Vic: An extra $21mln to improve road safety

AAP General News (Australia)
02-24-2008
Vic: An extra $21mln to improve road safety

MELBOURNE, Feb 24 AAP - The Victorian government has beefed up its road funding with
an extra $21 million to improve the safety of Melbourne's outer metropolitan roads.

State Roads Minister Tim Pallas says the funding is part of the Safer Road Infrastructure
Program, funded by the Transport Accident Commission, to introduce safety improvements
on country and city …

Qld:Local knowledge should rule: EMQ boss

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2011
Qld:Local knowledge should rule: EMQ boss

The Queensland Floods Inquiry has heard that Brisbane-based emergency service bosses
wanted to send 60 SES volunteers to a flooded town of only 40 houses.

Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) southwest regional director ROBERT BUNDY told
the commission today that some puzzling decisions were made by the state disaster coordinations
centre during the floods.

It wanted to send 60 SES volunteers to Condamine .. the town of 40 houses that had
no water, sewerage, food or road access.

But Mr BUNDY told the inquiry that people don't want to see an invasion of help ..

and power must remain in local hands when disasters strike.

He spoke to the inquiry after premier ANNA BLIGH this week sent an email to every public
servant assuring them they could speak openly to the inquiry.

The inquiry .. siting in Toowoomba .. continues.

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QLD:Two bodies yet to be recovered at Qld fire

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2011
QLD:Two bodies yet to be recovered at Qld fire

The last two bodies of 11 family members who died in Queensland's horrific house fire
are expected to be recovered today.

Nine bodies have now been removed from the Slacks Creek home, where three women and
eight children and teenagers perished in a blaze early on Wednesday.

Mourners have been keeping a vigil at the site, and last night thousands attended a
prayer service for those lost.

50-year-old JEREMIAH LALE, who lost his wife and their five children, aged eight to
18, will address the media at 8am (AEST).

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SHANGHAI KINGNET WINS USD15MN INVESTMENT

AsiaInfo Services
02-16-2011
Shanghai Kingnet Wins USD15mn Investment

SHANGHAI, Feb 16, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Chinese social game developer Shanghai Kingnet Technology Co., Ltd. announces that it has completed the second round of financing of more than USD 15 million from KPCB China, Matrix Partners and Zero2ipo Capital.

KPCB China participated in the first round of financing kicked off by Shanghai Kingnet. Its partner Tina Ju says that the investment target has experienced rapid growth and won acknowledgement among gamers in the past year.

KPCB China is bullish on the future growth of Shanghai Kingnet and confident in the latter's specialized and dedicated management team and will continue providing international resources and professional service for the marketing and financing of the investment target. Other investors point out that Shanghai Kingnet has global eyesight and social games have become the most popular entertainment among Internet users.

The CEO of Shanghai Kingnet believes that the admittance threshold of social games is rising and the second round of financing will improve the company's competitiveness and bolster up its future growth.

Shanghai Kingnet was founded in 2008. By far, it has become one of the largest third-party social game developers on the open platform of Tencent Holdings Limited (SEHK: 0700), with registered users toping 100 million.

Source: www.163.com (February 16, 2011)

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StumbleUpon Launches Auto-Targeting Feature for Ad System

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09-21-2010
StumbleUpon Launches Auto-Targeting Feature for Ad System
Type: News

StumbleUpon, a discovery engine, announced the latest in a series of planned enhancements to its "no-click" ad system, allowing brand advertisers and publishers to automatically target their campaigns to audiences most likely to engage with and share their branded content with others.

According to a release, the new auto-targeting feature uses StumbleUpon's content recommendation technology to enable advertisers to optimize the reach and relevance of their web marketing efforts. The enhancement also aims to reduce their administrative overhead and improve their return on investment.
"Auto-targeting affords advertisers the option to more intelligently cast a wider net in the StumbleUpon ecosystem with virtually no effort," said Marc Leibowitz, StumbleUpon's VP of Partnerships, Sales and Marketing. "Advertisers can now create successful viral marketing campaigns that reach only potential customers whose interests directly align with specific types of branded content."

"We'll be introducing a series of ad features and functionality over the coming months that take advantage of StumbleUpon's technology," said Jeff Eddings, a Senior Product Manager at StumbleUpon. "Auto-targeting is an important addition to our one-of- a-kind platform for reaching highly targeted audiences at meaningful scale yet reasonable cost."

To reach their desired audiences, advertisers can currently target StumbleUpon's base of over 11 million users by age, gender, location, and topical interest. Auto-targeting performs this targeting step for advertisers, utilizing StumbleUpon's recommendation technology to predict which of those 11 million users will engage, endorse and share sponsored content.

StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds the best of the web, recommended for each user. With over 15 billion stumbles to date, over 11 million users and 600 million personalized recommendations per month, StumbleUpon is a new way to discover great, peer-sourced content on the Internet. Over 50,000 URLs are indexed through StumbleUpon each day.

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FED: Two-up and football for Aussie troops in Afghanistan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2010
FED: Two-up and football for Aussie troops in Afghanistan

By Crystal Ja

CANBERRA, April 23 AAP - Australian troops in Afghanistan will turn out on Anzac Day
for a traditional dawn service, joined as usual by a heavy contingent of Afghan soldiers
and locals.

At various patrol bases, there will be special breakfasts, football matches and the
old Australian betting game of two-up, although the latter might be a tad difficult to
explain to the locals.

But Afghans understand well the importance of Anzac Day itself, said Lieutenant Colonel
Jason Blain, who commands the Mentoring Task Force One (MTF-1) based at Tarin Kowt.

He said Afghan soldiers were proud to share the day with the Australians.

"The Afghans themselves are quite cognisant of remembering fallen soldiers, given they've
a long history of sacrifice themselves," he told AAP.

"They definitely are attuned to what it's about.

"They have a similar thing in their country, but nothing that really has the same sort
of emotional connection."

The dawn service, which will be held at Tarin Kowt's Camp Holland, will draw about
1000 people, including Dutch and US soldiers.

Lt Col Blain said Anzac Day hadn't lost any significance for troops serving overseas,
saying it was an opportunity to pause and reflect amid the day-to-day grind.

"It does bring home the legacy of the Anzac spirit and their role in maintaining that
spirit, and being the current generation.

"It's a special moment for us."

Army chief Ken Gillespie, who visited troops in Afghanistan ahead of Anzac Day, said
it's another powerful reminder that what they're doing there is worthwhile.

"Hopefully at the end of that is another country and another group of people that can
start to enjoy the freedoms that we do," he told AAP.

He also believes recognition of past sacrifices continues to grow.

"Activities like Fromelles and the findings of all those bodies in the mass grave and
what's going on there have rekindled a lot of interest.

"Younger generations are coming along, and people are actually reading military history.

"It's not like talking about ancient Roman times when people didn't have a direct family
link to it.

"The first and second world wars were somebody's great-grandfather, great- uncle, brothers,
husbands.

"It's living history."

Lieutenant General Gillespie will make his first Anzac trip to Villers-Bretonneux on
Sunday, something he's been looking forward to for most of his military career because
of his own family connection.

"I'll be looking for my great-uncle, whose name appears on one of the walls there,"

Lt Gen Gillespie said.

"He ended up going to France and not lasting very long ... he was one of those that
was killed on probably his first day in battle.

"We don't really know where he lies, but his name is there on the wall, so yeah, it'll
be something for me to go and see it."

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Fed: Aussies are quitting smoking, but still love their food and drink

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2009
Fed: Aussies are quitting smoking, but still love their food and drink

Australians might be butting out their cigarettes .. but new statistics reveal they
still love to eat and drink dangerously.

The latest snapshot from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows fewer people now
smoke and more young people are kicking the habit .. with 23 per cent of 18-24 year-olds
still smoking .. compared with 36 per cent in 1990.

But the data shows binge drinking is a major problem .. with one in seven men and one
in nine women boozing dangerously while the overall level of risky drinking hasn't fallen
in three years.

The country's other great vice .. food .. led to 37 per cent of all Australian adults
being classified as overweight in 2007-08 .. and another quarter obese.

And it's not just adults who are eating too much the statistics show a quarter of all
children aged between five and 17 were overweight or obese in 2007-08 .. that's up four
percentage points from 1995 levels.

AAP RTV bsb/sb/ar

KEYWORD: ABS HEALTH (CANBERRA)

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NSW: Survivor of Epping house massacre says thanks to supporters

AAP General News (Australia)
08-02-2009
NSW: Survivor of Epping house massacre says thanks to supporters

SYDNEY, Aug 2 AAP - The sole survivor of a family brutally murdered in their northern
Sydney home has publicly thanked friends and others for their concern.

Brenda Lin, 15, was on a overseas school study trip on July 18 when her family were
found bludgeoned to death at their Epping home.

Among those killed were newsagent Min Lin, 45, his wife Yun Li Lin, 43, and the couple's
sons Henry, 12 and Terry, nine.

Ms Lin's 39-year-old sister Irene Yin was also found murdered in the house.

