TAS:Tas 'wallowing in mediocrity': report

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2011
TAS:Tas 'wallowing in mediocrity': report

Former Tasmanian minister JULIAN AMOS has come out with a devastating finding on his
state, saying it's wallowing in the comfort of mediocrity, and needs a substantial increase
in its population, or it will fall further behind the rest of the country.

The former Labor minister has interviewed 60 Tasmanian CEOs, union leaders, heads of
peak industry bodies, economists, heads of government agencies and political commentators.

In his damning assessment of the state's economy, Dr AMOS says the island state is
being hamstrung by a poor planning system, excessive protest action and the appearance
of public sector instability, owing to Labor's minority government partnership with the
Greens.

He predicts the state is fast becoming an aged care facility in a national park.

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property bond A bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a fund that owns property.

QLD:Deadly night on Qld roads

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2011
QLD:Deadly night on Qld roads

Two teenagers have died and two more injured in a car crash southwest of Brisbane.

Police say a 17-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man died at the scene when their
car collided with a 4WD in Goodna late last night.

A 16-year-old boy remains in critical condition and a fourth teen in the car suffered
non non-life threatening injuries.

Further east .. a person has died after crashing in to a power pole.

Meanwhile .. a 71-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was run over by a
4WD whilst sleeping in a tent at a camping ground in the Tuan Forest in the early hours
of this morning.

He suffered a suspected broken pelvis and possible internal bleeding while the other
man in the tent .. aged 26 .. wasn't injured.

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KEYWORD: TOLL QLD (BRISBANE)

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FED:Wilkie turns down committee spot

AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2010
FED:Wilkie turns down committee spot

CANBERRA, Dec 20 AAP - Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has turned down a spot on the federal
government's standing group on Christmas Island, saying Australia wants action, not talk.

The former intelligence officer has launched a blistering attack on the government's
approach to asylum seekers in the wake of last week's boat accident which killed at least
30 people.

He wants Labor to immediately double its humanitarian intake of refugees as well as
boosting "disruption" operations in Indonesia to stop boats setting sail.

"The government has dropped the ball," Mr Wilkie told ABC Radio on Monday.

"Whatever it is doing is clearly not working.

"Even the best defence force ... is still going to struggle to pick up small wooden
boats in that big ocean, (so) you've got to stop the boats leaving Indonesia.

"It has to be ramped up, we have to hunt the smugglers down and put them out of business."

He rejected the government's proposed standing group as unnecessary, joining ranks
with the opposition, which has already refused to be involved.

"This isn't a case of setting up another committee and talking about it for another
six months," Mr Wilkie said.

"This is a case of looking at what we can do now and implementing them now.

"If we wait another six months, more people are going to die."

Mr Wilkie revealed that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had offered to double Australia's
humanitarian intake in a bid to win the independent MP's support in forming government.

Mr Wilkie said it was time for the opposition to resurrect the offer.

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FED:Campaign turns to indigenous issues

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2010
FED:Campaign turns to indigenous issues

Opposition Leader TONY ABBOTT says Aboriginal people should be treated like normal
members of society .. and not as a cultural curiosity.

He's made the comment in a passionate speech to a Sydney event on promoting opportunities
for Aborigines.

Mr ABBOTT says he wants to be part of a generation of political leaders .. which gives
Aboriginal people the real and honoured place in our midst .. rather than just keeping
them as a cultural curiosity on the fringes of society.

He's acknowledged indigenous issues haven't played much of a role in the election campaign.

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KEYWORD: POLL10 INDIGENOUS (CANBERRA)

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Vic: Scubadivers take to noughts and crosses for appeal

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2010
Vic: Scubadivers take to noughts and crosses for appeal

By Edwina Scott

MELBOURNE, April 2 AAP - The fundraising bar has been set a bit higher.

A group of intrepid scuba divers are spending Good Friday in a purpose-built tank playing
noughts and crosses to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital appeal - and attempt
a world record while they're at it.

Peter Webster, who owns a diving business, managed to convince 36 of his mates to take
up the challenge, after breaking the Guinness World Record for extreme ironing underwater
in 2008.

