Football: Benitez furious at Liverpool's Florentine flop
The New Straits Times Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:11 PM PDT
PARIS: Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez slammed his side for a shambolic showing after they compromised their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-0 loss Tuesday at Group E rivals Fiorentina. |
News PJC plans new science, tech center
The Paris News Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:08 PM PDT
Initial plans are in motion for a new science and technology center at Paris Junior College, a part of the college’s 10-15 year master plan. Road concerns drive city council agenda North Lamar Independent School District Superintendent James Dawson told the Paris City Council Monday Stillhouse Road that passes the school campus is a problem area. |
Pieces of old Paris up for sale
AsiaOne Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58 PM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - STAIRS from the Eiffel Tower, street lamps from the Champs Elysees and a telephone cabin from the 1950s are among emblematic pieces of Paris up for auction on Dec 14. |
France telco boss under fire
Straits Times Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:41 PM PDT
PARIS - FRANCE Telecom's chief executive faced calls to stand down on Tuesday as a 24th suicide at the firm sparked demands for an inquiry into working conditions blamed for pushing staff over the edge. A France Telecom worker jumped to his death from a highway overpass on Monday leaving a note blaming pressures at work. The 51-year-old father of two had recently been posted to a call centre in ... |
Singapore’s GIC Suffers $41.6 Billion Loss
The Temasek Review Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38 PM PDT
By Costas Paris from Wall Street Journal Government of Singapore Investment Corp. suffered a loss around 59 billion Singapore dollars (US$41.6 billion) in the fiscal year ended March, making it one of the worst years for the sovereign wealth fund since it was established in 1981, a person familiar with the ... |
Iran stake in French nuke plant
Straits Times Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:11 PM PDT
PARIS - A FRENCH plant that produces a quarter of the world's enriched uranium is 10 per cent owned by Iran, which has had the stake for more than 30 years, nuclear reactor maker Areva said on Tuesday. Confirming a press report in a French satirical weekly, state-controlled Areva said it owned the remainder of the Eurodif plant, which was commissioned in the early 1970s. |
Vintage Bohemia: Small Hotels Take On the Dark Side of Interior Design
Fast Company Magazine Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:55 PM PDT
A new book extolling the design trend of the past several years--a recreated, embellished vintage look incorporating brick, iron, wood, velvet, and fur--at last christens a genre of interior design seen from New York to Paris. Dark Nostalgia , by Eva Hagberg for The Monacelli Press, presents 26 projects that play upon the theme: a modern interpretation of an idealized past. Gramercy Park Hotel ... |
Overweight and young equals ill health in old age
AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:35 PM PDT
PARIS (AFP) - Women who gain weight in the early decades of adulthood dramatically reduce their chances of reaching old age in good health compared with lean counterparts, a study published on Wednesday said. |
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