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2011-03-17T16:06:00.000-07:00

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2011-03-17T16:03:00.000-07:00

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ASB Showgrounds hosts male lifestyle event this November

2010-11-08T03:55:00.000-08:00

BIG BOYS TOYS

11/15/2010 - 11/15/2010
Venue: ASB Showgrounds, Auckland, New Zealand
Categories: Automobiles, Automotive Parts, Shipping, Shipbuilding, Port Equipment, Sports

Big Boys Toys is Australasia's largest and only complete male lifestyle event, with over ten years of bringing the 'best-of-the-best' products and services to you. See, try and buy the leading brands you love, and uncover your new favourites. Plus more jaw-dropping action that will blow your mind!

Cleverscope exhibits at Electronica Munich 2010

2010-11-01T06:32:00.000-07:00

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Tech News - Google and its tax dodge

2010-10-23T17:51:00.000-07:00

Google, the internet giant which makes profits at a rate of US$1 million ($1.4 million) every hour, is shielding billions of dollars from tax across the world by using complex financial structures known as "the Double Irish" and "the Dutch Sandwich".

The tax-avoidance measures were revealed yesterday, forcing the search engine pioneer once again to defend itself in the light of its corporate motto: "Don't be evil."

The company is pushing the bulk of its non-US business revenues through an Irish subsidiary, and then on to the Caribbean tax haven of Bermuda - a structure that tax experts say is legal and common among multinational corporations.

Tax planners at accounting firms routinely advise companies to set up a web of subsidiaries to take advantage of contradictory and arcane tax rules and tax rates in different jurisdictions, and money flows between them by way of inter-company licensing fees and contracts for services.
The Obama Administration has promised to crack down on some of the practices, but has made little headway in Congress.
A practice known in the industry as the Double Irish involves setting up two companies in Ireland, one of which is only a shell with operations in low or no-tax jurisdictions in the Caribbean, which shields it from tax even from the Irish Government.
A Dutch Sandwich involves setting up a middle company in the Netherlands, with which Ireland has favourable tax agreements. Revelations that both structures are used by Google prompted critical commentary on social networks yesterday.
The company said in a statement: "Google's practices are very similar to those at countless other global companies operating across a wide range of industries, such as technology, pharmaceuticals and retail. Google complies completely with the tax laws of all the countries in which we have operations."
Last week, Google reported net income of US$2.2 billion for the third quarter . It reported an average global tax rate of 20 per cent, but with the US corporate income tax rate set at 35 per cent, the figure masked a dramatically lower rate on its overseas operations.
According to Bloomberg, Google's overseas tax rate has averaged just 2.4 per cent over the past three years, saving it US$3.1 billion in taxes.
The Dutch central bank is among those upset with the Dutch Sandwich, noting that more than 13,000 entities have been "established by foreign multinational corporations for the purpose of channelling financial assets from one country to another".

Tech News - Global

2010-10-14T16:39:00.000-07:00

AOL is talking to private equity groups about a reverse merger with Yahoo.

Yahoo has hired Goldman Sachs to handle the takeover offers.

Apple is the third largest PC vendor in the world now. While the overall PC market grew 11%, Apple grew 24%.

Yahoo search boss blames Google's growth in search last month on bad comScore data based on Google Instant.

3-D TV sales are coming in weaker than expectedso far.

Twitter has filed no patents, unusual for a large tech company.

Microsoft's best selling Windows Phone 7 app is a fart app.

T-Mobile appears set to slow down mobile users data speeds when they go over 5 GB of data.

Zephyr Technology - Kiwi Tech companies to watch.

2010-10-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

Kiwi Tech companies to watch...

Zephyr Technology delivers remote Physiological Status Monitoring (PSM) solutions for personal or team use.

It is more than simple heart rate monitoring. Zephyr's PSM combines heart rate monitoring with respiration, activity level, temperature and posture measurements

Zephyr in the News

Date	News Site	Headline
30 Aug 2010		Zephyr CEO Interviewed on Fox Business
14 June 2010		Zephyr Technology Validates PSM Defense With US Special Operations Forces
1 June 2010		Running Digital Reviews Zephyr's HxM Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor
25 Mar 2010		Remote Vital Sign Monitoring Revolutionized
19 Jun 2009		Motorola Invests in Zephyr Technology
6 Oct 2008		Athlete Performance and Fatigue Monitoring Goes to a New Level: Zephyr™ Team System
22 Sep 2008		Combining Advanced Medical and Information Technologies Offers Pathway to Lower Health Care Costs, Especially for Chronic Illness Says International Panel
22 Sep 2008		Combining Advanced Medical and Information Technologies Offers Pathway to Lower Health Care Costs, Especially for Chronic Illness Says International Panel
11 Sep 2008		Next Technology: The BioHarness™ Team System
19 Aug 2008		Marathoner Taking Unusual Steps to Fight Rare Disease
13 Aug 2008		Marathons Raise Awareness for Ataxia-Telangiectasia - 63 Marathons in 63 Days for Children with Incurable Diseases
3 Aug 2008		Sensor-Enabled Shoe to Aid Diabetic Patients
30 Jul 2008		Technology will Improve Life for Diabetics
28 Jul 2008		Smart Shoe-Insole Step in the Right Direction
14 Jul 2008		Smart Fabrics Feed Back Bio-Information
20 Mar 2008		New Zealand : Smart Fabrics for American Soldiers
20 Mar 2008		Zephyr's Smart Fabrics
18 Mar 2008		Zephyr's Smart Fabrics to Gauge Physiological Data
17 Mar 2008		Smart Fabrics to Take the Pulse
15 Mar 2008		New Zealand IT Makes Big Splash at CEBIT 2007