Two divers enter the tank at Melbourne's Federation Square in one-hour shifts clutching
notebooks and pens.

"We thought, let's try for something else," Mr Webster told AAP.

"People find it quite amusing that we're playing noughts and crosses and they put some
money in the tin."

The scuba divers aim to break the current record of 24 hours for consecutive underwater
games of noughts and crosses, by playing for an epic 36 hour stretch.

Diver Gary Deacon kicked off the the first shift at midnight.

"Kids absolutely love it - staring at people underwater," he said.

"I tend just to lay down the bottom and focus out there."

But he says his noughts and crosses skills have deteriorated.

"I reckon they got worse, I was getting tired," he laughed.

Police officers visit the Melbourne's Federation Square every two hours to validate
the challenge Mr Webster says he is confident of.

Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade firefighters also pushed the physical
barriers to tip in funds for the appeal.

An inaugural 24-hour relay was held in central Melbourne that saw 80 firefighters run
more than 200km before the final lap ending at the Eastern Hill fire station in East Melbourne
on Friday morning.

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NSW: Man who fatally stabbed pregnant teen unfit for trial

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2009
NSW: Man who fatally stabbed pregnant teen unfit for trial

A Sydney judge has likened the violent stabbing death of a pregnant teenager .. to
her having died in a natural disaster.

In deciding her attacker was mentally unfit to stand trial .. NSW Supreme Court Justice
IAN HARRISON said she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

30-year-old CRAIG JAMES GRANT had been staying at the same southwestern Sydney guesthouse
as the 17-year-old and her 24-year-old partner ANDREW O'GRADY .. when he attacked them
in July 2007.

He woke the couple with a loud knock at their door and started brandishing a knife.

When the teen attempted to escape .. GRANT stabbed her in the chest before turning
the knife on Mr O'GRADY.

He suffered minor wounds during the struggle .. but the teen died.

Justice HARRISON today found GRANT was unfit to stand trial .. and ordered he be found
not guilty of a murder and attempted murder by reasons of mental illness.

He said the woman's death had been an unavoidable tragedy.

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KEYWORD: GRANT (SYDNEY)

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ACT: Man's death starts ACT Easter road toll

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2009
ACT: Man's death starts ACT Easter road toll

SYDNEY, April 10 AAP - One man is dead after a single vehicle crash in the northeast
of the ACT, police say.

The man, believed to be aged in his 20s, was the sole occupant of a car which crashed
at Uriarra sometime overnight.

"Sometime overnight a sedan travelling southbound on Uriarra Road has left the road,
gone through a fence and rolled," police said in a statement.

"Police were notified of the collision by a passer-by who noticed the incident some
time after the event.

"The driver, travelling alone in the vehicle, died at the scene."

The death is the first for the ACT during the Easter holiday period.



(EDS: AAP's Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 9 to 2359 April
13. Some states and territories may have different periods.)



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KEYWORD: TOLL ACT

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NSW: Neville Wran's wife in reversing incident

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2008
NSW: Neville Wran's wife in reversing incident

SYDNEY, Dec 6 AAP - Police are investigating an incident in which an elderly man fell
to the pavement as the wife of former NSW premier Neville Wran was reversing her car down
a driveway in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Jill Wran was reversing out of her driveway on Wallis Street, Woollahra, at about 6.30pm
(AEDT) on Wednesday when she was alerted to the presence of a 79-year-old man on the footpath.

"The woman exited the vehicle and found an elderly man wearing a leg brace lying on
the footpath," police said in a statement.

A walking aid was next to the man.

The woman alerted ambulance officers who took the man to St Vincent's Hospital, where
he has undergone surgery for fractures to his hip, leg and arm.

He remains in a stable condition, police said.

Police said it was too early to say whether the woman had knocked the man over, but
inquiries were continuing.

The Seven Network on Saturday reported that Jill Wran was involved in the incident,
the man was in a critical condition and no charges had been laid.

