1961 of a variant of Einstein's theory in which the gravitational constant varies with time. A number of very accurate measurements made in the late 1970s has failed to detect this and some of the other predictions made by the Brans–Dicke theory.

accident insurance

accident insurance An insurance policy that pays a specified amount of money to the policyholder in the event of the loss of one or more eyes or limbs in any type of accident. It also pays a sum to the dependants of the policyholder in the event of his or her death. These policies first appeared in the early days of railway travel, when passengers felt a train journey was hazardous and they needed some protection for their dependants if they were to be killed or injured.

Alaska Airlines Customers Can Clean Up With Special Spring Cleaning Fares.

Business Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2002

It's time to put down the broom and clean up with special fares to many Alaska Airlines' (NYSE:ALK) destinations. And earn double Mileage Plan miles to Alaska's newest cities, Boston and Denver.

Spring Cleaning fares are valid for travel through June 28 but must be purchased by May 18.

Sample fares each way, based on roundtrip purchase are:

                                                       Fare  Between                                          Each Way  -------                                          --------  Boston and Seattle or Portland (nonstop     from Seattle)..........................          $199  Las Vegas and Seattle or Portland....................$89  Los Angeles and Calgary (new daily nonstop)..........$122  Los Angeles and Los Cabos............................$104  Portland and Anchorage...............................$190  Portland and Los Angeles, Burbank or Ontario.........$99  Portland and San Jose or Oakland ....................$69  San Diego and Portland, Seattle or Spokane...........$104  San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta....................$134  San Francisco and Vancouver, B.C.....................$74  Seattle or Portland and Denver.......................$149  Seattle and Fairbanks................................$205  Seattle or Portland and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo...........$259  Seattle and Orange County or Palm Springs............$104  Seattle and San Francisco or Sacramento..............$84  Spokane and Phoenix or Tucson........................$99  Washington, D.C. and Seattle or Portland     (nonstop from Seattle)................           $199 

A seven-day advance purchase and a two-night minimum stay are required (Alaska, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Denver fares require a Friday or Saturday night stay). Fares between Las Vegas, Denver, Arizona or Southern California and the Pacific Northwest are valid for travel from noon Monday to noon Thursday or on Saturday from 2 p.m. to midnight. Fares for Boston and Washington, D.C. are valid Monday through Thursday. Fares to Mexico are valid for southbound travel Sunday through Wednesday and northbound travel Tuesday through Friday.

Fares do not include airport passenger-facility charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary); federal segment tax of $3 per takeoff and landing; and the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement, up to $10. Fares to Mexico do not include international departure taxes of approximately $28; U.S. transportation tax of $26; and Mexico visitors tax of $20 (fluctuates with the dollar-peso exchange rate). Fares to Canada do not include Canadian airport improvement fees, which vary by airport; Canadian security fee of $7; and the U.S. immigration fee of $6.

All tickets are changeable for a $50 change fee, plus any applicable changes in fare. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or on all days.

Double miles to Boston and Denver are valid for Mileage Plan members who terminate or originate in Boston or Denver on flights operated by Alaska Airlines. Flights must be flown by June 15 and credited to Mileage Plan. Not a Mileage Plan member - sign up online. Other restrictions may apply.

The nation's ninth largest carrier, Alaska Airlines celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The carrier was recently ranked No. 1 in the annual Airline Quality Ratings compiled by Wichita State University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Alaska and its regional partner, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in the Lower 48, Alaska, Canada and Mexico. For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or call your travel agent.

For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

JUNK E-MAIL UNDER ATTACK.(NEWS)

Byline: Craig Garretson Post staff reporter

Ohio legislators will consider a bill next week that would limit the use of unsolicited e-mail messages by advertisers.

For computer users, so-called ''spam'' e-mail is the cyberspace equivalent of a telemarketing phone call or a flier left on a windshield.

''I receive a ton of it, every day,'' said Judith Daniels, Hyde Park. ''Everything from off-shore bank accounts to money-making schemes to pornography. More than 50 percent of the e-mail I get every day is not for me.''

Many computer users get at least a half-dozen unwanted e-mails every day, according to an informal survey of Internet users in Greater Cincinnati Tuesday evening, and some get many more.

''The minute I don't recognize who sent the message, I delete it,'' said Bob Kursmark of Blue Ash, who received six ''spam'' e-mails Tuesday.

Anti-spam crusaders liken spam e-mails to collect calls from telemarketers or advertising circulars sent postage due. The recipient, not the sender, pays for the e-mail in bandwidth space and wasted time.

