FED:Coalition would push economy to recession,

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08-12-2011
FED:Coalition would push economy to recession,

Greens leader BOB BROWN says a coalition government would push the economy into recession
if it pursued tens of millions of dollars in spending cuts.

Senator BROWN says there'd be an impact on a million small businesses if the cuts went
ahead, and he's demanded the opposition submit its policies to Treasury for costing.

Internal coalition documents show the opposition's promise to axe Labor's planned carbon
and mining taxes and implement other promises would leave a 70 billion dollar budget shortfall.

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FED: Boeing workers "need retraining" after nine-month strike

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02-20-2006
FED: Boeing workers "need retraining" after nine-month strike

Boeing workers who've just ended a nine-month strike have been away from work so long
they'll need retraining.

Maintenance staff at the Williamtown air force base in New South Wales returned to
work today .. after walking out in June last year .. over Boeing's refusal to negotiate
an agreement with their …

FED:Editorials, Saturday April 16, 2011

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FED:Editorials, Saturday April 16, 2011

SYDNEY, April 16 AAP - The Prime Minister should use the opportunity provided by her
government's first budget, in May, to put substance behind the direction in which she
aspires to lead the nation, The Weekend Australian says in its editorial on Saturday.

Today's strong demand for skills and labour provides Julia Gillard the best possible
time to break the curse of long-term welfare dependency.

Welfare-to-work reform will not deliver short-term savings, and to be effective will
require parallel reform to our incentive-sapping tax system. That's where the worries
start.

Ms Gillard needs to junk her rejection of a "big Australia", recalibrate immigration
levels and fix urban infrastructure bottlenecks. Australians will benefit by welcoming
more migrants.

Labor's policy failures in budget stimulus spending, tax, infrastructure and labour
market reregulation have compounded the structural adjustment pressures from the multi-speed
economy and the strong dollar.

It should rethink the $40 billion or so national broadband network to get value for
money and relieve inflationary pressures that will inevitably exacerbate.

Brisbane's The Courier-Mail says Australia is getting perilously close to the point
at which a tight labour market starts to put pressure on wages and inflation.

Managing the nation's skills needs will be one of the government's most challenging tasks.

The logic behind the Gillard government's plan to slug companies with a $5000 levy
for every low-skilled foreign worker they import is somewhat understandable. However,
businesses that use foreign workers are already required to spend 1-2 per cent of payroll
costs on training.

Instead of piecemeal initiatives in relation to employment, training and skilled labour,
what is needed is a full suite of co-ordinated and complementary measures.

The government must explain the benefits of all the policy ingredients as a whole,
and how they interact to create a harder-working, higher-skilled and more productive Australia.

The Sydney Morning Herald says action against climate change requires a wholesale review
of how modern urban living uses energy produced from greenhouse gas-producing sources
such as coal and oil.

Electricity prices will have to rise, to indicate to consumers the true cost of power,
but rising electricity prices affect everyone.

That is one reason Prime Minister Julia Gillard is finding the going so hard in her
campaign to tax carbon dioxide emissions.

To this situation, NSW's Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has recommended
that the state authorise steep rises in power charges - to allow for extra investment
in equipment and networks.

Premier Barry O'Farrell will probably do best to allow the power rises, or most of
them, this early in his term, to avoid problems closer to an election. But he should also
put effort into programs which show electricity consumers how to waste less power.

Federal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has promised to compensate households on
lower and middle incomes for cost increases due to the carbon tax. Since this is not a
welfare measure but an environmental one, the government should explain why all households
are not compensated.

Melbourne's The Age says the government must better explain what the future holds under
its carbon tax proposals.

There are major risks of lost opportunities and penalties for Australia, as the world's
highest greenhouse gas emitter per person, if it continues to lag behind other countries.

Most nations at least have a bipartisan view on carbon pricing, as Australia did until
16 months ago.

Since the coalition under Tony Abbott changed its stance, the Gillard government has
struggled to get Australians to look past narrow self-interest to the sustainable economic
prospects that transformational policy can create.

For that to happen, the government must paint a much clearer picture of what that future holds.

Sydney's The Daily Telegraph says the one man who just happens to hold the balance
of power in a tense federal parliament, independent MP Andrew Wilkie, claims not to recall
an allegation that he demanded Nazi salutes from the cadets under his charge in 1983 but
does allow that his behaviour was poor enough to require disciplinary action.

Mr Wilkie's lapses were clearly newsworthy, not just because they were associated with
a developing news story, but because he seeks to make himself newsworthy at every available
opportunity.

Recently he has thrown around hints that he'll bring down the government if it rejects
his poker machine legislation.

So now we have a perfect storm of pokies, a fractured Labor government, military mistreatment,
Tasmanian independents and Hitler all in the one basket.

You wouldn't read about it.

Melbourne's Herald Sun says independent MP Andrew Wilkie is hiding behind what he claims
is a smear campaign by the pokies industry to distract people from his acts of bastardry
at Duntroon.

After News Ltd revealed allegations the federal independent MP ordered junior cadets
to salute the 50th anniversary of Hitler's rise to power in Nazi Germany, Mr Wilkie said
he had no recollection of the incident.

Mr Wilkie should give permission for his personal records to be released.

This is a man who rode into parliament as an independent on his reputation as a whistleblower
during the Iraq war.

Now that others are blowing the whistle on him, he is shielding himself by saying that
Duntroon, as well as the Australian Defence Force Academy should be investigated to clear
the air.

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Weather Qld (BRISBANE)

There is no end in sight for Queensland's flood victims .. with conditions expected to worsen.

More residents are expected to evacuate the state's worst hit areas .. as record-breaking
floods continue to devastate parts of central and southern Queensland.

At Bundaberg on the coast the Burnett River was rising at a rate of 5cm an hour last
night to its highest level in 50 years .. and people in the town have been evacuated with
dozens of homes underwater.

At Emerald .. in land from Rockhampton .. flooding from the Nogoa River cut off the
town by 9.30pm (AEST) last night .. and about 90 people took refuge at evacuation centres
and many more went to stay with relatives and friends.

The river reached 14.65 metres last night and is expected to continue to rise until
tomorrow (Friday).



Bushfires WA (PERTH)

Easing weather conditions have given fire crews hope they can hold a large bushfire
near Toodyay east of Perth to a nature reserve .. and spare homes and private property.

Toodyay came under threat from the bushfire yesterday .. a year to the day from the
bushfires which ravaged the West Australian town last year.

The Department of Conservation and Environment says the fire's not too bad .. and they
hope to have it contained by this morning.



Defence (SYDNEY)

Senior defence figures have reportedly been wined and dined by arms dealers and weapons
manufacturers.

Fairfax says more than 110 free dinners and lunches and tickets to theatre and sporting
events were given to the Defence Department's high-ranking personnel in the past three
years.

The recently retired head of the Chief Capability Development Group .. Vice-Admiral
MATT TRIPOVICH .. enjoyed more than one-quarter of all hospitality taken up .. including
tickets to 11 ACT Brumbies rugby matches.



Kafkias (MELBOURNE)

A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder .. over the discovery of a man's body
in a house in Melbourne's east.

Police were called to the house in Doncaster East just after 11am (AEDT) today .. after
the 54-year-old man's body was found by a friend who came to visit the man.

29-year-old CHRIS KAFKIAS was arrested this afternoon and later charged with one count of murder.

He's appeared before an out-of-sessions court hearing .. and remanded in custody to
appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.



Whaling (ADELAIDE)

Prime Minister JULIA GILLARD has reiterated the federal governments anti-whaling stance
.. amid reports of Japanese officials accepting whale meat gifts.

The ABC has reported Japan's Fisheries Agency has admitted its officials accepted gifts
of whale meat from the body that runs the country's so-called scientific whaling program.

Ms GILLARD says the Australian government is completely opposed to whaling .. and is
taking appropriate action through the international courts.



Denmark Cartoon (COPENHAGEN)

Officials in Denmark say they've foiled a plot to massacre staff at a newspaper ..

which published caricatures of the Prophet MOHAMMED.

Five people have been arrested .. four in Denmark and one in Sweden.

In 2005 .. the Jyllands-Posten newspaper published a dozen cartoons of the Prophet
MOHAMMED .. which triggered violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world.



UK Charity (LONDON)

Britain's government is considering plans under which the public would be asked to
donate to good causes each time they use an ATM.

It's also discussing a plan to allow shoppers who pay for goods or services using debit
cards in stores to round up the cost of purchases and donate the difference.

Cabinet minister FRANCIS MAUDE says the proposals are among a host of potential policies
aimed at increasing donations to British charities .. including adding a voluntary levy
to orders at takeaway restaurants.



Briefly in other news ..



The trial of one of Indonesia's top terrorism suspects has opened in Jakarta.



A young man is in hospital with spinal injuries .. after he slipped off a cliff in Sydney's
eastern suburbs.



