Europe Intelligence Wire articles from April 2012

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from April 2012

Government faces Roma challenges.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) LIVING in poverty, receiving inadequate education, and then facing dismal chances of finding work in a tight labour market. Those are three disadvantages that Roma citizens, who often live in shantytowns on the...

Seeking ways to pay the nurses.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) IF NURSES in Slovakia were to turn to the courts to claim the salary increase that a recently passed law is supposed to guarantee them, almost all of them would win: this is the opinion of Slovakia's ombudswoman,...

Transport official has short stint.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) MICHAL Santai had a rather brief managerial post at the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, the so-called super-ministry which among other things now supervises the flow of European Union...

Three hats in the ring.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) LUCIA Alitnanska, Pavol Freso and Viliam Novotny all have their hats in the ring to replace Mikulas Dzurinda as chair of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU). For the first time since the party was...

SaS claims amendment was late.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE SPEAKER of parliament, Pavol Paska, is being asked to explain whether a submission date was changed on a draft amendment proposed by Smer MPs Maros Kondrot and Andrej Kolesik after Richard Sulik, the chairman...

Confidential bank data made public.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE BANK account numbers of several customers of Privatbanka, together with personal data and information about their financial transactions, were released to the public, the Pravda daily reported on April 24. ...

Supreme Court vice-chair vote nixed.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) SLOVAKIA's Judicial Council did not vote to elect a vice-chair of the country's Supreme Court at its meeting on April 24 at the request of Igor Burger, a Supreme Court judge who was the only candidate to become...

ROMA: 'No comment' so far from state.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 1 But Irena Bihariova, who heads an NGO called People Against Racism, told The Slovak Spectator that experiences in other countries, particularly Australia, show that boarding schools are not a...

Parties report their campaign expenses.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE PUBLIC can learn how much each of the political parties spent on their campaigns leading up to the March 10 parliamentary elections as they have now filed final financial reports with the Finance Ministry. ...

PM lays out budget options in Brussels.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) CONSOLIDATION of public finances in Slovakia, which is one of the poorest countries in the EU, has a moral aspect and the state cannot expect people who live on low pensions to carry the cost of repairing the...

Slovakia can act as example to others.(Interview)
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) WESS Mitchell came in contact with central-European issues when he was a child, as his Texas-based family would visit areas of that state during their summer holidays that had large communities of Czech immigrants....

GONE: Santai denies tender link.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 1 The bulletin-board tender for legal and support services, worth E120 million, was won by a consortium including two companies, Avocat and Zamedia, close to SNS boss Jan Slota after the tender...

MONEY: Data hard to verify, says TIS.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 2 The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), which captured the largest number of votes among the parties that are now in opposition, reported that it had spent E1,054,523. Its largest...

Switzerland imposes visa limits.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) SWITZERLAND will restrict the number of working permits it will issue to citizens of eight EU countries, including Slovakia, as of May 1. The other countries affected are the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,...

SPP to sue over price regulation.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) SLOVAK gas utility Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP) will file a lawsuit against the Slovak Republic after the state regulator ordered the gas distributor to lower the price of gas by over 5 percent in March...

Slovaks surf the internet fastest.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) PEOPLE in Slovakia enjoy the world's fastest internet browsing experience, according to data from Google which show that it takes about three seconds on average in Slovakia for a website to be displayed on the...

Strike in Dubnica nad Vahom.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) ALMOST 100 employees of the Metalurg Steel company based in Dubnica nad Vahom did not come to work on April 24 in protest against the company's management as the company owes over E300,000 in wages to its...

Slovan.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) IT'S BEEN a nice spring for tycoon Juraj Siroky. First, Smer won the parliamentary elections. And then, just this last weekend, HC Slovan (Slav) won the ice hockey playoffs, beating their long-time rivals from...

Skating across thin ice.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) SUPREME Court President Stefan Harabin was very specific in his first meeting with Justice Minister Tomas Borec about what he wants: recall all the judges chosen under new rules instituted by former justice...

FICO: Seeks more EU funds.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 3 Fico also told the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, that "in a country where the living standard is very high, it is possible to make cuts and lower the living standard --...

New tourist bodies mushroom in Slovakia.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) LAST YEAR, Slovakia adopted a law on support for tourism development, a move which those involved described as the best news for tourism in the last 20 years. The legislation, which created a systematic framework...

Destination management organisations.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Regional tourism organisations: - Alilinsky turisticky kraj (Alilina Tourism Region) - Turizmus regionu Bratislava (Bratislava Region Tourism) Local tourism organisations: - Dudince (Dudince Tourism)...

