It has its place in the general scheme of things – it shouldn’t scream ‘Look at me.’”"People like the idea of commissioning a new carpet,” says Adam Munthe, founder of the Asad Company. “It is no longer a case of, ‘Oh, we must find a carpet as background for this sofa.’ The exciting decorative qualities that a carpet offers in its own right are again being recognised.” (He observes that several of Asad’s commissions have ended up hanging on the wall.) “And commissioning a carpet is relatively inexpensive compared with buying an antique carpet Furthermore, it will last for 100 years. The longevity of an antique carpet is always questionable.”About a third of the carpets created by Asad are made-to-measure large carpets. A third are oriental designs in smaller sizes, and the rest are contemporary designs, many of which are “flatweaves” (carpets without a tuft) designed by Adam’s wife and co-director of the company, Nelly. Her designs appear simple, but on close examination they reveal beautiful gradations of colour “The appeal of flatweaves is their versatility,” she says.
“They are eminently suitable for any type of interior – traditional or contemporary.”Veedon Fleece, a company which specialises in modern rugs, brings out its own collection each year. The designs are diverse, ranging from a reproduction of an Arts and Crafts rug by C F A Voysey to a modern chessboard pattern. “There is a new generation of people buying contemporary carpets,” says the founder, Adam Gilchrist, who attributes this partly to people’s tendency to move house more frequently these days (unfitted carpets are easier to transport than fitted). About half of Gilchrist’s clients are aged between 30 and 45. The rest are slightly older, and are often seeking to replace worn-out antique carpets with replicas. All of Veedon Fleece’s carpets are hand-knotted in Nepal, using wool from Tibetan mountain sheep.
They can be woven up to very large sizes (24m by 8m).Helen Yardley – another pioneer in the world of contemporary carpets, and best known for her abstract creations – has noticed a change in the public’s response to her designs in recent years. “People are much more appreciative, and there is no longer that response of ‘Oh my God, it costs that much.’” The majority of her carpets, which start at pounds 400 a metre, are one-off commissions, although she also brings out a new collection of designs every year. The advantage to commissioning a carpet, she says, is that you can be assured of its uniqueness. “I particularly enjoy working with architects and being pushed in new directions.
It is important for developing my work.” Yardley cites such diverse influences as Henri Matisse, Robert Motherwell and Roger Hilton. One recent commission was a large carpet for the new Four Seasons Hotel in London. But Yardley says, “My clients are of all ages, and from all sorts of social backgrounds.”The carpet designer Sandy Jones says: “Modern carpets drag people who are stuck in the country-house aesthetic into the 20th century by enabling them to be eclectic.” A modern carpet, in fact, can sit perfectly with the country-pile look. Imagine the drawing room of a stately home, its Rembrandts complemented by a contemporary rug spread over a huge expanse of floor.In 1990, after a long career working with textiles, first in the fashion industry and then as a costume designer, Jones set up her own studio designing carpets and textiles. Although many of her carpets are in only two colours, her love of “abrash” (the subtle change in shade caused by variations in the dye) gives them a gorgeous intensity.Contemporary oriental carpets made in the traditional way, and using natural dyes, but using modernist designs, are also popular. Some of the most effective of these will be on display at the forthcoming “Natural Born Colours” exhibition of carpets and kilims (see end for details).David Black is the expert on the use of natural dyes in carpets, and has clients all over the world. In the Seventies, he was influential in promoting the merits of antique tribal and village rugs (highly sought- after once more), bringing several exhibitions to London.
That no agreement was reached with any group about the terms of any rebidding.. Shares in Peel Holdings jumped 30p to 265p after the Law Lords approved the property company’s plans for an out-of-townshopping centre near Manchester. The decision draws a line under two years of legal wrangling between the company and a consortium of eight Greater Manchester councils which has fought bitterly against the development. David Kaiserman, of Manchester City Council, said: “We are disappointed and not a little annoyed.
The Law Lords were considering a very narrow legal point and their decision in no way comes to a view on the merits of the case.”
