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2010 Entrepreneurs of the Year honored in Reno Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:57PMThe Entrepreneurs of the Year awards dinner at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa opened eWeek on Monday evening.
Softly, softly on green turtle beach Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:46PMIn the dark of night, nervous mothers crawl from the sea to lay their eggs.
Norway crown prince and crown princess accorded grand welcome Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:43PMKUALA LUMPUR: Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway were accorded an official welcome at Dataran Perdana in Putrajaya when they arrived to begin a three-day visit to Malaysia.
Property company returns to profit Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:17PMIRISH-controlled property development company China Real Estate Opportunities returned to profitability last year and saw the value of its property portfolio increase by 4%.
China’s Stocks Decline; Zhongjin Gold Slides; Insurers Gain Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:11PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by banks and raw-material producers, on lower commodity prices and concern accelerating inflation will prompt the central bank to tighten monetary policy.
Rocket Boy Roy Lee Cooke to speak Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:01PMA special featured event for this year’s Galveston Reads book “Rocket Boys” is a guest appearance by one of the original Rocket Boys.
Maple Leaf Signs MOU for Bio-Fuel Joint Ventures Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26PMMaple Leaf Reforestation Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Biodis Engineering Ireland Limited , which is a partially owned subsidiary of Biodis Engineering Swiss, S.A. .
ACOA letting inactive firm off the hook: critic Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:14PMThe federal government's lending agency in Atlantic Canada has been criticized for repeatedly postponing loan repayments from a Halifax company that has earned no revenue since 2006.
Abu Dhabi pumps oil riches into media projects Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:52AMWith an economy based on pumping oil and landmarks that include one of the Mideast's grandest mosques, buttoned-down Abu Dhabi has little obvious in common with freewheeling media magnets like Hollywood or midtown Manhattan.
How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:45AMTim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to court him.
China, let's see if you can innovate Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:41AMWhat economic crisis? After a blip last winter, China is growing at more than 8% a year, and the scale and speed at which the country is building a modern infrastructure are mind-boggling.
Qatar's Woqood reports 28% drop in 2009 profits Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:36AMQatar's Woqood reports 28% drop in 2009 profits
Seminar in Sur to boost Indo-Omani trade ties Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:29AMSeminar in Sur to boost Indo-Omani trade ties
Vineyard breakthrough wins water start-up prize Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:17AMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Web application that alerts wine grape farmers when their vines are thirsty has won first place in a competition to spur entrepreneurs in the investment-starved water sector, organizers said on Monday.
PE/VC space may see big-ticket deals this yr: experts Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:16AMBig-ticket deals in the private equity and venture capital space are likely to make a comeback this year as the downturn has made valuations more realistic and economic conditions are showing signs of stability, experts believe.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 08:54 Vineyard breakthrough wins water start-up prize Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:12AMBy Mary Milliken
Alexco Awards Mining Services Contract Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:12AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR)(NYSE Amex:AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has awarded the Mining Services Contract for development and production mining of the Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc deposit to the NNDDC/Procon Joint Venture, a joint venture between Procon Mining and Tunnelling Ltd. and the Nacho Nyak ...
JUNIOR MINING Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:10AMShares of gold and copper exploration companies are the most likely to shine in the Canadian junior mining sector this year, as large miners raise their exploration budgets and scout for promising projects.
NetOne blames govt for poor performance Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:30PMMANAGEMENT at the state-owned mobile phone operator NetOne has blamed government for the company’s failure to effectively compete with industry rivals despite being the first firm to get an operator’s licence in the country.
British PM hails anti Taliban push in southern Afghanistan Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:08PMEarly wins in a major anti-Taliban push in southern Afghanistan offered a "beacon of hope," British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday during a surprise visit to troops.
DiGi eyes 100,000 broadband subscribers Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:43PMKUCHING: DiGi.com Bhd (DiGi) is optimistic that mobile broadband will gain meaningful market share this year and expects its customer base to increase to more than 100,000 this year in its venture in the broadband market.
Juniper helps virtualization security vendor Altor raise $10 million Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:38PMVirtualization security vendor Altor Network has raised $10 million in a new funding round from investors including Juniper Networks.
Journalistic Shoplifting Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:12PMThe Times owes its readers a full accounting of its investigation into a former reporter accused of plagiarism.
Former CIA head backs South Dakota divestment in Iran Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:15PMPIERRE -- South Dakota should join other states in applying economic pressure aimed at dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting insurgents who harm American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, former CIA director James Woolsey said.
Billionaire Bubble: Ten players in the local tech scene look back, a decade later, at the frenzied days of the ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:09PMThere was a time, as 1999 rolled into 2000, when it seemed as if everyone was rich. Or, at least, as if they could be rich. They had equity. Or a big idea. Or a lock on friends-and-family shares in an IPO. With tech stocks soaring and venture capital money flowing, cashing in on the cyber revolution seemed a worthy bet.
Margareta Pagano: Going mutual paid off at Spain's top football clubs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:14PMIt's not just the brilliance of the footballers at Real Madrid and Barcelona that British clubs should be looking to for inspiration but the way the Spanish teams are run. Both are mutual organisations, owned by their supporters who are responsible for electing management.
IRW-Press: Anooraq Resources Corporation: Anooraq Resources Corp.: Bokoni Concentrator Plant Upgrade Completed Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:56AMAnooraq Resources Corporation (“Anooraq” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ARQ; NYSE Amex: ANO; JSE: ARQ) announces the completion of its concentrator plant upgrade project at the Company’s Bokoni Platinum Mines (“Bokoni”), located 330 km from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Olive: Who will be tomorrow's builders? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:46AMToronto suffers a lack of vision about what we want the city to look like in 20 or 50 years, and no coalition to create and execute on that vision.
