FED:Bishop defends Turnbull's climate views

AAP General News (Australia)
08-02-2011
FED:Bishop defends Turnbull's climate views

SYDNEY, Aug 2 AAP - Acting federal Opposition Leader Julie Bishop has backed Malcolm
Turnbull after a conservative magazine called for him to leave the coalition frontbench
over his views on climate change.

The Spectator Australia editorial savages Mr Turnbull, arguing his views in support
of an emissions trading scheme are out of step with the coalition mainstream.

But Ms Bishop is standing by the coalition's communications spokesman.

"Malcolm Turnbull's comments in relation to climate change are consistent with what
he's said all along," she told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday.

"He's making a very solid contribution to the frontbench as the communications spokesman."

Spectator is edited by Tom Switzer, who was an adviser to the former Liberal leader
Brendan Nelson until Mr Turnbull took over in 2008.

"He may be the darling of the Canberra press pack and he may be Labor voters' favourite,
but the coalition mainstream has come to see him as vain, irrelevant, opportunistic and
a walking affront to all they believe in," the editorial says.

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QLD:Former Qld cop in court on drug charges

AAP General News (Australia)
04-06-2011
QLD:Former Qld cop in court on drug charges

BRISBANE, April 6 AAP - A former police sergeant charged with drug dealing has faced
a Brisbane court.

Natasha Nichole (Nichole) Fewson, 36, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court after
being charged last month following a Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation.

The former sergeant at Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, is accused of two counts of possessing
dangerous drugs, one count of stealing as a servant and three counts of supplying dangerous
drugs.

Fewson and two other police officers resigned following the seven-month CMC investigation,
called Operation Nighthawk, into several police officers in the Logan District.

Fewson is on bail and did not make a plea.

She will face court for mention again on April 27.

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FED:AOFM chief faces Senate hearing=2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2010
FED:AOFM chief faces Senate hearing=2

The AOFM has also weighed in to a political stoush between the federal government
and Aussie Home Loans founder and executive chairman John Symond.

Mr Symond told a Senate hearing on Tuesday the AOFM was embarrassed about having to
knock back an offer to buy residential mortgage-backed securities from the non-bank lender.

But, Mr Bath said the CBA's one-third share in Aussie meant it could not invest in
Aussie Home Loans and he contested Mr Symond's assertion the two parties had earlier agreed
to a transaction.

"There was a lot of water to go under the bridge before we actually committed taxpayer
money to this transaction," he said.

"It's a bit disingenuous to say he was ready to go with a $2 billion transaction and
we pulled the rug out from under it. We did not."

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SA:New policing teams for Adealide

AAP General News (Australia)
08-09-2010
SA:New policing teams for Adealide

ADELAIDE, Aug 9 AAP - South Australian police will deploy eight new neighbourhood policing
teams from Monday in a bid to combat local crime and disorder.

The teams, each consisting of five officers, will be deployed in Adelaide's southern
and northern suburbs.

Assistant Commissioner Grant Stevens said the concept of dedicating police officers
to specific suburbs will allow them to better engage with the local community to reduce
offending.

"This concept provides an opportunity for specific communities to develop stronger
relationships with their local police," Mr Stevens said.

"This already occurs in country police stations where the local community is able to
get to know their police and there is generally a high level of interaction between local
officers and the community."

The new police teams will be in addition to existing police numbers across Adelaide.

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FED: Dumped rubbish, unusable donations costs Salvos $6m plus

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2009
FED: Dumped rubbish, unusable donations costs Salvos $6m plus

The Salvos say this year's clean-up bill will top six million dollars .. with tonnes
of unusable donations and rubbish dumped outside their stores over the Christmas holidays.

General manager NEVILLE BARRETT says it's absolutely disgusting they have to use the
funds getting rid of junk .. when that money could be so well used.

He says the Salvation Army appreciates donations of good quality items .. and people
should only donate furniture .. clothing ot other goods they'd continue to use themselves.

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Main stories on 2GB's 0300 news

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2009
Main stories on 2GB's 0300 news

- Future of renewable energy in Aust looks more secure, as lower house passes renewable
energy target legislation overnight;

- Despite threat of means testing, more people taking out private hospital cover;

- Earlier evacuations, and fire refuges are some of recommendations from Teague review;

- New South Wales rural fire service say they'll look at recommendations to see if
they can adopt;

- Changes to maternity laws could force home births undercover;

- Authorities will know today if there's a breakout of Hendra virus;

- Burma under pressure to free Suu Kyi

- Finance;

- Sport - Rick Stone breaths life into Newcastle Knights with 26-14 win over Melb Storm;
Gold Coast full back to face judiciary over biting incident; Tim Paine has been called
up as cover for reserve wicketkeeper Graham Manou; Shane Warne criticises umpires; Andy
Murray confirmed world number 2 by ATP.

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Vic: No investigation needed - Premier

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2009
Vic: No investigation needed - Premier

Victorian Premier JOHN BRUMBY is remaining defiant in the face of calls for an independent
investigation .. into claims a minister was involved in a police corruption scandal.

