Europe Intelligence Wire articles from November 2005

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from November 2005

KRATON to Double Global Supply Capability of Polyisoprene Latex.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/31/05 -- KRATON Polymers LLC (KRATON) today announced that it will be constructing a new 1,500 dry metric ton polyisoprene latex plant at its Paulinia, Brazil facility in response to strong...

BOOST FOR ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROVISION.
November 1, 2005... (From Government News Network (Was Hermes-Government Press Releases)) ] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2005/0375 31 October 2005 BOOST FOR ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROVISION WITH PUBLICATION OF PROGRAMME OF IMPROVEMENT Measures include GBP3.2 million...

Hugin Ad hoc announcement according to 15 WpHG: Misc. matters: Jerini AG: Jerini AG Sets Offer Price for IPO.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) Ad-hoc announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Ad-hoc...

Die Jerini AG legt Platzierungspreis bei 3,20 Euro je Aktie fest.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) Corporate news- Mitteilung verarbeitet und ubermittelt durch Hugin. Fur den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ...

Jerini AG Sets IPO Offer Price at 3.20 per share.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------...

Lecturers to vote on union merger.
November 1, 2005... (From Guardian Unlimited) Lecturers are today being asked to vote on the proposed merger of the two major lecturer unions. Members of the Association of University Teachers, which represents academics in the older universities, and...

Czech press survey.
November 1, 2005... (From Czech News Agency) PRAGUE, Nov 1 (CTK) - The president and the prime minister waging war against one another is an unacceptable situation, though President Vaclav Klaus is acting more reasonably than PM Jiri Paroubek in the dispute...

Rath says he will resign as CLK head by the end of week.
November 1, 2005... (From Czech News Agency) (updates, adds more info in paras 1-3) PRAGUE, Nov 1 (CTK) - First deputy health minister David Rath will step down as Czech Doctors' Chamber (CLK) president by the end of this week, he told public Czech...

Hugin Ad-hoc-Meldung nach 15 WpHG: Sonstige Inhalte: Jerini AG: Die Jerini AG legt Emissionspreis fest.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) Ad hoc - Mitteilung verarbeitet und ubermittelt durch Hugin. Fur den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Ad-hoc Meldung...

Britain's Top Auditor Audits Stepashin.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) Sergei Stepashin, the country's top auditor, came under unusual scrutiny on Monday when Britain's National Audit Office presented him with an evaluation of his work. Stepashin's Audit Chamber received high...

Not Yet a Full House, But Poker Catching On.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) Kirill Gerasimov alternately wiped his sunglasses and checked his watch as midnight approached, fidgety behavior for a guy who makes his living by staying cool. Finally, Gerasimov, who bears an uncanny...

The Dangers of Friendly Dictatorships.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) To Our ReadersHas something you've read here startled you? Are you angry, excited, puzzled or pleased? Do you have ideas to improve our coverage? Then please write to us. All we ask is that you include your...

Fears Over Syringe Attacks.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) A man wielding a syringe has carried out a series of attacks on pedestrians in Yekaterinburg recently, stabbing passersby and fleeing the scene undetected, health authorities in the city said Monday. Five...

Luzhkov Critic Kept Off Ballot.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) A vocal critic of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has been refused registration for the Dec. 4 City Duma elections. Dmitry Katayev, a Union of Right Forces, or SPS, member running on the combined Yabloko/SPS ticket,...

Plans for Russia-Belarus Union Play on Nostalgia.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) After several years of gathering dust, the longstanding proposal to unite Russia and Belarus into a common state is being revisited, with plans afoot to draw up a constitution proposal later this month. It is...

Secret Shareholder Data for Sale.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) A secret database claiming to hold personal information on hundreds of shareholders of Russian companies is up for grabs on the Internet for $12,000. The anonymous Internet posting, which first appeared last...

Kiselyov's Resignation Confirmed by RenCap.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) Renaissance Capital president Oleg Kiselyov has resigned, the investment bank said Monday in a joint statement with Kiselyov, confirming earlier media reports. The resignation comes in the midst of a criminal...

Activists Rally in Historic Buildings' Defense.
November 1, 2005... (From The Moscow Times) Preservationists outlined a new stage in their battle for Moscow's architectural heritage at an exhibition last week, posting pictures of the architectural gems they fear will be destroyed or disfigured by the...

OXiGENE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RODMAN AND RENSHAW TECHVEST 7TH ANNUAL HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE; COMPANY PRESENTATION TO BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAST.
November 1, 2005... (From Hugin) WALTHAM, Mass. -- October 31, 2005 - OXiGENE, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXGN, XSSE: OXGN), a leading developer of biopharmaceutical compounds to treat cancer and certain ophthalmologic diseases, announced today that Frederick Driscoll,...