''Unsolicited e-mail is very attractive to advertisers, because you don't have to pay for a phone call or lick a stamp,'' said Ray Everett-Church, counsel for the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, an Internet-based volunteer organization.

Under the bill pending in the Ohio Senate, unsolicited e-mail must provide the sender's name, address and a way for the receiver to request an end to the e-mail messages. If the receiver makes this request and still gets e-mail, he can sue the sender for up to $100 per message.

The bill was passed by the Economic Development, Technology & Aerospace Committee Tuesday by a 6-to-1 vote and could go before a full vote of the Senate as early as next week, said Lisa Peterson, a Senate spokeswoman.

''I think the bill's unconstitutional -- I'm almost certain it is,'' said Sen. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, who cast the dissenting vote. ''It's an attempt to regulate interstate commerce, and that's something that the Supreme Court has said should be left to the U.S. Congress.''

Anti-spam activists say this law will do little to prevent the e-mails from piling up - and may actually encourage more.

''The Ohio law, as it was put forward, is unworkable,'' said Tom Geller, founder and administrator of the Suespammers Project. ''It's an opt-out law, meaning whenever someone spams you you have to write back and tell them not to spam you anymore.''

E-mail users are already familiar with the concept, as many unsolicited e-mails include directions on how to ''unsubscribe'' to the e-mail service. But the process is often confusing, time-consuming or just doesn't work, Geller said.

It's usually easier just to delete the e-mail - which makes Ohio's proposed law useless, Geller said.

''Spam is what's called the 'tragedy of the common,' '' Geller said. ''Each person is hurt very little, but the aggregate damage is enormous. Spam costs billions of dollars a year in lost bandwidth, lost time and the need to buy more equipment to handle the increased e-mail volume.''

Geller's Suespammers Project reviews proposed state and federal laws aimed at limiting spam. He said Ohio would do better to model its law on California, an ''opt-in'' law that prevents advertisers from sending messages to computer users who didn't ask for them.

In fact, the Ohio law does little more than legitimize the practice of sending unsolicited e-mail messages, said Everett-Church.

''The biggest concern is that if there are laws like the one being discussed in Ohio, where essentially it is permissible to send unsolicited e-mail as long as you include an opt-out, that gives the green light to every other company to start sending unsolicited advertisements for their products,'' he said.

Users who aren't deluged with unsolicited bulk e-mail may find their virtual mailboxes stuffed in the coming months: Hotmail.com, a free e-mail service offered by Microsoft, is combining its subscribers' e-mail addresses with Infospace's Internet White Pages directory: giving telemarketers, e-mail spammers and direct-mail advertisers access to not just e-mail accounts, but telephone numbers and home addresses too.

''A good law against spam isn't going to turn all spam off tomorrow, but it is going to send the message that unsolicited e-mail is not an appropriate advertising method because it shifts costs to recipients rather than being borne by senders,'' Everett-Church said.

Norwest Mortgage names Wissinger as president.(BUSINESS)

Norwest Mortgage, the nation's largest residential lender, has promoted the architect of its retail mortgage-lending network to the presidency, a role filled by the CEO for nearly three years.

Pete Wissinger, 45, group managing director for sales and operations, became president and COO Wednesday. Chairman and CEO Mark Oman had assumed the presidency in 1997, when Mark Korell resigned three months after being appointed.

"Pete's innovative strategies, broad base of experience and knowledge and relentless pursuit to position Norwest Mortgage as the customer-service leader have earned the respect of our nationwide team and our clients," Oman said in a statement prepared for an announcement today.

Wissinger will continue to oversee all sales and operational activities for the company's business units, including retail lending, institutional lending and servicing, and will be responsible for finance, which previously reported to Oman.

"Norwest Mortgage has had eight consecutive years of record earnings and 10 consecutive years of earnings growth and I'm looking forward to continuing that," Wissinger said Wednesday.

Wissinger joined Norwest 16 years ago and has led several successful initiatives, including entry into new-construction lending, where Norwest Mortgage became the leader in about six years.

While Wissinger managed retail operations, Norwest Mortgage began buying branch locations and eventually had more than 800 retail outlets in 50 states. He also was involved in the decision to buy Prudential Home Mortgage, which included a telesales operation that now originates $80 million monthly.

Wissinger credited the quality of the company's 15,000 employees - 2,500 of them in the Twin Cities area - for much of its success. "This is a service business," he said. "You need superior people if you're going to deliver good service."

