Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

AAP General News (Australia)
02-20-2009
Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

SYDNEY, Feb 20 AAP - Highlights of tonight's Seven News at 1800.

- Swimmer Nick D'Arcy has for the first time directly apologised to Commonwealth Games
gold medallist Simon Cowley for assaulting him.

- Two men have been charged over an attempt to blow up an automatic teller machine
in Sydney's southwest.

- A leaked memo says the NSW Police Asian crime squad is struggling to pay its translators.

- The lawyer of a man charged over a deadly Sydney Harbour collision says police should
be blaming the trawler for causing the …

ULTRAPOWER REALIZED CNY 200MN NET IN H1

AsiaInfo Services
07-29-2011
Ultrapower Realized CNY 200mn Net in H1

SHENZHEN, Jul 29, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Beijing Ultrapower Software Co., Ltd (Ultrapower, SZSE: 300002), a company ranks the second in the ChiNext, realized CNY 200 million in the net profit in the first half of this year, increasing 33.86% over the same period last year.

The operation revenue of Ultrapower amounted to CNY 535 million in the first half of this year, increasing 40% year on year. Of which the investment income from Dalian Hi-Think Computer Technology Co., Ltd (Hi-Think), a shareholding enterprise of Ultrapower, was CNY 23.776 million.

The investment income made great contribution to the net profit increase of Ultrapower. However, there was no investment income during the same period last year.

Ultrapower explained that Fetion, one of its main products, the operation of which was shifted from Aspire Information Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Aspire Info) to Guangdong Branch of the China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) from July 1, 2011.

Ultrapower will strive to keep the continuous, sound and smooth development of Fetion in the future.

Ultrapower realized CNY 74 million in the net profit in the first quarter of this year, following Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (SZSE: 300003) with CNY 140 million in the ChiNext.

Source: www.yicai.com (July 29, 2011)

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QLD:Chisholm pulls out of race for ALP top job

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2011
QLD:Chisholm pulls out of race for ALP top job

Queensland Labor powerbroker ANTHONY CHISHOLM has pulled out of the race to become
the party's next national secretary.

Mr CHISHOLM .. the ALP's Queensland state secretary .. was being lined up to succeed
KARL BITAR in the federal job.

But The Australian newspaper says he's pulled out .. days before his appointment was
to be ratified .. and the ABC says he's staying put for family and to help ANNA BLIGH
get re-elected.

Mr CHISHOLM has dismissed planned legal action by some party members alleging forgery
and dodgy voting practices involving the administrative committee .. saying all operations
have been above board.

AAP RTV peb/jmt

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SA:No verdict in SA murder trial

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2010
SA:No verdict in SA murder trial

ADELAIDE, Dec 14 AAP - A jury has been unable to come to a verdict in the case of an
Adelaide man charged with murdering his wife.

Craig Aaron Cocks, 36, pleaded not guilty to the stabbing death of Jodie Cocks in February
after a night out celebrating her 40th birthday.

After hearing evidence in the SA Supreme Court for more than two weeks, the jury began
deliberating on Monday afternoon but on Tuesday told Justice Trish Kelly they could not
reach a verdict.

The jury was dismissed and Cocks was remanded in custody to appear in court again on
January 14 when a date for a new trial is to be set.

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FED:Future bright for prostate sufferers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2010
FED:Future bright for prostate sufferers

A world leader in the treatment of prostate cancer says he's optimistic for what the
future holds for sufferers of the disease.

Professor PETER SCARDINO from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Council in New York
has told an international conference on the Gold coast new technologies like focal therapy
could allow small cancers to be destroyed without destroying the entire prostate.

This would reduce bowel .. sexual and urinary complications.

Prof SCARDINO says screening for prostate cancer may help .. with a new study showing
death rates have dropped by 50 per cent.

Prostate cancer affects one in nine men and kills more than three-thousand Australian
men every year.

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NSW: Search continues for man missing in lake

AAP General News (Australia)
12-26-2009
NSW: Search continues for man missing in lake

SYDNEY, Dec 26 AAP - A search is in progress for a man who disappeared after a boat
carrying three people capsized on a lake in southern NSW, police say.

The mishap occurred on Lake Hume near Albury on Friday and all the people involved
lived in the area nearby.

