Europe Intelligence Wire articles from April 2010, page 7

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Crabtree's plan to hold title.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Highland cricket captain Jonathan Crabtree has targeted a second successive North League title this season. The 36-year-old allrounder led the Inverness club to the...

Aberdeenshire looking even stronger, says Hays.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: paul.third Matt Hays believes Premier Division and Scottish Cup double winners Aberdeenshire will be even stronger in the SNCL this year following their close-season recruitment programme. Two...

Wartime entertainers reunite to celebrate Battle of Britain.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ryan.crighton Seventy years ago, with World War II raging, the RAF hatched a plan to raise morale and entertain air force personnel. The Squadronaires -- drawn from the best musicians of the...

Scheme to help pregnant women stop smoking 'a success'.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cameron.brooks A scheme to help pregnant women stop smoking could be extended to the rest of Scotland after a successful trial in Tayside. First Minister Alex Salmond told MSPs yesterday that...

Stagecoach boss opens baby clinic.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stacey.horne ENTREPRENEUR Ann Gloag has opened a new maternity clinic in Africa. The co-founder of transport giant Stagecoach opened Aberdeen Women's Centre in Aberdeen in Africa yesterday. ...

Rock4Life ticket holders facing an anxious wait.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: jane.candlish MUSIC fans who bought tickets for the doomed Rock4Life charity concert in the Highlands will have to wait up to six weeks to find out if they will get their money back. The...

Council vows to fight on for a fairer funding deal.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: calum.ross ABERDEEN councillors have vowed to continue the fight for a fairer funding deal as the country enters the 'greatest ever' public-sector recession. Finance Secretary John Swinney...

It just wouldn't be the same without Walter, says Arabs attacker.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin DUNDEE United forward Danny Cadamarteri believes Scottish football will be a much poorer place if Walter Smith quits. Rangers legend Smith, 62, who managed Cadamarteri at Everton,...

SPL's new club is Inverness united.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Caley Thistle manager Terry Butcher is in contract talks aimed at keeping his First Division title-winning squad together after committing himself to the Highland club for the...

Relief for Adams as ban appeal will be heard after final.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Ross County manager Derek Adams will be allowed to lead out the Staggies in the Scottish Cup final on May 15 after the SFA could not find a date to hear his appeal against his...

Good neighbour awards and open session for tenants.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alistair.beaton ABERDEENSHIRE Council will be holding a special event for tenants at its Aberdeen headquarters next week. The local authority's tenant participation promotion team will host...

Council not giving up funding fight.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: calum.ross Aberdeen councillors have vowed to continue the fight for a fairer funding deal as the country enters the 'greatest public-sector recession ever'. Finance Secretary John Swinney...

Artists on show in prestigious exhibition.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: pjwx01 PAINTINGS by aspiring north-east artists will go on sale at a prestigious exhibition in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Artists Society's latest annual show opens in the city tomorrow....

Kirkton of Skene electronic heart pump mum dies.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: declan.harte A MOTHER who became Scotland's first woman to be fitted with an electronic heart pump has died. Kirstin Taylor, of Kirkton of Skene, lost a lengthy battle with her heart...

Inverness City hit for semi-final with Parkvale.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin NORTH JUNIORS THE second Morrison Cup semi-final tie takes place tomorrow with Inverness City taking on Parkvale at the Showfield, Nairn, for the chance to face Stonehaven in the...

NHS savings 'ploughed into patient care'.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: tim.pauling Frontline services in the NHS Grampian area should not suffer from a GBP34million cut in its budget, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon claimed yesterday. She told the Scottish...

Cuts of GBP34m 'should not see frontline services suffer'.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: tim.pauling Frontline services in the NHS Grampian area should not suffer from a GBP34million cut in its budget, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon claimed yesterday. She told the Scottish...

Arbroath vow as Parker joins Angus rivals.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: michael.gannon Arbroath United captain Fraser Burnett says the defection of Scotland international Matthew Parker to rivals Forfarshire has left a bad taste at Lochlands, but believes his squad...

Crabtree's Highland side is looking strong in bid to retain north title.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz HIGHLAND cricket captain Jonathan Crabtree has targeted a second successive North League title this season. The 36-year-old allrounder led the Inverness club to the...

Shire even stronger, says Hays.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: paul.third Matt Hays believes Premier Division and Scottish Cup double winners Aberdeenshire will be even stronger in the SNCL this year following their close-season recruitment programme. Two...

Caley Thistle united will be name of club in SPL return.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Caley Thistle manager Terry Butcher is in contract talks aimed at keeping his First Division title-winning squad together after committing himself to the Highland club for the...