Synergen plant pumps buoyant ESB profits.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) THE controversial Synergen Power Plant in Dublin's Ringsend, built by the ESB just before the partial opening of the electricity market, saw its profits last year surge by 18pc to 15.7m, theIrish Independent has...

Ernie's restaurant morphs into chef Poulot's cuisine.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ONE of Dublin's best-known restaurant's, Ernie's, has been taken over by a husband and wife team. French Chef Jean-Michel Poulot and his Irish wife wine consultant Lorna-Jean will rename the Donnybrook, Dublin...

Steve Case quits as Time Warner director.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) STEVE Case, a co-founder of AOL and one of the key architects of the disastrous AOL-Time Warner deal, said yesterday he has resigned from Time Warner board. Case had relinquished the role of chairman two years...

Spanish giant making 26bn overture for O2.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Telefonica gets board backing for entry to Irish and UK markets SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica yesterday launched a bid to buy mobile group O2 for stgGBP17.7bn (26bn). It immediately received the backing...

Deutsche in the wings may move in for tasty dish.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) NEWS of the Telefonica bid immediately sparked hopes of a bidding battle for what analysts have long insisted is one of the telecom sector's hottest takeover targets. O2, Europe's sixth-largest mobile phone...

Don't expect big tariff cuts, says Irish chief Gray.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IRISH customers of O2 will not be affected by the acquisition of the company by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, according to the boss of O2 in Ireland. Speaking in the wake of the announcement of...

Irish are now gambling over 70m a week and it's rising.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Punters could spend 5.2bn by 2007 IRISH people are gambling over 70m a week and the figure is set to hit the 100m mark within the next two years, new figures reveal. With online gaming growing at a...

Cutting-edge research nets award for BioClin.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) BIOCLIN Research Laboratories Ltd (BioClin), an Athlone-based contract research company that exports 85pc of its services, has been awarded the Ulster Bank Commercial Services/Irish Independent Business Achievers...

Higher interest rates 'may boost euro next year'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) RISING interest rates in the eurozone could boost the single currency in the year ahead while simultaneously driving debt costs higher in the euro countries, according to the November edition of Ulster Bank's...

Green concerns priority for Japanese OECD candidate.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) A NEW model of economic growth will have to be developed before the planet is destroyed, according to one of the three short-listed candidates for secretary-general of the OECD. Japanese academic and...

State scraps May holiday at its peril.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - John Curran, TD, claims that "Fianna Fail has always prided itself on representing the rights of workers and will not be lectured by Labour on employment rights". This wouldn't happen to be the same...

Faulty logic over bird flu.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - The EU so-called ban on the import of birds appears, to me at least, to be so flimsy that it might as well have not been imposed at all. Poultry bred for commercial purposes will be exempted, yet intensive...

Size matters in schools.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - The way in which resources are allocated to primary schools to deal with special educational needs has been changed during the course of 2005. Instead of applying for resources, schools are now accorded...

Protect our heritage.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - On first coming to Dublin in the mid-'50s, I happened one day to be in Islandbridge and noticed a multitude of people there. It was Memorial Day but I was totally ignorant and mystified by the scene. ...

Our loos are a disgrace.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - As a user of CIE on a regular basis, I had the 'pleasure' of using the downstairs public conveniences in Bus Aras. They are truly in a decrepit and filthy state and to add insult to injury you must pay 25c...

A LONG TIME DELIVERING LETTERS.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Sir - Having served for 32 years as a postman in the Department of P&T and An Post, I was very much taken back by Minister Dempsey's claim that postpersons only work 3.5 hours per day on delivery. Even at my...

Building an overseas empire on the back of Celtic Tiger.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IT took the British Empire 100 years to build up a huge base of overseas investments. The new Irish empire seems to have done it in 10. Of all the astonishing figures in the latest set of Revenue statistics,...

It's time for the Purple Princes to finally fall on their croziers in bid for credibility.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) ONLY two drastic initiatives by the Catholic bishops can help restore their lost credibility and regain their moral authority from decades of cover-ups of paedophile and sexually deviant priests. Action in...

Bush now needs aides who speak their minds.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) IN an incident that is now legendary in Washington, when George W Bush's father occupied the White House and was dithering about what to do with his unpopular chief-of-staff it was his "hard-charging" eldest son...

Pay as you grow rich.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) "I'VE been rich and I've been poor," said the singer Pearl Bailey, "and rich is better." Only in the last decade or so have we learned how much better, and we have had some trouble measuring our increase in...

Levy action.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) HOW nice to move into a house in a new estate which is to be run by a management company. The company will take responsibility for water, sewerage, lighting, roads, footpaths: everything that used to cause so much...

Give youself a break and eat breakfast.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PROFILE Name: Suzanne McAuley Age: 31 Occupation: Film accountant From: Dublin Smoker: Five a day Status: Single Coffee/Tea: One or two coffees in the morning, tea later in the day...

