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Aug 16, 2011

CANADA News, Aug 16, 2011


Fact-finding tour tries to bridge divide over 2nd span to Canada
Detroit Free Press
But in Windsor, several Canadian officials countered by saying that the Ambassador Bridge was an aging piece of infrastructure that wasn't keeping pace with the economic needs of the US andCanada. "We need a 21st-Century infrastructure crossing," ...
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Toronto-Dominion Card Deal Caps $20 Billion in Canadian Bank Buying Spree
Bloomberg
(BAC)'s credit-card business in Canada caps a $20 billion buying spree for Canadian lenders taking advantage of their relative strength to pick up assets from US firms. Toronto-Dominion Bank yesterday agreed to pay C$7.5 billion ($7.6 billion) for Bank ...
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Symbolism alone isn't enough for Canada's military
National Post
Since 1968, Canada's military has been a unified service known as the Canadian Armed Forces (more commonly, just the Canadian Forces), which encompassed the three original branches of our military: The Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal ...
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Government does not track visitors who enter Canada on visas and never leave
Montreal Gazette
By Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press August 16, 2011 3:02 AM No one knows how many foreign visitors who got into Canada using temporary visas never left — because no one keeps track, the federal government says. WINNIPEG — No one knows how many ...
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Camp Says Canada-Colombia Free Trade Puts U.S. at Disadvantage
Bloomberg
By Eric Martin - Mon Aug 15 13:00:00 GMT 2011 House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said a free-trade accord between Canada and Colombia that takes effect today puts the US at a disadvantage and underscores the need to pass the nation's own ...
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Canada Basketball prepares for phase 2
MiamiHerald.com
To open its Olympic qualifier preparations, Canada fell four straight times to competition inferior to what is expected to be lining up as the opposition in Argentina at the FIBA Americas tournament. But with a few late additions - namely Cory Joseph. ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rallies broadly, RIM lifted by Google deal
Reuters
TO) was also a top gainer, up 1.3 percent at C$76.88 after announcing a deal to buy MBNACanada's credit card business. [nN1E77E06U] Helping to boost confidence and commodity prices, data showed the Japanese economy shrank much less than expected in ...
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Around Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA -- Former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell is headed for a plum diplomatic post in the United Kingdom and, in a somewhat unusual move, Canada's current ambassador to Syria will be posted to Afghanistan. The government confirmed the ...
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Too much energy spent trying to regulate energy drinks
Calgary Herald
By Rob Breakenridge, For the Calgary Herald August 15, 2011 10:00 PM The fact that HealthCanada has not yet taken decisive action to deal with energy drinks has meant a prolonging and ballooning of what was an artificial crisis to begin with. ...
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Canada's North has much to teach the world: Gov. Gen.
Montreal Gazette
"If you think of things for which Canada is known around the world . . . Inuit art has expanded through the world." The Governor General also praised Nunavut for being a crucible of innovation where Inuit meld their traditional culture with the modern, ...
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Chrysler US sales chief aims to duplicate Canada's success
Detroit Free Press
BY TIM HIGGINS Chrysler's new head of US sales will try to duplicate the gains he made for the automaker in Canada, where it's almost tied for No. 2 seller of vehicles and has already exceeded market-share targets set for 2014. ...
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United Rentals to Acquire Ontario Laser in Canada
MarketWatch (press release)
GREENWICH, Conn., Aug 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- United Rentals, Inc. /quotes/zigman/208360/quotes/nls/uri URI +3.02% today announced that United Rentals of Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has entered into a definitive purchase ...
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Las Vegas MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins dies in Canada
Las Vegas Weekly (blog)
There were several jaw-dropping moments at Sunday night's UFC on Versus 5 event, the most surprising of which was the news of MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins' death in Canada, shared by UFC announcers Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg between fights. ...
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Gymnast captures first medal for Canada at Universiade
Montreal Gazette
By Postmedia News August 15, 2011 Nathan Gafuik from Canada performs his routine on the horizontal high bar during the qualifying round of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 13, 2009. SHENZHEN, China - Gymnast Nathan ...
