PORT HARCOURT/YENEGOA, Nigeria, Dec 23 - Security forces have deployed in two cities in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta in the past two days to disperse former militants protesting over the non-payment of amnesty allowances. Activists say the government is not keeping the promises it made during an amnesty period earlier this year and that the region, which is home to Africa's biggest oil and gas industry, risks returning to violence. More...more
From 30th November to 9th December, 2009, Wang Quanqing, Secretary General of CBIA, traveling with China Machinery Industry Delegation to Taiwan, participated in the Meeting on Precision Machinery Cooperation and Exchange between Mainland and Taiwan and visited some corporations. The delegation is composed of 103 representatives from China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF), machine tool sector, textile machinery sector and machinery research...more
FINDING the right outfit for a New Year's Eve party will drive fashion-savvy shoppers to spend more than $6 billion in the post-Christmas sales, the nation's peak retail industry body says. Shoppers in Victoria are expected to spend $1.67 billion during the two weeks of post-Christmas sales from Boxing Day through to early January.Clothing and footwear would be the most sought-after items when stores open for the annual sales rush on Boxing Day, Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman said."Fashion generally will be (the) big items," Mr Zimmerman said.Women especially would be looking for a new ensemble ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations."They want the right outfit to look great for the New Year's Eve party."The shoes, the dress ... jewellery," he said.He said the sales shoppers would include those who waited to finish their Christmas shopping."Crowds are always expected when consumers head to the shops for the post-Christmas day bargains but this year's savvy shoppers will include the 8.6 per cent of consumers who will finalise their Christmas shopping during the Boxing Day period," Mr Zimmerman said.The ARA expects registers around Australia to...more
WASHINGTON: Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history."We are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of real, meaningful health insurance reform that will bring...more
Samung has been one of the pioneers of the mobile industry since years now. Every one expects its products to be unique and loaded with features. The technology it provides is far more advanced than provided by others. Be it camera phones, touch screen phones or regular ones, it excels in all genres. They all have got a unique style, design and on...more
You want to make business shirts. Well there are several things to consider when making shirts. You have to consider the patterns, fabrics, and notions needed to complete your shirts. Make the shirts yours by making educated choices. Consider where and when you will be wearing your shirt, what accessories you will be wearing and what other clothing you will be wearing with your new shirt. Selecting patterns is not always easy. What you may consider attractive may not look so attractive once you have completed it because the style you've chosen is not one that flatters you. You have to select cut, color, collars, and style. You want the cut of the shirt to flatter what you consider your best features and detract from the features you would like to draw attention away from. Think about lapels, necklines, shoulder pads or no shoulder pads, sleeve length, cuff style, and contouring. Lapels can add color to suit coats, showcase a brooch, or draw attention away from the shoulders. Necklines are also important in that you will want to consider what you will wear them with, what image to present and what features you want to minimize or show off. Shoulder pads can give a lift and smoother...more
We can safely surmise that everyday somewhere in the world, one fool falls for Internet business hoaxes, hard. This is such a sad turn of events considering that the Internet itself offers a wealth of information about the many types of online...more
UK Mortgages 2009: Competitive Dynamics in the UK Mortgage Market2008 proved to be the most challenging year in recent times for UK mortgage lenders, with the year being marked by government bailouts and consolidation. While mortgage lending reached...more
Juegos de azar son una confluencia de suerte y habilidad. Sin embargo, la suerte es la parte dominante de esta mezcla. Esto es especialmente cierto para el bingo en línea, donde la suerte unidades del juego y la suerte sólo determina el...more
Bush left office with a 32 % approval rating. The Black Jesus, the Most Important Man in History [MIMH], is currently sitting at about 45 % and declining fast. For the record Bush's popularity was over 53 % at the same point in time in both his first...more
It is a non-partisan problem. It was first encountered in 1819 in the post Napoleonic era of cheap money, zero interest rates and no money down for land all secured and promoted by government. It has been repeated perhaps half a dozen times since in...more
Myriad Inc.s USA IT project managers training, business coaching and software and product supply lets every client build on their companys success through the expert assistance of world-class coaches, consultants and trainers. The business is...more