Bratislava draws more visitors.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE NUMBER of visitors to Bratislava increased by 16.6 percent in 2011, to almost 785,000. The growth is being attributed principally to top sports and thematic events. "The visit rate was certainly affected by...

Offering joy and heart to visitors.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) IF YOU have the feeling that the world is changing every minute, just have a close look at Bratislava. Especially in the past 10 years the city has undergone a massive change in terms of expanding its range of...

When being less known is a tourism advantage.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) SLOVAKIA is a long way from being a major force in MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) tourism. But its low profile, untouched countryside and its growing number of high-class hotels -- plus...

NEW: Subsidies soon to flow.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 6 The Slovak Tourist Board (SACR), a state organisation, expects the new law to bring more cooperation among all organisations involved in tourism in the interests of coordinated management of...

PRIDE: Getting tourists to stay.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 7 Slovakia's cultural heritage has so much to offer and could easily be marketed to those outside its borders. More interest just needs to be created. One personal story might fit perfectly...

MICE: Hotels need to monitor trends.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 7 "Apart from listed events organised by associations we have to include into the total number also corporate events, which are much more numerous but for now we do not have precise numbers,"...

WAGES: Only the tip of the iceberg.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 1 The law mandates that the minimum starting salary for a nurse or midwife, without practical experience, should be at least E640 a month and that this should increase over the following three...

SDKU: A new direction?
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) Continued from pg 1 "First of all, the positive thing is that something has moved in this party," political scientist Miroslav Kusy told The Slovak Spectator. "As long as Dzurinda was there it was a sort of...

'Good Market' returns to Bratislava.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) FOR THOSE who yearn for street markets like the ones found in London or Paris, Bratislava offers, albeit irregularly, the Dobry Trh (Good Market) event. After the last such market in September 2011, another Dobry...

Maestro conducts Verdi's Requiem.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) ITALIAN conductor Nello Santi, aged 80, who worked with Giuseppe di Stefano and Renata Tebaldi, conducted two performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem in Bratislava in early April. The maestro, who celebrated 60...

Chtelnica and its church.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THIS OLD and precious postcard of Chtelnica dates back to 1903 and its artistic expression is typical for the era of the first wave of postcards. The town of Chtelnica lies at the foot of the White Carpathians...

Dom, Cigan scoop awards.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE WINNERS of the Slnko v sieti (The Sun in a Net) 2012 Slovak National Film Awards were announced on April 17, 2012 in Bratislava. The biennial awards were established in 2004 by the Slovak Film and Television...

'Slovak' Tube stops named.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) IN TRIBUTE to the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, the stations of the London Underground will be renamed after famous athletes. Two stations on the Piccadilly line will be named after twin brothers Peter and Pavol...

Live video action from Bojnice Zoo.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) IN FEBRUARY Bojnice Zoo launched a trial period during which five webcams are broadcasting live action from the zoo on its website. "Our goal is to offer our website visitors an online look into our zoo complex,...

Michalovce wants 'sports, not drugs'.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE TOWN of Michalovce will build a new multi-functional sports ground this year in the Angi mlyn (Angi Mill) area of the town to allow local young people to participate more frequently in sports. This area around...

Hodejov museum to present replicas of ancient treasures.
April 30, 2012... (From The Slovak Spectator) THE MUSEUM of the Gortva Region in Hodejov plans to make replicas of bronze treasures that were made in 1500 BC in order to display them. Vladimir Gondas, the museum's head, told the TASR newswire that he is...

Mother who drove at officer avoids prison.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) A mum-of-two who was over the alcohol limit and forced a policeman to jump for his life has avoided jail. Beverley Stewartson, 40, was stopped by the officer on an icy road in Kirkham on February 5. When...

Story shorts - 30/04/12.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) A round-up of news in brief from across Lancashire Fuse sparks fire in city home. A overheated fuse left a Preston home filled with smoke yesterday. Firefighters from the city's station were called to...

In the dock - 30/04/12.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) A round-up of court stories from across Lancashire Man banned from contact with victims A man who admitted harrassing two people has been given a restraining order, David Paul Marsden, 40, of Marshall's...

Crime file - 30/04/12.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) A round-up of crime stories from across Lancashire Stereo stolen from vehicle Thieves stole a stereo from a car in Preston. The Vauxhall Astra was parked near Goss, on Brook Street, Ashton, when the...