He criticised John Gummer, the environment secretary, for not enforcing last year’s Court of Appeal decision to quash permission for the scheme, despite the fact that he has spoken strongly against the explosion of out-of-town shopping centres.Mr Kaiserman said the development, at Dumplington, would involve the transfer of pounds 300m of trade a year from town centres to the new centre and warned that the impact on high streets could be devastating.The 300-acre development, which Peel says could create 3,000 permanent jobs and might involve pounds 200m of investment, is probably the last big out- of-town scheme to get planning consent. Government policy has undergone a marked shift over the past two years in favour of revitalising town centres and restricting environmental damage caused by large greenfield sites only accessible by car.Peel has argued that of all the UK’s major population centres, only the North-west is without a large regional shopping mall. Land Securities, currently building a similar scheme near Leeds, said yesterday that it would be interested in acting as a partner at Dumplington.The House of Lords decision is a long-awaited relief for John Whittaker, Peel chairman, who waged a 10-year battle for control of Manchester Ship Canal, Dumplington’s developer. Mr Whittaker defeated rebel shareholders led by Nicholas Berry, former owner of the Harraps dictionary business, in 1993, shortly after consent was originally granted for the Dumplington scheme.Analysts said the approval could be worth pounds 40m, or 40p a share, to Peel. Shares in the company have risen by 30 per cent since the start of the month..
It has been a week of confused signals on Britain’s high streets. Since last Friday the sector has delivered a profits warning at WH Smith (the first for 15 years), record profits at Marks & Spencer and a slump into receivership at Reject Shop. Yesterday Safeway added to the confusion when it announced a restructuring that included 4,800 redundancies on one hand and 7,500 job creations on the other It is a strange market. The Safeway restructuring is as much about new technology as store closures.
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From the time I first met him in New York in 1970, I never heard him say anything that was ordinary. “And in came the Ghanaian Ambassador looking like an unmade double bed” – recounting a minor diplomatic incident there.All the time I worked for him in Tokyo, and after, his language, like his life, was entirely original. Interpreting the unexpected phrases into Japanese was a challenge for his private secretary, the more so since he understood enough to know when I had got it wrong.The Japanese found him surprising too. Some regarded him with a puzzled respect; but many loved him for it At his dinner table you never knew who you would meet. A dinner for businessmen might include an experimental novelist or a jazz musician. The Queen, when she came to Japan, was introduced to Sumo wrestlers as well as tea masters and captains of industry.
On tour, Fred took as much delight in talking to the cooks and the gardeners as he did to mayors and governors.The gardeners especially. A deep love of nature was something he shared with the Japanese. I never found a plant or flower that he was unable to identify. At the ambassador’s summer residence at Chuzenji, he cleared the paths for walking. Japanese visitors, invited for what they thought was a short stroll after lunch, would find themselves on a two-and-a-half- hour hike in the surrounding hills.Within the Foreign Office, Fred Warner was admired as an outstanding figure. Close to, I learnt to appreciate qualities beyond the knowledge, intellect and political feel he brought to the job He was endlessly curious and unfailingly courteous.
For a man who himself always had something interesting to say, he was an astonishingly good listener.As ambassador, what he did above all was to put Japan on the map in Britain. He opened many doors, but Britain in those days was not always able to exploit the opportunities. His personal friendship with the head of the giant trading company Mitsui, for example, played a part in the latter’s decision to import British Leyland cars.With the old-fashioned courtesy went an old-fashioned sense of honour. He turned down the job as Permanent Representative in Brussels in 1975 partly because of the difficulty of reconciling his personal commitment to Europe and the increasingly ambiguous attitude of the government of the day.Frederick Archibald Warner, diplomat: born 2 May 1918; Second Secretary, Foreign Service 1946-50, First Secretary, Moscow 1950-51, Foreign Office 1951-56; Charge d’Affaires, Rangoon 1956-58, Athens 1958-60, Head of South- East Asia Department, Foreign Office 1960-64, Ambassador to Laos 1965- 67, Minister, Nato 1968, Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1969, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to UN 1969- 72, Ambassador to Japan 1972-75; CMG 1963, KCMG 1972; GCVO 1975; Member (Conservative) of European Parliament for Somerset 1979-84; Chairman, Overseas Committee, CBI 1985-88; married 1971 Simone de Ferranti (nee Nangle; two sons, and one stepdaughter); died 30 September 1995..
Charles Hutton could trace his artistic inheritance directly back to the founders of the Arts and Crafts movement a century ago, William Morris, W.R Lethaby and C.R Ashbee. He was Chief Assistant from 1929 to 1936 to Charles Holden, who had himself been Chief Assistant to Ashbee from 1897 to 1899. That their names were so similar was coincidental; more important was their common membership of and devotion to the ideals of the Art Workers Guild, where both Holden’s and Hutton’s portraits can be seen, and where all of the above were at some time Master
Hutton was elected to the guild in 1951. He became Master in 1968 and also served as Treasurer, Trustee and Secretary, even continuing till 1988 as Honorary Architect. This was the centre of his artistic being, and his work reflected the guild ideals, straight from William Morris, of honesty, solidity and good design.
Hutton was born in Scotland, and he always upheld those Scottish qualities of honest endeavour, hospitality, and a liking for mixing with those of fellow mind, whether friends, fellow artists, or workmen on site. His father was an engineer, working mainly as a boiler inspector in the mills, and the family lived first in Sheffield, later in Glasgow, where Charles attended Bellahouston Academy, and then in Bolton, also Holden’s home- town, where Hutton first worked as Junior Assistant to R.H. Crook.He won a scholarship to the Liverpool School of Architecture, and while a student there won the competition for a First World War memorial at Rawmarsh, in Yorkshire, in 1926, graduating in 1928.
Later he taught at Liverpool, from 1936 to 1939, and also at the Architectural Association, in London.Hutton’s first job after university was in Paris in the office of C.H. Mewes, son of Charles Mewes who designed the Ritz Hotels, so his first direct influences were Beaux-Arts; but his most memorable job in France was to start the work for a house for the mistress of the perfume magnate Francois Coty. He had already returned to England before the project was completed by another, but this first visit to the South of France was the precursor of many in later life, and he retained a fondness for that country, preserved through many skilful pastels.Hutton joined Holden’s office in 1929, during the period when Holden was working with Frank Pick to revolutionise the image of London Transport. Hutton was directly involved with the design of several stations for the Underground, including Osterley and Arnos Grove. It was Holden’s practice to sketch an idea for each station which was then worked up by the assistant.In 1931 Holden was appointed architect to London University, involving the destruction of parts of Bloomsbury to build the Senate House. This building was detailed by Charles Hutton, who also drew perspectives of what was to be London’s tallest building.He was thus introduced to the preservation debate, the loss of Georgian Bloomsbury being the modern architect’s opportunity.
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Incidence rates ofserious infections were 4.2 per 100 patient years in the DB period and 2.8 per100 patient years in the cumulative phase. Outcomes: inhibition of structural damage progression4X-ray data from the AIM LTE, also presented at EULAR this week, demonstratedthat over 5 years, ORENCIA inhibited structural damage progression in themajority of patients on treatment. 45.1% of patients (n=120) assessed at year 5continued to show no progression in structural damage. 98% of patients who werenon-progressors during years 1-4 remained non-progressors at year 5.
To view presentations on these data from leading RA experts, please log on tothe following media webcast: from 09:00 CEST on Friday 12 June 2009 About ORENCIAORENCIA is a selective co-stimulation modulator of T-cell activation. ORENCIA isdesigned to prevent full T-cell activation and inhibit the release of chemicalsleading to joint inflammation and destruction as observed in RA.5ORENCIA is the first biologic discovered and developed in Bristol-Myers Squibbresearch centres and was approved in May 2007 by the European Commission. ORENCIA in combination with methotrexate is indicated for the treatment ofmoderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients who have had aninsufficient response or intolerance to other disease-modifying anti-rheumaticdrugs including at least one tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor. A reduction in the progression of joint damage and improvement of physicalfunction have been demonstrated during combination treatment with ORENCIA andmethotrexate.
The safety profile of ORENCIA has been studied through more than 10,000patient-years of exposure and has demonstrated a consistent safety profile to 7years.2Medicinal products, including ORENCIA, which affect the immune system, mayaffect host defences against infections and malignancies. Serious infections, atleast possibly related to treatment, were reported in 1.8% of patients withORENCIA and in 1.0% of patients not treated by ORENCIA (receiving placebo).There is a need to evaluate and monitor patients regarding the risk of infectionprior to and during treatment. In the placebo-controlled clinical trials, thefrequency of malignancies with ORENCIA was 1.4% and with placebo 1.1%. Theserates are similar to that observed in the general RA population.6ORENCIA, like other biologics, is contraindicated in patients with severe anduncontrolled infections such as sepsis and opportunistic infections and inpatients with hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of theexcipients.