Mr BRUMBY says Roads Minister TIM PALLAS enjoys his full support .. despite allegations
he tipped former top cop NOEL ASHBY off about a secret police investigation.

He says Mr PALLAS has told him the claims have no substance .. and any talk of sacking
him is hypothetical.

The state opposition has called for an investigation .. saying the truth won't be known
without it.

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Qld: Drowned man was naval officer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2008
Qld: Drowned man was naval officer

A body recovered from a notoriously dangerous swimming spot in far north Queensland
has been identified as that of naval officer JAMES BENNETT.

The 23-year-old Tasmanian was last seen alive on Sunday afternoon when he jumped into
Devil's Pool at The Boulders near Babinda.

He never resurfaced.

Sub-Lieutenant BENNETT was serving on the Huon-class minehunter HMAS Norman.

In the past 50 years around 17 people have drowned at Devil's Pool.

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SA: Report into APY Lands sex abuse finished by former judge

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2008
SA: Report into APY Lands sex abuse finished by former judge

ADELAIDE, April 30 AAP - A report into sexual abuse in Australia's oldest self-governing
tribal lands has been completed by a former Supreme Court judge.

Ted Mullighan will hand his report into sexual abuse in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
(APY) Lands in South Australia's far north to the SA governor this week.

The report will then be tabled in state parliament next week.

Mr Mullighan, who earlier this month exposed systematic sexual abuse of SA foster children
after an almost four-year inquiry, was asked last year by the government to investigate
reports of widespread child sex abuse in the APY Lands.

The APY Lands, Australia's oldest self-governing tribal lands, were returned to a form
of formal governance when Mike Rann's Labor state government intervened in May 2004 in
a bid to stop alarmingly high rates of petrol sniffing.

The APY investigation was performed concurrently with Mr Mullighan's Children in State
Care Commission of Inquiry, which uncovered what the former judge described as a "foul
undercurrent" of sexual abuse of state wards.

The state wards inquiry found sexual abuse of foster children occurred in every type
of care, with Mr Mullighan hearing from 792 people who said they had been sexually abused
by 1,733 alleged perpetrators from the 1930s to the present.

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2007
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Page 1: NSW Premier Morris Iemma rushed into buying a water cannon for the state's
police, ignored calls to review the purchase, a report says. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
has turned cricket fan, appearing at Melbourne Test yesterday. Sacked Solomon Islands
attorney-general Julian Moti has been arrested in Brisbane and charged with child sex
offences.

Page 2: The anti-whaling vessel Steve Irwin is expected to be chasing Japanese whalers
in the southern Ocean within a week.

Page 3: Thousands of backyard swimming pools in NSW remain unfenced.

World: France will ask the Chadian government to allow six French aid workers to serve
their jail sentences for attempted kidnap in France (N'Djamena).

Finance: One of the world's largest and longest tax disputes in Australian history
will proceed to an appeal.

Sport: Pacemen Brett Lee and Stuart Clark starred on day two of the cricket Test against
India, putting Australia in a commanding position.

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NSW: Federal move into state transport planning

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2007
NSW: Federal move into state transport planning

The federal government will intervene in rail and road infrastructure planning .. to
try and reduce delays and budget blowouts.

Fairfax newspapers report federal transport minister MARK VAILE saying staff will be
trained to better scrutinise cost estimates of state-planned works.

The move comes as the government begins sharing 16.8 billion dollars of transport funding
among the states.

Mr VAILE has told The Australian Financial Review Canberra will refuse to bail out
the states when costs for transport projects go over budget.

The decision comes after repeated recent moves by the federal government into typically
state-controlled fields including water, health and council amalgamation.

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NSW: Police investigate spate of armed robberies

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2007
NSW: Police investigate spate of armed robberies

Police say three armed robberies that happened in Sydney's north-west overnight could be linked.

In three separate incidents .. two armed men wearing balaclavas and carrying a firearm
.. robbed service stations in Carlingford .. Pennant Hills .. and West Ryde.

In each incident .. staff were threatened .. and cash and cigarettes were stolen.

Police say they're looking for two men described as being of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean
appearance .. and aged in their early twenties.

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News Diary events for Monday, December 4, 2006

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2006
News Diary events for Monday, December 4, 2006
Good Evening News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for tomorrow (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.

BRISBANE:
- Community state cabinet meeting in Toowoomba
- Former government minister Merri Rose in court on blackmail charge.

- Another court appearance for accused terror suspect John Amundsen.

- Australian swimming titles at Chandler.

- Broncos start pre-season training.

CANBERRA:
0900 - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Peter McGauran will speak at Delivering
the National Water Initiative:understand the social and industry dimensions conference,
Theatrette, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Tim Lester 02 6274 2923 or 0438 925 146.

0930 - House of Representatives Parliamentary Committee on Australia's relationship with
Malaysia, Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 2313.

0900 - House of Representatives Parliamentary Committee into civics and electoral education,
Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 4564.

0930 - Senate sits.

