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Tiguan Tough: We join Volkswagen for...

Straight off an overnight flight to Africa, were handed the key to one of three production prototypes and pointed down a rugged trail in a vast game park close to the vibrant Namibian capital of Windhoek. Weve traveled to the former German colony, now a thriving tourist destination, to accompany a team of VW engineers at the end of a 24-month development program for the compact sport/ utility vehicle that is due to reach North American showrooms around this time next year. But before we even get a chance to acquaint ourselves properly with Wolfsburgs latest model, were suddenly dodging all sorts of obstacles as we put its off-road prowess to the test.

These are not the conditions for which the Tiguan was conceivedor is expected to excel. Yet despite its on-road bias, the baby brother to the more robust Touareg manages to make surprisingly good progress over the rocky terrain.

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Honda's May China vehicle sales up 33 pct

SHANGHAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co.'s (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) China vehicle sales jumped 33.3 percent in May, outperforming 23 percent growth in China's overall passenger car market.

Honda, maker of the Civic, Accord, CR-V and Odyssey models, sold 29,812 vehicles in China during the month, up from 22,364 units in May 2006, it said in a statement on Thursday.

Sales at its venture in central China jumped 194.8 percent to 9,546 units, due to robust demand for its Civic sedan which hit the market in April last year.

Sales at its venture in south China climbed 6 percent to 20,266 vehicles.

In the first five months of the year, Honda, which competes with Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and others in the world's second-largest auto market, moved 159,122 vehicles in China, up 38.8 percent from 114,678 units a year earlier.

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Asia markets mixed as Europe, US equities see gains

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed on the session on Friday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.46 percent to 6,317.1 and the Hang Seng index gained 0.72 percent to 21,017.05 in Hong Kong. On the other hand the Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.06 percent to 3,581.16, while the Sensex fell 0.33 percent to 14,162.71 in India. In Tokyo, meanwhile, the markets were higher as the yen continued to weaken. The Nikkei 225 was 0.7 percent higher to 17,971.49, while the Topix index added 0.9 percent to 1,772.94. Small and mid-cap indexes did even better, with the Mothers market gaining 1.3 percent to 939.29 and the Jasdaq ending 1.7 percent higher to 82.46.

In Tokyo, exporters did well. Toyota Motor (TYO: 7203.T; NSYE: TM; LSE: TYT) gained 1.6 percent to 脗楼7,690.

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Honda Civic Type R ready for new asphalt challenge

The Honda Civic Type R run by JAS Motorsport faces a new challenge as it moves onto asphalt for round three of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the Ypres Rally Belgium.

Drivers Dani Sola and Luca Betti made a promising debut with the car on the all-gravel Rally of Turkey last month, but the specialist asphalt roads of Belgium will mark another chapter in the new cars development particularly as the Honda drivers will be up against a wide variety of well-known local experts.

JAS ambitions will be officially supported by Pirelli, providing factory support and custom developed tyres to suit one of the most competitive front wheel drive rally cars.

Engine development will still be incooperation with GIANFA, continuing a long and well established partnership with Carlo and Giuliano Facetti which are the mainactors of the oustanding success of JAS-tuned Honda engines in the last 6 years.

15:16:02

BMW 335i Cabrio

A BMW convertible has always been a desirable drop-top, and especially the 3 Series cabriolet draws a lot of attention. This sunseeker grabs the attention of the upwardly mobile trendsetters who are eager for flashy wheels that will make them look cool.

And the latest 3 Series cabriolet is no different. It is again a trendsetting and distinctive topless number. However, the big news on this model is the fact that it now comes with a retractable hard-top roof.

You will be forgiven if you see a 3 Series cabrio with the top up jetting pass you and mistake it for a coupe. Most of the car's design cues, such as the nose, are similar to that of its coupe sibling. Only if you see the side profile you'll notice the difference. The cabriolet version appears "flatter" and not as curvaceous as the coupe.

21:43:10

A tax rate that enrages Middle England

In this current boom, the super-rich are making such extraordinary fortunes that they are not just stoking the suspicion of the working class, but the well-paid middle classes, too. The battle lines in Britain’s class war are shifting: it is no longer Citizen Smith and the Tooting Popular Front agitating for change, but Mr and Mrs Smith and the Wimbledon Neighbourhood Watch scheme who are crying "Power to the People!"

University-educated men and women working hard and enjoying successful careers in public companies are finding themselves frozen out of swaths of the London property market by a new breed of wealth: hedge fund managers, private equity partners and investment bankers. There are signs of a new kind of fissure between the reasonably well-off and the absurdly wealthy – not a blue-collar/white-collar divide, but suit-and-tie versus open-necked shirt; not over how much you are paid, but how: are you someone who measures your earnings in salary or capital gains?

In this context, Nicholas Ferguson’s observation that many private equity executives are "paying less tax than a cleaning lady" has only played to the politics of middle-class envy.

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Speed demons cause crash; Highway 400 closed, creating traffic chaos

In was sheer luck and seatbelts that saved the lives of numerous people involved in a serious Highway 400 collision, Saturday evening. While 11 victims of the multi-car crash were taken to hospital, including a four-year-old boy, police said none suffered life-threatening injuries.

