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Sep 8, 2011

UK, London Deals, September Sales, Sep 08, 2011


Debt crisis: as it happened - September 7, 2011
Telegraph.co.uk
In its last official forecast from June, the IMF estimated that the world economy would grow by 4.3pc in 2011 and 4.5pc in 2012. 16.30 Will Hedden, sales trader at IG Index, believes the plummeting gold price is indicative of how badly investors needed ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Absolut Rolls Out eBuilder Travel and Expense Management in the UK
MarketWatch (press release)
Now, with the opening of Absolut's new sales office in London, Absolut is rolling out the Expense Management functionality of eBuilder's Travel and Expense Management in the UK. Currently, eBuilder Travel and Expense Management provides automation, ...
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Kooky Lord's Jagger Photos, Indian Gems May Sell for $1 Million: Art Buzz
Bloomberg
“The collection is a wonderful mix,” said Charlie Thomas, the Bonhams specialist in charge of theSept. 28 London sale. “There are serious academic pieces combined with fun lots.” A gold pendant from the treasury of the Indian ruler Tipu Sultan, ...
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BoE Interest Rate Decision (September)
FXstreet.com
Premier Farnell, a multi-channel, service distributor of products, information, software and technology solutions to electronic design engineers will release its interim earnings on 08 September 2011. The Group continues to invest in its customer ...
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Big hedge funds are getting slaughtered
CNNMoney
By Maureen Farrell September 7, 2011: 3:13 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In a global market roiled by uncertainty, there's one bet that's becoming increasingly likely: several big hedge funds will face steep losses before the year is through. ...
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Jefferies to Host 2011 Global Healthcare Conference in London
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK & LONDON, Sep 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jefferies today announced that it will host its 2011 Global Healthcare Conference in London on 27-28 September 2011. This year's event will be one of the largest and highest profile healthcare ...
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Portable Spot Cleaner Wins Electrolux Design Lab 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
The final took place at the Room Home Intelligence Conference London on September 7. "Developing thoughtfully designed products that are relevant to consumers is fundamental to the Electrolux strategy. Electrolux Design Lab contributes to our dialogue ...
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Industry face post-SDSR questions at UK's DSEi
Flightglobal
DSEi will provide a focus for the UK's defence contractors to pursue already planned deals and fresh business, both at home and on the international stage. It will also highlight the security opportunities available, with London preparing to host the ...
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Auto sales likely to be muted in festive season
mydigitalfc.com
By Saahil Anant Sep 07 2011 , New Delhi Automakers expect subdued sales in festive season on back of high interest rates and fuel prices. The September-October 2011 festive season that accounts for nearly 20 per cent of annual automobile production in ...
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HK shares set to rise on US gains, short-covering
Reuters
GAC saw passenger vehicle sales fall 12 percent in the first six months of 2011, partly due to supply chain problems. * Shui On Construction & Materials Ltd said on Wednesday that it aims to double after-tax profit to HK$1.8 billion ($231 million) by ...
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Priscilla Shirer and Patricia Haley Top September 2011 BCNN1/BCBC National ...
PR Web (press release)
This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store. The next BCNN1/BCBC Bestsellers List will be published on Saturday, October 1,2011. 1. The Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer (B&H ...
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British Pound Declines Against Euro After Report on Falling House Prices
Bloomberg
By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Lucy Meakin - Wed Sep 07 15:47:05 GMT 2011 UK gilts declined for a second day as stocks rallied and investors sought higher returns than offered by bond yields near record lows. Two-year rates climbed to the highest in a week as ...
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Lehman Bonuses Were Estimate in Barclays Sale, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Says
Bloomberg
Lehman lost a bid to recover what it said was an $11 billion windfall that went to London-based Barclays. Lehman says it should be awarded $500 million in damages resulting from Barclays's failure to meet its obligation to pay the full bonus amount. ...
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Given Imaging to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
MarketWatch (press release)
UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York on September 20, 2011. Homi Shamir will present at 11:00 am ET. -- Jefferies 2011 Global Life Sciences Conference in London onSeptember 27, 2011. Gilad Mamlok, VP Finance, will present at 8:00 am local ...