Rio Tinto says severe monsoonal rain in Queensland has hit its operations .. and the company
has called a force majeure on coal sales contracts from mines in which it has a majority
interest.



in Sport ..



Cricket Aust (MELBOURNE)

Australia's cricket selectors have some big decisions to make ahead of today's naming
of the team for the Sydney Test.

There are widespread calls for an overhaul of the team after England beat Australia
by an innings yesterday at the MCG.

It means England have retained the Ashes in Australia for the first time in 24 years.

Captain RICKY PONTING is out of form and nursing a broken finger, but he's determined
to keep leading the team.

Left-arm paceman DOUG BOLLINGER is likely to come into the side to replace RYAN HARRIS,
who's needed surgery for an ankle stress fracture.



Soccer AL AdUtd (AEDLAIDE)

Adelaide United striker SERGIO VAN DIJK has maintained his prolific scoring streak
in his A-League side's 2-0 triumph over Sydney FC.

VAN DIJK scored the breakthrough before an own goal ensured a deserved victory for
the Reds before 16,429 spectators at Adelaide Oval.

Sydney's woes continued in their fifth consecutive loss, while Adelaide crept four
points clear of third-placed Central Coast.



Sail SydHob (HOBART)

The skipper of Sydney to Hobart line honours winner WILD OATS ELEVEN says technology
in the race needs be updated after a radio nearly cost her a fifth crown.

A jury threw out the protest against WILD OATS after it had been alleged her radio
was not adequate enough for the journey across Bass Strait.

MARK RICHARDS said it was time the race began to rely on satellite communication ...

rather than high frequency radio.

Adelaide yacht SECRET MEN'S BUSINESS 3.5 is in the best position to claim handicap
honours of the 14 who have finished the race.



Tennis Qld (BRISBANE)

Tennis young gun BERNARD TOMIC will find out today whether he's received the contentious
third and final wildcard to next week's Brisbane International.

TOMIC has been granted the first men's wildcard in the previous two years of the tournament
but has been overlooked thus far in favour of JOHN MILLMAN and MARINKA MATOSEVIC.

The 18-year-old is believed to be vying for the wildcard with fellow Queensland teenager
JASON KUBLER who was the top ranked junior in the world earlier this year.



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VIC:Last ditch talks to save South Wharf DFO

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08-19-2010
VIC:Last ditch talks to save South Wharf DFO

The fate of Melbourne's debt-ridden South Wharf Direct Factory Outlet could be known
today as last ditch talks continue to try to save it from receivership.

Insolvency firm KordaMentha says the future of DFO .. which is understood to have debts
of 550 million dollars to banks and other creditors .. should be known by 9am (AEST).

Developer Austexx operates the eight DFO complexes along Australia's eastern seaboard.

ACCC chairman GRAEME SAMUEL is an investor and stands to lose most of his 50 million
dollar fortune.

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Vic: Emotive TV ad to target female smokers

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04-11-2010
Vic: Emotive TV ad to target female smokers

MELBOURNE, April 11 AAP - An emotive advertisement targeting women who smoke will hit
television screens in Victoria from Sunday.

Lung cancer overtook breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in among women
in the state in 2006, and remained the top killer in 2007.

About 811 Victorian women died from lung cancer in 2007, more than in any previous year.

The TV advertisement shows a woman learning from a doctor she has lung cancer,then
having to break the news to her children.

Quit executive director Fiona Sharkie urged smokers to think about the impact on their families.

"Although the number of smokers is now in decline, the deadly legacy of the years when
female smoking rates were at their peak is only now becoming apparent," she said.

"More women and families in Victoria are dealing with a lung cancer diagnosis than
ever before, most of those because of smoking.

"Smokers need to realise this could happen to you and your family."

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre nurse co-ordinator Mary Duffy said she was seeing a growing
number of women with lung cancer.

"Young children who come in often don't know what cancer is or why mummy is sick," she said.

"All they know is that their universe has been disrupted by hospital visits, treatments
and the presence of strangers.

"For women with young children who rely on them for everything, there's probably nothing worse."

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NSW: Speculation bikie turned witness after police operation

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08-28-2009
NSW: Speculation bikie turned witness after police operation

The lawyer for the Comanchero bikies .. charged over a fatal brawl at Sydney airport
.. says he looks forward to evidence from one of his former clients .. if speculation
he is now a crown witness is true.

LESLY RANDLE .. the solicitor representing the Comancheros .. says she lost all contact
with one of her clients and his wife about two weeks ago.

Reports that one of the Comancheros has become a Crown witness emerged after New South
Wales police refused to confirm the nature of an operation conducted at the airport on
Wednesday night.

Eleven Comancheros have been charged with the murder of 29-year-old ANTHONY ZERVAS
.. the brother of senior Hells Angel PETER ZERVAS .. who died during the brawl on March
22.

Police allege Mr ZERVAS was beaten with a steel bollard .. and stabbed with a pair
of scissors .. during the violent melee between members of the rival bikie gangs.

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NSW: ICAC to investigate alleged corruption at Transgrid

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04-20-2009
NSW: ICAC to investigate alleged corruption at Transgrid

The New South Wales corruption watchdog launches its investigation today into alleged
fraud at TransGrid .. owner and operator of the state's electricity transmission network.

The ICAC's beginning public hearings into allegations involving a Transgrid employee
and a contractor.

It'll examine whether TransGrid officer GORAN PEVEC took bribes from DOMENIC MURDOCCA
.. or Mr MURDOCCA'S firm Sage Civil Engineering .. for work contracts.

ICAC's also investigating whether Mr MURDOCCA and other Sage Engineering staff defrauded
TransGrid while tendering and performing contracted work.

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QLD: Man tries to set fire to himself and policeman: police

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12-14-2008
QLD: Man tries to set fire to himself and policeman: police

BRISBANE, Dec 14 AAP - Police had to use a fire extinguisher to stop a man who tried
to set himself and a Queensland police officer on fire.

Police were called to a Meringandan property, north of Toowoomba, at 9.30pm (AEST)
on Saturday and found the man lying on top of a pile of timber and threatening to set
himself on fire.

On seeing the officers, the man doused himself in fuel and tried to set fire to himself,
police said.

"It (the fire extinguisher) was used as preventative action," a police spokeswoman said.

"There was an attempt to light a flame and I guess as they've seen that they then deployed
the fire extinguisher."

The man then lunged at one of the police officers, spraying him with fuel before attempting
to set the officer alight.

The officers struggled with the man before restraining him.

Both officers received hospital treatment after one had petrol splashed in his eye
and the other had an asthma attack triggered by the petrol vapour.

The alleged offender was taken to Toowoomba Hospital where he was examined and released.

A 34-year-old man is due to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on January 7
charged with serious assault over the incident.

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Cyc: Cycling men's road race results today

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08-09-2008
Cyc: Cycling men's road race results today

BEIJING, Aug 9 AFP - Beijing Olympics men's road race results today:



1. Samuel Sanchez (ESP) 6h23:49.

(Average speed 38.4 km/h)

2. Davide Rebellin (ITA) at 0.

3. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 0.

4. Alexander Kolobnev (RUS) 0.

5. Andy Schleck (LUX) 0.

6. Michael Rogers (AUS) 0.

7. Santiago Botero (COL) 12.

8. Mario Aerts (BEL) 12.

9. Michael Barry (CAN) 16.

10. Robert Gesink (NED) 18.

11. Levi Leipheimer (USA) 20.

12. Chris Anker Soerensen (DEN) 22.

13. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 22.

14. Jr Pineau (FRA) 22.

15. Cadel Evans (AUS) 22.

16. Przemyslaw Niemiec (POL) 22.

17. Christian Vande Velde (USA) 30.

18. Paolo Bettini (ITA) 35.

19. Vladimir Karpets (RUS) 1:10.

20. Murilo Fischer (BRA) 2:28.

21. Fabian Wegmann (GER) 2:28.

22. Erik Hoffmann (NAM) 2:28.

23. Christian Pfannberger (AUT) 2:28.

24. Gustav Larsson (SWE) 2:28.

25. Nicki Sorensen (DEN) 2:28.

26. Radoslav Rogina (CRO) 2:28.

27. John Augustyn (RSA) 2:28.

28. Nuno Ribeiro (POR) 2:28.

29. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) 2:28.

30. Jackson Jesus Rodriguez Ortiz (VEN) 2:28.

31. Matt Lloyd (AUS) 2:28.

32. Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR) 2:28.

33. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR) 2:28.

34. Remi Pauriol (FRA) 2:28.

35. Tadej Valjavec (SLO) 2:28.

36. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) 2:28.

37. Simon Gerrans (AUS) 2:28.

38. Thomas Lofqvist (SWE) 2:36.

39. Thomas Rohregger (AUT) 2:36.

40. George Hincapie (USA) 2:36.

41. Jos Serpa (COL) 2:38.

42. Johan Vansummeren (BEL) 2:38.

43. Frank Schleck (LUX) 2:38.

44. Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) 2:38.

45. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) 2:46.

46. Kim Kirchen (LUX) 2:51.

47. Moises Aldape Chavez (MEX) 4:19.

48. Rein Taaramae (EST) 7:00.

49. Carlos Sastre (ESP) 7:17.

50. Franco Pellizotti (ITA) 7:17.

51. Sergey Lagutin (UZB) 7:17.

52. Hossein Askari (IRI) 10:33.

53. Ruslan Pidgornyy (UKR) 10:33.

54. Julian Dean (NZL) 10:37.

55. Jacek Tadeusz Morajko (POL) 10:37.

56. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) 10:37.

57. Matija Kvasina (CRO) 10:37.

58. Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE) 10:37.

59. Svein Tuft (CAN) 10:37.

60. Denis Menshov (RUS) 10:37.

61. Jurij Golcer (SLO) 10:37.

62. Jan Valach (SVK) 10:37.

63. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) 10:37.

64. Nicholas Roche (EIR) 10:37.

65. Laurens Dam Ten (NED) 10:37.

66. Peter Kusztor (HUN) 11:55.

67. Ivan Stevic (SER) 11:55.

68. Gatis Smukulis (LAT) 12:59.

69. Tanel Kangert (EST) 12:59.

70. Gonzalo Garrido (CHI) 12:59.

71. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) 12:59.

72. Andre Cardoso (POR) 15:53.

73. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (BLR) 15:53.

74. Dainius Kairelis (LTU) 15:53.

75. Petr Bencik (CZE) 15:53.

76. Alexandr Pliuschin (MDA) 15:53.

77. Denys Kostyuk (UKR) 15:53.

78. Sergey Ivanov (RUS) 15:53.

79. Ghader Mizbani (IRI) 15:53.

80. David George (RSA) 15:53.

81. Philip Deignan (EIR) 15:53.

82. Glen Chadwick (NZL) 15:53.

83. Aliaksandr Usau (BLR) 26:10.

84. Tomasz Marczynski (POL) 26:10.

85. Nebojsa Jovanovic (SER) 26:10.

86. Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) 31:35.

87. Rafaa Chtioui (TUN) 39:15.

88. Park Sungbaek (KOR) 39:15.

89. Kin San Wu (HKG) 42:08.

90. Luciano Mendonca (BRA) 44:38.



Abandons: Alberto Contador (ESP), Simon Spilak (SLO), Jens Voigt (GER),
Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA), Cyril Dessel (FRA), Pierre Rolland (FRA), Rigoberto
Uran (COL), Ben Swift (GBR), Stef Clement (NED), Bert Grabsch (GER),
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), Lars Petter Nordhaus (NOR), Vladimir Miholjevic (CRO),
Christophe Brandt (BEL), Stefan Schumacher (GER), Brian Bach Vandborg (DEN),
van den Broeck (BEL), Timothy Gudsell (NZL), Patricio Almonacid (CHI),
Evgeniy Gerganov (BUL), Borut Bozic (SLO), Stuart O'Grady (AUS), Maxim
Iglinskiy (KAZ), Gabriel Rasch (NOR), Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN), Henry Raabe
(CRC), Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI), Mario Contreras (ESA), Andriy Grivko (UKR),
Vladimir Efimkin (RUS), Jason McCartney (USA), Roger Hammond (GBR), Karsten
Kroon (NED), Oscar Freire (ESP), Steve Cummings (GBR), Maxime Monfort (BEL),
Matej Jurco (SVK), Roman Bronis (SVK), Hichem Chabane (ALG), Juan Jos Haedo
(ARG), Zhang Liang (CHN), Ahmed Belgasem (LBA), Gerald Michael Ciolek (GER),
Raivis Belohvosciks (LAT), Jonny Bellis (GBR), Gallardo (BOL), Laszlo
Bodrogi (HUN), Daniel Petrov (BUL), Matias Medici (ARG), Niki Terpstra
(NED), Alejandro Borrajo (ARG), Robert Hunter (RSA), David Zabriskie (USA)

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FED: Brough hits back at criticism of his business dealings

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02-17-2008
FED: Brough hits back at criticism of his business dealings

Former indigenous affairs minister MAL BROUGH has denied any suggestion of impropriety
in his business dealings with Aboriginal communities.

Mr BROUGH .. who lost his Queensland seat of Longman at the November federal election
.. has been working with partners on business projects in a number of Aboriginal communities
.. including in Nguiu in the Tiwi Islands.

Nguiu was the only community during Mr BROUGH'S time as minister to give up control
of their land for 99 years under a controversial lease scheme.

Calling for more scrutiny of Mr BROUGH'S actions .. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Social Justice Commissioner TOM CALMA has told Network Ten he's concerned about any minister
who tries to take advantage of indigenous people.

Mr BROUGH says Mr CALMA'S comments are "disgusting and ill-founded".

Without going into details .. he says he and his partners are investing massive sums
of money in the hope they'll provide jobs for local people and better their lives.

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NSW: Need to determine how breach occurred: NSW = 2

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08-29-2007
NSW: Need to determine how breach occurred: NSW = 2

Federal Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran later said a thorough inquiry was underway already.

"We have a comprehensive investigation underway, looking at every link in the chain,
from the horses' arrival at (Sydney's) Mascot airport, who tended to them, what happened
to the equipment and so on, right through to Eastern Creek and their handling then," he
said.

"No stone's been left unturned to see if there was any breach of the border or the
quarantine barriers erected on Australian soil."

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NSW: Man drives car at patrolling bicycle police

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04-15-2007
NSW: Man drives car at patrolling bicycle police

A man will appear in a Sydney court today .. accused of trying to run over two police
officers on bicycles.

Police were called to the car park of a Parramatta hotel in Sydney's west just before
midnight .. after staff noticed people in a car acting suspiciously.

As the two officers cycled towards the silver Lexus .. the car was allegedly driven
at them .. clipping the back wheel of one of the bikes and causing its rider to fall off.

The male constable suffered minor injuries while his colleague was unhurt.

Police searching for the car went to a Rouse Hill home and arrested a 27-year-old man
.. who'll face Parramatta Bail Court today on numerous charges .. including dangerous
driving and assaulting police.

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Qld: Hundreds mourn schoolgirl=2

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12-13-2006
Qld: Hundreds mourn schoolgirl=2

Mourners wore coloured armbands and bright clothing .. after the family asked them
to make it a celebration of life.

The service featured upbeat performances by school musicians and a choir.

Sisters TEGAN and RACHAEL shared their memories of their baby sister .. saying the
family celebrated CAITLIN'S 14th birthday two weeks early on the weekend before she died.

TEGAN said her sister has left footprints on their hearts.

At the end of the funeral .. 14 butterflies were set free to mark what the family described
as CAITLIN'S free spirit and blossoming into a young woman.

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Fed: Ridge excited about new love after tired old love triangle

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08-08-2006
Fed: Ridge excited about new love after tired old love triangle

By Jonathon Moran, National Entertainment Writer

SYDNEY, Aug 8 AAP - For almost 20 years, the Bold and the Beautiful's Ridge Forrester
has been doing it really tough, with both Brooke and Taylor vying for his affections.

But now now he has a new love, and Ronn Moss, the actor who plays Ridge in the hit
US daytime soap, couldn't be happier.

Because, frankly, he was tiring of the same two women.

"I have actually got a new love interest in the show so it has perked things up a little
bit for me, I must say," says 54-year-old Moss, who will visit Australia on a concert
tour with his band this month.

"It is about time. After about 19 years they've finally given me somebody new."

Ridge's new love interest is actually Brooke's sister Donna, a pairing that is likely
to give rise to some interesting storylines.

"For me it is a good change because I have been lamenting for years about how I need
some new blood on that show," said Moss.

"I am getting tired of the same two women."

Moss is best known for his TV career, music is his first love.

Before his daytime soap days, Moss fronted rock band Player, which had a massive worldwide
hit with Baby Come Back in 1978.

Moss has released two solo albums - Uncovered and I'm Your Man - since 2000.

His Australian tour begins in Canberra on August 24 with dates booked for Sydney, Wollongong,
Melbourne, Adelaide, Nambour and the Gold Coast.

"We have a bit of a stage show going on with a bit of a backdrop and lights and video
playback and stuff during the show," he said from LA.

"It is a little more involved, a more visual show than I have ever done before. So
we will have a bit of the bells and whistles, kind of a story in the life of what has
gone on for me up to this point."

Moss says many of his Bold fans will see the show, and he hopes they'll see and appreciate
a different side of him.

"They will come to see Ridge and hopefully walk away seeing Ronn," he said.

Moss will perform some of his own material, along with covers such as Robert Palmer's
Addicted To Love.

He's has also choreographed a few dance moves.

"I am not going to be dancing up there like Britney Spears - it is not that kind of
thing," he laughed.

"It is all tongue-in-cheek, having fun with it and it should be good."