Excessive speed by two drivers caused the four-car accident between highways 88 and 89 shortly before 7 p.m. A 22-year-old female driver of a VW Golf and a 26-year-old male driver of a Honda Civic were arrested and charged with criminal negligence and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Police said it has yet to be determined whether or not the cars were racing, or simply just driving fast.

"We don't think they knew each other, but witnesses said they were making really aggressive lane changes all the way up the highway.

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Williams: Lewis is unique

Sir Frank Williams on Friday night described Formula One rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton as a unique talent.

The Williams team boss, who has won nine constructors' titles and secured seven drivers' crowns for the likes of Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, claimed Hamilton's instant impact on the sport was unparalleled.

"In my opinion," Williams said of the 22-year-old McLaren driver. "I've never seen anyone arrive and be so successful so quickly. That is to say from his first race. It is quite remarkable. I am looking hard to find fault with him and he is very nice, which is quite unusual, too."

Williams, who has been in motor racing for almost 40 years, was asked if Hamilton reminded him of any other drivers in his long career.

"Nobody," he replied.

21:01:14

DFC Intelligence Estimates Worldwide Portable Game Market to ...

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-March 21, 2007 - According to a new report from DFC Intelligence, worldwide revenue from the portable game systems from Nintendo and Sony is expected to exceed $10 billion in 2007. The market is being led by the Nintendo DS, the hottest selling system of 2006. "The DS has the potential to be the best-selling interactive entertainment platform ever," says David Cole, an analyst with DFC Intelligence.

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21:08:41

CDC Games to Expand Development Partner Program with Up to $100 ...

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and pioneer of the "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" model for online games in China, today announced plans for its accelerated expansion into the development of online games through the establishment of a subsidiary to be named CDC Games Studio.

CDC Games Studio expands the scope of the Online Games Developer Partner Program announced in August of 2006. The original partner program was funded by up to $20 million and focused on investments in strategic games development partners to accelerate the development of new and original online games for the China market. CDC Games Studio will continue to place strategic investments with selected game developers and also support emerging game developers with the resources they need to rapidly develop innovative new games.

11:42:00

Nigeria: Nigeria Eyes Grand Master for Chess Glory

Nigeria's quest to maintain her performance at the All-Africa Games has received a big boost following a fruitful attempt by the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) President ACP Sani Mohammed to bring top British chess Grand Master, Nigel Short to tutor the country's male and female teams to the African fiesta.

The chess boss, who was in Britain recently, revealed that he was in contact with the highest ranked British champion while in London on his return journey from the Hajj last month and both parties have shown tremendous interest in working together to ensure that Nigeria come tops in the 15 medal chess event of the 9th-All Africa Games.

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10:06:45

BitTorrent to sell movie downloads

BitTorrent, the San Francisco company that created the most popular software for pirating content on the Web, launched a marketplace of legal movies on the Internet Monday.

The site has the blessing of four major studios and about three dozen other publishers of video, games and software.

"BitTorrent has the infrastructure, technology and established user base to significantly move the needle on digital distribution with quick, easy and affordable delivery," Thomas Lesinski, president of Viacom's Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment, said in a statement.

BitTorrent.com's library will contain more than 3,000 movies and TV shows, rivaling the selection found at CinemaNow and Movielink, legal sites that long have had the blessing of the entertainment industry.

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UTV on an expansion spree

UTV wants to be a global player in the entertainment industry. The company has announced its floating of eight new international channels, targeting all sections, including kids, youth, and families by investing $200 million.

Four of the channels will kick off in August and the other four by this year's end.

Ronnie Screwvala's promoted UTV also plans to make 12 films in a month. The company will be listed on London Stock Exchange next month.

It may be recalled that Walt Disney acquired a 15% stake in the company. .

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General Freight Services鈥?Greg Sebolt Elected to TIA Board

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Freight Services, Inc. today announced that Greg Sebolt, president and COO, has been elected to the board of directors for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA).

TIA is the premier professional and educational organization of the $114 billion third-party logistics (3PL) industry and is committed to advocating for best practices and ethics in the industry. Board members are elected by the membership of TIA, which consists of logistics service providers, shippers and carriers.

"This opportunity gives me the ability to impact my profession and peers in even greater and more direct ways," said Sebolt. "As a board member, I will help shape the future of our industry promoting continued growth and success for both the 3PL community and TIA."

Sebolt was recently promoted to the role of President and COO of General Freight Services and brings more than 15 years experience in supply chain and logistics services.

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Explore Investment Opportunities With HSBC

Bandar Seri Begawan - HSBC has always been at the forefront of the investment market and their qualified financial planners are readily available to help their customers choose the best investment opportunities.

To keep their customers abreast of upcoming investment opportunities, HSBC is organising a seminar, entitled "Exploring New Investment Opportunities-, exclusively for its valued customers.

Conducted by Ashley Neal, Vice President of BlackRock Investment Management (Singapore) Limited, it will be held on April 28 at the Mutiara Ballroom of Sheraton Utama Hotel.

Among the products that will be addressed at the seminar include the MLIIF Global Allocation Fund, a diversified core mutual fund investing in US dollars and international stocks, bonds and alternative cash equivalents, which can help protect investors during market downturns, while still letting them benefit if the markets rise.

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Who's to blame for dangerous subprime mortgages?

We've all been reading stories about the subprime mortgage meltdown for months, but a comprehensive study by the Reinvestment Fund, a nonprofit that works to stimulate growth in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, made the issue hit home.

A Philadelphia Inquirer front-page story on the study offered some heartbreaking cases of Philadelphians likely to lose their homes, and perhaps tumble into bankruptcy. It's a tragedy, an outrage.

To be precise, the TRF study was on predatory lending -- selling high-risk mortgages to people who cannot afford them. That's not quite the same as subprime mortgages, which are loans to people with poor credit. Not every subprime mortgage is predatory.

But most predatory loans are subprime mortgages.

The first homeowner described in the story bought a $66,900 house in 2003 with plans to fix it up and rent it out.

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CURRENCIES: Euro Lower After Trichet; Yen Slumps As Carry Back In ...

The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank hiked its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75% as expected and said rates are now "moderate" rather than "low." Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the Frankfurt-based ECB, which sets interest-rate policies in the 13 countries that use the euro, said rates remain "accommodative" and that the central bank will "very closely" monitor price developments, an indication that a rate hike in the next quarter is likely. But Trichet did make one concession, saying that rates are now "moderate." He added that he wasn't preparing markets for a "restrictive" policy. "Trichet opted for a less hawkish tone when he said that interest rates are now moderate rather than low," said Kathy Lien, chief strategist at DailyFX.com.

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Fidelity unveils Advisor funds

Fidelity Advisor International Real Estate, Fidelity Advisor Canada and Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Independence funds will provide financial advisers and their clients with greater diversification across asset classes and geographical areas, Boston-based Fidelity said in a statement.

Class A, T, B, C and Institutional shares will be offered through advisers at institutions such as brokerage firms, banks and insurance companies.

With the addition of the three funds, Fidelity said it now offers 99 Advisor funds.

Creating a well-diversified portfolio for clients is the primary goal of any successful financial [adviser], Martha B. Willis, executive vice president at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co., said in a statement.

By investing in a range of asset classes and geographical areas, [advisers] can add significant value to a clients portfolio by mitigating risk through diversification and focusing on long-term investment objectives.

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Joost Adds Millions To Launch Plans

Joost, an Internet television service set to launch later this year, today announced $45 million in financing from two venture capital firms, two major content companies and a charitable trust. Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, CBS Corp., Viacom and Li Ka Shing Foundation each invested in a minority percentage of the company.

"We've carefully selected these investors from a variety of interested parties, as they are best-in-class in their respective arenas and bring unique assets to Joost that will enable us to significantly accelerate growth and development of the Company," Joost co-founder Janus Friis said in a statement.

Index Ventures is a European venture capital firm which invests in technologies that with global reach. Sequoia Capital, according to Joost, Sequoia has been the first investor and business partner in companies that make up 10 percent of the NASDAQ's value.

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Townsend Analytics Goes Live with Expanded Connection to ISE

CHICAGO, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Townsend Analytics (http://www.townsendanalytics.com/), a leading provider of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-currency, and multi-route electronic trading solutions for the global capital markets, today announced the successful expansion and activation of its direct market access (DMA) connection with the ISE Stock Exchange.

RealTick's institutional buy-side clients and investors around the world now have direct access to the enhanced functionality and trading flexibility offered by the ISE Stock Exchange. ISE's equity trading platform combines a fully displayed stock market with its MidPoint Match(TM) liquidity pool for trading equities anonymously at the midpoint price of the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO).

Through its order types, the ISE Stock Exchange provides an innovative way to integrate dark and displayed pools of liquidity to maximize execution quality.

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Tenants to Confront Landlord in His UCLA Classroom

A group of low income tenants will attempt enter their landlords real estate investment class this evening (Tuesday, May 15) and come face-to-face with the man who is trying to displace them. They plan to demand he stop what they say are illegal attempts to evict them.

The tenants landlord is UCLA Professor Eric Sussman who teaches a Real Estate Investment class at UCLA Anderson School. The tenants say they are concerned that a professor at a taxpayer-funded institution may be setting an example for his students that the way to manage real estate holdings and maximize profits is through illegal business practices. Tenants are requesting that the University conduct a complete review of the business practices of Sussman. The tenants live in a 66-unit rent-controlled complex in Echo Park.

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14-05-2007: Soh Chee Wen fined RM6m for abetment in false reporting

Businessman Datuk Soh Chee Wen was fined a total of RM6 million on May 14 after he pleaded guilty to two alternative charges of abetting Datuk Tony Tiah Thee Kian in submitting false information to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), now known as Bursa Malaysia.

With the conviction, Soh will be automatically disqualified from acting as a director of a company under section 130 of the Companies Act 1965 for five years.

The Securities Commission said on May 14 that the false reporting related to reporting of the transaction involving 7.75 million Omega Holdings Bhd (OHB) shares and 7.75 million OHB-A shares.

The prosecution adduced facts which showed that between September and October 1997, Tiah and Soh had agreed to transact the said shares at RM6.45.

However, TA Securities Sdn Bhd had reported these transactions to be at RM11.60 and RM9.55 per share respectively, involving only 4.31 million OHB shares and 5.23 million OHB-A shares.

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President Yudhoyono Reshuffles Cabinet

After months of continued pressure by political parties and the media that the President reshuffle his cabinet, - and two weeks after the President finally relented to the pressure when, on Monday, 7 May, President Yudhoyono announced a limited Cabinet shake-up. This is the second reshuffle following the first in December 2005, when the President was forced to change his economic team in the wake of government's slapping a 100 percent increase in fuel prices at the pumps, which resulted in spiraling prices nation-wide, and ensuing strong protests from the people.

This time around, the reasons for immediate change were cited as: slow investments in the real sector; a stagnant industrial sector; increased unemployment and lay-offs; and increased number of poor, despite much improved macro-economic performance, namely a stable Rupiah, decreased inflation rate, and a spectacular growth in Jakarta's share market.

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FXDD to participate in Middle East Forex Trading Expo

Meet FXDD, the leading online foreign exchange trading firm dedicated to providing superior customer service and powerful technology to retail traders, hedge funds and money managers as they visit Dubai for The Middle East Forex Trading Expo.The event which will take place on 1-2 March 2007 in Dusit Dubai Hotel, offers FREE entrance to the expo and to over 10 workshops which will be faclitated by key forex experts and specialists which will be coming from the region and from as far as the US, UK and Switzerland.At the 2-day expo and workshop, visitors will have the chance to meet face to face representatives from FXDD, a reliable liquidity provider for brokerage companies and institutional investors. They will get to know more about their trading platforms: FXDD Trader and Meta Trader (retail), Power Trader (institutional) and FXDD Auto (automated) as they showcase their services during the event.

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Japanese investors get Vietnam fever

HANOI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Tadayoshi Okimoto, an auto company executive from southern Japan, rubs shoulders with dozens of Vietnamese at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City, excited to get a piece of Vietnam's fledgling stock market.

Okimoto is on a tour to Vietnam's budding financial center organised by a Japanese travel agency that brings Japanese retail investors to Vietnam to open share trading accounts. The tour is so popular with Japanese wanting to take advantage of a burgeoning stock market that it runs almost every working day.

"In many countries, the stock market is mature and goes up and down a lot. But in Vietnam, the stock is very new so the chart is going up all the time. In two or three years' time, we will receive a lot of money from our investment," Okimoto, 41, said.

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Stocks close in record territory

The Australian stock market closed in record territory today with the energy and resources sectors driving the bourse upwards following favourable commodity prices overnight.

At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47.7 points to a record 6345.1, while the all ordinaries gained 49.4 points to a record 6346.7 points.

At 4.20pm on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 68 points higher at 6372 on a volume of 15,587 contracts.

Austock Brokers senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said a strong lead from Wall Street, coupled with positive commodity prices helped propel the market into record territory.

"It was a very positive day on the market today, it started off with a bang,'' he said.

"We had a good lead from Wall Street, you had the trifecta going there with the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq and the S&P almost up one per cent.

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HQ to Move to American Stock Exchange

SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 14, 2007 -- HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: HQSB), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing, was notified that its application for listing on the American Stock Exchange has been approved. The trading of HQ's common stock is expected to begin May 17th, 2007, under the trading symbol HQS. The company's common stock will continue trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board System under the symbol "HQSB" until the move is complete. This approval is contingent upon the Company being in compliance with all applicable listing standards on the date it begins trading on the Exchange, and may be rescinded if the Company is not in compliance with such standards.

"HQ is very pleased to take this step and be listed on the American Stock Exchange," said Norbert Sporns, chief executive officer.

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CIRRUS LOGIC Inc. (Austin, Texas) -- Thurman K. Case was named chief financial officer of this developer of integrated circuits. Mr. Case, 50 years old, was acting finance chief. He will continue the responsibilities of his roles as corporate controller, vice president of finance and treasurer.

KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL (Los Angeles) -- Kevin A. McNerney joined this talent-management company as a senior client partner and regional market leader, North America, for the global technology market. He will be based in Washington. Mr. McNerney, 48, joins from Updata Capital Inc.

LOJACK Corp. (Westwood, Mass.) -- Ronald ...

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Industry players plead for government aid: What have you done for ...

Many operators of tourist establishments in Lebanon are furious with the government over what they say has been a pattern of neglect of a key moneymaker for the country. They complain that the government has dragged its feet in providing help for tourism, even as the sector sees closures on a regular basis. They also argue that the government's pledges of financial support are meager when compared to the number of jobs that have been lost - and the number of Lebanese who have emigrated."We were invited by the government to invest in the sector but we were led astray," said Jean Beyrouthy, secretary general of the Touristic Federation. After the summer 2006 war with Israel, the government made a number of proposals to help the sector recover from the conflict. But according to industry insiders, the sector has not received a penny of government support to date.

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Illinois and South Carolina Football Programs Deal With Players ...

West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) - Two college football programs were rocked this weekend with players getting arrested which might jeopardize their future with the schools. Two University of Illinois wide receivers were jailed on the suspension of possessing stolen property while South Carolina's prized quarterback recruit Stephen Garcia was arrested after allegedly keying a man's car.

The University of Illinois incident involved sophomore wide receivers Jody Ellis and Derrick McPhearson. AP reported the two were in a traffic accident on Friday and police found stolen property in their car's trunk while investigating the crash.

Police in Champaign, Illinois could not verify that report but the school's website did confirm the arrest.

Ron Zook, the team's head coach, later released a statement saying the two players were suspended indefinitely from the club.

