Thursday, February 05, 2009

Netanyahu: My gov't will keep J'lem united

National Union candidate: Kahane was right

Israel warns Lebanon over Hezbollah man's memorial

Aid ship sails from N Lebanon to Gaza

Official: Aliya from Turkey to double

Syria open to new talks with Israel after election

Blair: Two-State Solution Will Pave Way for Lebanon-Israel Talks

'Lieberman agreed to cede territory'
It's gonna happen. Question is when--and who's the one who signs the treaty?

Five Katyusha rockets found on border between Israel, Lebanon

UN: Hamas stole from Gaza warehouse

Amos Gilad: We're on collision course with Syria

Time running out to attack Iran

Egypt: Hamas tried to smuggle millions into Gaza

Soldiers shoot Palestinian with grenade

Arab nations appeal to United Nations to stop Israeli 'piracy'

Clinton lauds 'courageous' Olmert approval of NIS 175m transfer to Gaza
'Courageous' my arse.




Man in India plane hijack scare charged

India to Cut Coffee Output Target as Rains Hurt Crop

India's fraud-hit Satyam wins new clients: company

Rajasthan OKs Cairn India Crude Pipeline

Turkmenistan looks to boost gas capability

Pakistan's Army Claims 35 Militants Killed, Operation In Insurgent Controlled Swat Valley Included Gunships And Artillery

Central Asian Gas Not a Panacea for Europe
Neither is relying on Russia.

Pakistan Christians Protest Police Torture And Sexual Abuse

Suicide bomber disguised as police officer kills 21 in Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan to close U.S. base used to supply Afghanistan
Why?
Russia influences Kyrgyzstan to close key U.S. airbase
Duh.

Kazakhstan devalues currency amid bank crisis, falling oil prices

Pentagon study: US should pare Afghanistan goals
Give up! Give up now!

Taliban Destroys a Key Bridge in Pakistan

Pakistan Approves Plan to Buy 200,000 Tons of Sugar
Odd.

India warns Obama on intervening in Kashmir

Taliban release 30 hostages after forcing them to quit their jobs

Indian sub stalked China warships?

70 Taliban militants killed in renewed operations in Swat

Mumbai trains disrupted, commuters block tracks

Another Attack Near the Khyber Pass

Indian money managers warm up to Islamic finance

Russia: Press Conference following CSTO and EurAsEC Summits

Pakistan must cooperate with India on Mumbai -U.N.

Militants blow up gas pipeline in Quetta

Bangladesh Militants Involved in Mumbai Attacks, Dawn Reports
They're not trying very hard to come up with plausible alternatives, are they?



Survivors relive ordeal of being set adrift by military

Hong Kong expert warns of "terrible" bird-flu outbreak in China

China reiterates sovereignty over islands in South China Sea

Sharia economy `a hope' amid crisis, BI governor says

Seoul says North's missile test to violate UN resolutions




Davos Recap: With castigation stage over, collaboration begins

Global partnership - Singapore, Qatar and Switzerland

Liberals Propose Fast-Tracking Treaties

Votes that could change the world

World's top financial businesses seek help to free up lending in emerging markets

World Bank calls for new infrastructure investment fund - KHL Group

Germany's Merkel wants int'l bodies at G20

Oil and Gas Pipeline Watch

Big Brother is watching! And people like it that way!

Panasonic facing $4.2 billion loss, pledges cuts

Oil falls as U.S. inventories hit 18-month high


Areva wins EDF uranium deal, to sign India contract

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - France's Areva (CEPFi.PA) said it won a deal worth more than 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion) from French power giant EDF (EDF.PA) to enrich uranium and was set to sign an agreement to build two nuclear reactors in India.

State-controlled Areva did not give details of how much nuclear fuel it would supply for EDF or when it was due to supply it.

State controlled, yes, but...
Its main shareholder is the French owned company CEA, but the German company Siemens also retains 34% of the shares of AREVA's subsidiary, AREVA NP, in charge of building the European Pressurized Reactor [1].
Siemens?

Siemens Chief Signs Deals, Will Meet With Putin
German engineering conglomerate Siemens will build a transformer factory in the Voronezh region, chief executive Peter Löscher said at a news conference Tuesday, and the company will also step up cooperation with Gazprom on liquefied natural gas.

Siemens Forms Nuclear Partnership
Siemens and Rosatom will work together to strengthen their positions on the nuclear market, the companies said Tuesday, fueling speculation that Europe's largest engineering company could create a joint venture with Atomenergoprom, an affiliate of Russia's state nuclear corporation.

Siemens is involved in a little bit of everything.

Back to AREVA:
Anne Lauvergeon is the Chairman of the Executive Board (equivalent to President and CEO). AREVA official Ralf Güldner is the vice-chairman of the World Nuclear Association.


About the World Nuclear Association:
WNA Members appoint the Director General and elect a Board of Management. The World Nuclear Association's DG is John Ritch. The Chairman of the Board is Andy White and the Vice Chairman is Ralf Güldner.

The WNA's Board of Management fulfils all statutory duties pertaining to the organisation's governance and sets WNA policies and strategic objectives, subject to approval by the full membership.

The WNA's Council of Advisers serves as a means of fostering interchange among some of the world's top nuclear industry leaders and eliciting their advice and support in the conduct of WNA strategy.

The Co-Chairmen of the Council are Hans Blix, Director General-Emeritus of the IAEA, and Zack T. Pate, Chairman-Emeritus of WANO. The Council membership includes industry leaders representing a wide diversity of countries and companies involved in the nuclear fuel cycle.

Aack!

Check out their meetings.

I swear, if I hadn't started looking this stuff up for myself, I wouldn't believe it.


Let's end on an up note, shall we? Chocolate!

Signs of chocolate found in Southwest much earlier
Cacao, the staple of Valentine's Day chocolates and hot drinks by a cozy winter fire, made it to the American Southwest by AD 1000, centuries earlier than researchers had believed.

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