Allergic reactions have been reported uncommonly with ORENCIA inclinical trials, where patients were not required to be pretreated to preventallergic reactions. In the case of any serious allergic/anaphylactic reaction,ORENCIA should be discontinued. About Rheumatoid ArthritisRA is a systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation inthe lining of joints (or synovium), causing joint damage with chronic pain,stiffness and swelling. RA causes limited range of motion and decreased functionas a result of affected joints losing their shape and alignment. RA may affectup to 7 million people in Europe.7,8About Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is toextend and enhance human life. ORENCIA® (abatacept) is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
For information regarding ORENCIA, please consult the Summary of ProductCharacteristics References:1 Westhovens, R et al. Consistent Safety and Sustained Improvement in DiseaseActivity and Treatment Response Over 7 Years of Abatacept Treatment inBiologic-Naïve Patients with RA EULAR 2009, abstract no FRI0108 2 Smitten, A et al. Descriptive Analysis of Serious Infections, HospitalizedInfections and Malignancies Over Time in the Abatacept Clinical DevelopmentProgram: A Safety Update with >10,000 Person-Years of Exposure EULAR 2008,abstract no 1065 3 Kremer JM et al. Abatacept Demonstrates Consistent Safety and SustainedImprovements in Efficacy Through 5 Years of Treatment in Biologic-Naïve Patientswith RA EULAR 2009, abstract no FRI0263 4 Genant, HK el al. Abatacept Increases the Proportion of Patients who RemainFree From Structural Damage Progression Through 5 Years in MethotrexateInadequate Responders with RA.EULAR 2009, abstract no FRI0253 5 Kremer, JM et al. Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Selective Inhibition ofT-Cell Activation with Fusion Protein CTLA4Ig N Engl J Med.2003;349:1907-1915 6 Simon, T et al Ann Rheum Dis 2006;65(Suppl II):489 7 United Nations 2008 Revision Population Database.
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Manning and Warner are among the most efficient QB’s in NFL history because they know what they’re going to do just before each snap. While steady Torry Holt remains a constant threat, he’s the only one.On a team that trots out first round bust Troy Williamson as the starter opposite Holt, the group includes a bunch of nobody’s looking to make a name for themselves. Since then Morgan Stanley hasagreed to combine its brokerage with Citigroup (C.N) Inc’sSmith Barney unit, paying Citi $2.7 billion and initiallytaking a 51 percent stake. These guides will provide complete coverage of exam material, examobjectives, real world scenarios, hands-on exercises and challenging reviewquestions both in the books and on accompanying CDs. NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s Asahi Breweries Ltd(2502.T) and South Korea’s Lotte Group are in talks on a jointacquisition of No. Allis-Chalmers added that the deteriorating rig count domestically began toimpact its Oilfield Services segment in December 2008. Argentinian as I am, I feel entitled to write about two glories of our national soccer: a current one, as Lio Messi (Lionel and Leonel here is almost the same name) and another, eternal and indisputable to my taste, as Diego Armando Maradona.
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Being cool and withdrawn alienated him from the fans and from the media in Milan Arsenal don’t want that. There was a joyous mood in South Africa, but a large percentage of non-whites still support any Springbok opposition.V is for Van der Westhuizen, the superb Springbok scrum-half acclaimed as the tournament pin-up. Rumour has it that he was substituted in last weekend’s semi-final only because his eye-liner was running.W is for Chester Williams, the only black South African in the Springbok side and a national hero because of it.X is for Xhosas, the South African tribe who threw their support wholeheartedly behind the Western Samoan team.Y is for Yoshihito Yoshida, the Japan wing who led the charge against Ireland and nearly inspired the biggest upset of the tournament.Z is for Zinzan, the elder of the two Brooke brothers, the All Black No8 who struck the audacious 45-metre drop-goal against England Here was outrageous talent plus the confidence to use it.. “For Arsenal, it was history in more ways than one. Not only did the pounds 7.5m paid by Bruce Rioch for Dennis Bergkamp treble the club’s record outlay, but the Dutch international striker’s arrival from Internazionale yesterday must be the first instance of a Tottenham fan receiving a rapturous welcome in Highbury’s marble halls.” Independent
“No Merson about. Marc Ellis scored six for the All Blacks in the one run-out, against Japan and, alongside Jonah Lomu, led the try-scorers’ table with seven; Rory Underwood and Gavin Hastings topped the northern hemisphere try-count with five each.U is for unity, a sense of which, the South African press would have us believe, swept the country as the nation linked in support of the Springboks.
