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| Investigators seek cause of death of LA socialite - MyMotherLode.com ... exploits were detailed in tabloid reports of partying and sexual escapades. Johnson became a staple of the New York Post's Page Six, the gossip column where she was mockingly dubbed the"baby-oil heiress." Johnson, Hilton and Hilton's sister, Nicky, were among the socialites featured in the 2002 documentary,"The It Girls." Johnson told Vanity Fair in a 2006 interview that her decision to ... (633 words)  [Show/Hide 97 Additional Articles] | Activism Documentaries/Movies Legislation | 97 Articles |
| Winter system drops record snow, chills the South ... switching equipment, Allegheny Power spokesman Todd Myers said. Todd Shaffer, 33, borrowed a blanket from his parents next door. "I woke up in the middle of the night still shivering," he said. Two boilers at a state prison in Union Springs, Ala., stopped working over the weekend, said Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett. He said one of the boilers should be repaired later Monday or ... (896 words) [Show/Hide 78 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 78 Articles |
| Pump prices on pace to top 2009 high by weekend - Atlanta Journal Constitution ... the Northeast to the South, where farmers in the Florida panhandle tried to save tomato and strawberry crops. Four deaths in Tennessee were blamed on low temperatures. That has squeezed heating oil supplies in some areas in a year when demand had been very weak. Falling supplies in recent weeks have contributed to prices driven higher by the falling dollar. When the dollar falls, investors ... (479 words) [Show/Hide 64 Additional Articles] | 64 Articles | |
| Boiler scrappage scheme offers £400-off vouchers ... Boiler scrappage scheme offers £400-off vouchers By Emily Beament, Press Association Thousands of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them £400 off the price of a new boiler, under a "scrappage" scheme launched today to cut carbon and help people save money on bills. Up to 125,000 households with working boilers with the lowest "G" rating in England can apply ... (334 words) [Show/Hide 55 Additional Articles] | 55 Articles | |
| Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather - WTVM ... WTVM.com and WTVM News Leader 9, Columbus, GA | Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 12:47 AM EST Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 12:47 AM EST By ALEX KENNEDY Associated Press Writer SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil rose to near $82 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a jump in U.S. stock markets boosted investor confide ... (285 words) [Show/Hide 37 Additional Articles] | 37 Articles 2 Tweets | |
| Mixed economic data, higher dollar weigh on stocks - Palm Beach Post ... million shares traded at the same point Monday. Bond prices rose, pushing yields lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.75 percent from 3.83 percent late Monday. Crude oil rose 26 cents to settle at $81.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The early days of January are when many investors from pension funds to individuals pump money into the markets as ... (624 words) [Show/Hide 30 Additional Articles] | 30 Articles | |
| Stocks Futures Mixed Ahead Of Open As Dollar Falls - Kiplinger.com ... The yield on the three-month T-bill, considered one of the safest investments, was unchanged from 0.07 percent. The dollar mostly fell against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Oil prices closed in on $82 a barrel, as light, sweet crude added 15 cents to $81.66 a barrel in electronic premarket trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock avera ... (365 words) [Show/Hide 28 Additional Articles] | 28 Articles | |
| Noble to buy Rockies oil and gas fields for $494M - OneNewsNow ... Noble Energy will spend $494 million for nearly all of the Rockies oil and gas fields owned by the U.S. division of Canada's Suncor Energy, the company said Tuesday. Noble Energy will spend $494 million for nearly all of the Rockies oil and gas fields owned by the U.S. division of Canada's Suncor Energy, the company said Tuesday. Suncor Energy Inc. last year bought Petro-Canada to create that ... (259 words) [Show/Hide 25 Additional Articles] | Project | 25 Articles |
| Work on Egypt-Gaza steel wall moving forward ... RAFAH, Gaza Strip A jackhammer pounded large steel beams side by side into the sandy soil on the Egyptian side of Gaza's border, putting in place an underground wall that could shift the balance of power in this volatile area. Once completed, the steel barrier would cut off blockaded Gaza's last lifeline and -- by slicing through hundreds of smuggling tunnels under the nine-mile (14-kilometer) ... (961 words) [Show/Hide 25 Additional Articles] | Activism Project | 25 Articles |
| China pulls out of $40 billion Australia gas deal (AP) ... things have been changing rapidly," said Peter Kopetz, energy analyst with Western Australia-based State One Stockbroking. PetroChina would probably look for other sources of gas, said Yang Wei, an oil industry analyst at Guotai Junan Securities in Shanghai. "I think it's probably that the price is not right. It's too expensive," he said. PetroChina in August reached a $41 billion deal to buy ... (540 words) [Show/Hide 25 Additional Articles] | Project | 25 Articles |
| Dubai opens half-mile-high tower, world's tallest (AP) ... nearly half in the past year, the result of easy credit and overbuilding during a real estate bubble that has since burst. Riding to the rescue was Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, which pumped tens of billions of dollars into Dubai last year as it struggled to pay enormous debts. As officials opened the tapering metal-and-glass spire with fireworks ... (1374 words) [Show/Hide 25 Additional Articles] | Project | 25 Articles |
| Asia markets gain ground after Wall Street advance - Boston Globe ... U.S. manufacturing report buoyed investor confidence in a global recovery. Most major markets were higher for a second straight session, while the dollar fell against the yen and the euro. Crude oil prices closed in on $82 a barrel. Lifting sentiment across the region was an overnight rise in U.S. markets. Wall Street opened 2010 with strong gains amid optimism about the country's economic ... (359 words) [Show/Hide 23 Additional Articles] | 23 Articles | |
| Dorgan says he will not seek re-election in 2010 - USA Today ... could be even more of a wild card on the issue than he already has been. There's no telling how the moderate Democrat will vote if the Senate takes up the legislation this year. Representing a large oil and coal-producing state, Dorgan opposes the bill backed by the White House and Democratic leaders that would put a limit on heat-trapping pollution and would allow companies to swap valuable emis ... (652 words) [Show/Hide 22 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 22 Articles |
| US says Yemen raid allowed embassy opening - Reuters AlertNet ... sentiment simmers in the south. The West and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will take advantage of Yemen's instability to spread its operations to the neighbouring kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, and beyond. Yemen itself produces a small amount of oil. The British and French embassies also resumed operations on Tuesday but remained closed to the public, diplomats at those missi ... (799 words) [Show/Hide 22 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 22 Articles |
| China shuts dam generators following diesel spill - FOX11AZ.com ... the Shaanxi provincial government said cleanup measures, including diversion channels, floating dams, and absorbing agents, had so far proven effective in containing the spill. As of Monday, no oil slick could be seen on the Wei and oil concentration in the river averaged just 0.79 part per million (0.79 milligrams per liter), well within acceptable limits, the statement said. The Yellow, C ... (364 words) [Show/Hide 22 Additional Articles] | Project | 22 Articles |
| Panel pitches pay cuts to trim state budget - New Mexican ... the 180-day school year for students. New Mexico, like other states, has been forced to roll back spending as tax revenue dropped because of the recession. New Mexico also has lost revenue from oil and natural gas production because of lower energy prices. To help balance this year's budget, about $400 million in federal economic stimulus aid has been used to replace state revenue for educat ... (527 words) [Show/Hide 21 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 21 Articles |
| Big automakers end 2009 with lower US sales (AP) ... share. General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai and others will report December and full-year sales figures later Tuesday. The auto industry underwent a radical transformation in 2009, one of the most turmoil-filled years in its more than 100-year history. Chrysler and General Motors, which both filed for bankruptcy protection after nearly collapsing, are still suffering as they struggle to revive sal ... (585 words) [Show/Hide 21 Additional Articles] | 21 Articles | |
| Eurozone inflation up to 10-month high in Dec. - Houston Chronicle ... percent. Eurostat did not provide an immediate reason for the increase, which was towards the top end of market expectations. However, analysts were expecting a rise given the recent spike up in oil prices, in particular — a year ago a barrel of benchmark crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange was exchanging hands at around $40, half the current price. December's rate was the highes ... (385 words) [Show/Hide 20 Additional Articles] | 20 Articles | |
| GSE to Present at Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC Energize 2010 Conference and 12th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference (Business Wire) ... the Westin Hotel San Francisco, CA. GSE Chief Executive Officer, John Moran is scheduled to present on Wednesday, January 6th, at 8:55 AM PST. Over 80 industry-leading exploration and production, oilfield service, and energy companies will be featured at the conference, which is expected to be attended by over 300 institutional investors. A simultaneous webcast will be available at http://www. ... (720 words) [Show/Hide 18 Additional Articles] | Project | 18 Articles |
| HECO inks contract for renewable biodiesel - Seattle Times ... HECO announced Tuesday that it has signed a two-year contract to have a mainland company supply 3 million to 7 million gallons of renewable biodiesel per year. The fuel processed from used cooking oil and waste animal fat will be used for Hawaiian Electric's new 110-megawatt combustion turbine generator unit at Campbell Industrial Park on Oahu. HECO Executive Vice President Robbie Alm says the ... (165 words) [Show/Hide 16 Additional Articles] | 16 Articles 1 Tweets | |
| Vietnam protests China's tourism plan in disputed islands ... territorial claims to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in early May and rejected the other's claims shortly afterward. The South China Sea is believed to contain substantial undersea oil reserves. Vietnam, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei each claim all or part of the Spratlys and the nearby Paracels, and all but Brunei have a military presence on one or more ... (301 words) [Show/Hide 17 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 17 Articles |