Brenda, a student at Cheltenham Girls High School, has remained in hiding since returning
to Australia, but through a statement issued through the Lin family lawyer, Daniel Sheen,
said she appreciated the support she had received from concerned friends and others.

"When I logged onto Facebook today, I found many of my friends had left me comments,
showing their support for me and my family, she said late on Saturday.

"It showed that so many people were concerned about me and I felt really thankful to
all those people."

The Epping newsagency owned by the Lin's has been closed since their bodies were found,
but is expected to open this week.

Ms Lin also acknowledged people who had left flowers outside the newsagency.

"I felt the same feeling of thanks when I saw so many flowers and gifts left outside
the newsagent and our home," she said.

"I was moved by the overwhelming amount of flowers, I would have never imagined there
to be so many."

AAP bc/jfm

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SA: New laws to forge environmental resolution

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2008
SA: New laws to forge environmental resolution

By Larine Statham

ADELAIDE, Dec 30 AAP - South Australia will begin the New Year with a long awaited
environmental resolution - phasing out the use of plastic bags.

From January 1, South Australians will have to bring their own reusable bags every
time they go shopping.

Plastic bags will still be available until a complete ban is enforced on May 4 next
year, but as the bags are phased out all retailers will be required to provide alternatives
for shoppers to carry their goods.

South Australia is the first state in the country to introduce the ban.

Environment and conservation minister Jay Weatherill said 90 per cent of people supported
the ban.

"Most people have been bringing their own bags for more than a year," he said.

While some people view the "BYO bags" as an inconvenience, January 1 will mean a reduction
in other ongoing household hassles, such as the red tape associated with development and
planning approval.

South Australian home renovators, in most cases, in 2009 will no longer be required
to gain council approval for pergolas, sheds and shade sails.

On another domestic front, new legislation in South Australia will require teenagers
to "learn or earn" until the age of 17.

Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith said research had shown that young people who learned
for longer were far more likely to find good jobs and earn more money.

"We want people to understand that doesn't mean full time schooling," she said.

"A student could be at TAFE, doing an apprenticeship or undertaking some other form of training.

"What this new law essentially means is that leaving school to do nothing is no longer
an option."

January 1 will also mark the start of tough regulations on the transportation of dangerous
goods to bring the requirements in line with nationally-agreed legislation.

The new rules set out the responsibilities of anyone transporting dangerous goods in
the areas of licensing, packaging, labelling, placarding, stowage, documentation, insurance
and emergency procedures.

To assist the industry to comply with the new road and rail transportation regulations
there will be a transition period of 12 months to December 31 2009.

AAP lcs/ldj

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Ath: Two world records and two golds for Bolt=4

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2008
Ath: Two world records and two golds for Bolt=4

Bolt was in a state of shock after completing the double less than two hours before
his 22nd birthday.

"I have a great feeling. It's a dream come true," Bolt said.

"I'm shocked. I am still shocked. I have been aspiring to the world record for so long.

"I never expected this. I knew the track was a fast track, but I didn't think this was possible.

"I worked so hard to become the champion and I will work harder to stay on top."

AAP tb

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Qld: Police investigate contaminated muffins

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2008
Qld: Police investigate contaminated muffins

Police are investigating a case of muffin-spiking at a Brisbane function attended by
Olympic athletes.

DEAN MERLO .. from the Merlo Kitchen Catering Company which supplied the muffins ..

says two people found paperclips in the baked treats at a function at the Queensland University
of Technology last week.

He's told ABC radio the muffins were taken away .. and three Merlo employees have been
stood down on full pay until police complete their inquiries.





The Courier Mail reports up to five Beijing-bound Olympians including breast-stroker
CHRISTIAN SPRENGER were at the morning tea for elite athletes .. but none bit into the
chocolate-chip muffins.

SPRINGER's told the paper he's a little freaked by news of the metal contamination
.. but luckily he didn't eat anything.

Police say the incident is NOT linked to a recent supermarket meat contamination scare
in several states.

AAP RTV jmm/jmt

KEYWORD: MUFFINS (BRISBANE)

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NSW: Steering "breakage" prompts inspection of 300 Sydney busses

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2007
NSW: Steering "breakage" prompts inspection of 300 Sydney busses

Sydney commuters can expect delays getting to work this morning .. following a recall
of 300 buses because of a mechanical fault.

The buses were pulled from service last night after a metal breakage was found in the
steering system of one of the city's gas-powered Mercedes buses.

State Transit acting chief executive PETER ROWLEY says X-Ray equipment is being used
to inspect the part on all of the buses .. but not all of them will be available for operation
by this morning.