Super-rich will keep tax cash rolling in.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) Byline: David Coates The Government must continue to court Britain's super-rich to ensure it keep cashing in on big tax bills, an expert has said. Philip Beresford, who compiles the annual Sunday Times...

Red Rebels shatter Chorley's dreams.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) Chorley's dreams of a second successive promotion were shattered in front of an expectant 2,754 crowd as they were beaten 2-0 at home by FC United of Manchester in a scrappy play-off semi-final not without...

Hoppers sink champions.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) Loughborough Students came to Lightfoot Green for the last game of the campaign as runaway champions of National League Two North but were trounced 55-13. They were comprehensively second best to a resurgent...

Purse cashes in to deny Shrimps.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) Morecambe failed to end their home campaign on a high note as Darren Purse's late header robbed them of the three points on Saturday. The veteran Plymouth skipper made the most of a poor Barry Roche clearance...

Grezza a true PNE legend.
April 30, 2012... (From Lancashire Evening Post) Graham Alexander confessed that he had to fight an emotional battle as his Preston North End playing career ended on a fairytale note. The 40-year-old scored Preston's 91st minute equaliser in Saturday's 2-2...

US Premier Service Bank's loss shrinks in Q1 2012.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--US Premier Service Bank's loss shrinks in Q1 2012 (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Premier Service Bank (OTCBB:PSBK) fell into a net loss of...

Silicon Valley Bank receive clearance to open London branch.
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Silicon Valley Bank receive clearance to open London branch (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - US-based Silicon Valley Bank said on Friday it...

Malta's Bank of Valletta posts increase in profit for H1 FY 2011/2012.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Malta's Bank of Valletta posts increase in profit for H1 FY 2011/2012 (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Bank of Valletta booked pretax profits...

Hunting wraps up sale of Canadian unit to Amavco.
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Hunting wraps up sale of Canadian unit to Amavco (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 British energy services group Hunting plc (LON:HTG) said today it had closed...

Lindab unveils agreement for majority stake in Polish Centrum Klima.
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Lindab unveils agreement for majority stake in Polish Centrum Klima (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Swedish ventilation and building components group Lindab...

US Premier Service Bank's loss shrinks in Q1 2012.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--US Premier Service Bank's loss shrinks in Q1 2012 (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Premier Service Bank (OTCBB:PSBK) fell into a net loss of USD190,000...

Silicon Valley Bank receive clearance to open London branch.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--Silicon Valley Bank receive clearance to open London branch (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - US-based Silicon Valley Bank said on Friday it had received...

BPZ Energy forms new partnership with Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp for Block Z1, Peru.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-BPZ Energy forms new partnership with Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp for Block Z-1, Peru (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Oil and gas company BPZ Energy (NYSE:BPZ)...

DCP Midstream Partners LP announces 1.5% rise in quarterly distribution.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-DCP Midstream Partners LP announces 1.5% rise in quarterly distribution (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com The board of directors of the general partner of DCP Midstream...

Premier Service Bank reports reduced net loss for Q1 2012 year over year.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-Premier Service Bank reports reduced net loss for Q1 2012 year over year (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com State-chartered bank, Premier Service Bank (OTCBB:PSBK) reported...

Eagle Rock Energy Partners sets 15 May 2012 as final warrant exercise date.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-Eagle Rock Energy Partners sets 15 May 2012 as final warrant exercise date (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Natural gas company Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP...

RSC Holdings declares results of special stockholders meeting regarding merger with United Rentals.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-RSC Holdings declares results of special stockholders meeting regarding merger with United Rentals (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Holding company of provider of rental...

Malta's Bank of Valletta posts increase in profit for H1 FY 2011/2012.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--Malta's Bank of Valletta posts increase in profit for H1 FY 2011/2012 (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Bank of Valletta booked pretax profits of EUR49.1m...

SBT Bancorp net profit skyrockets in Q1 2012.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--SBT Bancorp net profit skyrockets in Q1 2012 (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 -- US SBT Bancorp Inc (OTCBB:SBTB) said that its net profit...

Volvo Rents buys peer Big L Rentals and Sales.
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Volvo Rents buys peer Big L Rentals and Sales (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - US construction equipment provider Volvo Construction Equipment Rents Inc, or...

The Laclede Group posts higher net income of USD29.7m.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-The Laclede Group posts higher net income of USD29.7m (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Natural gas service company The Laclede Group (NYSE:LG) announced on Friday its...

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP announces Q1 2012 increased distribution of USD0.405 per unit.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP announces Q1 2012 increased distribution of USD0.405 per unit (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com The board of directors of the general...

