NSW: Iemma disappointed at Hall's release

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2006
NSW: Iemma disappointed at Hall's release

NSW Premier MORRIS IEMMA says the government is considering another appeal .. after
a court ruled transsexual MADDISON HALL should be released from jail.

Mr IEMMA says he's disappointed with the outcome .. and the government's lawyers are
going through the judgement .. to determine if there's grounds for appeal.

His comments come after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the State Parole Authority made
no legal error .. in granting HALL an early release from prison.

The prisoner .. then known as NOEL CROMPTON HALL .. was originally sentenced to life
in jail .. for the 1987 murder of male hitchhiker LYN SAUNDERS.

But HALL .. who had gender reassignment surgery in 2003 .. later had the sentence reduced
to a minimum of 16-and-a-half years .. and was granted parole last month.

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KEYWORD: HALL IEMMA (SYDNEY)

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Fed: 17 Australian police injured in Solomons, says Downer

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2006
Fed: 17 Australian police injured in Solomons, says Downer

CANBERRA, April 19 AAP - The number of Australian police injured in the Solomon Islands
has risen to 17 and Canberra is now likely to send the army back to the country, Foreign
Minister Alexander Downer says.

Fresh violence in the capital Honiara overnight, including the burning of shops and
other buildings, has forced the government to consider a military deployment, with a decision
due later this morning.

Initial reports had indicated eight officers had been injured in the violence.

Mr Downer said it now appeared likely Australian soldiers would be sent back to the country.

"We'll have to give very early consideration today to whether we send elements of the
army back there to restore order," he told ABC radio.

"We have quite a few troops on 24-hour standby in Townsville.

"We can send them pretty quickly and we'll be looking at that during the course of this morning.

"But there's a very good chance that on the basis of the advice we've now had from
Honiara that at least some troops will be sent there."

Mr Downer confirmed 17 Australian and two other members of the Regional Assistance
Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) had been injured in the riots.

It is understood one officer will be flown back to Australia on Friday for further treatment.

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KEYWORD: SOLOMONS DOWNER LEAD

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Qld: Last of Torres Strait islands granted native title

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2004
Qld: Last of Torres Strait islands granted native title

The last of the Torres Strait islands has been granted native title status.

Almost 93 per cent of Torres Strait land has now been returned to its traditional owners
at Federal Court sittings in five island communities over the past week.

The last of the islands, Badu, has been granted native title status by Justice RICHARD COOPER.

Torres Strait Regional Authority chairman, TOSHIE KRIS, says the entire Torres Stait
community is revelling in the historic rulings.

He says the recognition of native title has come after four years of difficult negotiations
with Queensland authorities.

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KEYWORD: NATIVE (BRISBANE)

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Barnum

Barnum, barnumism “It's the greatest show on Earth.” Very possibly. But who said it? Barnum himself, the mastermind of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, which later was merged to form part of Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Was Barnum being honest? Perhaps. But he is also reputed to have said, “There's a sucker born every minute.” And he never denied getting people moved out of his exhibit to make room for others by shouting, “Here's the way to the egress.” Those who followed his suggestion, expecting to see something, found themselves outside the exhibition hall and unable to return. And is it true that he whitewashed an ordinary elephant and paraded it as a white elephant from Siam? To be barnumized is to be classed as a sucker.

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810–1891) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of a farmer. He failed in several undertakings, but in 1835 he took the step that would make him one of the country's greatest impresarios. He began his career as a showman by successfully, but fraudulently, promoting Aunt Joice Heth as the nurse to George Washington. This made her at that time 162 years old, and yet thousands paid to see her. Barnum must have been right; a sucker is born every minute.

Barnum was first with many novel and exciting show pieces. He exhibited Tom Thumb, a twenty-five-inch midget. He brought over Jenny Lind, a Swedish soprano, calling her “The Swedish Nightingale.” He showcased Jumbo, the biggest elephant on earth, so he said (and gave a new word, Jumbo, to the American language), and his exhibit of the Siamese twins Chang and Eng was a constant source of wonder.