| Book, Iran sojourn shed light on bin Laden family
(AP)
... asthma got bad, his father ordered him to treat it with honeycombs and onions. In the early 1990s, bin Laden fell out with the Saudi royal family over the presence of U.S.-led troops on Saudi soil and moved his wives and children to Sudan . There he owned farms, grew sunflowers and set up several businesses. On a nighttime camping trip outside Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, bin Laden told ... (1238 words) [Show/Hide 16 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 16 Articles |
| Wyoming BLM issues sage grouse guidelines ... The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is directing its Wyoming offices to consider certain restrictions for oil and gas drilling, new wind turbines and other types of development in sage grouse habitat. In many cases, the BLM could limit drilling to one well pad per square mile. Also, the BLM will prohibit many activities during sage grouse breeding season each spring. CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The U.S. B ... (532 words) [Show/Hide 15 Additional Articles] | Project | 15 Articles |
| Il transporte des explosifs sans le savoir ... militants. Xavier Bertrand voque 250.000 adhrents, dont 40.000 nouveaux en 2009. Mais, comme pour le PS, les chiffres se contredisent. Des militants moins nombreux l'UMP . Cop veut interdire le voile intgral sur la voie publique VIDO - On a fait le tour du sujet, estime le patron des dputs UMP, je ne vais pas attendre deux cents ans. Une proposition de loi UMP pour interdire la burqa . . . A ... (1044 words) [Show/Hide 15 Additional Articles] | Activism | 15 Articles |
| Stocks trade mixed on uneven economic reports - Seattle Times ... lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.77 percent from 3.83 percent late Monday. The dollar mostly fell against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Crude oil rose 16 cents to $81.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In corporate news, airlines rose after Continental Airlines Inc. and United parent UAL Corp. said Monday that their planes we ... (440 words) [Show/Hide 14 Additional Articles] | 14 Articles | |
| C.I.A. Is Sharing Data With Climate Scientists (The Tuscaloosa News) ... will be very important economically and logistically,” Dr. Untersteiner said, arguing that Arctic thaws will open new fisheries and sea lanes for shipping and spur the hunt for undersea oil and gas worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The monitoring program has little or no impact on regular intelligence gathering, federal officials said, but instead releases secret information a ... (1155 words) [Show/Hide 13 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 13 Articles |
| U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat
(Reuters)
... north and separatist unrest in the south. The West and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will take advantage of Yemen's instability to spread its operations to the neighboring kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, and beyond. Yemen itself produces a small amount of oil. Placed strategically on the Arabian Peninsula's southern rim, Yemen, the poorest Arab country, has shrinking oil reserves and fa ... (347 words) [Show/Hide 13 Additional Articles] | 13 Articles | |
| Noble Energy to pay US$494 million to acquire US oil and gas assets from ... - Coast Reporter ... Business Noble Energy to pay US$494 million to acquire U.S. oil and gas assets from Suncor Energy January 5, 2010 | THE CANADIAN PRESS HOUSTON - Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) says it will pay US$494 million to acquire major oil and gas assets in the United States from Canada's largest energy company, Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Noble announced Tuesday it will acquire essentially all the ... (254 words) [Show/Hide 13 Additional Articles] | Project | 13 Articles |
| Iceland faces crisis after Icesave rejection - Globe and Mail ... I celand's president refused on Tuesday to sign into law a bill to repay more than $5-billion lost by savers in Britain and the Netherlands, forcing the issue to a referendum and stirring fresh turmoil in the crisis-hit country. President Olafur Grimsson's rejection of the unpopular bill put aid from international lenders and his country's aspirations to join the European Union in serious jeopar ... (665 words) [Show/Hide 13 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 13 Articles |
| Oil nears $82 on 9th day of gains; cold snap helps - Forexyard ... * Cold snap across U.S., Europe boosts prices * Eyes Russia-Belarus oil price spat * Weekly U.S. inventory data seen supporting prices * Awaits U.S. factory orders, jobs data due this week By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Oil edged up towards $82 a barrel on Tuesday, posting its ninth straight day of gains, as a surprise cold snap in the key consuming regions of the United States ... (489 words) [Show/Hide 12 Additional Articles] | 12 Articles 1 Tweets | |
| European markets pause ahead of US open (AP) ... Elsewhere, Australia's market was up 1 percent, helped by stronger commodity prices while Singapore's index gained 0.8 percent. However, South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.3 percent to 1,690.62. Oil prices extended their gains, with benchmark crude for February delivery up 21 cents at $81.72 a barrel. The contract jumped $2.15 overnight. The dollar slid 0.8 percent to 91.79 yen while the eur ... (673 words) [Show/Hide 12 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 12 Articles |
| China official says diesel spill 'basically contained' from moving downstream ... - News1130 ... the Shaanxi provincial government said cleanup measures, including diversion channels, floating dams, and absorbing agents, had so far proven effective in containing the spill. As of Monday, no oil slick could be seen on the Wei and oil concentration in the river averaged just 0.79 part per million (0.79 milligrams per litre), well within acceptable limits, the statement said. The Yellow R ... (273 words) [Show/Hide 12 Additional Articles] | 12 Articles | |
| Venezuelan business leaders fear energy rationing could plunge country into ... - 660 News ... "are going to increase" as the government pushes to cut electricity use by 20 per cent. The economy shrank 2.9 per cent in 2009 - Venezuela's first recession since 2003 - as its all-important oil industry suffered a downturn due to lower production and crude prices. Inflation is running at about 27 per cent. A prolonged drought has drained hydroelectric dams that supply most of Venezuela ... (278 words) [Show/Hide 12 Additional Articles] | Project | 12 Articles |
| Belarus and Kaliningrad in electricity argument - Buenos Aires News ... without a transit fee agreement. A Belenergo statement has said the company would now have to consider "cutting the unauthorised commercial transit of electricity." Meanwhile, a dispute over Russian oil supplies to Belarus has not yet been resolved. Russian oil is still being supplied to Belarus, both for transit and processing, without a new agreement on Russian oil deliveries for 2010. It was t ... (116 words) [Show/Hide 12 Additional Articles] | 12 Articles | |
| Asia stocks hit 17-month peak on risk appetite (Reuters) ... where mining stocks helped drive the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index (^AXJ0 - News) up 1 percent. The Thomson Reuters index of Asian shares outside of Japan (^TRXFLDAXPU - News) rose 1 percent. OIL NEARS $82 A rally in U.S. shares on Monday boosted investment sentiment in Asia, which relies heavily on U.S. end demand for its exports industries. U.S. stocks rallied on their first trading da ... (789 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | 11 Articles | |
| Yemen launches offensive against al-Qaeda - National Post ... sentiment simmers in the south. The West and Saudi Arabia fear al-Qaeda will take advantage of Yemen's instability to spread its operations to the neighbouring kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, and beyond. Yemen itself produces a small amount of oil. The British and French embassies also resumed operations on Tuesday but remained closed to the public, diplomats said. Yemen in ... (817 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 11 Articles |
| A look at economic developments around the globe - Atlanta Journal Constitution ... 0.5 percent. Eurostat did not provide an immediate reason for the increase, which was towards the top end of market expectations. However, analysts were expecting a rise given the recent spike in oil prices. In European markets, stocks took a breather as some of the optimism that drove the previous session's hefty gains was dented by disappointing U.S. housing data. The FTSE 100 index of lead ... (941 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 11 Articles |
| Smith, Amla punish England in heat - Times of India ... a ferocious onslaught after the interval and had taken his score to 133 when Amla was out, caught off bat and pad at short leg off Swann. Even when England thought they had Smith's wicket they were foiled. On 51, he was given out leg before wicket by umpire Tony Hill when he missed a sweep against Swann. He asked for a television review and was reprieved when replays showed he had been struck mor ... (624 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | 11 Articles | |
| German firm to build $300M pipe plant in NW Miss. (AP) ... Press Writer , On Tuesday January 5, 2010, 8:14 am JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A German company will build a $300 million plant in northwestern Mississippi to manufacture stainless steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, Gov. Haley Barbour and a company executive announced Monday. The plant in Tunica County -- about 20 miles south of Memphis, Tenn. -- will be the first in North America by Wilh. ... (635 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 11 Articles |
| Arcelor Mittal : fin du chmage partiel ... Impts: ce qui change pour vous en 2010 Les principales nouveauts en vigueur pour les particuliers depuis le 1erjanvier. . . Des conseils pour btir son portefeuille DOSSIER - Les maisons de gestion dvoilent leur stratgie pour gagner en Bourse en 2010. . . . " border="0" /> 2009, anne explosive Le printemps et l't ont t marqus par des conflits sociaux trs violents. . . . Economie : ce qu'il faut ... (2389 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 11 Articles |
| Ahead of the Bell: PrimeGen Energy Corporation -- January 5, 2010 NOTE TO ... - Live-PR.com (press release) ... achieved total average daily production of 16,550 bpd during the month and reached a production high of 17,340 bpd on December 28, 2009. On November 10, 2009 the Company commenced commercial oil production of Kochmesskoye #8 well with production results for the first 15 days at an average daily rate of 1,590 barrels per day. On November 26, 2009, Kochmesskoye #9 commenced production wi ... (1644 words) [Show/Hide 11 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 11 Articles |
| Government forecaster to give earlier storm alerts - WXXI ... storms during this year's hurricane season. The Miami-based hurricane center said the earlier watches and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes would give the public and operators of oil rig platforms in the Gulf of Mexico more time to prepare for adverse weather conditions. "Tropical storm watches will be issued when tropical storm conditions are possible along the coast within ... (250 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | 10 Articles | |
