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Nokia and Pearson Form Wireless Educational Venture in China

LONDON and ESPOO, Finland, February 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nokia
(NYSE: NOK), the world leader in mobility, and Pearson, the world’s leading
education company, today announced the formation of a joint venture, Beijing
Mobiledu Technologies, to…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Distillery eyes Taiwan as new home to whisky

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Riding the success of its Kavalan whisky in a recent blind taste test in Scotland organized by an English newspaper, Taiwan’s King Car Group is striving to promote its whisky brands around the globe, a company executive said.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Zipcar Pulls Recalled Toyotas from Fleet, Awaits Fix from Toyota

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Zipcar, Inc., the world’s largest car-sharing service, announced that, “The safety of our Zipsters is our top priority.”
The Company will not allow reservations for the recall-affected Toyota vehicles in the Z…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Part Of The Picture: Men and Matters

MEN AND MATTERS
JAN 30, 2010 – THE DRUID ADAMAS (SERGE RENKO) ENQUIRES OF CÉLADON (Andy Gillet), “What ails you, boy? Secluding yourself in the woods away from human company? Can it be reasonable at your age to desert your flock, your kith and…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |
 

Solarfun Becomes Member of PV Cycle

SHANGHAI, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Solarfun” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (“PV”) cells and modules in China, today announced that …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

AU Optronics Increases Cash Investment to M.Setek for Enhancing Value Chain in Solar Business

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its decision, approved by its Board of Directors on January 29th, to subscribe new shares to be issued by M.Set…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

State Farm won’t renew thousands of Florida policies

The first wave of notices will be mailed Monday to a selected number of the company’s policyholders who were set to renew Aug.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Steve Jobs shows off Apple’s iPad

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company’s much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

U-Haul Company of Central Michigan Introduces Self-Storage Reuse Center

TAYLOR, Mich., Jan. 28 /PRNewswirel/ — U-Haul, the leader in self-storage, today announced the addition of a self-storage reuse center for customers at the Tel-Wick UHaul Center, 8901 Telegraph Rd. The UHaul Reuse Program, one of the Company’s sustain…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

ThermoEnergy Appoints Cary G. Bullock as the Company’s New Chief Executive Officer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ThermoEnergy Corporation (Pink OTC Markets: TMEN) today announced that Cary G. Bullock was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer and was elected to our Board of Directors. Mr. Bulloc…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |