National Newslist for Sunday, February 8, 2009

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02-08-2009
National Newslist for Sunday, February 8, 2009
AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
are subject to change. AAP's news editors Joanne Williamson and Nalita Ferraz can be contacted
on 02 93228611/8610.

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BUSHFIRES VIC
- More communities and towns have come under threat of fire as Victoria's killer bushfires
continue to rage across the state
- Watching fire hotspots, including Gippsland - Bunyip, Churchill, Traralgon
- Also watching fires that have caused massive damage, but seem largely contained, including
Bendigo, Beechworth and …

NetDragon Websoft Posts First Quarter 2011 Unaudited Financial Results

Wireless News
06-21-2011
NetDragon Websoft Posts First Quarter 2011 Unaudited Financial Results
Type: News

NetDragon Websoft, an online game developer and operator in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31.

In a release on June 15, the Company noted that first quarter 2011 financial and operational highlights
-Total revenues were approximately RMB 150.7 million, an increase of 4.7 percent over fourth quarter 2010

-Gross profit was approximately RMB 136.1 million, an increase of 5.2 percent over fourth quarter 2010; gross margin was 90.3 percent, up from 89.8 percent in fourth quarter 2010

-Mobile Internet business income was approximately RMB 6.1 million, an increase of 45.8 percent over fourth quarter 2010

-Net profit was approximately RMB 34.7 million, an increase of 269.9 percent over fourth quarter 2010; net profit margin was 23.0 percent, up from 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter 2010

-Basic earnings per share (EPS) were RMB 6.57 cents, diluted EPS were RMB 6.57 cents

-Average concurrent users ("ACU") for online games were 246,000, an increase of 6.0 percent over the fourth quarter 2010

-Peak concurrent users ("PCU") for online games were 546,000, an increase of 0.7 percent over the fourth quarter 2010

Liu Dejian, Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon, said, "This quarter, we achieved a net profit of RMB 34.7 million, indicating an approximately 269.9 percent Q-to-Q increase. Our game business recorded steady gains amid fierce competition in the first quarter, driven by stable growth from our flagship products Conquer Online and Eudemons Online. In addition, the new expansion pack ("EP") "Soul of Steel" for Zero Online gave players more choices of profession. The EP "The Returning Light" for French, Spanish and Arabic versions of Conquer Online helped NetDragon remain one of the best Chinese online game operators in overseas markets. All of these make us feel more confident in the online game business. To cope with increasingly intensified homogeneous competition in the online game market, we will deliver prominent products that could differentiate themselves from competitors by combing better engines and improved technologies with more popular themes."

"Our mobile Internet business income reached approximately RMB 6.1million for the first quarter of this year, close to that for the whole year 2010. The business' strategic position in the company is becoming increasingly prominent and it is expected to rapidly develop as a new growth point for the company. Our mobile Internet business income grew significantly, while the number of users of the business' mobile phone software series was continuing to steadily increase. As of the end of March 2011, the total number of users of the 91 Series mobile phone software hit a new record. Currently, the 91 Series mobile phone software is more prominently showing its advantages in channels and its user activity continues to improve. As more content providers, advertisers, mobile phone vendors and small and medium-sized developers are kicking off in-depth cooperation with us, we believe that our mobile Internet business will achieve greater development."

First Quarter 2011 Business Highlights

-The new EP "Soul of Steel" for Zero Online was released.

-The French, Spanish and Arabic versions of Conquer Online's EP "The Returning Light" were launched.

-As a product that supports all mainstream smart mobile platforms, the concept version of 91 PC Suite was launched and has received a good response from the market.

Recent Developments

-The new EP "Edge of Night" for Eudemons Online, released in April 2011, has generated excitement among new and existing players, driving the maximum number of the game's concurrent users to hit a new record high in four years.

-The EP "Demon Rising" for the traditional Chinese version of Eudemons Online was launched in Malaysia in May 2011.

-In April, NetDragon entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan's largest social game developer DeNA to share their mobile phone game resources and distribution platform.

-On April 28, NetDragon granted a total of 16,090,900 share options to its core members, outstanding employees and other eligible participants . The move aims to ensure the continuing growth and success of NetDragon by implementing a medium-and long- term equity incentive plan within the company.

-On May 24, NetDragon paid a final dividend of HK$0.02 per share for the year ended December 31, 2010, with dividend payments in cash totaling approx. RMB8,994,000.

-On May 30, NetDragon's indirectly subsidiary 91 Limited entered into the share purchase agreement with members of the IDG Group on the issuance and sale of 15,384,000 preferred shares for a total consideration of US$3,999,840 (approximately HK$31,200,000). The preferred shares sold will represent all preferred shares that 91 Limited issued and account for approximately 17.9 percent of all the outstanding shares of 91Limited upon the full conversion of the preferred shares.

Business Outlook

-New EPs for Conquer Online and Zero Online are expected to be introduced in the second half of 2011.

-NetDragon's first 3D MMORPG, World of Dungeon Keeper, is expected to enter open beta testing in the second half of 2011.

-NetDragon's first 2D "beat-em-up" side scroller, icombo, is expected to enter open beta testing in the second half of 2011.

-NetDragon's first "first-person shooter" game, Absolute Force, is expected to enter open beta testing in the second half of 2011.

-The action-oriented PC online game Transformers Online is expected to officially roll-out in 2011 in China .

-NetDragon will continue to build up the platform strategy for 91 PC Suite, to maintain its leading presence in Chinese market place.

NetDragon Websoft is a company focused on China's online gaming and mobile internet industries.

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SA:Human bones found in Adelaide

AAP General News (Australia)
12-05-2011
SA:Human bones found in Adelaide

A second human leg bone has been found in the Adelaide Hills as police sift through
20 tonnes of loam quarried south of the city.

The bone was found today at the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens in the Adelaide Hills after
police combed through soil sourced from quarries on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

The search was prompted after a human leg bone was found at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
in the city last week in mulch sourced from the Mount Lofty site.

Police say the bones could be Aboriginal remains, dating back more than 200 years,
but could also be much younger.

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FED:News Diary for Friday, April 1

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04-01-2011
FED:News Diary for Friday, April 1
GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Friday, April 1 (not for publication).

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

ADELAIDE
- Supreme Court to sentence Craig Aaron Cocks over the murder of his wife.

- P-plate driver Damian Marson to be sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving.

BRISBANE
- Inquest into the death of 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe continues in Brisbane
- Outwatching movements of Premier Anna Bligh and the LNP's Campbell Newman.

- The Barnardos Qld Mother of the Year announcement in Brisbane.

CANBERRA
1215 - Multiculturalism, Assimilation and the politics of Terrorism talk to be presented
by Waleed Aly at Parliament House.

1000 (about) - High Court of Australia decision: Insight Vacations Pty Ltd v Young.

HOBART
- No items listed.

MELBOURNE
1000 - Pre-sentence hearing for Arthur Freeman who murdered his four-year-old daughter
by throwing her off the West Gate Bridge
1000 - Simon Farrugia culpable driving trial continues

PERTH
- A woman who allegedly used the internet to sell a supposed cancer cure in Federal Court.

- The son of WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan in a Perth court on charges relating
to a clandestine drug lab that exploded.
- WA Nationals conference underway in Carnarvon.

SYDNEY
1000 - NSW deputy state coroner Paul MacMahon delivers his findings at the inquest for
Trudie Adams, Glebe Coroner's Court.

1000 - Tony Golossian, Frances Psichogios, Arthur Psichogios, black magic sex. Sentencing
subs. DCDC LG2.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS
Sydney - The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI)
index for March
Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) index of commodity prices for month just ended

EQUITIES:
Sydney - Seven vs Ten/James Warburton back in NSW Supreme

SPORT
AFL
MELBOURNE - AFL match: St Kilda v Richmond, MCG, 1940.

MELBOURNE - Preview North Melbourne v Collingwood; media conference with Magpies player
Heath Shaw, 1025 Gosch's Paddock.

ADELAIDE - Preview Port Adelaide v West Coast.

GOLD COAST - Preview Gold Coast's AFL debut v Carlton; Suns players available 1230AEDT
after training.

PERTH - Preview Fremantle v Geelong.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - NRL match: South Sydney v Manly, Bluetongue Stadium, 1930.

BRISBANE - NRL match: Brisbane v Penrith, Suncorp Stadium, 2030AEDT.

SYDNEY - Preview Canberra v Gold Coast.

SYDNEY - Preview Parramatta v North Queensland.

SYDNEY - Sydney Roosters players Mitch Aubusson and Tom Symonds for interview, 0915, Moore Park.

RUGBY
INVERCARGILL, NZ - Highlanders v Brumbies, 1735AEDT.

SYDNEY - NSW Waratahs v Chiefs, SFS, 1940.

MELBOURNE - Preview Western Force v Melbourne Rebels.

BRISBANE - Preview Qld Reds v Lions early Sunday AEDT.

SWIMMING
SYDNEY - World championship trials get underway at SOPAC, 1000 heats session, 1900 finals session.

ATHLETICS
PERTH - Australian athletics tour finals, follow up from day one and cover of final day.

BASKETBALL
CAIRNS - NBL final round match Cairns v Townsville, 2000AEDT, will decide if Cairns finishes
3rd or 4th.

GOLF
CARY, North Carolina - Preview of Aussies in next week's US Masters, with factbox.

RANCHO MIRAGE, California - Women's major: Kraft Nabisco Championship, round one
HOUSTON, Texas - US PGA TOur's Houston Open round one.

RACING
SYDNEY - Previews of Saturday's $3.5 million Golden Slipper and other Group One races at Rosehill.

MELBOURNE - Preview Saturday's Moonee Valley races.

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NSW:Wagga waits for all-clear

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2010
NSW:Wagga waits for all-clear

Authorities are waiting to give the all-clear to allow residents in the flood-deluged
regional New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga to return home.

About 650 people were evacuated at the weekend .. after storms and heavy rain lashed
the region .. causing flash flooding and closing roads.

But with weather conditions easing .. about 50 residents in east Wagga and Gumly Gumly
were allowed back yesterday.

SES spokeswoman SAM COLWELL says it's just a matter of time before other locals get
the all-clear.

The weather bureau's issued a revised warning of minor to moderate flooding .. with
the Murrumbidgee River expected to peak at 9.0m at midday.

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NSW:Age labels to stop beef rip-offs

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2010
NSW:Age labels to stop beef rip-offs

SYDNEY, Aug 3 AAP - NSW shoppers will no longer be tricked into paying top dollar for
older beef, with new labelling rules detailing the age of the meat being sold.

The labelling system, with five age categories, will come into effect on August 31,
making NSW the first jurisdiction in the country to provide truth in labelling for beef.

Under the changes, butchers and retailers will have to classify their meat as `Yearling'
if it comes from animals less than 18 months old, `Young' if it is 18 months to two-and-half
years old, and `Intermediate' up to three years.

Beef from animals older than three years will be broken into two categories - `Mature'
for cuts up to 3.5 years, and `Economy' for meat older than that.

The use of terms such as `A Grade', `Export Quality' and `Prime' will be banned.

The changes will protect consumers from being charged top dollar for older cuts of
beef, Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan said.

Shoppers will also get the information they need to match the type of meat to the meal
being cooked.

"Put simply, younger best quality beef commands a premium price, whereas an older cow
provides a cheaper cut," Mr Whan said in a statement.

"Consumers will now have clear information to help them decide which beef they might
want to purchase to best suit their requirements.

"For example the younger more tender cuts would be best suited for something like a
barbecue, whereas the older meat tends to have more flavour and be best suited to stews,
casseroles or curries."

Mr Whan said a six month introductory period would give businesses time to comply with
the new system, before penalties were enforced for breaching the labelling standards.

A consumer education program will begin in January next year.