| Big carmakers report 2009 sales declines - Houston Chronicle ... share stabilize at 20 percent. "That's very encouraging given all that we've been through this year," he said. GM, he said, is optimistic for improved sales in 2010 even with uncertainty over oil prices, employment and consumer confidence. He predicted sales of 11 million to 12 million vehicles, compared with an expected 10.5 million last year. Chrysler sold only 931,000 vehicles for the ... (891 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | 10 Articles | |
| Pulse polio campaign ... campaign Farmers stage protest IBM officials prevented from conducting survey again Lead kindly light Mangalore engagements Engagements Closed Water adalat Training Mining officials' survey bid foiled again ICSE adds English speaking, listening to its curriculum Government is addicted to resort culture: Ugrappa Action sought Archives Yesterday's Issue Datewise Features: Magazine Literary Revi ... (317 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | 10 Articles | |
| US intelligence failures unacceptable, says President Obama - The Australian ... my responsibility to find out why, and to correct that failure so that we can prevent such attacks in the future." A 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been charged over the foiled attack. His father had visited the US embassy in Abuja on November 19 to express fears that radicals might be influencing his son. The embassy relayed those concerns the following day in a diplo ... (367 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 10 Articles |
| Work on Egypt-Gaza steel wall moving forward - Town Hall ... A jackhammer pounded large steel beams side by side into the sandy soil on the Egyptian side of Gaza's border, putting in place an underground wall that could shift the balance of power in this volatile area. Once completed, the steel barrier would cut off blockaded Gaza's last lifeline and _ by slicing through hundreds of smuggling tunnels under the nine-mile (14-kilometer) Gaza-Egypt border _ ... (673 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | Activism Project | 10 Articles |
| China river oil spill pollution 'serious': govt
(AFP)
... BEIJING (AFP) – Two tributaries of China's Yellow River have been "seriously polluted" by an oil spill , further contaminating badly tainted drinking water resources , the government said Tuesday. Up to 150,000 litres (40,000 gallons) of diesel spilled into the Chishui and Wei rivers on Wednesday last week after a pipeline operated by China 's largest oil producer, China National Petroleum ... (341 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | 9 Articles 1 Tweets | |
| Kaneria expects Aussie battle - TVNZ ... the bowlers." A Pakistan win would level the three-Test series at 1-1 before the final match is played at Hobart's Bellerive Oval next week. Pakistan have never won a Test series on Australian soil. ... (220 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | 10 Articles | |
| Icelandic president says won't sign Icesave bill - Reuters Canada ... said on Tuesday he would not sign into law a bill to repay more than $5 billion lost by savers in Britain and the Netherlands when the island's banks collapsed, creating fresh political turmoil for the crisis-hit country. President Olafur Grimsson's rejection of the bill is seen putting aid from international lenders, as well as aspirations to join the European Union, in serious jeopardy ... (251 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 10 Articles |
| Asia markets gain ground after Wall Street advance ... U.S. manufacturing report buoyed investor confidence in a global recovery. Most major markets were higher for a second straight session, while the dollar fell against the yen and the euro. Crude oil prices closed in on $82 a barrel. Lifting sentiment across the region was an overnight rise in U.S. markets. Wall Street opened 2010 with strong gains amid optimism about the country's economic ... (534 words) [Show/Hide 10 Additional Articles] | 10 Articles | |
| Favourite Soderling knocked out of Chennai Open - Times of India ... of the $400,000 ATP Chennai Open with an embarrassing first round loss against American Robby Ginepri on Tuesday. The world number eight failed to raise his game in his first appearance on Indian soil and lost 6-4, 7-5 to the 100th-ranked Ginepri in an hour and 31 minutes. Soderling, who ended Rafael Nadal's reign at the French Open last year on way to his maiden Grand Slam final, came to India ... (351 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | 9 Articles | |
| `Another Mumbai type attack possible to provoke India-Pakistan conflict' ... hardly makes such attacks impossible,' it said. Noting that as US implements its new Afghan strategy, 'Islamabad is near a breakpoint both with Washington and the jihadists operating on Pakistani soil,' Stratfor said: 'Thus it is here, not Afghanistan, where the nature of the war is shifting.' 'The bulk of the Al Qaeda leadership is believed to be not in Afghanistan, but in Pakistan. Increase ... (428 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | 9 Articles | |
| Smith, Amla make England toil - Sydney Morning Herald ... Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla shared the best partnership of the match and made England toil under a hot sun as South Africa stretched their lead on the third day of the third Test at Newlands yesterday. South Africa were 1-165 in their second innings at tea, an overall lead of 183. Smith (65 not out) and Amla (73 not out) added an unbeaten 134 for the second wicket as South Africa took advantag ... (491 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | 9 Articles | |
| Analyst Sees A $5.50/Mcf Number For Full-Year 2010 (Wall Street Transcript) ... "1000"} Tue, Jan 5, 2010, 1:44PM ET - U.S. Markets close in 2 hours and 16 minutes. 67 WALL STREET, New York - January 5, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas Production and Distribution Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 76 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-de ... (1216 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | 9 Articles | |
| European markets pause after heady start to year - Houston Chronicle ... in Asia, Australia's market was up 1 percent, helped by stronger commodity prices while Singapore's index gained 0.8 percent. However, South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.3 percent to 1,690.62. Oil prices extended their gains, with benchmark crude for February delivery up 24 cents at $81.75 a barrel. The contract jumped $2.15 overnight. The dollar slipped 0.7 percent to 91.90 yen while the ... (665 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 9 Articles |
| Spain's EU art installation sidesteps controversy
(Reuters)
... was emblazoned with the word "GREVE!" (French for strike) in red, while Romania was depicted as a Dracula theme park, Sweden as a do-it-yourself furniture flatpack and Bulgaria as the floor of a toilet. Britain , often criticised for a lack of EU engagement, did not appear at all, while Denmark was made of Lego . The mosaic caused so much offence that Bulgaria registered an official complain ... (366 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 9 Articles |
| L'embellie conomique se confirme en Europe ... : ce qui change pour vous en 2010 Les principales nouveauts en vigueur pour les particuliers depuis le 1er janvier. . . Des conseils pour btir son portefeuille DOSSIER - Les maisons de gestion dvoilent leur stratgie pour gagner en Bourse en 2010. . . . " border="0" /> 2009, anne explosive Le printemps et l't ont t marqus par des conflits sociaux trs violents. . . . Economie : ce qu'il faut ... (3036 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 9 Articles |
| Karzai to try again with new cabinet line-up - Reuters Canada ... did not know which names would be on the new list. A senior official on Monday said it would include some of those already rejected, but in new portfolios. Afghanistan was thrown into political turmoil last year by a fraud-marred presidential election. Karzai was returned to power but only after his main challenger withdrew from a second round, triggered when a U.N.-backed watchdog threw out one ... (276 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 9 Articles |
| Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP Declares Increase in its Distribution ... - CNNMoney.com (press release) ... . Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq: CLMT) ("Calumet") is a leading independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products in North America . Calumet processes crude oil into customized lubricating oils, solvents, and waxes used in consumer, industrial, and automotive products. Calumet also produces fuel products including gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. Calum ... (615 words) [Show/Hide 9 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 9 Articles |
| Shares rise strongly - The Australian ... the March share price index contract was 51 points higher at 4,928 on volume of 27,776 contracts. BHP Billiton was up 20 cents at $43.28, while Rio Tinto gained $1.43, or 1.91 per cent, to $76.35. Oil prices rose more than $US2 in New York overnight to $US81.51, while gold climbed a tick above $US22. Copper and silver contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange also advanced. Santos was up 2 ... (240 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | 8 Articles | |
| Obama says 'dots' not connected in airline attack - Atlanta Journal Constitution ... By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asserted on Tuesday that the U.S. government had enough information to foil the attempted bombing on a Christmas Day airline flight but intelligenceagencies "failed to connect the dots." President Barack Obama returns a salute as he steps off the Marine One helicopter at the White House in Washington, Mo ... (614 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 8 Articles |
| Crosses in potatoes appear to online sellers
(AP)
... of the potatoes, though both definitely have been halved. Bort said he and his wife had just returned from vacation and were "trying to scrounge together a Christmas dinner with what wasn't spoiled in our fridge." He settled on, among other things, mashed potatoes. "So I peel the potatoes and I'm getting ready to do it," Bort said, "and I see what you saw in the picture" — that is, ... (556 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | Activism | 8 Articles |
| Karzai to try again with new cabinet line-up
(Reuters)
... an official said, replacing 17 names unexpectedly rejected by lawmakers last week in a humiliating snub. Even if the new choices are accepted however, it may not spell an end to the political turmoil that has dogged Afghanistan since a fraud-marred presidential election last year. The United Nations said on Monday it would not back a parliament poll scheduled for May without reforms to the vo ... (697 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 8 Articles |
| Share market higher at noon ... at 12:10 AEDT was $US1,120.40 per fine ounce, down $US3.40 from yesterday's local close of $US1,123.80 per ounce. Energy stocks were stronger at 12:10 AEDT. Woodside was up 33 cents at $48.30, Oil Search had added four cents to $6.19 and Santos had gained eight cents to $14.58. ... (400 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | 8 Articles | |