We're not perfect at all ... we're just parents.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Unrealistic expectations of motherhood have been created by TV and books - but now the backlash has begun, writes Sue Leonard Are you fed up with the deluge of books urging you to be a better parent? Does the...

Star of India.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Ready in half an hour Myles McWeeney Pinky Linlani, a UK-based cookbook writer and TV chef and advisor to Sharwoods on Indian cuisine, was in Ireland for the celebration of the Indian Festival of Light. She...

Ireland's doing well... but what about me?
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Everyone's doing well in Ireland. I know this for a fact because an entrenched Fianna Fail supporter confidently told me so a few weeks ago. Last Saturday morning I couldn't have agreed more. It was a good...

More outrage wouldn't go amiss.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Still on the thorny issue of transport, I couldn't help thinking on a recent visit to America that Disney and Universal can build state-of-the-art rollercoaster rides, mind-boggling feats of engineering that you...

'I ONCE LEFT MY CHILD IN A CAR PARK BY MISTAKE'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) * Helena Close, mum to Tara (24), Emmet (16), Niamh (10) and Sadhbh (7), says she started off as a pretty perfect mum. But the more kids she had, the more she relaxed. "When Tara was small I would do anything...

... and the yoga baby boom.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) First it was women, then men, then the elderly, the asthmatic and the arthritic - the boom in yoga converts around the country is unprecedented as thousands discover the emotional, spiritual and physical benefits...

Horoscope Horoscope.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Your stars Sarah Delamere Hurding Aries: Refuse to be dictated to and continue to run the show on your own terms. Tread carefully in love ties. Be measured and careful with loved ones. This is not a good time...

Steady on girls, it's not really that bad.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Let's be honest - which of us didn't grow up wanting to be a spy? Whether it was James Bond, Bodie and Doyle orThe Man From Uncle, an exciting career in the world of espionage seemed almost impossibly...

A PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) * Yoga developed in India as a family of spiritual practices whose aim was spiritual enlightenment (or bodhi). Yoga, in its purest form, entails mastery over the body, mind, and emotional self, and...

Bend it like Beckham.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Many stressed-out young Celtic Tiger professionals are following the example of stars such as David Beckham and Colin Farrell by taking up yoga, writes Ed Power You can tell yoga is making a comeback because...

Best cellars Myles McWeeney.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) It is exactly a year since I wrote about Enowine, the innovative and very attractive wine shop on Monkstown Crescent just up from the Dart Station at Salthill. What makes Enowine so unusual is that by using a...

'You'd have to drag us down the aisle'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Bridget Jones started it, 'Sex and the City' fanned the flames, and now we're obsessed. Roxanne Parker speaks frankly to three women in their 30s about the highs, the lows and the reality of single life ...

Top tips for dating.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) 1. Stop depending on your married friends to bolster you social life - they've met their partners and have no interest in accompanying you on a night out to meet men. Stick to heading out with single friends. ...

Hands off my boyfriend, Mum!
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Relationships: Regina Lavelle on the irresistible charms of the older woman Bringing home the boyfriend for the first time is a relationship milestone which gives most women anxiety attacks. You worry they...

'They are 16 and allowed to sleep with boys'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Your dilemmas answered by Katy McGuinness Q My daughter is 13 and regularly goes on sleepovers to her friend's house nearby. The two girls have been best friends since they were babies and the friendship seems...

What you think...
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Well, nothing bad has happened so far has it? The lady needs to talk frankly and calmly to her daughter. Demonising behaviour we don't particularly like is not constructive. As long as her own kid has a healthy...

Teen troubles: 'My parents are forcing me to go to college'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Q I am 17 and am having terrible trouble with my parents over what I want to do when I leave school next year. My older brother and sister both did really well in their Leaving Cert and are now in college doing...

To be kind to your children, be cruel.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) It takes hard work and a lot of perseverence, but it is still possible in these enlightened times to bring up respectful, well-behaved kids. Conor Feehan reports 'Spare the rod, spoil the child' is an...

Beware of the Mummy Mafia.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Slummy Mummy Sarah Webb The Mummy Mafia. The very words send shivers down my spine. You know the type - the perfectly turned out mothers in their jewel-coloured Juicy Couture tracksuits or yoga outfits who put...

HOW TO COPE WITH THAT PAMPERED CHILD.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) *Say what you mean and don't steer from it - 'Bedtime is half-past nine'; 'I am telling you to do it, not asking you'. *Decide what you want your child to learn. Instead of badgering your child not to do...

Get ready for world of work.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Q: A friend told me that her son was taking the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, and that my son should too. In what way is this programme different from the normal Leaving Certificate programme? A:...