We have yet to hear about Lynagh, Campo, Carling and co.S is for Joel Stransky, the man who put the Springboks together with success in yesterday’s dramatic finale.T is for tries There were 187 of them. They tell of an ill-conceived ticket allocation system for games which could have been sold out many times over.P is for president. If this is a glimpse of the future, then let’s all sign for rugby league now.G is for game plan It helps to have two or more. England only had one and didn’t it show?H is for Hastings (Gavin) and hero; the two go together.
Other World Cup heroes: Dewi Morris, John Eales, Chester Williams and the team of Mrs Mops who swept the water off the pitch before the Durban semi-final.I is for ITV. Poor Alastair Hignell froze when fronting the first live broadcast and it was downhill from there.J is for Japan, the team who were on the wrong end of the biggest defeat ever in a World Cup finals match – 145-17 to New Zealand And Jonah wasn’t even playing.K is for King’s Park, Durban They said it never rained here and how they lied. It poured down on three of King’s Park’s five games, last week’s semi-final being hit by the sort of deluge that would have prompted Noah to load up the animals.Lis for Lomu, large, lightning-quick and soon to be loaded. The player of the tournament and a new phenomenon in the game. Also for (Doug) Laughton, the Leeds coach, one of the many rugby league men eyeing him up.M is for David McHugh, the referee who sent off three players after the South Africa v Canada free-for-all at Port Elizabeth.N is for nail-biters: England v Australia (see D), Scotland v France (N is also for N’Tamack, the French winger who won that game in injury time), and we should not forget the brilliant Samoan comeback victory over Argentina.O is for open spaces.
Any offer is expected to have a large share element following the recent strength of BAe’s share price.Meanwhile, 11 of the 12 MPs who gave evidence to the MMC said GEC should not be allowed to bid or that a takeover could restrict competition in the defence industry. These included nine Conservatives.Mr Heseltine, President of the Board of Trade, over-ruled the MMC, whose report said a GEC takeover would reduce competition and could lead to the Government paying higher costs for warships. Two members of the six- strong team said GEC should be cleared.Intense lobbying followed referral of the competing bids last year but only one MP supported GEC at the MMC investigation. John Hutton, the Labour MP whose Barrow-in-Furness constituency includes VSEL, diplomatically said the company would benefit from a link with either GEC or BAe.The other MPs, some with both BAe and GEC interests in their constituencies, were opposed. Robert Atkins expressed “grave concern” at the implications of a GEC acquisition Julian Brazier said it would create an effective monopoly. Phil Gallie said GEC should provide binding guarantees to keep open its Yarrow shipyard.Nicholas Winterton said he was concerned and disappointed that Mr Heseltine went against the majority MMC report. He would be contacting other MPs who gave evidence to see if they could take further action.
“GEC is politically as well as commercially powerful, but whether that made an influence on Mr Heseltine I do not know.”A GEC source said: “Some MPs like to oppose GEC simply because it is GEC. We concentrated our efforts on Mr Heseltine where we thought we would get better value. At the end of the day we got the decision we wanted.”The jump in VSEL profits to pounds 64.5m from pounds 61m was widely expected, but there was a suprise jump in the net cash inflow, from pounds 322m to pounds 411m, because of early payments by customers.VSEL’s cash hoard is highly attractive to BAe, though analysts said the figures did not reveal anything that would significantly alter the terms of a BAe or GEC bid.The MPs opposedrRobert Atkins: South Ribble (Con)rJulian Brazier: Canterbury (Con)rIan Bruce: Dorset South (Con)rSir John Cope: Northavon (Con)rPhil Gallie: Ayr (Con)rThomas Graham: Renfrew West (Lab)rJohn Hutton: Barrow-in-Furness (Lab)rWilliam McKelvey: Kilmarnock (Lab)rKeith Mans: Wyre (Con)rGary Streeter: Plymouth Sutton (Con)rNicholas Winterton: Macclesfield (Con)rTim Wood: Stevenage (Con). Michael Green, the chairman of Carlton Communications, yesterday said proposed changes to cross-media ownership restrictions were “good news for Carlton,” and that he would “get more involved in cable and satellite, which can only be beneficial to our programming capabilities”. Mr Green made his comments following the release of the company’s half- year pre-tax profits, which came in at pounds 120.1m, up 64 per cent from the same period a year earlier, on turnover up 22 per cent to pounds 800.6m.