1000 - Labor Party leadership vote: Labor caucus room, Parliament House.

1000 - Media briefing with BP Solar's Regional Director Mark Twidell on the Economics
of solar PV, Centenary Ballroom 1, Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla, ACT.

1000 - House of Representatives on Treaties tabled 27 November 2006, Committee Room 2R1,
Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 4002.

1030 - Prime Minister John Howard to open new runway at Canberra airport. RAAF base Fairbairn,
Richmond Avenue. Media to assemble opposite VIP hangar. Contact: PM's press office: (02)
6277 7744
1100 - Arrival of RAAF's first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, to be welcomed by
Prime Minister John Howard. RAAF Fairbairn, Richmond Avenue. Contact: Defence media -
(02) 6365 3343, 0408 498 664.

1115 - House of Representatives Parliamentary Committee into indigenous communities, Committee
Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 4559.

1230 - House of Representatives sit.

1315 - House of Representatives Parliamentary Committee on Australia's uranium resources,
Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 4594.

1635 - House of Representatives Parliamentary Committee on science of geosequestration,
Committee Room 2R2, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 4150.

SYDNEY:
0930 - ICAC inquiry into RailCorp contracts for air-conditioning related work. Level 21,
133 Castlereagh St, Sydney.

0930 - Expected hearing for lawyer Michael Poynder, who has pleaded guilty to trying to
procure children for sex through a phone chat service. Downing District, court 3.1
1000 - Royal North Shore Hospital's Newborn Care Centre to celebrate Christmas. Vanderfield
Building, RNSH (opposite Gore Hill Oval on Reserve Road).

1000 - Inquest to begin into the meningococcal death of 18-year-old Jehan Nassif. Westmead
Coroners Court.

1015 - Hollywood dad and alleged tax evader Larry Williams fighting his extradition. Federal
Court, 21C.

MELBOURNE:
0830 - The Tourism Futures National Conference: 21st Century Responses for 21st Century.

Melbourne Sofitel, Collins Street. Contact: 07 5548 6199.

0900-1600 - The National Interschool Chess Championships. Monash University, Campus Centre,
Clayton. Contact: David Cordover 0411 877 833.

1000 - The Australian Industrial Relations Commission's Wages and Allowances Review 2006.

Court 1, Level 6, 11 Exhibition Street. Contact: Annette Binger 8661 7929.

1000 - Taiwanese molecular biologist, Dr Jun-Jei Sheu will present his world first anti-counterfeit
DNA security technology. Leigh Mardon, 1144 Nepean Highway, Highett. Contact: Jacqueline
Schell 0411 378312 or Brendan Mullard 0404 078312.

PERTH:
- Corruption and Crime Commission inuiry resumes into a controversial beachside tourism
development in WA's south-west.

FINANCE:
ECONOMIC NEWS:
Melbourne - ANZ job advertisement series for November released (1130 AEDT)
Sydney - ABS releases September quarter business indicators data (1130 AEDT)
Sydney - ABS releases October building approvals data (1130 AEDT)
Sydney - TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for November released (1000 AEDT)
Sydney - The pace of Australia's economic growth is expected to have accelerated in the
September quarter, but the drought and softer domestic demand is likely to keep growth
below potential. (with factbox)

SPORT:
ADELAIDE - Fourth day of the second Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval from 1130 AEDT

SWIMMING
BRISBANE - Second day of the Australian titles and world championship selection trials,
CHandler Aquatic Centre

SOCCER
SYDNEY - Tony Vidmar at launch of FFA player support program, Australian Museum, 0945

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Vic: Five workplace deaths in a week prompts safety call

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2006
Vic: Five workplace deaths in a week prompts safety call

MELBOURNE, April 27 AAP - Victoria has recorded one of its worst weeks for workplace
deaths, with a painter becoming the fifth person to die in a week.

WorkSafe Victoria spokesman Michael Birt said the painter fell 4.5 metres to his death
while working at a house at Wonga Park, in Melbourne's east, yesterday.

The 64-year-old fell from the balcony of the house, which was under construction and
had incomplete balustrading, Mr Birt said.

"It's arguably the worst week in recent years for workplace deaths," he said.

"WorkSafe is calling on employers and employees to go back to the basic idea of hazards
and work practices that they know are dangerous.

"People do things they know are dangerous but think it's okay."

Mr Birt said the five deaths had resulted as workers carried out routine jobs.

On Sunday, a man died when a tree he was cutting down fell on him at Wodonga on the
Victoria-NSW border.

On Saturday, a man died in hospital after suffering an electric shock while changing
lightbulbs at a car yard at Coburg the previous Tuesday.

A man died in hospital last Thursday, after he was crushed by a machine at CUB at Abbotsford
on April 13.

And last Wednesday, a truck driver was electrocuted when his tip-truck hit power lines
at Nhill in country Victoria.

"One of the things we're saying to people is to get back to those basics," he said.

"It's the risk that you have got to identify first, not wait until someone's not moving first."

Mr Birt said an investigation had been launched into yesterday's death.