Barnum, America's most famous showman, relished fleecing the public (barnumism is a synonym for “humbuggery”) and didn’t object to his title “The Prince of Humbugs.”

ThermoTrex To Record Restructuring Charges Totaling Approximately $15 Million In the Fourth Fiscal Quarter.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoTrex Corporation (Amex: TKN) announced today that its ThermoLase Corporation subsidiary will record aftertax restructuring and other charges totaling approximately $15 million in its fourth fiscal quarter, ending October 3, 1998.

A charge of approximately $8.3 million will be incurred as a result of the company's decision to close three of its domestic Spa Thira locations along with the spa in France. An additional charge of $6.7 million will be incurred to write off certain tax assets, primarily loss carryforwards. These charges will reduce fourth quarter 1998 diluted earnings per share by approximately $.79. The company estimates that these actions will result in fiscal 1999 operating savings of approximately $2 million.

ThermoLase will close its spas in Miami and Palm Beach, Florida, and in La Jolla, California. The remaining 11 domestic spas will be converted into full- service, luxury day spas, under the Greenhouse name.

ThermoTrex Corporation manufactures general-purpose and specialized X-ray equipment as well as minimally invasive breast-biopsy systems. In addition, the company offers personal-care products and laser-based hair-removal services. ThermoTrex also conducts advanced-technology R&D and is currently developing a laser communication system, products for the medical imaging and avionics markets, and is pursuing industrial applications for its advanced- materials technology. ThermoTrex is a public subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation. More information is available on the Internet at http://www.thermo.com/subsid/tkn1.html.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include those set forth under the heading "Forward-looking Statements" in Exhibit 13 to the company's annual report for the fiscal year ended September 27, 1997. These include risks and uncertainties relating to: product development and commercialization, market acceptance, government regulation and healthcare reform, patient reimbursement, competition, management of growth, ability to attract qualified personnel, intellectual property rights and litigation, product liability, dependence on significant OEM relationships, risks associated with the company's acquisition and spinout strategies, and the potential impact of the year 2000 on processing date- sensitive information.

Investor: 781-622-1111, or Media Contact: 781-622-1252

Stardust back to life.

David Bowie is set to resurrect his Ziggy Stardust alter-ego. The 'Space Oddity' rocker is in talks with organisers of California's Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival, who want him to perform his classic album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars' in its entirety. A source said: "Coachella tried to book Bowie last year and he refused, so they got Prince to headline instead. But there's a very strong chance they'll be able to persuade him this year." The 62-year-old singer famously killed off his alter ego on stage in London in 1973, a year after the album's release. Bowie has been in semi-retirement since cancelling a 2004 world tour following a heart scare. He is currently believed to be working on new material in Germany following a comment left under his name on social networking web site Twitter. A user named David Bowie wrote: "Cheers from a snowy Berlin! Working on some new material." David's last studio album 'Reality' was released in 2003. Last year, he sang backing vocals on Scarlett Johansson's album 'Anywhere I lay My Head'.

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TalkTalk Launches Two New Mobile Packages; Triple-play offer provides broadband, mobile and landline calls for A[pound sign]27.10.

M2 PRESSWIRE-July 11, 2011-: TalkTalk Launches Two New Mobile Packages; Triple-play offer provides broadband, mobile and landline calls for A[pound sign]27.10(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

RDATE:11072011

TalkTalk, the phone, broadband and mobile company, is launching two new mobile packages as part of its great value triple-play 'bundle' of broadband, mobile and landline calls.

The SIM-only mobile packages can be taken in conjunction with TalkTalk's phone and broadband service and its 100 or 500 Mobile Minutes boost to create a triple-play bundle that will include calls from mobiles to landlines, and vice versa.