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UK voices concern at Iran 'sabre-rattling'

Britain said yesterday it was concerned at Iranian "sabre-rattling" about possibly putting captured British naval personnel on trial and for the first time voiced regret that the incident had occurred.

Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying the 15 Britons captured eight days ago may face trial for illegally entering the Islamic Republic's territorial waters. But he later denied having made the comments, Iran's IRNA news agency said.

Britain insists the sailors were seized in Iraqi waters and Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said such talk worried her.

"Obviously, I am concerned. It is not the first person to have made sabre-rattling noises," she told reporters after a European Union foreign ministers' meeting in Germany.

But she struck a conciliatory note when asked by an Iranian television reporter if she had a message for Iran, saying: "The message I want to send is I think everyone regrets that this position has arisen.

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Allstate Insurance opens Ferndale office

Owned and operated by agent Annette Booth, the agency offers a complete line of products and services, including auto, property, commercial and life insurance.

The Booth Insurance Agency Inc. is located at 1794 La Bounty Drive. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday by appointment. The agency can be reached at 312- 1235 or by e-mail at annettebooth@allstate.com.

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Travelers Creates Specific Insurance Coverage for Small Technology ...

HARTFORD -- To meet the specific insurance coverage needs of the specialized technology market, Travelers Select Accounts today announced the availability of Technology Office PacSM and Technology Manufacturers Pac PlusSM. These two new segments are a part of Master PacSM, Travelers Business Owners Policy for small commercial insurance.

The new segments are able to cover the risks associated with small technology-focused businesses and provide two newly added optional endorsements for those who want to enhance their insurance coverage.

Technology Office Pac is tailored for businesses like computer consultants, software firms, or Web site designers. Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus provides coverage for businesses that manufacture technology products.

These new offerings simplify the product approach for small technology businesses and show Travelers commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of the technology market, said Marc Schmittlein, president of Travelers Select Accounts.

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Lawmakers Say Proposed Change in Auto Insurance Necessary

Mar. 19--Lawmakers are considering a change to Colorado's auto insurance system that critics say could cost consumers money but proponents are hailing as necessary aid to medical providers. Senate Bill 193 would require all motorists to have coverage of $25,000 in health benefits and $25,000 in rehabilitation. Proponents say the bill, sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton, is necessary because trauma and other medical providers are losing money under the state's three-year-old tort insurance system. The state's old personal injury protection insurance covered drivers who were hurt in an accident, regardless of whose fault it was. Each insurance company took care of its own client's costs.



But since that coverage became optional in 2003, drivers who don't have it have suffered huge bills.

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You Can Do It: Feb. 27, 2007

SCCA FIRST EVENT: Sports Car Club Of America, Sunday, at Red River Raceway in Gilliam. Registration and tech inspection 9 a.m., mandatory drivers meeting at 10:30 a.m. Fee: $10 for novices, $15 for SCCA members; $20 for experienced non-SCCA members. Everyone must sign a SCCA release and waiver form. Both parents must sign for minor competitors. All car must pass on-site tech (safety) inspection. Seat belts required and all drivers must wear a snell-95 or later helmet. Some loaner helmets are available. Call: John Lieberman 687-1507; E-mail: jlieberman@sport.rr.com

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YMCA BASEBALL, T-BALL REGISTRATION: Through March 12. Grades: K-4 through 8th, recreational league , instructional league begins, April 14-June 1. Coaches meeting March 20, 6 p.m. at Broadmoor branch.

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Clothing with a conscience Dressing 'cruelty-free' doesn't have to mean sacrificing style

North of Boston image consultant Ginger Burr makes a silent statement every morning while getting dressed for work - her stylish wardrobe is 100 percent vegan.

What's vegan, you ask? Veganism is the practice of not eating meat, fish, eggs or dairy products - anything from an animal. And most people who follow the practice - who are known vegans - typically shun clothing made from animal byproducts, including leather, wool, cashmere, suede, shearling, down, silk and fur because they believe the animals are treated inhumanely.

"Veganism is more than what you eat, it is a personal philosophy of living a life of compassion toward all living beings," Burr said. "Sure, it takes a little extra thought and effort. But as my mother has always said, anything worth doing is worth doing well."

Burr, who hasn't eaten red meat in 25 years, decided to go vegan roughly a year-and-a-half ago after reading about what she considered to be cruel treatment of animals in the dairy industry.

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Separating politics from pursuit of justice

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft had a standard spiel for new U.S. attorneys: "You have to leave politics at the door to do this job properly."

Maintaining that independence, without fear of repercussions, is the bedrock principle at stake in the controversy over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. As the top law enforcement official in each of their jurisdictions, these federal prosecutors have the power to destroy reputations, careers and even lives.

They're political appointees, but they're supposed to follow the evidence wherever it leads, without fear or favor. While presidents have the power to remove them for any reason, tradition holds that prosecutors should stay on the job unless they're corrupt or incompetent.

When Democrat Bill Clinton became president, he fired all but one of the U.S.

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Iran wants share of Turkish car market

Managing Director of Iran Khodro Industrial Group Manouchehr Manteqi said on Saturday that by taking needed standards from Turkish Ministry of Industries, his company would shortly start export of Samand cars to Turkey.