The results were at the top end of analysts’ estimates, and most raised their full-year forecasts to about pounds 250m, and to as high as pounds 288m in 1996.The shares dropped 13p to 946p, despite the better-than-expected performance.
Analysts said there had been profit-taking following the rise in media stocks in recent weeks, before the unveiling of the Government’s Green Paper on media.Mr Green told an analysts briefing that speculation he had been negotiating with Lord Stevens, chairman of United Newspapers, to buy the Express national newspaper titles was “absolute nonsense”. But according to analysts at the briefing, Mr Green confirmed he was interested in taking Carlton into other media businesses.Despite the strong growth in the first half, some analysts were concerned about lower margins in Carlton’s video distribution operations, where higher raw material costs and demands from Hollywood studios for more elaborate packaging had squeezed profit. The company’s low-cost UK video distribution arm, Pickwick, continued to underperform.According to analysts, Mr Green disputed forecasts that video on demand and other delivery systems for entertainment would replace video cassettes. He underlined that the video distribution business remained healthy and would perform well into the foreseeable future.Margins on the broadcasting side were far healthier, reflecting stronger advertising revenues and the inclusion of results from Central Television for the full six months of the period.In the future, Mr Green said the company would concentrate on developing its film and TV programme libraries, and on selling more product overseas. The company’s interest in cable and satellite television was linked to securing larger markets for its own production, he said Investment Column, page 41.
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KUWAIT, July 1 (Reuters) – Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain(ZAIN.KW) said on Wednesday it was working with Swiss investmentbank UBS UBS.VX(UBS.N) and other consultants to review itsstrategy, as a result of the global financial downturn. “(Zain) cooperates with UBS and other consultants to studyand review Zain’s overall strategies, which reflects positivelyon shareholders’ equity,” it said in a statement on the boursewebsite. On Tuesday, daily al-Anbaa cited a quoted Zain official assaying it had no objections to selling its African operations ifthe price was right and had received several offers includingone from Europe’s largest entertainment group, Vivendi (VIV.PA).[ID:nLU96887] A spokesman declined to comment on the story. On completion of the purchase, which will be funded fromexisting cash, Hochschild will boost its stake in GRC to 23.9percent from 14.6 percent. GRC will use $16 million of the proceeds to complete the ElAguila project in Mexico. El Aguila is expected to start production in the second halfat 70,000 ounces of gold per year, or 4.2 million silverequivalent ounces, subject to obtaining remaining permits andregulatory approval.
The price is a 20 percent discount to the previous 30-dayaverage closing price as at June 24, it said. * Buys further 5 mln shares in GRC for $20 mln Stocks | Mexico * Price is 20 pct discount to 30-day average closing price (Adds details) LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Latin American gold and silverproducer Hochschild Mining Plc (HOCM.L) said on Wednesday itexercised an option to up its stake in Gold Resource Corp (GRC)(GORO.OB), buying a further 5 million shares for $20 million. Blueslice Networks, Inc.Verena Garofalo, + 1-514-935-9700 x274Marketing Communications Copyright Business Wire 2009. Blueslice delivers solutions to the world’s leading mobile service providersincluding wireless carriers, MVNOs, VoIP providers, and alternate carriers.Blueslice Networks is a private company with headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The carrier-grade, open standard ConvergedSubscriber Platform 3000 is the only converged ngHLR/AuC, HSS, AAA server andSIP Application Server, which, together, enable universal mobility across allaccess networks. Now, end-users can access coherentcommunication services seamlessly over any type of access with a singlesubscription and set of preferences.
Blueslicesolutions allow mobile service providers to control their principal asset, theirsubscriber base, while delivering innovative and differentiated services andsignificantly reducing operational costs. About Blueslice ()Blueslice Networks is the leading provider of multi-profile subscribermanagement solutions for the Mobile, VoIP, FMC, and M2M markets. Blueslice is currently working with a range of WiMAX access and core networkvendors delivering a fully integrated end-to-end solution for operators who wishto complement their WiMAX operations with an IMS service layer andinfrastructure-based MVNO operations. “Many WiMAX operators are in the process of deploying IMS, while also lookingfor GSM/HSPA partnerships as a fallback outside of WiMAX coverage.