"Two men and a boy were on a motor boat about 8.15pm (AEDT) when the boat capsized
about 200m offshore," police said in a statement.

"The eight-year-old boy managed to swim to shore and raise the alarm, while a 26-year-old
man clung to a tree stump until rescued by a local resident.

"A 34-year-old man has not been seen since."

The older man, who was piloting the boat, was breath tested and returned a negative reading.

A search began for the missing man but was called off about 9.30pm (AEDT).

On Saturday morning police and volunteers from rescue agencies continued the search for the man.

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News Diary for Sunday, Aug 16, 2009

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2009
News Diary for Sunday, Aug 16, 2009
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Sunday (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are subject to change. In
some cases times and locations may not be available. Story coverage is subject to staffing.

NATIONAL
- More on PNG plane crash; AAP reporter and photographer headed to crash site.

BRISBANE
1100 - American legal activist Erin Brockovich announces her partnership with local firm
Shine Lawyers. Stamford Plaza Hotel.

1630 - Climate change media event with Greens Senator Christine Milne. Wesley House.

- Seeking swine flu update.

- Seeking Hendra update.

MELBOURNE
- Two couples celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at the Marriage Anniversary Mass
at St Patrick's Cathedral.

- Preview of Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report, to be handed down on Monday.

SYDNEY
0740 - Launch of the 25th Variety Children's Charity Bash, from Sydney to Broken Hill. Opera House.

0900 - Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services
Delivery, Warren Snowdon, will open the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand conference
on Indigenous Cardiovascular Health. Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.

- Monitoring 60 Minutes item on Brenda Lin, whose family was murdered at Epping.

- Weather story on the (predicted) 28 degree day.

SPORT
CRICKET
CANTERBURY, England - News ahead of deciding fifth Ashes Test starting Thursday plus two-day
tour match: Australia v Kent, St Lawrence Ground, day 2 starts 2000 AEST.

AFL
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news from round 20 plus Snapshot.

MELBOURNE - Melbourne v Fremantle, MCG, 1310.

ADELAIDE - Port Adelaide v Carlton, AAMI Stadium, 1510 AEST.

MELBOURNE - Essendon v St Kilda, Etihad Stadium, 1440.

Follow up from Brisbane v Western Bulldogs, Sydney v Geelong, plus West Sydney logo launch.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Wrap of news from NRL round 23, plus Snapshot.

SYDNEY - Cronulla v Wests Tigers, Toyota Stadium, 1400.

BRISBANE - Brisbane v Penrith, Suncorp Stadium, 1500.

Follow ups from Sydney Roosters v Manly, Parramatta v Warriors, Canberra v St George Illawarra.

Preview for Newcastle v Melbourne.

SOCCER
SYDNEY - Wrap of news from A-League round 2.

WELLINGTON - Wellington v Perth, Westpac Stadium, 1500 AEST.

SYDNEY - Sydney v Adelaide, SFS, 1700.

Follow up from Gold Coast v North Qld, Melbourne v Brisbane.

ATHLETICS
BERLIN - Cover of Aussies at world athletics championships.

GOLF
CHASKA, Minnesota - Cover of Aussies in US PGA Championship third round.

BOXING
BILOXI, Mississippi - Danny Green (Aus) v Julio Cesar Dominguez (Arg) for vacant IBO cruiserweight
world title.

AAP RTV apm/crh

KEYWORD: DIARY NEWS SUNDAY

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Qld: Bikies charged after Gold Coast ecstasy find

AAP General News (Australia)
04-06-2009
Qld: Bikies charged after Gold Coast ecstasy find

EDS: Amends the gang the Sydney man is a member of on updated information from police

BRISBANE, April 6 AAP - Two members of an outlaw motorcycle gang have been charged
after ecstasy was discovered in a Gold Coast highrise.

Police say a search of an apartment in the Q1 building at Surfers Paradise uncovered
the drug at about 7.50pm (AEST) on Sunday.

A 38-year-old Southport man from the Finks has been charged with possession of a dangerous drug.

And a Rebels bikie member, 28, from St Marys in Sydney, has been charged with obstructing police.

Both men will face Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

AAP jmm/ao

KEYWORD: BIKIES ECSTASY UPDATE

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Vic: Boost to transit police numbers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2008
Vic: Boost to transit police numbers

Up to 50 extra armed police will ride Melbourne's trains and trams to help improve
public transport safety.

News Limited newspapers report the Victorian government will spend up to 30 million
dollars under the forthcoming Victorian transport plan .. to be released this month.

The new officers will boost the ranks of the police transit branch to 250 members.

It's unclear where the new police will be placed .. but News Ltd says it's expected
they'll be sent to cover troubled areas .. including the Hurstbridge, Frankston, Pakenham
and Lilydale rail lines.

The report says closed-circuit surveillance cameras will be upgraded to digital by
the middle of next year .. and station staffing and lighting would be improved.

AAP RTV jrd/psm/

KEYWORD: TRANSPORT VIC (MELBOURNE)

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Wa: Zentai plans extradition defence

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2008
Wa: Zentai plans extradition defence

An accused Nazi war criminal will meet with lawyers this week to plan a defence against
his extradition to Hungary.

CHARLES ZENTAI of Perth last week lost a constitutional challenge in the High Court
.. against the power of state magistrates to rule on extradition matters.

The ruling clears the way for Perth Magistrates Court to continue extradition hearings
against ZENTAI .. who's wanted in Hungary for allegedly torturing and murdering an 18-year-old
Jewish man in Budapest during World War II.

The 86-year-old's son ERNIE STEINER says his father plans to meet his lawyers on Thursday.

AAP RTV np/was/af

KEYWORD: ZENTAI (PERTH)

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Fed: Christmas road toll climbs to 13

AAP General News (Australia)
12-24-2007
Fed: Christmas road toll climbs to 13

EDS: AAP's Xmas/New Year road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 21 to 2359
January 4. Some state and territory police forces may use different road toll periods.





SYDNEY, Dec 24 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recalled his own father's road death
in a plea today for Australians to drive safely, and the nation's Christmas holiday road
toll climbed to 13.

Victoria now has the nation's highest road toll - four - after a woman died in a head-on
collision in the state's north this afternoon.

Mr Rudd earlier pleaded with Australians to remain vigilant about their safety, as
the busiest 48 hours on Australia's roads approaches.

"At this time of year many of us travel long, long distances, driving to see our families
for Christmas and for the new year," Mr Rudd said in a televised Christmas message.

"As someone who lost his dad nearly 40 years ago in a car accident, can I say to everyone:
Please, please drive carefully.

"Take a break, have a rest, make sure you're not driving too tired."

Three motorists have died on Western Australian roads since the holiday road toll period
began on Friday, two people have died on roads in South Australia and NSW, and one each
in Queensland and the ACT.

Tasmania and the Northern Territory remain fatality-free.

Victoria's toll climbed to four when a woman in her 70s died instantly in a head-on
collision on the Goulburn Valley Highway near Nagambie, 135km north of Melbourne, about
4pm (AEDT) today.

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said police would be proactive in patrolling
roads this festive season.

"We've got every available officer out, particularly in some of the country areas,"

Mr Scipione told reporters in Sydney.

"All leave has been cancelled, and they are ready, and they are waiting."

Mr Scipione said the next 48 hours were traditionally the busiest and most congested
on the nation's roads.

"When it is wet, slow down ... If you're tired, stop, and if you're going to drink,
don't drive," he said.

"Don't let one moment of madness on the road ruin your life and create a tragedy for others."

Last year 61 people died on the nation's roads during the Christmas-New Year period.

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Qld: Beattie explores legal options over Howard intervention

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2007
Qld: Beattie explores legal options over Howard intervention

BRISBANE, Aug 17 AAP - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is examining his legal options
to counter federal intervention targeting his forced council mergers, even though he believes
the prime minister's move won't work.

Prime Minister John Howard yesterday introduced emergency laws to override state legislation
giving the Queensland government power to sack councils which hold polls on the forced
council amalgamations.

The number of local councils will be cut from 156 to 72 under new Queensland laws passed
last week.

Mr Beattie has threatened to challenge the federal legislation in the High Court.

"Our legal advice is it's (the federal government's legislation) very flimsy," Mr Beattie
told the Seven Network.

Mr Beattie said the federal bill deals with the Australian Electoral Commission's ability
to conduct council plebiscites rather than local councils themselves.

"As I said, it's in the section that talks about the Australian Electoral Commission
being able to offer their services for money," he said.