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FED: John Brumby is Australia's most popular ALP premier: poll

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2009
FED: John Brumby is Australia's most popular ALP premier: poll

Victoria's JOHN BRUMBY's toppled South Australia's MIKE RANN as the country's most
popular Labor premier .. and has retained a big lead over his Coalition opponents.

The latest Newspoll survey .. published in The Australian today .. shows the decade-old
Victorian ALP government has a lead of 57 per cent to 43 per cent over the opposition.

Satisfaction with Mr BRUMBY remains at a solid 51 per cent and he retains a massive
lead of 54 per cent to 26 per cent on the question of preferred premier .. with 20 per
cent uncommitted.

The survey will come as another bitter blow to Victorian Opposition Leader TED BAILLIEU
.. who's failed to make any inroads on Labor.

Mr BRUMBY's passed Mr RANN .. who has a satisfaction rating of 50 per cent .. to claim
the mantle of the country's most popular Labor premier.

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Fed: Qld horse stud launches horse flu legal action

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2009
Fed: Qld horse stud launches horse flu legal action

Eds: Adds comments from the federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke



By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, Aug 11 AAP - A Queensland horse stud has launched a landmark legal action
against the federal government over the 2007 horse flu outbreak which the stud says caused
it to lose more than $3 million.

Equine influenza (EI) devastated the horse industry in NSW and Queensland in 2007 after
the disease escaped from an Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) facility
at Eastern Creek in Sydney's west.

Lawyers on behalf of Wattle Brae Stud, at Nobby on Queensland's Darling Downs, lodged
papers at the Supreme Court of Queensland on Tuesday seeking compensation for losses suffered
due to the outbreak.

The stud is seeking damages for negligence, interest on damages and for legal costs.

The papers say officials acting on behalf of the federal government allowed the EI
virus to escape the Eastern Creek quarantine station on the person, clothing or equipment
of someone who had not undergone adequate, or any, cleaning or disinfection.

"At the time of the escape of the virus, the defendant, the minister, the director
of quarantine, AQIS and Biosecurity had failed to take reasonable steps to establish a
system of quarantine to control or prevent the introduction of, establishment or spread
of equine influenza throughout Australia and thereby breached their duty of care to the
plaintiff," it states.

The horse stud's principal, Gary Turkington, said his stud was quarantined for three
months during the breeding season and all of his horses contracted the virus.

"We lost a lot of money and lost a lot of clients, and it's going to take a lot to
get back to where we were before," he told AAP.

"And the incompetence of the government, the way it was all run and just the blatant
incompetence of the quarantine station which we pay our taxes for, I think they should
be made liable."

He said many other breeders and horse businesses were just as angry as he was.

The landmark case, brought by Gold Coast law firm Attwood Marshall, will be eagerly
watched by hundreds of Australian businesses, Attwood Marshall Lawyers partner Jeff Garrett
said.

Mr Garrett said he expected to lodge more than 600 claims if the test case proved successful
and compensation could total more than $60 million.

He said Wattle Brae's losses resulted from the shutdown of the breeding industry, after
the government body AQIS released a horse carrying the disease from its quarantine facility.

"Losses were suffered at all levels of the horse industry - from barrier attendants
and farriers who have lost wages to breeders who have lost millions," Mr Garrett said
in a statement.

"We are hopeful the government will recognise the rights of the claimants and move
quickly in regard to compensation acknowledging the suffering and loss many people and
businesses have endured."

Agriculture Minister Tony Burke told AAP: "I've always said that compensation matters
based on the previous government's handling of equine influenza would be tested in the
courts."

"Now that an action has apparently been lodged, it is difficult for me to comment further."

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NSW: Attorneys-general to discuss national bikie approach

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2009
NSW: Attorneys-general to discuss national bikie approach

Attorney-General ROBERT MCCLELLAND says the federal government can help crack down
on bikie gangs by ensuring there's a consistent approach across the states.

Mr MCCLELLAND says a meeting of attorneys-general next month will discuss a national
framework to help enforce tough new laws in some states.

The NSW cabinet has approved new search and asset seizing powers targeting bikie gangs.

He says states may also pursue changes to phone interception and evidence laws to help
put the new legislation into practice.

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Fed: Distillers say they don't want collected tax refunded

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2008
Fed: Distillers say they don't want collected tax refunded

CANBERRA, Aug 29 AAP - Distillers say they don't want the federal government to return
the $200 million that has been collected so far from a tax hike on alcopops - an amount
the government says is $100 million more.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the industry would be looking for a windfall profit
if the government could not get the Senate to approve its measure to address binge drinking.

The government imposed a tax increase of 70 per cent on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages
in April, a move that needed to be approved by parliament within a year.

The coalition has indicated it will oppose the tax which the government estimates will
raise about $2 billion, some of which will be spent on programs to address binge drinking.

Mr Rudd said the windfall gain to distillers would be $300 million, which could be
better spent on such things as lifting the number of elective surgery procedures.

"This $300 million so far that we have collected by way of additional tax on this category
of drinks goes straight back to the hand of the distillers rather than going to programs
like that," he said on Fairfax Radio.

"If the Liberals proceed with blocking this in the Senate, as they seem to be doing,
then that $300 million then gets anchored into the back pocket of the distillers because
that's what happens."

But the distillers do not want the money - which they say is $200 million - back.

"Our members do not seek to profit from a situation in which the government is forced
to return tax revenues collected without Senate approval," Distilled Spirits Industry
Council of Australia spokesman Stephen Riden said.

"If and when enabling legislation is rejected by the Senate, all revenue gained from
this poorly conceived tax trial should be returned to the community for use in alcohol-related
harm minimisation programs.

"The $200 million collected to date would make a huge impact if directed towards community-based
education and intervention programs."

Mr Rudd said the government increased the tax - which made ready-to-drinks between
30 cents and $1.30 more expensive - on the advice of health authorities and state police
commissioners.

"We had to act to close a tax loophole on a particular category of drinks where you
saw this explosion in drinking on the part of teenagers in general and teenage girls in
particular," he said.