Meanwhile, Moss says he is still keen to buy a home in Australia, something that has
been on the cards for some time.

"I have looked at several places and it is just a matter of finding the right place," he said.

"I am attracted to the area around Sydney Harbour."

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KEYWORD: MOSS (WITH PIX)

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Qld: Another MP booted out of parliament

AAP General News (Australia)
02-16-2006
Qld: Another MP booted out of parliament

BRISBANE, Feb 16 AAP - Speaker Tony McGrady has continued his crackdown on disorder
in Queensland's parliament by ejecting another opposition MP.

Nationals MP Howard Hobbs was forced to leave the chamber today after Mr McGrady ordered
him to stop interjecting during Question Time.

The action followed Mr McGrady's decision yesterday to suspend parliament for 15 minutes
after losing patience with Nationals MP Kev Lingard, who was suspended for 24 hours.

Accusing Mr Lingard of causing "grave disorder", Mr McGrady refused to admit he had
overreacted, stressing he was charged with keeping order in the parliament.

He continued on the warpath today, warning several coalition members including Opposition
Leader Lawrence Springborg to improve their behaviour or face eviction.

Yesterday's suspension from parliament sparked strong criticism from Mr Springborg
who later moved a motion of dissent in the Speaker.

Premier Peter Beattie today referred Mr Springborg's statements to the parliamentary
ethics committee, accusing him of not showing enough respect towards the Speaker.

AAP nt/sc/jm/sd

KEYWORD: PARLY QLD

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Vic: Police admit failure in footballer rape investigation

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2005
Vic: Police admit failure in footballer rape investigation

MELBOURNE, Feb 10 AAP - Victorian police bungled a rape investigation involving an
AFL footballer five years ago, the state's top detective said today.

Assistant Commissioner for Crime, Simon Overland, said there had been an "almost total
failure" which meant the investigation did not progress over a period of years.

Despite his admission, he defended the force's ability to investigate rape allegations
against high-profile sportsmen.

Mr Overland's acknowledgement of police failings stemmed from a leaked Victorian ombudsman's
report into the handling of rape allegations against a footballer which allegedly took
place in September, 1999.

The ombudsman found police failed to properly investigate the allegation.

Two of the three police involved in the probe could face internal charges, while the
third had already left the force, Mr Overland said.

The two serving officers could face disciplinary action. The office who had left the
force could have the incident noted on his public record.

Mr Overland said there was no question the police investigation into the case was deficient,
but a review had not found any evidence of similar failings.

"There's been a failure in this case. We've reviewed about 16 or 17 other similar cases,"

he told reporters.

"We haven't found similar failing (in those), so I think there is some reassurance
there, and I think we acknowledge and have acknowledged that this is a difficult area
for us."

Mr Overland said sexual crime squad detectives had reopened the case last year.

"It (the investigation) is not yet complete, but we know in the course of that, and
general knowledge about the circumstances of the original investigation, that it was deficient,"

he told reporters.

The matter had been handed to the Ethical Standards Department, Mr Overland said.

"... there's an investigation that's not complete, but suffice to say I think it's
really a failure of our system, an almost total failure it would seem, and the matter
just simply didn't progress for a number of years."

The case was believed to involve the Carlton Football Club.

The club's media manager Ian Coutts declined to comment today.

"I think that this is a leaked report from the ombudsman and it's with the Victoria
Police, and I think that's where it should stay at this stage," Mr Coutts said.

A spokeswoman for the ombudsman's office today confirmed the report, completed last
month, had identified "serious deficiencies" in the police investigation and had recommended
disciplinary action be taken.

The spokeswoman said the ombudsman's office would not make public the report in line
with its obligation to protect the confidentiality of the complainant.

The complainant, identified as Kate, told Melbourne radio station 3AW that she felt
vindicated by the ombudsman's report.

"I was pretty shocked more than anything, but I was not surprised," she said.

"I knew that something wasn't right anyway, but it still hurts."

Victorian Premier Steve Bracks, during a visit to Canberra today, said the report highlighted
the strengths of the system.

"It just shows you the system is working effectively and well when we have independent
scrutiny of individual events," he said.

Opposition police spokesman Kim Wells said footballers must be treated like everyone
else in the community.

"There should be no exception and if there is then that's an indictment on the police
minister and the Victorian police," he said.

"This is a disgraceful situation that needs to be further investigated to ensure that
the procedures are right so this doesn't happen again."

AAP jrd/gfr/tnf/cjh/sd

KEYWORD: FOOTBALLER LEAD

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ballistic pendulum

ballistic pendulum A device used to measure the velocity of a projectile, such as a bullet. A large mass of relatively soft material is suspended from a horizontal bar and the angle through which this mass is displaced when it is struck by the projectile in flight enables the momentum and hence the velocity of the projectile to be calculated by successive application of the laws of conservation of linear momentum and of energy.

Diametrics Medical Reports First Quarter Results; Company Discusses New Products, Partnerships, and 2002 Guidance.

Business Editors

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BW HealthWire)--May 9, 2002

Diametrics Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMED) today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

Net sales for the first quarter of 2002 totaled $5,462,874, compared with $5,715,894 in the comparable period a year ago. The decline in net sales is primarily attributable to a change in product mix for intermittent testing instruments to include sales of the new Philips Blood Analysis Portal system, which sells at a substantially lower average selling price than the company's IRMA analyzer. The company's net loss in the quarter was $1,058,991 or $0.04 per share, versus a net loss of $1,127,900 or $0.04 per share, in the prior year.

"Diametrics made substantial progress during the quarter, achieving a number of key product and operational milestones," said David T. Giddings, Diametrics' chief executive officer and president. "We successfully began shipping the new Philips Portal system, which contributed to commercial sales for the first time this quarter. While total sales declined slightly versus year ago levels, gross margins improved four percentage points to 27 percent, reflecting both increased manufacturing efficiencies and the favorable impact of increased sales of higher margin continuous monitoring products."

"Diametrics is focused on leveraging our technology platforms with multiple opportunities for product expansion and growth in new global markets," said Andre' de Bruin, Diametrics' chairman. "As we pursue our mission to be a leader in critical care blood and tissue information systems, we look to build upon our established product leadership position in point of care diagnostics. We will continue to introduce new and innovative solutions such as Philips Portal system, expand our product functionality with new capabilities such as our upcoming glucose and electrolyte test cartridge, and form new alliances such as the one we announced earlier this week with Biometric Imaging."

"I look forward to my upcoming role as interim CEO beginning June 1, 2002, and am confident that our strategy, combined with strong operational execution, will result in a renewed growth phase for Diametrics," concluded de Bruin.

2002 Financial Guidance

While the company is pleased with the progress made in product development and is encouraged by progress being made in the field by its distribution partner, Philips Medical Systems, it does not anticipate these achievements will result in improved financial performance in 2002. For each of the remaining three quarters of 2002, the company expects its net sales and net loss to be approximately similar to levels achieved in the first quarter of the year. In addition, as a result of costs incurred related to its recent reduction in force and organizational changes, the company anticipates incurring a one-time charge of approximately $600,000 in the second quarter 2002.

Investor Conference Call

Diametrics will conduct a live webcast today, Thursday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss details of its first quarter financial results, business developments and outlook. Interested parties may listen to the call via the Internet at http://www.vcall.com.

Diametrics Medical is a leader in critical care technology. The company is dedicated to creating solutions that improve the quality of healthcare delivery through products and services that provide immediate, accurate and cost-effective time critical blood and tissue diagnostics. Primary products produced include the Philips Blood Analysis Portal system, the IRMA(R)SL point-of-care blood analysis system; the Trendcare(R) continuous blood gas monitoring system, including Paratrend(R) and Neotrend(R) for use with adult, pediatric and neonatal patients; the Neurotrend(R) cerebral tissue monitoring system; and the Integrated Data Management System. Additional information is available at the company's Web site, http//www.diametrics.com.

Philips Medical Systems is the exclusive global distributor of the Philips Portal system and Diametrics' IRMA(R) and Trendcare(R) systems. Codman, a Johnson & Johnson company, is the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Neurotrend system.

