REGION'S REAL ESTATE SALES FALL 18% IN 1ST QUARTER.(BUSINESS)

Byline: JAMES DENN Business writer

ALBANY Real estate sales in the Capital Region fell nearly 18 percent in the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year. Concerns by potential buyers about the impact that pending cuts in state government will have on the economy led sales to drop to the lowest level in three years.

But real estate professionals remained upbeat about the prospects for improvement later in the year.

``It's really just a knee-jerk reaction to the budget thing,'' said William Sarris, principal broker with Remax Commercial Properties in Albany. ``It's fear, not reality. When the fear passes, the market will burst because of pent-up demand.''

In the quarter, $252.3 million worth of commercial and residential real estate was sold in the four-county area, down from $306.9 million in …

Massive hyperdiploidy and tetraploidy are rare in AML.

2004 MAR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Massive hyperdiploidy and tetraploidy define a prognostically unfavorable cytogenetic group in de novo acute myelocytic leukemia (AML).

According to published research from the United States, "Massive hyperdiploidy (>50 chromosomes) and tetraploidy (4n) are rare cytogenetic abnormalities in myelocytic malignancies, and their significance is unknown."

"We report on 11 patients with AML and 2 patients with a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with massive hyperdiploidy (10 patients) or tetraploidy (3 patients) seen at our institution over a 12-year period," wrote R.V. Iyer and colleagues, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, …

Landslide kills 3 people in Bosnia

TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A landslide unleashed by heavy rain has killed three people and left several families homeless in the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla.

Neighbors told The Associated Press that they rescued one man but could not help his wife, teenage son and the boy's …

Hacker deserves no praise

The dictionary defines a hacker as a talented amateur user ofcomputers; however, due to the havoc caused by computer viruses andworms, hacking brings negative connotations to my mind. A computerhacker these days seems to be someone who is trying to break througha system for some personal purpose. Hacking is an offense punishableby the law.

I find it disturbing that your paper would glorify a hacker withsuch large headlines and almost full-page coverage (Oct. 24). Whydid Peter Zelchenko hack into the Chicago Board of Elections Website in the first place -- which, by his account, was three …

BEST OF OUR BLOGS.(Capital Region)

At least 12 local rescue groups and shelters are taking part in an adoption clinic 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Curtis Lumber in Ballston Spa, with greatly reduced fees. (Plus, you can meet WTEN weather guy Steve Caporizzo!) WTEN's Pet Connection and Curtis Lumber will pay up to $75 in adoption fees for all …

ART ON THE WATERFRONT.(TRAVEL-BOOKS)

Byline: STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press

If all goes as planned, sometime next spring this city which nicknamed itself the ``Hub'' of all things cultural will break ground on its first new art museum in a century.

The Institute of Contemporary Art -- long a funky outpost in Boston's small, staid constellation of art museums -- is scheduled to throw open the doors of a sparkling new, four-story museum on the city's waterfront in 2006, heralding what it hopes is a new era of support for cutting-edge arts.

The 62,000-square-foot building is designed to triple the space of the museum's current lodgings. It will include:

A 300-seat theater, whose glass walls can be adjusted for light -- from opaque to translucent to transparent revealing harbor views -- to meet particular performance needs; an open grandstand facing the water; and an 18,000-square-foot gallery, clad in translucent glass planks and illuminated at night, that cantilevers out over a public walkway along the waterfront.

A 165-square-foot glass elevator with views of the water will shuttle …

Cree.(TRIANGLE)

DURHAM -- Cynthia Merrell, 44, will resign as chief financial officer of semiconductor maker Cree by February 2006, sooner if a replacement is found. …

Mexico arrests alleged Zetas finance officer

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have detained a man they identify as the No. 2 financial operator in the Zetas drug cartel.

Federal police say they captured Valdemar Quintanilla Soriano and another man on Tuesday in the northern state of …

VH1.(original movie on VH1 gets 1.3 household rating)(Brief Article)

VH1's original movie The Way She Moves, about a young woman who falls in love with her salsa instructor, glided to a 1.3 household raring for its …

PRESIDENT'S JILTED MEN FAIL LOYALTY TEST IN NASTY BOOKS.(Perspective)

Byline: Carl M. Cannon

When Secretary of Education William Bennett announced his resignation from the Cabinet Monday, he told President Reagan he was going to do some lecturing and write a book.

"Not that kind of book," Bennett swiftly assured a startled Reagan. "A book about education."

The President is not being paranoid. The harsh fact is that those closest to him have left a legacy of "kiss-and-tell books" unprecedented in American history.

These books by supposedly loyal aides tend to portray Reagan as a dottering old fool with little idea what's going on in his own administration and Nancy Reagan as coldhearted, superstitious and a control freak. Reagan has expressed anger, but he's not the only one who wonders how fair this is or how this precedent can possibly be good for the nation.

"People used to come to Washington for public service. Now they come for greed," said Michele Davis, executive …

Conde Nast Publications (New York), a division of Advance Magazine Group, will establish a new business group to produce a monthly magazine and web site.

Conde Nast Publications (New York), a division of Advance Magazine Group, will establish a new business group to produce a monthly magazine and web site. Neither …

Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang at the Candlestick Maker

As far as I know, Michael Zerang isn't celebrating his birthday,but the percussionist has been throwing himself a swell party justthe same. Since July 21, he's been performing with a different artistor artists every night at the Candlestick Maker, his studio space at4432 N. Kedzie. The unusual series, which concludes Saturday, iscertainly a feather in his cap. More notably, it reflects the breadthand communal spirit of Chicago's free-improvising scene, which keepsfinding new ways to outdo itself.