Anyone with information on the incident who had not spoken with police were urged to
contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

Mr Wran was premier of NSW between 1976 and 1986.

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KEYWORD: WRAN

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NSW: Alleged serial sex offender refused bail over attacks

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2008
NSW: Alleged serial sex offender refused bail over attacks

Eds: changes keyword from Assaults charged



SYDNEY, Aug 3 AAP - A man who went to police after seeing CCTV footage of himself on
the news has appeared, via audio visual link, in a Sydney court charged over a string
of sex attacks on young women.

Joey Alber De Mesa, 23, from Minchinbury in Sydney's west, appeared in Parramatta Bail
Court today charged over the attacks which occurred between April and June this year.

De Mesa faces numerous charges, including three counts of aggravated sexual assault,
three counts of aggravated robbery, indecent assault and stalking and intimidation.

Dressed in a black t-shirt he did not speak during his appearance and appeared calm.

De Mesa did not enter a plea and did not apply for bail which was formally refused
by Magistrate Jock Crawford.

Police have previously said his alleged victims, as young as 16, were assaulted in
north-west Sydney suburbs by the same man armed with a knife.

De Mesa went to police after seeing CCTV footage of himself on the news.

"I'm aware that he saw the footage on TV last night and chose to attend Mt Druitt Police
Station," Detective Superintendent John Kerlatec told reporters in Sydney today.

De Mesa will face Penrith Local Court on August 8.

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KEYWORD: DEMESA SECOND LEAD (CHANGES KEYWORD)

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Vic: Police dispute resolved as new year count down begins

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2007
Vic: Police dispute resolved as new year count down begins

By Catherine Best

MELBOURNE, Dec 31 AAP - A dispute which threatened to leave tens of thousands of Victorian
New Year's Eve revellers without full police protection has been resolved.

The Police Association had planned a boycott of patrols in the popular Mornington Peninsula
town of Rye tonight unless Victoria Police command provided riot helmets to protect officers
in the event of a repeat of violent outbreaks.

Three police were injured last New Year's Eve in Rye, about 95 km south of Melbourne
on the peninsula, when about 100 rioters pelted police with bottles and chairs.

The planned boycott - outlined in an 11th hour prohibition notice - was overruled early
this afternoon by WorkSafe Victoria.

The union is dissatisfied and has not ruled out legal action in the event of a repeat
of last year's violence around Rye, which it considers dangerous.

"We're hoping that nobody gets injured this evening, let's wait and see what happens,"

Police Association assistant secretary Bruce McKenzie said.

In a force concession, about 160 police patrolling the peninsula will be issued with
protective shields, but the union says that's not good enough.

"The Police Association acknowledges that policing can be a risky and dangerous profession
but those risks and dangers can be and ought to be reduced as much as possible.

"Workers are entitled to come home in the same condition they went to work, the same
should definitely apply to our members."

WorkSafe has committed to a review of police equipment as part of its ruling today.

Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Evans said police command would work with the union
to head off a similar stand-off next year and that issuing helmets was a possibility in
future.

"Nothing's off the drawing board."

But Mr Evans said current conditions were safe.

"Right across Victoria there is New Year's Eve (celebrations), from time to time you
get some drunken youths ... police are trained in that and police take the appropriate
action - this is not G20."

Thousands of people are expected to descend on the state's beaches tonight as scorching
40 degree temperatures draw huge crowds.

The heat has heightened fears of alcohol-fuelled violence.

In Melbourne up to 500,000 people are expected to flock to the city to watch a midnight
fireworks spectacular.

Big crowds are also expected at Phillip Island and on the Surf Coast.

Mr Evans warned revellers to "take it safe".

"If you plan to drink too much have somebody around ... so that they can look after
you," he said.

"The last thing you want is to end up in the police cells or end up in court, it's
just not worth it."

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Vic: Commuter tells court of alleged digital rape

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2007
Vic: Commuter tells court of alleged digital rape

The Victorian County Court's heard a man apologised to a young woman after he allegedly
digitally raped her on a morning train in Melbourne.