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KEYWORD: ALCOPOPS

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Vic: Two die on Victoria's roads overnight

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2008
Vic: Two die on Victoria's roads overnight

MELBOURNE, April 24 AAP - Two men have died in separate accidents on Victoria's roads overnight.

A 47-year-old man from Miners Rest near Ballarat died after a head-on crash on Yankee
Flat Road about 1.30am (AEST).

One of the two cars involved in the collision may have crossed onto the opposite side
of the road, causing the accident, police said.

The 23-year-old female driver of the other vehicle, a Ford Laser, was taken to the
Ballarat Base Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Earlier, a man died instantly in a three-car collision south-east of Melbourne.

Police believe the victim's Ford Falcon crossed to the wrong side of the Belgrave-Hallam
Road at Narre Warren North shortly before 10.30pm.

The Ford was side on when a Nissan Navara utility struck it, police said.

The utility was then hit from behind by a following Mitsubishi Pajero four-wheel drive.

The Ford driver, 49, of Narre Warren, died in the impact.

The Nissan driver, 59, was taken to The Alfred Hospital with serious injuries.

A man driving the Mitsubishi was treated for minor injuries at the Dandenong Hospital.

There were no passengers in any of the vehicles.

Police will prepare reports on both deaths for the coroner.

The fatalities have taken Victoria's annual road toll to 112, 14 more than at the same
time last year.

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Vic: Woman in hospital after attack by intruder

AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2007
Vic: Woman in hospital after attack by intruder

A woman's in hospital with serious injuries after an intruder attacked her while she
slept in her home north-east of Melbourne.

Victoria Police say an intruder broke into the 56-year-old woman's house at Castella
.. near Kinglake .. about midnight.

Once inside .. police believe the man went to the bedroom and assaulted the sleeping woman.

The woman was taken to Maroondah Hospital with serious injuries.

A 28-year-old man from Castella is assisting police.

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NSW: Countdown to APEC summit starts

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2007
NSW: Countdown to APEC summit starts

With just a month to go .. preparations are being wrapped up for the APEC summit ..

which is set to cause major disruptions for Sydney.

Traffic and public transport will hit hard .. and the CBD will be swamped by security
as 12 world leaders arrive for the September 7-9 talks.

NSW Transport Minister JOHN WATKINS says while the city won't be locked down .. special
APEC powers mean police can search people and cars .. and set up roadblocks .. diversions
and barricades.

But he says there's been comprehensive planning to minimise the impact on the city
.. and there'll more details on disruptions in the next few weeks.

He says every movement of the world leaders can't be released for security reasons
.. but the community will be given as much detail as possible as the conference draws
closer.







Under the special arrangements three train stations will be closed .. buses will use
special New Year's Eve routes terminating at Hyde Park .. ferries will have a six knot
speed limit around the Opera House .. and there'll be restricted access and vehicle inspections
around parts of the Domain and Royal Botanic Gardens.

More information on arrangements is available from the APEC hotline on 1300 273 201
or the Transport Infoline on 131 500.

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Fed: PM deprives Labor of another stoush on Iraq

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2007
Fed: PM deprives Labor of another stoush on Iraq

CANBERRA, Feb 15 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard flies to New Zealand this morning
for a whistlestop trans-Tasman visit - depriving Labor of a final opportunity this week
to question him over Iraq.

Mr Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd have locked horns over Australia's policy
in Iraq during every question time this week.

But a commitment to annual trans-Tasman talks means Mr Howard will miss the final skirmish
of the parliamentary week.

Parliament will then break for a week before returning on February 26.

Mr Howard's fortunes have ebbed and flowed over the week after he launched an unexpected
attack against US presidential hopeful Barack Obama at the weekend over his policy of
withdrawing US troops from Iraq by March 2008.

The Obama row has turned into an increasingly personal debate between Mr Howard and
Mr Rudd over Australia's role in Iraq.

A defiant Mr Howard yesterday refused to admit the war in Iraq had been a mistake.

Mr Rudd repeatedly challenged Mr Howard to outline his exit strategy for Australian
troops, pledging that a Labor government would bring the soldiers home by the middle of
next year.

Mr Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer accused Mr Rudd of wanting the United
States to surrender in Iraq, and mocked him for saying that the consequences for the US
of losing the war would be "bad".

And Mr Howard accused Mr Rudd of lacking courage, saying that deep down Mr Rudd knew
he was right.

But the prime minister didn't have it all his own way, admitting he could not guarantee
that the US would not begin its own staged withdrawal if President George W Bush's "surge"

strategy of sending an extra 20,000 troops did not work.

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Fed: Beverage bottlers agree on key marketing changes

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2006
Fed: Beverage bottlers agree on key marketing changes

Softdrink manufacturers will remove sugary drinks from school canteens .. and stop
advertising directly to children as part of a major marketing overhaul.

The Australian Beverage Council has unveiled tough new guidelines .. in response to
increasing pressure to battle childhood obesity.

The policy was signed by almost all major drink bottlers.

All sugar-sweetened drinks will be removed from primary school canteens over the next two years.

There'll also be no advertising directly to primary school children .. but diet drinks
are not be included in the bans.

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NSW: Police continue search for gunmen and name suspect

AAP General News (Australia)
04-22-2006
NSW: Police continue search for gunmen and name suspect

Police are still looking for the man who killed a 31-year-old bikie gang boss in Sydney
near a busy night spot.

RODNEY MONK .. of the Bandidos bikie gang .. was gunned down on Thursday night in a
laneway in East Sydney.

Fairfax newspaper say police have named 39-year-old RUSSELL MERRICK OLDHAM as their
chief suspect in the shooting.

The paper says police believe the men had been arguing about Mr OLDHAM'S relationship
with his parole officer .. which was against club rules.

The newspaper also identifies Mr MONK as the brother of Redfern's Detective Inspector BRAD MONK.

AAP RTV ved/wz

KEYWORD: SHOT (SYDNEY)

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Briefs Australia

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2005
Briefs Australia
Briefly in other news this hour:



Seven Melbourne men convicted of hacking a teenager to death with samurai swords ..

have been jailed for at least 14-and-a-half years.