On Wednesday, Zerang was joined by a familiar face: percussionistHamid Drake, with whom he has played in a duo for many moons (theirWinter Solstice shows are an increasingly …

DEADLY GUNFIRE TAKES TOLL ON YOUNG LIVES MOTHER SEEKS JUSTICE AFTER SHOOTING CLAIMS SON.(MAIN)

Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer -

Albany On the 11th of every month, Darlene Morton packs a picnic lunch and drives across the city to visit her oldest son and one of his good friends.

On a sloping grass hill in the back of Graceland Cemetery, not far from a small willow tree, Morton's son, 18-year-old Javonn, is buried next to his childhood buddy, 21-year-old Antoinne Jeffers. Both were gunned down, apparently by other young men, a month apart earlier this year -- one on a darkened West Hill street, the other in a sun-baked park in the South End.

``Sometimes I sit and think it was determined that my son was going to get shot,'' Darlene Morton said.

FBI statistics show that young men between the ages of 17 and 24, especially black males, are more likely to be murdered by their peers than any other segment of society.

``I lost a lot of bright kids to the street that way,'' said the Rev. John U. Miller, a South End pastor. ``One of the real big issues is the incredible peer pressure on our young people in the 'hood, which is not to go to school and not to do that which is white or to get involved outside of your own clique or gang.''

Indeed, residents and pastors in Albany's inner-city neighborhoods say many boys are growing up fatherless and angry and view prison as a rite of passage rather than a threat.

For …

USPTO ISSUES TRADEMARK: INTERNET ALLIANCE

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- The trademark INTERNET ALLIANCE (Reg. No. 3983232) was issued on June 28 by the USPTO.

Owner: Direct Marketing Association, Inc. non-profit corporation NEW YORK 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York NEW YORK 10036.

The trademark application serial number 77885781 was filed on Dec. 3, 2009 and was registered on June 28.

Goods and Services: Association services, namely, promoting the interests of entities that provide, market, or sell goods or services over the Internet; lobbying services, namely, representing and promoting the interests of members and other entities involved in the Internet marketing process and Internet commerce before governmental and judicial bodies, agencies, and legislators; lobbying services, namely, monitoring legislation, holding conferences and meetings, and keeping members abreast of legislative, regulatory, and public-policy trends; public relations services, namely, interacting with the media to articulate members' interests; providing business information in the field of developments and policy issues relating to Internet marketing and Internet commerce; association services, namely, coordinating and enabling communication among members and working on special projects for members; association services, namely, offering member services such as networking opportunities, member education, and other services to members that assist them with their business and organizational needs. FIRST USE: 19990000. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19990000

Educational services, namely, conducting educational conferences and policy meetings in the fields of public policy and all aspects of Internet marketing and Internet commerce in an effort to improve and advance the Internet marketplace through effective and responsible marketing practices; development and dissemination of educational materials in the field of advancing the Internet marketplace through effective and responsible marketing practices. FIRST USE: 19990000. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19990000

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MARINE WING COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON 18 KEEPS MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 36 CONNECTED DURING COBRA GOLD 2011

KORAT, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 12 -- The U.

S. Marine Corps issued the following news release:

Marines from Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to Korat Royal Thai Air Force base in Korat, Thailand, in support of MAG-36 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011.

Twenty-six Marines make up the MWCS-18 detachment, located outside the command operations center, and they have been tasked with providing an entire aircraft group with communications capabilities.

"We provide all the capabilities for the MAG to communicate, from Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network to phone lines," said Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Schepis, MWCS-18 detachment staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge. "Without us, the MAG would not even be able to operate."

The detachment's ability to provide service begins with a piece of equipment they call the 93 van, a satellite dish attached to a mobile control unit that brings in information from Okinawa.

From there, the information travels to a device designated the Deployable Integrated Transport Suite, which breaks apart the information into separate SIPR, NIPR, and phone services.

The separated information then travels to the Deployed Support Interdiction Device, a firewall that protects all of the tactical communications service provided by the Marines at the detachment.

Sgt. Anthony Lebron, the detachment data chief says the sole reason they can provide all of the services is because of the outstanding Marines that man the equipment.

"I have complete confidence in every one of the operators," Lebron said. "I have seen their performance and I completely trust them because of it."

A series of antennas erected across the base allows the detachment to provide direct communications services to all the Marines stationed aboard Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The 26 Marines at the detachment are the only Marines in Korat that can operate this equipment, according to Schepis.

"As the SNCOIC here, I have strongly relied on my junior Marines' abilities to perform their jobs," Schepis said. "They are all professionals, and I'm extremely proud of them."

After Cobra Gold several of the Marines will pack up and head straight to the Republic of Korea for Exercise Key Resolve.

"We're going from long, hot days in Thailand to the cold and wet of Korea," Schepis joked. "But the hard work is all worth it for the training."

For more information about Cobra Gold 2011, visit www.marines.mil/cobragold2011 or www.facebook.com/exercisecobragold. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com

Viral Madness!