The 22-year-old told the court she was drunk and tired when she arrived at Flinders
Street Station to go home after a night out in inner Melbourne on December 29 2005.

She told the court she passed out after she took a seat on an Upfield-bound train and
woke up feeling someone touching her inappropriately.

She said the man .. who was sitting diagonally across from her .. said he was sorry
.. and she told him it was okay.

However .. she told the court she was upset and knew what had happened was not okay.

During cross-examination by the accused man's barrister CAMPBELL THOMSON .. she agreed
she'd been drinking a lot of alcohol in the 12 hours before the alleged incident.

However .. she denied the digital rape was a figment of her imagination or a nightmare
she had woken up from.

The 55 year old .. whose name has been supressed .. has pleaded not guilty to one count of rape.

The trial before Judge JOE GULLACI continues.

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Qld: Man dies after falling from balcony

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2007
Qld: Man dies after falling from balcony

BRISBANE, April 7 AAP - A 37-year-old man has died after falling from the second floor
of a unit block in Brisbane.

The incident, which police are treating as accidental, occurred at 3pm (AEST) yesterday
in East Brisbane.

Police have not released the street address where the accident occurred or whether
the man was with other people when he fell.

The victim was treated at the scene by ambulance officers and was transported to the
Princess Alexandra Hospital where he later died.

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Fed: Vanstone confident she can stay on as minister

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2006
Fed: Vanstone confident she can stay on as minister

Immigration Minister AMANDA VANSTONE's confident she'll keep her job .. despite speculation
about her future.

Speculation about Senator VANSTONE'S future intensified today with The Australian newspaper
reporting some colleagues are conducting a concerted campaign to have her resign .. be
demoted .. or even sacked to make room for new talent.

It follows speculation JOHN HOWARD will reshape his team before Christmas .. in the
wake of the Labor leadership change.

Senator VANSTONE .. Australia's longest-serving female cabinet minister .. says she's
not worried by the report.







Meanwhile .. Senator VANSTONE has defended JULIA GILLARD .. who's been criticised in
the media over her choice of clothing and hairstyle.

She's told those in the media who want to rave on about what her hair looks like to
get over it .. and concentrate on whether she has any substance .. if she's a decent person
.. and has any brains.

She says the appearance police have been after her for years .. so she'd be the last
person to get stuck into Ms GILLARD because she's got a different hairdo.

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KEYWORD: RESHUFFLE VANSTONE (CANBERRA)

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Tas: Tassie gold miners found alive, company

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2006
Tas: Tassie gold miners found alive, company

The two miners trapped underground in a Tasmanian mine since last Tuesday are still alive.

The Beaconsfield Gold Mine company says 35-year-old TODD RUSSELL and 36-year-old BRANT
WEBB have been located .. and it says indications are they are still alive.

Mine manager MATTHEW GILL says the rescue is continuing.

Uniting Church Community Minister FRANCES SEEN says she was in church praying when
Mr RUSSELL'S mother came running in with the news.

She's told Sky News they cried and hugged in celebration.

The incident killed their workmate .. 44-year-old LARRY KNIGHT .. whose body was retrieved
on Thursday.

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Vic: Man grabbed mother-in-law months before death, inquest

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-2006
Vic: Man grabbed mother-in-law months before death, inquest

MELBOURNE, Feb 1 AAP - The son-in-law of a woman who was brutally killed in her home
had manhandled her months before her death, a Melbourne inquest heard today.

Marea Yann (Marea Yann), 69, was bludgeoned to death in her Healesville home, north
east of Melbourne, on September 29, 2003.

An inquest into her death started today at Melbourne Coroners' Court.

In a statement read to the court, her son Jeffrey Yann said his mother phoned him in
April 2003 and said her son-in-law James Unumadu had been physical with her, grabbing
her and throwing her out of the house a few days prior.

Mr Yann visited the Frankston South home of his sister Pauline and her husband after
his mother said she was concerned Mr Unumadu was assaulting his wife, the court heard.

Mr Yann said that after he confronted his brother-in-law about "manhandling" his mother,
Mr Unumadu produced a knife and attempted to grab him by the throat.