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Fed: Hill to visit Iraq

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2005
Fed: Hill to visit Iraq

Defence Minister ROBERT HILL will visit Australian troops at their new deployment in
southern Iraq.

Senator HILL says he'll also be spending time building relationships with the political
leaders of the province.

He says only a small number of Australian troops are now in place in Al-Muthanna province.

The rest of the 450-member task force will arrive over the next couple of weeks --
via HMAS Tobruk and British military and commercial aircraft.

The Australian task force will be based outside the Al-Muthanna province capital Samawah
with the key job of protecting Japanese military engineers working on reconstruction projects.

For security reasons, no details of when Senator HILL will leave for Iraq have been released.

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Beating the Bounds

Beating the Bounds. In former times, when the parish was an essential unit of both religious and local government organization, it was imperative that the exact parish boundaries be generally known, agreed, and, most important of all, remembered from generation to generation. The custom of perambulating the parish boundaries, or Beating the Bounds as it is usually called now, thus had a very necessary practical purpose, and the curious practices associated with the event were also usually of practical utility. Perambulations usually took place at Rogationtide and involved both religious and secular officials, as the boundary custom had been grafted on to a much older one of religious processions on Ascension Day. Many other local residents took part—each of whom would be able to ‘bear witness’ in any future boundary dispute—and a number of boys were also taken along, to ensure that the knowledge was passed to future generations. These youngsters were useful in that they could be made to clamber through hedges, wade streams, climb over walls, and so on, to ensure that the whole boundary was properly followed, and various customs grew up whereby the boys were bumped on to boundary stones or whipped at key points, ‘to make sure they remember’. They were, of course, remunerated in some way. At other key points the clergy would preach or lead a prayer—‘cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark’ (Deuteronomy 27: 17) being a favourite text—and a number of local Vicar's or Gospel Oaks are memories of these places. Once the practical aspects of the perambulations faded, and the ceremonial became increasingly meaningless, most of them died out, although there are still sporadic revivals, especially at the time of centenary celebrations or other important local dates. A handful of places still perform the custom on a regular basis, including St Mary the Virgin and St Michael in the Northgate (both in Oxford) and the Liberty of the Tower of London.

Bibliography

Shuel , 1985: 103–6;
Kightly , 1986: 49;
Angus Winchester , Discovering Parish Boundaries (1990).

WEB OF MEMORIES AGE-OLD RITES TAKE NEW FORM THROUGH THE INTERNET.(BUSINESS)

Byline: VANDANA SINHA THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

The e-mails poured in from Cincinnati, Pennsylvania, Pakistan, Transylvania.

They came from next-door neighbors in Virginia Beach.

In a desolate world after the death of her son, Andy, they made Jeannette Bacs smile.

They were electronic eulogies to an online memorial - the computer generation's method of laying their loved ones to rest.

The Internet is alive and well in the death care industry. From online obituaries to funeral Webcasts, technology has allowed people to share grief beyond the graveside.

``Just as your embalming table and chapel serve a family, so should your computer and Internet,'' said Todd R. Abrams, president of Funeral Exchange, a Dallas firm that provides high-tech services to funeral homes.

Some families have welcomed the evolution with open arms.

``As it turned out, it was one of the best things that could have happened,'' said Bacs, whose online obituary of Andy in October drew 63 online tributes to him from cousins, soccer teammates and bar buddies across the world.

``Had it not been for e-mail, many of these persons would not have gotten a call through to send us their condolences,'' the 57-year-old Beach woman said. ``You just don't know who's out there whose life this is going to touch.''

As newspapers made their way online in the past several years, they took their most-read section - the obituary pages - with them.

One local entrepreneur noticed the shift and decided to build an online presence of his own: a Web directory of newspaper obit sites. Last month, he received 1,000 hits from the United States to Uruguay, Israel to Indonesia.

``Once people know information like that is available, they'll use it,'' said Carver D. Hyman, who runs Netmemories.com out of his Suffolk home. ``It's like a Yahoo in the bereavement industry.''

Hoping to make some money from advertisement banners and sales on his site - it links to flower and car rental companies - Hyman said this allows locals to find newspaper obituaries, type condolences, make donations and ship flowers from desktops to families halfway across the country.

The idea has funeral directors sitting up and taking note. More of them have begun to post obituaries online after faxing them into the newspaper. Locally, where the population is transient because of the military, interest is even stronger.

The typed words often sit against a backdrop of rosebuds, American flags or fall-colored forests. Some have gold wallpaper, some soft musical notes, some a collage of photos.

``If you don't get on the bandwagon, you're left in the dust,'' said John M. Butler, manager of Altmeyer Funeral Home, whose Web site houses more than 720 obits and 2,000 electronic condolences.

Last month alone, Altmeyer's site received 4,000 hits. Since January 2001, when the site went live, it has received more than 89,000 hits.

Intrigued, other companies have boarded the bandwagon to create a national database of online obituaries.

``Nobody lives where they were born anymore,'' said Michael Putzel, vice president for Web operations for Arkansas-based Continental Computer Corp., a software development firm that manages the year-old National Obituary Archive and its 50 million obits and death records.

