FED: Airlines rush to cut capacity amid financial turmoil

AAP General News (Australia)
02-18-2009
FED: Airlines rush to cut capacity amid financial turmoil

The global economic crisis is wreaking havoc in aviation .. with Qantas .. Virgin Blue
and Singapore Airlines all dramatically cutting capacity in the last 48 hours.

Late yesterday .. Virgin Blue announced a significant restructure that will affect 400 staff.

Australia's second biggest airline says it'll remove eight per cent of capacity ..

or as many as five aircraft .. from its domestic fleet in the coming financial year.

Virgin says it'll consider all possibilities .. including job-sharing and shifting
some staff to international start-up V Australia .. before sacking workers.

News of Virgin's troubles came only hours after Qantas announced a significant restructure
of its flight schedule.

Low-cost offshoot Jetstar will replace the flying kangaroo throughout New Zealand's
domestic market from June 10 and the schedules for China and India will be overhauled.

On Monday .. Singapore Airlines confirmed it'll cut capacity by 11 per cent from April
.. and also decommission 17 planes.

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KEYWORD: AVIATION (CANBERRA)

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For country and career, some Chinese reverse brain drain

RENEE SCHOOF Associated Press Writer
AP Online
12-15-1998
BEIJING (AP) _ Michael Cao was doing fine in New York. He made friends easily, found the city exciting, and thrived on the hectic pace. But something stronger pulled him back to his home in China.

Just as he felt he was hitting a glass ceiling at the Manhattan investment firm where he worked, Cao started to read about China's stunning economic transformation.

``There were limits to what I could do in the United States,'' Cao said recently in an interview in China. ``Here it's polluted, it's crowded, the living conditions are not good. So what? I can do what I want.''

People like Cao who return to China with advanced degrees from abroad are just the beginning of a reversal of a serious brain drain. Even though their numbers are small, they are becoming an important force for changing China and bringing the outside world closer to home.

Twenty years ago, senior leader Deng Xiaoping declared that China's best students should pursue advanced degrees in the West. They would become the intellectual propellant for the reforms that launched China from communes and central planning toward markets and laws.

Since then, more than 300,000 Chinese students, many from the nation's top universities, have gone abroad to study, usually to the United States.

Most have not rushed back to China. Of the 160,000 Chinese students who have gone to the United States, less than 20 percent are estimated to have returned.

The returnees are a prestigious lot, including a vice president of elite Peking University, senior researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and economists at the China Center for Economic Research who advise Premier Zhu Rongji.

Others with less influential positions exert a more subtle influence, bringing back experience with Western business and personal freedoms.

It was a mix of career opportunity and patriotism that drew Cao Jun, Michael Cao to his American friends, back to China two years ago after pursuing a master's in business administration in New York.

Cao, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, went to work for CITIC, the Chinese government's investment arm, after returning from six years in the United States. He insists his experience doesn't set him apart from his Chinese friends who are lawyers, bankers and artists.

China has been rapidly tuning into Western ideas and lifestyles through foreign movies, foreign fashion magazines in Chinese-language editions and the growing use of the Internet.

``I was amazed at the changes in China among my friends when I got back,'' Cao said. Political pressure from above is less intense, and ``they're a lot more open to new ideas.''

Zhang Jiansheng of the Western Returned Scholars Association, a non-governmental group that has met in the same house near Tiananmen Square since the 1920s, said the main draw is an influential job.

``Of course they don't enjoy luxury. They can't afford a house or a car. But they enjoy their job. You cannot force them back, so you have to attract them,'' he said.

Zhang predicted that in five to 10 years, people with degrees from the United States would hold important positions in the Chinese government, just as the technocrats trained in the Soviet Union in the 1950s do now.

Through its web site, the association offers to help Chinese academics abroad make professional links in China, or romantic ones through a matchmaking service. Next spring it will sponsor its first conference in the United States.

U.S. rules call for granting student visas only to people likely to return to China.

But many find legal ways to avoid returning. Only 5 percent of Chinese students are believed to abide by the terms of their student visas and return after one year of work experience following graduation, said a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity.

After Japan, China ranks No. 2 in the number of foreign students in the United States.

Li Yifei graduated from the nation's college for diplomats before leaving China at 21 to attend Baylor College in Waco, Texas.

While in the United States, Li met and married her husband, then a fellow Chinese expatriate who now is an adviser to China's first investment bank.

Li said that as a manager of the Beijing office of the public relations company Burson-Marsteller, she has an advantage: She can communicate easily with American business clients and has the trust of influential Chinese contacts.

``Chinese who go to study abroad are the risk takers,'' she said.


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FED:Marriage changes likely to end in court

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2011
FED:Marriage changes likely to end in court

A prominent human rights lawyer says any change to federal law to allow gay marriage
is likely to be challenged in the High Court of Australia.

Labor backbencher STEPHEN JONES will bring a private member's bill to parliament in
early 2012 to change the definition of marriage in the Marriage Act.

The move followed the ALP's decision to change its platform to read that the party
would "ensure equal access to marriage under statute for all adult couples irrespective
of sex who have a mutual commitment to a shared life".

Jesuit priest and academic Fr FRANK BRENNAN, writing in the online magazine Eureka
Street, says he has no doubt there will be a High Court challenge if the bill is passed
by parliament.

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KEYWORD: GAY COURT (CANBERRA)

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Learning Tree Offers New Online Course on SharePoint 2010

Wireless News
04-04-2011
Learning Tree Offers New Online Course on SharePoint 2010
Type: News

Learning Tree International has announced the introduction of a course entitled SharePoint 2010 New Features Overview.

According to Learning Tree International, this live, instructor- led one-day course is available only online via Learning Tree AnyWare. SharePoint 2010 builds on the capabilities of previous versions and offers upgrades in the areas of information management, administration, enterprise services and social computing. Through an in-depth case-study approach, attendees are shown how the new features in SharePoint 2010 can deliver a range of business benefits for their organization.
Learning Tree AnyWare enables participants to fully interact with their instructors and classmates through a media-rich interface that integrates live classroom video, audio and chat features, as well as the ability to view instructor demos. In addition, participants collaborate with their peers and perform hands-on course exercises.

"This course is ideal for anyone evaluating or migrating to SharePoint 2010 who wants to gain a high-level overview of the new features," said Jennifer Urick, VP of Product Development for Learning Tree International. "And because this will be taught live and online, attendees can participate from work, home, or anywhere that has a reliable high speed Internet connection."

Learning Tree will begin presenting SharePoint 2010 New Features Overview live, online from its Education Centers in April 2011.