Rugby World Cup 2011 - Pools and Match Schedule

2010-10-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

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Date Time (NZ) No Pool Match details Location Stadium
Fri Sept 9 20:30 1 A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park
Sat Sep 10 13:00 2 B Scotland v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium
Sat Sep 10 15:30 3 D Fiji v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Sat Sep 10 18:00 4 A France v Japan Auckland North Harbour Stadium
Sat Sep 10 20:30 5 B Argentina v England Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sep 11 15:30 6 C Australia v Italy Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sep 11 18:00 7 C Ireland v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Sun Sep 11 20:30 8 D South Africa v Wales Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Wed Sep 14 14:30 9 D Samoa v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Wed Sep 14 17:00 10 A Tonga v Canada Whangarei Northland Events Centre
Wed Sep 14 19:30 11 B Scotland v Georgia Dunedin Carisbrook
Thurs Sep 15 19:30 12 C Russia v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Fri Sep 16 20:00 13 A New Zealand v Japan Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sat Sep 17 15:30 14 B Argentina v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium
Sat Sep 17 18:00 15 D South Africa v Fiji Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Sep 17 20:30 16 C Australia v Ireland Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sep 18 15:30 17 D Wales v Samoa Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sun Sep 18 18:00 18 B England v Georgia Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sep 18 20:30 19 A France v Canada Napier McLean Park
Tues Sep 20 19:30 20 C Italy v Russia Nelson Trafalgar Park
Wed Sep 21 19:30 21 A Tonga v Japan Whangarei Northland Events Centre
Thurs Sep 22 20:00 22 D South Africa v Namibia Auckland North Harbour Stadium
Fri Sep 23 20:30 23 C Australia v USA Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Sep 24 18:00 24 B England v Play-off winner Dunedin Carisbrook
Sat Sep 24 20:30 25 A New Zealand v France Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sep 25 15:30 26 D Fiji v Samoa Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sep 25 18:00 27 C Ireland v Russia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Sun Sep 25 20:30 28 B Argentina v Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Mon Sep 26 19:30 29 D Wales v Namibia New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Tues Sep 27 17:00 30 A Canada v Japan Napier McLean Park
Tues Sep 27 19:30 31 C Italy v USA Nelson Trafalgar Park
Wed Sep 28 19:30 32 B Georgia v Play-off winner Palmerston North Arena Manawatu
Fri Sep 30 20:30 33 D South Africa v Samoa Auckland North Harbour Stadium
Sat Oct 1 15:30 34 C Australia v Russia Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sat Oct 1 18:00 35 A France v Tonga Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Oct 1 20:30 36 B England v Scotland Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 2 13:00 37 B Argentina v Georgia Palmerston North Arena Manawatu
Sun Oct 2 15:30 38 A New Zealand v Canada Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sun Oct 2 18:00 39 D Wales v Fiji Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sun Oct 2 20:30 40 C Ireland v Italy Dunedin Carisbrook
Sat Oct 8 18:00 41
QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Oct 8 20:30 42
QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Oct 9 18:00 43
QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sun Oct 9 20:30 44
QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sat Oct 15 21:00 45
SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 16 21:00 46
SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 Auckland Eden Park
Fri Oct 21 20:30 47
Bronze Final Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 23 21:00 48
Final Auckland Eden Park

NZ Businesses on Twitter - StrayBus Sky Dive Wanaka

2010-09-26T15:49:00.000-07:00

Location of Lake Wanaka via Wikipedia Twitter name - StrayBus

Location New Zealand!
Web http://www.straytravel.com/

Bio Hop-on hop-off bus network for adventurous travellers!
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Twitter Name Skydive Wanaka
Location Wanaka NZ
Web http://www.skydiv...
Bio The best place in New Zealand to strap yourself to a beautiful stranger and Skydive from a perfectly good plane at 15,000ft!! NZ tourism Award winners!!

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2010-09-25T17:02:00.001-07:00

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2009-11-02T04:33:00.001-08:00

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