Light rains may cool Delhi Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:26AMAfter some sunny days, Delhi could see rains Saturday evening. 'We are expecting some thunder developments with light rain towards the evening. This could cool down temperatures,' the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
In Modi land, BJP demotes Keshubhai Patel Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:26AMFormer Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, who led a rebellion against Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will no more be chairman of the state advisory committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He will now on be just one of its 26 members.
Boy kills aunt, thinking she is a witch Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:25AMA teenager killed his 55-year-old aunt Saturday in a village near Chhattisgarh capital Raipur because he suspected her of practising witchcraft, police said.
Two poachers held with leopard skins in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:25AMTwo poachers, who operated in several states of the country, have been arrested with leopard skins in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, police said Saturday.
Himachal hikes bus fares 30 percent Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:25AMThe Himachal Pradesh government Saturday announced a 30-percent hike in fares of state-run buses in view of the recent rise in fuel prices, an official said here. The revised fares will be effective from April 1.
Sensex rides high after budget, gains 3.44 percent Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:25AMBuying interest returned to Indian stock markets this week, with a benchmark index rising 3.44 percent from its previous weekly close and foreign investors pumping in almost $1 billion during the truncated four-day trading week.
Farah Khan's 'Tees Maar Khan' to release Christmas Eve Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:24AMDirector-choreographer Farah Khan is set to release her next venture 'Tees Maar Khan' on Christmas Eve this year. She says the Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer is a fun-filled action comedy perfect for the holiday season.
TripIt Receives $7M Third Round of Funding Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:00AMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - TripIt, the trip management company, has closed a third round of funding, receiving $7 million from a group of investors led by Azure Capital Partners and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. These funds will be used to accelerate TripIt's cloud-based web service to reach more business travelers, as well as new services for mobile and enterprise collaboration ...
JPMorgan’s Abdelnour Closes on Missing Pieces of China Puzzle Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:55AMJPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Officer Gaby Abdelnour slaps the table three times as he spells out his ambition to end the firm’s five-year wait to enter China’s securities market: “I told everyone, I want to do a JV this year.”
Fission Intersects 17m of 3.99% U308 Including 7.0m Grading 7.48% U308 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:42AMKELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - FISSION ENERGY CORP. ("Fission" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:FIS) and its joint venture partner, the KEPCO Consortium, announce that drill hole WAT10-070B, a vertical 15m step-out to the west of the high-grade mineralization encountered in the WAT10-063A, intersected a 17.0m interval at the unconformity (194.5m-211.5m) grading 3.99% U 3 ...
EuroTrash Thursday! Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:42AMVuelta a Murcia South African Robbie Hunter hasn’t exactly been enamoured with the weather in Europe this past few weeks (he was in Belgium for the Opening Weekend, so it is probably a fair call) but yesterday he had something to smile about as the first man across the line at the opening stage of the Vuelta a Murcia.
CanElson Announces Annual and Fourth Quarter Financial Results and Announces Appointments Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:29AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - CanElson Drilling Inc. ("CanElson" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:CDI) announced its fourth quarter financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009.
Fission Intersects 17m of 3.99% U308 Including 7.0m Grading 7.48% U308 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:27AMKELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - FISSION ENERGY CORP. and its joint venture partner, the KEPCO Consortium, announce that drill hole WAT10-070B, a vertical 15m step-out to the west of the high-grade mineralization encountered in the WAT10-063A, intersected a 17.0m interval at the unconformity grading 3.99% U308, including 7.0m at 7.48% U308.
TransMedics, Inc. Secures $36 Million Round of Financing Lead by Foundation Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:27AMTransMedics, Inc., a leading medical device company focusing on delivering the next standard of care for solid organ transplantation worldwide, announced today the closing of a $36 million financing round.
Fission Intersects 17m of 3.99% U308 Including 7.0m Grading 7.48% U308 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:27AMKELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - FISSION ENERGY CORP. ("Fission" or the "Company") (TSX-V: FIS - News ) and its joint venture partner, the KEPCO Consortium, announce that drill hole WAT10-070B, a vertical 15m step-out to the west of the high-grade mineralization encountered in the WAT10-063A, intersected a 17.0m interval at the unconformity (194.5m-211.5m) grading 3.99% U308 ...
Tories to freeze MP salaries Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:25AMOTTAWA — The Conservative government will work to slay a record deficit by freezing federal spending and canceling pay raises for politicians — including the prime minister.
Australia: a safer place for gougers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:23AMIt turns out the private equity sector is not so vulturistic when it comes to gouging returns and stripping costs from its Australian investments.
Slowly, tech investment heats up Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:43PMAfter one of the worst periods in history for financing startup companies, the frozen pipelines for funding have begun to thaw, according to Tech Coast Angels, a network of 250 “angel” investors in Southern California.
Proton sees potential in India Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:42PMKUCHING: Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) said it intended to venture into India that it had identified as a potential key market for its overseas business turnaround due to its sizeable population and low vehicle penetration.
TSX gains after economy grows more than expected Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:25PMThe Toronto Stock Exchange was off to a strong start to the week on Monday as some positive assessments came forth on both the Canadian and American economies. The S&P/TSX composite index was up ...
NRL: The Big 10 in 2010 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:16PMThe only good thing about summer ending is the return of rugby league. We reckon 2010 is going to be a big year for the sport - and here's 10 of the biggest reasons why.
Robert L. Borosage: Say It AIn't So, Joe: Joe Biden Talks to Labor about Jobs Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:07PMin a speech to America's labor leaders, Joe Biden said that even if all goes well, the mass unemployment we now suffer -- with some 25 million unemployed or underemployed -- isn't going to get better soon.