"It wouldn't last a High Court challenge to be honest. The issue is whether we bother
to do it or not."

Mr Beattie later said in a statement he would examine his legal options over the next
few days, despite believing Mr Howard's "silly stunt would fall over of its own accord".

He said the prime minister's intervention on the council amalgamations was politically
motivated, and the "vast majority" of Queensland councils had accepted the changes.

"John Howard is on the nose in Queensland and he knows it," Mr Beattie said.

"The polls must have really got him spooked if he is this desperate."

Opposition Leader Jeff Seeney said it was Mr Beattie who had to accept that Queensland
communities would get a say on the future of their councils.

He said Mr Beattie should also apologise to councils for threatening to sack them.

"The federal government's new laws aim to give communities back their voice and Peter
Beattie and his (local government) minister (Andrew Fraser) should stop whinging and just
let communities have the say they desperately want," Mr Seeney said.

He urged councils to contact the Australian Electoral Commission as soon as possible
to arrange a local plebiscite.

AAP rm/pjo/it/jlw

KEYWORD: COUNCILS BEATTIE LEAD

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NSW: NRMA expecting rise in petrol prices over Easter

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2007
NSW: NRMA expecting rise in petrol prices over Easter

SYDNEY, April 2 AAP - The NRMA is tipping a rise in NSW petrol prices ahead of this
weekend's Easter break.

NRMA motoring services president Alan Evans said while prices had dropped at the weekend,
he would expect them to rise again over the next few days.

He said prices over the four-day long weekend could reach 140 cents per litre.

"I certainly think we will see a four or five cent increase over the next few days,"

he said today.

"The (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) ACCC monitoring will moderate
the oil companies' behaviour to some extent but the best thing would be if the prime minister
gave the ACCC real powers."

The cheapest petrol in Sydney today is 118.9cpl, in the south-west, according to the
NRMA website.

The highest Sydney price at 11.30am (AEST) was 129.9cpl.

AAP kd/hn/it/de

KEYWORD: PETROL

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Qld: Premier to open Gallery of Modern Art

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2006
Qld: Premier to open Gallery of Modern Art

BRISBANE, Dec 1 AAP - Premier Peter Beattie will today officially open Queensland's
new Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA).

The gallery is part of a $291 million redevelopment of the cultural precinct on Brisbane's
South Bank.

The gallery will show more than 1,100 contemporary art works worth more than $8.2 million
acquired over the past four years.

But the opening exhibition is the 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Mr Beattie said cultural tourism had become big business across the world.

"The new gallery will cement Brisbane's place on the list of must-sees for all visitors,"

Mr Beattie said.

The gallery also features a twin-cinema showing art films - a first for an Australian
art museum - and a children's art centre.

The official opening ceremony is today, but Mr Beattie will return to the gallery as
it is opened to the public tomorrow.

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KEYWORD: GOMA

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Iraq Terror Chief Dismisses New Government

This is an image made from video originally posted Tuesday, April 25, 2006 on the Internet showing al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, center right, unmasked. In the rare video, al-Zarqawi accused the West and the United States of waging a "crusader" war against Islam but said Muslim holy warriors were standing firm. This image was provided via the IntelCenter, which is a private contractor working for intelligence agencies. (AP Photo/via IntelCenter)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi revealed his face for the first time Tuesday in a dramatic video in which he dismissed Iraq's new government as an American "stooge" and called it a "poisoned dagger" in the heart of the Muslim world. The video, in which he also warned of more attacks to come, was posted on the Internet only days after a breakthrough in Iraq's political process allowing its Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders to start assembling a government.

Bush Eases Environmental Rules on Gasoline

President Bush delivers remarks on energy, Tuesday, April 25, 2006, in Washington. President Bush, under pressure to do something about gasoline prices that are expected to stay high through the summer, has ordered an investigation into possible cheating in the markets. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Under election-year pressure to reduce surging gasoline prices, President Bush on Tuesday halted filling of the nation's emergency oil reserve, urged the waiver of clean air rules to ease local gas shortages and called for the repeal of $2 billion in tax breaks for profit-heavy oil companies. Still, experts said Bush's actions wouldn't have much impact on prices at the pump. The president warned that motorists would have to dig deep into their pockets all summer long.