Presidential campaigns are spending more time than ever creating unique online videos, but research indicates they're doing little more than preaching to the choir. Nielsen Online found that few of the 518,000 who viewed videos on BarackObama.com were among the 351,000 checking out flicks on Hillary Clinton's site or the 38,000 watching the offerings on John McCain's site.

"Campaign strategists seem to have this golden ideal-unless you create a viral video, you're not much of a candidate. It's almost become another invisible primary, much like small donor contributions," says Julie Germany, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet. She predicts the emphasis on video will remain a staple for the next few election cycles, but will eventually be replaced by the next online fad. -Rob Capriccioso

Children rescued from sex offenders

RECORD numbers of children have been rescued from paedophilesprowling the internet for the fifth consecutive year.

More than 1000 have been safeguarded or protected, including 414in the last 12 months alone, the Child Exploitation and OnlineProtection centre (CEOP) said.

The agency's figures show it has dismantled more than 394 high-risk sex offender networks since it was set up in 2006, tasked withtracking online paedophiles.

Of these, a record 132 networks have been dismantled in the lastyear as the unit's actions also led to a record 513 arrests, takingthe total number of suspected paedophiles it has helped arrest inthe last five years to 1644.

Peter Davies, CEOP's chief executive, said: "Crimes againstchildren are the most horrendous crimes and too many times thevictim suffers in silence.

"We need to encourage more reporting and understanding, we needto work to prevent the crime happening in the first place and weneed to pursue the offender no matter how complex the methods theyuse to hide their activity."

CEOP, which is affiliated to the Serious Organised Crime Agency,will be merged with the new National Crime Agency when it is formedin 2013.

Home Secretary Theresa May said in the report it would enableCEOP to call on more resources in its fight.

An NSPCC spokeswoman said: "This impressive work by Ceopunderscores the constant and serious threat to children."

Small steps for a big change -- Pick a couple of realistic goals and build renewal into a habit

Resolutions mark the new year, with intentions of new beginnings,better habits, a renewal of body and spirit. One week into 2011, andit's already pretty clear - the tricky part is keeping them.

"Remember, you can't change everything in one day," said LisaSelman Abbay, registered and licensed dietitian and Director of Foodand Nutrition at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. "Changes have tobe simple and have to be attainable. The important thing is to picktwo to three goals at a time and work on those. Any change you maketakes 30 days for it to become a habit."

Here are some recommendations for small changes that can make abig difference in your health this year.

Reduce stress

Physical activity is one way to take control of stress. Beingactive boosts the release of endorphins, increases overall energylevel and serves as a healthy distraction from daily demands.Whether it is a walk in the park, a round with machines in the gymor a spirited game of tennis - the key is doing what you enjoy.

One stress-relieving addition to the regular exercise regimen isyoga, an ancient practice that is growing in popularity, withclasses widely available.

"By learning to move with the breath and

learning to breathe evenly and smoothly, without gasping orholding the breath, students of yoga, especially restorative yoga,reduce stress," said Sarla Nichols, owner of Midtown Yoga. "Asstress is reduced, so is cortisol, which is a steroid hormoneproduced by the adrenal glands. It is released in response tostress, and its primary functions are to increase blood sugar andsuppress the immune system. Cortisol is stored as fat in the belly,so doing yoga reduces this belly fat and awakens the digestivefires."

Nichols, a RYT 500-registered yoga teacher, also pointed out thephysical benefits of yoga.

"Yoga increases flexibility, lubricates the joints and exercisesthe ligaments and tendons of the body. Yoga is also probably theonly form of exercise that massages all the organs of the body. Bystretching all the joints, ligaments and tendons, as well asmassaging the internal organs, yoga ensures the optimum blood supplyto various parts of the body. This helps flush out toxins from everycorner of the body and mind.

"But the greatest benefit of yoga is that it calms the mind. Acalm, clear mind is less likely to be reactive, compulsive, anxiousor fearful."

Make healthful diet changes

Abbay, who was named 2010 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Yearfor Tennessee, suggests simple dietary goals.

Don't look back at last year. You can't change what happened, somove on to this year and make your life healthier.

Try one new vegetable or fruit a week. Make sure your meals arefull of nutritious and flavorful vegetables, whole grains, low-fatdairy products and lean proteins and free of trans fats.

Eliminate sugary drinks.

Try new recipes with family and friends.

Beware of fad diets. If a product or diet sounds too good to betrue, it probably is. Many fad diets are low in nutrients or entirefood groups. There are no magic diets or pills that burn fatmagically.

Stay adequately hydrated. Water is one of the most importantnutrients in our body. It accounts for about 60 percent of our bodyweight and is part of every organ, cell and tissue. Most women needabout eight cups of water per day, and most men need 12. Watertransports nutrients, hydrates our skin, moistens our eyes, nose andmouth and helps lubricate the joints.

Get adequate sleep

Dr. Merrill S. Wise, neurologist and sleep medicine specialistaffiliated with the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center anda member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep,stresses the necessity of sleep.

"It's been said that if our sleep is not healthy, we are nothealthy. Sleep is fundamentally important to all aspects of ourhealth and well being," Wise said. "An adequate amount of good-quality sleep restores our body and supports regeneration at thecellular and organ/system level."

Those who get inadequate sleep or have sleep disorders oftenexperience problems with daytime fatigue, poor concentration,inefficiency at work, and are at risk for accidents and troubleregulating emotions, he said.