Mr ROWLEY says the buses won't be returned to service until they have been cleared.



Passengers who normally catch buses to work are advised to consider other arrangements
.. including leaving for work earlier or later than usual.

Spare buses will be brought into service .. including those used by some private schools
which are now on holidays.

The service reductions will primarily affect the Victoria Road .. Epping Road .. Anzac
Parade .. and Botany Road corridors .. with minor reductions of Parramatta Road services.

Commuters can contact the Transport Infoline on 131500.

AAP RTV dr/crh/psm/

KEYWORD: BUSES (SYDNEY)

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NSW: Man jailed for nurse's murder maintains his innocence

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2007
NSW: Man jailed for nurse's murder maintains his innocence

SYDNEY, April 27 AAP - A man sentenced to 20 years' jail today for murdering a Sydney
nurse could be innocent, his lawyer has told the Supreme Court.

Earlier this year a jury found Madappa Kaliyanda guilty of murdering nurse Asha Khanna
in August 1997.

Her decomposed body, wrapped in plastic bags, was discovered in her unit at Liverpool,
in Sydney's southwest, more than two weeks after she was last seen alive.

The 50-year-old had been smothered or strangled, and more than $13,000 was drained
from her bank account before her body was discovered.

Justice Michael Grove sentenced Kaliyanda to a maximum 20 years behind bars, saying:
"In harmony with the verdict, I find that you were her killer."

However, he acknowledged that Kaliyanda disputed the guilty verdict, maintaining that
police had arrested the wrong person.

Moments after the sentence was delivered, Kaliyanda's lawyer Clive Jeffreys handed
the judge a draft notice of appeal against conviction, on the grounds of a "miscarriage
of justice".

"This is a matter where there is a real possibility that an innocent man has been found
guilty," Mr Jeffreys said.

He asked the judge for a certificate declaring that the case was fit for appeal, but
Justice Grove refused to grant one.

The judge said he had "made a conscious effort during the trial not to form an opinion
one way or the other" on Kaliyanda's guilt or innocence.

"That was the jury's function, not mine," Justice Grove said.

Kaliyanda must serve at least 14 years in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2021.

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Qld: Annual road toll eclipses last year

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2006
Qld: Annual road toll eclipses last year

A series of fatal crashes on Queensland's roads during the Christmas period has seen
this year's annual road toll eclipse last year's.

Police say this year's state fatality count has climbed to 334 .. already surpassing
last year's overall total of 328.

But with four days still to go over the notoriously deadly Christmas-New Year period
.. the figure could easily climb.

Police say seven lives have already been lost on Queensland roads since the Christmas-New
Year toll period started on December 22 .. only one fatality short of the total over the
same five-day period last year.

AAP RTV jvb/lc/jm/cdh/rt/ibw

KEYWORD: TOLL QLD (BRISBANE)

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HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 19

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2006
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 19



THOMAS

MELBOURNE - A civil rights group fears Australia's anti-terror laws will be tightened
following the acquittal of the first man jailed under them. (Thomas)

MELBOURNE - Federal government bungling had contributed to the acquittal of the first
man jailed under the country's tough new terror laws, the federal opposition said today.

(Thomas Rudd to come)

(Nightlead to come)



TERROR

ADELAIDE - Prime Minister John Howard says Australians must realise the long-term nature
of the war against terrorism. (Terror Howard)

MELBOURNE - Prime Minister John Howard had made Australia a terror target by pulling
troops out of Afghanistan and sending them into Iraq, the Opposition said today. (Terror
Rudd to come)

(Nightlead to come)



ADELAIDE - About one million Australians will be under workplace agreements at the
time of the next election, Prime Minister John Howard says. (Workplace Howard)

ADELAIDE - State governments must release more land or housing affordability will remain
a problem, Prime Minister John Howard says. (Housing)



CANBERRA - The Anglican Church is the latest religious organisation to back out of
the government's controversial welfare to work program.

(Welfare Nightlead. Possible second nightlead)



MELBOURNE - Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has brushed off criticism by former Reserve
Bank governor Ian Macfarlane of his government's 2004 election promises on interest rates.

(Economy Costello)



POLL QLD

BRISBANE - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie looks set to keep the top job, according
to the first opinion poll taken during the state election campaign. (Poll Qld Galaxy)

BRISBANE - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie may have been announcing recreational policies
today, but he's not relaxed about positive poll results published in a Queensland newspaper.

(Poll Qld Beattie)

BRISBANE - All Queensland school children would have to exercise or play sport under
a coalition government, the state's Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg said today.