Port Workers to Undergo Background Checks

Trucks exit the Port of Long Beach, Calif., Monday, April 17, 2006. Cargo industry officials are worried that a federal ID system aimed at boosting security could cost many port workers their jobs, something that would bottle up the flow of goods destined for virtually every U.S. community.(AP Photo/Ric Francis)

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Seaport workers will undergo background checks for links to terrorism and to ensure they are legal U.S. residents, the Bush administration said Tuesday. The announcement came after months of scathing criticism about security gaps at the nation's ports.

30 Arrests Made in Egypt Resort Attack

An Egyptian man sits next to his destroyed shop Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the site where one of three bombs ripped through Egypt's Red Sea resort of Dahab Monday. Three nearly simultaneous bombings hit this Egyptian beach resort popular with foreigners Monday, killing at least 24 people on streets filled with tourists and Egyptians enjoying a long weekend marking a national holiday. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

DAHAB, Egypt _ Egyptian authorities, already struggling with elusive terror cells in the rugged Sinai Peninsula, moved quickly Tuesday _ arresting 30 men in the triple bombings that ripped apart a crowded resort town, killing 24 on a tranquil holiday evening. Radical Muslim groups moved just as rapidly to distance themselves from the Dahab attacks. The leader of Egypt's banned Muslim brotherhood condemned them as "aggression on human souls created by God."

Iran Threatens to Hide Nuclear Program

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, who is also Iran's Sercretary of Supreme National Security Council, delivers a speech at a conference on Iran's nuclear activities in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Larijani said Tuesday that Iran will withdraw from all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions against it. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iran ratcheted up its defiance ahead of a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, threatening Tuesday to hide its program if the West takes "harsh measures" and to transfer nuclear technology to chaos-ridden Sudan. Ali Larijani, the top Iranian nuclear negotiator, also renewed a vow to end cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency and said increasing pressure on Iran would only stiffen its resolve.

Jury Convicts Calif. Man in Terrorism Case

The family members of terror probe suspect Umer Hayat; wife, Salma Hayat, right; and daughter, Raheela, 11; and son, Arslan Hayat, 17, background; smile as they leave the federal courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., after a mistrial was declared, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell declared the mistrial after the jury told the judge that it was hopelessly deadlocked. Umer Hayat faced up to 16 years in prison if he had been convicted of the two counts against him, both related to making false statements to federal agents about his son, Hamid Hayat's attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a 23-year-old man of supporting terrorists by attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan three years ago. Hamid Hayat, a seasonal farm worker in Lodi, an agricultural town south of Sacramento, was convicted of one count of providing material support to terrorists and three counts of lying to the FBI.

Spellings Summons SAT Execs Over Errors

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is interviewed by the Associated Press in her Washington office, in this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings summoned executives from testing companies and the College Board to a meeting Tuesday that focused on industry practices in the wake of a high-profile scoring error on the SAT college entrance exam. Deputy Education Secretary Ray Simon said Spellings called the hour-long meeting in Washington to discuss the SAT error and try to evaluate whether the testing industry can accurately handle the growing number of high-stakes, state-level tests under the No Child Left Behind law.

'Lost' Actress Chooses Jail Over Service

This photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows actress Michelle Rodriguez after being arrested for suspicion of drunk driving on Dec. 1, 2005. Rodriguez, of the hit ABC series "Lost," pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 to a single count of driving under the influence, choosing to pay a $500 fine and spend five days in jail rather than do 240 hours of community service. (AP Photo/Honolulu Police Department via The Honolulu Advertiser, File)

HONOLULU (AP) _ "Lost" actress Michelle Rodriguez pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of driving under the influence, choosing to pay a $500 fine and spend five days in jail rather than do 240 hours of community service. Rodriguez, who portrays police officer Ana Lucia, and cast member Cynthia Watros were both charged with drunken driving after they were pulled over Dec. 1 in separate cars within 15 minutes of each other.

Amazon.com 1Q Earnings Slide 35 Percent

Amazon.com worker David Brendoff, left, moves boxes with merchandise for shipment in a file photo from Dec. 13, 2005, at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Fernley, Nevada. Amazon.com Inc. reports first quarter earnings after the bell, with analysts expecting the online retailer to earn 12 cents per share on revenue of $2.22 billion. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

SEATTLE (AP) _ Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that earnings fell nearly 35 percent in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year in which the online retailer had a big one-time gain. But the earnings results met analysts' expectations, and sales were slightly higher than Wall Street had anticipated.