The preceding financial guidance information is specifically forward looking and is based on information currently available to senior management. Statements regarding the company's expectations about new and existing products, future financial performance and other forward looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, demand and acceptance of new and existing products, technology advances and product obsolescence, competitive factors, and the availability of capital to finance growth. These and other risks are discussed in greater detail in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                         DIAMETRICS MEDICAL, INC.                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                               (UNAUDITED)                                                 Three Months Ended                                                     March 31,                                                 2002         2001                                             ------------ ------------ Net sales                                   $ 5,462,874  $ 5,715,894  Cost of sales                                 4,005,279    4,401,153                                             ------------ ------------      Gross profit                             1,457,595    1,314,741                                             ------------ ------------ Operating expenses:      Research and development                 1,221,637    1,160,702      Selling, general and administrative      1,183,946    1,245,932                                             ------------ ------------      Total operating expenses                 2,405,583    2,406,634                                             ------------ ------------ Operating loss                                 (947,988)  (1,091,893)  Other income (expense), net                    (111,003)     (36,007)                                             ------------ ------------ Net loss                                    $(1,058,991) $(1,127,900)                                             ------------ ------------ Basic and diluted net loss per common  share                                      $     (0.04) $     (0.04)                                             ------------ ------------ Weighted average number of  common shares outstanding                   26,804,451   26,722,744                                             ------------ ------------                         DIAMETRICS MEDICAL, INC.                  CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS                               (UNAUDITED)                                             March 31,    December 31,                                              2002          2001                                          -----------    ----------- ASSETS  Current assets:    Cash and cash equivalents             $ 5,512,736    $ 7,654,845    Marketable securities                          --        749,141    Receivables                             4,678,120      4,556,865    Inventories                             4,916,854      4,066,964    Prepaid expenses and other current     assets                                   337,081        247,286                                          -----------    -----------      Total current assets                 15,444,791     17,275,101                                          -----------    -----------  Property and equipment, net               5,650,442      6,178,805                                          -----------    -----------  Other assets                                  6,700          6,700                                          -----------    -----------                                          $21,101,933    $23,460,606                                          ===========    ===========  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  Current liabilities:    Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 2,783,484    $ 3,358,959    Other current liabilities               1,388,411      2,039,686                                          -----------    -----------  Total current liabilities                 4,171,895      5,398,645                                          -----------    -----------  Long-term liabilities, excluding current   portion                                  8,485,678      8,533,052   Shareholders' equity                      8,444,360      9,528,909                                          -----------    -----------                                          $21,101,933    $23,460,606                                          ===========    =========== 

One Voice CEO to Chair Active Communications International's Voice-Based Web Commerce Conference; Dean Weber to Chair Two-Day Conference for Top Voice Industry Leaders.

Business Editors & High Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001

One Voice Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONEV), developer of Intelligent Voice solutions for PC, wireless, telematics and Internet devices, today announced that CEO and Chairman Dean Weber has been selected to chair ACI - the Active Communications International conference for the second time. The voice-based Web commerce conference is scheduled at the Hyatt Hotel in San Jose, California, March 1-2, 2001.

The conference will highlight industry developments in voice technologies and applications designed to capitalize on the growing areas of voice-commerce, mobile-commerce, voice portals, and eCRM. The conference will be attended by senior executives from Philips Speech Processing, SpeechWorks, NetByTel, Yahoo!, VoiceIQ, Verizon Laboratories, General Magic, and other top voice technology companies.

"Voice is quickly emerging as the next killer application," said Dean Weber, CEO and chairman of One Voice Technologies. "It is an honor to be recognized and a privilege to be invited back to serve as chairperson of ACI's conference, where top technology companies will be discussing the latest developments in the voice industry."

For registration information contact ACI, Inc. at 312/780-0700 or visit their website at http://www.acius.net/.

About One Voice Technologies, Inc.

One Voice Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONEV) develops scalable Intelligent Voice solutions that make PCs, telematics and Internet devices easier to use. One Voice's Intelligent Voice Animated Navigator called IVAN(TM) enables users to talk as if they were speaking with another person and instantaneously access content on the World Wide Web from virtually anywhere. The company is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information, please visit www.onevoicetech.com.

One Voice Technologies and IVAN-Intelligent Voice Animated Navigator are trademarks of One Voice Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

"Some of the statements made in this press release discuss future events and developments, including our future business strategy and our ability to generate revenue, income and cash flow, and should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can generally identify these "forward-looking" statements by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions. These statements involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty that exist in the Company's operations and business environment and are subject to change based on various factors that could cause actual Company results, performance, plans, goals and objectives to differ materially from those contemplated or implied in these forward-looking statements. Actual results may be different from anticipated results for a number of reasons, including the Company's new and uncertain business model, uncertainty regarding acceptance of the Company's products and services and the Company's limited operating history."

Web sites don't age well as Net expectations soar;Frequent redesigns fuel more visits.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

When Sam's Wines & Spirits Inc. launched its first Web site in 1995 -- listing a few items and a toll-free number for ordering -- the company believed it was making a big leap into cyberspace.

But traffic was light and orders even lighter for the Chicago-based liquor retailer.

The company tried again in 1997 with a redesigned Web site highlighting nearly 1,000 items and offering online ordering. But the graphics were hardly awe-inspiring, and sales remained mediocre, totaling less than $250,000 in 1998, just a fraction of the store's $40 million in sales.

As management frustration built, Sam's shut down its site in September 1999. A few months later, with the help of Chicago-based Web designer Eyehand Interactive Inc., Sam's unveiled a site boasting jazzy graphics, a customer-friendly layout and 5,000 items -- to grow to 15,000 by the end of summer.

It wasn't cheap -- Sam's executives estimate they spent more than $75,000 -- but Internet sales at www.samswine.com are humming along at an annual rate of $2 million.

"We really have a look, and functionality, that we're comfortable with now," says Andy Pates, the retailer's e-commerce director.

Sam's experience underscores a basic tenet of cyberspace: Web pages that were state-of-the-art a year ago can quickly grow dull.

Many e-commerce companies, and those using Web sites as passive marketing vehicles, are following Sam's prescription by remodeling, revamping and upgrading their sites. And while the investment in special design expertise can be expensive, most companies agree it's money well-spent.

"Much of the need to upgrade is driven by competition," Eyehand President Josh Ermentrout says. "Companies take a look at competitors' sites and wonder why their own isn't as colorful or good-looking. Management draws a deep breath and decides it's time to move up to the next step. They rarely object to the costs involved."

Indeed, Sam's Mr. Pates concedes that spiffy Web venues run by such e-commerce rivals as New York's Sherry-Lehmann Inc. forced Sam's to beef up its own site.

Additionally, regular Internet users expect more from a Web site than an attractive logo and some boilerplate.

When ASAP Software Inc., a Buffalo Grove-based seller of software licenses, put up its first Web site in 1997, it contained little more than the company's broad business philosophy and a calendar of upcoming events. E-commerce at www.asap.com didn't begin until April 1998, when a $30,000 upgrade included order-taking capabilities.

But by early 1999, just 5% of company sales were generated online, and management was getting impatient. "We recognized that the world was moving, and we had to move much deeper into cyberspace," says Paul Jarvie, president of ASAP, a division of Denver-based Corporate Express Inc. In June 1999, the company spent $50,000 on another Web upgrade.

The new Web site was a significant advance, allowing customers to buy and download software and order customized reports. Orders also can be made in four languages using four currencies.

The new site clicked with customers.

"Today, we're approaching $1 billion in annual sales, and 25% of that is from Internet sales," Mr. Jarvie says. "A year from now, we want at least half of our sales to come through e-commerce."

While the new Web site is a success, Mr. Jarvie notes that the redesign is just the beginning of cyber-spending. ASAP's Web page, he says, is simply the public face on a revamp that also has required enhancements to the company's internal software. Total cost of the behind-the-scenes work: $2 million last year alone.

But the improvements have taken ASAP well beyond old economy-style transactions. The former network, for example, required an employee to re-enter Web orders by hand on the main computer. "That's not an inspired way to approach e-business," Mr. Jarvie says.

The current ASAP system takes an order all the way to fulfillment with no human intervention.

"Taking out human contact is where you take cost out of the process," Mr. Jarvie says. "With fewer data input errors, we've reduced our returns by 50% over the past year."

Web pages are much better today than a year ago because of improved software design, experts say. The latest version of Web development software Dreamweaver from California-based Macromedia Inc. and the 3.0 version of Microsoft's browser Explorer have allowed immense advances in design, says Mr. Ermentrout of Eyehand.

"A site that looked great two years ago looks like hell now," he says. "We can do so much more these days."

And the cost doesn't have to be crippling. CA Development LLC in Chicago, a residential builder, spent just $5,000 last July on its first Web site (www.cadevelop-ment.com), a simple list of projects and phone numbers. The company upgraded in December by adding "virtual tours" of its houses with video that moves from room to room. The cost was about $2,000.

"Customers are coming to expect now a Web site where they can get a full view of your product," CA President Wendy Andrews says. "We know we have to keep up or become obsolete. Customers increasingly are telling us that the Web is what has directed them to us."

Edventions Inc., a Chicago firm that brings online links to schools, launched its first Web site at www.edventions.com when it was founded a year ago. The first upgrade was completed in March for $50,000, but Chairman Irv Shapiro already is looking ahead to further improvements.

"I think we'll dramatically change our site at least once a year," he says. "To be interesting, Web sites have to be timely. People get tired of looking at the same thing all the time."

DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

GTE Government Systems [GTE], El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $217.1 million face value increase to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for FY 1999 contractor logistics support for the AN/GYQ-21(V) Intelligence Data Handling System. Expected contract completion date is Sept. 30, 2001. Solicitation issue date was July 17, 1990. Negotiation completion date was Aug. 14, 1991. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (F09603-91-D-0999-P00017).