(Poll Qld Springborg)

(Nightlead to come)



SYDNEY - Six Sydney airport baggage handlers boarded an aircraft suspected of containing
a bomb because they feared if they didn't they would lose their jobs, their union says.

(Threat TWU)



CANBERRA - Indonesian fishermen are demanding the right to work in Australian waters.

(Indon Fishermen)



SYDNEY - NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam has called for Health Minister John Hatzistergos
to resign after his department delayed revealing the discovery of two meningococcal cases
in favour of a "better run in the media". (Meningococcal)

SYDNEY - NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam has called for the government to "come
clean" on what he says are "major" health administration problems after another mix-up
involving a newborn baby at a Sydney hospital. (Baby)



SYDNEY - A fire at a southern Sydney marina has destroyed five boats and caused about
$2 million worth of damage. (Marina Lead)

SYDNEY - Three men involved in a south-western Sydney carjacking in which a gun was
fired are being sought by police. (Carjack)

SYDNEY - A third person has been charged over the shooting murder of a 25-year-old
man in southern Sydney. (Amer)



BRISBANE - A man has died in a house fire in Queensland's far north. (Fire)



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Qld: Search fails to find missing woman despite sightings

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2006
Qld: Search fails to find missing woman despite sightings

Police have yet to find a 77-year-old woman who's been missing for two days in south-east
Queensland .. despite reports of her being seen yesterday.

FLORA AMOS went missing on Monday afternoon after visiting a cane farm .. 35 kilometres
north-west of Bundaberg .. with her husband and son.

Police say she became lost while walking around the property .. and they're concerned
for her safety.

Mrs AMOS is unfamiliar with the area and suffers from a medical condition that may
cause her to become disorientated.

AAP RTV ch/goc/tm

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Vic: Melbourne woman accused of robbing dead man walks free

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2005
Vic: Melbourne woman accused of robbing dead man walks free

A court has dismissed charges against a woman accused of stealing from a man who collapsed
and died in a Melbourne Park.

SUZANNE SEKULOVSKA was also accused of failing to call an ambulance.

But the 30-year-old has been cleared of charges of theft, attempted theft and reckless
conduct endangering life.

SEKULOVSKA was accused of stealing 69-year-old ADOLPHOUS SUARES' wedding ring and $60,
and waving away good samaritans as he suffered a fatal heart attack.

The man died in Batman Park, next to the Yarra River, on February the 16th, 2004.

The pair had previously left Crown Casino together.

Melbourne magistrate JOHN HARDY said none of the witnesses actually saw SEKULOVSKA
steal the wedding ring or the cash, and said SEKULOVSKA did not appreciate the man's life
was in danger.

AAP RTV mj/szp/mh/jv/rt

KEYWORD: SEKULOVSKA (MELBOURNE)

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Cisco Updates Availability of New Security Functionality in Cisco IOS Software.

Business Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2002

Cisco Systems, Inc., today provides additional information on the availability of security features announced on November 19, 2002. The new Cisco IOS(R) software functionality for IP Security (IPSec) virtual private networks (VPN) services, including support for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Dynamic Multipoint VPNs, Network Address Translation (NAT) transparency, and enhanced Quality of Service (QoS), is shipping today on select Cisco platforms and expected to be available across a broader set of platforms in Q2 CY'03. New inline stateful firewall and intrusion detection features in Cisco IOS software are scheduled to be available beginning in Q1 CY'03.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com.

Voter.com and Excite@Home Continue to Bring Political Leaders Directly to Internet Users:.

Doug Hattaway, Rep. Eva Clayton (D-NC),

California Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Voter.com and Excite@Home issued the following:

WHO: Voter.com and Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) at

http://chooseorlose.excite.com with:

Doug Hattaway. Gore Spokesman

Congresswoman Eva Clayton, (D-NC)

Cruz Bustamante, California Lieutenant Governor

WHAT: Voters at home have the unique opportunity to participate in the

Democratic National Convention by visiting

http://chooseorlose.excite.com for a live chat with Gore

spokesperson Doug Hattaway, Congresswoman Eva Clayton (D-NC), and

California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante. These chats are

just a few in Voter.com's and Excite@Home's series of live chats

produced throughout this week. Other participants have included

California Governor Gray Davis, Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta

and Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore and others.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 16 starting at 5:00pm PST through 7:00pm PST

WHERE: http://chooseorlose.excite.com

Voter.com and Excite@Home will be hosting more chats from the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, August 17 from 5:00-7:00pm PST at http://chooseorlose.excite.com. Participants and timing subject to change.