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WestJet welcomes expanded Canada-Mexico air agreement
Sacramento Bee
15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - WestJet today welcomed the announcement of an expanded air transport agreement between Canada and Mexico. WestJet is scheduled to fly non-stop 95 times per week to Mexico from 19 Canadian cities as part of its 2011-2012 winter ...
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Justice must be affordable
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's chief justice of the Supreme Court has again raised the alarm about Canadians who feel justice is something only for the very poor or the rich. The lack of access to lawyers, Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin said Saturday, not only denies ...
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Tool Helps Decide When to Get Weight Loss Surgery
WebMD
The tool, called the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS), was developed by researchers inCanada, a country where people who need weight loss surgery can linger for years on waiting lists. "When you have a waiting list, you try to think about how ...
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Clarity needed
Calgary Herald
Quebec Premier Jean Charest says he'd like Canada's constitution to one day recognize Quebec as a nation. However, he's not going to lobby for reopening the constitution. The question is just how Charest defines "nation." On Nov. ...
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Will Oil from Canada's Keystone XL Pipeline Go to US or China?
The New American
A couple of weeks ago, Canada's Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, met with White House officials, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and Republican leaders to discuss the Keystone XL pipeline and Canada's dedication to developing its oil sands in an ...
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2011 Directors Guild of Canada Awards Nominees Announced
Sacramento Bee
By NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ - The DGC congratulates the 2011 nominees announced today in Toronto. Selected from close to 175 submissions, the 76 nominees in 19 categories represent a cross section of the ...
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Beef producers suffering effects of BSE 8 years later: cattle industry
CanadianBusiness.com
Canada has a new agreement allowing for the export of live cattle to Vietnam for the first time since the 2002 BSE crisis. But officials say the cattle industry still hasn't totally recovered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Bill Graveland OLDS, Alta. ...
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Ontario mayor decries 'shameful' Tory tactics toward asbestos widow
Globe and Mail
The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., has written a letter to the Conservative Party of Canada, accusing it of “absolutely shameful” behaviour in its dispute with the widow of an asbestos victim. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley reacted to news that the woman, ...
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Globe and Mail
Canadians in too much pain: docs
Winnipeg Free Press
EXCESSIVE drug controls and exaggerated fears about opioids are contributing to uncontrolled pain and suffering in Canada, the nation's top medical journal says. "Few things in life are as intolerable and incomprehensible as chronic physical pain," ...
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Young Baseball Stars Take Big Step at Baseball Canada Cup
The Epoch Times
By April Whitzman Created: Aug 16, 2011 Last Updated: Aug 16, 2011 MONCTON, New Brunswick—Minor league baseball in Canada hit a high note as the Baseball Canada Cup took place in Moncton, NB, from August 10 to 15. Hundreds of fans attended the ...
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CORRECT:Canada Imposes Further Sanctions Against North Korea
Wall Street Journal
("Canada Imposes Further Sanctions Against North Korea" at 11:06 am EDT misstated in the third paragraph the number of South Korean sailors killed in the attack on the Cheonan. The correct version follows) OTTAWA (Dow Jones)--Canada has imposed new ...
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La Canada Elementary School vandalized, animals stolen
Santa Maria Times
Two culprits who broke into La Canada Elementary on Aug. 7 did not steal the hermit crabs in Julie Wallace's classroom. Those cherished classroom pets were found in the sink. The fate of her many other pets, which attracted the adoration of her ...
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US borrows Canadian 'tactic'
Montreal Gazette
"Some said this borrows from a tactic employed by the Bank of Canada in its conditional commitment to keep rates on hold until the end of June 2010," the economists said. "But there are a number of key differences from the Bank of Canada's conditional ...
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US, Canada Must End Border Crime: Security Chief
The Beverly Hills Courier
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday stressed the urgent need to battle cross-border crime during a trip to Canada, six months after a US official study warned the northern border's security was lax. Napolitano traveled to Winnipeg ...
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CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters) | Wall Street Financial News
By Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion surged nearly 10 percent to C$26.59, moving into the spotlight as a potential takeover target after news that Google is set to buy Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion in cash. Canada to put ...
Wall Street Financial News
Government of Canada helps individual with disability in Kelowna ...