He said Norwest Mortgage grew quickly in new-home lending by developing partnerships with volume builders. "We do a lot of `private label' mortgage banking through our partnerships," he said. An example is Edina Realty, with whom Norwest Mortgage shares ownership of Edina Realty Mortgage.

Norwest, headquartered in Des Moines, is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. It has nearly 1,100 locations, about half Norwest/Wells Fargo banks. For the first nine months of 1999, it earned $208 million, a 28-percent increase from the 1998 period. In that time, it originated $70 billion in residential loans and its servicing portfolio was a record $274.2 billion. Norwest's retail and wholesale lending funds about one of every 15 homes financed in the nation.

The online business Wissinger helped start remains "tiny," he said, originating about $8 million to $10 million a month. "To put that into perspective, our best sales representatives do more than that in a month." He expects a "slow migration" of lending to the Internet. However, he said, "this still is the largest financial transaction people incur and it's still a relatively complicated process - it's not buying a book."

He said the mortgage market will be smaller this year than in the previous two. Higher interest rates are expected to shrink the number of people refinancing their mortgages and prevent some home purchases. But he said consumer confidence remains high, and the benchmark 30-year rate is 8 1/8 percent, which "in relative terms is not that high."

Sunday, 26 February 2012

PR Newswire Named Official Newswire of The Detroit Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Chapter of the American Marketing Association named PR Newswire its official distributor of news and information to the media, it was announced today. AMA Detroit has been dedicated to promoting a better understanding of marketing issues in Michigan and nationally.

Beginning in November, AMA Detroit's monthly meeting announcements can be retrieved by fax at 800-758-5804, extension 800900, and can be found in the Company News On-Call section of PR Newswire's highly-acclaimed Web site under "Michigan Professional Communicators" (http://www.prnewswire.com). "By listing several of Michigan's professional organizations' meeting announcements in one location on the 'Net,' we have created one-stop schedule planning for every communications professional who belongs to multiple professional associations -- which is most of us," said Michael Isopi, Manager of PR Newswire's Detroit bureau. "Members will receive complete instructions in order to locate meeting announcements easily and quickly."

"Members of AMA Detroit have considered PR Newswire an important component of their media relations efforts," said David Stander, president of AMA Detroit. "We're pleased to add PR Newswire to our list of partners by making this an official sponsorship."

PR Newswire's "Company News On-Call" is an archive of the latest news and earnings reports from over 1,000 companies and organizations, with hypertext links to their Web sites. PR Newswire's Web site also features "Today's News," a full-text news release service searchable by key word, geography and more than 30 industry categories; "Money Talks," a consumer-oriented financial magazine, and "Feature News," the full text of holiday and theme-related stories.

AMA Detroit has more than 500 members who provide marketing research, marketing planning, public relations, community relations, media relations, and other communications functions throughout the state of Michigan. AMA Detroit provides its statewide members with opportunities for professional development, consultation in areas of crisis communication, marketing and mergers and a variety of communications issues as well as professional recognition.

PRN is the world leader in the electronic distribution of full-text news releases to the media and financial community. With 27 bureaus across the United States and new bureaus in London, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt and Hong Kong, PRN serves the news release needs of public relations and investor relations professionals worldwide. Other services include broadcast fax and fax-on- demand, Internet solutions for public relations and investor relations and electronic photo distribution.

internetstudios.com, inc. Signs Agreements with August Entertainment Corporation and CEO Films, LLC to Market August and CEO's Film Distribution Rights.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--

August Entertainment Corporation and CEO Films, LLC to

list their entire libraries of film distribution

rights on internetstudios.com's website

internetstudios.com, inc. (OTCBB:ISTS) a company enabling the licensing of filmed entertainment rights via the Internet, today announced it has signed agreements with August Entertainment and CEO Films, LLC to allow August and CEO to list their notable film libraries distribution rights on internetstudios.com's website at www.onlinefilmsales.com.

August and CEO's filmed entertainment libraries consist of over 50 films covering all genres including drama, comedy, action/adventure, and family. August's library contains such well known films as "True Romance," "Halloween," "Romero" and "Bodies Rest and Motion." CEO will list its new releases "The Omega Code," "Ballad of the Nightingale" and "Presence of Mind."

internetstudios.com intends to list August and CEO's film distribution rights for all available territories as part of the launch of onlinefilmsales.com, scheduled for the first quarter of 2000. Under the agreements, internetstudios.com will list August and CEO's libraries of film distribution rights on its website to assist them in marketing their films to buyers worldwide.