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Besieged Australian halfback CRAIG GOWER is considering legal action over allegations
he groped rugby league legend WAYNE PEARCE'S daughter at a Sunshine Coast charity event.

++

And .. an Australian game design studio has completed the latest SpongeBob SquarePants
video game.



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ACT: Murdered man's family appeals for help

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2005
ACT: Murdered man's family appeals for help

CANBERRA, Aug 19 AAP - The family of a man found murdered in his Canberra home has
pleaded for public help in catching his killer.

Former taxi driver Francis Campbell, known as Frank, was found dead in his townhouse
in the southern suburb of Mawson in the early hours of May 2.

Police say he was bashed but will reveal little else about the murder.

Mr Campbell's brother Andrew today urged anyone with information on the 45-year-old's
last movements to come forward.

"You can help us come to a conclusion," he told reporters.

"This is not something that is going to go away.

"We would like (investigations) to conclude, but we know (police) are doing everything
they possibly can just to get to bottom of it."

Andrew Campbell described his brother as "a knockabout kind of guy". He had been in
Canberra for 15 years and left his taxi job seven months before his death.

Mr Campbell had seen his family less than 48 hours before his death when he helped
his parents move from Canberra to Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast.

Police are remaining tight-lipped about the investigation and will not reveal the cause
of death, saying only that Mr Campbell had been assaulted.

"The investigations are still continuing, specifically from a forensics assessment
to identify anything in relation to a murder weapon," Detective Sergeant David Harrison
said.

"Nothing is ruled out and we have very strong lines of inquiry that we are following."

Sgt Harrison said two women had contacted police anonymously and offered some information,
and he urged them to call again.

Detectives also want information on an early model mid-sized white sedan parked in
the Woden and Tuggeranong areas, but refused to elaborate.

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Hutson, Shaun 1958–

Hutson, Shaun 1958–

(Samuel P. Bishop, Nick Blake, Mike Dickinson, Clive Harold, Wolf Kruger, Tom Lambert, Robert Neville, Stefan Rostov, Frank Taylor)

PERSONAL: Born 1958, in Hertfordshire, England; married Belinda Hutson; children: one daughter. Hobbies and other interests: Cinema, rock music, soccer.

ADDRESSES: Home—Buckinghamshire, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

CAREER: Worked variously as a doorman in a cinema, a shop assistant, and as a barman; full-time writer, 1983–. Former host, Monsters of Rock, Sky TV.

WRITINGS:

HORROR AND GOTHIC NOVELS

The Skull, Hamlyn (London, England), 1982, Leisure (New York, NY), 1989.

Slugs, Star (London, England), 1982, Leisure (New York, NY), 1987.

Spawn, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1983, Leisure (New York, NY), 1988.

Erebus, Star (London, England), 1984, Leisure (New York, NY), 1988.

Shadows, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1985, Leisure (New York, NY), 1990.

Breeding Ground ("Slugs" series), W. H. Allen (London, England), 1985, Leisure (New York, NY), 1990.

Relics, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1986.

(Under name Robert Neville) Deathday, Star (London, England), 1987, Leisure (New York, NY), 1989.

Victims, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1987.

Assassin, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1988.

Nemesis, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1989.

Renegades ("Sean Doyle" series), Macdonald (London, England), 1991.

Captives, Macdonald (London, England), 1991.

Heathen, Little, Brown (London, England), 1992.

Deadhead, Little, Brown (London, England), 1993.

White Ghost ("Sean Doyle" series), Little, Brown (London, England), 1994.

Lucy's Child, Little, Brown (London, England), 1995.

Stolen Angels, Little, Brown (London, England), 1996.

Knife Edge, Little, Brown (London, England), 1997.

Purity, Little, Brown (New York, NY), 1998.

Warhol's Prophecy, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1999.

Exit Wounds, Prometheus Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Compulsion, Macmillan (New York, NY), 2001.

Hybrid, Macmillan (New York, NY), 2002.

Hell to Pay, Macmillan (New York, NY), 2003.

Necessary Evil, Macmillan (New York, NY), 2004.

GENRE NOVELS

(Under name Clive Harold) the Uninvited, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1979.

(Under name Wolf Kruger) Sledgehammer, Hale (London, England), 1982.

(Under name Wolf Kruger) Convoy of Steel, Hale (London, England), 1982.

(Under name Wolf Kruger) Kessler's Raid, Hale (London, England), 1982.

(Under name Wolf Kruger) Blood and Honour, Hale (London, England), 1982.

(Under name Stefan Rostov) Sabres in the Snow, Hale (London, England), 1983.

(Under name Wolf Kruger) Men of Blood, Hale (London, England), 1984.

(As Nick Blake) Chainsaw Massacre, Star (London, England), 1984.

The Terminator (novelization of screenplay), W. H. Allen (London, England), 1984.

(As Frank Taylor) The Uninvited II: The Visitation, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1984.

No Survivors, Hale (London, England), 1985.

(As Frank Taylor) The Uninvited III: The Abduction, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1985.

(As Samuel P. Bishop) Track, Covered Wagon (New York, NY), 1986.

(As Samuel P. Bishop) Partners in Death, Covered Wagon (New York, NY), 1986.

Taken by Force, Hale (London, England), 1987.

(As Samuel P. Bishop) Apache Gold, Covered Wagon (New York, NY), 1988.

Swords of Vengeance, W. H. Allen (London, England), 1988.

OTHER

My Dad Doesn't Even Notice (for children), Deutsch (London, England), 1982.

My Brother's Silly (for children), Deutsch (London, England), 1983.

The Rambling Rat (for children), Deutsch (London, England), 1985.

Smudge (for children), Deutsch (London, England), 1987.

Also author of Slugs: The Movie, a screenplay based on his novel, 1987. Regular contributor to magazines, including Raw and Kerrang.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Twisted, for Warner Books.

