Europe Intelligence Wire articles from June 2010, page 9

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Romania - Romania approaches 300,000 ported numbers mark.
June 30, 2010... (From Telecompaper Europe) A total of 290,536 numbers have been ported in Romania between October 2009 and 21 June, according to local news portal Hot News citing the president of the regulatory telecommunications authority Ancom Catalin...

Scandinavia - Aspiro sells Entertainment unit, focuses on TV and music.
June 30, 2010... (From Telecompaper Europe) Mobile media services specialist Aspiro reached an agreement withilLobus Mobil regarding the sale of its Mobile Entertainment business segment in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The purchase price is SEK 42 million,...

Italy - Italian e-commerce firms up 7 percent.
June 30, 2010... (From Telecompaper Europe) The number of companies operating in the e-commerce sector in Italy has grown by 7 percent, according to a report published by the Milan Chamber of Commerce, based on data from the register of companies in 2009 and...

Finland - Elisa expands 3G network to Keski-Suomessa Laukaan region.
June 30, 2010... (From Telecompaper Europe) Finnish mobile operator Elisa has expanded its 3G network coverage in the Keski-Suomessa Laukaan region. Most recently, the operator installed a 3G base station in the region's Laukaan Palvajarven area. In recent...

UK - UK adds 2 mln internet users in 12 months.
June 30, 2010... (From Telecompaper UK) Nearly two million more Britons have come online during the last year. Of these, more than half are aged over 50, according to a report by UK online measurement body UKOM cited by the BBC. The UK net audience currently...

Accenture in claims outsourcing deal with Aviva's Asprea.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) Accenture has signed a seven-year agreement with Aviva's property claims repair service, Asprea, to provide application and infrastructure outsourcing services for its buildings claims division in the UK....

Survey indicates need for more automation for US p & c reinsurance administration.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) Automation continues to be a major issue of concern with p & c reinsurance administration, based on a recent survey conducted by StoneRiver. The company's third annual survey asked chief financial officers at...

FSA publishes qualifications for RDR.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published the final list of qualifications retail investment advisers will need to pass before 1 January 2013. This provides the certainty advisers need to prepare for...

FSA publishes mixed review of with-profits funds.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published the findings of its comprehensive review into the operation of with-profits funds. The review focused on whether firms are treating their with-profits...

Novarica publishes claims solutions survey.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) With the insurance industry facing the slowest growth rate since the 1930's, US P&C carriers are looking for ways to improve operational effectiveness and to drive growth, and claims is one of the key areas...

Customer experience could be improved in US health insurance sector says survey.
June 30, 2010... (From InsuranceNewslink.com) Even as healthcare insurance premiums continue to skyrocket, the service experience has more impact than cost management on overall employer satisfaction with their primary health insurance carrier, according to...

Eggstra! Eggstra! Mail on Sunday fabricates another European myth.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) There is a story on the Daily Mail website today that I can't find in the print edition. It's a pity because the article, headlined Eggs by the dozen will NOT be banned, say Brussels after backlash by Britain ,...

How to make pat'.
June 30, 2010... (From Guardian Unlimited) There's no great dearth of terrines, no dreadful famine of chicken liver parfait and, as far as I'm aware, the meatpaste market still thrives in its own quiet way, but where oh where are the great slablike pat's of...

Residents dig in to block development.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Marc Rath m.rath@bepp.co.uk RESIDENTS leapt to the defence of a community garden in Clifton when a landowner arrived unexpectedly and tried to fence part of it off. Up to 40 people warned off three...

Giant man-eating plant takes centre stage.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) A GIGANTIC singing, man-eating, plant will be let loose in Clifton tonight. It's dominating the stage of the Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school theatre this week as pupils join forces with girls from Red Maids,...

Ballet and breakdancing will give harbour festival international feel.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) FROM ballet to breakdancing, Bristol Harbour Festival's dance village has attracted a stellar international and local line-up for this summer's showpiece event. The village, which became a fixture of the...