Lockheed Martin [LMT], Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $46.9 million face value increase to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for modification of six Air Force Reserve C-130J aircraft to perform weather reconnaissance missions. This effort includes associated data and spares. Expected contract completion date is Sept. 30, 1999. Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-95-C-2055-P00014).

Boeing [BA], St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $13.5 million modification to previously awarded contract N00019-97-C-0099 for integrated logistics and engineering support for the F/A-18C/D aircraft. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in September 1999. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Pratt and Whitney San Antonio [UTX], San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $13 million firm-fixed-price-requirements contract to provide for repair and overhaul of 280 (estimated quantity) Engine Core Modules applicable to the F100-PW-220E engine on the F-15 aircraft. There were eight firms solicited, and two proposals received. Expected contract completion date is Nov. 30, 1998. Solicitation issue date was Feb. 25, 1998. Negotiation completion date was July 21, 1998. San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas, is the contracting activity (F41608-98-D-0595).

Raytheon Systems [RTNA/RTNB], Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded a $11.8 million ($8.4 million, Government Portion; $3.4 million, Contractor Portion) cooperative-agreement contract to provide for the Advanced Technology Modular Receiver Program. This program will develop and demonstrate a four channel high-performance multimode radar receiver system for use on various aircraft and space platforms. This was a Broad Agency Announcement, there were 120 proposals received. Expected contract completion date is Jan. 16, 2002. Solicitation issue date was July 22, 1997. Negotiation completion date was Aug. 5, 1998. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33615-98-2-1330).

High Speed Connectivity Consortium, Pittsburgh, Pa., is being awarded a $11 million ($5 million, Government Portion; $6 million, Contractor Portion) cooperative-agreement contract to provide for research and development in support of the Next Generation Internet Program. This effort includes development and demonstration of a multi-gigabit testbed using end-to-end fiber connections with potential expansion to a national network. Expected contract completion date is Sept. 21, 2001. Solicitation issue date was Oct. 10, 1997. Negotiation completion date was Sept. 15, 1998. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome NY, is the contracting activity (F30602-98- 2-0193).

RF Microsystems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $10.1 million modification to previously awarded contract N00421-95-C-5176 to exercise an option to provide an estimated level of effort of 160,000 man-hours of technical and engineering services for radio transmission systems. Work will be performed at a variety of government installations worldwide, and is expected to be completed in September 1999. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Div., St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin [LMT], Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded an $8.2 million cost-plus-award-fee delivery order against an existing indefinite-quantity contract for the development of a next-generation computer generated forces system for the U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) in Orlando, Fla. This system will represent a full range of operation systems and control processes from individual combatant and platforms to brigade level operations. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by September 2001. This contract was competitively procured with 125 proposals solicited and two offers received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61339-96-D- 0002).

Tracor Systems Technology, Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $7.8 million modification to previously awarded contract N00421-96-C- 5225 to exercise an option to provide an estimated level of effort of 252,384 man-hours of technical and engineering services in support of naval special warfare programs; C3/C#I/C4I programs for the government of Egypt under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program; surveillance directional systems; the Special Operations Forces programs; Navy/Special Operating Forces Aviation programs; counter narcotics programs; Navy/Special Operating Forces ship, shore, and combat programs; and federal agency programs. Work will be performed at Chesapeake, Va. (45%), San Diego, Calif. (23%), Fayetteville, N.C. (17%), El Paso, Texas (10%), and California, Md. (5%), and is expected to be completed in September 1999. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Div., St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity.

Reynolds Launches Managed Network Solution for the POWER DMS.

The Reynolds Private Managed Network Prioritizes DMS Traffic to Help Keep Business Applications Running at Peak Performance in the Dealership

DAYTON, Ohio, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced the availability of the Reynolds Private Managed (RPM) Network for dealerships using the Reynolds POWER dealership management system (DMS). The RPM Network is a fully managed, private Wide Area Network (WAN) developed specifically for automotive retailers.

"In today's highly digital environment, so much of a dealer's business depends on the ability to seamlessly communicate over the Internet, between dealership stores, and with the OEM," said Jon Strawsburg, vice president of Product Planning for Reynolds. "In response, we've developed the RPM Network to meet the specific and complex networking needs of automotive retailers. The RPM Network delivers the reliability, performance, security, and flexibility dealers need to run their business efficiently and effectively."

The RPM Network helps automotive retailers:

* Keep business applications running at peak performance through a network designed to prioritize DMS traffic.

* Reduce risk with a centralized firewall and layered security.

* Eliminate network bottlenecks by monitoring traffic with an advanced reporting tool.

* Increase employee productivity by monitoring employee Internet usage.

The RPM Network is scalable to meet the needs of all dealers -- from a single point store to large dealer groups with stores spread nationwide.

Strawsburg concluded: "This proven network solution has been delivering results for our ERA DMS customers for a number of years. We are pleased to now extend these networking capabilities to our POWER DMS customers."

The RPM Network is available for both POWER in-house and POWER ASP (hosted DMS server) customers.

About Reynolds

Reynolds and Reynolds is the automotive industry's leading provider of automobile dealership software, services, and forms to help dealerships improve business results. The company is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with major operations in Houston and College Station, Texas, and Celina, Ohio. (www.reyrey.com)

SOURCE The Reynolds and Reynolds Company

SpeechTrans Offers Mobile Translation App for Hearing Impaired.

-SpeechTrans, a leader in app-based multi-language translation, announced the launch of SpeechTrans Ultimate for Hearing Impaired. The new app enables the hearing impaired to conduct real-time two-way conversations in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian and German and Mandarin Chinese without the need for sign language or an in-person translator.

With the new app, each person can simply speak out loud into the user's mobile device, and have the translated text automatically appear. Type-to-type translations are also available for situations that require quiet, or for those who have trouble speaking because of disability. It is difficult for hearing impaired individuals to determine when someone ends their part of the conversation, so the Hearing Impaired version can automatically detect when a person stops speaking, and immediately begin the translation.

The app stores can play back previous translations, without access to an internet connection. In this version the auto-translate feature can be turned off, allowing same language conversations. Information from other apps can also be cut and pasted into SpeechTrans, so it can be translated and read aloud to another individual.

SpeechTrans Ultimate for Hearing Impaired features Facebook chat integration which allows users to type in their native language and have the other party receive translated output on the SpeechTrans enabled iPhone or iPad, or directly as text on their computer.

The development of the Hearing Impaired version was prompted by a SpeechTrans customer in Spain who described the usefulness of such a product. The unique functionalities of SpeechTrans Ultimate for Hearing Impaired were built based upon direct feedback from hearing impaired users who provided guidance on needed features.

"For hearing-impaired individuals, the internet becomes such a huge part of their world, and is especially important for communication, said Yan Auerbach, Co-Founder of SpeechTrans. "With our new Hearing Impaired version, we are using the power of technology to enable richer in-person conversations across language barriers. Unlike other expensive translation products that only offer text to speech translation, we provide a more organic conversation at a fraction of the cost."

The Hearing Impaired app comes with 1,000 pre-loaded transcriptions that never expire, compared to 400 available in the SpeechTrans Ultimate app. Every usage of the app that requires voice recognition counts as one "transcription." Text-to-text and text-to-speech transcriptions are unlimited. An additional 100 transcriptions are available to users that utilize Facebook's "Suggest Friends" feature within the app.

Pricing for the SpeechTrans Ultimate Hearing Impaired app is $99, and the app is currently available in Apple's App Store.

Keywords: SpeechTrans, Technology.

This article was prepared by Computer Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Computer Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

INTERNET : MICROSOFT LODGES COMPLAINT AGAINST GOOGLE.

Another complaint has been lodged against Google, and by a big name in the business. Microsoft announced, on 31 March, that it, too, had lodged a complaint with the European Commission, which is completing an investigation into abuse of dominant position in online search engine services. Based on several complaints, the EU executive has been looking closely, since February 2010, into how the world's leading search engine promotes its own services at the expense of its competitors' in its results listings and into certain exclusivity clauses imposed on advertising partners.

Yet there is a ring of tit-for-tat in this complaint, because Google, with Opera and Mozilla, was at the origin of a DG Competition investigation in January 2008.

Brad Smith, vice-president of Microsoft, commented in a blog published on the group's website: "We have concerns about a growing number of practices aimed at preventing others from creating a competitive offer [ ] It blocks content and data its competitors need to furnish search results to consumers and to draw advertisers," the main source of earnings for free online services. Smith identifies the subject of the complaint: the online video site YouTube, bought by Google in 2006, to which mobile access is only possible through its own Android system or Apple's iOS (which is not in competition with it), but not to competitors such as Windows phone. Microsoft argues that this constitutes a barrier to competition.

ECOSYSTEM LOCKED UP

The Redmond-based firm also details its arguments meant to demonstrate that Google locks up its ecosystem and is privatising portions of the internet in flagrant breach of competition rules: access to data, online searches, online advertising and content (Google books).