``Children don't live near parents,'' he said. ``Friends are scattered all over the country and all over the world. Having a national obituary archive makes it much easier for people to get information.''

Next to the obit are options to send flowers, write tributes, find a funeral home. A more morbid feature allows people to ask the archive to e-mail them when a certain obituary is filed, whether by name, hometown or church.

While some families have been consoled by the language of the Internet, others say the electronic touch has made little difference in the grieving process.

An online obit popped up when 46-year-old Denise L. Maida's father passed away last February.

Eleven months later, she's not read a word of response on her computer.

``At that time, who wants to get on the Internet?'' the Virginia Beach resident said. ``Not me.''

Not David E. Chapman Jr., whose father died in November.

``It's only going to be the tech-savvy people who use it,'' said the 42-year-old Chesapeake man, who also hasn't received any e-mails or tributes to the online obit.

Fans of online obituaries argue that it takes time for some of the country's oldest traditions to catch on to the Internet age.

``Admittedly, a small percentage of people use the service today,'' said Michael Fullington, CEO of Continental Computer Corp. ``But our growth rate indicates that within five years, the largest part of funeral information will be received through sources like ours.''

But a few aren't waiting for widespread approval before entering the Internet age's next arena for the death care business: Webcasting.

The practice may still be slow to spread across the country, but a Williamsburg funeral home has set the stage for the first local family looking to broadcast funeral services on the Web for well-wishers who can't attend.

Starting this month, Nelsen Funeral Home plans to pilot the process, digitally recording the services, uploading them to its Web site and screening them for family and friends with passwords.

``It's a point in an individual's life,'' said President Blair H. Nelsen. ``People find they want to be there. They can't be there, and this fills a need for them.''

Though, he's not expecting any crowds in the first month.

``It's such a new concept,'' said Nelsen, who spent about $5,000 on the cameras and broadband. ``I'm not fooling myself. I don't think it'll take off overnight. I think it's something that's going to take time.''

Bacs can attest to that. It had taken time for her to embrace the Internet's role in her loved one's death. Three years ago, she buried her 76-year-old mother. The Net played no part in that. Not like it did in the passing of her 35-year-old son, Andy.

``But my mother was not in the dot-com age,'' she explained. ``My son was.''

That difference, she said, gives her grandson an electronic memento of his father that will never fade or yellow.

Reach Vandana Sinha at vsinha@pilotonline.com or 446-2318.

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CareerShop.Com Goes Broadcast.

Launch of 'Career TV (SM)' Takes High-Value Recruitment and Career Enhancement

Tools to New Markets, New Viewers and All-New Levels With First Truly

Integrated Internet/Broadcast Package

ORLANDO, Fla., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CareerShop.Com today announced the launch of Career TV (SM) -- the first national broadcast program designed exclusively to address employment, recruiting and job-search topics. The program will serve as a major extension of CareerShop.Com, one of the Internet's top employment-related websites.

Following the summer pilot program, Career TV will air twice weekly during the Knowledge TV Cable Network's primetime fall lineup. Each episode of the program will reach approximately 20,000,000 households, with information-rich programming content designed to maximize the career-matching process for both recruiters and prospective employees.

"We view Career TV as the 'Premier Internet Career Portal,'" said David Wheeler, Vice President for Business Development with CareerShop.Com. "The whole concept is intended to provide a sort of TV Guide to the Internet, and act as a virtual career counselor -- all wrapped up in an entertaining and informative half-hour package.

"There is a host of career sites on the Internet. A few have received a great deal of exposure by advertising on the Super Bowl and such. Well, we decide to take a different tactic and provide national television programming to employees and employers. And not only about finding a new job, but how to do a better job and find more fulfillment in your present position."

Each episode of Career TV will include a variety of standard segments, including corporate features, news and information, advice and demonstrations, technology updates and virtual job fairs. Two to three companies per episode will use the program as a vehicle to feature their organizations and operations -- and key reasons why they are an employer of choice for high- caliber recruits.

In addition to company profiles, segments include Employment News, Training & Development, Your HR Department and Style. Each segment is intended to convey crucial information to help maximize a professional's opportunities in today's highly competitive job market.

"In that sense, it's an exact extension of the concept we pioneered with CareerShop.Com," said Jim McArdle, president. "We created that site to be much more than just a listing of jobs -- but to serve as a real value-added resource, a place where people could go to really learn about the issues and find the information they needed to make critical career decisions."

"CareerTV will be a true portal to career enhancement and internet recruiting and not a half hour paid commercial for CareerShop.com," McArdle added. "Not only do we welcome our competition as part of the show, we believe their inclusion will add true depth and credibility."

Career TV will target two high-value audience segments within the 25-44 age group: recent college graduates, experienced workers looking for career enhancements and new types of training/development.

The show's segments will present information on which technologies are important, which industries or jobs are hot, tips for dress and style in today's workplace, results from recent surveys and polls -- the types of knowledge needed to make good decisions.