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Virgin Media Extends Exchange Offer with Respect to 5.25% Senior Secured Notes ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Sep 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Virgin Media Inc. /quotes/zigman/104972/quotes/nls/vmed VMED +3.74% /quotes/zigman/104985 UK:VMED +4.72% , a leading UK entertainment and communications business (the "Company"), today announced that its ...
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Berlusconi Austerity Plan Passes Senate in Bid to Appease ECB, Investors
Bloomberg
The Senate backed the measure in a confidence vote last night after the government beefed up the package the previous day with an increase in sales tax and changes to pension rules. The plan faces final passage in the Chamber of Deputies in a vote that ...
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Park Meet And Greet Announces Special Valet Parking Packages
Online PR News (press release) (blog)
Online PR News – 07-September-2011 –Crawley, UK, 07 September 2011 : Checking-in within minutes of arriving at the airport is no longer expensive and troublesome. Park Meet And Greet, a premier valet parking service at Gatwick Airport, London, ...
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KIT digital to Present at ThinkEquity 8th Annual Growth Conference on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The conference will be held at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City on September 13-14, 2011. Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, KIT digital's chairman and CEO, is scheduled to present on Wednesday,September 14, 2011 at 10:30 am Eastern time. ...
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SKY Digital Stores Announces Appointment of New Company Secretary
MarketWatch (press release)
The company primarily offers mobile communication products for retail, such as value added communications solutions, products and services, and accessories, as well as the provision of after-sales services. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, ...
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September Feature Artist
Londoner
Artists of the Month, is a series planned jointly by Art and Rental Sales Gallery and The Gallery Shop at Museum London. For the month of September, painter Sarah Kane will be the featured Artists at the Art Rental and Sales Gallery; ceramist Rob Tetu ...
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We find 21880 jobs up for grabs right now
Mirror.co.uk
Get in quick for a last minute chance to join the All Star Lanes bowling alley team at Westfield, Stratford City, which opens next Tuesday, September 13. The company, which has three other sites across London, offers American style diners and cocktail...
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Mirror.co.uk
Evercore President and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph L. Schlosstein, and its ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Evercore serves a diverse set of clients around the world from its offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Washington DC, London, Aberdeen, Scotland, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico, Hong Kong and Rio ...
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LOCOG publishes 2010-2011 annual report and accounts
London 2012 (press release)
This excludes income from public ticket sales for the Olympic Games which was received after the year end. Tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games go on sale from 9th to 26th Septemberthis year. - Developing a comprehensive sport testing ...
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Superdry owner sees retail sales rise 51% in Q1
Retail Gazette
By Ben Sillitoe - 09:27AM - Wed 7th September 2011 Clothing retailer Supergroup saw retail salesleap 51 per cent year-on-year to £34 million in the three months ending July 31st, according to an interim management statement published this morning. ...
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Citi ramps up commodities with two key hires
FinanceAsia
By Rupert Walker | 8 September 2011 While other financial markets struggle, commodities maintain a strategic attraction to banks. A structural shift towards long-term higher demand from China and other industrialising economies makes a persuasive ...
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Cormar Carpets on BBC News Over Concerns on Escalating Wool Prices
MarketWatch (press release)
It also said this was having a knock on effect with many UK yarn spinners that rely on wool, seeing a slow down in sales and production. As part of the report, a BBC crew filmed at Cormar Carpet's Holme Mill tufting production unit in Lancashire and ...
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RUSSIA News, Sep 08, 2011


Danish Queen Reviews Pumps and Circumstances During 5-Day Tour
The Moscow Times
They will attend a ceremony where Danish shipping giant Maersk will sign deals with several Russian companies, The St. Petersburg Times reported Wednesday. Russiais an important and a fast-growing business partner for Denmark, said Carsten Bjerg, ...
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The Moscow Times
Cameron to visit Russia on Monday: Kremlin
AFP
Former British prime minister Tony Blair flew to Russia's second city of SaintPetersburg for a G8 summit in July 2006. Litvinenko's death has harmed ties and seen London accuse Moscow of trying to protect the Russian culprits who allegedly organised ...
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AFP
Russia Squanders Its Chance at Democracy
The National Interest Online
Analyzing the move, Nikolay Petrov, the Moscow Carnegie Endowment regional-politics expert, sounded baffled: If United Russia were suffering from low ratings in St.Petersburg and the unpopular Matviyenko was dragging the party even further down, ...