SharePoint 2010 New Features Overview can also be delivered on site at a client facility as a private, customized event.

Learning Tree International is a provider of hands-on training to managers and information technology professionals.

More Information:

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VIC:Main stories on Nine news

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2010
VIC:Main stories on Nine news

MELBOURNE, Dec 12 AAP - Main stories in Nine News:

- One person have died and several others have been seriously injured in a boating
accident off Point Nepean.

- Shane Warne has been caught getting more than cosy with married model Liz Hurley.

- A man accused of stabbing a policeman at Healesville remains on the run.

- The federal government has announced sweeping reforms to the bank sector.

- There were fears a bomb had been found at a house in Clifton Hill this morning.

- Police have seized dozens of marijuana plants after a home drug operation went up in smoke.

- New Year's Eve in Melbourne will feature a series of images of Melbourne in 2010
projected on to city buildings.

- Oprah Winfrey has taken in the sights of Sydney.

- Official engagement photos of Prince William and bride-to-be Kate have been released.

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KEYWORD: MONITOR 1800 NINE

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NSW:Kiesha's dad says preparing for worst

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2010
NSW:Kiesha's dad says preparing for worst

The father of missing six-year-old KIESHA ABRAHAMS says he's expecting the worst ..

and has already begun to prepare himself.

The man .. identified as CHRISTOPHER .. has told Seven News he's struggling with KIESHA'S
disappearance.

The number of rescuers hunting for the child from Mount Druitt in western Sydney was
increased this morning .. as the search for KIESHA entered its fourth day.

One hundred and fifteen searchers have spent the day trawling bushland two kilometres
from KIESHA'S Woodstock Avenue home.

Her mother says she last saw her daughter when she tucked her into bed on Saturday night.

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KEYWORD: KIESHA FATHER (SYDNEY)

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Tas: Rider blows five times legal limit in breath test

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2009
Tas: Rider blows five times legal limit in breath test

A man on a trail bike been arrested for drink-driving offences after he allegedly blew
five times the legal blood alcohol limit at a traffic stop in Hobart.

Police spotted the man the man riding an unregistered trail bike at New Norfolk.

He recorded a blood alcohol reading of .249 in a subsequent breath test .. and was
charged with exceeding .05 .. and a number of other offences.

They include unlicensed driving .. using an unregistered motor vehicle .. and using
a motor vehicle without insurance.

The man is expected to appear in a Hobart court tomorrow.

AAP RTV jrd/wz

KEYWORD: RIDER (HOBART)

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Vic: Sacked council workers reinstated after steak sanga lunch

AAP General News (Australia)
08-13-2009
Vic: Sacked council workers reinstated after steak sanga lunch

Two Geelong council workers .. sacked after they filled a pothole at a local club and
accepted a free steak sandwich .. have been reinstated.

Last November PETER ANDERSON and MICK VAN BEEK from the Drysdale depot used asphalt
destined for the tip to fill two potholes creating a hazard at the Leopold Sportsmans
Club .. a five-minute job done on their lunch break.

They accepted the offer of a steak sandwich a week later.

Eight months later the City of Greater Geelong found out and sacked the pair .. for
breaching its fraud policy .. stealing council property .. and improperly using work
time.

But staff at depots across Geelong walked off the job this week in support of their
colleagues .. and Fair Work Australia determined they should be reinstated.

The men are getting their jobs back .. with a written warning.

AAP RTV ees/gfr/crh/rt

KEYWORD: STEAK (MELBOURNE)

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NSW: Two thousand people still cut off after floods: SES

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2009
NSW: Two thousand people still cut off after floods: SES

Up to two thousand people remain isolated after torrential rain brought widespread
flooding to the New South Wales mid-north coast earlier this week.

About one and a half thousand people remain isolated upstream from Bellingen .. in
the towns of Thora and Darkwood .. and in communities in the Kalang Valley.

Another 300 residents are cut off near the Orara River and 180 at the Macleay River.

The SES expects access to be restored to both areas by this afternoon.

The flood-ravaged Clarence Valley is the latest mid-north coast area to be declared
a natural disaster zone .. joining Coffs Harbour .. Bellingen and Nambucca Heads.

AAP RTV vpm/wjf/ka

KEYWORD: RAIN NSW (SYDNEY)

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Fed: Swan welcomes Wizard rates cut=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2008
Fed: Swan welcomes Wizard rates cut=2

Eds: reissuing to correct city in takekey



CommSec's chief economist Craig James said rates on fixed term mortgages had been cut
in the last month by the major banks but today's move by Wizard is the first cut to standard
variable rates by a lender.

"They've jumped the gun and it does throw down the gauntlet to the other institutions,"

Mr James said.

"We do think it's almost certain the Reserve Bank will be cutting interest rates on Tuesday.

"Other banks will be following suit. They (Wizard) have garnered a few headlines but
at the end of the day we're going to see a lot of other institutions falling in line."

All of the 17 economists surveyed by AAP last week believe the easing cycle will begin
next Tuesday following the RBA's September meeting.

Most expect the RBA to end a run of 12 successive rate rises and lower the cash rate
by 25 basis points, marking the first cut in almost seven years, or since December 2001.

AAP nl/jt/bwl

KEYWORD: RATES WIZARD SWAN 2 BRISBANE (REOPENS) REISSUING

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AFL: Medhurst the star in huge win for the Magpies

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2008
AFL: Medhurst the star in huge win for the Magpies

By John Salvado

MELBOURNE, April 25 AAP - Gaining inspiration from the unlikely source of Fremantle
discard Paul Medhurst, Collingwood again claimed Anzac Day honours with a 73-point demolition
of Essendon today.

Medhurst - who came to the Magpies last year as part of the trade that took former
Collingwood poster-boy Chris Tarrant to the Dockers - booted six goals and claimed the
Anzac Medal for best afield in the 23.16 (154) to 12.9 (81) win.

It was the Magpies' third straight victory in the biggest annual home and away fixture
on the AFL calendar.

The win also edged the Magpies ahead 7-6 in the Anzac Day head-to-head record, following
the historic draw between the two sides back in 1995.

A crowd of 88,999 - the ninth biggest ever to watch an AFL home and away encounter
- were treated to a gripping contest for the opening half hour.

But after that it was all Collingwood, as they outscored their opponents 18 goals to
seven after the quarter-time break.

The Magpies' many heroes included Travis Cloke (five goals), Scott Pendlebury, the
oft-maligned Medhurst and Alan Didak, who was nearly sacked last year for socialising
with alleged murderer Christopher Hudson.

