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Sydney
Billabong looks to continued growth
www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Billabong-looks-to-continued-growth/2005/08/19/1123958212539.html
Clothing and accessories company Billabong International says it expects a 15 per cent rise in earnings per share in the 2006 financial year. The positive outlook comes on the back of the company reporting a 44.1 per cent lift in net profit to $125.4 million in 2004/05.

Australian Financial Review -
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Clothing and accessories company Billabong International said it expected a 15 per cent rise in earnings per share (EPS) in the 2006 financial year. The positive outlook comes on the back of the company reporting a 44.1 per cent lift in net profit to $125.4 million in 2004-05.

Billabong profits up 44pc
finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,16313647-462,00.html
CLOTHING and accessories company Billabong International said it expected a 15 per cent rise in earnings per share (EPS) in the 2006 financial year.


MOPAR'S JOHNSON LOOKING TO TURN THE TIDE IN MEMPHIS www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/18/140561.html
NEWS RELEASE August 18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S JOHNSON LOOKING TO TURN THE TIDE IN MEMPHIS Center Line, Mich. - Allen Johnson and the J & J Racing team have been on top of their game thus far in the 2005 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock season, but it seems the competition's been just one step ahead.

Lancaster Colony Reports Higher Sales and Net Income theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/18/140560.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2005 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation today reported net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 of $93,088,000, compared to $80,002,000 earned in the preceding fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $2.67 compared to $2.24 a year ago.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 August 2005
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SpaceRef note: This NASA Headquarters internal status report, as presented here, contains additional, original material produced by SpaceRef.com (copyright © 2005) to enhance access to related status reports and NASA activities.

Bangkok
Fashionable reading Three fashion writers take a frank look at 'Bangkok Fashion City' and stress the importance of www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/19Aug2005_real61.php
This runway definitely has no cracks. Or so it seems.


www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2005/08/19/newsstory7451191t0.asp
A 74-year-old woman who scooped £7000 on the National Lottery could be left empty handed after she was conned by a kiosk assistant in Dundee.


Xbox 360 is a dream toy but at $399.99 its a little pricey too www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/3833.html
As computing becomes cheaper, entertainment and gaming gadgets are getting more snazzier and expensive, take for instance the latest model of Microsoft s Xbox gaming console that promises to be the most expensive game system in the decade after Sega Saturn in 1995. Early adopters of the new Xbox 360 who hope to experience its new wireless controls, will now have to shell by far more than before.