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Disability services advocate Geoff Stein, director of autism support foundation Giant
Steps Sydney, warns the scheme will falter unless all politicians were united in their
support.

"People with disabilities and their families wanted the reforms delivered without delay,"

he said in a statement.

They would be extremely disappointed if the process became mired in political bickering
and turf wars.

"A minority federal government and disparate state and territory governments, all pushing
their own barrow, pose big risks for the process," Mr Stein said.

The federal coalition is giving the scheme qualified support, saying it wants to see
more details of any government plan to get it off the ground.

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SA: Adelaide's skyline to be bombarded by fireworks

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02-18-2006
SA: Adelaide's skyline to be bombarded by fireworks

The night sky above Adelaide will be awash with a pyrotechnics rainbow for the state's
biggest annual fireworks display tonight.

Crowds of up to 250 thosuand people are expected to flock Bonython Park and major vantage
points across the city to watch Skyshow 2006.

The 25-minute fireworks spectacular .. to include 20 tonnes of fireworks and equipment
.. will be broadcast live on the local Austereo network from 9.15pm (CDT).

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VIC:Drug-driver jailed for killing grandmother

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04-14-2011
VIC:Drug-driver jailed for killing grandmother

A Victorian judge has won the support of Premier TED BAILLIEU .. after she called for
the immediate suspension of a driver's licence when it's clear that person's a danger
to the public.

Delivering sentence on a man who was driving under the influence of heroin when he
killed a 71-year-old grandmother in a car crash .. Judge LISA HANNAN said police need
the power to stop these incidents before they occur.

JOSEPH BRIGANTE had been spoken to by police about his erratic driving a number of
times in the 10 days leading up to the crash which killed BARBARA DIGBY in May last year.

Mr BAILLIEU's agreed that police should have the power to get certain drivers off the
road before it's too late.

BRIGANTE's been sentenced to six years and two months in prison .. with a non-parole
period of four years.

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NSW:Coalition will protect inquiry witnesses

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12-27-2010
NSW:Coalition will protect inquiry witnesses

A coalition government in New South Wales would pass retrospective legislation to protect
witnesses at the inquiry into the five-billion dollar sale of electricity assets.

The Labor government is accused of trying to derail next month's hearings of the upper
house inquiry .. by proroguing state parliament two months earlier than expected.

Premier KRISTINA KENEALLY has said this means the inquiry is illegal .. and witnesses
won't be protected by parliamentary privilege .. but Opposition Leader BARRY O'FARRELL
says if he wins the March state election .. he'll legislate to protect the witnesses.

He says the coalition is determined to ensure the public learns the facts about Labor's
power sell-off.

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VIC:Rees apologises to bushfire victims

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08-17-2010
VIC:Rees apologises to bushfire victims

By Michelle Draper

MELBOURNE, Aug 17 AAP - Former chief fire officer Russell Rees has apologised to people
who lost loved ones on Black Saturday and accepted criticism of his role by the Bushfires
Royal Commission.

More than two weeks after the royal commission into the fires delivered its scathing
final report, the former Country Fire Authority (CFA) chief said he believed the report
was "fair and reasonable" and he acknowledged his leadership shortcomings.

Mr Rees said not a day went by when he did not think of the events of February 7, 2009,
when 173 people were killed in bushfires fuelled by a deadly wind change.

Mr Rees, who stepped down from his post on June 30, was holidaying interstate with
his family when the commission's final report was handed down on July 31.

He said he read the report last week before deciding to respond publicly on Tuesday.

"My thoughts are with those who lost loved ones in this terribly tragic event. And
to those people I say I am truly sorry for their loss and I feel for them," he told reporters
in Melbourne on Tuesday.

He also apologised to those within the CFA who were "deeply affected by this tragedy".

Mr Rees said there was no doubt that, if he had his time over, he would do some things
differently, but he still believed he did the best he could on the day.

He acknowledged "that as an individual there are shortcomings".

"In the life of an emergency manager, it's very difficult to get everything right and
I acknowledge those criticisms, those shortcomings that they (the commissioners) commented
on," Mr Rees said.

The final report into the disaster found Mr Rees adopted a "disturbing" leadership
style to deflect his responsibilities during Black Saturday, a criticism he shared with
other emergency services leaders in charge on Black Saturday.

He failed to oversee fire warnings, create statewide fire plans and maintain contact
with what the report calls "poorly equipped" incident control centres, the commissioners
found.

"He, therefore, remained operationally removed from the fires and, as a result, was
not in a position to appreciate the deficiencies in the staffing and expertise of some
incident management teams," the report says.

"The commission observed a disturbing tendency among senior fire agency personnel -
including the chief officers - to consistently allocate responsibility further down the
chain of command," it concluded.

Mr Rees said he was "considering a range of options" in relation to his next move after
his long career with the CFA.

The state opposition's bushfires spokesman and Nationals leader Peter Ryan said Mr
Rees' apology would be welcomed by bushfire victims.

"An apology by Russell Rees for his involvement in the failings on Black Saturday will
bring some level of closure to the people in fire-affected communities."

The Victorian government has supported 59 of the commission's 67 recommendations but
is holding out on the remaining proposals, including voluntary buy-outs of homes in high-risk
fire areas and overhauling overhead power lines in bushfire zones, pending further consultation.

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Fed: Border protection intercepts another asylum seeker boat

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04-09-2010
Fed: Border protection intercepts another asylum seeker boat

CANBERRA, April 9 AAP - Border Protection Command has a boarded a boat carrying 70
asylum passengers near Christmas Island.

The passengers were rescued from their floundering vessel after it issued a distress
call on Thursday, saying its engine had failed.

It is the 38th asylum seeker boat arrival in Australian waters so far this year.

Details of the interception were released shortly before the start of a government
press conference in Canberra which is expected to detail new arrangements for processing
asylum seekers and border security measures.

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NSW: Police net WWII machine gun in Wollongong weapons haul

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08-26-2009
NSW: Police net WWII machine gun in Wollongong weapons haul

By Lisa Martin

SYDNEY, Aug 26 AAP - A weapons seizure involving a World War II machine gun and another
home-made machine gun has led to charges against three men.

They have been accused of trading illegal firearms.

A five-month investigation by Strike Force Bowl resulted in Wollongong police charging
three men aged 59, 39 and 55 on Wednesday.

Police allege the men are members of a criminal network based on the NSW south coast.

Twelve weapons were allegedly seized, including a World War II Bren Light machine gun
capable of firing up to 520 rounds a minute.

The Bren gun was made famous by Australian and other allied forces during World War
II and has a maximum range of 1.5 kilometres.

Following a police search of their homes, the trio were charged with numerous offences.

The most serious of these were supplying prohibited weapons, knowingly dealing in the
proceeds of crime and supplying individual unlawful weapons.

Superintendent Kyle Stewart said the weapons haul also included a 12 gauge shotgun
and several pistols.

"Investigators seized the weapons over several months and the warrants today were to
search for paraphernalia including ammunition and other illegal property," Supt Stewart
said.

"All the firearms are being forensically tested.

"The broader allegation is the men are actively involved in a criminal network."

Supt Stewart said the men would remain in custody ahead of their appearance in Wollongong
Local Court, which is expected on Thursday.

Bail will be opposed at that time, he said.

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FED: Bi-partisan border protection policy needed: Turnbull

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04-17-2009
FED: Bi-partisan border protection policy needed: Turnbull

The opposition says KEVIN RUDD should sit down with the coalition to devise new border
protection polices because Labor's soft approach isn't working.