And there was first-gamer Sharrod Wellingham, who cost Collingwood a $500,000 sponsorship
with the Transport Accident Commission in the off-season after being arrested for drink-driving.

"He'd better get a kick - no pressure whatsoever," quipped Magpies president Eddie
McGuire in his pre-match speech.

In fact, Wellingham had seven kicks among 17 disposals in a composed debut.

It was a dirty day for Essendon, whose last victory in this fixture came back in 2005.

Midfielder Brent Stanton was their best player, while skipper Matthew Lloyd was the
Bombers' only multiple goalscorer with three.

Despite predictions of wet weather, the rain stayed away all day although the MCG floodlights
were turned on late in the first quarter.

And they lit up a mighty display by the Magpies.

AAP jds/dpb

KEYWORD: AFL MAGPIES FRONTER

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Fed: Jewish outrage at visit of 'anti-Semitic' rock singer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2007
Fed: Jewish outrage at visit of 'anti-Semitic' rock singer

By David Crawshaw

CANBERRA, Dec 21 AAP - A Croatian rock star accused of anti-Semitism will be forced
to undergo tolerance counselling as a condition of entry to Australia.

A Jewish rights group today expressed anger over the federal government's decision
to allow Marko Perkovic into Australia.

Mr Perkovic, singer and songwriter with the Croatian rock band Thompson, has been criticised
for making strongly anti-Semitic remarks and for supporting the Ustashe regime, the fascist
Croatian movement accused of the slaughter of Jews and other ethnic minorities during
World War II.

Thompson is scheduled to play several shows across Australia during the Christmas-new
year period.

The B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, a Jewish anti-racism body, attacked immigration
authorities' decision to grant Mr Perkovic a visa.

"It does not augur well that the new Labor government, as one of its first acts, permitted
the entry into Australia of a person who is a beacon for racists and neo-Nazi youth,"

the commission's chairman Michael Lipshutz said in a statement.

"Australia is renowned for its liberal and multicultural society.

"To allow someone of that ilk into this country when he has been banned from performing
in other countries is a retrograde step."

Thompson has been banned from performing in the Netherlands because of its fascist leanings.

Mr Lipshutz urged Immigration Minister Chris Evans to reconsider Mr Perkovic's visa.

The immigration department said Mr Perkovic would be required to have tolerance counselling
as a condition of his entry to Australia.

"The department can confirm that Marko Perkovic has been granted a visa," a spokesman told AAP.

"Mr Perkovic will be counselled regarding the multicultural nature of Australian society
and the need to avoid vilification or incitement of discord in the community."

Mr Perkovic's application for a visa had been assessed against all relevant legislation,
the department said.

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KEYWORD: PERKOVIC

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NSW: Signal failures on CityRail network on the decline: report

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2007
NSW: Signal failures on CityRail network on the decline: report

By Nick Ralston, State Political Reporter

SYDNEY, Aug 15 AAP - The number of signal failures on Sydney's greater metropolitan
rail network has dropped, but the average train delay caused by a failure has remained
constant.

NSW Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat's report released today has found that between
2004 and 2006, signal failures on the greater metropolitan network fell by nine per cent.

The overall number of signalling incidents fell by 45 per cent and RailCorp met monthly
signalling failure targets most of the time.

"The fall in failures is a clear indication of improved performance," the report said.

"Changes in the definition of on-time and to the timetable running during 2005 and
2006, however, make it difficult to determine whether improvements in response downtime
and signalling delays are due to true performance improvement."

The average duration of each train delayed by signal failure remained constant over
the three years at 11 minutes, the report said.

Mr Achterstraat has recommended RailCorp determine now what signalling system will
be required for 2016 patronage levels and also examine how many signal failures the network
can currently tolerate before services are affected.

He has warned the expansion and improvements being carried out on the CityRail network
could place pressure on its signalling systems.

"This could put pressure on signal maintenance spending and staffing," his report says.

"In particular, RailCorp and the rail industry is facing a worldwide shortage of signal
engineers and electricians."

Transport Minister John Watkins welcomed a decrease in the number of instances of signal
failure but said work would be done to reduce it even further.

"The report points us in the right direction, but there is always more work to be done
in better maintaining signals, better training our staff so that they can respond," Mr
Watkins told reporters.

"We'll look very carefully at all the detail in the auditor-general's report and put
it into practice."

Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell said the report sent mixed messages and that while
it reflected some improvement, there was nothing to suggest it was genuine, or that it
would last.

"Signalling will always be a critical issue for the railways ... it's too soon whether
to say we're going to see significant improvements," he told reporters.

Mr O'Farrell said it was also unacceptable RailCorp benchmarked its signalling performances
against other rail networks across the country.

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KEYWORD: RAIL NIGHTLEAD

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HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 16

AAP General News (Australia)
02-16-2007
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 16

SYDNEY - The counsel assisting the inquest into the death of Dianne Brimble has suggested
to the coroner that two men could be charged with murder over the Brisbane woman's death.

(Brimble)

Brimble Nightlead to come

LOS ANGELES - David Hicks met with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and took part in
kidnapping and guerilla warfare training at terrorist camps in Afghanistan, the US Defence
Department alleges in new documents released today. (Hicks Movements Nightlead. See also
Hicks Backgrounder)

MELBOURNE - Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has accused the Howard government
of betraying Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. (Hicks Fraser)

ADELAIDE - The US has tried to unfairly demonise alleged Australian terrorist David
Hicks by releasing evidence against him, Hicks' Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod says.

(Hicks Lawyer)

ADELAIDE - The father of accused Australian terrorist David Hicks says the US military
allegations against his son are weak. (Hicks Father)

Hicks Aust Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - Labor frontbencher Peter Garrett's reversal of his long-held opposition to
US military bases in Australia shows the opposition will say anything to win government,
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says. (Base Nelson)

Base Nightlead to come

WELLINGTON - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has again warned the Solomon Islands
and other troubled Pacific nations that they must lift standards of governance if they
want Canberra's help. (Howard NZ Nightlead. Possible 2nd N/L to come)

SYDNEY - Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has accused the Howard government of
being dishonest in suggesting Labor's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq would lead to
the US abandoning the strife-torn country. (Iraq Rudd)

BRISBANE - Acting Prime Minister Mark Vaile says any plan to set a possible deadline
for troop withdrawal from Iraq would give comfort to terrorists. (Iraq Vaile)

Iraq Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - Police are investigating the deaths of two elderly patients at a southern
NSW hospital, with a visiting GP denied entry to the facility while inquiries continue.

