Archive for March, 2010

‘Inaccuracies and deficiencies’ cast doubt on RMT strike vote

Finance March 31st, 2010

NETWORK Rail claimed to have uncovered scores of “inaccuracies and deficiencies” in the ballot of signal workers, which it will now challenge in the High Court.
The company accused the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union of failing to comply with the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act of 1992 in the ballot, which delivered a [...]

Australia manufacturing growth slows in March-survey

Forex March 31st, 2010

SYDNEY, April 1 (Reuters) – Australian manufacturing activity slowed in March as firms complained of softening consumer demand, rising interest rates and a painfully high Australian dollar, a survey showed on Thursday.
The Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index (PMI) dropped 3.6 points to 50.2 in March, putting it just a whisker above the 50 [...]

Give Your Body Image a Boost

Women March 31st, 2010

Losing weight may boost to your self-esteem. However, it will only be a temporary solution because linking your self-worth to a number of the scale or a dress size is never going to have a long-lasting effect.
What can make a difference is changing the way you see what’s already there in the mirror. Ironically, doing [...]

Internet radio firm ends decade on happy note

Business March 31st, 2010

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Tim Westergren is the founder of Pandora.
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Guy Hands looks to investors as EMI breaks banking covenants

Investments March 31st, 2010

The struggling music group EMI broke its banking covenants last night after abandoning an audacious rescue plan involving the sale of its American back catalogue to rivals.
Terra Firma, Guy Hands’s private equity house, which paid £4.2 billion for EMI in 2007, must now persuade the fund’s investors to come up with more than £100 million [...]

Shannen Doherty on Dancing for Her Dad

Recreation March 31st, 2010

Shannen Doherty was the first celebrity sent home this season from “Dancing With the Stars,” but she impressed the person who matters most: her dad.
The TV star and her partner Mark Ballas are the first couple to say goodbye.
The actress’s father recently had a stroke, and, she said, “I did do this for him.”
“My dad [...]