NFL Suspends Ricky Williams for 2006

Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams pulls in a pass from quarterback Gus Frerotte during their 27-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this Oct. 16, 2005 file photo in Tampa, Fla.. Ricky Williams was suspended for the 2006 season by the NFL on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 for violating the league's substance abuse policy for the fourth time. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)

MIAMI (AP) _ Ricky Williams will sit out another season. The NFL suspended the troubled Miami Dolphins running back for one year Tuesday after he violated the league's substance abuse policy for the fourth time. Williams met April 10 with NFL counsel Jeff Pash in an attempt to have the league overturn the test. He had been participating in the offseason training program at the Dolphins' complex, and he was there working out shortly before league announced that his appeal had been rejected.

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Qld: Pet names reflect kids' names

AAP General News (Australia)
12-28-2005
Qld: Pet names reflect kids' names

A company that inscribes pet tags reckons Australians are giving pets the same kind
of names there giving their kids.

Managing director of Bow Wow Meow ... AMY LYNDON ... says this is because we're treating
our pets like children.

She says in 1995 we were likely to give our dogs names like ROVER and PATCH ... and
call our cats PUSS or SMOKEY.

But today we're choosing monikers like BELLA .. MOLLY .. MAX and JACK ... which also
feature among the top names for babies.





The names of famous couples are also popular for pets .. such as OSCAR and LUCINDA
.. FRED and WILMA and ROMEO and JULIET.

AAP RTV rad/jvb/jjs/bart

KEYWORD: PETNAMES (BRISBANE)

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Diary for Tuesday, April 19, 2005

AAP General News (Australia)
04-18-2005
Diary for Tuesday, April 19, 2005
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED


ADELAIDE


1030 - SA Families and Communities Minister Jay Weatherill to open Gallipoli: The South
Australian story. History Trust headquarters, Torrens Parade Ground, Victoria Drive. Contact:
Kate Walsh 0417 852 776.


BRISBANE
0915 - Launching of the world's first blood test for mesothelioma (cancer of the lining
of the lung after exposure to asbestos). Broadcast radio grabs available www.mediagame.com.au.

Contact: Kirsten Bruce 02) 9481 0782.

1000 - Indigenous Ambassador and entertainer Jimmy Little will launch CD: Building Skills
for Indigenous Governance (first in series Produced by The Learning Workshop). WuChopperen
Medical Service, Manoora (Cairns). Contact: Sue Muller 07 4041 0299 or 0407 112 523.

1000 - Neighbourhood Watch, Dennis Webb, will give cheque for $5000 to Red Cross Qld Executive
Director, Greg Goebel, for tsunami victims. Red Cross State Office, 397 Adelaide Street.

Contact: 3015 2444.

1000 - Preview the ProStrike 495, Haines Hunter to demonstrate the first Australian built
fibreglass boat for the lucrative dual fresh and salt water markets. Sea World Nara Resort,
Sea World Drive, Main Beach. Contact: Glenn Davidson 3287 4088.


CANBERRA


1000 - Singapore Tourism Board to present Changi artefact to RSL (Australian Capital Territory
Branch) in end of WWII Commemorations. RSL National Headquarters, Constitution Avenue,
Canberra. Contact: Amity Roche 02) 9487 3100 Kerry-Anne Smith 0414 594 019.

1030 - Launch of `Who's teaching Science?' - the report of a national survey of science
teachers, by parliamentary secretary and federal Member for Eden-Monaro Gary Nairn, President
of the ACDS, Prof Tim Brown and ex-president of ACDS, Prof David Finlay. BAMBI Conference
Room, Faculty of Science, Frank Fenner Building (42), Daley Road, ANU. Contact: Joanna
Mason 6125 3778.

1100 - Launch of Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Strategy report on Maritime Security,
ASPI Level 2 Arts House 40 Macquarie St, Barton ACT. Contact: 6270 5100.

1730 - Historian, Dr Michael McKernan will launch the book: Russian ANZACS in Australian
history, by Elena Govor. National Archives on Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT. Contact:
6212 3624.