"This new online database and digital market will enable us to list and sell August and CEO's unsold filmed entertainment rights in an easily accessible and central forum," said Gregory Cascante, president of August Entertainment Corporation and CEO Films, LLC. "internetstudios.com, through www.onlinefilmsales.com, will provide us with a global trading place to sell our filmed entertainment rights more efficiently and to a broader base of buyers then ever before."

About internetstudios.com, inc.

internetstudios.com is positioned as the premier full-service website for the licensing of film and television distribution rights and the tracking and distribution of entertainment industry data via the Internet. The company operates three subsidiaries: www.onlinefilmsales.com, a digital marketplace for sales of film and TV rights, www.reporterTV.com, which delivers daily online entertainment industry newscasts and www.studiobuzz.com, a comprehensive entertainment industry data source. Together, these leading-edge web offerings provide a comprehensive marketing solution for entertainment industry professionals. For more information contact internetstudios.com, inc. at 310/394-4025.

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ANCX, RDK, MTZ, TACT, PNRA, INDB Expected To Be Up Before Next Earnings Releases.

M2 PRESSWIRE-July 13, 2011-BUYINS.NET: ANCX, RDK, MTZ, TACT, PNRA, INDB Expected To Be Up Before Next Earnings Releases(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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RDK RUDDICK CORP 6 Quarter Q3 08/04/2011

MTZ MASTEC INC 6 Quarter Q2 08/04/2011

TACT TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC 12 Quarter Q2 08/03/2011

PNRA PANERA BREAD COMPANY-CLASS A 12 Quarter Q2 07/26/2011

INDB INDEPENDENT BANK CORP/MA 6 Quarter Q2 07/14/2011

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORP (NASDAQ:ANCX) - Access National Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Access National Bank that provides commercial credit, deposit, and mortgage services to middle market businesses and associated professionals primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Its deposit products include time deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, and certificates of deposit. The companys lending activities comprise commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. It also offers Internet banking, automated clearinghouse transactions, remote deposit capture, and courier services for commercial clients. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, Access National Capital Trust II, issues redeemable capital securities. It operates from five banking centers in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Reston, Leesburg, and Manassas, Virginia. Access National Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

RUDDICK CORP (NYSE:RDK) - Ruddick Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a regional chain of supermarkets in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. The companys supermarkets offer an assortment of groceries; produce; meat and seafood; delicatessen items; bakery items; wines; and non-food items, such as health and beauty care; general merchandise; and floral, as well as operates pharmacies. As of September 27, 2009, it operated 189 supermarkets, including 132 in North Carolina, 33 in Virginia, 11 in South Carolina, 3 in Maryland, 4 in Tennessee, 2 in Delaware, 2 in District of Columbia, 1 in Florida, and 1 in Georgia. Ruddick Corporation also manufactures and distributes industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread, and technical textiles to the apparel, automotive materials, home furnishings, medical supplies, and footwear manufacturers. The company sells its products through sales representatives, commissioned agents, and distributors. In addition, it distributes sewing supplies manufactured by other companies. The company operates primarily in Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Turkey, Poland, and Slovenia. Ruddick Corporation was founded in 1891 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

MASTEC INC (NYSE:MTZ) - MasTec, Inc. operates as a specialty contractor in the United States. It involves in the building, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of utility and communications infrastructure. The company builds wind farms, solar farms, and underground and overhead distribution systems, such as trenches, conduits, cable, power lines, and pipelines, which provide wireless and wireline communications, electrical power generation and delivery, and natural gas, crude oil, and refined products transport. It also installs buried and aerial fiber optic cables, coaxial cables, copper lines, electrical and other energy distribution systems, transmission systems, and satellite dishes, as well as deploys and manages network connections. In addition, MasTec offers regular maintenance of distribution facilities and networks, as well as provides emergency services for accidents or storm damage. It serves utility, communications, and government customers. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:TACT) - TransAct Technologies Incorporated engages in the design, development, assembly, and marketing of transaction printers and printer-related services, supplies, and spare parts. It provides thermal, inkjet, and impact printers to print various transaction records, such as receipts, tickets, coupons, register journals, and other documents used in the casino, gaming, lottery, banking, kiosk, and point-of-sale industries. The company also offers various supplies and consumables products, such as inkjet cartridges, ribbons, receipt paper, and other transaction supplies used in the printing and scanning activities in the hospitality, banking, retail, gaming, and government markets, as well as provides replacement parts and maintenance services. TransAct Technologies Incorporated distributes its products under the Epic and Ithaca brand names through original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, distributors, telephone sales, and its online Webstore, as well as directly to end-users in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean Islands, and the South Pacific. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Hamden, Connecticut.