The court heard Mr Unumadu and his wife later told police Mr Yann was the aggressor
in the incident and took out a restraining order on him.

Mr Yann said his mother believed her son-in-law was an evil man and she wanted her
daughter to leave him, the court heard.

Mr Unumadu appeared at the beginning of today's inquest, but coroner Paresa Sparos
excused him from giving evidence after she was advised he did not wish to take part in
the inquest.

The inquest, which is expected to last three days, continues.

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KEYWORD: YANN

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Kadaklan

Kadaklan East Asia The ‘greatest’ deity of the Tinguian, a people living in the mountainous interior of Luzon, the northernmost island of the Philippines. A thunder god, Kadaklan lives in the sky with his faithful dog Kimat, the lightning, who will bite a house, a tree, or a field whenever the divine master desires that a special ceremony be performed. The origin of Kadaklan is obscure —one suggestion would pinpoint the Spaniards—and he is held in less regard than the tribal ancestors. Funerals are the major events in Tinguian ritual, the prime concern being the safe arrival of the deceased in maglawa, the underworld.

Might any of your readers have suggestions for National Geographic ...

Might any of your readers have suggestions for National Geographic magazines? They are nice magazines. I hate just to recycle them.

I lost my job recently after 20 years of steady employment. Never having had to use community services, such as a food pantry or energy assistance, much less even thinking about it, has all changed. I live in a small town and went to the food pantry. I was shocked. I had no idea how many people in this country — the wealthiest country in the world — were struggling with something as simple as food to feed their families. It breaks my heart. How could I have gone so long without thinking of the less-fortunate?

No matter what you think of George W. Bush, he knew how to throw out the first pitch to start every baseball season for eight years. And he didn't wear "mommy" jeans.

Well, folks, if I understood the lady at the bank, very soon you will be paying an extra charge for every check you write to pay a bill or spend at a store. They want to stop the use of the paper and want you to use the Internet or have the debit automatically withdrawn every month.

To the person commenting about the "Indiana Police State" on the Indiana Toll Road: The speed limit is 55 mph, so if you are going faster, you should get a ticket. If you want to go faster legally, try going faster east of the Portage toll plaza. The limit changes to 70 mph a mile or so east of it.

Everyone is complaining about gasoline prices. The gas stations aren't guilty. The oil companies that everyone blames are not guilty. It is Wall Street and our government who are to blame. The president and Congress allow the speculators to influence the prices. They are draining our life-blood.

The only obstructionist I respect is state Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville. He apparently doesn't run with the "crowd." The rest slithered back with their tails between their legs, with the unions there to greet them.

The person wondering about secondhand smoke bothering dogs can relax a little. Smoke rises and, unless your dog lies on the ceiling, it shouldn't be affected too much.

Instead of breaking the law and disregarding children's safety by driving around the bus' stop arm, may I suggest leaving for work earlier?

Why have they not arrested the BB shooter yet? It's my son's friend and he's been bragging about it. Come on; let's get on the ball and arrest this kid.

I totally agree with the reader who said pop culture is the cancer to the moral fabric of this great nation. Too many of us seem obsessed with the plethora of no-talent celebrities who are merely famous by birth, and have little to nothing else working for them.

I was so happy that Oprah was finally going to be gone, but now I hear Rosie O'Donnell is taking over Harpo Studios and is going to have a new daytime show. Great.

No, you are not the only one sick and tired of the obnoxious Jane Lynch in those commercials. Enough, already.

BRIEFING - ASIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FEB 11, 2002.

An executive briefing on information technology for Feb 11, 2002, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

FREEMARKETS SIGNS DEAL WITH INDIA'S TATA ENGINEERING & LOCOMOTIVE

BOMBAY - Nasdaq-listed FreeMarkets Incorporated, a provider of e-sourcing software, has signed a new long-term agreement with India's Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company (BSE:TELC).

Under the terms of the agreement, Tata Engineering will use FreeMarkets' e-sourcing software, including its FullSource offering and QuickSource application, to source various goods for its global operations.