The European leader in search engine services has replied that it is "not surprised," since the original complaint that triggered the Commission's investigation was "filed by a subsidiary" of Microsoft, Bing. It added that when the Commission opened its inquiry, in February 2010, Google had accused Microsoft of creating tension without reason, because it maintained good relations with one of the complainants, Ciao!, until this firm was taken over by Microsoft.

Google is developing a strategy different from Microsoft's at the time the Commission ruled against in it March 2004, preferring to work out a friendly settlement with the EU executive in line with the agreement concluded with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States, which had opened an investigation into privacy problems related to the launch of its service.

The Commission has taken note of the complaint and, in keeping with procedure, will inform Google and ask for its comments.

Multiple Cat Owners Open the Doors to Their Welcoming Homes.

Purina Tidy Cats 'Search for America's Most Welcoming Home' Contest Celebrates Multiple Cat Owners' Tidy, Clean and Inviting Homes

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new Purina Tidy Cats survey, nearly one in two (49%) Americans without cats have purposely not visited a home because there were two or more cats living there. And, three in five (60%) Americans without cats say they would be willing to give up something like shopping, a favorite beverage, cell phone, television or Internet access to avoid spending a week in a multiple cat home.

Enough is enough! That's the message from Purina Tidy Cats, the leading cat litter brand that is continuing its Campaign to End Cattiness to help debunk the myths about people who have more than one cat. In fact, the national survey of multiple cat owners and non-cat owners revealed that multiple cat owners actually work harder than non-cat owners to make their home welcoming by opening it up to friends and family on a regular basis and cleaning their living space more frequently. According to the survey, multiple-cat homes are more likely than those without cats to receive guests a few times a week (48% vs. 29%) and half of multiple-cat owners thoroughly clean their home at least a few times a week or more, compared to 31 percent of non-cat owners.

To celebrate multiple cat owners and their welcoming homes, Tidy Cats is announcing the Purina Tidy Cats "Search for America's Most Welcoming Home" Contest that invites multiple cat owners to showcase their tidy, inviting, clean and comfortable homes. Cat owners can enter the contest at www.TidyCats.com from October 5 through November 16, 2010.

"As a multiple cat owner, it's frustrating that so many misperceptions continue to exist about people who own more than one cat, including the cleanliness and tidiness of our homes," said Evette Rios, home expert, television personality and spokesperson for the Purina Tidy Cats "Search for America's Most Welcoming Home" Contest. "I've been in thousands of homes across America and there is something special, warm and inviting when you walk into a home with multiple cats. I'm thrilled to be part of a contest that will help negate those beliefs, and demonstrate just how welcoming multiple cat homes truly are."

To enter the contest, multiple cat owners are asked to submit an essay written in the voice of one of their cats describing why they have the most welcoming home in America and include examples of how they keep their home tidy, clean, comfortable and/or inviting. The entry must also include a color photo of the entrant and at least one of their cats in their favorite room of their welcoming home.

According to the Purina Tidy Cats survey, 70 percent of multiple cat owners describe their home as naturally welcoming and nearly all of them (99%) say that they make an effort to keep their homes welcoming to guests. More than two in five (43%) of the multiple cat owners surveyed say people want to visit their home because it is always tidy, warm and welcoming. This contrasts with the perceptions of the non-cat owners surveyed who describe multiple cat homes as smelly and dirty. Eighty-seven percent of non-cat owners think multiple cat homes have hair all over the furniture, carpet and flooring and 48 percent say they expect a home with two or more cats to have stains on the furniture or carpet from the cats.

"It's disappointing that 76 percent of people without cats think the odor in a multiple-cat home would be unpleasant," said Rios. "After all, cats are tidy by nature and a clean home is a nice smelling home. So, it's not surprising that the majority of multiple-cat owners say that having multiple cats does not prevent them from keeping their home clean and odor free."

The Purina Tidy Cats "Search for America's Most Welcoming Home" Contest runs from October 6 - February 2011. The entries will be judged in three phases:

* Round One (Nov. 16-24): Approved entries will be narrowed down to fifteen semifinalists by an independent judging panel based on the following judging criteria: appropriateness to contest theme (photo and essay showcase the most welcoming home) -- 40%: quality of essay -- 35%; and the creativity of the entry -- 25%.

* Round Two (Dec. 1-15): The fifteen semifinalists will be judged by the Purina Tidy Cats team of experts (90% of the score), including Rios, scent expert and author Bonnie Blodgett and Dr. Pia Salk, animal welfare advocate, animal expert and psychologist. Cat lovers across the country also will be invited to vote for their favorite semi-finalist with the consumer vote counting for 10 percent of the total score. The two Entrants with the highest total scores from the judges and consumer votes will be chosen as the Finalists.

* Round Three/Part I: The team of experts, including Rios, Blodgett and Salk, will visit the homes of the two finalists in January 2011 to create Webisodes showcasing the finalists' welcoming homes that will be posted on www.tidycats.com for judging and consumer voting (Round Three/Part II).

* Round Three/Part II (Jan. 31 - Feb. 11, 2011): The judges will select a winner based on their visits to the finalists' homes where they will evaluate the tidiness, cleanliness, comfort and inviting feeling of each home (90% of the score). Consumers can also vote on the Webisodes, with their votes counting for 10 percent of the total score.

The Grand Prize winner will be announced in February 2011 and will receive a Welcome Home Party that includes: $5,000 cash award; a celebrity chef guest to throw a welcome party in the winner's home for up to 10 friends and family; and a year's supply of Tidy Cats brand cat litter. To find more information about the Purina Tidy Cats "Search for America's Most Welcoming Home" Contest, the national survey and to enter the contest, please visit www.TidyCats.com.

Survey Methodology

The Purina Tidy Cats Home Survey was conducted by Kelton Research between August 13th and August 19th, 2010 using an email invitation and an online survey. Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 3.1 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample.

About TIDY CATS

Purina TIDY CATS brand cat litter is designed for homes with multiple cats and is specially formulated to control odor and keep homes smelling fresh and clean. The Purina TIDY CATS line includes: five scoopable clay litters designed to make clean-up easy and efficient; and three odor-controlling natural clay litters that are non-clumping. Purina TIDY CATS is manufactured by Nestle Purina PetCare Company, one of the leading global players in the pet care industry. Nestle Purina promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North American headquarters for Nestle Purina PetCare is located at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri, where Ralston Purina was founded more than a century ago. The company is part of the Swiss-based Nestle S.A. -- the world's largest food company.

SOURCE Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Join the dismal swamp bike ride.(Y)

CAMDEN COUNTY | Cycling enthusiasts are invited to participate in a 40-mile bike loop beginning at the Dismal Swamp Trail in South Mills on Sept. 26.

A supervised route through the Camden County countryside will allow bikers to explore the landscape and fall colors.

Lunch will be served at the Dismal Swamp State Park.

The cost is $30. To register, call (252) 771-8333 or e-mail dscwelcome@camdencountync.gov.

Chowan County

Community concerts offered

Music in the Parks will be held monthly through October.

On Sept. 20, Wes Lassiter will perform on the banjo, and The Danny Daughtridge Group will perform Americana at Colonial Park in Edenton.

On Oct. 18, Milton Bullock, The Golden Platter and Bubblin' Brown Sugar will perform at Colonial Park.

The concerts will begin at 3 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

The events are organized by the Chowan Arts Council, the Edenton-Chowan Recreation Department, the Chowan Tourism Development Authority, Edenton Coffee House and Destination Downtown.

Currituck County

Library offers activities for kids

Currituck Library in Barco is offering events for young children.

Babygarten is from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Story time is from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and toddler time is offered from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays.

Fall plant and bake sale set

The Currituck Master Gardeners will hold a Fall Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension at 120 Community Way in Barco.

Details: (252) 232-2262.

Library to hold genealogy classes

Currituck Library in Barco is offering three courses in genealogy.

Learn the basic steps to start you on the journey of creating your family tree at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Meet at the Currituck Government Complex at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 22 to learn how to research birth, marriage and death certificates.

At 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25, learn how to search Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest and other Internet sites.

Class size is limited. To register, call (252) 453-8345.

green building workshop is set

North Carolina State University will hold a Low Impact Development and Green Building Workshop from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, 120 Community Way in Barco.

The workshop is for government staff, the development community, homeowner associations, natural resource managers, engineers, contractors, design professionals, real estate agents and planners.

The workshop will use the 2009 N.C. LID Guidebook as a basis for teaching what local governments, the building community and homeowner associations need to know to adopt and implement low-impact development.

The workshop costs $150 for professionals seeking credit hours and includes lunch and materials. Scholarships are available to state, local and county governments, academic institutions and nonprofits for $75.

Register online at www.ncsu.edu/WECO/lid

Dare County

Town names new police chief

Kevin Brinkley has been promoted from lieutenant to chief of Nags Head's Police Department following the retirement of Chief Wayne Byrum.