PANERA BREAD COMPANY-CLASS A (NASDAQ:PNRA) - Panera Bread Company, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises retail bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada. Its bakery-cafes offer fresh baked goods, sandwiches, soups, salads, custom roasted coffees, and other complementary products, as well as provide catering services. The company also manufactures and supplies dough and other products to company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes. As of March 29, 2011, it owned and franchised 1,467 bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread, Saint Louis Bread Co., and Paradise Bakery & Cafe names. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

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Comcast Launches Xfinity in Vermont.

Company Debuts New Brand for Technology Platform, Products & Services that Delivers Customers More Choice, HD, Speed, Convenience and Control

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, Vermont's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today announced the launch of Xfinity in the state. The company is rolling out the new brand for its technology platform and products - Xfinity TV, Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice, which delivers increased Internet speeds, more On Demand and HD choices as well as converged services like 150,000 choices of "anytime, anywhere" online entertainment with XfinityTV.com.

Brattleboro, Rutland and Bennington are the first areas in Vermont that are enjoying the benefits of Xfinity after completing a Digital Network Enhancement project that allowed the company to deliver a significant amount of new programming, including a massive expansion to over 100 high-definition (HD) channels, along with more than 25,000 On Demand choices a month including 6,000 in HD. The Digital Network Enhancement project will continue across the state of Vermont on a rolling basis in the coming months.

Additionally, the company recently completed a statewide launch of a new on-screen program guide that delivers a faster, more user-friendly experience for the company's digital TV customers and paves the way for future enhancements. The company has also launched the popular Xfinity TV and Xfinity Mobile apps, both of which are examples of Comcast's ongoing commitment to deliver more choice and more control to its customers through its Xfinity services.

"Xfinity represents the future of our company and it's a promise to our customers that we'll keep innovating," said Mary McLaughlin, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Western New England Region, which includes Vermont. "It also demonstrates our commitment to continually enhance our products and services so our customers can enjoy the best entertainment and communications choices wherever, whenever and however they want."

Xfinity is the culmination of years of work to transition Comcast's network and products to a platform that provides:

* 50 Mbps download speeds today, increasing to 100+ Mbps and even faster in the future

* 100+ HD channels, 6,000+ HD choices and the best HD picture quality available

* 50 to 70 foreign language channels

* 25,000+ On Demand choices

* XfinityTV.com, offering 150,000 choices of "anytime, anywhere" online entertainment

* Future cross-platform and mobile applications, such as Caller ID to the TV, myDVR Manager (which allows customers to schedule their DVRs remotely via phone or the internet), AnyRoom DVR, and the ability to change TV channels using the Xfinity TV app and an iPad.

Comcast is also committed to providing a superior customer experience and recently introduced expanded business hours at its six service centers across Vermont, redesigned its self-install kits to make them even easier for customers to use, and also introduced a Triple Play Self-Install-Kit, a first of its kind offering that enables customers to choose the time that is best for them to install their own Xfinity TV, Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice services.

These improvements are complemented by Comcast's Customer Guarantee, the company's promise that it will hold its products, service and employees to the highest standards. The Customer Guarantee makes clear what customers should expect of Comcast, and backs it up with a 30-day money-back guarantee on services, and credits or complimentary services if the company is late for an appointment or doesn't fix a problem the first time.

Since entering Vermont in November 2006, Comcast has aggressively expanded its services across the state, investing in its advanced fiber-optic network to bring broadband services to previously unserved homes and businesses and partnering with local communities. The company has extended its network by more than 1,500 miles in Vermont since 2006 and has launched numerous advanced services including Digital Cable with On Demand, HD, Digital Video Recorders, Comcast High-Speed Internet service, Digital Voice, and the company's Business Class suite of voice, Internet and cable television services for small and medium-sized businesses. In addition, Comcast offers programming of special interest to Vermonters, like Vermont Public Television programming and University of Vermont hockey and basketball games. Comcast also assists local non-profit organizations in Vermont with financial, in-kind and employee volunteer support and has provided over $3 million in cash and in-kind support to Vermont organizations since 2006.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

SOURCE Comcast Cable

American Airlines a New Target for Leading News Service.