| Cramped on Land, Big Oil Bets at Sea - WSJ.com ... on new features and special offers from The Wall Street Journal Online. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: BY BEN CASSELMAN AND GUY CHAZAN Big Oil never wanted to be here, in 4,300 feet of water far out in the Gulf of Mexico, drilling through nearly five miles of rock. It is an expensive way to look for oil. Chevron Corp. is paying nearly $ ... (279 words) [Show/Hide 2 Additional Articles] | Project | 2 Articles 4 Bookmarks 2 Tweets |
| UK airport scanners could 'break child porn laws' - Ninemsn ... Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, reportedly confessed to being trained by an Al-Qaeda bombmaker in Yemen for the suicide mission on the Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. It was foiled when explosives allegedly sewn into the man's underwear failed to detonate, and passengers jumped on him. Would you like to become a Mother Flocker? By signing up you will be able to leave s ... (369 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 8 Articles |
| Stocks trade mixed on uneven economic reports (AP) ... 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.77 percent from 3.83 percent late Monday. The dollar mostly fell against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Crude oil rose 16 cents to $81.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In corporate news, airlines rose after Continental Airlines Inc. and United parent UAL Corp. said Monday that their planes we ... (366 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | 8 Articles | |
| 'Avatar' arouses conservatives' ire - Los Angeles Times ... it's among the dumbest movies I've ever seen." He goes on to say: "You're going to hear a lot over the next couple of weeks about the movie's politics -- about how it's a Green epic about despoiling the environment, and an attack on the war in Iraq. . . . The conclusion does ask the audience to root for the defeat of American soldiers at the hands of an insurgency. So it is a deep expressi ... (1522 words) [Show/Hide 8 Additional Articles] | Documentaries/Movies Legislation Project | 8 Articles |
| State disaster-preparedness official quits ... motives.'' By late Monday, Almaguer reconsidered and submitted his resignation, insisting ``my conscience is clean.'' But his earlier memo and response to the allegations reveal a department roiled by a divisive power struggle between Almaguer and his No. 2 man, David Halstead. Crist on Monday named Halstead to the interim director post. ``The safety and security of the people of Flori ... (1129 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 7 Articles |
| US stocks surge on first trading day of 2010 ... figures fuelled optimism about the prospects for the US economy in the coming year. The factory index from the US Institute for Supply Management climbed to its highest level in three years. Higher oil prices also pushed up stocks of commodities producers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 155.91 points, or 1.5 percent, to 10,583.96. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index surged 17.89 po ... (145 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| Commodities mixed, metals higher on recovery hopes - Seattle Times ... mining company, Codelco, is the world's largest copper producer. Copper for March delivery rose 0.75 cents to $3.4135 a pound. It hit a record high of $3.4290 during trading on Monday. Meanwhile oil was trading in a narrow range a day after passing $80 a barrel for the first time in two months. Benchmark crude for February delivery rose 26 cents to settle at $81.77 a barrel on the New York Me ... (402 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| Treaty Energy Completes Kansas Oil Lease Agreement - SYS-CON Media (press release) ... HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 01/05/10 -- Treaty Energy Corporation (OTCBB: TECO) today announced that on December 31, 2009, it completed an agreement to acquire 54 oil and gas leases in Kansas and Missouri. These leases comprise over 6,700 acres and include a total of 481 active producing wells. Current production has been increased from 115 bbl per day in October 2009, when the original agre ... (726 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion on Intrinsic Software ... - Stockhouse ... (OTCBB: JYHW), $1.34, +0.29, 27.62%, surpassed its 52 week-high from yesterday of $1.07 to $1.35 today. JYHW is making gains of over 27% trading above its average volume. Jayhawk is a Colorado based oil & gas exploration and production company with its main focus on the acquisition and development of coalbed methane and natural gas properties in the United States. JYHW announced the closing of th ... (670 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Project | 7 Articles |
| Mining stocks support TSX; NY markets lower ahead of economic reports - Lethbridge Herald ... sector rose almost one per cent even as March copper was off a cent to US$3.39 a pound. Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) was up 34 cents to $39.35. The consumer staples sector pushed ahead 0.67 per cent. Oil prices were slightly lower after the weak American currency helped push oil past the US$80 a barrel level for the first time since early November. The February crude contract on the New York Merca ... (672 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| Iraq cabinet approves four major oil field deals - MSN Philippines News ... Iraq cabinet approves four major oil field deals Iraq's cabinet approved on Tuesday four deals with foreign energy firms to dramatically ramp up the country's oil output, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. Iraq's cabinet approved on Tuesday four deals with foreign energy firms to dramatically ramp up the country's oil output, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. The agreements inc ... (308 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Project | 7 Articles |
| Colo. approves 5100 oil, gas permits in 2009 - Atlanta Journal Constitution ... The Associated Press DENVER — Colorado approved roughly 5,100 oil and gas drilling permits last year, down from the record 8,027 issued in 2008 before the recession. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission received about 540 applications for permits in December. Commission Director Dave Neslin say roughly 640 permits were approved. Energy companies and industry groups have ... (132 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 7 Articles |
| China takes No 1 spot for M&A deals in Asia-Pacific - The Australian ... Japan-targeted M&A activity fell 4 per cent to $US142.2bn, with 92 per cent of volume generated by domestic deals. The finance sector was the most targeted industry globally, followed by the oil and gas sector, and healthcare. M&A intelligence service The Mergermarket Group said in its global round-up that 2009 was not a good year for M&A, but at the end of 2009 there were signs that the ... (464 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| Mixed leads point to down day for stocks - Brisbane Times ... The Australian share market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets in offshore trading, with Wall Street indices and oil trading lower but metals prices higher. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 3 points at 4925 points. That marks a turnaround from the strong gains that yesterday saw the major indices rise in the order of ... (728 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | 7 Articles | |
| CIA bomber coerced to work for Jordan spy agency ... native Jordan for Afghanistan, they said, suggesting he had agreed to take on the mission against al-Qaida. Once in Afghanistan, al-Balawi provided valuable intelligence information that helped foil al-Qaida terror plots on Jordan, the officials said. His Jordanian recruiters then offered al-Balawi to their CIA allies as someone who would help them capture or kill al-Zawahri. On Dec. 30, the ... (1423 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 7 Articles |
| Sarkozy wants French carbon tax to take effect in July - Business Report ... 1000 of France's top polluters would have been able to dodge the tax and that the legislation did not apply to 93 percent of emissions from industrial sources. Under the first law, the new levy on oil, gas and coal consumption had been set at 17 euros (R183) per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions. Finance Minister Christine Lagarde suggested on Tuesday that industry could be subjected to the c ... (422 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 7 Articles |
| Global warming battle could create 129,000 Mich. jobs ... environment would benefit, the nonprofit group said. It projected gains of 129,000 jobs, a $25 billion uptick in the gross state product and lower prices for home energy sources such as electricity, oil and natural gas. "This study validates our commitment to energy efficiency and renewable sources of fuel," said Steven Chester, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. "I ... (447 words) [Show/Hide 7 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 7 Articles |
| Rhodia lance un cong grand-parental ... France, s'explique sur la polmique qui enfle autour de l'mission Secret Story. . . . d'un simple clic " border="0" /> INA : 200 000 pubs d'un simple clic L'Institut national de l'audiovisuel dvoile son nouveau site Internet. . . . Comment le New York Times a rat le scoop du Watergate Un journaliste du NYT dit avoir eu vent du scandale, avant le Washington Post . Mais sa hirarchie n'a pas so ... (1229 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| Taiwan scientist discovers 'strawberry' crab - AsiaOne ... AFP, referring to a scenic coastal village in the national park. The two female crabs, with the bigger one measuring 2.5 centimetres (one inch) in size, have been made into specimens. "Luckily the oil leak from the shipwreck was not serious, otherwise the two crabs might have been polluted and escaped our eyes," Ho said. The professor said he was writing an essay on the new species. ... (142 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| Monfils holds off Dent at Brisbane tennis - France24 ... bounced Australian qualifier Nick Lindahl out 6-2, 6-4. Australia's great hope, 17-year-old Bernard Tomic, crashed out at the hands of Ukrainian qualifier Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. Tomic is embroiled in an unsavoury feud with Lleyton Hewitt, but a war of words with the Australian number one was the least of his troubles as the little-known Dolgopolov Jr breezed through 6-4, 6-4. There was f ... (503 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| Israel stirs up humus war with world's record bid - Al-Arabiya (press release) (subscription) ... a humble chickpea dip that stirs passions across the Middle East. On Friday, residents of Abu Gosh, near Jerusalem, will mash up 4,000 kilograms (8,800 pounds) of chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. That is twice as much as the Guinness record set in October by chefs in Lebanon, Israel's neighbor, longtime political foe and culinary rival. An inexpensive, nutritio ... (684 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $5.8 Million Follow-on Order for Cargo Security Equipment in the Middle East (Business Wire) ... facilities is crucial to protect the safe operation of facilities for electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supplies, military, police, banking, hospitals, heating, agriculture, oil and gas refineries, and national monuments. AS&E systems for cargo, parcel, and personnel screening are deployed worldwide, helping large governments and corporations protect their vital assets. ... (891 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation Project | 6 Articles |