SIDELIGHTS: British horror and suspense writer Shaun Hutson has published more than fifty books, using his own name as well as a variety of pseudonyms. Hutson's early work is most often classified in the horror genre, his plots relying on supernatural forces and grotesque imagery to capture the attention of his readers. As his career has progressed, Huston's writing has likewise evolved, and his more recent fiction incorporates mystery and suspense techniques, melding them with the horror genre he previously mastered. In addition to novels, Hutson has written for radio, television, and magazines, as well as for the Internet. His early horror novel Slugs, was made into a 1988 movie, for which Hutson wrote the screenplay; a prolific writer, he reportedly penned the novelization of the popular film The Terminator in ten days.

Warhol's Prophecy tells the story of a young girl who wanders away from her mother and is eventually found by a man who subsequently develops a relationship with the child's mother. At the same time, the woman's husband is already embroiled in his own extramarital affair. David Mathew, in an online review for Infinity Plus, wrote that the novel "can be speed-read by a reviewer in an hour, or thereabouts, or it can be enjoyed for its sex and violence and unpretentiousness—its single-sentence paragraphs—by the author's more regular followers."

Hybrid follows a best-selling author who is struggling to write while facing an endless stream of petty difficulties. Suddenly, new pages of a novel begin to appear on his computer each morning, despite the fact that he shuts down the machine each night. In a review for the Counterculture Web site, Sion Smith called Hybrid "disjoined," adding that "while the premise of the story is great in theory, in practice it's a bit tainted." In contrast, Hutson's novel Victims, which focuses on the idea that some people attract the attention of murderers due to their behavioral quirks, was praised by a St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost, and Gothic Writers essayist as a "tour de force" and one of the "strongest performances" from an author "with his finger on the pulse of modern horror fiction publishing."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost, and Gothic Writers, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1998.

ONLINE

Counterculture, http://www.counterculture.co.uk/ (April 20, 2005), Sion Smith, review of Hybrid.

Infinityplus, http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/ (April 20, 2005), David Mathew, review of Warhol's Prophecy.

Artesia Technologies unveils new option for transforming Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into corporate resources; Integration with the leading digital asset management platform captures and extends value of pre-eminent business tool.

M2 PRESSWIRE-24 October 2000-Artesia Technologies: Artesia Technologies unveils new option for transforming Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into corporate resources; Integration with the leading digital asset management platform captures and extends value of pre-eminent business tool (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Rockville, MD -- Artesia Technologies, the leader in enterprise digital asset management, today announced a new option that will facilitate the seamless integration of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into content repositories being managed by the company's TEAMS digital asset management solution. The TEAMS PowerPoint Presentation option intelligently captures and organises PowerPoint presentations into an enterprise-class, digital asset management framework that is infinitely searchable, while also allowing users to create new presentations from these captured assets via their web browser. This new option for the award-winning TEAMS solution further extends its ability to manage and redeploy nearly all content types, while also ensuring that these important business assets receive the same sophisticated protection that other digital assets enjoy within TEAMS.

"TEAMS now allows organisations to search across the enterprise for information embedded within presentations in order to easily reuse and re-deploy this information in a secure environment," commented Sebastian Holst, vice president of marketing for Artesia Technologies. "In today's economy, PowerPoint presentations have emerged as one of the key means for expressing and sharing ideas. With this in mind, we believe the new functionality that TEAMS extends to this important format can be a critical business advantage in today's competitive landscape."

By storing and managing presentations within the TEAMS environment, users can take advantage of a host of best-in-class features. For example, TEAMS support for nearly all format types allows users to manage and maintain links easily between presentation, master template and slides. The combination of TEAMS enterprise-class performance and its ability to conduct advanced search and retrieval functions across content, as well as across its associated XML-based metadata, allows organisations to find and reuse presentations effectively throughout the enterprise. Equally important, rights and permissions features contained within TEAMS preserve and protect highly confidential information by controlling access on a per-user or per-asset basis.

As a web-based technology, users will find it easy to integrate the new option into their existing workflow. After a new PowerPoint presentation has been created, the TEAMS PowerPoint Adapter automatically captures all of the individual elements of the presentation, including individual slides and the slide master template, and stores them alongside the overall presentation. As part of this process, information, such as speaker notes and text contained within slides, is automatically captured and stored as searchable, XML-based metadata that is embedded into the specific files with viewable, thumbnail proxies being created for each asset as well.

Bi-directional links, a feature employed in TEAMS, can automatically maintain and update the relationships between various components of a presentation.

New presentations are created from captured assets by selecting slides, master templates or entire presentations from TEAMS. If a master template was selected, the TEAMS PowerPoint Generator will make all slides within the new presentation conform to that master template.

The TEAMS PowerPoint Presentation option is based on direct customer feedback obtained by Artesia's Professional Services division and is just one example of the value-added benefit that this in-house resource offers to the company's customers. In addition to developing customised software that extends the benefits of the TEAMS solution, they provide business consulting and system integration services supporting the implementation of digital asset management strategies and systems.

Scheduled for immediate general availability, pricing for the TEAMS PowerPoint Presentation option is available from Artesia or an authorised reseller.

About Artesia Technologies

Headquartered in Washington DC's technology corridor, Artesia Technologies is the leading provider of digital asset management solutions. Organisations seeking to best manage, leverage and distribute rich media select Artesia's TEAMS to drive their e-business and cross media applications. TEAMS is an open and scalable solution that is uniquely positioned to connect creative minds with their markets, partners, and peers.

Artesia's blue ribbon customers include thought leaders as impressive and diverse as Random House, The Washington Post, General Motors, FeedRoom.com and many more. TEAMS, the company's flagship solution, was recently recognised by the editors of the Seybold Report on Internet Publishing as one of their 'Hot Picks' and it was also a recipient of the prestigious Crossroads 2000 A-List Award within the Excellence in Execution category. In addition, Artesia Technologies was named by ComputerWorld magazine as one of its 'Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2000'.

For additional information on Artesia Technologies, please visit the company's website at www.artesia.com.

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CROSS ACCESS Introduces SERIESfour; Offers Native, Fast, Scalable Legacy Data Connectivity For Data Marts, ERP Applications.

