Metso Corporation and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a EUR 160 million research and development loan agreement. The total loan amount has been subsequently drawn down. This funding is to partly finance Metso's development and ...
1 Dec 2008
King of Europe: Cristiano Ronaldo is among the favourites to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or Photo: MAN UTD Fernando Torres and Lionel Messi offered strong claims to the Ballon d’Or, and polled considerable votes, but for this member of the voting ...
1 Dec 2008
AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. "I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the ...
1 Dec 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo hailed "one of the most beautiful days of my life" and vowed to keep improving after winning the prestigious Ballon d'Or award in the early hours of the morning. The Manchester United winger was named as 2007 winner Kaka's successor ...
1 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, running out of money to operate, must convince a divided Congress that their plans to shrink are severe enough to ensure repayment of $25 billion in proposed U.S. loans. GM ...
1 Dec 2008
President-elect Barack Obama leaves a news conference with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in Chicago on Monday. They are followed by, from left, Attorney General-designate Eric Holder; Homeland Security Secretary ...
1 Dec 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres to the 2008 Ballon d'Or.
1 Dec 2008
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Cristiano Ronaldo , whose 42 goals last season helped Manchester United secure Champions League and Premier League titles, today won the Ballon d’Or award for soccer’s best player.
1 Dec 2008
Vitamin D deficiency -- which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness -- may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well as major cardiovascular events including stroke and congestive heart failure.
1 Dec 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated, a U.S. researcher says.
1 Dec 2008
D-backs offer arbitration to trio
1 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Three and a half months after surviving a deadly plane crash, Travis Barker and D.J. AM will headline a New Year's Eve party that will span 10 U.S. cities.
1 Dec 2008
Where's my admin? I can't run self-diagnostics on myself. It's so boring in this datacenter. It's the same thing everyday. Oh man, I'm so lonely. I'm really sorry". Poor webserver...dont be sorry man!its ok...i understand :D :D ...
1 Dec 2008
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic has the D'Backs arbitration decisions. They offered arb to Juan Cruz (Type A), Brandon Lyon (Type B), and Orlando Hudson (Type A) while declining to offer it to Adam Dunn (Type A). ...
1 Dec 2008
(Inter-host connects may be added in the future, but that is not what D-Bus is meant for). D-Bus is meant to be fast and lightweight, and is designed for use as a unified middleware layer underneath the main free desktop environments"
1 Dec 2008
NEW YORK (AP) With his career in New York seemingly finished, Knicks guard Stephon Marbury lashed out at teammates and coach Mike D'Antoni a day before he was to meet with team president Donnie Walsh about a possible buyout, ...
1 Dec 2008
Annals of public employee tenure, cont’d. » by Walter Olson. Assume a false identity and file a bogus misconduct complaint that gets your boss fired. Claim whistleblower protection and transfer to a nice job in another department. ...
1 Dec 2008
The Morning Skate: Bucks and Pucks, Rangers’ D and Obama Outdoors? By Stu Hackel. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Metropolitan Paupers?: Ticket revenue for the Islanders and Devils is reportedly falling well short of payroll costs. ...
1 Dec 2008