| La Nano bientt sur le march amricain ... France, s'explique sur la polmique qui enfle autour de l'mission Secret Story. . . . d'un simple clic " border="0" /> INA : 200 000 pubs d'un simple clic L'Institut national de l'audiovisuel dvoile son nouveau site Internet. . . . Comment le New York Times a rat le scoop du Watergate Un journaliste du NYT dit avoir eu vent du scandale, avant le Washington Post . Mais sa hirarchie n'a pas so ... (1264 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Project | 6 Articles |
| TSX higher on commodities - Toronto Star ... Inc. (TSX: AGU) advanced $2.11 to $67.65. The consumer discretionary sector was the biggest percentage decliner, down 0.47 per cent with Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B) down 32 cents to $21.18. Oil prices were slightly higher after the weak American currency helped push oil past the US$80 a barrel level for the first time since early November. The February crude contract on the New York Mer ... (832 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| Oscar Contenders Raise Some Questions - New York Times ... breaking into song on film can trigger "a cringe moment." His solution, in both "Chicago" and "Nine," is to turn the musical numbers into stylized fantasies. But audiences don't automatically recoil at every musical moment onscreen. Certainly, one of the year's most elating film scenes was Joseph Gordon-Levitt's loose-limbed, morning-after dance to the tune of Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dre ... (878 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Documentaries/Movies | 6 Articles |
| Investigators seek cause of death of LA socialite - Fort Worth Star Telegram ... exploits were detailed in tabloid reports of partying and sexual escapades. Johnson became a staple of the New York Post's Page Six, the gossip column where she was mockingly dubbed the "baby-oil heiress." She was one of the subjects of the 2002 Manhattan documentary "It Girls," but screen fame eluded her. Johnson told Vanity Fair in a 2006 interview that her decision to turn down Hilton's ... (820 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Activism Documentaries/Movies Legislation | 6 Articles |
| U.S. takes risk on Yemen president to fight al-Qaeda ... that Saleh has mastered over 30 years is no longer sustainable. The Yemeni government is running out of money," Gregory Johnsen, a Yemen expert at Princeton University, told The Associated Press. Oil revenues which provide 70% of the budget plummeted last year, to $1.5 billion from January-October 2009 from $4.2 billion over the same period in 2008, according to the latest government figures ... (1255 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Project | 6 Articles |
| Can The U.S. Trust Yemen To Fight Al-Qaida? ... Americans to understand how poor this country is," Bodine says. "There are no resources. This is a country the size of France, and it doesn't have a single river or lake. When they were exporting oil, their exports were roughly the same as Bakersfield, Calif." Yemen's dwindling output of oil is now selling at vastly lower prices, too, because of the worldwide recession. Yemen also has secur ... (1167 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | 6 Articles | |
| Troisime First Lady en Afrique du Sud ... d'Aden, dont les Occidentaux ne savent que faire. Mais les procdures patinent et le pays s'inquite de l'emprise de ces hors-la-loi et de leur argent. . Les lves japonais nettoient nouveau leurs toilettes Les corves sanitaires, qui avaient disparu avec la prosprit, sont de retour dans les coles. . . En Chine, une mare noire menace le fleuve Jaune Le dversement accidentel de ptrole dans un affl ... (1983 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Project | 6 Articles |
| Spy flights track whaling protesters ... have demanded the government ban the use of Australian airports for the spy flights. "Instead of Australia sending a surveillance vessel to watch the whalers, the Japanese are using Australian soil to watch the whale defenders,'' Senator Brown said. "It's totally back to front.'' The Hobart flights were paid for by Wellington-based Omeka Communications, a PR company engaged by Japan's Inst ... (260 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Activism | 6 Articles |
| S.Sudan vote could lead to war, says top adviser ... happened and we had not yet agreed on the borders? This is war," he told the small state-owned Blue Nile television, according to a transcript seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Most of Sudan's oil fields traverse the north-south border which has yet to be demarcated. Sudan's external debt is about $30 billion. Salaheddin said hundreds of thousands of southerners in the north and northerne ... (433 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 6 Articles |
| South chilled by Arctic winds, record snow in East - Charleston Gazette ... equipment, Allegheny Power spokesman Todd Myers said. Todd Shaffer, 33, borrowed a blanket from his parents next door. "I woke up in the middle of the night still shivering," he said. Two boilers at a state prison in Union Springs, Ala., stopped working over the weekend, said Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett. He said one of the boilers should be repaired later Monday o ... (1599 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 6 Articles |
| Green Planet Group Making Green Gold Mining a Reality (Business Wire) ... formation of Green Mining Technologies, Green Planet Group has brought together a consortium of four leading research and development companies that have numerous patents on improving the planet's soil, water and air, with the express purpose of significantly reducing or eliminating the negative environmental impact of past mining practices. As exclusive suppliers of their technologies for preci ... (668 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 6 Articles |
| US embassy in Yemen reopens after Qaeda threats
(AFP)
... bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, reportedly confessed to being trained by an Al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen for the suicide mission on the Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. It was foiled when explosives allegedly sewn into the man's underwear failed to detonate, and passengers jumped on him. Clinton on Monday warned of the potential threat to world stability posed by the situat ... (698 words) [Show/Hide 6 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 6 Articles |
| Stocks falter following big gains, investors take in mixed US economic data - Metro Canada - Vancouver ... copper unchanged at US$3.40 a pound. The consumer discretionary sector was the biggest percentage decliner, down almost one per cent with Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) down 29 cents to $21.21. Oil prices were slightly higher after the weak American currency helped push oil past the US$80 a barrel level for the first time since early November. The February crude contract on the New York Merc ... (1007 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| South Sudan army-civilian clash kills 17--official ... peace in the area," he said. Some 2 million people were killed in the north-south war, fought over differing religious, political and ethnic identities and ideology, inflamed by the discovery of oil in the south. An additional 4 million were forced to flee their homes. (Editing by Opheera McDoom and Tim Pearce) A Northern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) named Sudan walks at the z ... (357 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 5 Articles |
| WFP Suspends Operations In Much Of Southern Somalia - New York Times ... "The food stocks are out ... Most equipment has been brought out and vehicles have been brought, as well as obviously all our staff," he said. "Staff safety is a key concern for WFP." The turmoil in Somalia has spilt into the waters of the strategic Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, where Somali pirates have driven up insurance costs and made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms by hijackin ... (404 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Owner of disabled tug releases spill estimate - Fox12Idaho ... The estimate was reported Monday to oversight agencies including the Coast Guard and state Department of Environmental Conservation. The 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster remains the United States' worst oil spill, with nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ... (180 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Mixed session on Wall Street - Brisbane Times ... The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1120.40 per fine ounce, down $US3.40 from Tuesday's local close of $US1123.80 per ounce. Energy stocks were stronger. Woodside was up 33 cents at $48.30, Oil Search had added four cents to $6.19 and Santos had gained eight cents to $14.58. Mixed day for retailers, media stocks Among the major retailers, Coles owner Wesfarmers had fallen 21 cents to $ ... (577 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| 2010: Year of the dollar? ... -- Happy New Year indeed! The financial markets got off to a hot start on the first day of trading Monday. Name an asset and it likely went up. Stocks? Check. Gold? Still shining bright. Oil? Gushing higher. Treasury bond prices? Affirmative. The dollar? Eh ... not so much. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose in December along with the stock market. That could be a sign that investor ... (917 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 5 Articles |
| Scientists restore acid-ravaged coastal wetland ... crisis at East Trinity near Cairns in Queensland began in the 1970s, when developers drained and cleared 800 hectares of tidal wetland to grow sugarcane. This dried out underlying acid sulphate soils, causing them to release slugs of acid whenever they were soaked by rain, leading to fish kills and loss of wetlands which alarmed local residents. Today East Trinity is a world class demonstrati ... (396 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Project | 5 Articles |
| Cabinet likely to decide new price of ethanol this month - Thaindian.com ... The minister said the use of bio-energy and renewable energy such as solar power, hydel power and hydro power would help the country come out of its energy crisis. "India's dependence on foreign oil and coke is a high energy security risk. A national bio-energy and renewable energy programme is of great importance as it could also be the answer to issues like land use, food versus energy, and ... (335 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Project | 5 Articles |
