Vic: Crane truck driver injured when vehicle topples over

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2009
Vic: Crane truck driver injured when vehicle topples over

MELBOURNE, April 20 AAP - A crane truck driver has been seriously injured when his
vehicle tipped over at building site in Port Melbourne.

The man suffered suspected spinal injuries after the crane truck toppled over in Williamstown
Road, shortly before midday (AEST) on Monday, Ambulance Victoria said.

A spokeswoman said the victim, who's in his 50s, was taken to The Alfred hospital for treatment.

A WorkSafe Victoria spokesman said inspectors were on their way to the accident scene
but no further details were available.

AAP sjm/gfr/cdh

KEYWORD: CRANE

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Fed: Emissions trading how it works

AAP General News (Australia)
12-15-2008
Fed: Emissions trading how it works

Emissions trading - how it works:



* Cap-and-trade trading mechanism sets a price for the right to generate carbon pollution.

* Initial starting price estimated at $25 per tonne of carbon, capped at $40 a tonne,
increasing annually by 5 per cent above inflation until 2014-15.

* Companies buy or are given free permits, which are tradable.

* Number of tradable carbon pollution permits will be equal to the cap, which is the
limit on aggregate annual emissions.

* No limit on emissions from individual sectors - firms or facilities and companies
are free to emit at whatever level they choose.

* Companies surrender permits for each tonne of carbon they emit.

* Scheme due to start in July 2010.

AAP rl/maur/tnf

KEYWORD: CLIMATE WORKS (FACTBOX)

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Oly: US death is a tragedy but Beijing is a safe place - Rudd

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2008
Oly: US death is a tragedy but Beijing is a safe place - Rudd

BEIJING, Aug 10 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has brushed aside suggestions the stabbing
murder of an American tourist in Beijing could be part of an anti-Western backlash during
the Olympic Games.

After attending church in the Chinese capital today, Mr Rudd said the death of the
US Olympic volleyball coach's father-in-law at a popular tourist landmark yesterday was
a tragedy.

But Beijing was generally a safe and welcoming place, he said.

"This is a very large city of 12 million people and in my experience of this city over
the years, foreigners have always been made to feel very welcome," he told reporters.

"And foreigners walking around the city have always been made to feel safe.

"This seems to be a tragic incident .. a tragic occurrence for the family, but beyond
that I couldn't comment on the details.

AAP ce/jmt

KEYWORD: OLY08 DEATH RUDD

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Comcast/South Florida Upgrades Network

Wireless News
03-06-2008
Comcast/South Florida Upgrades Network

WIRELESS NEWS-March 6, 2008-Comcast/South Florida Upgrades Network (C)2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com

Comcast/South Florida said that it is again making major changes to its cable network to meet customer demand for new, advanced entertainment and information services.
Two significant infrastructure changes are currently underway:

- The addition of six new high definition channels and VOD choices.

- Network modifications to provide a platform for DOCSIS 3.0.

"We are undergoing a major upgrade to Comcast's South Florida cable system's infrastructure," said Regional Senior Vice President for South Florida, Filemon Lopez. "We are committed to giving our South Florida customers the latest technology available, and for that to happen we have to make constant improvements to our cable network."

In the last quarter of 2007 Comcast made modifications to its network bandwidth capabilities, increasing the available space on its system by one-third, providing an improved platform for these upgrades.

Comcast is in the process of increasing the number of high definition channels in the South Florida Region. The new channels are in the process of being added to cable distribution centers throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties:

- Food Network HD -- Channel 414 - USA Network HD -- Channel 420 - History Channel HD -- Channel 422 - Discovery Channel HD -- Channel 424 - Animal Planet HD -- Channel 426 - Sci-Fi Network HD -- Channel 427

Additionally, expanded HD choices are offered through Comcast's On Demand via Channel 1 service.

"This is only phase one of our HD expansion plans this year. Customers have told us they value having a choice of HD programs instead of just having more HD channels. These additional channels and new Channel 1 On Demand selections allow customers to choose what HD programs or movies they want and view them at a time convenient for them," said Lopez.

Comcast/South Florida is also making modifications to its network to prepare for the roll out DOCSIS 3.0 in 2009. DOCSIS 3.0 is a new broadband system allowing for up to 100 Mbps (megabits per second) download speeds.