By Canada News Centre - National News
Written by: Canada News Centre - National News. An individual with a disability will get work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project. Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna¿Lake Country, ...
BlogsCanada.ca
'US at disadvantage as Colombia-Canada FTA takes effect ...
By toni_pet_wat@hotmail.com (Toni Peters)
Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee says the Colombia-Canada free trade agreement which takes effect today put the U.S. at a disadvantage and highlights the need to pass the stalled trade pact between Colombia and the U.S..
Colombia news | Colombia Reports
TD Bank to buy BoA's Canadian credit card business - Company news ...
TD Bank has agreed to buy the Canadian credit card business of Bank of America Corp. in a transaction valued at $7.5 billion in cash, bulking up its position in the cards segment of theCanadian consumer debt market, an area where it ...
Investment Executive - News
Paper Packaging Produced in Canada Nears 80% Recycled Content ...
By Environmental Leader
While traveling in Toronto recently, a colleague shared an article with me: a brief update in the tradenews. There are reportedly 30 mills in Canada capable of producing packaging grades – of those mills, almost two thirds produce ...
Environmental Management & Energy News
And in Other News, Google Acquires Motorola for ... - iPhone in Canada
By Gary Ng
Google made a significant announcement today, with their acquisition of Motorola for $12.5 billion dollars. Motorola was one of the first companies to partner.
iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's...
Navy, air force going 'royal' once again | Canada | News ...
The Canadian navy and air force are going back to their royal roots on Tuesday, and it will finally be OK to call it the army again, too.
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GLG Life Tech Corp – Common Shares (Canada ... - American Banking News
By ABMN Staff
Shares of GLG Life Tech Corp - Common Shares (Canada) (GLGL) hit a new 52-week low on Monday. The stock traded as low as $5.36 during mid-day trading and last...
American Banking News
Game Cards Coming to Canada - Wizard101 News at MMORPG.com
By news@mmorpg.com
Wizard101 players in Canada will be happy to hear that game cards are headed their way. Currently in the US, on version of the game card gives players a sultan's palace, a flying carpet mount, a genie in a lamp, a casting flute, ...
MMORPG.COM News
Critical time for Canada's left on the rise « Tribune – Comment ...
By Jim Mallory
Canada's New Democrats (NDP) became the country's official opposition for the first time in May's election after sweeping gains – up from 37 to 102 seats in Parliament. They replaced a shambolic Liberal Party – led by Michael Ignatieff ...
Tribune - Comment, news and reviews...
Report: Canada renaming military branches - News on Feeds
published about 3 hours ago. OTTAWA, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Canadian officials have decided to go back to the country's old names for its military branches, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday. Latest News - UPI.com ...
NewsOnFeeds.com World News
Bank of America to sell Canadian card business | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Bank of America Corp. plans to sell its $8.6 billion credit card business in Canada to TD Bank Group and will exit its credit card businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Is Canada Fuelling HIV-stigma? | The Mark
By Richard Elliott
Why criminalizing HIV-exposure discourages disclosure and does little to protect the public.
The Mark News - All Articles
Durham Radio News » » GM Canada hoping to resolve trust fund for ...
By news
A plan for GM of Canada retirees is almost in place. A report says the automaker is going to put 2.5 billion dollars into a trust to cover a portion of benefits. GM spokesperson Jason Easton says they're working closely with the ...
Durham Radio News
Canada and Honduras sign free trade agreement - Yahoo! News
Read 'Canada and Honduras sign free trade agreement' on Yahoo! News. Canada and Honduras have signed a free trade agreement as Canadian Prime Minister ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-honduras-sign-free-trade-agreement-...
informsport-ca - Big Hockey News: Canada Town Wins Competition ...
Big Hockey News: Canada Town Wins Competition. In the latest hockey news, Canada has a winner for the title of "most passionate hockey town" after ...
www.informsport.ca/.../big_hockey_news_canada_town_wins...
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Air Canada flight aborts takeoff at Heathrow - Toronto - CBC News
A Toronto-bound Air Canada flight was forced to abort taking off at London's Heathrow Airport due to a technical problem.
www.intelliguide.com/news/?ID=1527647&eid...