Opposition Leader MALCOLM TURNBULL has echoed the Prime Minister's strong comments
about people smugglers .. saying it's a loathsome and evil trade.

But in the wake of yesterday's explosion aboard a boat carrying 47 asylum seekers off
northern Australia .. he says the nation must also have strong policies.

Mr TURNBULL says since the Labor government softened the border protection laws there's
been a dramatic increase in unauthorised boat arrivals.

He says .. if there's intelligence showing no relationship between these softer policies
and increasing numbers of unauthorised boat arrivals .. the government should release
it.

Mr TURNBULL says the government should also be prepared to meet with the coalition
to devise new effective policies.

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NSW: 12-year-old old boy among two charged over sex assault

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12-12-2008
NSW: 12-year-old old boy among two charged over sex assault

Two boys aged 12 and 15 will face court next year charged with sexual assault .. after
an incident during a school excursion on the New South Wales south coast.

Police say the two youths allegedly indecently assaulted a 15-year-old girl while she
was swimming with a friend at the Jamberoo Action park near Kiama on Tuesday.

The girls reported the incidents to park management and police stopped a bus on Mount
Ousley near Wollongong.

The boys have been granted conditional bail to appear in Port Kembla Children's Court
on January 5.

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SA: Federal intervention needed on River Murray, Xenophon says

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08-08-2008
SA: Federal intervention needed on River Murray, Xenophon says

ADELAIDE, Aug 8 AAP - The federal government should take over the Murray River system
to save the dying lower lakes, Senator Nick Xenophon says.

The independent senator for South Australia said the river needed to be managed in
the national interest and the federal government should intervene.

"At the moment, the commonwealth does have powers it can use, including environmental
powers and treaty obligations."

The current Council of Australian Governments agreement on managing the Murray-Darling
Basin, signed in July, was flawed, he said.

"It did not allow for the commonwealth to intervene," Senator Xenophon said.

"The river system is still subject to sectional state interests and it is subject to veto.

"We have seen that Victoria has behaved like a vandal in terms of ensuring that there
is a national approach to the river."

He said sanctions needed to be put in place for those who fail to safeguard water and
the current water buyback needed to be fast tracked.

The senator will join thousands of people at the lower lakes on Sunday at a rally to
draw national attention to the plight of the Murray.

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What Australian newspapers say on Friday, February 15, 2008

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02-15-2008
What Australian newspapers say on Friday, February 15, 2008

SYDNEY, Feb 15 AAP -

Today's The Australian says it is time for Mr Swan to get the economy into top gear.

As Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment figures fell to a record low of 4.1 per
cent in January from 4.3 per cent in December, people should be dancing in the streets
instead of listening to Mr Swan's grim predictions.

The call from many quarters has been for the government to abandon the promised tax
cuts, but the Oz says this would be a disaster.Instead, what the government should do
is to reduce government spending by $31 billion over the same period.

The government must also take an axe to welfare, and all recipients should be subject
to work tests and payments made equal to stop churning between benefits.

The Australian stands by its record of saying that the problem is not when the boom
ends, but in its management over the next couple of decades.

Another problem identified by The Australian is the shortage of skilled labour, which
can be rectified by issuing more 457 visa to skilled migrants.

The Oz also notes that unions oppose this strategy, as they have done over the past
100 years. While immigration is at a record high of 170,000 a year, The Oz says that many
in business think that ti should be double this.



The Sydney Morning Herald looks at two sides of a new war going on over the Channel
Nine series Underbelly. Firstly it takes a swipe at Channel Nine for thinking it could
undermine the legal system during an ongoing trial in Melbourne connected to events portrayed
in the series.

However, the SMH says that in the digital age Justice Betty King's suppression of the
program being screened in Victoria is useless, as the program is easily downloadable from
the internet.

While upholding Justice King's right to interpret the law, the SMH says that her remarks
made in her commentary are indefensible as they reinforce the impression that judges believe
that the public are simpletons.

As the NSW Law Reform Commission is looking at giving NSW juries greater instruction,
Justice King's attitude seems to risk undermining the very jury system she seeks to defend.

Besides, melbourne has been living with these events for the past 20 years.



The Financial Review says that while the banks are big and ugly enough to look after
themselves, the view that they are behaving like bandits is wrong. The editorial supports
this view by saying that the present credit crunch has caused the Commonwealth Bank's
current stagnant interim profit

It says that the big lenders not only take the risks but also take up the slack of
poorly funded mortgage lenders. In the end this results in higher funding costs and more
bad debt.

The Fin also asks if the chief executive officers of the major banks find it difficult
to read "choppy credit markets", then it must be also difficult for the treasurer who
must take his outlook from data supplied by regulators.

The Fin says that the main issue is whether the financial system can continue to function
during a credit crisis so that households and business can borrow and economic activity
can continue. The Reserve Banks said this week that the major banks had just filled the
gap left by the collapse of securitised lending.

While the US is in real trouble, we may be able to weather the storm as we did during
the Asian financial crisis.



The Daily Telegraph main editorial looks at a case where a person in the Juvenile Justice
system Saw II as entertainment for young inmates at the Cobham Juvenile Detention Centre,
causing an inquiry.

The Telegraph points out how inappropriate the choice of video was, and the inquiry
is. Condemning the use of taxpayers' money to teach young offenders even more crime tricks,
the Tele says the incident had the hallmarks of a Monty Python sketch.



The Herald Sun says the choice of former Victorian premier Steve Bracks to head
a federal inquiry into Australia's car industry raises serious questions about what politicians
do at the end of their terms.

The federal opposition has labelled Mr Bracks' selection by the Rudd government as
a case of jobs for the boys, the editorial said.

Mr Bracks had good contacts in Victoria's car industry but the editorial said it was
fair to ask if Mr Bracks was best qualified for the position.

The editorial said a suspicion lingered that Mr Bracks would be used to rubber stamp
the Rudd government's predetermined outcomes, with Shadow Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull suggesting
the Productivity Commission should have investigated the industry's viability.

"The Herald Sun has reported that Alexander Downer, Peter McGauran and Peter Costello
are set to quit Parliament following the defeat of the coalition last November. Life on
the back benches obviously has little appeal, the editorial said.

"All are talented former senior ministers, with marketable recent experience.

"Yet the propriety of using knowledge and contacts gained on the inside of public service
for the later profit in private employment remains vexed."

"The Rudd Government has banned former ministers for 18 months from working as lobbyists
in areas in which they had responsibility.

"This code of conduct provision does not cover ex-premiers and now Mr Bracks is the
beneficiary of that.

"It is to be hoped Mr Bracks's contribution will be a valuable one and that his findings
will be judged on their merit, rather than politics."



The main editorial in The Age said the shootings of East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta
and the attack on President Xanana Gusmao could strengthen the nation's democracy and
focus it on the future.

The killing of "increasingly erratic" rebel leader Alfredo Reinado in the attack on
Mr Ramos-Horta "provides the Timorese government with an opportunity for progressive change"

that could "lay the groundwork for a more stable future", the editorial said.

The attacks could focus the government's attention on national security and spark reform
of the nation;s security sector - the basis of its national security policy.

"The reform of the security sector should go a long way in addressing the prevailing
sense that civic law has little meaning," it said.

"The roles of the police, who suffer from low status, and that of the army, which has
yet to settle into a new post-resistance role, need to be clarified.