Firms pitch in at farm for community.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BUSINESSES are being given the chance to get involved in a community farm run by residents on the outskirts of Peasedown St John. The new farm is regularly visited by children and their parents and the village...

New trustees join bid to raise museum funds.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Marc Rath m.rath@bepp.co.uk SEVEN more people have been tasked with helping raise money to pay for the completion of Bristol's new GBP26 million museum. They have joined a trust which is aiming to...

Surprise in store at World Cup fair.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) DOWNEND: A fair will have a World Cup theme next month. St. Augustine of Canterbury School, in Boscombe Crescent, will be holding the summer fair on July 10. Activities and entertainment will include African...

Cookie theft was 'stupid'.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) SWISS rolls weren't enough for a middle-aged man from Bristol who admitted to being stupid after stealing cookies from a Bristol supermarket. Conely Barnett, 47, of Prewett Street in the city centre, had 30p in...

Counselling for abuse.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL: Have you experienced the long-term effects of emotional, physical or sexual abuse? Have you used drugs or alcohol or self harmed in other ways to help you forget the abuse you suffered? Southmead Project's...

Pupils exercise their right to graze sheep on Downs.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Liz Webster e.webster@bepp.co.uk MORE than 100 school children brushed up on their shepherding skills as they exercised an historic right to graze sheep on the Downs. The children from Elmlea Junior...

You Daily Stars with Claire Petulengro.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Claire Petulengro With the activity in your chart you should be feeling focused with clear vision and ready for action. In fact, you should be feeling rather typical of your sign, fired up and ready to...

Birthday Memories.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) HOPKINS Val. Thinking of you on your birthday my dear friend, I miss you so much Val, You are never more than a thought away, I''m sure you''ll celebrate your birthday with our dear friend Edna, With a game of...

In Memoriam.(Obituary)
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) GAMMON Melvin. 10 years today, still sadly missed by Wife Molly, Stephen, Clare and Paul. MILLARD Dorothy (Annie) One sad year today, you left us Mum. Not a day goes by I don''t think of you. Lovingly remembered...

Deaths.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) WASHBROOKE Heather (Nee Jollisse) Free from suffering, now at peace. The funeral of Heather will take place at Bristol South Crematorium at 11am Tuesday 6th July. No flowers, Donations to PDSA or St Peters Hospice...

Beavers praised for clean-up of riverbank.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) YOUNGSTERS in Clevedon have been doing their bit to help the environment. Beaver Scouts from the 2nd Clevedon Land Yeo spent their spare time picking up litter along the river after which they are named. The...

Ms Dynamite gives explosive talk to city students.(Conference notes)
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) POP singer Ms Dynamite was the main speaker at a conference involving local school pupils in Bristol yesterday. The double Brit Award and three time MOBO Award winning singer gave a speech to 350 young people...

Convicted child rapist attended youth group.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Geoff Bennett g.bennett@bepp.co.uk A CONVICTED child rapist has been jailed after he went to a Bristol youth group, breaching a court order preventing him from contacting children. Stuart Steptoe, 31,...

Protesters are ready to wave angry placards.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) PLACARD waving protesters are to stage a demonstration against plans to put a towering overhead power line across the North Somerset countryside. Members of the Save Our Valley group are planning to hold a...

Yobs a blooming disgrace.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) VANDALS have been targeting floral displays in Portishead - just days before the town is judged for the annual South West in Bloom competition. Yobs have stolen and tipped over floral tubs in the High Street...

Big Bertha heads home to Weston.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) A WOMAN who has become a popular attraction on Clevedon's pier has gone back home to Weston. Staff at the pier are sad that Big Bertha, a traditional cut out of a plump woman who was loaned to them while the...

Drunken mother left 'trail of destruction'.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Geoff Bennett g.bennett@bepp.co.uk A MUM-OF-THREE who dropped her children at school, got drunk and caused a "trail of destruction" in her car has been handed a suspended jail term. Ellouise Collins...