Researchers monitoring American Airlines get powerful tools for monitoring news in real time

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EIN News has been a world leader in industry news for the last 15 years. Now its news monitoring network includes a specialized area covering American Airlines. (http://airlines.einnews.com/news/american-airlines)

David Rothstein, CEO of EIN News, says that his company is continuing a 15-year expansion of its services to address the needs of news researchers, analysts, policy and other decision makers who need quick and comprehensive access to information. "We continue to adapt to an ever changing information market place with new technical advancements that keep us out in front of our competition," states Mr. Rothstein.

EIN News, one of the Internet's oldest and most popular online news-monitoring services, has expanded its coverage so that researchers and analysts covering American Airlines can get the latest news they need when they need it with the following publications:

Airline Industry Today (http://airlines.einnews.com/)

EIN News maintains one of the world's leading news indexes. Since 1995, the company has built a network of more than 100 industry-focused news portals, and its services are used by millions of online researchers, corporations, institutions and governments. With an annual readership exceeding 10 million users, the company is a worldwide leader in online news monitoring.

The entire portfolio of EIN News publications can be found at: http://www.einnews.com/media-monitoring.

About EIN News

EIN News is a pioneering innovator of proprietary news technology. Combining both intelligent search technologies and the human element, EIN News stands above the rest as the most efficient, yet personalized, news service available anywhere. Established in 1995, EIN News began by supplying business professionals and individuals with relevant and interesting news products. It has grown to become the largest digital news provider in Europe.

SOURCE EIN News

Travelport First Quarter 2011 Results.

Increased Adjusted EBITDA and Positive Cash Generation

ATLANTA, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelport Limited, a leading provider of critical transaction processing for the global travel industry, today announces its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Financial Summary: ($ in millions)

* Net Revenue - Q1 2011: $531 (2010: $536)

* Operating Income - Q1 2011: $79 (2010: $72)

* Adjusted EBITDA - Q1 2011: $147 (2010: $142)

* Cash generated by continuing operations - Q1 2011: $61 (2010: cash used of $21)

Operational Highlights:

* Announced ground-breaking merchandising agreements with Air Canada and British Airways

* Signed global Travelport Universal API agreement with Hogg Robinson Group

* Secured numerous contract renewals

Post Quarter End Highlights:

* Completed sale of GTA business

* Repaid $655 million of indebtedness

* Signed merchandising agreement with Qantas

Commenting on developments, Jeff Clarke, President and CEO of Travelport, said:

"I'm pleased with Travelport's Q1 growth in operating income and cash flow given the market and industry headwinds.

"Travelport continues to invest in new and innovative travel distribution technologies, including our Travelport Universal API, Travelport Universal Desktop and Travelport ePricing products."

Financial Highlights for First Quarter 2011

Travelport's main business is its global distribution system (GDS), which includes the Worldspan and Galileo brands and the Company's Airline IT Solutions business.

On March 5, 2011, Travelport reached an agreement to sell its Gullivers Travel Associates ("GTA") business to Kuoni Travel Holdings Limited for a gross consideration of $720 million, subject to certain closing working capital adjustments based on cash, working capital and indebtedness targets. The transaction completed on May 5, 2011. As a result, the assets and liabilities of our GTA business are classified as held for sale on our consolidated condensed balance sheets, and the results of operations are presented as discontinuing operations in our consolidated condensed statements of operations and consolidated condensed statements of cash flows.

($ in millions)

Q1 2011

Q1 2010

Change

% Change

Net Revenue

$531

$536

$(5)

(1)%

Operating Income

$79

$72

$7

10%

EBITDA

$135

$120

$15

13%

Adjusted EBITDA

$147

$142

$5

4%

Travelport's Net Revenue of $531 million for the first quarter of 2011 represented a $5 million decrease compared to the corresponding period in the prior year. Operating Income and EBITDA were $79 million and $135 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011, with an increase of 10% in Operating Income and an increase of 13% in EBITDA compared to 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was $147 million for the first quarter of 2011, a 4% increase compared to 2010. Net Revenue decreased compared to the prior year as a result of a decrease in transaction processing revenue in the Middle East and Africa, partially offset by increases in Europe and Asia Pacific. Operating Income improved $7 million (10%) with a reduction in selling, general and administrative costs, partially offset by increases in cost of revenue and depreciation expense.