With thesiloed architecture of traditional AAA/HSS vendors, they must deploy threeseparate network databases.” said Frederic Bastien, Vice-President Products,Blueslice Networks, “With the CSP 3000, they are aware in real-time of theauthentication and mobility context of their subscribers, across WiMAX, IMS and3GPP access networks”. Such a unique architecture allowsoperators to reduce complexity and costs by managing all subscriptions of agiven subscriber in a central coordinated way, while enabling them to simplifythe life of their subscribers with single-sign-on across network domains. WiMAX support is added as a simple software upgrade on existing AAA 3000deployments and can simultaneously coexist with the ngHLR 3000, HSS 3000 andSIP-AS 3000 front-ends on the same hardware platform, leveraging one uniquedistributed back-end subscriber database. It is compliantwith both fixed (802.16d) and mobile (802.16e) WiMAX implementations. Blueslice`s Converged Subscriber Platform 3000 latest software release includesthe capability to act as a WiMAX Authentication, Authorization and Accountingserver as standardized by the WiMAX Forum NWG specifications.
MONTREAL–(Business Wire)–Blueslice Networks, the innovation leader in multi-profile subscriber datamanagement for the Mobile, VoIP, FMC, and M2M markets, officially announces theintroduction of the world` first fully-integrated 3GPP HLR, IMS HSS and WiMAXAAA server, on its CSP 3000 platform. Earlier this week, TEPCO got the green light from METI torestart the No.6 reactor at the nuclear plant, the world’slargest, but it still needs approval from several differentauthorities before it can began restart tests on the unit.[ID:nT366919] Below is a list of nuclear power generators and the nuclearpower plant utilisation rate for June and the three months toJune, according to the data. May sales of B- and C-type fuel oil, used mostly for powergeneration and ships, tumbled 35 percent, as electricity demandslumped 8.6 percent in May from a year earlier as the nation’srecession has eaten into demand and the nuclear rate has risen.[ID:nT234801] The rise in nuclear rates comes in part as Tokyo ElectricPower Co (TEPCO) (9501.T) boosted output from the No.7 unit tofull capacity in June at its Kashiwakazi-Kariwa nuclear plant,which had been shut for nearly two years after it was damaged inan earthquake. The June run rate compared with 61.1 percent in May, the METIdata showed.
He crushed the ball at Pawtucket this year, belting 22 home runs and driving in 65 while hitting .243 in 395 at bats.However, those are unprecedented power numbers in his Minor League career, so they may not suggest that he could come to Boston and have the same type of production.Also in the minor leagues competing for that catcher spot is Dusty Brown He is an excellent defensive catcher, boasting a great arm He is very able to work with pitchers and call a good game. Finally. On Tuesday, Hull City Manager Phil Brown announced that the club had agreed to a fee with West Ham United for Portugal International Luis Boa Morte.Boa Morte joined West Ham two years ago in January 2007 for £5 million, but he has not contributed anywhere near that value to the team. television programming, music, businessproductivity tools, concierge assistance, games and more via the in-roomtelevision. CHICAGO (Reuters) – Private equity funds will likely not be big players in a partnership with the U.S. Jerel McNeal and Wesley Matthews continue to impress everyone with their range and scoring ability. “Duncan isa true thought-leader in the supply chain industry, and takes aninnovative approach to designing next generation product features thatprovide real value to our clients. Those numbers were not inflated by the thin air in Denver….he was 0-2 in 19 games on the road with a 7.20 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.
“I would say we have to have walls as well as a roof,” headded Responding to Sen. CINCINNATI–(Business Wire)–Ireland-based Elan Corporation (NYSE: ELN) was the target of bullish optionsbettors on Thursday, thanks to buyout rumors surrounding the biotech behemoth.The security saw 37,000 calls change hands yesterday, nearly 10 times itsaverage daily volume of roughly 3,700 contracts. Slice would risk too much in his career for a second loss in a row against the same guy (not that I care anyway).If that rematch does take place, I think it’s a waste of time even if Slice makes a miracle happen and wins. 1 rated defense in the NFL.Honorable Mentions: Joey Porter, Gary Brackett, Albert Haynesworth Offensive Rookie of the YearThe undefeated Titans are undefeated not because of an aerial attack (although Kerry Collins has been pretty good) they’ve won so far because of a great defense and a dominating running attack. Upton singled, proceeded to steal second and third, and eventually scored on a wild throw to third by Ruiz.
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