| David Jones denies corporate paedophillia claims
MARK COLVIN: There's a furious row between the retailer, David Jones, and the think-tank, the Australia Institute, over a report which accused big stores of "corporate paedophilia".
The Australia Institute paper accuses the makers of a number of advertising and marketing campaigns of "sexualising" children.
But several companies identified in the report have strenuously denied the charge. And the Australia Institute says David Jones has threatened to sue.
Kathryn Roberts reports.
KATHRYN ROBERTS: The standoff between retailers and the Australia Institute has escalated with the Institute's Executive Director Dr Clive Hamilton making this allegation.
CLIVE HAMILTON: David Jones rang me this morning demanding that the Institute remove all references to David Jones.
Howard's $10M win in arbitration sets new high-water mark
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Everywhere Ryan Howard turned, people wanted to dig into his pockets. Howard's bank account just skyrocketed like one of those home runs he deposits into the upper deck. Baseball's best bargain finally will be getting big bucks. Howard won his salary arbitration case against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday when he was awarded $10 million, the highest figure given a victorious player. Now teammates expect him to pay for their meals and pick up the tab on their nights out. "My reaction is mostly relief," Howard said. "It was an interesting process. Anyway you look at it, it's a win-win because it's a substantial raise." Howard made $900,000 last year and $355,000 during his MVP season in 2006. The Phillies offered $7 million, but Howard became the first player to win in six arbitration cases this season.
January 2008
The two were intolerably civil to each other, and neither said anything that struck me as remotely controversial. In fact, with each debate the orthodoxy of Obama's positions becomes more pronounced. We spent the first 40 minutes on health care, and I thought Hillary clearly won that portion of the debate. She understands how difficult any change will be, and more important she understands that not everyone wants change--that those with health care may actually fear it. If Obama holds a similar position, I could not discern it from what he said. On the war, they are both terrible. Hillary says, "we will end the war in Iraq and we will resolve the war in Afghanistan." The only rule for this debate seemed to be that neither candidate would dare use the word 'victory.' We know they want out of Iraq, but have we now conceded defeat in Afghanistan as well? Our conflict with the Taliban and al Qaeda is to be 'resolved'? When Tony Soprano says he's going to resolve a problem, we know what that means, but what on earth does it mean when Hillary says it? The low point for Obama came when he said that the NIE on Iran had shown that engagement and talking could lead to the Iranians changing their behavior.
Bikies to be 'wiped out'
In any case, the bike-riders are NOT the cause of all the crime in the state. It is yet another typical Labor party, limp-wristed, knee-jerk reaction to make it look like they're doing something other than providing jobs for the boys! Posted by: Morgan of Brisbane 8:33am October 31, 2007 the only way you will stop organised crime - bikies or anyone - is to legalise all drugs and have them regulated the same way with alcohol. prohibition doesn't work - it didn't work with alcohol and it's not working with drugs. regulate them and take them out of the hands of the organised gangs, police, lawyers etc etc. all this bikie crackdown is a publicity stunt by the government - the police know who are involved and they prefer it that way. Posted by: lisa of adelaide of adelaide 8:15am October 31, 2007 Have a few bikie bouncers help you out from a nutter and you soon learn to appreciate them.
Phoenix plants to produce biodiesel from cooking oil
Eating fried chicken wings and french fries might not clean out your arteries, but it actually could help clean up the air, now that two local companies are transforming waste cooking oil from local restaurants into diesel fuel. Amereco Biofuels Corp. expects its first deliveries this month to commercial customers in Tucson and Las Vegas, said Bill Sheaffer, executive vice president of marketing for the plant, located west of Phoenix in the town of Arlington. And soon Chandler-based AZ BioDiesel expects to pass fuel-testing standards and begin production, said Christopher Rees, vice president of sales and marketing. .
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