First quarter 2011 interest costs of $77 million were $11 million higher than for 2010 due to higher interest rates arising from amendments to our senior secured credit agreement in the fourth quarter of 2010.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, Travelport generated $61 million in cash from continuing operations, an $82 million improvement over 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to $78 million of incremental cash generated from operating working capital.

Travelport's net debt as of March 31, 2011 was $3,451 million, which comprised debt of $3,860 million less $174 million in cash and cash equivalents, less $98 million in cash and cash equivalents of discontinuing operations and less $137 million of restricted cash provided as collateral.

Orbitz Worldwide

Travelport currently owns approximately 48% of the outstanding equity of Orbitz Worldwide. Travelport accounts for its investment in Orbitz Worldwide under the equity method of accounting. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, Travelport recorded a $5 million loss from its investment in Orbitz Worldwide.

Conference Call/Webcast

The Company's first quarter 2011 earnings conference call will be accessible to the media and general public via live Internet webcast on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, beginning at 2 pm (EDT) and through a limited number of dial-in conference lines. The webcast and conference call details are available through the Investor Center section of the Company's website (www.travelport.com/investor.aspx), where pre-registration for the event is required.

About Travelport

Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.

With a presence in 160 countries, approximately 3,500 employees and reported 2010 revenues of $2.3 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business, which includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands and its Airline IT Solutions business, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines.

Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company. Travelport is a private company owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Travelport management.

Investor Contact

Julian Walker Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations +44 (0) 1753 288210 julian.walker@travelport.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "plans", "may increase", "may fluctuate" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements.

Various risks that could cause future results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements included in this press release include, but are not limited to: the impact that our outstanding indebtedness may have on the way we operate our business; factors affecting the level of travel activity, particularly air travel volume, including security concerns, general economic conditions, natural disasters and other disruptions; general economic and business conditions in the markets in which we operate, including fluctuations in currencies; pricing, regulatory and other trends in the travel industry; our ability to obtain travel supplier inventory from travel suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, car rental companies, cruise lines and other travel suppliers; our ability to develop and deliver products and services that are valuable to travel agencies and travel suppliers and generate new revenue streams, including our new universal desktop product; risks associated with doing business in multiple countries and in multiple currencies; maintenance and protection of our information technology and intellectual property; the impact on supplier capacity and inventory resulting from consolidation of the airline industry; financing plans and access to adequate capital on favorable terms; our ability to achieve expected cost savings from our efforts to improve operational efficiency; our ability to maintain existing relationships with travel agencies and tour operators and to enter into new relationships on acceptable financial and other terms; and our ability to grow adjacencies, such as our acquisition of Sprice and our controlling interest in eNett. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law.

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, important information regarding such measures is contained below.

TRAVELPORT LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(in $ millions)

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2011

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2010

Net revenue

531

536

Costs and expenses

Cost of revenue

317

303

Selling, general and administrative

76

112

Restructuring charges

3

1

Depreciation and amortization

56

48

Total costs and expenses

452

464

Operating income

79

72

Interest expense, net

(77)

(66)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide

2

6

Provision for income taxes

(11)

(15)

Equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide

(5)

(3)

Net loss from continuing operations

(14)

(12)

Loss from discontinuing operations, net of tax

(10)

(9)

Net loss

(24)

(21)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

1

-

Net loss attributable to the Company

(23)

(21)

TRAVELPORT LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(in $ millions)

March 31,

2011

December 31,

2010

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

174

94

Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $25 and $24)

215

161

Deferred income taxes

4

4

Assets of discontinuing operations

1,047

1,066

Other current assets

234

185

Total current assets

1,674

1,510

Property and equipment, net

465

484

Goodwill

986

986

Trademarks and tradenames

314

314

Other intangible assets, net

747

770

Investment in Orbitz Worldwide

85

91

Non-current deferred income tax

4

4

Other non-current assets

351

341

Total assets

4,626

4,500

Liabilities and equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

105

72

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

521

474

Liabilities of discontinuing operations

549

555

Current portion of long-term debt

18

18

Total current liabilities

1,193

1,119

Long-term debt

3,842

3,796

Deferred income taxes

40

37

Other non-current liabilities

215

220

Total liabilities

5,290

5,172

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

Common shares $1.00 par value; 12,000 shares authorized; 12,000 shares issued and outstanding

-

-

Additional paid in capital

1,011

1,011

Accumulated deficit

(1,709)

(1,686)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

22

(9)

Total shareholders' equity

(676)

(684)

Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

12

12

Total equity

(664)

(672)

Total liabilities and equity

4,626

4,500

TRAVELPORT LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(in $ millions)