"Political control and parliamentary and judicial oversight of both forces needs to
be more transparent.

"The disarming of Reinado's forces, former police and civilians would be a good first
step on the road to building a more accountable and safer society."

Achieving full democracy requires stability, which is predicated on replacing an existing
culture where violence is used to express opposition or dissent, the editorial said.

"East Timor's Prime Minister, Mr Gusmao, described the attack on himself and Mr Ramos
Horta as a strike against the democratic character of the country," it said.

"It must be hoped that this fledgling democracy will emerge the stronger for it."



Brisbane's Courier Mail says the population explosion in southeast Queensland has caused
the state government to look to the private sector to build new schools. The plan is to
access the finance through the Queensland Treasury Corporation, causing the risk to the
developer to all but disappear.

The Courier Mail says this plan is being opposed by the unions on the grounds that
new schools' maintenance contracts will not be subject to union conditions.The teachers'
union is also seeking assurances that the planned seven new schools are not already on
the government's capital works program.

The main concern that the Mail has is that the schools should be build on time, saying
demand must be met.



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Qld: Man critical after shooting

AAP General News (Australia)
08-28-2007
Qld: Man critical after shooting

BRISBANE, Aug 28 AAP - A man is in a critical condition after being shot in north Queensland.

The 27-year-old was shot in the chest at an address at Charles Street, in the Townsville
suburb of Aitkenvale, early today, police said.

Police have shut down the street and are interviewing witnesses.

A police spokesman said it was believed the man was shot once.

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AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, April 13

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04-13-2007
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COAG Wrap (CANBERRA)

State and territory and federal leaders have arrived in Canberra for today's Council
of Australian Government meeting.

And the agenda's packed .. with climate change .. health and education at the top of the list.

Tasmanian Premier PAUL LENNON says he's confident the state and territory leaders will
co-operate with the prime minister .. because voters want to see co-operation between
their political leaders.

And South Australian Premier MIKE RANN has denied the Labor state and territory leaders
will be pushing the federal Labor line today.

He says KEVIN RUDD doesn't need a leg-up .. because he's streets ahead.

Canberra's 10 billion dollar plan to take control of the Murray Darling Basin .. isn't
on the agenda today .. and remains at a stalemate .. with Victorian Premier STEVE BRACKS
refusing to sign on.



Sheik Howard (MELBOURNE)

JOHN HOWARD says Australians should start treating controversial Muslim cleric Sheik
TAJ ALDIN ALHILALI as a joke .. in light of his latest comments.

The Prime Minister's told Southern Cross Broadcasting the mufti should be removed because
he's bringing ridicule onto the Islamic community.

Mr HOWARD says he's untroubled by the mufti's claims he's more Australian than the
PM .. who he also calls a dictator .. but says there's still a serious issue of him holding
a position of influence.



Economy Howard (CANBERRA)

JOHN HOWARD says a low unemployment rate doesn't necessarily mean interest rates will
have to be lifted again .. as long as wages remain under control.

The Prime Minister says low unemployment doesn't automatically mean low interest rates.

He's told Southern Cross radio some of the market reactions are simplistic.



HIV Howard (MELBOURNE)

JOHN HOWARD says HIV-positive people should be denied entry to Australia as migrants or refugees.

Speaking on Southern Cross Broadcasting .. the Prime Minister says Australia already
stops people with tuberculosis coming in .. and this is why he supports stopping HIV-positive
people as well.

He says he'll look at changing the law to stop HIV-positive people coming to Australia.



Daylight (HOBART)

Two Australian states and a territory have adopted a longer daylight saving period.

The move will end clock discrepancies in the summer by bringing New South Wales ..

Victoria .. the ACT and Tasmania into the same time period .. from the first Sunday in
October until the first Sunday in April.

Tasmania has previously been one hour out of step with those states .. because it started
daylight saving three weeks before they did.



Lewthwaite (SYDNEY)

Convicted child killer JOHN LEWTHWAITE has been granted parole .. two weeks after he
was cleared of indecency charges by a Sydney court.

51-year-old LEWTHWAITE had been in custody since his last long parole was revoked in
September last year .. after he sunbathed nude at Wanda Beach in Sydney's south.

State Parole Authority acting chairwoman DEIRDRE O'CONNOR .. says they've decided to
grant LEWTHWAITE parole .. and he'll be released as soon as possible.



Anzac Sunrise (SYDNEY)

Senior government frontbencher JOE HOCKEY .. has backed his political foe KEVIN RUDD
.. over allegations the Labor leader teamed with the Seven Network to attend an Anzac
Day dawn service in Vietnam .. televised before dawn.

Mr HOCKEY's told Seven's Sunrise program .. the plan was about honouring the diggers
on Anzac Day.

He says there was no attempt to score political points .. and no one should doubt the
intentions of the Mr RUDD or the network staff.



Coghlan (MELBOURNE)

49 workers are staging a sit-in at a car parts factory in Victoria's south-west after
being stood down.

Workers at Coghlan and Russell Engineering in Geelong .. were stood down yesterday
without pay .. or assurances they will receive almost 1.5 million dollars owed in entitlements.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union .. says the factory entered administration
on Wednesday .. a move the union says is putting the country's car industry at risk.



UK Capsize Toll (LONDON)

Three Norwegian crew members have died and another five are missing .. after their
tugboat capsized in the North Sea .. off the coast of Scotland.

British coastguards say seven more crew have been rescued from the Norwegian supply
tug .. which capsized 120 kilometres north of the Shetland Islands.

As night sets in .. a rescue operation involving two helicopters and three vessels
is scaling down .. but a naval diving unit remained on the scene with divers. planning
to continue the search.



Indon Hambali (WASHINGTON)

A military hearing in Guantanamo bay has heard from an Indonesian man .. who's been
linked to a terror group blamed for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings.

RIDUAN ISAMUDDIN has told the US tribunal he prefers to be called HAMBALI.

He says he has no association with al-Qaeda and has no knowledge of other terrorist
plots he's accused of orchestrating .. as the alleged operations chief of Jemaah Islamiah.



UK Booker (LONDON)

Australian novelist PETER CAREY is among the nominees .. announced today for the second
Booker International Prize for fiction.

Announced at a news conference in Toronto .. the contenders MARGARET ATWOOD .. SALMAN
RUSHDIE and PHILIP ROTH.

The winner will be announced in June.



US Imus (NEW YORK)

US radio host DON IMUS has been dumped by CBS Radio .. over racist and sexist comments
about a women's college basketball team.

The move comes after several major advertisers backed out after he called the mostly
black Rutgers University team nappy-headed hos.

Nappy is a slur describing the tightly curled hair of many African-Americans .. and
ho is slang for whore .. used in hip hop culture.



UK Party (LONDON)

Two British parents have been left with a bill of almost 50 thousand dollars .. after
a party advertised by their teenage daughter on the internet .. attracted hundreds of
revellers who trashed their home.

17-year-old RACHEL BELL advertised the party on MySpace .. and expected only 30 or
40 people to arrive .. but more than 200 invaded the house in County Durham .. north-east
England.

The teenager denies writing an advertisement which read .. Let's trash the average
family-sized house disco party.

Her parents returned from holiday to find buckets filled with vomit .. cigarette butts
littered throughout the house .. and a wedding dress pulled out of a wardrobe and urinated
on.



Briefly in other news ..



Researchers have produced the first clear evidence for a gene that dictates why some people
gain weight while others do not.