"It is true that our fast-paced, 24/7 lifestyle has had anegative impact on the quality of our sleep," Wise said. Overuse ofthe Internet, computer games and other electronic media is a veryreal problem, especially for adolescents and young adults. Certainmedications, alcohol and drugs may also disrupt sleep.

Wise advises to make sleep a priority. Establish a consistentsleep-wake schedule. Most adults function best with seven to ninehours of sleep, while teens and young adults require 8 1/2 to 9 1/2hours.

Avoid activities or habits that work against good sleep -strenuous exercise, stressful activities, such as paying bills oremotional family discussions, two hours prior to bedtime. Avoidcaffeine after 3 or 4 p.m.

Maximize exposure to bright light in the morning, and minimizeexposure to bright light in the evening.

Avoid using alcohol to help fall asleep. Alcohol may hasten sleeponset, but it fragments and disrupts nighttime sleep.

Get breathless

Just get the body moving on a regular basis. Park in the farthestparking spot from the entrance to your office, a shopping mall or arestaurant. Ten minutes of daily moderate-paced walking can take offmore than 4 pounds a year.

Abbay recommends 30 to 60 minutes of daily activity.

Exercise with friends. "If you are learning to run, look for arunners support group," Abbay suggested.

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More advice

Other tips to start the new year in a healthy trajectory, assuggested by Dr. JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at HarvardMedical School:

Wear a pedometer. New research suggests a pedometer encourageswalking an extra mile per day.

Don't forget strength training involving both the upper and lowerbody. For women, this is crucial for preventing bone and muscleloss.

Don't pop too many vitamins. Enthusiasm for vitamin pills ishigh, but evidence for their benefits is low. Try to get vitaminsfrom food, and consider multivitamins insurance.

Eat two fish meals per week, especially darker fish such assalmon, tuna and mackerel. Evidence is strong that nutrients in fishare beneficial for the heart and brain.

LibDems stand firm on detention deal

THE government's prospects of doing a deal with the LiberalDemocrats to help push through proposed new antiterrorism detentionlaws appeared to recede last night.

LibDem leader Charles Kennedy said he would not back down on the"key principle" of politicians not being the sole or first arbiterswhen it came to detaining suspects without trial. Kennedy'sinsistence that a "judge had to decide first" makes it unlikely thata deal will be done during private talks this weekend.

In a recorded interview with GMTV, to be broadcast this morning,Kennedy describes it as an "immovable bottom line" that judges haveauthority before politicians.

The Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, is seeking new "control order"powers that would allow electronic tagging of foreigners and Britishnationals, or detention without trial based on secret intelligence.Effective house arrest, curfews, travel bans and bars on usingtelephones and the internet could also be implemented.

The Commons last week voted for the new bill, but stiff oppositionis expected in the Lords, and the discussions with the LibDems wereexpected to deliver a compromise package.

The only glimmer of hope in Kennedy's stance was his comment thatthere "had been movement". But he insisted any moves to combat theterror threat should not "surrender principles we hold dear".

On a personal note, Kennedy said that if the baby expected by hiswife Sarah arrives during the general election campaign he will "pullstumps" (a cricketing term for taking time out).

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A Greenpeace spokeswoman said the ship's skipper, Derek Nicholls, was back in possession
of the Rainbow Warrior and the crew were preparing to depart Port Kembla harbour for Melbourne
at 7am (AEST).

"Ultimately we wanted to stop this shipment of genetically engineered soy getting into
our food chain, so we weren't successful in that, but we've been very successful in delaying
the shipment and in highlighting this issue to the people of Australia," the spokeswoman
said.

Meanwhile, Greenpeace GE campaigner Tina Meckel said six activists were this morning
continuing their protests against GE soy at the south-west Sydney headquarters of poultry
supplier Inghams.

"We're putting lettering up next to the Ingham's logo on their building at Liverpool
which says `Yuk GM feed'," Ms Meckel said.

"The aim is to alert Australian consumers that Inghams is feeding its chickens genetically
modified soy and to send a clear message to Inghams that `yuk' is the reaction most people
have when they hear about genetically modified feed."

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Fed: Delays, difficulties beset ill Australian travellers

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Fed: Delays, difficulties beset ill Australian travellers

Doctors are warning travellers that taking out insurance doesn't guarantee them urgent
medical treatment should they become ill overseas.

The warning in the latest Medical Journal of Australia comes from doctors working on
the tropical island of Vanuatu.

They note six recent instances of Australian travellers being refused evacuation or
delayed by up to two days, and the difficulties of getting through on so-called 24-hour
hotlines.

Vanuatu is less than a three-hour flight from Brisbane, but doctors ROBERT GRACE and
DARREN PENNY say it can be hard getting insurance companies to evacuate policy-holders
in need of better care than that available on the island.

In one case, a man with severe chest pain was told by his insurer to get an ECG and
fax it to them, only to find he was having a heart attack.

The doctors say the man was only evacuated after threat of exposure in Australian newspapers.

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Vic: 11-year-old could be charged over driving fatality

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By Jewel Topsfield

MELBOURNE, Aug 14 AAP - An 11-year-old boy who was behind the wheel of a car whichplunged into a creek in Victoria's west on Tuesday night, drowning a 42-year-old man,could be charged with unlicensed driving.

Superintendent Lindsay Florence from Ballarat Police said the boy, from Delacombe,whose name has not been released, was yet to be interviewed by police.

But he said he could be charged with driving without a licence "at the very minimum",if it was established the child was aware that what he was doing was wrong.

Murray Dance, from Ballarat, died when the primary school student lost control of thehigh performance Holden Commodore he was driving on the dark, slippery and wet Sebastopol-SmythesdaleRoad, near Ballarat, about 11.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday.

The boy was able to scramble to safety after the car plunged into the freezing watersof Winter Creek, but Mr Dance drowned when the water filled the cabin of the car.

Supt Florence said the boy, who is believed to be a family friend of Mr Dance, waslikely to be interviewed by police in the next couple of days.

He said children between 10 and 14 could be charged with an offence if it was establishedthey had a "guilty mind" when the incident occurred.

"It is still possible to lay charges but that is not to say it will occur," Supt Florence said.

"We will have to look at an 11-year-old boy and what would be the trauma and impacton his lifetime and whether it would be appropriate to charge in the circumstances."

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Man Gets Money; Claims to be India Leader

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Police said Friday they arrested 24-year-old Prasanjit Kamble last month and charged him with cheating, forgery and impersonation. If convicted, he faces a prison term of seven years.

Police said he sent e-mails to businessmen in India and abroad, saying he was President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam _ one of the founders of India's missile and rocket program _ and recommending that they aid an "upcoming scientist," who happened to be Kamble.

An Indian citizen working in Bahrain sent Kamble bank drafts totaling rupees 132,000 (US$2,750) after receiving such e-mails, the police said. They did not give the total amount Kamble is alleged to have collected.

Kalam, an advocate of scientific education for the poor and young, is famous for his informal nature, so businessmen may not have found it odd to receive such an e-mail from the president. Also, many people are not fully aware of how easy it is to send false information over the Internet.

Kamble "has spent all the money. But we have recovered many forged documents," police officer Ramesh Mohite told The Associated Press.

Kamble became a mini-celebrity in his hometown, Nipani, 281 miles south of Bombay, after he delivered lectures falsely claiming he was with Kalam when India conducted nuclear tests in 1998. Kalam was an adviser to the government at the time.

Kamble used some 270 different Internet cafes to send his e-mails, The Statesman newspaper quoted police as saying. Police said they trailed and arrested him as he accessed his account at a Bombay Internet cafe.

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The latest figures show car thefts are on the decline, falling in all states and territories.

The National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council reports that 116,450 vehicles werestolen in the 12 months to September 2002.

A statement from the Insurance Council of Australia says that's about 22,000 fewerthan in the same period the …

Qld: Tourist capital prays for rain

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The Gold Coast city council has asked churchgoers to pray for rain this weekend.

But Mayor GARY BAILDON would like all Australians to come together in prayer as droughtis affecting 90 per cent of the country.

He's also suggesting a mass car washing -- because it normally rains when you've justwashed your car.

The Gold Coast city council has sent letters to 200 churches asking congregations toseek divine intervention to end the severe drought.

Lack of water has deprived beach visitors of showers and prevented residents from usingtheir sprinklers in the city surrounded by rivers, canals and ocean.

But Mayor BAILDON says good rain in the past week shows some prayers are already being answered.

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AAPDuration : 28.375-----------------------Prime Minister John Howard says it would be dangerous to respond to every community crisiswith a knee-jerk reaction. AAPDuration : 30.242-----------------------Prime Minister John Howards says the federal government's policy to deter illegal immigrationis working. AAPDuration : 40.097-----------------------Prime Minister John Howard says he is not willing to commit the government to a royalcommission into child sex abuse cases. AAPDuration : 67.609-----------------------US President George Bush says his secretary of state Colin Powell is doing a great jobin helping achieve peace in the Middle East. APDuration : 21.386-----------------------Labor finance spokesman Senator Stephen Conroy says the federal government banking bunglewhich has cost taxpayers more than $150 million over the past three years is a disaster.

AAPDuration : 50.186-----------------------AAP economist Garry Josling says the US economy isn't out of the woods - and that maymean less upward pressure on interest rates. AAPDuration : 196.449-----------------------NSW Labor Council secretary John Robertson says employers must be more considerate ofthe needs of families when rostering parents. AAPDuration : 16.974-----------------------NSW Labor Council secretary John Robertson says the actions of BabyCo are outrageous. AAPDuration : 23.938-----------------------NSW Labor Council Secretary John Robertson says a woman's case to be allowed to have everysecond saturday off for family reasons is a warning for employers to be more family friendly.

AAPDuration : 9.64-----------------------Kukerin Hotel licensee Faye Muir says her dog Polly's barking saved her and her husband'slife from a fire which engulfed their hotel. AAPDuration : 32.311-----------------------Kukerin Hotel licensee Faye Muir says her dog Polly died from smoke inhalation after rescuingher and her husband from a fire in the hotel last month. AAPDuration : 18.779-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says synesthetes quite often don't know their condition is in any way unusual.

AAPDuration : 34.755-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says some synesthetes see the colour as an overlay, while others say thecolour is experienced as a mist in their minds eye. AAPDuration : 47.889-----------------------Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite says Cathy Freeman couldrun the 400 metres individually at the Games despite only being selected in the team asa relay runner. Sunrise, Seven NetworkDuration : 15.838-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says sufferers of synesthesia are not in any way abnormal. AAPDuration : 25.404-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says there's no way to determine how synesthetes become afflicted with thecondition. AAPDuration : 50.932-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says there's a strong link between artistic endeavours and sufferers ofsynesthesia. AAPDuration : 54.904-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says most of the research on synthesia to date has involved anecdotal reports,but his study looks at cognitive and behavioural tests. AAPDuration : 80.622-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley says synethesia -- a condition where people mix senses -- has beenfound to be present from a very early age in all sufferers. AAPDuration : 22.577-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, who heads the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the Universityof Melbourne, says they are shedding new light on why people hear and read words in colour.

AAPDuration : 54.67-----------------------Dr Jason Mattingley, head of the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the University ofMelbourne, says synesthesia - a mixing of the senses - is not confined to people hearingor seeing words in colour, but comes in many forms. AAPDuration : 24.369-----------------------Salomom Masters spokesman Steve Robertson says surfers had been killed during lightningstorms in the past. AAPDuration : 4.08-----------------------Salomon Masters spokesman Steve Robertson says the surfing competition had to be delayedafter a huge storm struck the beach at Margaret River. AAPDuration : 20.666-----------------------US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the four US soldiers were killed in Afghanistanwhen the rockets they were trying to destroy accidentally blew up. APDuration : 11.503-----------------------US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Osama bin Laden's new video footage is not new. APDuration : 7.105-----------------------NSW Opposition Leader Mr Brogden says the state government should impose life imprisonmentsentences to anyone that kills a police officer. AAPDuration : 38.105-----------------------Australian Consumers Association's Gail Kennedy says according to a new survey, the chunkybits in meat pies could come from a buffalo or a camel and be just about any part of theanimal's body. Sunrise, Seven NetworkDuration : 48.762-----------------------NSW Opposition Leader John Brogden says he refuses to buy the governments arguments aboutCommissioner Peter Ryan's payout. AAPDuration : 35.666-----------------------Murdered British backpacker Caroline Stuttle's best friend, Sarah Holiday, says othertourists should not be afraid to come to Australia in spite of the murder. Seven NetworkDuration : 5.95-----------------------Murdered British backpacker Caroline Stuttle's best friend, Sarah Holiday, says she knewsomething was wrong when Caroline did not return on time. Seven NetworkDuration : 6.661-----------------------Murdered British backpacker Caroline Stuttle's best friend, Sarah Holiday, says her travellingcompanion was an inspiration to all who met her. Seven NetworkDuration : 12.678-----------------------Mixed earnings from Citigroup and Eli Lilly set off more selling on Wall Street todayas investors, still unimpressed by first-quarter reports, shied away from commitmentsto stocks. Doug Whiteman reports.

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Vic: Police search house following fatal stabbing

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MELBOURNE, Feb 2 AAP - Homicide squad detectives are searching a house in Melbourne'seast after a fatal stabbing early today.

A man suffering stab wounds was dropped off at the casualty department of the MaroondahHospital about 5am, but he died a short time later.

A police spokesman said detectives were examining a house in nearby Bayswater North,where they believed the stabbing took place.

He said two men aged in their mid-30s were assisting police with their inquiries.

A post mortem was due to be carried out later today, he said.

The name of the victim, who was aged in his early 30s, has not been released.

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WA: Officers free craypot-entangled humpback calf

AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2001
WA: Officers free craypot-entangled humpback calf

PERTH, Dec 4 AAP - Three wildlife officers today freed a five-metre humpback whale
calf tangled in a craypot line at sea off Western Australia.

The whale was spotted 2km off Jurien Bay, 270km north of Perth, about 9am (WST) by
an amateur fisherman.

Wildlife officers in an inflatable boat used special hooked knives to cut through the
ropes, which had passed through the whale's mouth and were stopping it from swimming free.

Although the ocean was calm during the afternoon rescue operation, the officers kept
a keen eye out for the calf's mother as they worked to free the animal, estimated to weigh
up to four tonnes.

Conservation and Land Management department spokesman Keith Hockey said no other whales
had been sighted in the area over the past few days but the presence of the mother during
the operation would have been tricky.

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NSW:Police use video footage of football violence to id culprits

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2001
NSW:Police use video footage of football violence to id culprits

SYDNEY, April 21 AAP - Police will use video footage to try to identify rugby league
fans who went on a violent rampage during a game at Parramatta Football Stadium last night.

Six people were arrested and a police officer hospitalised after the violence erupted
during the National Rugby League game between the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Macquarie Regional Commander Bruce Johnston labelled the attack on police as cowardly.

One officer was taken to hospital to receive stitches to his face after he was hit
with a full soft drink can.

"It is incredibly disturbing," Assistant Commissioner Johnston said.

"Police are there to do a job. They are not there to be the whipping post of everyone
around the place who has some sort of gripe or something they think they have to prove."

He said police were looking at video footage taken of various parts of the stadium
during the violence, which broke out as Parramatta fought back to draw 20-all with Canterbury.

Two people were arrested for offensive behaviour and throwing missiles during the game,
and 20 were ejected from the stadium by police and security between 7.30pm and 9.15pm
(AEST).

Police escorted supporters from the ground at the end of the game, however the violence
spilled over into the Parramatta CBD.

Four arrests were made outside the stadium for offensive behaviour, intimidating police
and refusing to move on.

Police blamed Bulldogs fans for starting the trouble.

The club's home games at Sydney Showground this year have been marred by crowd violence.

Fans have repeatedly trashed train carriages, and fights have broken out at games.

"The overall picture of crowd violence, or of football violence, is one I think that
clearly needs to be addressed by the NRL and the club involved," Assistant Commissioner
Johnston said.

Police would meet with the NRL next week, he said.

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Fed: Fix BAS soon, say Democrats

AAP General News (Australia)
02-07-2001
Fed: Fix BAS soon, say Democrats

CANBERRA, Feb 7 AAP - The federal government must simplify the GST-related Business
Activity Statement (BAS) urgently, the Australian Democrats said today.

Treasurer Peter Costello yesterday left the way open for a simpler GST reporting system,
but ruled out any major changes for at least six months.

Mr Costello has sought to quell backbench and small business anger over the contentious
BAS requirements, promising substantial simplification once the transition period of the
New Tax System was over.

He made it clear that quarterly GST payments would …

Fed: PM says Port Hedland allegations matter for state police

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2000
Fed: PM says Port Hedland allegations matter for state police

Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD says sexual assault allegations against staff at the Port
Hedland detention centre are a matter for state police.

A senior staffer from Port Hedland in Western Australia, who accompanies illegal immigrants
home, is alleged to have systematically assaulted Chinese women in his care.

The allegation follows a stream of accusations of sexual assault at the Woomera detention
centre in South Australia and has promoted opposition demands for a full-scale judicial
inquiry.

But Mr HOWARD told Perth radio 6PR if the incident had happened, it was a breach of
the criminal law and a matter for the Western Australian police.

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SA: SA holiday toll still three

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2000
SA: SA holiday toll still three

ADELAIDE, April 25 AAP - South Australia's road toll for the Easter-Anzac holiday period
remains at three this morning.

The last death was that of a 13-year-old boy in the state's mid-north on Sunday.

A 57-year-old man also died in a crash in the Adelaide Hills on Saturday, while the
first fatality was that of a 16-year-old girl in Adelaide's northern suburbs on Friday.

Six people died on SA's roads over the Easter period last year.



(EDS: Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 20 to 2359 April 25. Some
states and territories may have different periods).

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Fed: Broadcaster Jones concedes mistake over deals

AAP General News (Australia)
02-08-2000
Fed: Broadcaster Jones concedes mistake over deals

SYDNEY, Feb 8 AAP - Talkback radio host Alan Jones conceded today he made a mistake
in failing to disclose his commercial agreements in the wake of the broadcasting watchdog's
cash-for-comment inquiry.

The 2UE breakfast host spent the first 15 minutes of his program reassuring listeners
he had not misled them, and his opinions were his own.

Mr Jones devoted further time to the issue later on in the show, and also in his regular
opinion slot on Channel Nine's Today program.

"I believe, in hindsight, the failure to disclose was a mistake, …

SA: Baby Boomer demands to prompt nursing home re think

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-1999
SA: Baby Boomer demands to prompt nursing home re think

A new report's found that nursing home design in Australia will need a major re-think
because baby boomers will be more demanding when it comes to aged care.

The report, Residential Care - Vision 2020, was commissioned by South Australian care
provider the Aged Care and Housing Group.

It finds nursing home and hostel design will need to change if suitable and relevant
accommodation is to be provided for the next generation of elderly people.

Group business development general manager JEANE HALL says they're more likely to view
residential care as temporary -- something that could be used occasionally while recovering
from illness -- instead of a permanent move.

And HALL says standards acceptable today, such as shared accommodation and shared bathrooms,
will be unsuitable.

She says the next generation will demand single rooms with ensuites.

She says they'll also want ready access to rehabilitiation, therapeutic and health facilites.

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Highlights of the AAP National wire at 15:30 =2 Sydney

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-1999
Highlights of the AAP National wire at 15:30 =2 Sydney

CANBERRA - Home builders believe business will increase in the coming six months despite
widespread expectations an industry downturn is imminent, a new survey has found. (HOUSING to
come, see also ECONOMY WESTPAC, ECONOMY N/L to come)



CANBERRA - A peace vigil at the Aboriginal tent embassy was attacked by a fire bomber
overnight, an activist said. (TENT)



CANBERRA - Australians who were poor, indigenous or from a rural background were continuing
to miss out on a university education, a report showed today. (EQUITY)

CANBERRA - More girls than boys were staying on at school past Year 10 while the overall
retention rate continued to fall last year, official figures showed today. (SCHOOLS to come)



CANBERRA - Legal aid for the poor must not be traded off to meet funding objectives, Law
Council of Australia president Fabian Dixon said today. (LEGAL COUNCIL, see also LEGAL ATSIC,
LEGAL HERBERT, LEGAL WILLIAMS LEGAL N/L to come)



CANBERRA - More than three million Australians live with a disability - mainly caused by
arthritis, new statistics today found. (DISABILITY to come)



SYDNEY - The head of Australia's first drug court today expressed concern about the use of
controversial heroin replacement drug Naltrexone in treating addicts. (HEROIN MURRELL)



SYDNEY - Disgraced former detective Roger Rogerson today launched a stinging attack on the
Police Integrity Commission (PIC), labelling it a star chamber and a kangaroo court. (PIC
KONTORINAKIS)



SYDNEY - Residents from the dioxin hotspot of Port Kembla have called on the federal
government to honour its election commitment to reduce pollution from the toxic chemical,
Greenpeace said today. (DIOXIN)