"This new service will revolutionize the way our customers use their computers. With all the emphasis being put on streaming video and gaming, DOCSIS 3.0 provides a virtual superhighway of internet speed for our customers that will be hard to match by any competitors in our market," said Lopez.

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Race: Racing NSW callls on government to move Papal visit

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2007
Race: Racing NSW callls on government to move Papal visit

SYDNEY, Aug 29 AAP - Racing officials have called on the NSW government to find an
alternate venue for next year's Catholic World Youth Day celebrations, scheduled to be
held at Randwick Racecourse.

Peter V'Landys, chief executive of Racing NSW, said Randwick trainers could not suffer
the loss of consecutive spring carnivals with this year's carnival almost certainly in
jeopardy due to the outbreak of equine influenza (EI) in the state.

"The racing industry cannot take two massive hits in a row and we urge the government
to reconsider Randwick as the venue for World Youth Day," V'Landys said.

"It would be terrible for the trainers to lose the spring carnival again."

Randwick Racecourse is within in the exclusion zone around Centennial Park where EI
was detected in horses at the equestrian centre.

AAP cw/it/bwl

KEYWORD: STALLIONS YOUTH

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Qld: Six Bandidos to face court over Rebels fire

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2007
Qld: Six Bandidos to face court over Rebels fire

BRISBANE, April 15 AAP - Six men, including five members of the Bandidos motorcycle
gang, will appear in a Brisbane court tomorrow, charged over the arson of a rival bikie
gang's clubhouse.

Superintendent Rob Weir, of the Organised Crime Squad, today said five Bandidos' members,
including current and former presidents, had been charged with setting fire to a Rebels
clubhouse on March 27.

A sixth person, an associate of the club members, also has been charged over the incident
and will also appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court.

The clubhouse at Albion, on Brisbane's inner-north will be demolished after the blaze
destroyed the entire top floor of the two-storey building and caused severe smoke and
water damage to the lower floor.

Inspector Weir said the arson was believed to be an act of retaliation following increasingly
violent clashes between the rival gangs.

The fire came after about 20 men from the Rebels and rival club the Bandidos were involved
in a fierce brawl near Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in February.

"We will be alleging that it was an act of retaliation and that was their purpose ...," he said.

The six people arrested yesterday are currently in police custody awaiting their court
appearance in Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Their names have yet to be released but those charged include a 38-year-old Kulangoor
man, two men aged 34 and 47 from Chambers Flats, a 32-year-old Morayfield man, a 38-year-old
Stony Creek man and 45-year-old from Regents Park.

However, Inspector Weir would not rule out further charges and said the recently established
Task Force Hydra would continue to investigate Queensland's outlaw motorcycle gangs.

"I can assure the public that Task Force Hydra will continue to investigate, most vigorously,
this group and other outlaw motorcycle groups," he said.

AAP ews/jt/cdh

KEYWORD: BIKIES NIGHTLEAD

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Diary Events for Thursday, December 14, 2006

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2006
Diary Events for Thursday, December 14, 2006

EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
No items listed

BRISBANE
1030 - Dutton Park ferry farewell hosted by University of Queensland vice-chancellor Professor
John Hay. Under the poinciana trees opposite the ferry terminal on Sir William McGregor
Drive at UQ's St Lucia campus. Shirley Glaister 3365 1931.

1315 - Westpac AGM. Journalist/photographers must register 10 minutes prior to meeting.

Ballroom Le Grand, Sofitel Brisbane, 249 Turbot St. Marketlink Services 1800 804 255.

1735-1830 - Climate change address by entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Jamie McIntyre.

Arrive to register 1710, Brisbane Chifley at Lennons, 66 Queen Street Mall. Rhiannon at
World Solutions Institute 02 9361 4500.

CANBERRA
1015 - Royal Australian Air Force F/A Hornet will conduct a flypast in support of the
Australian Defence Force Academy 2006 Graduation Parade, Australian Defence Force Academy,
Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT. Contact: Jennifer Reilly 02 6268 8623 or 0411 403 489.

1100 - Raiders General Manager Don Furner and players Alan Tongue and Lincoln Withers
will unveil a new billboard and 2007 home and away playing strips, Raiders HQ Billboard,
Corner Haydon Drive and Battye Streets, Bruce, ACT. Contact: Ben Pollack 02 6253 3515.