NIBBLES .. an elephant seal on the northern California coast .. is defying his tame nickname
by killing smaller seals .. menacing a kayaker .. and chomping on a surfer and a dog.



The governor of the US state of New Jersey .. has reportedly broken his leg in a serious
hit-and-run car accident .. near the gambling centre of Atlantic City.



in Finance ..



At 1104 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was UP 2.5 points to 6,160.7, and the all
ordinaries index was UP 3.6 points to 6,146.4.

The Australian dollar was trading at 83.17 US cents, UP from 82.53 US cents at Thursday's close.

It was at 61.60 euro cents, UP from 61.45 euro cents on Thursday.

In Sydney, gold bullion was trading at $US677.10 per fine ounce, DOWN $US0.75 from
$US677.85 at the local close on Thursday.



in Sport ..



Golf LPGA (ORLANDO)

English veteran LAURA DAVIES and rising Mexican star LORENA OCHOA share the first-round
lead in the $US2.6 million ($A3.14 million) LPGA Ginn Open in Orlando, Florida.

With Swedish world No.1 ANNIKA SORENSTAM a last-minute absentee because of back injury,
DAVIES and OCHOA both shot six-under-par 66s.

MICHELLE ELLIS was the best placed Australian after an opening 71, one shot ahead
of KARRIE WEBB.



Soccer UEFA (LONDON)

Three Spanish teams have advanced to the UEFA Cup semifinals, with defending champion
Sevilla leading the way.

Osasuna and Espanyol also reached the last four, while Werder Bremen claimed the final spot.



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Vic: Main stories in today's 1200 3AW news

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2006
Vic: Main stories in today's 1200 3AW news

MELBOURNE, Dec 12 AAP - The main stories in today's 1200 3AW news:

- Firefighters in Tasmania say it could take days to assess the overnight damage from
bushfires in the coastal town of Scamander.

- A man accused of killing a woman at Melbourne's Fawkner Cemetery nine years ago lost
his bid to have a preliminary court hearing to determine if he should go to trial.

- Prime Minister John Howard is defending plans for a new citizenship test amid speculation
it lacks coalition support.

- Foreign Minister Alexander Downer is rejecting suggestions he is inciting Fijians
to violence and unrest.

- Labor Leader Kevin Rudd is urging his party not to get carried away with the latest
poll which shows a surge in support for the ALP.

- The all ordinaries is up 13 points to 1568.

- Melbourne victory soccer officials say rival fans will not be forced to sit apart
during the A-league finals.

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Headlines from the 2GB 0600 bulletin

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2006
Headlines from the 2GB 0600 bulletin
2GB headlines @ 0600

Israel steps up airstrikes in Lebanon with 27 killed on farm near Syrian border

More than 300 Australians evacuated on last ship out of Lebanon to arrive home today

Extortion investigation launched re Kings School Parramatta

Labor intensifies attacks on govt re interest rate rise

Police recapture 2 WA escapees in Sydney

Sydney man faces court re alleged children kidnapping

Freak storm rips roof off Sydney unit block

Finance

Sport

NRL Parramatta beats StGeorge Illawarra

AFL West Coast in 2nd place after beating StKilda

Women's British Open

Hopoate wins second professional boxing bout

England 6 for 347 against Pakistan

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Main stories in ABC's 0800 AM Program

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2006
Main stories in ABC's 0800 AM Program

SYDNEY, Feb 15 AAP - Main stories in ABC's 0800 AM Program:

* The final three accused of the Bali nine drug syndicate to face their verdicts in
Denpasar, with four life sentences and two death sentences already handed to Bali nine
members.

* The Australian government now using diplomatic channels to save the lives of Andrew
Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who were yesterday condemned to death in the Denpasar court.

* Supporters of abortion pill RU486 accuse opponents of the drug of trying to scuttle
the passage of the bill by introducing amendments to the bill in the lower house.

* The condition of the 78-year-old Texas lawyer accidentally shot by US President Dick
Cheney during a quail hunt takes a turn for the worse.

* The prospect of Australia's wheat exporter AWB being stripped of its monopoly export
powers raised at a forum in the US.

* With Prime Minister John Howard expected to ask AWB executives to temporarily give
up the company's trading monopoly, Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile denies this is a step
towards ending AWB's single desk arrangement.

* Civil liberties groups attack plans to give intelligence agencies and police the
power to tap the phones of innocent parties during terrorist and major crime investigations.

* Three to four thousand phone taps are approved in Britain each year without any oversight
from a judge.

* The Film Finance Corporation defends its money management skills after using up its
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If this budget is upset by the building of substantial breakwaters or sea walls, sand beaches may disappear as their source of supply is cut off. Since beaches contribute to the protection of the coastline, the disappearance of a beach can lead to the problem of increased marine erosion.

NTN authorized distributors: Buy Online. (Company Profile: Advertisement).(NTN Bearing Corporation of America)

NTN Bearing Corporation of America has come to represent excellence the world over in the manufacturing of quality bearings and constant velocity joints since its founding in 1918. Now, almost 100 years since the company's inception, NTN has brought the same quality in manufacturing to online ordering for the distributor market.

In January of this year, NTN launched Distributor Online (DOL), a virtually real-time ordering and order-tracking Internet solution targeting small-to-mid size distributors in the United States. DOL allows distributors to see NTN inventory on a 24-7 basis, check standing orders as well as place orders.

The company spent a lot of time in 2001 studying growth areas in the distributor market and the best ways to approach it. "The DOL solution provides a level of timeliness and accessability for small and mid-sized distributorships that they haven't had before from NTN," says Jack Pangrazio, Vice President of Marketing and MIS for NTN Bearing Corporation of America who pioneered the project last year. "The finished product has already been rolled out to a few distributors for a trial run and initial returns have been very positive."

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Frontier Offers Georgia Customers A Choice for Local Telephone Service

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Frontier Corporation (NYSE: FRO), one of the nation's leading providers of integrated communication services, now offers integrated local telephone, long distance and data services throughout virtually the entire state of Georgia through a resale arrangement with Bell South. With Frontier, business customers can receive all of their communications services from one source, billed on one invoice, and carried on Frontier's industry-leading "optronics" network, the fastest, most reliable and technologically advanced in the nation.

Frontier is one of the largest providers of competitive local telephone services in the country. Frontier currently offers integrated communications services to nearly 70 percent of the U.S. business population.

Louis Ercolano, Frontier's president of sales for the Eastern Region, attributes the company's success to its ability to offer -- and support -- integrated voice and data applications, as well as value-added services such as Internet access and wireless services.

"In addition to choosing Frontier for both their local and long distance service, a large percentage of our business customers sign up for two or more other services," he explained. "We've found that the more services our customers buy from us, the greater their level of satisfaction. The evidence is in our customer retention rates -- customers with integrated services are far less likely to leave because, as they've stated in our focus groups, the offer and service provided by Frontier is incredibly difficult to get from any other integrated services provider."

Frontier's fully integrated communications services are available to business customers in the District of Columbia and virtually statewide in 26 of the 48 continental United States: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information on Frontier's integrated service offering, call 1-800-836-7000.

Frontier Corporation is one of the leading providers of integrated communications services -- including data applications, long distance, local telephone and wireless -- to business customers nationwide. Frontier's self-healing, optical network provides customers with faster transmission speeds, greater bandwidth capacity and unrivaled reliability. For more information, visit the Frontier web site at www.frontiercorp.com.