(Elderly, to come)

SYDNEY - Three "lost" songs written 65 years ago by the late Slim Dusty have been unearthed
by the National Archives in Canberra. (Slim)

Slim Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - Radio broadcaster Austereo Group Ltd expects to bring home higher annual earnings
despite a flat first half result, as the media group looks to strengthen music station
Triple M. (Austereo. Nightlead to come)

WELLINGTON - Australia takes on New Zealand today in the opening match of the Chappell-Hadlee
series. (Cricket Aust Nightlead, to come)

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KEYWORD: HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL

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Vic: Cold case cops arrest man over 2003 attempted murder

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2006
Vic: Cold case cops arrest man over 2003 attempted murder

Victoria Police are questioning a suspect over the brutal bashing of a Melbourne man
.. who was left brain-damaged in a stolen car three years ago.

Detectives have re-opened the case after new information about the attack on Broadmeadows
man MAURICE NUGNES in October 2003.

Police say Mr NUGNES .. who was then 34 .. was badly beaten and left unconscious in
the back of a station wagon in suburban Flemington.

Mr NUGNES has no recollection of the attack and has been unable to provide police with a motive.

Today .. officers have arrested a 40-year-man from Camberwell in Melbourne's east ..

in a swoop which coincided with drug raids in Rockbank .. Burnside and Upwey.

Last week .. police reopened the attempted murder investigation after a witness came
forward with information about the bashing of Mr NUGNES.

Police say they don't not know why the witness has taken three years to come forward.

In the raids today .. police seized 15 thousand dollars in cash .. weapons .. stun
guns .. drugs and hydroponic equipment.

Police say four men and four women are being quizzed in connection with the raids.

AAP RTV sjm/dk/cp/bart

KEYWORD: NUGNES (MELBOURNE)

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Qld: Darwin battens down hatches for category five Monica

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2006
Qld: Darwin battens down hatches for category five Monica

Darwin residents are being warned to batten down the hatches .. as severe tropical
Cyclone Monica heads towards the city.

The category five cyclone is expected to reach the western Arnhem coast later today
.. and Darwin and the Tiwi Islands by tomorrow.

The weather bureau's ANDREW TUPPER says the cyclone should lose some intensity as it
hits land .. but Darwin can expect strong wind gusts tomorrow morning.

He says any Darwin residents unsure if their houses can withstand a category five storm
.. should seek refuge in a cyclone shelter.





In the Darwin area .. shelters are located at the new Supreme Court building, Nightcliff
and Dripstone High Schools, Casuarina Senior College, Palmerston High School, the Girraween
Primary School at Howard Springs, Taminmin High School at Humpty Doo and the Community
Government Council Building on the Cox Peninsula.

Pets can be taken to shelters at the Casuarina and Palmerston shopping centres, the
Hub at Palmerston and the Holiday Inn Esplanade in Darwin.

AAP RTV jtl/jmt

KEYWORD: MONICA (BRISBANE)

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Interactive Solutions(TM) Corporation and BestBetTV.com Announce Strategic Non-Wagering 'Play-for-Fun' Gaming Alliance.

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ --

Interactive Solutions(TM) Corporation (OTC: INSC) announced today that the company's gaming software division, Spiralcase(TM), will be the exclusive provider of "play for fun" casino games for BestBetTV.com (BestBetTV). Under the agreement, a series of virtual casino games will be available on BestBetTV's website for real-time dynamic gaming play online. "Not only will our website be an exclusive gaming industry test bed for new virtual casino games," said Steven Meistrich, CEO of BestBetTV, "But our advertisers enjoy maximum exposure with sponsored "skins" on the individual games and our members benefit from the best free non-wagering games available anywhere in the world."

Players on the BestBetTV.com earn "BestBetTV Dollars" for time spent sampling games online. These "BestBetTV Dollars" can be redeemed for merchandise and prizes on BestBetTV's website. This instant response and feedback from players is an efficient and cost effective method for designers to fine tune both virtual games and games slated for placement in land-based casinos.

"We are pleased to be the gaming software providers for BestBetTV.com," said Anthony Geisler, CEO of ISC. "Our e-gaming software technology combined with BestBetTV's vision for an online "play for fun" casino experience brings unprecedented entertainment value to web based players who enjoy free, non-wagering casino games."

About BestBetTV.com

BestBetTV.com is the first casino gaming/online television website on the internet. It programs gaming news and advice, entertainment reviews, resort activities, non-wager play for fun casino games, and exclusive travel packages and land-based casino comps for 130-million gaming enthusiasts in the U.S. and abroad. Among its editorial contributors are Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for NBC's Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show. BestBetTVTV.com was co-created by Ed Fishman, founder of Players Club International, Steven Meistrich, a new technology consumer marketing pioneer, and Roland Woerner, an Emmy Award nominated television producer.

About Interactive Solutions Corporation

ISC is committed to providing its customers who have a desire to start e-gaming businesses with quality gaming software to licensed hotels and casinos. ISC also incorporates e-gaming software and security with technology to provide its customers with virtual entertainment through the Internet.

The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, economic and competitive conditions in the market served by the Company affecting the demand for the Company's products, product pricing, market acceptance, access to distribution channels, availability of new financing, and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company's press releases. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated and described herein.

For more information contact: Ashley Powell of Interactive Solutions Corporation, +1-949-724-1111, ashleyp@isolutioncorp.com; or Steven Meistrich of BestBetTV.com, +1-805-497-4240.

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NetCreations, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results; Third Quarter Revenues Top $14.2 Million; Third Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.04.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000

NetCreations, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCR), the leading provider of 100% Opt-In(R) email marketing services, today reported results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000.

For the quarter, net revenues were $14.2 million, a 187.7% increase over third quarter 1999 net revenues of $4.9 million. Operating income was $565,567, compared to $1.4 million reported in the third quarter of 1999. Net income for the third quarter was $576,347, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $1.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share in the third quarter of 1999. Third quarter net revenues and net income were in line with previously announced expectations. The diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the quarter were 15,675,463, compared to 11,700,000 in the prior year's quarter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2000, net revenues increased 339.4% to $44.8 million, compared to $10.2 million in the first nine months of 1999. Operating income increased 130.8% to $6.7 million from $2.9 million reported for the same period a year ago. Net income increased 71.7% to $4.5 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to $2.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share in the comparable year ago period. The diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months were 15,754,871, compared to 11,700,000 in the prior year's comparable period.

Ms. Rosalind Resnick, Chief Executive Officer of NetCreations commented, "Throughout the third quarter, we increased our database of 100% Opt-in(R) e-mail addresses to 15.7 million e-mail addresses, averaging 55,000 net new e-mail addresses per day, compared to 30,000 e-mail addresses per day on average during the second quarter. In conjunction with the sharp increase, we successfully delivered over 101 million messages on behalf of our customers."

