Archive for May, 2009
Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia
Media Dayton CEOs see double-digit average pay hike State budget cuts tear into tourism marketing Entrepreneurial spirit drives publisher Albert takes the World by storm Andersen, Tate & Carr gears up for expansion NCR Corp., a Fortune 500 company that makes ATMs and retail self-checkouts, could be considering relocating its corporate headquarters from Dayton, Ohio to Georgia. Ohio government officials said word began swirling May 28 that NCR (NYSE: NCR) is moving its headquarters and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area, according to the Dayton Business Journal, a sister publication of Atlanta Business Chronicle. Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters… Continue Reading
Indiabulls Real writes off retail arm investment
Text: Indiabulls Real Estate has decided to write off the entire investment in its retail arm, which it took over from the Piramals during the retail boom in December 2007. The company had paid Rs 42 crore to take over 64% of Indiabulls Retail Services… Continue Reading
Free fall in rentals may have ended in tier-I cities
Text: MUMBAI: The rental space in India — especially in tier-I cities — which had lost its sheen in the ongoing economic slump is set to regain some of its shimmer as the rental value slide slows down. The average commercial and residential rental values that have been in a free fall as a result of… Continue Reading
Brazil plans mega push for tourism
Text: FLORIANOPOLIS(BRAZIL): Will tourism be the next wave for Brazil? For, it is the $40-billion travel and tourism sector that is driving the Brazilian economy. Bordering almost every country in South America, Brazil is making an all-out effort to woo global tourists. “Every country dreams of rich tourists, those who spend thousands of dollars. But we must recognise that most human beings are not rich enough to afford luxurious holidays. And even European tourists have the conscience to spend only what they are actually able to spend,” noted Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the just-concluded, two-day… Continue Reading
FNC Points Out Media Double Standard in Sotomayor & Gonzales/Thomas
On Wednesday’s The O’Reilly Factor, FNC’s Bill O’Reilly and Bernard Goldberg talked about the double standard of the New York Times in ignoring the life story of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during his confirmation, while playing up a similar life background in the liberal Judge Sonia Sotomayor. O’Reilly opened his discussion with Goldberg reminding viewers of Gonzales’s history of growing up in poverty, his service in the Air Force, and his Harvard education: Continue Reading
Leno Calls Disgraced Democrat Spitzer a Republican
On Monday’s Tonight Show on NBC, Jay Leno incorrectly called New York’s former Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer a Republican during the show’s monologue as the joked about Republican sex scandals. Inspired by John McCain’s daughter Meghan’s recent declaration that she is a "pro-sex Republican," Leno used her comment to poke fun at Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, as well as Democrat Spitzer, who were both revealed to have hired prostitutes. But Leno’s joke assumed both disgraced politicians were Republicans: "Don’t confuse that with other Republicans like Senator Vitter and Eliot Spitzer. They like to get their sex from a pro." Continue Reading
UK Journalists Strike Back at WH Press Secretary’s ‘Sneering and Condescending Remarks’
There is little argument that the British press is doing a better job than its U.S. counterparts covering the Obama administration’s less than perfect performance. Continue Reading
US: Unclear troop number remaining in Iraq cities
BAGHDAD — Thirty days before the deadline to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Iraq’s urban areas, it is still unknown how many troops will remain in cities as commanders determine their new roles, a U.S. general said Sunday. The U.S. military has repeatedly said it will abide by the requirements of an U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, but has released little publicly about how it will meet the June 30 deadline or what the new distribution of its forces in Iraq will look like. “It remains to be seen what the numbers will be,” Army Brig. Gen. Keith Walker, commander of the Iraqi Assistance Group, told reporters during a briefing in Baghdad. More World News Wire Fighting Taliban _ if US patrols… Continue Reading
Ban on smoking on screen not practical: Ghulam Nabi Azad
31 May 2009, 2315 hrs IST, PTI Text: NEW DELHI: Toeing a different line from that of his predecessor on banning smoking and drinking on screen, health minister Ghulam Nabi… Continue Reading
There is no consensus on climate-change policy
Sir, The letter (May 28) from the doctors about climate change and health is a classic example of the logical fallacy that permeates so many public statements about climate policy. There are two elements in their argument: first, that climate change is a scientific fact and, second, something must be done. It is not necessary to dispute the first part, though the letter overstates the degree of consensus upon the extent and consequences of climate change with respect to health. The difficulty is that the averages that are usually… Continue Reading
Terry still baffled by Makelele’s comments
June 1, 2009 John Terry remains mystified why former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele accused him of being responsible for the sacking of Jose Mourinho. document.write(’ Makelele claims, in a new autobiography called “Tout Simplement” published in France on Saturday, that Mourinho and Terry fell out as the captain dealt with injury, and that Terry asked for a transfer. “I thought Mourinho was practically untouchable, but a lot of players had complained about him, notably John Terry,” Makelele wrote. “When John Terry let his discontent be known to [chief executive Peter] Kenyon and asked him for an immediate transfer, (owner Roman) Abramovich reacted immediately: the departure of Terry… Continue Reading
Gluten intolerance can be a serious problem
Glutens are proteins found in many grains, especially wheat Pasta, baquettes, even our beloved San Francisco sourdough bread ( on, no!) all contain them. Glutens. No doubt you have come across the references to gluten intolerance that are making it more and more to the headlines these days. Or maybe you suffer from gluten intolerance yourself. Either way, there is an an… Continue Reading
Charles A. Jaffe: Bogle: Expect slow recovery
By Charles A. Jaffe Inquirer Financial Columnist CHICAGO – Jack Bogle is still holding court, and his message has not changed. Buy-and-hold domestic stocks and bonds, cheaply, in an asset allocation that is appropriate for your age. Then let it play out, over time, so that it ultimately works in your favor. The founder of the Vanguard Group Inc., the man behind the first retail index fund, and a longtime champion of the small investor, Bogle is now 80, and his health has been poor of late. He had a heart transplant 13 years ago and has spent "the extra time I’ve been given" as something of the people’s champion, taking on the investment community’s flawed thinking and bad behavior,… Continue Reading
China sends large group to buy Taiwanese goods
The Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan – A group of Chinese computer and home appliance manufacturers arrived Sunday with plans to buy billions of dollars worth of goods and components from Taiwan, officials and news reports said. Officials from 46 Chinese companies, including big manufacturers such as Lenovo and Haier, have joined the buy-Taiwan group, group leader Li Shuilin said. The companies have recently won bids to supply Chinese farmers and city dwellers with computers and home appliances in a state-subsidized project, and plan to buy chips and other components from Taiwan, Li said. Li did not elaborate, but local newspapers quoted unidentified Taiwanese officials as saying the total… Continue Reading
Sri Lanka says it’s poised for economic takeoff
VIJAY JOSHI The Associated Press SINGAPORE – Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday. Rohitha Bogollagama told a high-level security and defense conference that the government’s priorities now are reconciliation with the Tamil minority in the Sinhalese-majority country, rehabilitation of Tamil civilians and holding free and fair elections. “Our people are weary of war, yet they are resilient and want to get on with their lives,” Bogollagama told the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual meeting of defense ministers, officials and experts. The Sri Lankan government announced last week it had… Continue Reading
GM bondholders clear bankruptcy plan: Report
Text: NEW YORK: Bondholders of General Motors have agreed to exchange their debt for an ownership stake as high as 25 per cent in the struggling US automaker, media report says. “General Motors’ bondholders finished voting Saturday on the company’s… Continue Reading
Brett Lee expects Ashes series to be tight
31 May 2009, 1711 hrs IST, IANS Text: LONDON: Unlike his captain Ricky Ponting and vice-captain Michael Clarke, who refused to predict the outcome of the Ashes series, Australian fast bowler… Continue Reading
Langer sounds Ashes warning
11:45, May 31 2009 Former Australian opener Justin Langer warned England not to get carried away by their recent victories over the West Indies as they head into the Ashes series. But he did back England to make it a close series and he has been impressed by the leadership of Andrew Strauss since his ex-Middlesex colleague… Continue Reading
Cars: The 2009 BMW 750Li is a spaceship on wheels
I’m quite certain that somewhere right now, emotionally shattered BMW technicians are gathering in a church basement for a support group, huddled around the cookies and the coffee urn, their hands fairly vibrating with frustration. For as well deserved as is the title Ultimate Driving Machine, BMWs also have earned the reputation as the Ultimate Hangar Queen, taking up residence in dealership service bays and sending mechanics over the crumbling edge of insanity. Hello — sob! — my name is Dieter and I’m a BMW tech. . . . Hello, Dieter, keep comin’ back. . . . Yes, BMWs have middling initial quality and distinctly less-than-middling reliability — so sayeth… Continue Reading
6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian police
ALI DARAGHMEH Associated Press Writer= QALQILIYA, West Bank (AP) â?? Top Hamas fugitives lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons Sunday to push back Palestinian security forces storming their hideout, leaving six dead in the bloodiest clash since the Palestinian president launched a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank two years ago. Two top Hamas militants â?? on the run from Israel for years â?? were among those killed, along with an unarmed Hamas supporter and three Palestinian policemen. After the hours-long battle, hundreds of spent bullet casings, puddles of blood and tear gas canisters were visible at the hideout, a two-story building in the northern West Bank town of Qalqiliya…. Continue Reading
Cibulkova first into women’s quarter-finals
PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) – Slovak Dominika Cibulkova was the first woman to book a place in the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday when she outwitted Hungarian Agnes Szavay 6-2 6-4. The 20th seed, who will be appearing in the last eight of a grand slam for the first time, sealed victory over Venus Williams’s conqueror with a sweetly struck forehand down the line after a long rally. The 20-year-old Slovak threw her racket up in the air in celebration after booking a date with either Russian former… Continue Reading
Clark in position to win first PGA Tour event
Tim Clark watches the ball after hitting out of a bunker on the seventh hole Saturday at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Clark leads the PGA tournament at 17-under par. With $12.7 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour, Tim Clark has the dubious distinction of winning the most money without winning an event. Now he’s got a great chance to let someone else carry that burden. Clark shot a 4-under 66 on Saturday in the third… Continue Reading
Source: Jennifer Hudson celebrates pregnancy with baby shower
Will the baby be a dreamgirl ? or dreamboy? Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson celebrated her pregnancy today at a downtown baby shower, a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. » The source said the actress and singer is seven months… Continue Reading
University to use iPhone giveaway to nab truants
12:48PM Sunday May 31, 2009 TOKYO – A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class. Truants in Japan often fake attendance by getting friends to answer roll-call or… Continue Reading
Stranded whales killed in S Africa
South Africa officials have shot dead some 35 whales in a group of 55 stranded on a beach in the south of the country after efforts to save them failed, scientists have said. The first whales washed up at 7:30 am (0530 GMT) on Saturday on a beach off the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of the country. Officials from the South African National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) helped by dozens of volunteers tried to get the whales back into the water and out to sea again, but they could only save around 10 of them. Ten others died on the shore, and the rest were… Continue Reading
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