According to IRNA, he added that as of late April the company is set to export 300 Samand cars per month which would be open to increase to 10,000 by the next year. He also reiterated that 21 authorized representative offices and spare parts stores are currently equipped and started up in seven big Turkish cities to supply Samand cars and also provide customers with after-sale services.

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Let your muscles thaw in spring

Ah, spring.

Time to soak in the sweet embrace of mother nature, run out to celebrate the arrival of warmer days and immediately pull a hamstring.

Ouch.

Spring may awaken your inner Jack La Lanne. But if you've spent the last few months emulating John Goodman, then you might want to ease up a bit before going full throttle with activities.

"At this point, people are out running, hiking, gardening, playing softball," said Dr. Carol Scott, a certified sports medicine specialist and assistant director of the University of Nevada, Reno's student health center. "But if you've been fairly sedentary during the winter, then you can get injured out there. It's usually a matter of 'too much, too fast.'""

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The type of spring injuries run the gamut of the different activities that cause them.

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Japan Feb auto production up 1.9 pct year-on-year

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The automobile industry's output was 1.9 pct higher last month than a year earlier at 1.007 mln vehicles, rising for the 16th straight month, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said.

Car output rose 2.7 pct to 868,993 vehicles, rising for the 16th straight month.

Truck output fell 4.1 pct to 129,931 vehicles, the first fall in two months.

Bus production was up 20.6 pct at 8,455 vehicles, rising for the 25th straight month.

Vehicle exports rose 11.7 pct to 519,695, rising for the 19th straight month.

Domestic shipments of vehicles were down 5.4 pct at 505,116.

Separately, the association said motorcycle output had risen by 1.9 pct last month to 157,873 bikes, rising for the first time in four months.

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WASHINGTON: Psychologists have taken the "media priming" effects of popular video console and PC-based games on the road, finding that virtual racing seems to lead to aggressive driving and a propensity for risk taking. Extending prior findings on how aggressive virtual-shooter games increase aggression-related thoughts, feelings and behaviors, researchers at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians University and the Allianz Center for Technology found that of 198 men and women, those who play more virtual car-racing games were more likely to report that they drive aggressively and get in accidents. Less frequent virtual racing was associated with more cautious driving. According to this press release issued by EurekAlert, the findings appear in the March issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, which is published by the American Psychological Association.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI), a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced that executive management will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive Conference. The presentation will cover Group 1's 2006 financial results and an overview of the company's strategy.

Group 1 is scheduled to present at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan hotel in New York City on April 4, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. A slide presentation and live audio webcast, with a replay available for 30 days, will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of Group 1's website at www.group1auto.com.

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Group 1 owns and operates 104 automotive dealerships, 143 franchises, and 28 collision service centers in the United States and three dealerships, six franchises and two collision centers in the United Kingdom that offer 33 brands of automobiles.

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Fans of Marvel, Activision and Raven's Ultimate Alliance are in from something of a treat come next month, word reaching us today that April will see the launch of fresh downloadable content for the title over Xbox Live.

The new content will apparently introduce 8 new characters to the super-heroes game, The Incredible Hulk, Magneto, Hawkeye, Sabretooth, Doctor Doom, Cyclops, Nightcrawler and Venom can all be yours, should you be willing to part with a few Microsoft Points for the pleasure.

500 Microsoft Points will give you either the 'Hero Pack' or the 'Villain Pack', or you can go for the double-header 'Hero and Villain Pack', yours for 800 Microsoft Points (about 9.30 Euro). It may seem a tad pricey for a few new friends to play with, but we are promised new powers, dialogue, skins and achievement points - possibly as many as 250.

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WASHINGTON: They called him the "Forrest Gump of terrorism" for his involvement in many terrorist acts and plans across the world going back to the mid-1990s. At a hearing in Guantanamo Bay last week, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed showed the moniker was well deserved, owning up his role in 31 terrorist plots, including 9/11, the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993, and a host of plots and plans in between.

In a rambling, disjointed statement at a military hearing, the most coherent sentence the man initialed as KSM said was "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z." He expressed some regret over the incident ("I'm not happy that 3,000 been killed in America. I feel sorry even. I don't like to kill children and the kids") but rationalized it later saying, "The language of war is victims."

Among his involvement in many plots was one in which he said there was "surveying and financing for the destruction of the Israeli Embassy in India, Azerbaijan, the Philippines and Australia." There were also assassination plots against Presidents Clinton and Carter, and the attempt on the life of Pakistani's military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

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The Register is seeking information about young people involved in interesting and unusual hobbies. If you or someone you know is in a garage band, raises cattle, spins records as a deejay, is a paintball expert, spends time geocaching, prepares meals for the less fortunate, reads to seniors or has other interesting pastimes, please contact Community Reporter Natalie Hoffman at 256-2260 or nhoffman@napanews.com./RegisterWant to be on the grand jury?Napa Superior Court Judge Diane Price is seeking volunteers to serve on the 2007-08 Napa County grand jury from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.

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Asbury Automotive Turns Five on the NYSE: Best of Times, Worst of ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity . . .

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Asbury turns 5 on NYSE Tuesday, Asbury Automotive (ABG) celebrated its 5 year anniversary as a publicly traded company. To go public simply means anyone that wants can buy a piece of ownership in the company (you, me, even my kid niece or nephews).