Another showdown for Bank and Stoneywood.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin JUNIOR FOOTBALL IN the semi-finals of the North Regional Cup tomorrow, Ellon United play Hermes at The Meadows and Sunnybank face FC Stoneywood at Heathryfold. Sunnybank meet...

Thurso ready to chase final glory.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin NORTH FOOTBALL THURSO plan to follow up their North Caledonian League title success with a Jock MacKay Memorial Cup final win against Golspie Sutherland at the Recreation Grounds,...

End of an era as Dowling leaves Clach to join Brora.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Clach chairman David Dowling has ended a 20-year involvement with the Inverness club to join the committee of Highland League rivals Brora Rangers. Dowling, who is North of...

Douglas news lifts some Dundee gloom.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin INJURED Dundee goalkeeper Rab Douglas will be back in time for pre-season training. Douglas had surgery on both knees this month and a check this week revealed they are healing...

Golac back to inspire United at Hampden.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: alex.martin FORMER Dundee United manager Ivan Golac will travel to Hampden on May 15 to see the Arabs play Ross County in the Scottish Cup final -- and expects United to lift the trophy. Golac...

What a weekend to come as SFL drama unfolds.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: michael.gannon THE Scottish Football League season reaches its climax this weekend and we will see joy at some clubs and despair at others. The First Division title has already been wrapped...

Tories attack SNP hopeful over bid for Perth city status.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.perry A new row erupted in the bitter contest for Perth and North Perthshire last night with a Tory attack on SNP candidate Pete Wishart as a late convert to Perth's bid for city status. ...

Brown named clear loser.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.perry NORTH and north-east politicians were divided over the result, but all named Prime Minister Gordon Brown 'the clear loser'. First Minister Alex Salmond, MSP for Gordon and former...

'Successful' smoke-free trial could be extended.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cameron.brooks A SCHEME to help pregnant women stop smoking could be extended to the rest of Scotland after a successful trial in Tayside. First Minister Alex Salmond told MSPs yesterday that...

Smiling premier is a clear loser, claims Salmond.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.perry NORTH and north-east politicians were divided over the result, but all named Prime Minister Gordon Brown 'the clear loser'. First Minister Alex Salmond, MSP for Gordon and former...

'Successful' smoke-free trial could be extended.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cameron.brooks A SCHEME to help pregnant women stop smoking could be extended to the rest of Scotland after a successful trial in Tayside. First Minister Alex Salmond told MSPs yesterday that...

Crush-death boss accused of breaches walks free.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joanna.skailes A plumbing company boss accused of breaking health-and-safety rules after a teenage apprentice was crushed to death walked free from court yesterday. Steven Anderson -- trading...

Hustings debate at Broch church.
April 30, 2010... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: jamie.buchan A GENERAL election hustings debate will take place at Fraserburgh tonight. All five prospective candidates for Banff and Buchan have been invited to attend the session, which will...

Development cooperation agreement for anorthosite.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Gudvangen Stein AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Mining ASA, has entered into a development cooperation agreement with a leading producer of advanced mineral products ("the Partner"). The purpose of the agreement is, on a...

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Downing Planned Exit VCT 3 plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, Downing Planned Exit VCT 3 plc announces the following: The Company's capital at...

Oil spill reaches US coastline.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) The US coastguard is investigating reports that oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig has begun washing ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi river. Yesterday the coastguard said up to 5,000 barrels a day were...

IFCO delivers strong growth in Q1 2010.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) IFCO Systems N.V. / IFCO delivers strong growth in Q1 2010 processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 30, 2010 IFCO's group...

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Downing Structured Opportunities VCT 1 plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, Downing Structured Opportunities VCT 1 plc announces the following:...

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Chloride Group Plc.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1.KEY INFORMATION ...

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Forth Ports Plc.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1.KEY INFORMATION ...

Kevin Lygo leaving Channel 4 for ITV.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Kevin Lygo, Channel 4's director of television and content, is joining ITV to run its production business, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. The move comes ahead of the arrival of new Channel 4 chief executive David...

Apple asking hefty sum for iAds.
April 30, 2010... (From vnunet) Apple is reportedly asking as much as $10m for the first crop of its iAds mobile advertisements. According to a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed sources, the company has been shopping advertising firms on the new...

Microsoft scotches rumours of early Courier tablet release.
April 30, 2010... (From vnunet) Microsoft has responded to reports that it is planning to release a tablet computer codenamed Courier at any time in the near future. The industry has been awash with speculation that Microsoft will release a twin screen...

