Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Eurotunnel profit almost wiped out last year after fire, Eurostar shutdown hammer earnings
Eurotunnel net profit slumps in 2009 PARIS - Eurotunnel SA, the operator of the English Channel tunnel, on Tuesday blamed a fire in the undersea route between France and Britain for nearly wiping out its profit in 2009. Eurotunnel said its net profit sank to ???1.4 million ($1.9 million) from ???40 million a year earlier, when a ... Read more »».
Ta Ta! Germany's Daimler unloads its shares in India's Tata Motors
Germany’s Daimler sells shares in India’s Tata BERLIN - German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India’s Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets. The automaker, based in Stuttgart, said in a statement Tuesday that it will receive some euro300 million ($410 million) for its 5.34 percent .... Original source : Ta Ta! Germany’s Daimler unloads its shares in India’s Tata Motors.
China passenger car sales up 55 percent from year earlier in February, but growth slows
China passenger car sales up 55 percent in Feb SHANGHAI - China’s passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday. Sales of cars, commercial vehicles and SUVs rose to 942,900 units, while sales .... Read the original article : China passenger car sales up 55 percent from year earlier in February, but growth slows.
China Interdye Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary as Top-level Industry Event
SHANGHAI, March 8, 2010 - The invitation work for the 10th China International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (China Interdye 2010) was successfully completed in January, with the help of numerous industry players. The exhibition mainly consists of displaying dyes, auxiliaries, pigments, intermediates as well as environmental equipment and related devices. More than 420 international vendors have [...]
Staff Software Engineer job in SanDisk - Milpitas, CA
Position: Staff Software Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Company: In this position the individual will be responsible for developing storage middleware for games and multimedia on high-end mobile handsets. The individual will be part of a small team and provide technical leadership to the development team and do hands-on development/coding. This position requires a BSCS (Computer Science), BSCE (Computer Engineering) [...]
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport tightens duty free security after journalists smuggle in liquids
Amsterdam airport tightens security at duty free AMSTERDAM - The Dutch anti-terror agency says security has been tightened at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after investigative journalists smuggled bottles of liquid onto passenger jets bound for London and Washington, D.C. Reporters refilled bottles bought at a duty free store, resealed them and smuggled them back into the store where ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport tightens duty free security after journalists smuggle in liquids.
Schools superintendent in rural Montana accidentally fires black powder gun during class
Superintendent accidentally fires gun during class BILLINGS, Mont. - The superintendent of a rural Montana school district says he was showing students his black powder muzzleloader when he accidentally fired the weapon into a classroom wall during a history lesson. Dwain Haggard, who used to be a Civil War re-enactor, was showing the gun to five students ... Original article on : Schools superintendent in rural Montana accidentally fires black powder gun during class.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart 'can't get enough of each other'
NEW YORK - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart couldn’t stop themselves from getting touchy feely at Tribeca’s Laconda Verde in New York, it has emerged. The “New Moon” co-stars were spotted together on Sunday night. “Robert and Kristen sat really close together and kept touching and rubbing each other’s ... Read more : Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart ‘can’t get enough of each other’.
Summary Box: Toyota disputes critics' claims that electronics to blame for safety woes
Summary Box: Toyota takes on electronics critics TOYOTA’S DEFENSE: Toyota is swinging back at critics who say that the electronics of its gas pedals may be to blame for cases of trucks and cars that speed up on their own. FAULTY TEST?: Toyota is rebutting tests by an Illinois professor who was able to rev ... Read : Summary Box: Toyota disputes critics’ claims that electronics to blame for safety woes.
Abused kids more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea
WASHINGTON - Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are at an increased risk of suffering unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than kids who have not been abused, a new study concludes. The study was led by University of North Carolina at .... Source : Abused kids more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea.
Chinmax Defends its Distribution Rights to Biosite Triage Products, Filing Suit in China against Subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations
SHANGHAI, March 8, 2010 - On January 28, 2010, Chinmax Medical Systems, Inc., a leading distributor of clinical diagnostics in China, filed a civil complaint in the People's Court of Yangpu District, Shanghai against Inverness Medical Beijing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: IMA). According to the complaint, Chinmax is [...]