To celebrate, management hosted an analyst day where they provided "An Insider's View of Automotive Retailing." Meaning they had real people from the field/regions (not just senior management) talk about a number of the initiatives, processes, and ultimately try to show investors the Asbury culture.

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Jury finds Springfield man guilty of killing Sheila Wilson

DECATUR - A Macon County Circuit Court jury took less than three hours on Friday to find Tony A. Rolfe guilty of first-degree murder in the May 4, 2003, stabbing death of Sheila M. Wilson.Associate Judge James Coryell set Rolfe's sentencing hearing for April 24.The 30-year-old Springfield man faces 20 to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced, said Assistant State's Attorney Steve Langhoff, who prosecuted the case with Assistant State's Attorney Elizabeth Dobson.Rolfe will have to serve 100 percent of whatever sentence he receives, Langhoff said.Wilson, 30, suffered at least 50 stab and cutting wounds from a box cutter-style knife and died from loss of blood in the basement of her mother's house in the 1900 block of East Prairie Avenue. Police found bloody shoe impressions in the basement and kitchen of the house.A theory of the case presented by state witnesses was that Wilson was killed when Rolfe went to her house to steal up to a pound of marijuana.Key testimony in the weeklong trial came from Torre Wilson, Sheila Wilson's boyfriend at the time of her death.

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Erie County's population is shrinking, but that's not news to City of Tonawanda resident Jane Mago.Six of Mago's seven children have moved out of the area, two to Virginia, two to Florida, one to Tennessee and one to Albany."Work took them out of the area," Mago said. "They're all very loyal to the area. They don't hate it here, but there wasn't anything for them here in their particular fields."Even though it's difficult not seeing her children and grandchildren as much as she'd like, she understands that young people have to go where they can find jobs, Mago said."The high cost of living and taxes also didn't help," she said. "Other states have much better taxes."Hers is a story common to many local families, one told in long-distance phone bills and birthday cards delivered by post instead of in person — and it's confirmed by census data that reveals a precipitous decline in local numbers.Cost of doing businessThe first thing that comes to mind for many in the area is finding work.

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The way Dave Roberts sees it, the San Francisco Giants have to do more than just watch Barry Bonds.

"I think this team has obviously always been centered around Barry and waiting for him to do something really special, but I think guys up and down the lineup still need to do their jobs," Roberts said. "For me, it's needing to get on base and provide energy and stealing bases. That's my job, my role this year and I'm excited about my role."

For the first time in years, the Giants have a prototypical leadoff man in Roberts. He is energetic, gets on base and regularly steals bags. He's also a welcoming, friendly face to his teammates in the clubhouse who has been a fan favorite at every stop.

Roberts will bat in front of Omar Vizquel, giving San Francisco two base-stealing threats at the top of the lineup the Giants hope will be key in making the club a contender again.

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OTTAWA -- Industry analysts say the Conservative government is on the right track with new tax incentives expected for fuel-efficient vehicles in Monday's budget Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced this winter that the government would soon take steps to make environmentally friendly vehicles more affordable, as part of an agenda to promote action on climate change and cleaner air.

Advanced technology vehicles such as hybrids, which run on combined power from gasoline and a rechargeable battery, are much more efficient than conventional cars, but they often have a price tag that is several thousand dollars more expensive.

"It would certainly be useful to have some sort of incentive to help bridge the gap between that type of a vehicle and a normal vehicle on the road," said David Adams, president of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada.

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The Fayetteville Police Department and Highway Patrol hope the policy change will discourage speeding and make the roads safer. But neither agency said it had complaints about how speeding tickets were disposed of before the change.

Before the policy change, it was common for speeders to pay lawyers to visit privately with an assistant prosecutor to arrange for their speeding tickets to be dropped. The driver didn’t have to go to court and suffered no penalty other than a legal bill of several hundred dollars.

"What’s the lesson learned for that person?" asked Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. Bob Kidd.

Under the new policy, speeding tickets can be pleaded down to a reduced charge. They almost never will be dropped.

This will cost speeders more in fines and court costs, increase their odds of losing their licenses for repeat offenses and can drive up their insurance rates.

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If you're about to graduate high school and have abso-friggin-lutely no idea how you'll make money after your parents cut you off, Manpower Inc. says the three career paths mostly likely to offer jobs are teaching, sales and mechanics. Though we highly respect those who choose to form young minds, we wouldn't want days filled with screaming kids and badly written book reports filled with horrid spelling, redundancy, incomplete thoughts, comma splices and redundancy.In sales you might get lucky enough to sell (and occasionally drive) high-end German sports cars, but more likely you'd either get stuck peddling vacuum cleaners door to door or, worse, pushing high-interest loans on unsuspecting economy car shoppers.That leaves car repair as Autoblog readers' only logical choice from Manpower's list.

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Mississippi Leads Nation in People Behind on Mortgages

Mississippi, Louisiana and Michigan are the frontrunners in people behind on their mortgages and in danger of losing their homes.

Analysts say many homeowners staved off foreclosure a few years ago by refinancing to more risky adjustable-rate mortgages with lower monthly payments.

Now those homeowners and investors are struggling to hold on as their payments begin to increase.

The statistics come from the Mortgage Bankers Association's quarterly snapshot of the housing market. The figures are for October, November and December of 2006. .

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Evolutionary paleoneurology. The mind reels.