Sony faces legal challenge over Linux block.
April 30, 2010... (From vnunet) Sony has been hit with a lawsuit over its recent decision to block the installation of Linux on its Playstation 3 console. The suit, filed in a San Francisco district court, accused the company of breaching its sales contract...

Barclays Capital's bonus and pay set at GBP1.4bn after strong first quarter.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Barclays has already set aside a bonus and pay pool worth more than GBP1.4bn for bankers in its Barclays Capital investment banking arm, after just the first three months of 2010. The size of the bonus pot shows...

Bank Holiday gaming?
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) With the UK weather forecast looking grim for the next few days this Bank Holiday weekend looks like the perfect opportunity to catch up on some gaming. I remember spending one blissful May Bank Holiday completing...

Andy Gray.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) So Andy, we've always wanted to know. Do you ever regret not taking the Everton manager's job? Occasionally. Occasionally? Yes... occasionally. [Long pause] But you've already got the best job in football......

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Proven VCT plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, ProVen VCT plc announces the following: The Company's capital at 30 April 2010 consisted of...

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Proven Growth & Income VCT plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, ProVen Growth & Income VCT plc announces the following: The...

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Proven Health VCT plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, ProVen Health VCT plc announces the following: The Company's capital at 30 April...

Aspic aspirations.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) It seems that aspic has always been with us. Jelly covered piles of carved food are an excellent visual shorthand for absurdly poncey cuisine. Advertising pictures of aspics published by gelatine companies in the 50s...

Online forum closed due to racism.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) A US newspaper publisher has closed down an online forum due to "blatant misuse" by people posting racist material. Lancaster Newspapers , based in Pennsylvania, publishes the daily Intelligencer Journal and several...

FTSE 100 edges higher on Greek aid hopes.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Leading shares are moving higher again, as hopes rise of a Greek deal and good overnight performances in the US and Asia. On top of that sterling is gaining ground after last night's leaders' debate, the last...

Presentation of 1st quarter results for 2010.(Financial report)
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Aker ASA releases the 1st quarter results for 2010 on Friday 7 May. A presentation will be given at Felix conference center, Aker Brygge, Oslo. The presentation starts at 09:00 a.m. CET. President Oyvind Eriksen and CFO...

Football transfer rumours: Manchester United in for GBP17m Lassana Diarra?
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) In today's Sun, Roberto Mancini has put on his best pink velour leisure suit and jangly gold hoop earrings, scraped his hair back into a painful-looking ponytail, dragged heavily on a Lambert & Butler and emerged...

Total voting rights.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Downing Absolute Income VCT 2 plc Voting Rights and Capital 30 April 2010 In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, Downing Absolute Income VCT 2 plc announces the following: The Company's...

Web-based learning leaves schools in two minds.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Does the future of learning lie online? It may seem so with so much emphasis on enabling children to access their studies anywhere, anytime via a web browser. But plenty of schools seem yet to be convinced.Ray...

Schools prepare to use handheld devices to track aphid menace.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Put the summer term and mobile devices together and you get one thing -- a surge in out-of-class activities. But for Wolverhampton schools this year there's an added challenge -- how to use modern technology to track...

Win a portable pc.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) To mark the launch of our new Classroom innovation website, the Guardian is teaming up with the sites's sponsor Asus in the first of a monthly series of competition prize draws. Five winers will each receive a...

New website highlights technology in schools.(Website overview)
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) This is a new website dedicated to the use of technology in schools as a teaching and learning tool. Each fortnight we will be putting up new material bridging the gap between the rapid advance in technology and the...

Byte-size revision: how you can use ICT to boost revision.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Do you admit you are "red", and don't understand your revision topic and need help; "amber", and have a couple of queries; or "green", and know the subject thoroughly with time on your hands to help struggling...

Problem and solution: how schools can cut ICT spending.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) In an effort to save up to 20% of its whole school budget over the next year, Sawtry community college has focused on technology to provide some cost-cutting solutions. As existing hardware wears out, the...

Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Today's teachers can be split into two groups: those who confiscate gadgets and those who give them out. Mobile phones, palmtop computers, flip video cameras -- even games consoles -- have all become part of the...

Global marketing and technology agency LBi win 'Best Information Architecture' at the HIVE awards for BT Business site redesign (http://business.bt.com).
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) LBi has won a globally-distinguished Hive Award for Best Information Architecture for the redesign of BT's Business website,http://business.bt.com . Judged by an internationally-renowned panel of experts, LBi was recognised for...

