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Centrica May Offer Cash For B.Energy Stake

LONDON (Reuters UK) - Centrica CNA is ready to offer a cash sweetener for the government's stake in British Energy in order to gain backing for a merger with the nuclear power generator, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Media reports on Sunday suggested the...

Tags: British, Centrica, CNA Financial Corp., Government, Nuclear Energy, Oukbs

News items 2008-08-10

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Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer Campaign

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Safeway Launches Events and Fundraising for Prostate Cancer CampaignC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Safeway is kicking off its annual prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign this week. The company said this marks the eighth consecutive year that Safeway...

Articles 2009-06-08

An axis sniper rifle: CZ sniper rifles were no doubt deployed by the Germans in WWII, too

Over the past few years I've been assembling a modest collection of World War II sniper rifles. To that end I've managed to acquire five representative samples: American, British, German, Japanese and Soviet scope-sighted, bolt-action rifles all dated 1943/1944. Recently, a 6th World War II vintage sniper rifle...

Articles 2008-10-01

The ballet dancing profession: a career transition model

What type of emotional transition is experienced by professional dancers who face the end of their career? What does this journey imply? This article discusses the transition experiences of two case studies out of a total sample of fourteen (N=14) international professional ballet dancers who left their...

Articles 2008-09-22

Career Endeavour: Pursuing A Cross-Cultural Life Transition

CAREER ENDEAVOUR: PURSUING A CROSS-CULTURAL LIFE TRANSITION Charles P. Chen, hampshire: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2006, 164pp., ISBN 978-0-7546-4621-1 Charles Chen states that the purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexity of life career transition in the context of cross-cultural adjustment. To...

Articles 2008-09-22

Cayman Offers Hope to British Job Seekers

With many British financialservice companies adopting a conservative approach to recruitment, manyjob-seekers are looking further afield. Jobs in the Cayman Islands are emerging as a topalternative choice for job hunters as the credit crunch continues to bite. Recent research by Morgan McKinley has shown than job-seekers in the...

Articles 2008-09-04

Socially and Environmentally Responsible Investment Industry's Major Annual Conference to Be Held in Late October in British Columbia -- First Affirmative

///NEWS ADVISORY///As socially and environmentally responsible investing continues to attractmore investors and gain momentum in the marketplace, First AffirmativeFinancial Network and the nonprofit Social Investment Forum SIF will hostthe 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference ( www.sriintherockies.com ),October 26-29, 2008 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in British Columbia,Canada. SRI...

Articles 2008-09-04

Boy accused of tourist killing

Home News IN BRIEF *A 15-year-old boy has been committed for trial in New Zealand charged with murdering a British backpacker. Karen Aim, 26, from Orkney, Scotland, was found in a pool of blood close to a college in Taupo in the country's North Island in...

Articles 2008-09-04

Bianca Jagger in eviction battle

Home News IN BRIEF *New York state's top court was due to hear arguments yesterday from Bianca Jagger against her eviction from a rent-stabilised apartment in Park Avenue, Manhattan. The former wife of Mick Jagger says the apartment was her primary residence and the building's owner,...

Articles 2008-09-04

Nasa scientist appears in court to back Greenpeace in coal power

THE Nasa scientist who first drew attention to global warming 20 years ago appeared in a British court yesterday as a key witness in support of climate change activists charged with damaging a power station. Professor James Hansen gave evidence at Maidstone Crown Court in the case...

Articles 2008-09-04

Anglo Swiss Resources Begins Installation of New Gold Processing Equipment - Kenville Gold Mine

Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. ("Anglo Swiss" orthe "Company") (TSX-V: ASW) (OTCBB: ASWRF) (BERLIN: AMO) is pleased toreport that it has taken delivery and initiated installation of mineralprocessing equipment for its 100% owned Kenville Gold Mine and Millingproperty located near the City of Nelson in South Eastern British Columbia. The newly...

Articles 2008-09-04

Pandora

Conspiracy theories abound over BBC's London bombings film The BBC has found itself under siege from all sides over its decision to make a documentary about the bombings that took place in London on 7 July, 2005. In June, the Beeb was criticised by...

Articles 2008-09-04

Vaccine's link to autism debunked by research

WASHINGTON AP -- New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated. Years of research with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, better known as MMR, have...

Articles 2008-09-04

Wrist problem forces Niemi to retire at 36

Football IN BRIEF *FULHAM The goalkeeper Antti Niemi retired yesterday. The 36- year-old Finn also played for Southampton, Rangers and Hearts, spending 11 years in the British game after his move from FC Copenhagen. Niemi was to end his career at the end of his contract...

Articles 2008-09-04

Business Digest

Qinetiq wins 150m MoD maritime deal *Qinetiq has won a 150m contract to supply maritime testing and design services to the UK's Ministry of Defence MoD. Qinetiq, created from the commercial activities of the British government's defence research arm, said the Maritime Strategic Capabilities Agreement MSCA would...

Articles 2008-09-04

Making the Scottish feel less British

ANALYSIS Whenever Alex Salmond moves, he is accused by opponents of attempting to drive a wedge between Scotland and the rest of the UK. So yesterday, as he unveiled his programme for government north of the border, they were keen to suggest it was all about...

Articles 2008-09-04

sports in brief

Local & state: Seven boutsto take place at Prairie Band Prairie Band Casino & Resort will host seven boxing bouts beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, in the Great Lakes Ballroom. General admission tickets for the fights, which include David Medina vs. Steven Walker,...

Articles 2008-09-04

sports in brief

Local & state: Seven boutsto take place at Prairie Band Prairie Band Casino & Resort will host seven boxing bouts beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, in the Great Lakes Ballroom. General admission tickets for the fights, which include David Medina vs. Steven Walker,...

Articles 2008-09-04

Terrane Metals Corp.: Mt. Milligan Environmental Assessment Application Accepted For Government and Public Review

Robert Pease, President and CEO of Terrane Metals Corp. ("Terrane" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TRX), is pleased to announce the Environmental Assessment Application ("Application") for the commercial development of the Mt. Milligan Copper-Gold Project ("Project") has been accepted for review by the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office ("BC EAO")....

Articles 2008-09-04

FCAC and BCSC Launch New Educational Resource for Young Canadians

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada FCAC and the British Columbia Securities Commission BCSC today launched The City, a new financial education resource, designed to help young Canadians improve their knowledge of today's complex financial reality. "The City is a comprehensive and easy-to-use tool that will engage both teachers and...

Articles 2008-09-04