Brinkley is a native of Dare County and began his law career in 1990. He has completed several law enforcement training programs, including N.C. State University's Administrative Officers Management Program and the FBI's National Academy Program.

Marine corps league to meet

The Outer Banks Detachment 1264 of the Marine Corps League will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Pitts Center, 5375 N. Virginia Dare Trail in Southern Shores.

Marines and Naval corpsmen who were attached to the Fleet Marine Force are invited.

There will be special guests, a display of Vietnam War-era military items and refreshments.

Literacy council needs volunteers

The Dare Literary Council is in need of volunteer tutors.

Tutors are trained to teach adults to learn to read, improve their reading or math skills, learn English as a Second Language or prepare for their GED. No teaching experience is necessary.

Those interested in learning to become tutors are required to attend one tutor orientation before the tutor training workshop.

Orientation will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Nags Head Baptist Church.

The Tutor Training Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Nags Head Baptist Church. There is a $20 fee, which covers the cost of the workbook and lunch.

Register by Sept. 20 by calling (252) 216-7773.

Arts council sponsors tours

Visitors can tour the actual working studios of local artists during special tours offered this month.

Tours of studios north of the Oregon Inlet Bridge will be held Saturday, and tours of studios south of the bridge will be held Sept. 26.

For information, call (252) 473-5558 or visit darearts.org.

fundraiser seeks auction items

The seventh annual Outer Banks Charity Classic Tennis Tournament will be Oct. 1-4.

The tournament is the signature fundraiser for the Hospice Program of Dare Home Health and Hospice. Items are needed for the silent and live auctions to be held at Duck Woods Country Club in Southern Shores.

This year's goal is to auction 60 items. Anyone wishing to make a donation should call (252) 261-4837 or e-mail joseph .la.buckley@verizon.net.

To register for the tournament, call (252) 261-6843 .

More Foster homes are needed

Dare County Department of Social Services needs individuals and families interested in providing placement - either temporarily or permanently - to a child in the foster care program.

Orientation meetings are being held this fall in different areas of the county. Some of the children are members of a sibling group that must be placed together. Some have special needs.

Agency children come with a monthly support payment, clothing allowance and their own medical insurance.

Orientation meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fessenden Center, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Thomas A. Baum Center in Kill Devil Hills and 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Dare County Department of Social Services in Manteo.

Details: (252) 475-5500 .

Memory screening being offered

GEM Adult Day Services Inc. is offering a confidential memory screening.

Diagnosing Dementia: See it Sooner will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills.

Registration is required. Visit www.gemdayservices.org or call (252) 480-3354.

walk to benefit adult day services

A walk will be held to benefit GEM Adult Day Services on Sept. 22.

Check-in time will be 7:45 a.m., and the walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Roanoke Island Festival Park. To register, call (252) 475-9720.

Church announces parish staff

Tim Gregory and Val Cummings are new staff members at Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish in Kitty Hawk.

Gregory will be business and plant manager. He has a background in financial operations, as well as expertise in buildings and grounds administration and maintenance. He has been a parishioner of Holy Redeemer by the Sea for more than 12 years, serving in a variety of ministries.

Cummings will be the executive assistant and take on daily administrative tasks and Sacramental records. She and her husband, Tom, joined the full-time parish community last August. She previously worked in her New Jersey parish for 15 years as the school office manager.

Flu vaccine clinics scheduled

The Dare County Department of Public Health has scheduled two flu vaccination clinics.

The seasonal flu vaccine is for adults only by appointment. This is not the pandemic H1N1 vaccine, which will be available at a later date. The first clinic will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Dare County Department of Public Health in Manteo. The second will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the health department in Frisco. The cost is $35 .

To make an appointment, call (252) 475-5003.

Get to know your local government

The League of Women Voters will sponsor Dare County Government 101: An Introduction and Overview at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Dare County Administration Building, Room 168, 954 Marshall Collins Drive in Manteo.

A lunch will be held at Sugar Shack at 11:30 a.m. Reservations must be made by Friday by calling (252) 261-6380.

Tours of the Administration Building will be offered after the workshop.

Pasquotank County

SPCA to hold garage sale

SPCA of Perquimans County will be holding a garage sale at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday at The Framery, 116 N. Poindexter St. in Elizabeth City.

Donations of non-clothing items are being accepted, and pickup can be arranged.

Details: (252) 267-4231.

Food bank to hold annual walk

The Food Bank of the Albemarle will hold its 26th annual Walk for Hunger on Oct. 11.

Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m., and walkers will leave Charles Creek Park in Elizabeth City at 2 p.m.

The walk will cover 4.1 miles and is the major fundraiser for the food bank. There will be games for children, and a lunch will be provided by Montero's.

Details: (252) 335-4035, ext. 100 or check out www.afoodbank.org.

Church to hold special services

Nation After God Holy Church, 408 Shepard St. in Elizabeth City, will hold two power pack services.

At 2 p.m. today, the Rev. Mack Freshwater from Macedonia Church of Christ will preach. At 2 p.m. Sept. 27, the Rev. Charles Foster of Holy Trinity Church will preach.

Chamber to hold golf tournament

The Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its first Chamber Golf Tournament on Sept. 24 at The Pines at Elizabeth City.

There will be a 10 a.m. registration with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. with Captain's Choice/Best Ball Format.

The cost is $110 for individual players; $440 for a team of four. Mulligans are $10 each; one per player.

A Hole in One Contest will be held for a chance to win a 2009 Honda Accord from Hall Honda of Elizabeth City.

The dinner and awards ceremony will be at 5:30 p.m. Dinner only for non-golfers costs $25.

Details: (252) 335-5732.

Toddler time set for Thursday

Port Discover will hold toddler time at 10 a.m. Thursday at 613 E. Main St. in Elizabeth City.

Children will learn about sound and how it travels, identify some sounds and make their own sound phones.

The cost is $5 per family and reservations are required. A parent or guardian must accompany the child.

Details: (252) 338-6117.

Food Bank seeking volunteers

The Food Bank of the Albemarle needs volunteers.

Duties and hours are flexible and could include administrative work , sorting food and interviewing clients .

Details: (252) 335-4035, ext. 111.

Perquimans County

Hurrah players to perform

The Hurrah Players will present "Grease" at 7 p.m. Friday at Perquimans County High School in Hertford.

Admission is $18 for adults, $12 for teens and $10 for children younger than 12.

meetings+events

CHOWAN COUNTY

Meeting rescheduled The September meeting of the Chowan County Chapter of AARP has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Chowan Senior Center, 204 E. Church St., Edenton.

Board of Commissioners 6 p.m. Monday, 1767 Chowan County Courthouse, 117 E. King St., Edenton.

CURRITUCK COUNTY

Parish picnic 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 20, St. Katharine Drexel, 154 Maple Road, Maple.

Tourism Advisory Board 5 p.m. Monday, Historic Currituck Courthouse, 153 Courthouse Road.

Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meeting 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Coinjock Marina Restaurant.

Historical Society 7 p.m. Monday, Currituck County Library in Barco. Guest speaker will be George Ramsey from the Virginia Canal Society.

DARE COUNTY

Public hearing 7 p.m. Monday, Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners, Administrative Building, Meeting Room, 102 Town Hall Drive. The hearing is to receive comments on the designation ordinance for Z.A. Harris Cottage, 1413B N. Virginia Dare Trail.

Board of Health meeting rescheduled The Dare County Board of Health has rescheduled its Tuesday meeting to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Substance Abuse Program in the New Horizons Office, 2808 S. Croatan Hwy., Suite B, Nags Head.

Dare County Friends of Youth Advisory Board 8 a.m. Thursday, Dare County Administration Building, Room 228, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo.

Branding Dare County Seafood Committee 7 p.m. Thursday, Rodanthe Fire Station classroom, second floor, 24297 N.C. 12.

Meeting rescheduled The town of Manteo Special Events Committee has rescheduled its meeting to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at Manteo Town Hall.

HERTFORD COUNTY

Blood drive 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Hawks Nest at Chowan University, Murfreesboro.

PASQUOTANK COUNTY

Music on the Green 4 to 6 p.m. for six consecutive Saturdays beginning this Saturday on the lawn at Mariner s Wharf on Water Street, Elizabeth City.

City Council 7 p.m. Monday, H. Rick Gardener Municipal Building, Council Chambers, Elizabeth City.

PERQUIMANS COUNTY

Blood drive 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, New Hope United Methodist Church, Hertford.

Karen Santos, (252) 336-2415,

karen.santos@pilotonline.com

CAPTION(S):

courtesy photo NEW STAFF MEMBERS Tim Gregory and Val Cummings are new members of the Holy Redeemer by the Sea Catholic Parish staff. Both are parishioners at the church in Kitty Hawk. Lt. Kevin Brinkley has been chosen to become police chief in Nags Head.