Ms. Resnick concluded, "Like other companies in our sector, NetCreations was adversely affected by the slowdown in demand for Internet advertising and marketing services by e-commerce companies and other dot-com customers. During the quarter, we initiated plans to diversify our cost-per-thousand (CPM) based email marketing business through the addition of cost-per-click (CPC) and cost-per-action (CPA) products that allow marketers to work with us on a results-only basis. However, in light of mounting financial pressures on our dot-com customers, we expect marketplace challenges to continue to affect our financial results in the fourth quarter and into next year."

About NetCreations

NetCreations, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCR), the leader in 100% Opt-In(R) email marketing services, specializes in email address list management, brokerage and delivery. Through its PostMasterDirect.com service, NetCreations has conducted marketing campaigns on behalf of over 2,000 direct marketing clients to targeted consumers in its database of over 18 million 100% Opt-In(R) email addresses. These addresses belong to Internet users who have requested promotional information related to specific topics of interest (opt in) and confirmed their request (double opt in). NetCreations manages opt-in email lists for more than 380 third-party Web sites including CNET, Uproar, About.com, Network Solutions, internet.com, CBS Sportsline, CDROM Guide and LuckySurf.com. NetCreations protects the privacy of consumers on the Internet by not disclosing email addresses or any other personally identifiable information to direct marketers.

Note to Editors: NetCreations, PostMaster and 100% Opt-In are registered trademarks of NetCreations, Inc. NetCreations has filed applications to register POSTMASTERDIRECT.COM. Other company and product names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For more information on NetCreations, visit http://www/netcreations.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, reliance on key strategic alliances, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                            NETCREATIONS, INC.                        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                 For the Quarters and Nine Months Ended                 September 30, 2000 and 1999 (Unaudited)                            Nine Months Ended        Three Months Ended                              September 30,            September 30,                           2000           1999       2000        1999                           ----           ----       ----        ----             ------------    ------   ------   --------  Net revenues      $ 44,826,776  $ 10,202,614  $ 14,184,293 $ 4,930,020 Cost of revenues    26,761,005     4,961,667     9,536,907   2,383,700                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ----------  Gross profit       18,065,771     5,240,947     4,647,386   2,546,320 Operating expenses  Selling and   marketing          4,305,966     1,118,883     1,363,586     516,923  Technology,   support and    development       1,351,687       339,515       519,766     147,710  General and   administrative     4,681,708       789,148     1,803,990     424,259  Depreciation   and amortization   1,001,383        79,756       394,477      34,605                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ----------    Total operating     expenses        11,340,744     2,327,302     4,081,819   1,123,497                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ---------- Operating income     6,725,027     2,913,645       565,567   1,422,823   Interest income     1,647,651            --       553,647          --  Interest expense       10,881        13,721         3,463       6,106                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ----------  Interest - net      1,636,770       (13,721)      550,184      (6,106)  Income before  income tax   provision          8,361,797     2,899,924     1,115,751   1,416,717   Income tax   provision          3,900,679       302,355       539,404     144,355                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ---------- NET INCOME         $ 4,461,118   $ 2,597,569     $ 576,347 $ 1,272,362                   ============= ============  ============  ==========   Net income  per common share       Basic        $      0.29   $      0.22     $    0.04 $      0.11       Diluted      $      0.28   $      0.22     $    0.04 $      0.11  Weighted average  common shares   outstanding  For basic net   income per    share            15,496,142    11,700,000   15,498,429   11,700,000  For dilutive   net income per    share            15,754,871    11,700,000   15,675,463   11,700,000  Pro forma data  Historical Income   before income    taxes           $ 8,361,797   $ 2,899,924   $ 1,115,751 $ 1,416,717  Pro forma income   tax provision      3,900,679     1,342,000       539,404     665,000                   ------------- ------------  ------------  ---------- Pro forma  net income        $ 4,461,118   $ 1,557,924   $   576,347   $ 751.717                   ============= ============  ============  ==========   Pro forma net  income per   common share  Basic             $      0.29   $      0.13   $      0.04   $    0.06  Diluted           $      0.28   $      0.13   $      0.04   $    0.06  Pro forma weighted  average common   shares outstanding  For basic net   income per share  15,496,142    11,700,000   15,498,429   11,700,000  For dilutive   net income per    share            15,754,871    11,700,000   15,675,463   11,700,000                             NETCREATIONS, INC.                             BALANCE SHEETS             As of September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999                                September 30,       December 31,                                  2000               1999 (a)                               (Unaudited)                               -------------       ------------    ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents      $30,217,424        $41,305,814 Accounts receivable - net        9,072,934          5,636,967 Prepaid commissions              6,899,117          3,000,000 Other current assets               705,279            132,395                                -----------        ----------- Total current assets            46,894,754         50,075,176  Equipment - net                  3,763,912          2,268,225 Deferred income taxes            1,150,821                 -- Email address lists              6,320,571                 -- Other assets                        99,012             48,014                                -----------        ----------- Total assets                   $58,229,070        $52,391,415                                ===========       ============    LIABILITIES AND    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable  and accrued expenses          $ 1,662,392        $ 2,765,301 Commissions payable              5,899,696          3,696,466 Current portion of  capital lease obligations         101,655            112,350 Income taxes payable                77,989            325,552 Deferred income taxes                   --            128,500                                -----------        ----------- Total current liabilities        7,741,732          7,028,169  Capital lease obligations           73,419            101,225                                -----------        ----------- Total liabilities                7,815,151          7,129,394  Total stockholders' equity      50,413,919         45,262,021                                -----------        ----------- Total liabilities  and stockholders' equity      $58,229,070        $52,391,415                                ===========       ============ 

(a) Information derived from audited financial statements

LION, LSCC, EDR, BCR, HWAY, NBBC Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases.