MELBOURNE


1830 - Christie's auction of Australian, International & Contemporary Paintings including
John Perceval's `Nativity 1', Brett Whiteley's `The Meeting Place', and John Peter Russell's
`Portofino'. 9 Darling Street, South Yarra. Contact: Julie King 0412 666 300 Robert Parsons
0412 566 300.


PERTH


No items listed.


SYDNEY


0900 - The Senate Community Affairs References Committee to hold public hearing on its
inquiry into services and treatment for people with cancer. Commonwealth Parliamentary
Offices, 8th Floor Charterbridge House, 70 Phillip St, Sydney. Contact: Gavin Marshall
(03) 9347 9533 or Elton Humphries 0416 277 031.

0915 - Opposition Leader Kim Beazley to visit Paddington Children's Centre. 30 Gordon
St, Paddington. Contact: Kate Hannon 0407 787 181.

0945 - The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services will
hold its first public hearing for the Balancing Work and Family Inquiry. Parliament House,
Sydney. Contact: 6277 4566.

0945 - The National Coalition for Gun Control to launch new anti-handgun ad campaign.

Reception area, Saatchi & Saatchi, 70 George St, The Rocks. Contact: Dionne Moskow 0411
230 301 or Alexis Wilson 0402 401 689.

1200 - Burns victim Sophie Delezio will be one of six recipients of support dogs at the
Assistance Dogs Australia graduation. The Amphitheatre, Martin Pl, Sydney. Contact: Lisa
Llewellyn 0419 401 362 or Sean Brogan 0407 436 709.

1200 - Leading sporting identities including Olympic medallists and current rugby and
cricket Test players to support a national campaign calling for sports fees to be exempt
from voluntary student unionism legislation. The Darlington Centre, main conference room,
174 City Rd, Darlington. Contact: Toni Bush 0403 182 089.

1200 - Metcash Trading Ltd CEO Andrew Reitzer to speak on Independent Success at Australia-Israel
Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George St, Sydney. Contact: Hazel
Macrae 0423 615 147.

1830 - The Sydney Institute Annual Dinner, with Richard Tognetti, Australia Chamber Orchestra's
Artistic Director and Lead Violin, to speak on: From the End of the World - Thoughts on
Australian Artists at Home and Abroad. Grand Harbour Ballroom, Star City, Sydney. Contact:
9252 3366.


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Melqart Dies and Is Resurrected (Carthaginian/Tunisia) Melqart (Melkart), a Phoenician god, chief deity of Tyre and of two of its colonies, Carthage and Gadir (Cadiz), was also called the Tyrian Baal. Protector of the mother city, Tyre, Melkart had to die annually before being resurrected.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Daily Bulletin, Selected Announcements - Mar 2, 2010.

Sopharma Properties REIT-Sofia /6S6/ has submitted to X3 News the following information:- The company announces herewith that it uses the service offered by Financial Market Service EOOD "Disclosure of information sent to X3News also on the internet site www.infostock.bg".The entire notification is available on http://www.x3news.com.

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Sopharma Buildings REIT-Sofia /4OX/ has submitted to X3 News the following information:- The company announces herewith that it uses the service offered by Financial Market Service EOOD "Disclosure of information sent to X3News also on the internet site www.infostock.bg". The entire notification is available on http://www.x3news.com.

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BSE-Sofia received the following notification from Imoti Direct REIT-Sofia /JT8/:The initial public offering of the mandatory increase in capital of the company has been successfully concluded on 25.02.2010 ahead of schedule. All 60,000 new shares of the increase have been subscribed to and their issuing value of BGN 600,000 has been fully remitted to the company's accumulation account with CB United Bulgarian Bank AD on 25.02.2010.Total expenditures connected to the public offering: BGN 7,928.80No troubles or disputes have occurred during the period of trade in rights and subscription to shares.

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On the grounds of Art. 35 (2), item 6 of Part III-Listing Rules of the BSE Rules, BSE-Sofia terminates the listing of the issue of rights of Imoti Direct REIT-Sofia /JT8R/, ISIN - BG4000002106, as of 04.03.2010.

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On the grounds of Art. 65 (2) in relation to Art. 65 (1), item 3 of Part IV-Trading Rules of the BSE Rules, the trade in shares of Euroterra Bulgaria AD-Sofia /4EJ/ shall be temporarily suspended for a period of three (3) working days as of 04.03.2010.

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