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  • CPSC announces recall of Jardine cribs Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:58PMThe CPSC is recalling more than 56,000 Jardine cribs. The CPSC says the slats on the cribs made in Taiwan can break, causing dangerous gaps to infants and toddlers.
  • Midland Baring Changing Its Name to Level Vision Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:49PM MONTREAL, Jan. 6, 2009 -- Midland Baring Financial Group announced today that it has received clearance from the NASDAQ to effect its name change to Level Vision Electronics as well as the reverse stock split of 1 for 6.
  • Italy still remains in the hunt Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39PMPERTH: Flavia Pennetta and Simone Bolelli joined forces to steer Italy to a 2-1 win over France at the Hopman Cup here on Tuesday. France won the opening rubber when Alize Cornet beat Pennetta 7-5, 6-2 but Bolelli squared the tie with a ...
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:31PMTaiwan and Japan have agreed to restart negotiations on joint development of fishery resources in disputed waters in February after nearly four years of stalled talks, the island’s semi-official agency involved in ties with Tokyo said Tuesday.
  • Z Trim Holdings, Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting Highlights: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:47PM Z Trim Holdings, Inc. reported today the results of its December 30, 2008 annual shareholder meeting. With approximately 50 shareholders in attendance, the meeting featured frank discussion by President and Director Steve Cohen on the aggressive direction the Z Trim management team and board of directors are pursuing to advance Z Trim as one of the most important food innovations in recent ...
  • HP Boosts Netbook Battery Life Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:41AMHewlett-Packard says its new netbook PC will run for up to a full business day on a single charge.
  • Cheung Kong, LG, Rio, San Miguel: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:21PMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Asia trading , excluding Japan. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close, unless noted otherwise.
  • China targets Google in pornography crackdown Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:33AMBEIJING — China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.
  • China targets Google in pornography crackdown Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:11AMMon, Jan 5, 2009 (10:03 a.m.) China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.
  • WRAPUP 3-Spanish, Italian inflation fall, up pressure on ECB Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:05AMMADRID/ROME, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Inflation fell more than expected in Italy and Spain in December, upping pressure on the European Central Bank to keep cutting interest rates to ensure inflation does not fall too far below its 2 percent ceiling.
  • China targets Google in pornography crackdown Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:47AMChina warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content. The crackdown focused on pornography but is part of a larger Chinese effort to control freedom of expression and root out material it considers destabilizing, such as sites that ...
  • European, US markets mixed as caution dominates Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:46AM(AP:LONDON) World stock markets were mixed Monday as investors started the first full trading week of the New Year, relieved that 2008 is behind them but fully aware that the economic picture around the world is grim and will likely remain so for quite some time.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 17:12 UPDATE 2-MOVES-KKR, Fulbright, Standard Chartered Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:34AMNEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Monday. To inform us of other job changes, please e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com.
  • Majority of Note Holders Exercise Put Option Requiring Digital River to Repurchase 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:30AM MINNEAPOLIS----Digital River, Inc. , a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, today announced that the majority of holders of its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 exercised their put option to require Digital River to repurchase their notes on January 2, 2009.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 01:21 Taiwan stocks open 2009 higher, LCD shares shine Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:32PMTAIPEI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks opened 2.92 percent higher on the first trading day of 2009, tracking gains on Wall Street and led by LCD makers such as AU Optronics after panel prices rebounded for the first time in six months.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 01:27 HK shares seen higher amid recovering turnover Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:32PMHONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are expected to move higher on Monday as markets across the region reopen after the holidays and after Wall Street started the year with a strong rally on Friday. A likely firm start on the Shanghai bourse on the first trading day of the year for the mainland market is expected to push shares in locally-listed Chinese companies higher. Climbing crude ...
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 00:47 Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch - Jan 5 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:18PMTAIPEI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market on Monday.
  • In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:50PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.
  • Gaza crisis forces Rice to cancel China trip Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:23PMWASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled a planned trip to China this week to deal with Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the State Department said Sunday.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-04 18:30 CES-In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:03PMBy Gabriel Madway
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-04 18:31 CES-In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:03PMBy Gabriel Madway
  • Time to scale back at Consumer Electronics Show Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:00PMThe focus will be on being connected, instead of being cool, as tough times hit the electronics sector
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-04 18:29 CES-In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:32AMBy Gabriel Madway
  • CES-In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:14AMBy Gabriel Madway
  • Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:56PMSat, Jan 3, 2009 (12:39 p.m.) Sprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot.
  • Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:44PMSprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot.
  • Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:40PMSprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot. For now, anyway. Over the next six years, nearly 25,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers, family members and civilian...
  • Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:32PMSprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot. For now, anyway. Over the next six years, nearly 25,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers, family members and civilian Defense Department employees are to descend on the tiny Pacific island of Guam, transforming the sleepy tropical outpost into a hub of ...
  • Guam, focus of new US strategy, faces hurdles Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:27PM(By ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer) Sprawling toward the horizon in every direction, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot. For now, anyway. Over the next six years, nearly 25,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers, family members and civilian Defense Department employees are to descend on the tiny Pacific island of Guam, transforming the ...
  • France beats Taiwan Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 12:45PMPERTH: Alize Cornet overcame jet lag and French teammate Gilles Simon some rustiness from the off-season to beat Taiwan on Saturday at the Hopman Cup. Cornet beat Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-4 and Simon, who moved up in the rankings from No. 29 ...
  • Malacañang boys cheered too soon Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 12:15PMMANILA, Philippines—Malacañang officials were cheering a Bloomberg report Saturday that supposedly cited the Philippines and China as the most resilient in Asia in 2008 and which “would do well in 2009.”
  • The heart wants what it wants Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 8:59AMA Taiwan woman has become the envy of many lonely hearts after finding love in Iraq through the Internet.
  • Community Calendar Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 10:13PM TODAY
  • The daunting year ahead, for the economy, China, and Barack Obama Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:22PMJanuary 2, 2009 - The daunting year ahead, for the economy, China, and Barack Obama
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:22PMKazuhiro Soda, a Japanese documentary filmmaker based in New York, says he has always felt uneasiness about the way in which mental illness is often associated with stigma and shame in Japanese society, saying it is as if an ‘‘invisible curtain’’ shields the mentally ill from the rest of the population.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:45PMWorld stock markets opened 2009 on a high note, with Hong Kong’s index up more than 4 percent, as investors shrugged off more dreary economic news to focus on government moves to ease the global slump.
  • Starbucks is now pushing tea Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:52PMStarting Saturday, the chain will introduce new flavors to lure tea lovers. Some O.C. cafes already have new flavors.
  • People in Taiwan open to Chinese proposals Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:30AM TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Most Taiwanese residents are reportedly open to six Chinese proposals to improve relations with Taiwan.
  • World markets perk up despite grim economic news Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:25AMWorld stock markets rose Friday despite further grim economic news, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week.
  • World markets perk up despite grim economic news Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:20AMLONDON - World stock markets rose today despite further grim economic news, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week.
  • World markets ease into 2009 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:09AMLONDON -- World stock markets kicked off the new trading year on a fairly upbeat tone today as European and Asian indexes rose, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week.
  • Small-caps slip as manufacturing dips Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:16AM The Russell 2000 edged lower through the first economic report of 2009, which served up another disappointing reading – this time on manufacturing.
  • World markets ease into 2009 with solid gains Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:10AMWorld stock markets kicked off the new trading year on a fairly upbeat tone Friday as European and Asian indexes rose, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week.
  • Joe Chindamo Instrument | Piano Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 7:35AMPianist and Composer, Joe Chindamo was born in Melbourne in 1961, the eldest son of Italian immigrants, who came to Australia in search of a better life. At the age of 6, he was encouraged by his parents to take up a musical instrument: the accordion.
  • 120th Tournament of Roses Parade in the Books Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:34PM The 120th Tournament of Roses Parade showcases award-winning floats under sunny southern California skies...
  • Hu, Bush hail 30yrs of ties: state media Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:27PMBEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao and US counterpart George W Bush exchanged congratulations yesterday on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties and vowed even closer relations, state media reported.
  • Taiwanese calligraphers ring in new year with record attempt Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:10PMTAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese calligraphers on Thursday jointly wrote Chinese characters in a global record attempt aimed at ushering out a turbulent 2008 and ringing in a peaceful and safe new year.
  • Top Terrebonne Parish Stories 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:14PMTerrebonne and Lafourche were left reeling from a one-two punch in September, blows that are still being felt. Hurricane Gustav made landfall Sept. 1 at Cocodrie, cutting a windblown swath of destruction.
  • 2008 Top 10 Stories - Number 5: Foreign nuclear waste becomes election-year issue Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:57AMIt was a hot issue all year long: Should EnergySolutions be allowed to accept foreign nuclear waste? Everyone, it seemed, had an opinion.
  • Hu, Bush hail 30 years of Sino-US ties: state media Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:12AMBEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao and US counterpart George W. Bush have exchanged congratulations on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties and vowed even closer relations, state media reported.