All day - Political cartoon exhibition - Behind the Lines - opens at the National Museum
of Australia. Contact: 6208 5338.

DARWIN
No items listed.

HOBART
No items listed.

PERTH
No items listed.

MELBOURNE
1000-1230 - UK energy expert Dr Gill Owen (Warwick University Business School, UK), special
guest at The Australian Business Council of Sustainable Energy (BCSE) workshop. 60 Leicester
Street, Carlton. Contact: Amy Kean 9349 3077, 0403 247 212 or Jim Downey 0414 547 217.

1030 - Paediatrician Susie Gibb to discuss research on bed wetting and teenagers. Rendezvous
Hotel, 328 Flinders Street (between Queen & Elizabeth streets). Contact: Margot Gorski
9533 6783, 0412 393 394.

2030 - Women Out Front - fundraiser for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre, hosted by
Julia Zemiro (Rockwiz) and performers including Grace Knight and the McClymont Sisters,
The Gershwin Room, The Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda. Contact: Jodie Harrison 0425 754370
or Lillina Thoms 0405 180 815.

SYDNEY
0930 - Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott and Member for Macarthur Pat Farmer to begin
a 24-hour `vertical marathon' of Sydney Tower to raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research.

Sydney Tower, Pitt St Mall entrance. Contact: Carolyn Grant 9368 7277 or 0407 898 727.

1000 - Youth Fusion project launch - a forum which aims to promote social cohesion and
oppose extremism by empowering Muslim youth to speak out. FAIR Centre, Suite 3, 36 Queen
St, Auburn. Contact: Andrew Coombe 0438 777 145.

1000 - Continues all day, until January 28 - A Bird In The Hand exhibition of paintings
by Tony Clark and John Wolseley to begin. Level 2 Contemporary Project Space, Art Gallery
of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney. Contact: Claire Martin 9225 1791 or 0412
268 320.

1030 - Story embargoed for Friday 4am (AEDT) - Australian Science Media Centre national
media briefing on 2006: A Year of Drought and an Opportunity for Change, Bureau of Meteorology,
Level 16, 300 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Contact: Peta Newbold 08 8207 7415 or 0410 496
800 or Susannah Eliott 0424 676 136.

1130 - Aboriginal Employment Strategy school-based trainee program announcement graduation
and expansion. AES head office, 1-9 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. Contact: Phil Lockyer 0427
938 908.

1400 - The funeral of a homeless man murdered in Sydney Square near St Andrew's Cathedral
last week. St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, Sydney. Contact: Margaret Rodgers 0411 692
499 or 9265 1507.

1600 - Public forum on: Do we need protection from law? Lecture theatre 67.104 (McKinnon
Building), University of Wollongong. Contact: Rick Mohr 4267 1694 or 4221 4632.

1800 - Professor Jerald Greenberg from Macquarie University to give a free lecture on
management, justice and employee theft. Mason Theatre (Building E7B) at Macquarie University.

Contact: Ben Searle 9850 8066 or Greg Walsh 9850 7383.

SPORT
GOLF - Gow & Lonard Charity Golf Day -
Morning field play available, Lakes Golf Course, Eastlakes
CRICKET - 3rd test - to December 18 -
Australia v England, Perth
SOCCER - 2006/07 A-League Season Draw -
Round 17 - to December 17
2000 - Sydney FC v Perth Glory FC, Aussie Std
TENNIS - Australian Open training camp - to December 14
Melbourne Park
ATHLETICS - Zatopek Classic -
Olympic Park, Melbourne
SURFING - 2006 Foster's Men's WCT -
Rip Curl Pipeline Masters, Oahu, Hawaii - to December 20
SURFING - 2006 ASP Women's WCT -
Billabong Pro, Honolua Bay, Maui-Hawaii - to December 20
GALLOPS-
Wagga
Bendigo
Townsville
Geraldton
New Zealand
TROTS -
Penrith
Geelong
Gold Coast
Maryborough
Young
GREYHOUNDS -
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Bendigo
Maitland
Wangaratta
Hobart

AAP RTV kaj/goc/cdh/wz

KEYWORD: DIARY EVENTS THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 2006

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