DENDRITE REPORTS CONTINUED EXPANSION OF CHINA OPERATIONS

BEIJING - The Nasdaq-listed Dendrite has reported that its pharmaceutical support operations in China have continued to expand. Dendrite also announced that it recently completed a rollout of its Medicheck system for Bayer China.

Enabling drug companies to maximize the productivity and effectiveness of their sales forces, Medicheck is a version of Dendrite's WebForce sales technology product suite designed for the specific requirements of pharmaceutical companies conducting business in China.

AUSTRALIA'S PBL CHOOSES STARGAMES AS SUPPLIER FOR NET CASINO

MELBOURNE - Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (ASX:PBL) (PBL) has picked gaming software group Stargames as a supplier to its Vanuatu-based internet casino site CrownGames.

Under the deal Stargames will supply games already developed for its Australian gaming machine sales and develop exclusive new games for PBL.

SINGTEL EXPANDS ITS MANAGED HOSTING SERVICES TO THAILAND

SINGAPORE - Singapore Telecom (SGX:TELE) said it has teamed up with Loxinfo IDC, a leading player in Thailand's Internet and data center business to provide managed hosting services (MHS).

These services enable corporate users, Internet service and content providers in Thailand and elsewhere to outsource their entire IT networks and house their mission critical equipment in data centers set up by Loxinfo IDC in Thailand or SingTel's data centers in other key cities in the Asia Pacific.

PHILIPPINES SEES 30 PCT FALL IN SOFTWARE PIRACY OVER 5 YEARS

MANILA - There was a 30 per cent drop in software piracy in the last five years and for the year 2000 it stands at 61 per cent.

This was disclosed by Ronald Chua, Business Software Alliance (BSA) vice president for the Philippines who said, "this means that six out of 10 computers are installed with pirated software which is still too high and equivalent to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of losses for software companies each year."

SOFTWARE MAKER CATUITY SECURES KEY PATENT IN US

SYDNEY - A key patent has been secured in the US by loyalty software maker Catuity Inc (ASX:CAT).

Shares in the firm rose 16 per cent today, after the company announced it had secured the patent.

SYSTEM PROVIDERS SEE POTENTIAL OF ERP MARKET IN TAIWAN

TAIPEI - While increasing numbers of businesses in Taiwan have applied commercial software and enterprise management systems, software and systems providers in Taiwan are doubling their efforts to explore the domestic market, especially among small- and medium-sized businesses, according to an industrial source.

A spokesman of the Data Systems Corp. specializing in enterprise resource planning (ERP) said Saturday that ERP has focused attention of visitors to the 2002 Spring Multi-media Computer Show sponsored by the Taipei Computer Exhibition at the Taipei World Trade Center exhibition hall from Feb. 6-10.

INDIAN IT MARKET TO GROW TO US$5.3 BLN IN 2002: IDC

MUMBAI - With prospects of recovery in demand for information technology products and services from July this year, the Indian IT market is expected to grow by seven per cent to touch Rs 256.68 billion (US$5.27 billion) for the year 2002, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

"Recovery is expected from the third quarter of this year when the corporate and consumer confidence starts improving followed by a strong revival in 2003", IDC India managing director Pradip Gupta said addressing NASSCOM 2002 here Friday.

KOREA'S DACOM SEES 3,388 PCT SURGE IN 2001 OPERATING PROFIT

SEOUL - Dacom said Friday that its operating profit last year surged 3,388 per cent year-on-year to 87.2 billion won (US$66.3 million).

Sales, however, edged up only 1 per cent to 997.1 billion won (US$758.7 million) and the company incurred an ordinary loss of 63.3 billion won and net loss of 68.8 billion won.

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NUWAVE Technologies, Inc. as Leading Innovator of Image Enhancement Sponsors Imagescape 2000'S "E-Commerce and Imaging".