Multicultural Canada — still a haven in the world? - News - MSN CA
Given Canada's long experience with multiculturalism, the anti-immigrant message underlying the massacre near Oslo seems less of a threat here, though.
news.ca.msn.com/.../multicultural-canada-—-still-a-haven-in-t...
Canada expands sanctions on Syria - Yahoo! News
Read 'Canada expands sanctions on Syria' on Yahoo! News. Canada said Saturday it had expanded sanctions on Syria, including blacklisting a commercial bank ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-expands-sanctions-syria-221614229...
Toronto News: FX Canada to launch in November - thestar.com
FX Canada, a new digital channel, will launch in Canada on Rogers this November.
www.thestar.com/news/article/1035666
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BLOOMBERG News, Aug 16, 2011



Bhundia Says Yen May Strengthen to 75 in Short Term
Washington Post
16 (Bloomberg) -- Ashok Bhundia, a fixed-income strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, talks about the outlook for Asian currencies. Bhundia also discusses Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of Japan monetary policy. ...
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ASIA News, Aug 16, 2011


GigaMedia Reports Second-Quarter 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 decreased to $8.8 million from $10.9 million in the same period of 2010 and from $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2011. Results reflected lower contributions from GigaMedia's Asian online games ...
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Fil-Ams, APIs seek voice in San Diego
Inquirer.net
Over the last 10 years, Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) saw the greatest growth in the Southern California city, even more than Hispanics. According to the most recent census data, APIs compose 16 percent of the San Diego population (about 204000), ...
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How Asean can truly matter to its people
Inquirer.net
In the latest summit, for example, climate change was pushed out of the agenda. But the future of Southeast Asia will not be secure without strong, unified Asean action on climate change. Concerns on food security, access to clean water and energy, ...
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Canada tightens sanctions against North Korea
Reuters
The sanctions are largely symbolic since bilateral trade last year was just C$12.4 million ($12.7 million), according to Statistics Canada data. South Korea blames North Korea for the March 2010sinking of the corvette Cheonan, which killed 46 sailors. ...
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Asian F-16s Could Get AESA Radars
Aviation Week
The US government has said it will decide by Oct. 1 whether to sell Taiwan 66 F-16C/Ds and approve an upgrade to the island nation's approximately 145 F-16A/Bs to bring them to C/D standard. The consensus among US industry executives interviewed by ...
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Prime minister's short-lived tenure another blow to Nepal
Christian Science Monitor
Maoist chairman Prachanda grabbed media headlines in recent weeks for his association with a Chinese NGO, the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, which is reportedly planning to invest $3 billion in Nepal's Lumbini town where Siddhartha ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Mixed weekend for Asian frontrunners
Fifa.com
FIFA.com's weekly review of domestic football matters in Asia also takes in the latest from Iran, Jordan and Qatar. Champions Nagoya Grampus Eight finally returned to the summit just past the halfway mark of the season, thanks to a comprehensive 3-0 ...
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Appetite Revs Up For Ford Bonds, Citi Paper Also Pleasing
Forbes
Non-Investment Grade – Ford Motors (F) –Ford's recent announcement that it would launch 15 new cars to help boost by half its sales in Asia hasn't gone unnoticed. Its Bank of America strategist added the company's shares to its “US 1” list of ...
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Obama's former national intelligence chief criticizes drone attacks in AF-PAK ...
Asian Tribune
When Dennis C. Blair was appointed as the director of national intelligence when Barack Obama took office as president in January 2009 ( a position he resigned in mid-2010 due to disagreements) The New York Times carried the following impressive ...
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Michael Page plunges as market calms
The Guardian (blog)
Looking ahead, the outlook for Asia and Latin America remains strong and the UK is expected to continue seeing modest growth. However, the company warned that activity is slowing in its banking business which accounts for c.10% of group gross profit. ...
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Down grade
Boston Globe
Perry, whose steroidal brand of Christianity offends the media elite, “got a lot of C's and D's.'' He also received 20 B's and two A's, though this detail didn't make it into the story. Huffington highlights Perry's F in Organic Chemistry, ...