Standardizes Access to Mainframe Non-Relational Data for Rapid Implementation

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies implementing data marts or enterprise resource management (ERP) applications now have the means to natively access, connect and migrate data from legacy mainframe databases in a faster, easier and more efficient manner than ever before.

CROSS ACCESS Corporation today announced the introduction of CrossAccess SERIESfour(TM), middleware that enables the connecting of non-relational data and metadata from mainframe environments with distributed systems, without the need for and added expense of COBOL-trained programmers. With 70% of today's business-critical data residing on mainframes, the need to integrate this data with IT initiatives like data marts and ERP applications has never been greater. SERIESfour sets a new standard in native data connectivity, providing unparalleled performance and true enterprise scalability.

"People need to obtain insights from the enormous legacy data stored on VSE, MVS and OS/390 mainframes. CrossAccess SERIESfour makes accessing that data and its associated metadata practical in a cost-effective and timely manner," said CROSS ACCESS President and Chief Operating Officer George Langan. "The ability to quickly move that data into a data mart or a new ERP application's databases is crucial to businesses which depend on information as a competitive asset. With the built-in speed of SERIESfour, people can migrate data far more quickly and at far less cost," Langan added.

With CrossAccess, users transparently access their disparate mainframe data stores, then use CrossAccess' mapping and translation abilities to forward both the data and metadata into common desktop applications, data mart tools or a LAN-based relational database without mainframe programming. CrossAccess makes it possible for business users to natively access critical data resources with leading applications, ranging from Microsoft(R) Office to high-powered decision support tools like Impromptu and Business Objects.

"CrossAccess is enabling us to efficiently migrate data from our legacy databases into our newly-developed data mart," said Roger Peterson, Vice President, IS, at Kawasaki Motors Corporation, U.S.A. "It works quickly and lets us get the data we need to make the project a success. It is saving us time and money, and is doing what it is supposed to do. You can't ask more than that."

Similar praise for SERIESfour also came from Areiel Wolanow, Principal at Data Movement Research, and former manager of consulting services at SmartDB Corporation. "Companies implementing enterprise packages, such as SAP(R) R/3(R), face the challenge of moving huge blocks of legacy data in a short time to gain the maximum result from their investments. CrossAccess SERIESfour(TM) demonstrates the promise of simplifying that process, minimizing the pain of migration and allowing companies to meet their most stringent deadlines," Wolanow said.

CrossAccess enables data analysts to directly connect widely used data warehousing tools like the Sagent Data Mart Solution or Prism Executive Suite with mainframe data stores, critical to populating a data mart. And developers implementing packaged applications can rapidly migrate legacy data into the new application's databases without coding complex 3GL applications (as evidenced by the Oracle and SAP certification of CrossAccess).

Speed is a key benefit of SERIESfour. CrossAccess customers have routinely found themselves amazed at the speed of initial implementation, typically taking less than two hours. Once CrossAccess is up and running, companies also report sub-second response to queries involving disparate databases, meaning access to information in a fraction of the time it takes using other solutions.

CrossAccess SERIESfour includes an entire suite of products, including Cross Access' DataMapper(TM), which automates the mapping of non-relational data structures to logical relational tables, while maintaining the structural integrity of the underlying file or database.

CrossAccess SERIESfour also integrates with hundreds of ODBC compliant tools, including IBM's DataJoiner(TM), which enables users to join and access data from various sources on multiple platforms; Sagent's Data Mart Suite, which enables the definition, creation and distribution of data marts; Impromptu, Brio Query and Business Objects, which provide powerful data query and analysis for decision support; and PowerBuilder and Visual Basic, which enable complex client/server and Internet application development. Pricing for CrossAccess SERIESfour begins at $30,000, with volume discounts available.

About CROSS ACCESS Corporation

CROSS ACCESS (www.crossaccess.com) is dedicated to providing plug-&-play connectivity between the mainframe data that dominates the Fortune 1000 technology landscape and the modern IT initiatives that are dramatically improving corporate capabilities. CROSS ACCESS core technology seamlessly integrates legacy data with IT initiatives that include data warehousing, ERP data migrations, decision support and client/server and Internet applications.

CROSS ACCESS is a recognized leader in connecting mainframe non-relational and relational data with the enterprise and is the OEM provider of VSAM and IMS data access technology for IBM's DataJoiner. CROSS ACCESS is a privately held company whose customers include financial, healthcare, retailing, manufacturing, services, government and educational institutions. It maintains strategic relationships with IBM, Sybase, Oracle, Informix, Netscape, Cognos and other database and tool vendors. More information is available by contacting CROSS ACCESS at 408-735-7545.

CrossAccess, SERIESfour, DataMapper and DataJoiner and all other CrossAccess product or service names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of CROSS ACCESS Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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-Gogo Inflight Internet Offering New Multimedia Platform.

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Gogo Inflight Internet, an in-flight broadband internet service offered by US-based company, Aircell, has announced a new, in-air, multimedia platform for airline passengers.

The new platform will be offering airline passengers access to online services such as real-time travel information, content on destinations, news and information, as well as shopping offers and social network integration. The passengers will be able to access the new platform through their own Web-enabled device on aircraft equipped with the Gogo Wi-Fi internet service.

Ash ElDifrawi, the executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Gogo Inflight Internet, said, 'This is the convergence of in-flight connectivity and entertainment. When we first started offering Wi-Fi connectivity, it became clear to us that we could offer travellers so much more to enhance their travel experience. Today, travellers depend on Gogo to keep them connected in air and, while connectivity remains at the heart of our business, we are thrilled to offer travellers this new form of entertainment at 30,000 ft.'

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ACN, TIBX, CAG, DFS, HRB, FINL Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases.

M2 PRESSWIRE-June 22, 2011-BUYINS.NET: ACN, TIBX, CAG, DFS, HRB, FINL Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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HRB H&R BLOCK INC 6 Quarter Q4 After

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IEEE Creates Microsite.

IEEE created a new microsite, IEEE Solutionists, featuring perspectives in engineering and technology.