You can receive a faxed copy of any Frontier Corporation press release dating back to June 1997, free of charge, 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-758-5804, extension 762302. An automated system will provide you with instructions.

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Sheldon Good & Company to Conduct a Developer Closeout Auction of 18 Luxury Condominium Residences in Houston's Galleria District.

NEW YORK -- Sheldon Good & Company, the nation's leading real estate auction firm, will conduct a developer closeout auction in Houston, Texas on Sunday, August 14th, for the 18 remaining residences in The Bristol, a 96-unit full service luxury condominium community located in the dynamic Galleria District - an epicenter for world-class shopping, dining and entertainment.

Investors and homeowners will have the rare opportunity to name their price and purchase a variety of two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and penthouse homes that feature breathtaking panoramic views of Downtown Houston and the Galleria / Uptown area through dramatic floor to ceiling windows; spacious bedrooms and private baths; and beautiful interiors, including gourmet kitchens with granite countertops and state-of-the-art appliances.

Seven residences will be sold subject to low minimum bids starting at just $150,000 for spacious two-bedroom condominiums, $215,000 for the three-bedroom residences, and $425,000 for the Penthouses. The homes were originally priced to $1,500,000 -- representing potential savings of up to 63% of the original price.

The Bristol was designed as the ultimate choice for sophisticated urban living with utmost attention given to convenience and comfort. A full service condominium, the property offers a wide range of luxurious amenities, including a lushly landscaped resort-style swimming pool; fully equipped fitness center with dry sauna; high speed wireless internet throughout all public spaces, including the community's business center; and complimentary valet parking for all residents make The Bristol a true lifestyle community.

"This auction presents unprecedented value for buyers in a luxury community of this caliber that has been a huge success and is already 80% sold. In terms of design, layouts, amenities and full service staff there is simply nothing else like it in the neighborhood. By offering these homes at auction prices, bidders will receive a level of value that doesn't currently exist anywhere in Houston. For the developer, it is an opportunity to sell his final remaining inventory in just one day, allowing them to move on to their next project," said Mark Troen, Chief Operating Officer of Sheldon Good & Company.

The Bristol's Galleria location is conveniently located within blocks of Houston's premiere attractions, cultural institutions and area conveniences, including Greenway Plaza, Texas Medical Center, Reliant Park, and the Museum District. Just minutes from downtown Houston, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the US, the condominiums are situated nearby all major freeways for quick and easy access to all Houston has to offer.

Starting this Saturday July 9th and running through Saturday August 13th, interested buyers can view the community and residences during pre-auction Weekend Open Houses every Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm. Also, beginning Thursday July 14th they will add additional viewing hours every Thursday and Friday noon to 7pm. The auction will take place on Sunday, August 14th, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Registration will begin at 11am, and the auction will start at noon.

For more information on the auction and to view the available residences at pre-auction open houses, call 800-516-0012, email auctionrequest@sheldongood.com or visit www.HoustonCondoAuction.com.

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Sheldon Good & Company is a Racebrook Portfolio Company, part of a family of enterprises offering a wide range of services in the special situation and opportunistic real estate sector that include: advisory and consulting services; acquisition, investment and disposition capabilities; and workout and restructuring services. The firm's headquarters are based in New York City, with primary offices in Chicago, Miami, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other strategic locations nationwide.

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LUKE DONALD'S Ryder Cup bid appears to be disappearing by the second after it was announced that the Briton has withdrawn from this week's Scottish Open at Loch Lomond. The world No.19 is currently ninth on the World Points List with the top five,Aa along with the leading five on the European Points List, making it into Nick Faldo's side to do battle against the Americans in Valhalla in September.Aa But far more worrying is the fact Donald is struggling to overcome the wrist injury he picked up at the US Open. The two-time Ryder Cup hero has not played since he damaged his wrist in the final round at Torrey Pines on June 15.

"Luke's been speaking to specialists and is almost ready to resume playing, but as a precaution he's going to give it one more week," a spokesman said. Donald has slipped to 39th in the European Points List because of his absence. The world rankings represent Donald's best chance of making it on the plane to Valhalla. But he will need to find some sparkling form on his return if he is to make it into Faldo's team automatically for the big clash. However, the Chicago-based former US college star could earn one of the wild cards if he fails to get in on merit. Also missing from the Sottish Open will be Martin Kaymer, whose mother died from cancer. However the Abu Dhabi winner doesn't have the pressing need to play at Loch Lomand as he currently lies in seventh in the Ryder Cup standings, and with two wins this season has almost booked his seat on the plane. The Scottish Open has a strong field including world No.2 Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie and Rocco Mediate, the American who lost a play-off to Tiger Woods in the US Open.

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Global Intelligent Transportation Systems Industry.

NEW YORK, May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Intelligent Transportation Systems in US$ Million by the following product segments: Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems, and Others (Including Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Advanced Vehicle Information Systems among Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Japan, and Rest of the World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 134 companies including key Developers of Key Enabling Technologies such as ADDCO, LLC., ARINC Incorporated, Image Sensing Systems Inc., INIT Innovation In Transportation Systems, AG, Magellan Navigation Inc., MARK IV IVHS, NAVTEQ Corporation, Siemens Transportation Systems Inc., Sirit Inc., and TransCore Inc. System Integrators also profiled in the report include Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Citilog SA, ItraMAS Corporation Sdn Bhd, Q-Free ASA, Swarco Holdings AG, SpeedInfo, Inc., Tacel Ltd., Traficon N.V., Transdyn Inc., and XATA Corporation. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) MCP-1109