One of the highlights of the lineup will be "Virtual Job Fairs" -- local interactive events that will be explored along with new technologies -- that match employees directly with companies who are hiring in specific markets.

"We've worked to make this a truly unique two-way experience for our audience," adds Wheeler. "It's not just for them to sit and watch, but for them to play a part. That picks up on the whole 'portal' concept of the Internet and makes the program a valuable tool. We feel like we've developed a real industry first with Career TV. We've known for a long time how the power of broadcast could enhance and supplement the interactive power of the Internet to create a tool that really connects."

CareerShop.com is a privately owned, Orlando, Florida-based company that offers a variety of online recruiting products and services for employers including memberships for do-it-yourself online recruiting, customizable resume management systems, and custom Internet-based recruitment advertising services.

Identity theft - could you be a victim?

Originally published in Comments - Summer 2011

In April 2011, in what was arguably one of the largest Internet security break-ins, Sony Play Station suffered a massive data breach of its online network. The "thief" was able to acquire the names, addresses, emails, birthdates, passwords, security questions, phone numbers and other personal information from 77 million user accounts. Epsilon Marketing, a Dallas-based email marketing provider, was also recently the victim of a data breach, which resulted in the thief obtaining the names and email addresses of some customers from approximately fifty client businesses, which included large retailers and financial institutions.

Should these victims be worried? Most certainly, since the information stolen could be used by criminals to commit identity theft.

Identity theft is the unauthorized and often illegal acquisition and use of an individual's personal identifying information by a third party for illicit financial gain. In unusual circumstances, it might be in support of extortion designed to cause the victim financial hardship. Generally, identity thieves use someone else's identity and credit information in order to obtain money, services or products. The criminals use an array of methods to obtain identity information from dumpster diving to sophisticated system compromise over the internet.

Common identity theft methods that the public should be aware of include the following:

Dumpster Diving - The thief would go through the victim's trash to try to find valuable personal information. This information can come in the form of utility and credit card bills for example.

Skimming - An electronic method of capturing a victim's personal information with the use of a device that scans a victim's credit card and transfers the information collected to another device.

Phishing - One of the most pervasive methods used, phishing is an internet email scheme that tries to lure the unsuspecting victims to counterfeit websites in order to obtain personal and financial information.

Prevention is the best way to deal with this crime. While you cannot 100% guarantee that you will not become a victim (as in the recent headlines), you can make it more difficult for the criminals. Here are some tips:

Because identity theft can happen by way of internet, telephone or regular mail, you should be particularly wary of any emails, calls or mail that are attempting to obtain your personal or financial data.

Limit the credit cards and identification information that you carry in your wallet or purse. Do not regularly carry your passport, social insurance number (SIN) card or birth certificate, but keep them in a safe place.

Install and regularly update virus and spyware detection software on your computer.

Invest in a shredding machine for bills and other personal information that may be discarded.

Check your credit bureau for unusual activity at least annually using websites such as www.equifax.com or www.transunion.ca.

Memorize your passwords and personal identification numbers so you do not have to write them down.

Could you be a victim? The best way to determine this is to regularly monitor your financial accounts. The RCMP offers advice should you suspect or know that you are a victim of identity theft or fraud. Visit their website at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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Double the caffeine.(New Products)

Vitality Distributing added a new version of its Avitae caffeinated water with 90 mg. of caffeine. The 90 mg. Avitae has a similar amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee and double the amount of its other Avitae variety that has 45 mg. of caffeine, which has a similar caffeine content as a diet soft drink. Both varieties of Avitae are made with purified water and natural caffeine. Avitae with 90 mg. of caffeine and 45 mg. of caffeine are each available in 16.9-ounce bottles and sold individually for $1.49 and in four-packs for $4.99. The product is available primarily in the Midwest and nationally at select gym locations.

AVITAE 90

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Telephone: 888/228-4823

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iYogi Reviews the Top Five Laptop Issues for Mobile Users.

New York (Vocus/PRWEB) April 14, 2011

iYogi, the provider of on-demand remote tech support services, has announced a new 'iYogi Reviews' revealing the top five laptop issues that travelers face. With the increasing escalation of laptop market share and rapid growth of mobile consumers, experts at iYogi produced research looking directly at the laptop issues that face users frequently on the move. Sourced from iYogi's knowledge base iMantra[TM], this report is compiled on the basis of customer interactions and covers in-depth solutions for the top five laptop problems confronted by mobile users.

"The increasing dependency on computers for work and play has created a growing base of mobile users who simply cannot live without their laptops", comments Vishal Dhar, President Marketing for iYogi. "More than a third of the world's workforce in the coming years is expected to be mobile and consumers want access and flexibility. As a result, they are driving a greater adoption for laptops."

iYogi reviews the top five issues and resolutions for laptop users:

* Internet security: If a user connects a laptop to a public Internet connection or unsecured Wi-Fi (i.e. at an airport or hotel), without taking adequate security measures, then the data sent and received across the network becomes accessible to hackers and privacy intruders. You are opening your device to possible identity fraud and making all your personal information available to hackers in the area.