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BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Thursday, July 21st 2011 and determining how the stocks have performed After their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and June earnings reports. FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORP (NASDAQ:LION), LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (NASDAQ:LSCC), EDUCATION REALTY TRUST INC (NYSE:EDR), C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR), HEALTHWAYS INC (NASDAQ:HWAY), NEWBRIDGE BANCORP (NASDAQ:NBBC) are all expected to be Up After their earnings are released. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go Up After earnings are released Thursday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Time

LION FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORP 6 Quarter Q2 Before

LSCC LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 6 Quarter Q2 After

EDR EDUCATION REALTY TRUST INC 6 Quarter Q2 After

BCR C.R. BARD INC 6 Quarter Q2 After

HWAY HEALTHWAYS INC 6 Quarter Q2 After

NBBC NEWBRIDGE BANCORP 6 Quarter Q2 After

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FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORP (NASDAQ:LION) - Fidelity Southern Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Fidelity Bank that provides financial products and services for business and retail customers primarily in Georgia. It accepts various deposit products, including savings deposits, noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, time deposits, and brokered time deposits. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial loans, commercial loans secured by real estate, SBA loans, construction and residential real estate loans, direct and indirect automobile loans, residential mortgage and home equity loans, and secured and unsecured installment loans. It also offers international trade services, including letters of credit, foreign currency drafts, foreign and documentary collections, export finance, and international wire transfers; trust services; and merchant services through agreements with third parties, as well as investment services through an agreement with an independent broker-dealer. In addition, the company provides Internet banking services, including on-line bill pay and Internet cash management services to individuals and businesses, as well as remote deposit services for businesses. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 23 branches in Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Coweta, and Barrow Counties in Georgia; and 1 branch in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Further, Fidelity Southern Corporation, through its other subsidiary, LionMark Insurance Company, operates as an insurance agency offering consumer credit related insurance products. Additionally, it issues trust preferred securities. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (NASDAQ:LSCC) - Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets programmable logic products and related software. It offers field programmable gate array (FPGA) products, including LatticeECP family for deployment in wireless infrastructure and wireline access equipment, as well as in video and imaging applications; LatticeXP for the security, surveillance, and display markets; and LatticeSC family that combines an FPGA fabric with many features to meet the needs of communication system designs. The company also provides programmable logic device (PLD) products comprising various versions of ispMACH4000 in-system programmable complex programmable logic device family; MachXO family that is designed for a range of low density applications; and power manager and ispclock programmable mixed signal devices. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation sells its products directly to end customers through a network of independent manufacturers representatives and indirectly through a network of independent sell-in and sell-through distributors. It primarily serves original equipment manufacturers in the communications, computing, consumer, industrial, automotive, medical, and military end markets. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.

EDUCATION REALTY TRUST INC (NYSE:EDR) - Education Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), develops, acquires, owns, and manages student housing communities located near university campuses in the United States. It also provides third-party management services, including residence life and student development, marketing, leasing administration, strategic relationships, information systems, and accounting services for student housing communities owned by educational institutions and charitable foundations. In addition, the company offers third-party development consulting services, such as market analysis and evaluation of housing needs and options; co-operation with university in architectural design; negotiation of ground lease, development agreement, construction contract, architectural contract, and bond documents; oversight of architectural design process; co-ordination of governmental and university plan approvals; oversight of construction process; design, purchase, and installation of furniture; pre-opening marketing to students; and obtaining final approvals of construction. It provides its third-party development consulting services primarily to universities seeking to modernize their on-campus student housing communities, as well as to other third-party investors. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned 40 student housing communities located in 19 states containing 25,454 beds in 7,813 apartment units located near 35 universities. It also provided third-party management services for 20 student housing communities located in 9 states containing 10,186 beds in 3,272 apartment units at 16 universities. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal corporate income tax if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

C.R. BARD INC (NYSE:BCR) - C. R. Bard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution, and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices worldwide. It offers vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products. The companys vascular products include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheters, guidewires, introducers, and accessories; peripheral vascular stents and stent grafts, vena cava filters, and biopsy devices; electrophysiology products, such as electrophysiology diagnostic, therapeutic, and temporary pacing electrode catheters, as well as laboratory systems; and fabrics, meshes, and implantable vascular grafts. Its urology products comprise infection control Foley catheters to reduce the rate of urinary tract infections; surgical slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence; natural and synthetic devices to treat pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse; brachytherapy services, devices, and radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer; intermittent urinary drainage catheters, and urine monitoring and collection systems; ureteral stents; specialty devices for ureteroscopic procedures and stone removal; fecal incontinence products; and catheter stabilization devices. The company offers various devices to treat and manage cancers, and other diseases and disorders, including specialty access catheters, ports, vascular access ultrasound devices, and enteral feeding devices. Its surgical specialty products include implanted patches and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs; irrigation devices for orthopedic, laparoscopic, and gynecological procedures; and products for topical hemostasis. C. R. Bard sells its products directly and through distributors to hospitals, individual health care professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded in 1907 and is based in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

HEALTHWAYS INC (NASDAQ:HWAY) - Healthways, Inc. provides specialized, comprehensive solutions to assist people in maintaining or improving their health and well-being. Its solutions are designed to assist healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate, and slow the progression of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors; and promote the possible health for those already affected by disease. The companys evidence-based programs provide specific and personalized interventions for each individual in a population, irrespective of age or health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone, mail, Internet, and face-to-face interactions. Healthways, Inc. also provides a national, fully accredited complementary and alternative Health Provider Network, and a national Fitness Center Network, offering access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. The company delivers its programs to various customers, including health plans, governments, employers, pharmacy benefit managers, and hospitals in the United States and internationally. It operates care enhancement and coaching centers staffed with licensed health professionals, as well as a network of complementary and alternative medicine and chiropractic practitioners. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

NEWBRIDGE BANCORP (NASDAQ:NBBC) - NewBridge Bancorp operates as the Holding company for NewBridge Bank that provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in North Carolina and Virginia. The companys primary deposit products include noninterest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. Its principal lending products consist of commercial, real estate, and consumer loans. It also offers overdraft protection, mortgage production, personal and corporate trust, safe deposit boxes, online banking, corporate cash management, brokerage, and financial planning and asset management services, as well as secured and unsecured loans. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 36 branches in the Piedmont Triad region and coastal region of North Carolina; and 2 branches in the Shenandoah Valley Region of Virginia. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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.anything.(News)

Byline: Alex Kennedy Associated Press

SINGAPORE A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything else.

Under guidelines approved Monday, Apple could register addresses ending in ".ipad," Citi and Chase could share ".bank," and environmental groups could go after ".eco." Japan could have ".com" in Japanese. Its the biggest change to the system of Internet addresses since it was created in 1984.

More than 300 suffixes now are available, but only a few are open for general use worldwide. Hundreds of new suffixes could be established by late next year, thousands in years to come.

"This is the start of a whole new phase for the Internet," said Peter Dengate Thrush, chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the California nonprofit organization in charge of Internet addresses.

The novelty addresses will be costly $185,000 to apply and $25,000 a year to maintain. A personal address with a common suffix such as ".com" usually costs less than $10 a year.

ICANN says it costs tens of millions of dollars to write the guidelines for suffixes, review applications and resolve any disputes. Even with the hefty fees, the organization says it plans only to break even. Its also setting aside up to $2 million to subsidize applications from developing countries.