A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) 4

Electronic Toll Collection Systems 4

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS) 4

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems 5

Advanced Vehicle Information Systems 5

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 6

Traffic Congestion - Overriding Concern of Many a Nation 6

Intelligent Transportation Systems - Solution for Today's

Traffic Congestion 6

Market Scenario 7

A Disparate Industry 7

Rationale Behind Installation of ITS 8

Value-Added ITS Capabilities 9

Safety & Security 9

Key Result Areas of ITS in Ensuring Safety 9

Efficiency & Economy 10

Key Focus Areas 10

Key Enablers for Improved Efficiency 11

'ITS' as a Means for Ensuring Better Environment Quality 11

The Secret of Success of ITS Projects Lies in "Concept Selling" 11

Innovation & Market Differentiation - Key Determinants for

Success of ITS Projects 11

ITS - Truly a "Global" Market 11

Favorable Factors 12

Internet, X-Ray and DSRC: The Powerful Trio Enabling ITS 12

3. NOTEWORTHY TRENDS & ISSUES 13

Developed Markets - Traditional Revenue Contributors 13

Developing Markets to Turbo Charge Future Growth in this Market 13

Positive Outlook for ETC Systems Market 13

Smart Cards in Demand for ETC Systems 14

Private Sector Purchases Set to Increase 14

Integration of ITS with Cellular Technology 14

ASTM's Endeavor for ITS Architecture Standardization 14

Satellite-Based Truck-Tracking System 15

Key Issues to Reckon with 15

Interoperation of ITS 15

Differences Between US & EU 16

Government Policy Vis-a-vis ITS Projects 16

Environmental and Safety Issues 16

Privacy Issues 17

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 18

Introduction 18

ITS Integration 18

ITS Integration Program Objectives 19

ITS System Architecture 19

Enabling Technologies 19

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) 19

Electronic Tags 20

RDS-TMC 20

Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) 20

Different Phases of ITS Application 20

Planning Phase 20

Parking Phase 20

Boarding Phase 20

Transport Phase 21

Connection Phase 21

Segment Overview 22

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) 22

Components of Advanced Traffic Management Systems 23

Detection Systems 23

Loop-Emulation/In-ground Detectors - The Precursor 23

Advantages of Advanced Video Detectors 23

Pan-Tilt-Zoom Cameras - A Step Forward 24

Urban Traffic Control Systems 24

SCOOT 24

SCATS 25

SCOOT and SCATS - A Comparison 25

Electronic Toll Collection Systems 26

Components of ETC 26

Automatic Vehicle Identification 26

Automatic Vehicle Classification 26

Violation Enforcement Systems 26

Other key Product Segments 26

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS) 26

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems 27

Advanced Vehicle Information Systems 28

5. REVIEW OF APPLICATION AREAS 29

Electronic Toll Collection 29

Commercial Vehicle Operations 29

Incident Management 29

Commercial Vehicle Electronic Clearance 29

Automated Roadside Safety Inspection 29

On-Board Safety Monitoring 30

Commercial Vehicle Administrative Processes 30

Hazardous Material Incident Response 30

Commercial Fleet Management 30

Traffic Management 30

En-Route Driver (Advisory) Information 30

Traffic Control 31

Incident Management 31

Travel Demand Management 31

Emissions Testing & Mitigation 31

Emergency Vehicle Management 31

Emergency Notification and Personal Security 32

Vehicle Safety Systems 32

Longitudinal Collision Avoidance 32

Lateral Collision Avoidance 32

Intersection Crash Warning & Control 32

Vision Enhancement for Crash Avoidance 32

Safety Readiness 32

Pre-Crash Restraint Deployment 33

Automated Vehicle Operations 33

Fleet Management 33

Others (Control & Warning Devices) 34

6. IN-VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: A REVIEW 35

Traveler Data, Advisory Systems, and Wireless Vehicle Products

& Services 35

In-Vehicle Products 35

In Vehicle Intelligent Transportation Systems in the Past 35

The Present Scenario 36

Passenger Vehicle Applications 37

Commercial Vehicle Applications 37

Adopting Alliance as a Growth Strategy 38

Qualcomm 38

Etak 39

General Motors 39

Microsoft 39

IBM/Sun Microsystems 40

Other Alliances 40

Outlook 40

7. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS 41

Arecont Vision Launches Compact Cameras 41

TomTom Unveils Open Source Location and Mapping Technology 41

Peek Traffic Unveils IQ Central Latest Version 41

Citilog Debuts AID Software Version 6 42

INRIX Debuts Geo-Coded Traffic Camera Collection 42

NAVTEQ Launches Dynamic Content for HD Radio(TM) Systems 43

Magellan Introduces Onetouch(TM) User Interface in Magellan

Roadmate Line 44

Carmanah Technologies Unveils Flashing Beacon 44

XATA Releases XATANET 4.3 44

TransCore Unveils In-Lane Replenishment System 45

INRIX Adds Real-Time Traffic Data in TeleNav Shotgun 46

Vantage Video Cameras 47

Magellan Introduces Maestro 4350 Series with OneTouch User

Interface 47

Magellan Unveils Maestro and Roadmate Auto Navigation Devices 48

NAVTEQ Unveils Traffic Patterns(TM) 49

NAVTEQ Unveils NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) with Windows Live FrameIt 50