Solution: The user is required to activate the built-in firewall included in the Windows operating system. This must be done every time the user connects the laptop. For a detailed solution on turning on the firewall, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/firewall/turn-on-the-in-built-firewall.html

* E-mail error alerts: SMTP, also known as Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is used to send e-mail messages from an e-mail client to a mail server. When the e-mail client installed on your system is unable to send an e-mail, then an SMTP error message or code is displayed. Usually, an SMTP error is displayed when the outgoing server address is incorrect or incomplete. You should verify the complete server address before sending any e-mail. Error messages are often displayed such as "SMTP Error 550" or "SMTP Error 553" while trying to send an e-mail. This is most during common during travel and a common problem reported by users.

Solution: To see step-by-step solutions to fix error messages and ensure hassle-free e-mail communication on your laptop while traveling, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/email/resolve-smtp-errors-in-sending-e-mails.html

* Battery consumption and powers surge: While traveling, locating an electrical outlet compatible with your laptop charger can sometimes be difficult. To be a proactive user on the move depends on how long the battery can last without needing to recharge. Moreover, an unexpected power surge while working on the laptop can cause serious damage to the system.

Solution: You can configure your laptop's settings to enter standby or hibernation mode after a defined period of inactivity. Users can prevent the damage caused due to power surges by utilizing a reliable surge protector. To access a step-by-step solution to change the power settings of your laptop, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/laptop/configure-power-settings-in-your-laptop.html

* Threats or loss of confidential data: The safety and security of private and confidential data while traveling is another major concern among users.

Solution: Complete data backup can help prevent data loss. Additionally, you can encrypt important files and folders on your laptop. As a result, even if someone gains access to your laptop, they will not be able to read and view your confidential data and information. To access step-by-step solutions to install encryption software and take a complete backup of all the data, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/data-backup/encrypting-important-data.html

* Access to comprehensive tech support: Just like you would not consider traveling without travel insurance, access to comprehensive tech support while traveling with your laptop should be a priority. For problems and issues that are beyond your personal scope of troubleshooting, you will need professional assistance and it is imperative to subscribe to tech support. This can be accessed from anywhere and anytime. Because the concept of remote access to PCs for tech support is now easily available, this is an ideal option for those traveling with their PCs.

Solution: To learn more about iYogi's great tech support, visit: http://www.iyogi.net/technical-support/avail-comprehensive-tech-support.html

About iYogi

iYogi is a global on-demand services company that provides personalized computer support for consumers and small businesses in United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. iYogi's unique model, including proprietary iMantra technology and highly qualified technicians, is designed to eliminate computer-related stress and keep digitally dependent consumers and small businesses protected and productive. iYogi -- with its proven global expertise delivery model, intelligent customer insight systems, easy-to-use self-help tools and automated PC optimization and computer support services -- offers users a simple yet comprehensive path to digital serenity. iYogi has perfected the remote technical support model to overcome the current limitations of in-store, on-site, or call center services. Major resellers and technology companies are turning to iYogi to improve customer satisfaction, reduce return rates, and deliver a compelling new-value added offering to customers. For more information on iYogi and a detailed list of technologies supported, visit: http://www.iyogi.com.

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CliffsNotes-To-Go App Series Grows to 36 Titles in the App Store.

Modality and Wiley Publishing, Inc., Build on Success of Mobile Literature Notes to Bring More Interactive Study Guides to iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R)

Durham, NC.(Vocus) March 9, 2010 -- Modality, Inc., and Wiley Publishing, Inc., today announced that 31 more CliffsNotes(R) literature study guide applications are available in the Apple App Store. Selected in September 2009 as part of Apple's App Store "High School Survival Guide," the CliffsNotes-To-Go series delivers interactive review tools and self-assessment quizzes for success-minded students.

Students can begin to explore the CliffsNotes-To-Go series by downloading CliffsNotes Romeo and Juliet for iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R) - available for free download from now until March 15.

Modality's content architects created two distinct review modes to allow for a more customizable study experience. A prescriptive "Cram Plan," created by the experts at CliffsNotes, orders the content of the app to maximize even small increments of study time. A more traditional e-reader interface presents the app's complete content in a fashion similar to that of the printed literature notes. Additional features that leverage the innovative Multi-Touch user interface and revolutionary capabilities of iPhone and iPod touch include:

* Multiple-choice quiz assesses mastery of the material

* Text-highlighting notes important sections for further review

* Interactive map links character associations and profiles for quick reference

* Audio plot summaries play in the background while the user engages with other app features

"Early sales and user reviews of the CliffsNotes-To-Go apps demonstrate that students appreciate having this material on their iPhones and iPod touches," said Cindy Kitchel, vice president and publisher, Wiley Professional/Trade publishing. "Students turn to the Cliffs brand when they need clear, reliable review materials. We're excited to be working with Modality to deliver that content in an engaging, customizable mobile format."