According to a release, this site hosts a series of articles from IEEE Fellows, including Norm Augustine, Sophie Vandebroek, Vinton Cerf, and John Cioffi, where they offer insight on how engineers can drive technical innovation; evolve perceptions of engineers globally; show how education impacts engineering; and why it's important for engineers to follow their dreams to change the world, among other topics.

Topics include:

Engineering Innovation: Making Education and Best Talent Top Priorities

-Norm Augustine, IEEE Life Fellow and retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, noted in a January 2011 Forbes article, "Scientists and engineers are celebrities in most countries. They're not seen as geeks or misfits, as they too often are in the U.S., but rather as society's leaders and innovators. In China, eight of the top nine political posts are held by engineers. In the U.S., almost no engineers or scientists are engaged in high-level politics, and there is a virtual absence of engineers in our public policy debates. Why does this matter? If American students have a negative impression or no impression at all of science and engineering, then they're hardly likely to choose them as professions. Already, 70 percent of engineers with PhDs who graduate from U.S. universities are foreign-born. Increasingly, these talented individuals are not staying in the U.S. instead, they're returning home, where they find greater opportunities."

-In an April 2011 op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Cerf, IEEE Fellow and Google's chief Internet evangelist explores how "Young people should understand and experience the thrill of science and discovery. We need to help them do real science, not just read about it, through collaborative tools that help mentors and students to interact through programs such as the IEEE's TryEngineering.org. Children learn best by seeing and doing, not by memorizing. It's also important to reintroduce to the American culture a higher regard for engineers and scientists. Our successful scientists and engineers should be made more visible and their voices heard more often. Most important, however, is the need to refresh and invigorate interest in and regard for science and engineering in our youth."

Promoting Engineering: Be Passionate and Follow Your Dreams

-As Cioffi, an IEEE Fellow and CEO and chairman of Assia discussed in a February 2011 Forbes article, "Making a positive impact on society is one of the primary reasons to become an engineer and also to become an entrepreneur. True engineering contribution does not arise solely from writing papers and making presentations, but requires a simultaneous effort to realize ideas in practice. If you don't develop these fine ideas into realistic implementations, there is a good chance no one else will either."

-In March 2011, IEEE Fellow and Xerox's chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group, Vandebroek said in BusinessWeek, "We must share more frequently how rewarding it is to be an engineer. Every day I get to work with passionate people who are envisioning and then creating the future--today: engineers and scientists who are making the planet a better place by addressing important issues such as climate change, health care, hunger, and more."

"Engineers hold a powerful role in delivering societal solutions that can inspire technical and non-technical communities to innovate for a better future," said Moshe Kam, IEEE president and CEO, and Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. "We are driving a cultural change in how the world--and especially our youth--think about engineers, as providers of valuable solutions that impact daily life. These solutions raise the standard of living, preserve finite resources, and protect the environment."

IEEE is a technical professional association.

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New questions.(The SONGFINDER: A reader-assisted song search service)

Mark Gregory passed along a query from Malcolm Loy about a working-class poem or song entitled THERE AIN'T/AREN'T NO SCABS IN HEAVEN. Loy was employed for 40 years as a coal miner in New South Wales, so it might be Australian in origin. Any leads?

D. Kingsley Hahn is looking for a recording of Pete Seeger (with Arlo Guthrie?) of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND with all seven of Woody Guthrie's original stanzas, including "freedom highway," "private property / no trespassing" and "relief office."

Sally Porter asked for SING-ALONG SONGS WRITTEN BY YOUNG SINGERS (30 and younger). Thus far, only one response: George Mann recommended Evan Greer's "Picket Line Song."

In his v.21#1 column, Michael Cooney mentioned a magazine circulated on 5" reel-to-reel tapes titled FOLK VOICE (1958-72). Bill Clifton recently contacted me in his search for copies of this interesting title. I was a subscriber but have no copies in my possession, including the one which had my 1962 interview with Neil Rosenberg about bluegrass music. Folk Voice's coeditor, Jim Marshall, has reported that he possibly has master tapes of 25 (out of 81) of the issues. Does anyone out there have any copies?

I have been assisting Fred Stollnitz in identifying origins of songs to be included in a revised version of the Swarthmore College Alumni Songbook. One item, LYDIA PINKHAM, remains a puzzle. It is mentioned in the v.39#4 issue of this column in connection with a 1951 parody by Johnny Standley, "Grandma's Lye Soap." I had supplied a 1904 sheet music titled "Our Lydia," published in Jersey City but with no indication of authorship. The tune seems to be "I Will Sing to My Redeemer." Can anyone trace "Lydia" back to earlier appearances and a particular authorship?

Lou Curtiss forwarded a request for a song about wanting to die from eating POSSUM PIE, with a line about needing "a million waiters to bring me sweet potaters." There is a refrain on the Internet quoting Gene Owens, but no verses. If you find this one, you will not only make Lou happy, but also Jack Beard, who was searching for songs about southern foods (v.53#4).

In 1945-46, I attended the fifth grade at Worthington Hooker Elementary School in New Haven, Connecticut. As I recall, we spent much of the year learning a song called SULPHUR/SULFUR MATCHES. As a result, the following lines have stuck in my mind all these years: "Sulphur matches, sulphur matches makes a flame like yellow hair / If you strike a sulphur match a fire soon blazes there / If at night you should need a light strike a sulphur match and your lamp soon glows / Tiny torch my fingers scorch then puff and out it goes." I figure the only way I can drive the ditty out of my mind is to find it in print and ascertain its authorship. Thus far I've had no luck. Who can help?!

If you are looking for a song or can help find one for someone else, write to "The Songfinder," Sing Out!, P.O. Box 5460, Bethlehem, PA 18015-0460 and we'll forward it to Joe Hickerson. Or send e-mail (answers only, please) to songfinder@singout.org. Questions seeking specific information (such as a recording, printed version or copyright information) should be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please include as much detail in your answers as possible (your daytime telephone number, complete title of the work in question, author or artist's name, recording catalog number or ISBN/LCCN, publisher and publisher's address, if available).