NAVTEQ Releases Navigation Maps Across Argentina 51

NAVTEQ Map for Argentina 51

NAVTEQ's MPE Strategy Equips Vehicles with Map-Enhanced ADAS 52

Q-Free Launches Next Generation OBU610 Road Charging System 52

XATA Launches Enhanced Digital Mapping Solution 53

AT&T Adds TeleNav's GPS-Enabled Vehicle Tracker into its

Portfolio 53

ITS Traficon Unveils TrafiCam x-Stream 54

TransCore Releases New RFID-Based Product 54

Econolite Unveils its Latest ATMS Software 55

TransCore Launches New Transponder 56

INRIX Introduces INRIX Total Fusion 56

INRIX Launches Complete Line of INRIX Connected Services

Solutions 56

Third Generation Routing Service 56

INRIX Total Fusion 57

INRIX Connected Services Platform and INRIX Developer Zone 57

Laser Atlanta Announces wiDAR Technology for Remote Detection

of Vehicles 58

Iteris Expands Vantage(TM) Line with VersiCam(TM) 58

Iteris Launches Industry-First 'Safety Direct(TM)' for Heavy Trucks 59

Magellan Adds Three Widescreen Units to Its Roadmate Series 60

Magellan Launches Maestro Elite 3270 61

Maestro Elite 3270 Features 61

NAVTEQ Announces Availability of Map Network Maps and

Location Content Solutions 62

TeleNav Launches TeleNav Vehicle Tracker(TM) 62

Product Innovations/Introductions in Recent Past 62

Iteris Unveils First LDW Data Collection Product 62

Siemens Introduces Video Detection System, EagleVision 63

Iteris Unveils New ITS Products 63

Image Sensing Systems Introduces Autoscope Terra(TM) 63

Traficon NV Introduces a Stand Alone, Multifaceted VIP-T box 63

Sirit Introduces Identity MaX in Europe 64

New Electronic Toll Collection System from Japanese Inventors 64

Tele Atlas Provides Digital Maps to Egypt and Saudi Arabia 64

Siemens Introduces Traffic Signal Control Equipment,

Sitraffic C900 64

Siemens Introduces Traffic Control System, Sitraffic Scala 64

Siemens Introduces Modular Tunnel Control Center 65

Hertz Launches PlatePass(TM) Electronic Toll Technology 65

RouteMatch Introduces ITS Solution for Urban Transportation

Providers 65

IPICO and Dyna Group Unveil Passive RFID Electronic Toll

Collection System 65

Kyocera Wireless to Launch Active Nuclear Source Tool Alarm 65

New On-Board Units from Q-Free 65

Iteris Launches New Video Transmission Product for Traffic

Surveillance 66

INIT Offers Novel ITS Solutions 66

Alpine Electronics Launches New Navigation Device 66

Citilog Launches Two New ITS Products 66

Delphi Unveils New Portable Navigation System 67

NAVTAQ Unveils New System for Mobile Networks 67

Nestor Traffic Systems Introduces New Video Product 67

Siemens VDO Launches Adaptive Cruise Control System 67

Steria Launches New Traffic Supervision System 68

Traficon Launches TrafiCam 68

8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 69

China TransInfo Bags Intelligent Transportation System Contract 69

Telvent to Install SmartMobilityTM Tunnel solution 69

EGPI Firecreek Concludes in Escrow the Purchase of SouthWest

Signal Corporation 70

DX Radio, RF Technology Purchases IPMobileNet 70

Sixnet Unveils New Branding Initiative 70

Gannett Fleming Purchases VANUS 71

Federal Signal Acquires Sirit 71

Federal Signal Purchases VESystems 71

ACS to Offer Intelligent Transportation System for MATA 72

American Traffic Solutions Takes Over Nestor Traffic Systems 72

Bosch Acquires Extreme CCTV 73

China TransInfo Enters Into Chinese Transportation Systems Market 73

Vaisala Acquires Quixote Transportation 73

Iteris Receives Contract from City of Corona 73

Trapeze Software Acquires Public Transit Solutions business of

Continental Automotive 74

IPICO and International Road Dynamics Announces Preliminary

Success of EVI Relationship 74

Transcore Partners with Sensys for Integrating Arterial Travel

Time System in TransSuite 75

IPICO to Form Joint Venture Company with CATS LUHAI 75

TransCore Inks Contract with Gresham, Smith and Partners 76

Trapeze Software to Offer Smart Transportation Systems

Solution to CATA 76

HKTD Chooses Imaging Sensing Systems's Autoscope Video Vehicle

Detection Solution 77

Florida Transportation Department Selects Citilog's VisioPad(TM) 77

MiTAC Acquires Magellan Consumer Products Division 78

Telvent to Purchase Assets of NLDC 78

Siemens and M Tech Sign License Agreement 79

NAVTEQ Acquires of T-Systems Traffic 79

SkyToll to Deploy Siemens Solutions for NDS Tolling Project 80

Image Sensing to Implement G4 RTMS Radars Freeway

Infrastructure Solution 80

Affiliated Computer Inks Contract with Brampton Transit 81

Indian Railways Places an Order with Bombardier for ATMS 81

OCTA Signs Contract with ICx Transportation 81

ACS to Deliver ITS 81

ACS Wins ITS Contract 82

NAVTEQ Wins Verizon Contract 82

ACS Acquires TMS 83

Nokia Takes over NAVTEQ 83

Q-Free to Take Over Building Capital 83

Telvent Wins Maintenance Contract for E-ZPass System 84

IBM Forms Alliance with Hisense Network 84

Edmonton City Enters into Contract with Trapeze Software 85

Queensland Enters into Contract with Thales 85

Illinois Deploys VisioPaD(TM) 85

Citilog and DISTELCO Partner to Resell Citilog's Products and

Solutions 86

PGL Bags USD13 Million ITS Project 87

INRIX Forms Partnership with ARC Transistance to Develop and

Provide Complete Traffic Information Across Europe 87

INRIX and ANWB Jointly Deploy Countrywide Predictive and Real

-Time Traffic Flow Information 88

INRIX Predictive Traffic Information 89

INRIX forms Partnership with WSI to Integrate Traffic

Forecasts into TruVu Traffic HD 89

INRIX Rolls out Live Traffic Alerts 90

INRIX, MapQuest Form Collaboration 91

NAVTEQ, BTC Use HD Radio Technology 91

NAVTEQ, PTV Sign Agreement 92

WSDOT Deploys SpeedInfo Sensor System 92

Telvent to Supply and Install Toll Collection System in Brazil 93

M.Tech Pockets Dambach 94

Magellan Partners with Primordial 94

Iteris Wins Supply Contract for ITS Designs 94

The OHL Brasil Awards Contract to Telvent 94

DRI Bags Order from WestCAT 94

Telvent to Install Traffic Control System in Xinxiang 95

NPRA Awards Service and Maintenance Contract to Q-Free 95

INRIX Expands Partnership withTomTom Navigator 95

Corporate Activity in Recent Past 95

Odeco Acquires Addco 95

Telvent Pockets Caseta 95

Atlantia to Acquire Stake in ETC 95

IRD Buys 50% Stake in Xuzhou-PAT Control Technologies 96

Federal Signal Takesover PIPS 96

Addco and Odeco Enters Partnership 96

Total Traffic Network Expands Partnership with Inrix 96

Western Systems to Distribute Iteris' Vantage Product Line 96

Telvent Wins Supply Contract for Road Safety Systems 96

ICx to Supply Enhanced Transportation Systems for I-15

Corridor in San Diego 97

RouteMatch Bags US$1.6 Million Contract from Rhode Island

Public Transit Authority 97

Sam Houston Tollway Receives Approval 97

Nestor Traffic Systems Secures Public Safety Contract From

Californian Province 97

IRD Secures Work Zone Safety Contract Worth CAD $ 550,000 98

Siemens to Install New Traffic Management System in Lithuania 98

Nissan to Test New ITS Technology 98

Steria to Expand Taxi Management System at London's Heathrow

Airport 99

TransCore Chosen by Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission to