Raven Russia to acquire logistics complex owner.
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Raven Russia to acquire logistics complex owner (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 Russian property investor Raven Russia Ltd (LON:RUS) said on Monday it had...

Axis Bank to offload 25% stake of asset management unit.
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Axis Bank to offload 25% stake of asset management unit (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Indian Axis Bank (BOM:532215) will shed 25% of its...

Bahrain's Gulf International Bank reports 23% rise in Q1 2012 net income.
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Bahrain's Gulf International Bank reports 23% rise in Q1 2012 net income (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Gulf International Bank's net...

Bahrain's Gulf International Bank reports 23% rise in Q1 2012 net income.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--Bahrain's Gulf International Bank reports 23% rise in Q1 2012 net income (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Gulf International Bank's net income advanced...

Axis Bank to offload 25% stake of asset management unit.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--Axis Bank to offload 25% stake of asset management unit (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Indian Axis Bank (BOM:532215) will shed 25% of its asset...

Cattaraugus County Bank promotes officers to VP positions.
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Cattaraugus County Bank promotes officers to VP positions (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - Cattaraugus County Bank (CCB) has recently...

Community Trust Bancorp to disburse USD0.31 p/s dividend.
April 30, 2012... (From Banking and Credit News) BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 30, 2012--Community Trust Bancorp to disburse USD0.31 p/s dividend (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 -- US Community Trust Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:CTBI), the...

Only 1 in 3 smart TV purchased for ability to connect.
April 30, 2012... (From Broadband TV News) BROADBAND TV NEWS-April 30, 2012-Only 1 in 3 smart TV purchased for ability to connect (C)2012 - Broadband TV News - office@broadbandtvnews.com Only half of those who purchase a smart TV actually know what it does,...

Safran combines SMS, SPS units into new Herakles.(Company overview)
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Safran combines SMS, SPS units into new Herakles (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - French aerospace group Safran SA (EPA:SAF) said on Monday it had combined its...

Advanced Childcare buys Continuum Care.
April 30, 2012... (From M&A Navigator) MANAVIGATOR-April 30, 2012-Advanced Childcare buys Continuum Care (C)2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - British residential care provider Advanced Childcare said it had bought The Continuum...

Community Trust Bancorp to disburse USD0.31 p/s dividend.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--Community Trust Bancorp to disburse USD0.31 p/s dividend (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 -- US Community Trust Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:CTBI), the parent of...

JustEat announces financing of USD64m.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-Just-Eat announces financing of USD64m (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Online takeaway ordering service based in London, Just-Eat, announced on Monday that it has...

United Online's board declares quarterly cash dividend of USD0.10 per share.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012-United Online's board declares quarterly cash dividend of USD0.10 per share (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Internet retailer United Online Inc (Nasdaq: NTD) on Friday...

FHLB Atlanta posts Q1 net income of USD70m.(Financial report)
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--FHLB Atlanta posts Q1 net income of USD70m (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Atlanta said on Friday its net income...

FHLB Boston net income doubles to USD46.8m in Q1.
April 30, 2012... (From M2 Equity Bites) M2 EQUITYBITES-April 30, 2012--FHLB Boston net income doubles to USD46.8m in Q1 (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com 30 April 2012 - The Federal Home Loan Bank (FLHB) of Boston on Friday said that its net...

United Online's board declares quarterly cash dividend of USD0.10 per share.
April 30, 2012... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-April 30, 2012-United Online's board declares quarterly cash dividend of USD0.10 per share (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Internet retailer United Online Inc (Nasdaq: NTD) on...

JustEat announces financing of USD64m.
April 30, 2012... (From Telecom World Wire) TELECOMWORLDWIRE-April 30, 2012-Just-Eat announces financing of USD64m (C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Online takeaway ordering service based in London, Just-Eat, announced on Monday that it has...

Six ways to manage pain in labour.
April 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) It's like a ghost which haunts every first pregnancy, making more frequent appearances as the due date approaches. Labour. The birth. More specifically, the pain. The pain of which so much is written and spoken. I...

Leeds launches another community orchard beside one of its busiest commuter runs.
April 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Rain is good for the garden, everyone said, as it poured down relentlessly on a soggy but cheerful celebration yesterday in Leeds. A non-stop downpour drummed on the gazebo tent rigged up for the day by the...

Machiavelli's The Prince, part 6: was Machiavelli an atheist?
April 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Historians of the mid-20th century debated whether atheism was possible in the 1500s. On the back of Lucien Febvre's major study of Rabelais, The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century , they debated whether it...