SYDNEY - The Y2K bug and the faux millennium - the ABC will tackle both as part of a global
new year's eve broadcast billed as the most ambitious live event in television history. (2000
TV to come)



SYDNEY - Humour will be used to boost Australians' literacy and numeracy skills in a new TV
campaign launched here today. (LITERACY)



MELBOURNE - Premier Jeff Kennett maintains a commanding lead in Victoria despite the
arrival of new Labor leader Steve Bracks, according to the latest opinion poll. (POLL VIC)



MELBOURNE - The Victorian opposition today failed in a bid to force an urgent parliamentary
debate on a leaked letter from the state's chief of police to his officers. (POLICE VIC)



MELBOURNE - A new 30-metre high bridge over the Yarra River, part of Melbourne's vast City
Link freeway project, is to be named after Victoria's longest-serving premier, Sir Henry
Bolte. (CITYLINK)



MELBOURNE - A dispute between food service workers at a Melbourne hospital and their
contractor employer could spread to other Victorian hospitals by the weekend, a union warned
today. (KITCHEN LEAD)



MELBOURNE - People in Australia's capital cities were asked to leave their cars at home
today to become Smogbusters for a day to celebrate the nation's first clean air day.
(SMOGBUSTER)



BRISBANE - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has been forced to defend an eight per cent
across the board hike in Queensland Livestock and Meat Authority (QLMA) fees, despite his
election commitment that there would be no new or increased taxes and charges. (MEAT QLD)



BRISBANE - Aircraft flying into bad weather were often flying into danger because flight
plans did not show what instruments the pilots were qualified to use, the Bureau of Air Safety
Investigations (BASI) said. (PILOTS)



BRISBANE - Greater use of professionally made mouthguards - not the over-the-counter "boil
and bite" type - should be encouraged by sporting coaches, parents and insurance companies,
researchers say. (MOUTHGUARDS to come)



BRISBANE - Tonnes of juicy mandarins could soon be exported to Japan, after authorities
there agreed to allow the Australian growers access to their markets, Agriculture Minister
Mark Vaile announced today. (MANDARINS)



BRISBANE - Elite rowers are at risk of developing serious eating disorders, particularly
women competing in lightweight events, a study has found. (ROWERS)



CAIRNS, Qld - A second inquest into the 1991 shooting deaths of two Atherton women today
heard a woman saw four people arguing outside a car matching the description of that driven by
the missing women on the night of their disappearance. (ARNOLD DAYLEAD, N/L to come)



PERTH - West Australian Premier Richard Court's acceptance of Labor amendments to his
native title legislation was a victory for fairness, Opposition leader Geoff Gallop said
today. (WIK WA)



ADELAIDE - Diet related illness, which costs the South Australian community more than $190
million a year, is being targeted by the state government's newly released food and health
policy. (DIET)



ADELAIDE - A simple, quick new technique is set to revolutionise permanent contraception
around the world. (STERILISATION to come)



ADELAIDE - A taskforce has been set up to ensure the South Australian car manufacturing
industry survives the end of the federal tariff freeze in 2005, Premier John Olsen said today.
(CARS to come)



ADELAIDE - Rural Australians will have better access to employment and welfare services
with the set up of government job agencies launched for the first time here today. (RURAL to
come)



ADELAIDE - Key stakeholders and community leaders were being invited to early talks on the
proposed sale of the SA Ports Corporation, the state government said today. (PORTS)



PORT MORESBY - Dying women were raped in the wake of Papua New Guinea's tsunami disaster
last year and relief funds and supplies had been misused or stolen, according to a report in
PNG's Post-Courier newspaper today. (PNG TSUNAMI)



LONDON - A stylish lounge by a Sydney-trained sculptor, used by Madonna in her 1988 video
Rain, is set to fetch up to Stg50,000 ($A125,220) at auction next month. (UK CHAIR)

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QLD: State missing out on aid contracts, says Elder

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-1999
QLD: State missing out on aid contracts, says Elder

BRISBANE, Jan 13 AAP - Queensland companies were missing out on about $130 million in
federal government aid contracts because of a bias towards the southern states, Acting Premier
Jim Elder said today.

Mr Elder said currently Queensland companies received contracts worth about $130 million of
the $1.3 billion Australia expended on foreign aid contracts through AusAID.

He said this figure should at least be doubled.

"Queensland has received a paltry $130 million or 10 per cent," Mr Elder said.

"I realise that Victoria and New …

FED:Govt moves against 'phoenix' directors

AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2011
FED:Govt moves against 'phoenix' directors

CANBERRA, Dec 20 AAP - The federal government is going after directors of failed companies
who, having avoided liability for workers' entitlements and other debts, restart the business
under a similar name.

Under draft legislation released by the government on Tuesday, directors of a failed
company can be held liable for its debts if their new company has a similar name.

The practice is commonly referred to as "phoenixing".

"This will stop directors from exploiting the limited liability protections in the
corporations law to avoid having to pay any debts," parliamentary secretary David Bradbury
said in a statement.

"This will ensure that directors cannot keep racking up debts through multiple phoenix
companies and escape their obligations."

Under a second bill, the government will give the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission the power to wind up a company that appears to no longer be carrying on its
business.

That will ensure government payments to companies, such as paid parental leave, will
get to employees.

The draft bills can be found at www.treasury.gov.au.

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