Rowers come out on top at Henley Women's Regatta.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL University's senior women's rowing crew are celebrating after winning the Henley Women's Regatta. The student crew, aged 19 to 21, were rowing in VIIIs to compete for the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cup of...

Bethan bounces back with Harper Salver win.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) ONE day Bethan Popel was almost in tears, the next she was smiling and celebrating a famous win - such is the life of a talented 14-year-old girl golfer. While playing in the South Week at Saltford, she was...

Foursomes encore for champions.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) ANDY Rudge and James Webber (Bristol and Clifton) retained the Gloucestershire county foursomes championship at Cotswold Hills. They set the pace with a two-under-par morning round of 70 to lead Reece Johnson...

Canter is left delighted by England call.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) LAURIE Canter has finally received the recognition he craved by being picked for the England golf team. "That was one of my goals this year and I'm delighted," said the 20-year-old plus four player from...

Searching for a star in our city.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE search is on for a Bristol team to find the city's next music star. Superstar 2010 aims to give vocalists, pop and classical instrumentalists as well as bands a chance to show off their skills. The talent...

Tour switch is paying off for Gordon.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) GORDON Brand Jnr continues to enjoy a purple patch on the European Seniors Tour and has collected more than GBP70,000 in four tournaments this month. The Bristol-based Scot and former Ryder Cup player, who is...

Skate event aims for bigger and better in eighth year.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) A SKATING festival will take place in Nailsea for the eighth year running. As well as a skating competition at the Nailsea Community Skate Festival, which takes place at Scotch Horn park, there will be lots of...

Masonic conversion would cause chaos.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Heather Pickstock h.pickstock@bepp.co.uk RESIDENTS in Portishead have vowed to fight plans to turn a former Masonic hall at the town's marina into flats - claiming the development will cause parking...

The life of Louis Sebastian Solano.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BORN: January 6, 1949 OCCUPATION: Counsellor SEBASTIAN Solano was born in Malaysia and came to Bristol about 20 years ago to work as a counsellor, helping drug addicts to kick their habits. As a double amputee...

The marriage of Wayne Thompson and Kate Harraway.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE COUPLE: Wayne, from Almondsbury, is a prop forward with Bristol Rugby Club and Kate, from Littleton-on-Severn, is an administrator for an IT company. They were both pupils at Marlwood School and live in...

Brand new film role for Brit comic.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) AMBITIOUS 23-year-old Aaron (Jonah Hill) has exaggerated his way into a dream job just in time for a career-making assignment. His mission: fly to London and escort a rock god to LA's Greek Theatre for the...

Helping to kickstart a new career.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Dominic Harris d.har ris@bepp.co.uk BEING part of a motorbike racing team would be the dream job for many young men, and that is the goal one young motorcycle apprentice has in his sights. Louis...

Picture of the day ... by Post reader John Glover.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Picture of the day... by Post reader John Glover 28.06.2010 View across Bristol Docks Have your best photos published. Send by email, with Picture of the Day in the subject line, to eppictures@bepp.co.uk Pictures...

Heart FM breakfast presenter Paris Troy.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Troy Stories Coming tomorrow Good weather has seen properties that have been burgled TODAY, I'd like to thank two women in my life. The first, is Alex. She was a best friend at university. As the...

Vox pop Should England flags be taken down now they are out of the World Cup ?
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) "I STILL have mine on my car. There are still events like Wimbledon and the cricket so I will be staying patriotic." ?Kieron Hitchins, 39, manager, Westonsuper-Mare . "PEOPLE should take their flags down, England...

Online.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Tuesday, June 29: I will go down fighting, says Bristol prefab owner who won't move . SORRY, but she is a council tenant and they have the right to move her if they feel the house isn't up to standard. They have...

MP brings local police to the fore.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) KINGSWOOD'S bulldozed police station is back on the political agenda after its closure was raised in Parliament. The constituency's Conservative MP revealed he has secured a meeting with the Minister for Police,...

GP has a mountain to climb on her bike.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Madeleine Morgan epnews@bepp.co.uk@bepp.co.uk WHEN Kate Rush's husband decided to sign up to cycle in the most famous bike ride in the world she didn't want to be left behind. But when she applied to...

All-male cast in outdoor show of Shakespeare.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Gloucestershire's acclaimed Festival Players are coming to Bristol with an all-male production of Shakespeare's The Tempest. They will be performing in Royal York Crescent and York Gardens, Clifton on Friday,...

Water show from young performers.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) YOUNGSTERS at a Backwell school performed a summer concert along the theme Under the Sea. Students from the nursery and reception classes at Fairfield School have been working on a class project about life under...

Ride to help horse charity.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) A STRING of sponsors have backed an endurance ride in aid of Bristol's HorseWorld, with the rider collecting the most money for the charity set to receive a pair of riding boots. The Whitchurch-based...

Deaths.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BARNES Michael. Passed peacefully away at Cholwell Nursing Home on June 27, aged 68. Much loved Husband of Jo and sadly missed by Emma, Edward and families. BIRD Barbara Memories of a wonderful Lady. Sympathy to...

THE new GBP6 million Brunel [...].
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE new GBP6 million Brunel Institute is due to open to the public in September alongside the pioneering engineer's iconic ship, the ss Great Britain. But there is a shortfall of GBP35,000 to pay for the...

Leslie's fears over green loopholes.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) A BRISTOL MP has written to Energy Secretary Chris Huhne warning how the Government's green incentives scheme rewards projects like the Bristol biomass plant despite fears it would have a devastating impact on the...

Coroner is dismissed after investigation.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Dominic Harris d.har ris@bepp.co.uk AVON Coroner Paul Forrest has been sacked following a 15-month internal investigation into his conduct. He has been formally removed from his position by Lord...

Seagals have a close encounter with killer whale.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) The intrepid team currently attempting to become the first all-women crew to row around the coast of Britain have rounded Cape Wrath - and had a close encounter with a killer whale. The Seagals, skippered by...

Celebration of pioneering transplant op.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) PIONEERING work carried out by researchers in Bristol is being celebrated with a display at London's Science Museum. The team from Bristol University grew cells at their laboratories in the city, which were used...

Rooney - you've got to go.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Tom Morris t.morris@bepp.co.uk WAYNE Rooney has been dropped from his position up front after England's poor performance - at least his picture has anyway. A giant mural painted on the front of a...

Artists unite for project.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) ARTISTS from different religious backgrounds have united for an inner-city Bristol art project entitled "I say U say We say". The joint art exhibition by young Muslims and Christians will be opened by the Lord...

'School needs your support for its future'.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Linda Tanner Education correspondent l.tanner@bepp.co.uk PARENTS' love and loyalty for St Ursula's School could be the key to securing its long-term future. That was the message to parents at a packed...

Business support agency sees annual budget slashed by GBP28m.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE Government agency set up to back business and create jobs in Bristol has had GBP28 million slashed from its annual budget. The South West Regional Development Agency, which is being disbanded at the end off...

Trial to be held on LSD charge.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BEDMINSTER: A man caught with about GBP10,000 of LSD in his house is to stand trial at Bristol Crown Court. Max Russell, 44, of Lynton Road, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court yesterday charged with...

Girl, 17, broke leg in tower.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) LOCKLEAZE: Firefighters rescued a teenager from an adventure playground after she slipped and broke her leg 20ft above the ground. Because of her injury, the 17-year-old could not climb down from the enclosed...

Woman is raped under CCTV camera near busy road.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) POLICE have warned women in South Bristol about going out on their own after an "opportunist" rapist struck, subjecting his victim to a distressing ordeal. The 34-year-old woman was attacked in full view of a...