Remains of early Chinese immigrants unearthed in LA mass grave to be reburied
Remains of Chinese immigrants to be reburied in LA LOS ANGELES - The remains of some of the nation’s earliest Chinese settlers, whose graves were discovered five years ago during construction of a light rail line, will soon be reburied in a cemetery that once denied them entry. A memorial wall honoring the dead was dedicated Monday .... Original source : Remains of early Chinese immigrants unearthed in LA mass grave to be reburied.
FONDATION FRANZ WEBER: Trial Against the Slaughter of Whales and Dolphins - The United Animal Nations Demand Immediate Stop of Whaling and Dolphin Killing
MONTREUX, Switzerland, March 8, 2010 - Indication: The verdict can be downloaded free of charge under: www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100019151/?langid=2 The United Animal Nations (UAN) is not going to rest with the Geneva International Court of Justice for Animal Rights' sentence of February 22, 2010. Today, its secretary general, Franz Weber, delivered the verdict to the guilty fisheries [...]
Forget about brandy and bourbon, ghosts are this year's must-have spirit
New Zealand woman sells souls to highest bidder WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren’t aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $2,830 New Zealand dollars ($1,983) at an auction that ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Forget about brandy and bourbon, ghosts are this year’s must-have spirit.
Togo opposition followers march in 4th day of rising tensions since disputed presidential vote
Togo protesters march over disputed election LOME, Togo - Riot police fired tear gas at more than 1,000 opposition protesters who gathered in the capital Tuesday, the fourth day of rising tensions since the son of the former dictator was announced victorious in a disputed presidential election. Tuesday’s march was banned by the government but top opposition .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Togo opposition followers march in 4th day of rising tensions since disputed presidential vote.
Nigeria: Rights group, US call for inquiry, credible prosecutions after religious violence
Nigeria: Calls for inquiry into religious violence JOS, Nigeria - The U.S. government and an international human rights group called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims. Human Rights Watch also asked Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to provide police ... Original article on : Nigeria: Rights group, US call for inquiry, credible prosecutions after religious violence.
New asthma program to specifically help teens
WASHINGTON - A teen-specific asthma program could help people in rural areas to manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six ... Read more »»».
The Shambles in York wins first ever Google Street View Award
LONDON - The Shambles, an old street in York, with overhanging timber-framed buildings, has been voted as Britain's most picturesque street in the first ever Google Street View Awards. The cobbled shopping street, which dates back as far as the fourteenth century .... Read the original article : The Shambles in York wins first ever Google Street View Award.
Pak opposes New Zealand's request to shift Davis cup matches to neutral venues
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has strongly objected to Tennis New Zealand’s request to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to move its upcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan to New Zealand or to a neutral ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pak opposes New Zealand’s request to shift Davis cup matches to neutral venues.
8000inc (EIGH.pk) Takes First $50K Order for Brand8000 Clothes Before Official Launch
Prior to the Official Launch at the National Stadium in Barbados, Brand8000, the Exclusive Clothes Line From 8000inc Takes its First Order for 650 Items Across the Entire Range MANASSAS, Virginia, March 8, 2010 - Brand8000, which incorporates the exclusive clothes ranges 8000Red, 8000Pink, 8000Black and the National kit for the Amateur Athletics Association of Barbados, (AAAB) [...]
Basware Expands Connectivity Services to Enable Full Purchase-to-Pay Automation
Basware Connectivity Integrates the Entire Purchase-to-Pay Process Including Cataloguing, Procurement, Fulfillment Reporting and e-invoicing GUILDFORD, England, March 8, 2010 - Basware, the global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, today announced the addition of e-procurement functionality to Basware Connectivity services. Basware Connectivity covers the entire purchase-to-pay process from cataloguing and procurement to e-invoicing, providing crucial integration with an organisation's existing stock [...]
JetBlue launches 1-day, $10 fare sale between JFK and first 10 destinations
JetBlue launches $10 sale to first 10 destinations NEW YORK - JetBlue is holding a one-day sale offering $10 fares between New York’s JFK airport and the carrier’s first 10 destinations in celebration of its 10th year of operation. JetBlue is offering the discount fares Monday on all remaining seats for travel Tuesday and Wednesday. Cities included ... Original source on Gaea Times at : JetBlue launches 1-day, $10 fare sale between JFK and first 10 destinations.