Business & Technology Editors

FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000

Industry Roundtable Attended by Over 300 Journalists

At the Spring Internet World

NUWAVE also Sponsors Digital Imaging Group's Evening Consortium of

Leaders in Imaging Technology at Universal Studios

NUWAVE Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a developer of leading edge digital and analog image enhancement technologies, today announced it will be a sponsor and key exhibitor at IMAGESCAPE 2000 "E-Commerce and Imaging" at the Spring Internet World industry roundtable, Thursday, April 6, in Los Angeles. NUWAVE's sponsorship role includes over two hours of live demonstration of its PC and online proprietary technology in streaming video and still image enhancement and an exciting new product announcement.

IMAGESCAPE 2000 "E-Commerce and Imaging" will feature a press briefing about the state-of-the-market; a panel of distinguished providers who will discuss the future of e-commerce and imaging; and tabletop exhibits of digital imaging, Internet and e-commerce related products. Industry pioneer Philippe Kahn will talk about the latest in Wireless Imaging and Anthony Gross of NASA will talk about the impact of the Internet on NASA's imaging programs. NUWAVE is sponsoring this event along with well known industry innovators such as Alta Vista, America Online, Intel, Kodak, Cannon and Hewlett Packard representing the hottest emerging digital solutions and niche markets.

"NUWAVE's proprietary technology continues to meet consumer demands for higher standards for PC-driven high-quality photo and streaming video enhancement. Our sponsorship role among e-commerce and Internet innovators visibly positions NUWAVE in establishing itself as a leader in the exploding market of PC-based photo and video manipulation and enhancement," says Gerald Zarin, CEO of NUWAVE.

NUWAVE's sponsorship of the Digital Imaging Group reception at Universal Studios will bring together 70 member companies including PhotoWorks.com (formerly named Seattle Film Works), Polaroid and iPIX and be attended by 300 leading technology reporters and digital imaging trades publications.

NUWAVE Technologies, Inc. (http://www.nuwav.com/) develops proprietary, state-of-the-art picture and video enhancement technologies for commercialization. These technologies are designed to enrich picture and video output with clearer, more defined detail in texture, color, contrast, and tone, at a low cost, in breakthrough products, such as PicturePrep(TM) 2000.

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Ripple Technologies' RippleTech LogCaster(TM) is Adopted by DPF Data Services.

Leading NJ-based Supplier of Data Processing Services to Fortune 1000

Companies is Using the Real-time Network Monitoring Software to Monitor Its

Mission Critical Servers

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ripple Technologies announced today that its RippleTech LogCaster real-time network monitoring utility for Windows NT has been adopted by DPF Data Services, a leading New Jersey-based supplier of data processing services to Fortune 1000 companies. The software is specifically installed on mission-critical Windows NT servers that DPF uses to support both its internal applications, and its growing customer base in the financial, pharmaceutical and other industries.

DPF's decision to adopt RippleTech LogCaster was driven by the company's rapid growth, and the resulting need for a software solution that would allow network management staff to automate the process of monitoring mission critical NT servers. While manual server monitoring was an adequate solution earlier in the company's history, once DPF began providing 24 hour/7 day and 365 days/year processing services on a contractual basis, it became obvious that these manual procedures would quickly become prohibitively expensive. After evaluating alternative NT monitoring solutions, DPF ultimately selected RippleTech LogCaster for its superior versatility, its ability to seamlessly integrate with NT servers, and its exceptional ease-of-use.

According to David Sitver, Director of Technical Services and Support for DPF Data Services, When we became contractually committed to providing 24/7 services on a year-round basis, we realized that it was absolutely critical for us to be able to continually and cost-effectively monitor our mission critical servers on a real-time basis to ensure maximum uptime. RippleTech LogCaster allowed us to feel very comfortable about making that 24/7 commitment to our customers, because it met or exceeded all of our expectations in terms of performance and reliability, and also featured a very friendly user interface that made it simple to implement and use.

"We view DPF Data Services adoption of RippleTech LogCaster as yet another important endorsement for this powerful NT network monitoring utility," said Ed Strobel, Vice President of Marketing for Ripple Technologies. "DPF's use of the software to support mission-critical servers committed to providing 24/7 processing performance clearly demonstrates that RippleTech LogCaster is without question a very dependable solution."