Before 1998, the United States, which paid for most of the early Internet, handed out Internet suffixes. ICANN, which has board members from every inhabited continent, was a way to take the administrative burden off the U.S. government.

ICANN was always supposed to expand the number of available Web suffixes. But the progress was slow because of concerns that new ones could infringe on trademarks, be obscene or give a platform to hate groups. Competing interests wrestled with ICANN over guidelines. ICANN has come up with procedures for any party to object to applications for trademark, or other reasons.

Internet addresses, technically known as domain names, tell computers where to find a website or send an email message. Without them, people would have to remember clunky strings of numbers such as "165.1.59.220" instead of "ap.org." The address expansion could create new opportunities for companies to promote their brands and allow all sorts of niche communities to thrive online. But they could create confusion, and might not make much difference. Many people search online by typing a term into a search engine, not tapping out a full address. Or they use an app and dont type anything.

ICANN will start taking applications for new suffixes Jan. 12. Approval of individual applications is expected to be quick if there are no challenges for trademark, morality or other reasons. Proposals that are challenged would have to undergo more thorough reviews.

Canon Inc., the camera and printer company, already plans to apply for ".canon." And Apple could go after not just ".apple," but also ".ipad" and ".iphone." Apple had no comment Monday.

Groups have already formed to back ".sport" for sporting sites, and two conservationist groups separately are seeking the right to operate an ".eco" suffix. Trade groups for bankers and financial-services companies are jointly exploring applications for ".bank," ".insure" and ".invest" for their member companies.

Smaller companies stand to benefit, too. A florist called Apple cant use "Apple.com" because the computer company has it. Previously, the shop might have registered a longer, clunky address. Now it can just be "Apple.flowers."

Of course, a small florist might not be able to afford an expensive suffix. But an entrepreneur or a trade group might, and it could sell individual addresses ending in ".flowers" for $10 or $100 a pop. A successful suffix owner could make millions, much more than what it pays in application and annual fees.

Social Media for Home Builders 2.0 is Released.

ATLANTA, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Home builders who are still searching for ROI from social marketing are in luck. With the release of the second edition of Social Media for Home Builders 2.0: It's Easier Than You Think, they will learn how to build an effective social marketing program using blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and other tools. Author Carol M. Flammer, MIRM, CAPS, CSP helps readers understand social media and construct a strategic plan for attracting more prospects, following up on leads and closing on more homes.

Released by BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the book includes case studies showing results ranging from a 25-300 percent increase in website traffic, to increased customer referrals through using social media.

Social Media for Home Builders 2.0: It's Easier Than You Think, speaks specifically to the needs of the real estate industry, and teaches home builders how to build a social media presence from the ground up. The updated edition includes even more examples, details and strategies than the first edition, featuring examples of specific social media campaigns and their sales results by builder type; sample tweets and Twitter campaigns to draw foot traffic to homes and communities; and new research on how people are using social media.

Flammer outlines in a clear, concise style how to engage consumers through social media. She provides content suggestions for creating and maintaining a blog, and includes real-life examples of successful blogs that have attracted readers. Flammer also provides details on how to:

* Improve search engine optimization (SEO)

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Carol Flammer is a public relations and social media marketing expert, strategist and consultant. With 20 years of experience, Carol has established herself as the "go to" person for real estate and construction products public relations and social media. Carol is the founder of Atlanta Real Estate Forum, president of Flammer Relations, Inc., and managing partner of mRELEVANCE, LLC, an Internet marketing, social media and public relations firm with offices in Atlanta and Chicago.

Social Media for Home Builders 2.0: It's Easier Than You Think is available for purchase at www.BuilderBooks.com.

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Organisational Behaviour.(Book review)

Organisational Behaviour, Margie Parikh & Rajen Gupta, ISBN: 9780070153196, Price: 495

Organisational Behaviour by Margie Parikh and Rajen Gupta is an exceptional book in many aspects. This book presents Indian examples, ideas and cases which match international standards of writing management books with very contemporary style of presentation. The book is different from other books by Indian authors as it has reversed the trend and has presented western perspectives with Indian insights.

The key highlights include features like Lead Story, Running Features Strands, More on This, Field Assignments, OB in the News and OB on the Internet, Watch Movies, Read Books, Know Yourself, Endnotes, OB scenario, Real world Case and Online Support.

The book carries a vision and translates it to the readers in the form of a model that tries to put 'managing' and 'leading for effectiveness' as central concerns. The Lead Stories given at the beginning of each chapter to set the tone for the major themes(s) covered in the respective chapter resemble the Opening Cases given in other renowned books in the area. Running Feature Strands include figures, tables and blue boxes to discuss concepts, numerical details of the concepts and small caselets of additional information.

The book is divided into four modules. The time-tested pattern of understanding OB at a macro as well as micro level by dividing it into individual, group and organisational blocks is meticulously used in the book. A uniform and structured approach of handling each module and each chapter within the modules gives a well organised look and feel to the book and mitigates the risk of leaving the reader confused at any stage of learning. The Lead Story is a unique feature and is very much in synch with the concepts discussed later in the chapter. The same synergy with the essential deliverables of every topic is maintained and strengthened by concluding each with the 'OB Scenario'.

One most noteworthy feature of the book is that it has very honestly and genuinely made an effort to bring into light the similarities and differences in Western and Indian perspective towards various theories and concepts of organisational behaviour. Due to this book is completely free from academic colonialism.

The Real World Cases are very elaborate especially the Dena Bank Case, VDS Case, Ready Mix Cement Plant case and so on. Cases and study material are well researched and are presented in a natural and lucid language. The book is a real exemplification of Indian thoughts with a global feel and is extremely helpful and insightful for students, professionals and executives.

Himanshi Tiwari

Asst. Professor, HR area

Birla Institute of Management Technology [BIMTech]

Troubled young all need a friendly, guiding hand.(Letters)

DURING the school holidays in the early Eighties, when I was a teenager about the same age as tragic Isobel JonesReilly (Mail), I belonged to a youth club run by a former copper known as Des. The rules were: no smoking, no alcohol and no misbehaviour. Des's main aim was to get kids playing together on the pool, snooker and table-tennis tables and pinball machines as well as socialising around the coffee bar (where tea and orange squash were served) in the YMCA lounge in the community hall where the club was run.

There was always a very friendly atmosphere, with Des ever-present, keeping an eye on things and getting discussions going, drawing in shy teenagers -- and giving people like me some openings to get to know some of the gorgeous girls who belonged to the club.