This week's cover story in Newsweek, "The Evolution Revolution," is about evolutionary paleoneurology. It is the study of the brains and minds of ancient hominids, dating back to 7 million years ago. Newsweek reporter Sharon Begley gives a credulous tour of the standard Darwinist speculations: we can tell when humans first started wearing clothing by genetic analysis of modern body lice, or perhaps human society was the result of the emergence of the gene for oxytocin, a hormone that causes mothers to secrete milk and that may influence social behavior in humans. Evolutionary paleoneurologists claim to know some of what ancient hominids actually thought by studying fragments of their fossilized skulls. Ms. Begley tells us that "paleoneurology is documenting when structures that power the human mind arose, shedding light on how our ancestors lived and thought." What can we really know about what ancient hominids thought?

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Chennai: Tapping the business at source is what every body would like to do and that is precisely what domestic non-life insurers are becoming adept at. In the case of passenger car insurance business it is the tie-up with vehicle manufacturers and the dealers that is driving the business.

The Chenai-based non-life insurer Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited is the latest to enter this segment. Tying up with Hyundai Motor India Limited the non-life insurer becomes one of its preferred insurers for Hyundai vehicles. Buyers of Hyundai cars in India can insure their vehicle with Cholamandalam MS at the point of purchase and later avail cashless repair facilities in the case of accidental damage.

Says Shivakumar S, senior vice president, retail insurance, Cholamandalam MS, "The tie-up gives us access to 184 Hyundai Motor's dealer points.

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AutoMart-China, a 95 percent owned subsidiary of Florida-based Deep Field Technologies, has become the "largest independent auto aftermarket company in Beijing," according to a Company bulletin.

The Company has successfully negotiated contracts with seven Chinese insurance companies to offer damage evaluation and make coverage decisions at AutoMart maintenance and repair centers.

AutoMart said its clients for the new service are: Zhong Hua United Property Insurance Company, Pacific Insurance Company, An Bang Property Insurance Company, Sunshine Property Insurance Company, China People's Property Insurance Company, Hua An Property Insurance Company, and Tian An Property Insurance Company.

The program was launched with the establishment of facilities at four of AutoMart centers in Beijing.

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CONSUMERS can pay over five times the standard bank interest rate if they choose credit cards with the highest rates on the market, a new cost survey reveals.
Some financial institutions are charging interest rates as high as 18.9% even though Central Bank lending rates are just 3.75%.

The Financial Regulator will today publish a cost survey showing consumers can get credit cards with interest rates as low as 9.4%.

The Consumers Association of Ireland (CAI) urged householders to exercise caution before deciding to sign up to a credit card deal. .

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BOCA RATON, Fla, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit of Women Health Network and "Carlos by Carlos Santana" footwear announce today the launch of the Red Shoe Celebrity Auction, an online auction of celebrity-autographed footwear to benefit several health organizations including the Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Coalition.

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM/TSX), which reported a 40% increase in net earnings for the first quarter, could receive approval to de-list its shares from the AIM and move to the London Stock Exchange's main board.

UBS analyst Tony Lesiak considers this event a re-rating opportunity that could demonstrate the valuation differences between First Quantum and miners in the U.K.

He also noted that the company is a candidate to be added to the S&P/TSX 60 index when it is updated in mid-June.

Mr. Lesiak revised his price target to $105 from $100 and has a "buy" rating on First Quantum shares.

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A number of state institutions had their requests for foreign currency from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) turned down during the past two months, amid reports that reserves have hit an all time low. Investigations proved that the Registrar General (RG), the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), Air Zimbabwe and other state institutions have made applications for foreign currency but were told by governor Gideon Gono that the central bank couldn't provide.
Sources within the RBZ forex section revealed that reserves had drastically fallen over the past three months owing to continuous falls in the levels of exports. The rising of trade and exchange rates on the parallel market, which Gono has failed to tame since taking office in 2003, had also affected reserves, the sources said.
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Commerce Banc Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cherry Hill-based Commerce Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: CBH), announced today that it is centralizing and expanding its personal insurance call center in Mount Laurel.

The state-of-the-art call center, which is available to customers on a nationwide basis 24/7 for customer service and claims support, is one of the first of its kind operated by a bank-owned insurance agency, according to the company. Commerce Banc Insurance Services' personal insurance lines currently includes auto and home insurance along with an array of related personal property and casualty insurance products and services.

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You've seen them on Canadian streets for years in ever-growing numbers -- compact cars like the Honda Civic and Mazda3, subcompacts like the Toyota Echo hatchback, and baby-SUVs like Ford's Escape. Now the newest of those mite-sized vehicles are the majority.

For the first time since car dealers opened for business in Canada, more than half of all retail buyers bought a small, fuel efficient vehicle last year, new research shows.

The data, compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, suggests most Canadians are already making the kind of auto-buying choices that will reduce their footprint on the environment. And it means that if the federal and provincial governments really want to make a difference to reduce vehicle emissions, they should focus on getting older beaters off the road instead of targeting new cars and trucks, the consultancy says.

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This dark-haired beauty seems to have materialized out of nowhere. And Chamandy, 36, a Montreal chanteuse, is tickled pink by all the confusion. It's part of her plan.

"People think, `Who is that woman?'" the Egyptian-born songstress says. "Then they go look me up on the internet. Then they hear my music."

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