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2011

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2010

Operating activities of continuing operations

Net loss

(24)

(21)

Loss from discontinuing operations

10

9

Net loss from continuing operations

(14)

(12)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations:

Depreciation and amortization

56

48

Amortization of debt finance costs

3

4

Loss on interest rate derivative instruments

2

2

(Gain) loss on foreign exchange derivative instruments

(3)

1

Equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide

5

3

FASA liability

(5)

(5)

Deferred income taxes

3

-

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

Accounts receivable

(52)

(56)

Other current assets

(5)

1

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

68

(8)

Other

3

1

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations

61

(21)

Investing activities of continuing operations

Property and equipment additions

(18)

(113)

Investment in Orbitz Worldwide

-

(50)

Cash received from GTA Business

41

13

Other

-

5

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations

23

(145)

Financing activities of continuing operations

Principal repayments

(5)

(8)

Proceeds from new borrowings

-

100

Payments on settlement of derivative contracts

-

(7)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations

(5)

85

Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations

1

(1)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations

80

(82)

Cash used in discontinuing operations

Operating activities

(9)

(6)

Investing activities

(3)

(6)

Financing activities

(41)

(13)

Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents of discontinuing operations

3

(3)

Net cash used in discontinuing operations

(50)

(28)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

242

217

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

272

107

Less: cash of discontinuing operations

(98)

(65)

Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period

174

42

Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information for continuing operations

Interest payments

99

90

Income tax payments, net

3

12

TRAVELPORT LIMITED

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(in $ millions and unaudited)

Reconciliation of Travelport Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

2011

2010

Travelport Adjusted EBITDA

147

142

Less adjustments:

Acquisitions and corporate transaction costs

3

19

Restructuring charges

3

1

Unrealized (gains) losses on foreign exchange derivatives

(3)

1

Other

9

1

Total

12

22

EBITDA

135

120

Less: Depreciation and amortization

(56)

(48)

Operating income

79

72

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities of Continuing Operations and Unlevered Free Cash Flow

Three Months Ended March 31,

2011

2010

Travelport Adjusted EBITDA

147

142

Less:

Cash interest payments

(99)

(90)

Tax payments

(3)

(12)

Changes in operating working capital

30

(48)

FASA liability payments

(5)

(5)

Other non-operating and adjusting items

(9)

(8)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations

61

(21)

Add cash interest payments

99

90

Less capital expenditures

(18)

(113)

Unlevered free cash flow

142

(44)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. We believe this measure provides management with a more complete understanding of the underlying results and trends and an enhanced overall understanding of our financial liquidity and prospects for the future. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary metric for; measuring our business results, forecasting and determining future capital investment allocations and is used by the Board of Directors to determine incentive compensation. Capital expenditures, which impact depreciation and amortization, interest expense and income tax expense, are reviewed separately by management. Adjusted EBITDA is disclosed so that investors have the same tools available to management when evaluating the results of Travelport. The Adjusted EBITDA measure is a defined term within our credit agreement and bond indentures. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude the impact of purchase accounting, impairment of goodwill and intangibles assets, expenses incurred in conjunction with Travelport's separation from Cendant, expenses incurred to acquire and integrate Travelport's portfolio of businesses, costs associated with Travelport's restructuring efforts, non-cash equity-based compensation, and other adjustments made to exclude expenses management views as outside the normal course of operations. Adjusted EBITDA is a critical measure as it is required to calculate our key financial ratio under our credit agreement covenants. This ratio compares our Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months to our consolidated net debt and is known as our Leverage Ratio. We are currently in compliance with our Leverage Ratio. A breach of this covenant could result in a default under the senior secured credit agreement and the indentures governing our notes.

Unlevered free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. Unlevered free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operations adjusted to exclude cash interest payments and include capital expenditures, all of which are GAAP measures included within our Statements of Cash Flows. We believe unlevered free cash flow provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of the underlying liquidity of the core operating businesses and our ability to meet its current and future financing and investing needs.

TRAVELPORT LIMITED

Operating Statistics

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2011

2010

Change

% Change

GDS (segments in millions)

Americas Segments

47.2

46.9

0.3

1%

International Segments:

Europe

24.2

24.2

-

-%

Asia Pacific

14.5

14.2

0.3

2%

Middle East and Africa

9.6

10.5

(0.9)

(9)%

Total Segments

95.5

95.8

(0.3)

-%

SOURCE Travelport Limited