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The National Interest Online
Kremlin museums tap into taste for modern culture
Reuters
The exhibit, on display in Moscow from Wednesday to January 15, 2012, also has pieces from France's Grasse perfume museum, Britain's Victoria and Albert Museum, St Petersburg's Hermitage and several Moscow libraries. Although the exhibit offers many ...
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Reuters
Nabokov, Yashin stunned by tragedy in Russia
NHL.com
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the plane crashed immediately after taking off from an airport near the city on the Volga River, which is approximately 150 miles northeast of Moscow. Nabokov, who said he was unsure if he would travel to ...
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Getting ready to rumble as another KHL season kicks off
RT
Controversial Czech Milos Riha, who led Moscow region's Atlant to last year's Gagarin Cup final, takes up Western Conference fat cats SKA St. Petersburg, many times beaten by his Spartak Moscow and Atlant. Meanwhile, last year's runners-up signed one ...
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RT
Lloy Ball: Russian planes are often not ideal
News Sentinel
``I remember one time we flew in a prop plane for what normally would be a one hour, 15 minute flight to Moscow that took three hours. It was a 12-set plane, but we put 20 people on it.'' Because the three main Russian cities -- Moscow, St. Petersburg ...
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Russian Barbizon: the land of poets and painters on the Oka
RIA Novosti
Some of his paintings are displayed in his estate, although most of them are hosted by Moscow'sTretyakov Gallery and St. Petersburg's Russian Museum. Polenov is also known for his series of pictures featuring scenes from the New Testament. ...
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PROEstate-2011 International Investment Forum is Underway in St.Petersburg
The Voice of Russia
For example, the Singapore-based investment company Amtel-Properties is all set to begin work on “The Pulkovo Heights”,a large-scale $700 million development project in the Moscow District in St.Petersburg, with housing for 5700 people with all the ...
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The Voice of Russia
President's new man in Northwest Russia
Barents Observer
The Northwest Russian Federal District includes eleven federal subjects, among them all theRussian member regions in the Barents Region. The district is headed from St. Petersburg. Nikolai Vinnichenko will be the fourth leader of the Northwest Russian ...
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After 11 Years, Clout of Kremlin Envoys Wanes
The Moscow Times
At a convention of his United Russia party he asked Georgy Poltavchenko, the longtime envoy to the Central Federal District, whether he saw his recent appointment as governor of St. Petersburg as a promotion or demotion. "Vladimir Vladimirovich, for me ...
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Something extra
Jamaica Gleaner
Danish Queen Margrethe II and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev listen to national anthems during their meeting in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, yesterday. Danish Queen Margrethe II, on her official visit to Russia, will visit Moscow and St Petersburg. ...
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COMMENT: Brainwashing Russia at its own expense: Rosatom's post-Fukushima PR ...
Bellona
All submitted by the same three different organisations based in Moscow. This fascinating math needs some disentangling – so let's take a closer look at one of the eleven tenders, which appears to be in the closing stages. The Russian Far Northern Kola ...
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Bellona
Gazprom-IES deal to restrict capacity prices in free price zones - FAS (Part 2)
Power Engineering Magazine
... to over 50 gigawatts, which will allow it to corner around 25% of the Russian generation market. Both companies' assets include power systems in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Central and Southern Russia, the Volga, Urals and Western Siberian regions. ...
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Clothing and Footwear Market in Russia Keeps Growing - May Exceed $75bn in ...
Newswire Today (press release)
Many luxury retailers, such as the Ritter Group, intend to focus on regional expansion to other large cities of Russia beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg. Some luxury CFA brands tend to establish their own distribution channels, terminating their ...
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9-11 in NYC: 'A day we will long remember'
Oakdalel Lake Elmo Review
The Big Apple was the first stop on our long-planned vacation, and we arrived Saturday, Sept 8, to take in the sights for a few days before joining a tour group for a Russian boat trip that would take us from St. Petersburg to Moscow. ...
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“Traders will be prosecuted”
chinadialogue
US justice officials are taking their fight against illicit timber to China and Russia, where they want to boost awareness of the risks of breaking import laws. Jenny Johnson reports. “The large market in the United States for Russian wood – imported ...