Snell takes five wickets as Frenchay win again.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Dan McKimm epspor t@bepp.co.uk Under-13s A FINE innings by captain Will Stabb ensured Frenchay Green kept up their winning ways in Section B. Stabb's 39 against Carsons/Mangotsfield was backed up with...

Blatter vows to look again at goal-line technology.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England over Frank Lampard's disallowed goal and admitted the world's governing body would now be forced to look again at goal-line technology. Lampard's disallowed...

Paraguay progress in shoot-out.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) PARAGUAY 0 JAPAN 0 (aet; Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties) PARAGUAY progressed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history after beating Japan in a penalty shoot-out in Pretoria....

Spain make quarter-finals thanks to super Villa strike.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) PORTUGAL 0 SPAIN 1 SPAIN'S crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued last night with a closely-fought last-16 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal. Vicente Del Bosque's side...

Sports quiz.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) 1 What were scrapped for FA Cup semi-finalists in 1999? 2 What is the surname of Keith, now 38, who played hooker for Ireland, the Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster? 3 What is the surname of former England...

Gloucestershire on top, but still no hundred for batsmen.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Andy Stockhausen a.stockhausen@bepp.co.uk JUST when James Franklin thought he had become the first Gloucestershire player to register an LV County Championship hundred this season, his worst nightmare...

How Kieswetter got in shape for England.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Andy Stockhausen a.stockhausen@bepp.co.uk CRAIG Kieswetter, pictured, has revealed how he took to the streets last winter in his quest to make the grade as a wicketkeeper. Renowned as a batsman who...

Coppell: It's time for goal-line technology.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Andy Stockhausen a.stockhausen@bepp.co.uk Andy Stockhausen a.stockhausen@bepp.co.uk STEVE Coppell is calling on FIFA to introduce goal-line technology "without delay". Bristol City's manager has...

Bristol trio promoted to work with coach Hull.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Steve Cotton s.cotton@bepp.co.uk BRISTOL have promoted Liam Middleton, Matt Salter and Darren Crompton to work alongside Paul Hull following a review of their coaching set-up. John Brain, the club's...

Wood glad to be back in action after break.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Rob Perkins r.perkins@bepp.co.uk AFTER a two-week break, Bristol's Chris Wood returns to European Tour action in France tomorrow. The 22-year-old missed the last two events, in Munich and Saint Omer,...

Club offers free golf all summer for newcomers.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE Bristol Golf Club at Almondsbury is offering a free summer's golf to new members who sign up before the end of July. If they join on a full seven-or five-day membership, their subscription fees are free...

DON'T MISS THIS WEEK'S VENUE.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) If you like a drink or two, 'specially with it being summer an' everything, then the only place to be is down the newsagents, where they'll pour you a long, cool, refreshing copy of this week's Venue with: DRINKING...

Council's taxi fare last year is GBP2.5m.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Sam Rkaina s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk NEARLY GBP2.5 million of tax payers' money was spent on taxi fares for Bristol City Council staff in the last year. The total figure of GBP2,490,093 for the 12 months...

Councillor blames double yellow gaffe on ex-bus stop.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE councillor in charge of transport who was caught parking on double yellow lines has defended his actions. Executive member Gary Hopkins made the front page of the Evening Post earlier this month when he was...

Budget cuts are a 'smokescreen'.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) MORE details are due to be revealed next week of the GBP3 million of cuts Bristol City Council will have to make in the next year. But that is not soon enough for the opposition parties, who branded the Liberal...

Condemnation over Gaza attack.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL City Council has voted to condemn Israel for the Gaza convoy incident that saw nine human rights activists killed. Members called for the Government to "hold Israel to account for this illegal action"...

World Cup game screenings cost GBP90,000 to arrange.
June 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) SCREENING World Cup games at Queen Square cost about GBP90,000, it has been revealed. But there are no plans to use the city-centre site as a fan park in 2018 if England were to win the bid to host the World Cup...