The following CliffsNotes literature study guides are now available for $0.99 per application from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore:

* 1984 by George Orwell

* A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

* A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

* All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

* Animal Farm by George Orwell

* Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

* Beowulf

* Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

* Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

* Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

* Hamlet by William Shakespeare

* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

* Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

* King Lear by William Shakespeare

* Macbeth by William Shakespeare

* Othello by William Shakespeare

* Paradise Lost by John Milton

* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

* The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

* The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

* The Crucible by Arthur Miller

* The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

* The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

* The Iliad by Homer

* The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

* The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

* The Odyssey by Homer

* The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

* The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

* Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

* Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

* Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

About Modality, Inc.

Modality is the premier developer of digital learning, assessment, training and applications for Apple handheld devices. Partnering with the world's leading publishers and content experts, Modality creates mobile user experiences informed by more than a decade of educational technology design.

Modality was selected by Apple as one of the first developers to work with the iPhone SDK, delivering four of the first 500 apps available in the App Store when it launched in July 2008. Since then, the company has released more than 125 apps for iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R) in partnership with Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Professional, Pearson, The Princeton Review, John Wiley & Sons, Wolters Kluwer, and Workman Publishing Co., among others.

Founded in 2006, Modality is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Visit www.Modality.com for more information.

About Wiley

Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at www.wiley.com.

About CliffsNotes(R)

Often imitated but never equaled, CliffsNotes are the original and still most widely recognized study guides in use today. Recent research shows that among today's students, parents, and adults in general, CliffsNotes have more than double the recognition of the leading competitive study aid brand. A branded imprint of Wiley, CliffsNotes have been described by the New York Times as "an American icon." The only study guides written by teachers and educational professionals, CliffsNotes have full range of test prep and study aids--just what today's students need to grasp the essentials fast and score their highest. For more information, visit Cliffsnotes.com. CliffsNotes is a branded imprint of Wiley.

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OBN Holdings' Subsidiary Launches Community Music Site.

"Music on Demand" Offers Specialized Site for Performers

LAS VEGAS -- OBN Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: OBNI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eclectic Entertainment, Inc., is launching its "Music on Demand" (MOD) website. MOD allows music lovers to experience music from around the globe and it affords artists an opportunity to expose their talent to a worldwide audience.

MOD was originally developed as a television series featuring singers and bands performing live in Hollywood, California. However, in order to provide a larger number of performers exposure to a greater number of viewers, Eclectic decided to shift its focus from the television airwaves in America to create a Web based community. As a result, it is now possible for musicians to watch and share original videos around the planet. MOD allows visitors to easily upload and share video clips on www.watchmod.com and interface with other viewers through the internet on mobile devices, blogs and email.

Unlike many other community sites, MOD focuses solely on music. Revenue will be generated through advertising, sponsorship and merchandise sales.

About Eclectic Entertainment

Eclectic Entertainment (www.eclectic-ent.com) provides television and feature film production, distribution and television syndication services for the OBN Holdings (www.obnholdings.com) subsidiaries, and for third parties. The company is also incorporating media content into new technologies such as the internet, cell phones and digital signage. Eclectic's activities are currently focused on America, Asia and the Middle East.

OBN Holdings, Inc.: 8275 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123. (702) 435-0544

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any securities of OBN Holdings, Inc., nor shall there be any sale of any such security in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Forward looking statements: This press release and other statements by OBN Holdings may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act with respect to the outlook for earnings and revenues, other future financial or business performance, strategies and expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "estimate," "potential," or future/conditional verbs such as "will," "should" and "could."

Government service to warn of e-crimes.

Byline: Karen Dearne

Jun 05, 2008 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government will launch a public internet service on 6 June 2008. The Stay Smart Online service will help small businesses and individuals to protect their computers against intrusions by computer hackers and viruses. People can sign up for the alert service at www.staysmartonline.gov.au. The service will be in plain English, with no jargon, so ordinary computer users can understand quickly what they are being warned about. The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, said that many individuals do not realise how much personal information they are giving out globally on sites such as MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Publication Date: 6 June 2008

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Empowering people.(NEWS)

The national forestry service in the Netherlands, Staatsbosbeheer, has implemented a GeoWise (Edinburgh, Scotland) Internet Mapping Framework (IMF) for ESRI ArclMS and, most recently, extended this to include a full web-based spatial editing suite that integrates with its Oracle-ArcSDE spatial database. Andre Luinstra, senior ICT project manager, commented, "In relation to a desktop-based alternative, this is a much cheaper, more accessible and more easily manageable option."

The application can be used by relative novices and allows spatial features to be added and edited through a controlled data management process. Users carry out spatial editing through a web application and submit revisions for approval and quality assurance. They can then be committed to the live database. Andre added, "This distributed service can be offered to over 300 of our staff and contractors. Equally importantly, it can be made available to an almost limitless number of volunteers, in particular younger people, collecting a wide range of data for nature conservation purposes." IMF has also been picked up by other environment agencies such as Great Britain's Forestry Commission and the Department of Environment in Luxembourg as well as local authorities in the UK such as the district councils of Chichester and Sevenoaks.

www.geowise.co.uk/imf