For as little as [pound sign]27.10 per month, customers will get the fastest broadband their line can handle, free HomeSafe internet security, unlimited evening and weekend UK landline calls, 100 minutes of calls from their landline to mobile numbers, plus 50 minutes of mobile calls and 50 texts. Customers can also make unlimited calls from their TalkTalk SIM to their TalkTalk landline for free.

The first new package, called TalkTalk Mobile 5, offers 50 texts and 50 minutes of calls to UK mobile and landline numbers for just [pound sign]5 a month, making it perfect for budget-conscious customers looking for a low-cost deal.

Meanwhile TalkTalk Mobile 15 offers 400 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 500Mb of data for [pound sign]15 a month - ideal for customers that like to surf the mobile web on their phones.

Tristia Clarke, commercial director, TalkTalk said: "Our new packages ensure that we now have a range of tariffs that suit all of our customers, whatever they're looking for - whether they be budget-conscious customers who just want a basic package of calls and texts, or tech-savvy smartphone users who need lots of data.

"This means that, for just over [pound sign]27.10, our customers can get a fantastic value triple-play deal. And for under [pound sign]40 a month, they can get superfast broadband, unlimited landline calls from their home phone, 500 minutes of free calls to UK mobiles, and now 400 minutes of free calls from their mobile, unlimited texts and half a gig of data. We think that's an unbeatable deal."

Customers who take the 100 or 500 Mobile minutes boost with Mobile 15 will also get a [pound sign]5 discount from their bill each month.

How TalkTalk customers can save money by taking a triple play package and mobile minute boost:

TalkTalk Mobile 5 TalkTalk Mobile 5 TalkTalk mobile TalkTalk mobile

+ 100 mobile minute + 500 mobile minute 15 + 100 mobile 15 + 500 mobile

boost boost minute boost minute boost

Mobile [pound sign]5 [pound sign]5 [pound sign]15 [pound sign]15

Mobile minute boost [pound sign]3 [pound sign]5 [pound sign]3 [pound sign]5

Essentials [pound sign]6.50 [pound sign]6.50 [pound sign]6.50 [pound sign]6.50

Line Rental [pound sign]12.60 [pound sign]12.60 [pound sign]12.60 [pound sign]12.60

Bundle

Discount - - [pound sign]5 [pound sign]5

Monthly Total [pound sign]27.10 [pound sign]29.10 [pound sign]32.10 [pound sign]34.10

Average Yearly Saving: [pound sign]144 [pound sign]600 [pound sign]204 [pound sign]660

TalkTalk's new SIM-only packages:

Package Price Minutes Texts Data

TalkTalk Mobile 5 [pound sign]5 50 50 -

TalkTalk Mobile 15 [pound sign]15 400 Unlimited** 500Mb / month

*All figures per month unless otherwise stated

** Subject to fair usage policy.

For more information

Chris Jarvis

Public Relations for TalkTalk

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Chris.jarvis@citigatedr.co.uk

0207 282 1088

About TalkTalk

* TalkTalk now has over 4.2 million broadband and phone customers signed up to TalkTalk and AOL Broadband.

* TalkTalk operates a fully unbundled network, which extends to over 2,000 exchanges and covers over 80% of our customers.

* In uSwitch's Customer Satisfaction Report 2010, TalkTalk was voted the best value for money home phone provider. And in Top10.com's Broadband Awards 2010, TalkTalk Essentials was voted the best home broadband. TalkTalk also picked up Top10.com's best broadband and home phone award.

* TalkTalk's site (www.talktalk.co.uk) is the online hub for customers to manage their account, use their webmail, resolve their problems and access a range of information and entertainment content. The site is used by nearly three million users every month.

* TalkTalk is one of seven partners behind YouView (www.youview.com), the new internet-connected TV service, along with the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Arqiva and Five. YouView is expected to launch to UK homes in 2012.

* Follow TalkTalk on Twitter and on our blog: @TalkTalkTips and www.talktalkblog.co.uk.

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