| Stocks futures trade in narrow range ahead of open - Newser ... The yield on the three-month T-bill, considered one of the safest investments, was unchanged from 0.07 percent. The dollar mostly fell against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Oil prices retreated from an earlier rally toward $82 a barrel, as light, sweet crude lost 17 cents to $81.34 a barrel in electronic premarket trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Overseas, J ... (468 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Ponting's declining returns a form slump - Sydney Morning Herald ... AAP Elbow injury or not - Ricky Ponting is in a form slump. For so long Australia's batting rock at No.3, the skipper's numbers have continued to decline on home soil this summer. He has posted 216 runs at 27 in five Tests against the West Indies and Pakistan and is in danger of not scoring a century in a home summer for the first time in nine seasons. The medium term totals don't make great ... (374 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 5 Articles |
| WGP unveils drilling program at Kaloorup - Trading Room ... AAP 2010-01-05 Oil and gas explorer Westralian Gas and Power (WGP) says it will this month begin a new coal seam gas drilling program at its Kaloorup Road prospect. The Perth-based company said one of the new wells to be dug will twin an old coal bore created by BHP during exploration in 1974. The original bore hole had intersected what was interpreted as upper coals of the Permian Sue River Co ... (118 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Venezuelan business leaders fear energy rationing could plunge country into ... - Metro Canada - Calgary ... "are going to increase" as the government pushes to cut electricity use by 20 per cent. The economy shrank 2.9 per cent in 2009 - Venezuela's first recession since 2003 - as its all-important oil industry suffered a downturn due to lower production and crude prices. Inflation is running at about 27 per cent. A prolonged drought has drained hydroelectric dams that supply most of Venezuela's ... (582 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Project | 5 Articles |
| Euro inflation accelerates, but experts reassure ... ( BRUSSELS ) - Inflation shot up across continental Europe in December, but analysts insisted on Tuesday that lagging effects of oil price rises are not about to destabilise consumers and central banks. After six months of falling prices, for everything from energy to housing and food, and stalled wages for those who have not joined the millions of new unemployed since the financial crisis, 12-m ... (418 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Study Figures Best Job In 2010 Is ... Actuary - New York Times ... NEW YORK (Reuters) - Being an actuary, calculating statistics to determine probability and risk, is the best job to have in 2010, while working on an oil rig as a roustabout is the worst, according to a study released on Tuesday. An actuary earns about $85,000 a year and has few physical demands, little stress, a good work environment and a positive outlook for employment and income growth, said ... (270 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks hit fresh peaks, dollar steadies (at Reuters) ... * Asian stocks hit fresh 17-mth high on rising risk appetite * Dollar steadies after Monday's fall * Oil nears $82 a barrel as winter temperatures plunge By Susan Fenton HONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Growing confidence about the global economy lifted Asian stocks to a fresh 17-month high on Tuesday as investors continued to be drawn to riskier assets, while the dollar stabilised after a weak s ... (493 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather - Houston Chronicle ... Oil rises to near $82 on stocks, cold weather By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Writer 2010 The Associated Press Jan. 5, 2010, 6:27AM — Oil rose to near $82 a barrel Tuesday after a jump in U.S. stock markets boosted investor confidence and helped extend a four-week rally in crude prices. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for February delivery was up 8 cents to $81.59 a barre ... (366 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles 1 Tweets | |
| Iceland faces crisis after Icesave rejection - Reuters India ... - Iceland's president refused on Tuesday to sign into law a bill to repay more than $5 billion lost by savers in Britain and the Netherlands, forcing the issue to a referendum and stirring fresh turmoil in the crisis-hit country. President Olafur Grimsson's rejection of the unpopular bill put aid from international lenders and his country's aspirations to join the European Union in serious jeopa ... (239 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 5 Articles |
| Apache Announces Management Changes - CNNMoney.com (press release) ... until he moved to the Gulf Coast Region as production manager in 2003. He was named vice president - Business Development in 2004. Before joining Apache, he was employed by Vastar Resources/ARCO Oil and Gas Co. in business development, crude oil marketing and various engineering and operations assignments. He received his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of ... (398 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| League Cup semis fall victim to winter freeze - World Sports Network (blog) ... United, which had been due to be played 24 hours later, both had to be called off. Although ground staff would have been able to ensure playable conditions at both venues thanks to under-soil heating, it was decided that the conditions would make it hard for fans to get to the grounds and back home safely. The City-United first leg has been rescheduled for January 19, with the second ... (135 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| 'Pak's concern over influx of Afghan militants following US troop surge ... - Thaindian.com ... But that did not occur. Pakistani reservations about the U.S. strategy highlight the limits of an American-led war campaign in Afghanistan. Pakistan does not allow U.S. troops to fight on its soil even if Afghan insurgents cross over. (ANI) ... (225 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Do Canada's oil sands deserve 'World's Dirtiest Commodity' label? - Mineweb ... Do Canada's oil sands deserve World's Dirtiest Commodity' label? Development and mining of a vital resource - Canada's huge Alberta oil sands - has given rise to both environmental and climate change accusations. Is this justified? Author: *Lorimer Wilson Posted: Tuesday , 05 Jan 2010 TORONTO (FinancialSummariesToday.com) - "When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind: the world's ... (1379 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 5 Articles |
| Asian markets tempered by mixed US economy figures - KTVZ ... world's No. 1 economy. Japanese stocks shrugged off speculation the country's finance minister, one of the few experienced hands in the new government's Cabinet, will resign because of ill health. Oil prices hovered near $82 a barrel and the dollar rose against the yen and the euro. Major indexes in the U.S. were lackluster Tuesday after the mixed economic news. Factory orders rose 1.1 in Nove ... (447 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | 5 Articles | |
| Strata Oil Appoints Vice President Engineering, Director - istockAnalyst.com (press release) ... MARKETWIRE) Strata Oil & Gas Inc. ("Strata") (OTCBB: SOIGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shezad Ahmad to the position of VP Engineering and the Board of Directors. Mr. Ahmad is an experienced professional in the petroleum industry, with extensive technical expertise and a broad business background. He has worked overseas in the natural gas and petrochemical industries, and th ... (350 words) [Show/Hide 5 Additional Articles] | Project | 5 Articles |
| US Energy Stocks Rise As Crude Prices Stay Flat - Easy Bourse ... By Steve Gelsi Energy stocks rose Tuesday, but by lower percentages than the big sector scored gains in the Monday session. Crude-oil prices were nearly unchanged recently, short of Monday's $82 a barrel high. The NYSE Arca Oil Index rose nearly 1% to 1108, the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index rose by a fraction to 560 and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index was up 1.2% at 205. Shares of Chesapeake Ene ... (421 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| Game maker Electronic Arts sticks with Woods
(AFP)
... US telecoms giant AT&T and Accenture, the Dublin-based technology, management and outsourcing consultancy, both dropped their sponsorships of Woods in December. Their moves came after Woods was embroiled in a sex scandal, admitted cheating on his wife and decided to take an indefinite break from competitive golf. Other sponsors - Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer and razor-blade giant Gillette - have ... (219 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| French giant latest to grab shale access - Houston Chronicle ... Chronicle Jan. 4, 2010, 11:52PM A COMPANY'S PARTNERS IN SHALE Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp., with huge holdings in U.S. shale plays, has formed joint ventures with several major oil companies to help defray development costs. Total (France): Barnett Shale in North Texas. BP (U.K.): Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas. Statoil (Norway): Marcellus Shale in the Northeast U.S. ... (726 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| SIDEBAR: Hewitt won't extend hand of friendship in Tomic feud ... a war of words over the past half year. And Aussie number one Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion and flag-bearer for the national game, said he has no intention of easing the growing boilover. "It's not my priority," he said Tuesday at the Hopman Cup in Perth of reports that Tomic wanted to end the drama. "I'm not losing any sleep over it. "Right now, as I prepare to do as well a ... (287 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Delays blamed for cancelled WA gas deal - Brisbane Times ... led by Woodside Petroleum is the reason behind PetroChina's decision not to extend a $US40 billion ($44 billion) gas import contract, the Chinese company says. Woodside, Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer, said on Monday an initial deal with PetroChina signed in 2007 for the sale of 2 to 3 million tonnes per year (mtpy) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting from 2013-15 expired o ... (301 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| New head of North Oil Company named - AME Info ... Veteran oil executive Hameed al-Saedi has been appointed as the new head of Iraq's state-run North Oil Co, Reuters has reported. Al-Saedi replaces Manaa Abdullah al-Ubaidi, who is retiring. Also consider reading: Staff Tuesday, January 05 - 2010 at 10:11 UAE local time (GMT+4) Replication or redistribution in whole or in part is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AME In ... (390 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Yemen kills militants it says threatened embassies ... far beyond the region," she said. The West and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will take advantage of Yemen's instability to spread its operations to the neighbouring kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, and beyond. Yemen itself produces a small amount of oil. A Yemeni security official told Reuters militants targeted in Monday's raid were behind the threats to the U.S. embassy. "Secur ... (209 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Photon Expands Range of Gas Flow Metering Business - Canada NewsWire (press release) ... flares during blow-out periods. Ultrasonic gas flow meters, major competitors to Photon's Focus Probe, are not able to measure gas flows at these velocities. Following the request from a leading oil and gas producer, the Focus Probe was recently upgraded for use at higher operating pressures, up to 300 psi or twice as high as the base model. The Company also reports positive results from th ... (544 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 4 Articles |
| Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. Production at 455 BOPD - PR Newswire (press release) ... HOUSTON, TX , Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Enhanced Oil Resources Inc. (TSX-V: EOR) today provides the following update on corporate and operational activity. As previously reported the Company has been actively pursuing a reactivation program at the Company's 98.5% owned Crossroads Siluro-Devonian Unit in Lea County, New Mexico . As last reported the Company had increased total Company owned ... (709 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 4 Articles |
| Investigators seek cause of death of Johnson&Johnson heiress Casey Johnson - Metro Canada - Vancouver ... exploits were detailed in tabloid reports of partying and sexual escapades. Johnson became a staple of the New York Post's Page Six, the gossip column where she was mockingly dubbed the "baby-oil heiress." Johnson, Hilton and Hilton's sister, Nicky, were among the socialites featured in the 2002 documentary, "The It Girls." Johnson told Vanity Fair in a 2006 interview that her decision to ... (947 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Activism Documentaries/Movies Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Big U.S. fund group divests over Sudan
(Reuters)
... U.S. fund complex to sell stakes in a group of Asian energy companies over human rights concerns in Sudan . The sales of shares of China 's PetroChina Co Ltd , CNPC Hong Kong and Sinopec , and Oil and Natural Gas Corp of New Delhi totaled about $60 million, TIAA-CREF said on Monday. The stakes sold were just a small slice of New York-based TIAA-CREF's assets under management, which stood a ... (844 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 4 Articles |
| Karzai to try again with new cabinet line-up - Washington Post ... not know which names would be on the new list. A senior official on Monday said it would include some of those already rejected, but in new portfolios. Afghanistan was thrown into political turmoil last year by a fraud-marred presidential election. Karzai was returned to power but only after his main challenger withdrew from a second round, triggered when a U.N.-backed watchdog threw out one ... (437 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Diesel leak threatens drinking water ... BEIJING, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Diesel fuel leaking from a broken oil pipeline into a Yellow River tributary in China has spread, threatening drinking water sources, officials said Tuesday. The fuel leak has spread downstream into Shanxi and Henan provinces, contaminating it and potentially affecting the drinking water supply of many local residents, the China Daily reported. Despite earlier efforts t ... (204 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Mahatma Gandhi is son of Africa, says Zambian speaker - Thaindian.com ... influenced the Zambian independence movement. Zambia became independent in 1964. The Zambian speaker, who heads a 158-member National Assembly, said his delegation felt "enlightened" to be on the soil of one of the biggest democracies in the world. He said Zambia shares strong diplomatic relations with India. "Way back to 1964, India was one of the five nations that accepted a new Zambia," Mw ... (351 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Mixed economic data, higher dollar weigh on stocks - Town Hall ... million shares traded at the same point Monday. Bond prices rose, pushing yields lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.76 percent from 3.83 percent late Monday. Crude oil rose 21 cents to $81.72 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The early days of January are when many investors from pension funds to individuals pump money into the markets as they set u ... (448 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq rise on factory orders, Ford; Dow dips - Ninemsn ... 0.15 percent against a basket of major currencies , curbing gains in the materials and energy sectors. The S&P materials index advanced 0.5 percent, while an S&P energy index rose 0.8 percent. U.S. oil futures rose 0.32 percent, or 26 cents, to settle at $81.77 a barrel, the highest closing price since Oct. 9, 2008. This marked the ninth day of gains for oil futures prices. The Dow's top perfor ... (835 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Stocks higher on materials, energy - The Age ... the March share price index contract was 51 points higher at 4,928 on volume of 27,776 contracts. BHP Billiton was up 20 cents at $43.28, while Rio Tinto gained $1.43, or 1.91 per cent, to $76.35. Oil prices rose more than $US2 in New York overnight to $US81.51, while gold climbed a tick above $US22. Copper and silver contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange also advanced. Santos was up 2 ... (537 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Dlr sluggish against yen, Asia stocks edge up - Reuters ... * Dollar stays on defensive against the yen Currencies * Asian stocks creep up as mixed U.S. data weighs * Oil prices ease after touching $82 a barrel (Repeats to more subscribers) By Susan Fenton HONG KONG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The dollar remained weak against the yen early on Wednesday after falling sharply overnight, while Asian stocks managed only modest gains as mixed economic data made in ... (666 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| Australia Pacific LNG awards key upstream contracts - Your Oil and Gas News (press release) ... within cost estimates were a key factor in the awarding of the contracts." Speaking on behalf of the upstream operator for Australia Pacific LNG, Origin’s Executive General Manager, Upstream Oil and Gas, Mr Paul Zealand said, "Design studies for the upstream facilities and gas pipeline have been undertaken and detailed engineering and preparatory works will continue with the constructors. ... (322 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| US embassy in Yemen reopens after Qaeda threats - Jakarta Globe ... bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, reportedly confessed to being trained by an Al-Qaeda bombmaker in Yemen for the suicide mission on the Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. It was foiled when explosives allegedly sewn into the man's underwear failed to detonate, and passengers jumped on him. US Secretary of State Clinton on Monday warned of the potential threat to world stabilit ... (762 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Canadian currency set to outperform US dollar ... first time in their 150-year history of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Toronto Stock Exchange, which is the third largest in North America, is also the world's largest energy market, with over 400 oil and gas companies traded on it. Monday's gains by the Canadian dollar bring it near parity with the US greenback. Since sinking to 77 cents US in March 2009, the loonie rose by almost 16 percent t ... (385 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Pump prices on pace to top 2009 high by weekend - Daily Mail - Charleston ... the Northeast to the South, where farmers in the Florida panhandle tried to save tomato and strawberry crops. Four deaths in Tennessee were blamed on low temperatures. That has squeezed heating oil supplies in some areas in a year when demand had been very weak. Falling supplies in recent weeks have contributed to prices driven higher by the falling dollar. When the dollar falls, investors ... (775 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Noble Energy To Buy Eastern Colorado Drilling Assets For $494 Million - Easy Bourse ... DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) plans to buy essentially all the reserves in eastern Colorado held by the U.S. arms of Canadian oil-and-gas companies Petro-Canada (PCZ) and Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) for $494 million. Noble President and Chief Operating Officer David Stover said the addition will strengthen its core operations. Nearly 80% of the proven liquids being acquired are in the W ... (249 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Zardari says hell foil all conspiracies against him with his political weapons - Little About (blog) ... Zardari says hell foil all conspiracies against him with his political weapons Lahore, Jan. 5 : Labelling the elected assemblies as his political weapons, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he would foil all conspiracies through his weaponry. We are politicians, and will solve all the problems in a political manner, the Daily Times quoted Zardari, as saying. In an interview wi ... (262 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| US overhauls terror watchlists - Jakarta Globe ... Tangi Quemener US overhauls terror watchlists The United States revamped its terror watchlists as President Barack Obama readied for talks with his intelligence and national security chiefs on a foiled attack on a US-bound jet. Tougher screening procedures for all US-bound air travelers also swung into effect at airports around the world, prompting complaints by some countries that they were u ... (678 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Nitrogen needs to be taken into account when forecasting climate change - Thaindian.com ... Nitrogen makes up over 70 percent of our atmosphere, but it's mostly locked away in a chemical bond that plants can't crack. They depend on a few types of nitrogen-fixing plants, which employ soil-dwelling bacteria to convert the nutrient into more usable forms. Outside of agricultural lands, where humans sew fertilizer into the soils, plant growth is mostly limited by whatever nitrogen n ... (391 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| Noble Energy Expands DJ Basin Position With Asset Acquisition - CNNMoney.com (press release) ... Rockies upstream assets of Petro-Canada Resources ( USA ) Inc. and Suncor Energy (Natural Gas) America Inc. for $494 million . The Company estimates total proved reserves to be 53 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), 45 percent of which are liquids and 80 percent within the liquid-rich Wattenberg field, Noble Energy's largest onshore U.S. asset. The acquisition will add about 10 thousand ba ... (751 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation Project | 4 Articles |
| Burnley dad left young son and daughter home alone - This Is Lancashire ... pick up his friend, she added. Are children safe left with this selfish irresponsible drunken moron?? I am sure the social workers would not want to break up the family unit. It makes your blood boil. This pratt needs to grow up and the magistrates need to get real!!!!!!! Are children safe left with this selfish irresponsible drunken moron?? I am sure the social workers would not want to brea ... (413 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Activism | 4 Articles |