I was reminded of Des when I read about unfortunate 15-year-old Issy, who belonged to at least seven 'social networking' internet sites and thought life was about alcohol, drugs and idolising gangster rappers.

I accept that our society has lost the plot with regard to how kids are brought up -- but where are the Deses of this world, able to be a wise friend and a solid, grounding influence to typical teenagers while still being firmly in charge and commanding their respect? Without corrupting influences, I believe girls like Issy would have adored our club and its characters, and the sense of belonging and being popular. Without adults like Des in their lives, I see kids floating off to a different kind of existence, which I call 'life on planet bonkers'.

THURSTON BADGER, Eastbourne, Sussex.

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Trouble-free: Thurston Badger attended a youth club

A Perfect Pair: ShoesTV Announces Content Agreement with Friday Girl TV.

Santa Monica, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 11, 2011

ShoesTV (http://www.shoes.tv), the first-ever online TV site that offers 24/7 news and entertainment about shoes, today announced a new content agreement, licensing its highly-popular "Off The Rack" segments on a bi-monthly basis to Friday Girl TV (http://www.fridaygirltv.com). The segments take viewers into the hottest shoe boutiques to see how the stars pick out their footwear.

Both sites reach the stylish and sophisticated shopper, and through the agreement, ShoesTV expands its growing online audience while providing high-quality, entertaining content for Friday Girl TV viewers. The premiere episode will debut on April 13th, with an "Off The Rack" segment featuring Carolyn Hennesy, actress, author anda[bar]shoe lover. ShoesTV's Samia Khan joined the "Cougar Town" and "General Hospital" star for a shopping trip at Carolyn's favorite shoe boutique, the Carmen Steffens store in Los Angeles.

"At ShoesTV, we leverage our industry knowledge to create engaging and informative videos where shoe-lovers can tune in for news, entertainment and style 24/7," said Cindy Vanegas, executive producer of ShoesTV. "Friday Girl TV and its audience embrace our enthusiasm and passion for shoes, and we expect the partnership will be tremendously successful."

According to October Rose, Chief Creative Officer of Friday Girl TV, "ShoesTV is the perfect blend of style and lifestyle, and a wonderful addition to the Friday Girl TV family."

About ShoesTV

ShoesTV (http://www.shoes.tv) launched in August 2010 as the first internet-based TV site to feature footwear-focused videos with an entertainment and celebrity angle. As an extension of the popular shoe shopping engine, myShoes.com, ShoesTV offers shoe-centric shows featuring exclusive celebrity interviews, designer profiles, red carpet coverage, industry highlights, shoe and brand reviews, how-to style tips, and much more. For more information on ShoesTV, please visit http://www.shoes.tv.

About Friday Girl TV

Cosmopolitan martinis, stilettos and the quest for chic domination is the premise of lifestyle show, Friday Girl TV, as host, musician, and urban adventurer, October Rose, discovers what life has to offer women in Atlanta. Billed as the Girls Guide to Chic, this Tosh.O styled show features the best in style, fashion, health and beauty videos from around the country while the Friday Girl website provides women with all they need to be a success in love, life, style and business. Staying true to their mission of changing the way women are viewed in media, FGTV also serves as a platform for women's programming, hosting a bevy of shows including the eco-conscious Eco-Bold, the beauty made simple, Homemade BFFs, the link to up and coming NYC fashion designers, RS Pop and music show, Jodine's Corner. For more information on Friday Girl TV, please visit http://www.fridaygirltv.com

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Dynamic Network Services Inc.(TECHNOLOGY)

Dynamic Network Services Inc., a network services provider based in Manchester, has begun offering Dynect Platform's Content Delivery Network Manager, streamlining Internet traffic through a more efficient means of routing requests through computer networks.

Buckeye Cellulose Corporation Tries Hostile Takeover Of Merfin International.(Originated from The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.)

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Apr. 6--The Canadian firm that Buckeye Cellulose Corp. wants to take over fought back Friday when it announced its board of directors voted unanimously to reject Buckeye's offer of $6 a share, expressed in Canadian dollars.

The firm, Merfin International Inc., said it mailed the recommendation Friday in a directors circular to Merfin shareholders.

Buckeye needs three-fourths of the stock at the $6 price for the hostile takeover to be successful, but Merfin has loudly opposed the Memphis-based company's offer since it was made on March 25.

Merfin's stock closed Friday at $6.25 a share in Canadian dollars, down 15 cents, on the Toronto stock exchange.

Buckeye wants the Vancouver-based maker of air-laid absorbent fabrics for its technology and the possible synergies between the companies for developing new absorbent materials.

However, on Friday, the Memphis manufacturer of cellulose pulp had few comments on Merfin's announcement.

"We are disappointed. We think the offer is a fair offer," Buckeye spokesman Neil O'Brien said. "We can't say anything until we get a copy of the circular."

O'Brien said the companies are not in contact.

Two analysts reached Friday were unsure if shareholders eventually will sell to Buckeye, for the given price or a bid-up price.

"I give it a 50-50 chance of happening," said Morgan Keegan & Co. analyst Peter Tuz in Memphis.

Buckeye priced the Merfin stock at a good premium, but also at a price it could manage, he said. "You don't want to see a company stretch really hard for a company."

Buckeye shares closed Friday at $30.50, down 37{ cents, in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

But Scott Kimelman, a Kimelman & Baird LLC analyst who follows Merfin said, "At $6, it would be basically stealing the company.... I can't believe anyone would sell their stock at $6, but maybe they would."

Buckeye has argued the price is a 45 percent premium on the stock's price for March, and that its price rose to $6 only after Merfin announced it was possibly an acquisition target.

On Friday, the Merfin board called Buckeye opportunistic and said the price was not representative of Merfin's long-term value.

It is opening a new plant in Ireland, it has a great new product and its stock is artificially low, Kimelman said.

Merfin has developed a new absorbent paper called Vizorb that has great potential for use in feminine hygiene napkins.

"In the fall this year, they'll have three mills. The thing was trading at $6 when they had one mill," Kimelman said. "You have a company, Merfin, which stumbled all four quarters last year. Then you had this artificial drop in stock ..." Merfin was pulled from Canada's version of the Standard & Poor's 500 index last fall, and the indexers all sold their Merfin stock.

At the same time, a European manufacturer with millions of Merfin shares got a new management team that wanted cash. It sold 1.5 million shares of Merfin. The result was a further depressed stock price and Buckeye's attention, Kimelman said.

To reach reporter Jaan VanValkenburgh, call (901) 529-2823 or E-mail vanvalken!gomemphis .com

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