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Foreigners unload U.S. assets
Toledo Blade
BY STEVEN C. JOHNSON NEW YORK — Foreigners unloaded US assets in June for a second straight month and were net sellers of Treasuries for the first time in more than two years as concern about a US credit downgrade soured overseas demand. ...
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China Shen Zhou Reports 318% Increase in Revenue for Second Quarter 2011
PR Newswire (press release)
Prices for fluorite powder increased 164% to $349 per ton compared to $132 per ton in the second quarter of 2010. Nonferrous metals sales revenue increased 212% to approximately $2.4 million from $0.8 million for the same period of 2010. ...
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Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? - Fullermoney
Proactive Investors UK
Sasol's recent price performance mirrors WTI's correction to c.USD85/bbl, despite the appropriate Brent crude remaining firm at c.USD107/bbl. We expect the crude spread to remain open medium term, sighting Brent-specific support. Under a spot scenario, ...
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Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Announces New 2011-2012 Senior Fellows
IEWY News
He was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010 and is currently the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy at the Library of Congress. Evans will teach courses on diplomacy and US foreign policy in South Asia. ...
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IEWY News
Jindal Saw
India Infoline.com
The major exports orders are from Middle East, Gulf region and South East Asia, China and Far East. The operating income was flat at Rs 1135.64 crore against Rs 1139.26 crore in June 2010quarter primarily on some of dispatches being in circulation and ...
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INTERCELL AG : Intercell announces Q2 and H1 2011 financial results and ...
4-traders (press release)
Leveraging the product into the Asian endemic markets for IXIARO® will complement the global territory expansion. The pivotal Phase II/III trial in children living in India is the first study for the Intercell vaccine in an endemic region and is ...
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The Estee Lauder Companies Reports Record Fiscal 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge related to the Ojon reporting unit of $16.6 million. (C) During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company also completed an interim impairment test related ...
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Welcome to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Elekta AB (publ)
MarketWatch (press release)
Siaou-Sze Lien is Senior Executive Coach at Mobley Group Pacific Ltd. Until 2006, Lien was Senior Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Services for the Asia-Pacific & Japan region. Siaou-Sze Lien, born in 1950, is aSingapore citizen and holds a BSc in ...
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Angola Energy Profile: One Of Largest Crude Producing African Countries - Analysis
Eurasia Review
In recent years, China has provided several multi-billion dollar oil-backed loans to fund infrastructure development. These loans are costly and repayment depends heavily on international oil prices. At the same time, Chinese firms are playing an ...
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Eurasia Review
Lessons from the world's longest study of rainforest fragments
Mongabay.com
We've studied everything from trees to tamarins, and army ants to antbirds," says Dr. William F. Laurance, an ecologist at James Cook University, in a recent interview with mongabay.com. His colleague Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, biodiversity chair at the ...
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Mongabay.com
Santa Clara council to select task force to review fairness of elections
San Jose Mercury News
The seven chosen already by Santa Clara's council members are: Yuki Ikezi, Wesley K. Mukoyama, Mohammed Nadeem, Vilma Kennedy Pallette, Eric C. Stroker, Sameena Usman and Peter Yoon. In addition, Teresa O'Neill, who ran for a city council seat in 2010, ...
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Parabolic SAR Buy Signals - KR, KRA, KRC, KSS, KSU
Health Talk & You
As of December 31, 2009, the Company offered approximately 800 products to more than 700 customers in over 60 countries worldwide. It manufactures its polymers on four continents, which includes North America, Europe, South America and Asia. ...
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Con-way Freight Three-Peats at Super Bowl of Safety!
MarketWatch (press release)
Global solutions include international less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia through its OceanGuaranteed(R) service; US and Europe delivery for inbound and outbound international cargoes through an exclusive alliance with TNT; ...
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ECR MINERALS PLC : Update
4-traders (press release)
ACS Asia, the Thai steel products business in which ECR holds a 70% interest, is experiencing very strong enquiries and the current order book indicates that sales for the calendar year 2011 will be the highest since control of the business was ...
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With billions at stake, in-state gas line study prompts 54 good questions
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The USGS assessment made no mention of the economic viability of the new resources identified in their latest assessment. They did tell AGDC via e-mail that most of the new resources were in stratigraphic traps, which have a notoriously high ...
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