| Miscanthus, a biofuels crop, can host western corn rootworm ... in rows next to a cornfield during the egg-laying period. Late in the season, before the corn was harvested but after the rootworm adults were all dead, the researchers counted rootworm eggs in the soil around the corn and Miscanthus plants, and in the space between the rows of plants. "There was no difference in the mean number of western corn rootworm eggs laid at the base of Miscanthus and ma ... (697 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| Opera Software CEO steps down - Sydney Morning Herald ... Opera Software ASA announced Tuesday that co-founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner has stepped down following 15 years at the helm of the Norwegian software developer. The company has tapped Lars Boilesen, chief commercial officer, to lead the company known for the popular Opera internet browser. The statement did not give any specific reason for von Tetzchner's decision but said he would continue ... (241 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| US scrapped more cars than bought new ones in 2009 - Reuters ... * US vehicle fleet fell 2 percent in 2009 to 246 million Bonds | Global Markets * Sustained drop would push down oil demand, emissions By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Americans scrapped more automobiles than they bought last year as the ragged economy reduced demand and some major cities expanded mass transit service, according to a new report. The United States scrapped 14 ... (399 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| WFP suspends operations in much of southern Somalia
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... "Most of central Somalia has been peaceful for a year but they have not helped people, except for doing surveys. They should please come and help the people in these peaceful areas." The turmoil in Somalia has spilled into the waters of the strategic Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean , where Somali pirates have driven up insurance costs and made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms by hijac ... (647 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| US Venezuelan Relations: Imperialism and Revolution - Axis of Logic ... funds to US banks, numbers annually in the tens of billions; the US has been, up to recently, the major trading partner in the region; Latin America has provided a lucrative outlet for US buyouts of oil, telecoms, banking and related strategic mining companies during the golden age of imperial pillage (1975 1999). Throughout most of the 20th century the US could rely on the vote of its client re ... (9685 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Activism Legislation Project | 4 Articles |
| Obama says 'dots' not connected in airline attack - Houston Chronicle ... By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Writer 2010 The Associated Press Jan. 5, 2010, 5:13PM WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asserted on Tuesday the government had enough information to foil the attempted bombing on a Christmas Day airline flight but intelligence agencies "failed to connect those dots" and left nearly 300 passengers and crew in peril. Obama called that unacceptable. ... (1007 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| FOREX-Dollar steadies after fall on growing risk appetite (at Reuters) ... higher-yielding currencies. The Australian dollar hit a two-year high against the euro and a three-week high versus the dollar as investors picked up commodity-linked currencies on buoyant gold and oil prices. [O/R] [GOL/] "Investors are seeking more risks thanks to better economic conditions," said Tsutomu Soma, senior manager of the foreign securities department at Okasan Securities. "But wh ... (602 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Pakistani intrusion bid foiled by BSF at Rajatal in Punjab - Thaindian.com ... By Ravinder Singh Robin Rajatal, (India-Pakistan Border), Jan. 5 (ANI): Border Security Personnel (BSF) personnel foiled a bid by suspected Pakistani smugglers who were trying to sneak into Indian territory at Rajatal sector of Indo Pak border on Monday night. At least one of the intruders was killed during the cross-firing while the other managed to escape in the dense fog and return to Pakis ... (252 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Molecular worm algorithm navigates inside chemical labyrinth - Nanowerk LLC ... microporous minerals that have been widely used since the late 1950s as chemical catalysts, membranes for separations, and water softeners. They are especially useful as alkane-cracking catalysts in oil refinement. There are 190 zeolite structures known to exist today, but they constitute only a very small fraction of the 2.5 million structures that are feasible on theoretical grounds, Haranczy ... (952 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Solar-powered irrigation improves diet and income in rural sub-Saharan Africa - Little About (blog) ... used solar-powered irrigation became strong net producers in vegetables with extra income earned from sales significantly increasing their purchases of staples and protein during the dry season, and oil during the rainy season. Vegetable consumption increased during the rainy season (the time of greatest surplus for the womens group farmers) for the entire four-village sample of households, the ... (454 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| About The Ohio State University Medical Center - SYS-CON Media (press release) ... location services and innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions are being used in more than 150 hospitals around the world, as well as by manufacturers, mining/ oil/gas companies, government agencies and the military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market wireles ... (931 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Curfew in Kashmir town ... team Mere allegation cannot be basis for conviction for abetment to suicide' Opinion divided in Congress too on Vidarbha, says Chavan "RTI Act can't question judicial order" Women's groups urge Moily to amend sexual violence laws Chidambaram promises action in Nitu case Farooq warns oil companies IBN attack case: bail for Sunil Raut Building for Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha urged Action against C ... (488 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Food Lovers Discover The Joys Of Aleppo ... tours. But the test of any city's food culture is in the small, traditional shops. One, known as Abu Abdo, specializes in ful, a typical breakfast meal: fava bean soup with a splash of olive oil, lemon juice and Aleppo's red peppers. The family business has been open for more than 70 years. On a recent day, the owner ladles ful into plastic bags for the to-go crowd — workers as well ... (946 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Oil Surges Above $81, Amid Frigid Weather and Signs of a Stronger Economy - NYTimes.com ... HOUSTON A combination of frigid weather, expectations of an improving economy and new tensions between Russia and Belarus catapulted crude oil prices above $81 a barrel on Monday to the highest close in nearly 15 months. Energy markets are beginning the year with a number of economic signs that could help push prices higher still. Traders viewed reports of increased manufacturing activity an ... (777 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Shares open higher despite weak Wall St ... $5.30 and Newcrest gained three cents to $36.75. The local spot price of gold at 10:44 AEDT was $US1,117.90 per fine ounce, down $US5.90 from yesterday's local close of $US1,123.80 per ounce. With oil prices trading above $US81 per barrel, local energy companies were stronger. At 10:51 AEDT Woodside Petroleum was up 22 cents at $48.19 and rival Oil Search was up seven cents at $6.22. Santos pu ... (520 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| Google raises stakes in mobile market with Nexus One as rivalry with Apple ... - Metro Canada - Ottawa ... the first "super" phone in an effort to position the device as a cut above the iPhone and other smart phones ...[ next page ] CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU), returning to its roots as an oilsands-focused company, has agreed to sell its U.S. Rockies natural gas assets to Houston-based Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE:NBL) for about US$494 million. TORONTO - December marked a bright end to a ... (689 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | 4 Articles | |
| Salary cuts for state workers proposed to shore up NM budget - Silver City Sun News ... the 180-day school year for students. New Mexico, like other states, has been forced to roll back spending as tax revenue dropped because of the recession. New Mexico also has lost revenue from oil and natural gas production because of lower energy prices. To help balance this year's budget, about $400 million in federal economic stimulus aid has been used to replace state revenue for educat ... (881 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Legislation | 4 Articles |
| Value Of Bursa Malaysia's Listed Companies Crosses Rm1 Trillion Market - Bernama ... one could erase about 15 per cent away," he said. Lim said 2009 had seen strong rallies in the prices of some commodities, including copper (139 per cent), sugar (126 per cent), petroleum crude oil (110 per cent) and gold (60 per cent). For 2010, he said there is a strong posibility of other soft commodities like corn, wheat, rice and vegetable oils moving up and such a situation could bene ... (412 words) [Show/Hide 4 Additional Articles] | Project | 4 Articles |
| 'A far better year for property' - Fin24 ... "In 2010 people will start spending more as the stock market continues to rally and the economic outlook improves," said CEO Rael Levitt. Keeping the show on the road over the last 18 months of turmoil had been a true test for many developers, brokers and banks, he said. "In 2010 the challenge will be to refocus on the long term and what the post-World Cup period will bring. "We must not forge ... (707 words) [Show/Hide 3 Additional Articles] | 3 Articles | |
| Mixed session on Wall Street - The Age ... become more positive about future increases in iron ore prices. need2know: - Asian shares buoyed by Toyota and Nintendo - The dollar slips to 91.2 US cents - Gold inches above $US1120 - Oil falls below $US82, snapping 9-day run - Dow futures are 14 points lower at 10,501 Mr Walker said that on the negative side, the major banks were mixed after an adverse report from Morgan Stanley ... (434 words) [Show/Hide 3 Additional Articles] | 3 Articles | |
| Watch what you put in a ‘healthy’ salad ... restaurants are using a tablespoon or ladleful of dressing, which often carries much of the salt and calories. Caesar salads are a prime offender, with dressings often high in fat and boasting oil, egg yolks and sometimes even mayonnaise, slathered over deep-fried croutons. The Hot Chicken Caesar at Earls, for example, has 1,120 calories, 76.8 grams of fat and 1,531 mg of sodium. "Some ... (807 words) [Show/Hide 3 Additional Articles] | 3 Articles | |
| Oil rises towards $82 as cold snaps US, Europe - Times of Malta ... Comment about "Oil rises towards $82 as cold snaps US, Europe " Full Name (your name) Email (your email address) Home town Phone Name Comment Please limit your comment to a maximum of 200 words. Word count: 0 Comments are submitted under the express understanding and condition that the editor may, and is authorised to, disclose any/all of the above personal information to any person ... (465 words) |