'You never know if you have the balance right, but it's important to keep trying ...'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Nicola Elliott, mother of three *Mother-of-three Nicola Elliott knows all about the pressures of trying to bring up children so they are happy and secure, while trying to avoid the pitfalls of giving in to...

Whole Lara love and the Russian look.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) * It seems every store in town is pushing the Russian look this season: patchwork skirts, skirts with bright flowers embroidered onto them, little army jackets in denim, khaki or heavy dyed cottons, box jacket...

What's new : Cleavage, weddings and a show to keep you in stitches.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) * Want bigger boobs naturally? On November 9, New York will play host to the famous Victoria Secrets fashion show. Gisele Bunchen, Heidi Klum and a host of other babes will be strutting their stuff in frilly...

The economy of exercise.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) How much exercise do you need to keep your heart healthy? Many will be relieved to hear, exhaustive amounts are not necessary. Research in the journalChest reports how people who walk briskly for 12 miles...

When the tuck nips . . .
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Health: Eilish O'Regan More of us are shedding our fears about going under the knife to improve our looks but there are some nip/tuck truths your surgeon may forget to mention. * Liposuction does not get...

Beat morning sickness.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Morning sickness affects 85% of pregnant women and may even persist during the day. As well as eating a wholesome diet there are simple, safe solutions of which ginger has been the most extensively researched....

Harry and the mystery of his lazy eye.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Harry Potter has made wearing spectacles cool for children but 17% of parents here say they worry about the psychological effects glasses will have on their youngster. Nearly half of parents surveyed (48%) have...

Are we a nation of layabout fatties? Or do we actually know what's good for us?
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Recent statistics predict a dire future for us unless we change our eating habits. Regina Lavelle put three women to the diet test... It seems we have never been as unhealthy. If the recent statistics are...

Get active for more energy.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PROFILE Name: Pauline Ryall Age: 25 Occupation: Product assessor From: Kilkenny Smoker: No Status: Single Coffee/Tea: Two cups of coffee a day Drinker: Light beer, but only...

Italian that's well worth an excursion.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) Eating out Alan Stanford There are still those of us who live and work in Dublin, who would regard the coastal strip to the south of the city as a place of resort and adventure. To me, the Wicklow coast is...

Don't forget to eat your veg.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PROFILE Name: Marie McCarthy Age: 26 Occupation: Administrator From: West Cork Smoker: Used to only smoke when she went out but has recently started having one during the day Status: In...

Pervert priests 'were let take out children'.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PAEDOPHILE priests were allowed take children from national schools and abuse them, victims have claimed. The startling new allegations about the priests' activities are set to be made at the promised...

Pastor electrocuted as he grabbed mike at baptism.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) A PASTOR has been killed by an electric shock after grabbing a microphone while performing a baptism in water. The Rev Kyle Lake (33), was partly submerged at University Baptist Church in Waco, Texas - only 14...

More loyalist groups to stand down.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) HOPES rose last night that other loyalist terror groups will follow the lead of the LVF in standing down its military units. The LVF, a splinter group from the Ulster Volunteer Force, said its move was in...

Now we're earning a fortune.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) WE'VE never earned as much, new figures show.Incomes are powering ahead as the boom puts more money in pockets. Extraordinary new figures show 300 PAYE workers will earn more than 1m this year. That's three...

Charlie the darling choice of movie voters.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) BOX-OFFICE hit 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' will unwrap its own golden ticket at this year's Irish Film and Television Awards - it has been named favourite film of the year by cinemagoers. The accolade...

Parents of unruly teens face eviction.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) PARENTS of 18 tear-away teenagers are being threatened with eviction from their homes if they don't rein in their youngsters. In a new get-tough approach aimed at stamping out the growing problem of anti-social...

Dolores' mother gets dying wish.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) THE mother of EuroMillions lottery winner Dolores McNamara was granted her dying wish yesterday when she was laid to rest in her native city. Limerick-born Betty O'Donovan was flown home from New York to be...

Obese woman dies waiting for treatment.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) A WOMAN who weighed 22 stone has become the latest victim of the current obesity crisis. She died while awaiting treatment at the country's only Adult Weight Management Clinic. The woman (39), who...

Sylvester goes to war on waist.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) SYLVESTER Cullen is not quite half the man he used to be, but he's getting there. The 32-stone dad has so far shed four stone and has hardly broken sweat. Just a few months ago the Cavan man couldn't put...

Airport staff snub payoffs deal meeting.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) WORKERS at Shannon Airport have been refusing to attend briefing sessions to discuss a redundancy package, part of an "all or nothing deal" aimed at reducing the airport's workforce by almost half and securing its...

Travellers must leave hazardous camp site.
November 1, 2005... (From Irish Independent) A FAMILY of Irish Travellers were told in an English court yesterday they have a week to leave a "lamentable", unauthorised camp site polluted by toxic chemicals and other hazards where their health is being...