RippleTech LogCaster uniquely provides network administrators with the ability to screen out non-critical messages produced by the Windows NT "event log." Using this advanced filtering capability, administrators can save valuable time since they no longer need to sift through the volumes of messages that the NT event log routinely produces in order to find those of a critical nature. Instead, they can customize the filters for their particular system, select the warning and diagnostic messages that are important, and then eliminate those that are not important to the system. Moreover, the filters can be changed at any time as system requirements change and the priority given to different alerts changes. The versatile LogCaster can also monitor devices attached to the system such as printers and fax servers to ensure that the devices are online and operating properly.

For more information, contact Ripple Technologies, Inc. by phone at 215-321-9600, via e-mail at info@rippletech.com, or visit the company's Internet Web site at http://www.rippletech.com . DPF Data Services' Web site is www.dpfdata.com .

About Ripple Technologies, Inc.

Ripple Technologies, Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise management and monitoring solutions that enhance the performance and availability of all business applications and systems. The company develops and markets products that provide simple, fast, less costly, and secure administration and operation of enterprise environments. Ripple Technologies, Inc. headquarters is located in Washington Crossing, PA. Their home page is www.rippletech.com

LogCaster is a register trademark of Ripple Technologies, Inc. -- is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Ellen Bollenbacher of Ripple Technologies, Inc., 215-321-9600, E-mail, ellenb@rippletech.com; or Liza Dittoe of S&S Public Relations, 317-722-3500, E-mail, liza@sspr.com, for Ripple Technologies, Inc.

Barbie girls... and boys.(Reprint)

This news was brought to you by www.7days.ae

Ask anyone for their first impressions on Australian food, and chances are they will adopt a phoney accent and talk about 'throwing another shrimp on the barbie, mate'.

Like it or lump it, but legendary Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan has a lot to answer for.

The 'Crocodile Dundee' star famously uttered that phrase in an advertising campaign and it stuck.

Of course, he also claimed that 'Fosters' was Australian for a certain tasty beverage, so we know he doesn't speak the truth.

But although we may tease the Aussies about their shrimps, we can't give them too much stick for their barbecue skills. It's a way of life Down Under, and we could all learn something from this Aussie institution.

As well as being a fitness fanatic and our weekly Wellbeing columnist, Phil Harte is a trained chef. And Phil will grill anyone who claims they know how to barbecue food better than an Australian.

He says: "We are the barbecue country. Here we have the great outdoors, the barbecue, like an old bush oven, and all this great Australian produce and it's as fresh and healthy as you can get.

"Forget shrimps, we don't do that. We call them prawns and we get a big bucket of them and cook them on the barbecue. And it's not just prawns remember, we also like to cook up the other delicious seafood we have at our disposal too. We'll also cook great beef sausages, fantastic steaks and some great lamb cutlets too.

"How could any other country lay claim to producing better barbecues than us when we have all this?"

Most Australians back home will be looking forward to another top-quality feast on Wednesday for their big day, and who can blame them.

But while they'll enjoy a nice relaxing day, probably with a few nice cold drinks thrown in for good measure (probably not Fosters), things won't be too unhealthy.

Just think about the sensational spread they'll be tucking into. From delicious fresh seafood to tasty grilled meats, it'll all be accompanied by sensational salads and fresh produce. It would appear as if a decent barbecue from time to time could be the way forward for us all.

Phil explains: "The great thing is it's just nice, fresh food every time and it's a great time for family and friends to get together and enjoy it in a great atmosphere. You could go out to a restaurant for a nice meal but I don't think you'd trade a good barbie in for the world to be honest. "And it's been like that for as long as I can remember.

You know some of the celebrity chefs might talk about marinades. And while many people do enjoy them, for others it's a bit more simple than that.

Go round to your old man's house for example and you'll get the Barramundi, the Snapper and the prawns cleaned and thrown on whole. Forget the marinades, it tastes great as it is.

"But you'll also get some great salads which will be made up by friends and some fresh coleslaws too."

This article was originally published by www.7days.ae.

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