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Optogan launches LED 60W replacement lamp
Compound Semiconductor
From September onwards, the first contingent of bulbs will be available for 995 Rubles in bothMoscow and St. Petersburg. In early 2012 the bulb will be introduced to the global market – the target price then should be around €30. ...
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Cyber-Florist.com Announces Send Flowers to Russia Service
Free PR Site (press release)
Inside of Russia deliveries are made in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Vladivostok as well as other major cities worldwide. Cyber-Florist.com also offers wedding bouquets, one-of-a-kind bouquets of sweets as ...
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Russia's FC Zenit to make millions of dollars on fans
Pravda
Zenit is the ultimate Russian leader when it comes to the distribution of the official merchandise for fans. In St. Petersburg, the club has 16 official shops that sell flags, scarves, souvenirs, uniforms, shoes, training collections and every-day ...
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M.video Retail Store Design Concept Has Been Revised by CampbellRigg
Popsop.com
The first newly designed store opened in Moscow on 5 September, ahead of the launch of another 15 revised stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Krasnodar, Nizhniy Novgorod and other major Russian cities. The new retail design format is due to be ...
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Popsop.com
Background Notes : Georgia
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In 1801, the Russian empire began the piecemeal process of unifying and annexing Georgian territory, and for most of the next 2 centuries (1801-1991) Georgia was ruled from St. Petersburg orMoscow. Exposed to modern European ideas of nationalism under ...
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Former Nerpa, future Chakra
Russia & India Report
It was designed by Malakhit Maritime Engineering Bureau in St. Petersburg, in cooperation with the Aurora Scientific & Production Enterprise. Construction on the vessel began in 1991 at the Amursky Shipyard in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. ...
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Russia & India Report
Photo Galleries: Business
News & Observer
7, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. – AP Smoke from a wildfire hangs over a field of cattle, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas. Wildfires have destroyed more than 600 homes and blackened about 45 square miles in and around Bastrop. ...
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News & Observer
Russia begins filling Nord Stream pipeline
Kyiv Post
PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia began Tuesday to feed natural gas into a pipeline that will ferry supplies under the Baltic sea, around traditional transit routes in Poland and Ukraine, to the lucrative Western European market. ...
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Russians open rival natural gas pipeline
Ukrainian Journal (subscription)
MOSCOW, Sept. 6 – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a major pipeline that will start pumping natural gas to Western Europe next month, bypassing Ukraine, CNN reported. The development comes as relations between Russia and ...
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the land of poets and painters on the Oka - Russian News From ...
By admin
When you approach Tarusa, a small town 130 kilometers from Moscow, you understand why artists dubbed this land “Russian Barbizon,” referring to the French town that gave its name to a famous painting school. Endless fields ... Endless fields , picturesque hills and cascades of forests stretching from the high banks of the Oka River to the horizon have inspired many Russian painters and poets, making Tarusa one of their favorite summer destinations. “Places around Tarusa are ...
Russian News From Russia
Russia's top universities slip in ranking report ... - The Moscow News
Only two Russian schools – Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State Universities – found themselves in the rankings published by the company ...
www.themoscownews.com/society/20110906/189016620.html
Five More Russian Universities Included in Top Schools List ...
Click on a link for our categorized news article database and archives ... 7 – Five more Russianuniversities, in addition to the Lomonosov Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University, were included for the first time in the ...
russia-briefing.com/.../five-more-russian-universities-included-...
Overflowing landfills: Moscow threatened to drown in ... - Russia-now
News, Life and Travel in today's Russia, Russia-Now brings you independent news and ... Moscow. The Russian Capital is threatened to be drowned in its own garbage. ... 13.08.2011, Kozak to be appointed new Governor in St Petersburg ...
www.russia-now.info/.../overflowing_landfills_moscow_threat...

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MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Sep 08, 2011

Concert review: Taylor Swift performed a visually stunning two-hour show
OregonLive.com
It featured a towering cathedral interior, complete with video arches, stained glass windows and a bride in full white splendor. And after every other song, there was the now-famous Taylor Swift Pose of Awe. Wide-eyed, the singer looks around whatever ...
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