Upgrade Toll System 99

Siemens Consortium Secures Largest UTC Project in China 99

SpeedInfo Installs Sensors on Nebraska Highways 99

Iteris Appoints Western Systems as New Distribution Partner 100

Siemens Secures Contract for Traffic Control Systems in

Switzerland 100

Siemens Completes Traffic Control System Project in Turkey 100

RouteMatch Users receive MSAA Funding 100

Nestor Secures Traffic Management Contract from the Cities of

Hudson and Corrigan 100

IRD Receives WIM Contract from Zignego 101

Imtech Acquires Peek Traffic 101

Siemens Secures Key Contract from Sharjah 101

Siemens Secures Traffic Management System Contract in Bangkok 101

Citilog Equips New York's Throgs Neck Bridge With Traffic

Management System 101

SpeedInfo Installs new Traffic Flow Solution in Washington D.C. 102

ItraMAS Launches National Traffic Control Center 102

Transdyn Secures Contract from the City of Melbourne 102

Siemens Secures Contract in Prague for Traffic Modernization 102

TransCore Secures Contract for Traffic Monitoring System from

Californian City 102

Siemens Chosen to Deliver Traffic Management Solution to

Havering 103

Iteris Secures ITS Contract Worth US$1.25 Million in California 103

Nestor Secures Automated Red Light Solution Contract From

Texas City of Diboll 103

NAVTEQ Acquires Traffic.com 103

Diboll Enters into a 2-year Contract with Nester Traffic 103

Tele Atlas and MCH GeoPoints Enter into Partnership Agreement 103

TransCore Secures New Contract 104

NAVTEQ Enters into a Contract with Uniden America 104

Citilog Supplies Smart SunGuide with Intelligent Video

Surveillance 104

Shah Capital Acquires Thales Navigation 104

NAVTEQ Acquires Map Network 104

Telvent GIT SA Takes Over PB Farradyne 104

NAVTEQ Acquires gedas MapIT 105

Extreme CCTV Acquires Forward Vision CCTV 105

HTA Partners with Cendant Car Rental Group 105

Image Sensing Systems Supplies ITS Related Equipment 105

INIT Enters into an Agreement with Metropolitan

Transportation Authority of New York 105

Mark IV and ETC Enter into Partnership Deal 106

V-Traffic Enters into Partnership with Masternaut 106

V-Traffic Collaborates with University Paul Sabatier 106

NAVTEQ Secures Contract from Primus Geographics 106

NAVTEQ Enters into Licensing Agreement with LandSonar 106

Q-Free Secures Contract for Deploying Toll System on Tamar

Bridge 106

EFKON USA and Sirit Enter into Partnership Deal 107

SpeedInfo Secures Contract from MTC 107

Tele Atlas Signs Licensing Agreement with MapIT 107

TeleAtlas Enters into an Agreement with Beijing Changdi Youhao 107

Tele Atlas Collaborates with WindSpring 107

Tele Atlas and PT Navindo Enter into a Joint Venture Agreement 107

Image Sensing Systems Joins Forces with Wavetronix 108

Zeus Technology Enters into Partnership with Itlog 108

Inrix Enters into Agreement with TeleNav 108

Iteris Bags Five-Year Contract from FHWA 108

Telvent Enters into Contract with Transportation Departments 109

TransCore Bags Contract to Implement Traffic Control Technology 109

Intermap Inks Letter of Intent with Tele Atlas 109

RouteMatch Software Bags ITS Technology Solution Contract 109

ItraMas Alliances with AdvancedInformation Technology 109

INIT Secures CAD$35 Million Contract 110

Intermap Enters into Agreement with Several German Automotive

Manufacturers 110

ObjectVideo Alliances with CTI's Video Convergence 110

Telvent Signs Deal with Computer Sciences Corporation 110

WWT Bags Order from Arizona Department of Transportation 110

Raytheon Receives a Contract from Florida Turnpike 111

9. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 112

Developers of Key Enabling Technologies 112

ADDCO LLC (US) 112

ARINC Incorporated (US) 112

Image Sensing Systems Inc. (US) 112

INIT Innovation In Traffic Transportation Systems, AG (Germany) 112

Magellan Navigation Inc. (US) 113

MARK IV IVHS (Canada) 113

NAVTEQ Corporation (US) 114

Siemens Mobility (US) 114

Sirit Inc. (Canada) 114

TransCore Inc. (US) 115

System Integrators 115

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (US) 115

Citilog SA (France) 116

ItraMAS Corporation Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) 116

Q-Free ASA (Norway) 116

Swarco Holdings AG (Germany) 117

SpeedInfo, Inc. (US) 117

Tacel Ltd. (Canada) 117

Traficon N.V. (Belgium) 117

Transdyn Inc. (US) 118

XATA Corporation (US) 118

10. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 119

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Intelligent Transportation Systems by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, China, South Korea and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 119

Table 2: World 9-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

China, South Korea and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007,

2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 120

Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, China, South Korea and

Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 121

Table 4: World 9-Year Perspective for Advanced Traffic

Management Systems (ATMS by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

China, South Korea and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007,

2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems by Geographic Region -

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, China, South Korea and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures

in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 123

Table 6: World 9-Year Perspective for Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

China, South Korea and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007,

2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 124

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Other Intelligent Transportation Systems* by Geographic Region -

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, China, South Korea and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures

in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 125

Table 8: World 9-Year Perspective for Other Intelligent

Transportation Systems* by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

China, South Korea and Rest of World Markets for Years 2007,

2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 126

11. THE UNITED STATES 127

A.Market Analysis 127

US - World's Largest Market 127

The Federal Government & ITS 127

US Federal Government - Primary Supporter of ITS 127

Budgetary Constraints of the Federal Government 127

Equipping Vehicles with Intelligent Vehicle Technology 128

ITS Integration 128

Standardization & Privacy Issues 129

Privacy Issue 129

ITS Application in the US 129

ITS Deployment at the Frontiers 129

ITS Application in Rural Areas 130

ITS to the Rescue of Commercial Vehicles 130

Traveler Information 131

OnStar 131

Associations, Groups/Bodies & Acts 132

ITSA - Intelligent Transportation Society of America 132

US - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 132

National Association Working Group (NAWG) 133

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 133

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation

Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) 133

Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21) 134

Select Regional Players 134

American Traffic Solutions, Inc. 134

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. 135

Caseta Technologies Inc. 135

Inrix, Inc. 135

Iteris Inc. 135

Telenav, Inc. 136

Telvent Traffic North America Inc. 136

Wavetronix LLC 136

B.Market Analytics 137

Table 9: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product Segment -

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems, Public Vehicle Transportation

Management Systems (PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations

(CVO) Systems, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 137

Table 10: US Historic Review for Intelligent Transportation

Systems by Product Segment - Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS),

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$

Million for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 138

Table 11: US 11-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS),

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other

Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 139

12. CANADA 140

A.Market Analysis 140

Awakening Governmental Support to ITS Projects 140

Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems for

Elderly/Disabled Travelers 140

General Recommendations 141

Car Driving 141

User Convenience in Public Transport 141

Communication System 141

Low-Cost Means for Disabled 141

Key Players 142

Aecon Group, Inc. 142

Delcan Corporation 142

International Road Dynamics, Inc. 143

B.Market Analytics 144

Table 12: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product Segment -

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems, and Other Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years

2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 144

Table 13: Canadian 9-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

and Other Markets for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 145

13. JAPAN 146

A.Market Analysis 146

Japan - Current & Future Analysis 146

Background 146

Steps Towards Deployment of ITS 146

B.Market Analytics 147

Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product Segment -

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems, Public Vehicle Transportation

Management Systems (PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations

(CVO) Systems, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 147

Table 15: Japanese Historic Review for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Advanced Traffic

Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)

Systems, Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems

(PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and

Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 148

Table 16: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS),

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other

Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 149

14. EUROPE 150

A.Market Analysis 150

European ITS Market - The Second Largest 150

ITS Finds Place in the EU's Multi-Million Euro Trans-

European Infrastructure Project 150

Market Snapshots 150

Market for Rail Intelligent Transportation Systems 150

Advanced Traffic Management Systems to Tackle Rising Traffic

Congestion in Western Europe 151

Ertico 152

Select Regional Players 152

Dambach-Werke GmbH (Germany) 152

Imago Group (Spain) 152

M-Tech Technologie und Beteiligungs AG (Germany) 152

Steria SA 153

Telvent GIT S.A. (Spain) 153

Zeus Technology Ltd (UK) 153

B.Market Analytics 154

Table 17: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product Segment -

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems, Public Vehicle Transportation

Management Systems (PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations

(CVO) Systems, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales in US$ Million for the Years 2007 through 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 154

Table 18: European Historic Review for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Advanced Traffic

Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)

Systems, Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems

(PVTMS), Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and

Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in

US$ Million for the Years 2000 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 155

Table 19: European 11-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS),

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other

Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 Japan (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 156

Table 20: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) by Geographic

Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Austria, Russia,

and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 157

Table 21: European 9-Year Perspective for Advanced Traffic

Management Systems (ATMS) by Geographic Region - France,

Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Austria, Russia, and Rest of

Europe Markets for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 158

Table 22: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems by Geographic

Region - France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, and Rest

of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 159

Table 23: European 9-Year Perspective for Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems by Geographic Region - France,

Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, and Rest of Europe Markets

for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 160

15. CHINA 161

Market Analysis 161

Table 24: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product Segment -

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll

Collection (ETC) Systems, and Other Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years

2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 162

Table 25: Chinese 9-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

and Other Markets for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 163

16. SOUTH KOREA 164

Market Analysis 164

Table 26: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product

Segment - Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS),

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems, and Other Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$

Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 164

Table 27: South Korean 9-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

and Other Markets for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 165

17. REST OF WORLD (ASIA-PACIFIC (EXCL. CHINA & SOUTH KOREA),

LATIN AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST) 166

A.Market Analysis 166

Select Markets: A Review 166

Asia-Pacific 166

Australia - A Well Developed ITS Market 166

ITS Australia 167

SCATS 167

Hong Kong - An Overview of ITS Market 167

History 168

Objectives of ITS Project 168

The Key ITS Solutions 168

India - A Potential Market 168

Latin America 169

Market Analysis 169

Brazil: Largest Transportation Network 169

Market Snapshots 169

B.Market Analytics 170

Table 28: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Intelligent Transportation Systems by Product

Segment - Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS),

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems, Public Vehicle

Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS), Commercial

Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for

the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 170

Table 29: Rest of World 9-Year Perspective for Intelligent

Transportation Systems by Product Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Advanced Traffic Management

Systems (ATMS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems,

Public Vehicle Transportation Management Systems (PVTMS),

Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Systems, and Other

Markets for Years 2007, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 171

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 134 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 152)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 74

Canada 13

Japan 7

Europe 34

France 6

Germany 8

The United Kingdom 7

Italy 2

Spain 1

Rest of Europe 10

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 18

Middle East 1

Latin America 5

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