Orange pensions off spoof film execs.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Sayonara, Mr Dresden. After seven years and 24 outings Orange's spoof film board executive and his sidekick Elliott have been scrapped, in favour of a new strategy kicking off with Liam Neeson and the stars of the...

Claims Five: Reasons to love the Flat.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) About six months ago, I explained why I prefer jumps racing to the Flat . That's how it has always been for me and I don't expect it to change. Still, Flat racing has its own joys ' which is just as well, since it...

'Bus service needed' for Holbeck Urban Village businesses.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Holbeck Urban Village and businesses to the south of Leeds city centre must be served by a bus service if regeneration in the area is to continue to flourish, councillors have said. Members of the city centre...

The Joy of Six: Awful World Cup songs.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) 1) Far Away In America (Village People and Deutsche Fussball-Nationalmannschaft) Team: Germany. World Cup: USA 1994. Let's not beat around the bush -- the Village People certainly didn't - this camp dancefloor...

Agennix AG Schedules Conference Call on May 6, 2010 to Discuss First Quarter 2010 Financial Results.
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) Agennix AG / Agennix AG Schedules Conference Call on May 6, 2010 to Discuss First Quarter 2010 Financial Results processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ...

Form 8.3 - ING UK Real Estate (JP).
April 30, 2010... (From Hugin) FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1.KEY INFORMATION ...

Children hit with hammer in China's third attack in three days.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) A third attack on young pupils in China in as many days has left parents frightened for their children's safety and others searching for the underlying causes of the spate of violence. Five pupils, thought to be...

Rentokil dips after quarterly update.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Rentokil Initial - the pest control to parcels group - is the biggest faller in the FTSE 250 after an uninspiring quarterly update. The company said first quarter revenues dipped 4% to GBP607m while profits jumped...

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe inquest begins.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) An inquest into the most senior British officer killed in Afghanistan and an 18-year-old soldier is to be held today. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards,...

Shakira attacks Arizona immigration law.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Shakira has joined the chorus of opposition to Arizona's new immigration law. President Obama has questioned its legality, Linda Ronstadt has called for its repeal, the band Stars have called for a boycott, and MIA...

The view: Why Metropolis will be this year's real summer blockbuster.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) So the sun is out, and already a long summer at the multiplex is yawning ahead, bringing with it the promise of all manner of last-legs franchises , cod-ironic homages to 80s TV and late-stage-career Tom Cruise...

Leaders' debate draws 8.1 million viewers.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) The third leaders' debate attracted a live audience of 8.1 million viewers across BBC1, BBC HD and the BBC News channel last night, Thursday 29 April. Across the three channels the audience for the debate...

Savings from scrapping Trident would be negligible.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) As every party confronts the huge task of tackling the UK's vast deficit, axing the Trident nuclear missile fleet rather than hospitals and schools seems an attractive idea. It is now the headline demand from the...

So David Cameron does watch The Wire -- debate speech seems modelled on Mayor Carcetti's.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) There was scepticism last year when David Cameron claimed he was a big fan of The Wire , a revelation closely followed by shadow home secretary Chris Grayling's unflattering comparison of Manchester with the...

Carbon company Climate Exchange agrees GBP395m US takeover.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Climate Exchange, the UK listed carbon emissions exchange operator, has agreed a GBP395m takeover from US group Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Shareholders will receive 750p a share in cash, and ICE plans to...

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.
April 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, whatever that might mean, had waited 12 years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return him back to the isle of his birth. ...

Chunghwa Telecom reports Q1 net profit up 11.8% to TWD12.1bn.(Financial report)
April 30, 2010... (From Telecom World Wire) Taiwan-based telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd (TAIEX:2412) (NYSE:CHT) reported today an increase of 11.8% in its net income for the first quarter of 2010, to TWD12.1bn. Total consolidated revenue...

Mitsubishi Electric reports growth in fiscal 2010 net income but says business environment remains severe.(Financial report)
April 30, 2010... (From Telecom World Wire) Electrical and electronic equipment manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Tokyo:6503) reported today that net income attributable to the company increased by 132% to JPY28.2bn in the fiscal year ended 31...

Mexico's AXTEL reports Q1 operating loss of MXN30m.(Financial report)
April 30, 2010... (From Telecom World Wire) Mexican telecoms operator Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. (AXTEL) (BMV:AXTELCPO) (OTC:AXTLY) said on Thursday that it recorded an operating loss of MXN30m for the first quarter ended 31 March 2010 compared to operating income...