Universal International crosses $1B markUPIFriday 15th August 2008 UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures International says that, as of Wednesday, its movies have grossed more than $1 billion in box-office revenue for the year-to-date.
Vishay Bids $1.6 Billion for International Rectifier (Update1)Bloomberg.comFriday 15th August 2008 Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. , the maker of semiconductors and electronics parts, offered to buy International Rectifier Corp. for $1.6 billion to add chips that manage battery life in laptops.
The kiwi's big tumbleThe New Zealand HeraldFriday 15th August 2008 The kiwi dollar hit an 11-month low of US68.25c against the greenback this week, stoking hopes this is the sustained fall our exporters have been praying for.
Alice team riders in the top tenmotolive via Yahoo! UK & Ireland SportFriday 15th August 2008 ?This has been a positive day? : Good begin of the weekend for the Alice Team rides, Toni Elias and Sylvain Guintoli, who in Brno, in Czech Republic, have respectively finished in ninth and tenth position.
FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show and METALFORM to Partner with the Association ...ThomasNetFriday 15th August 2008 In November 2009, FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show including METALFORM will partner with AMT, combining efforts of several trade associations to produce annual event with appeal to full range of metal forming and fabricating industry professionals. AMT joins SME, FMA, PMA, AWS, and NAM to provide domestic and international support for combined exhibition. Terms of agreement include ...
International program opponent quits Upper St. Clair boardPittsburgh Post-GazetteFriday 15th August 2008 Upper St. Clair School Director Daniel Iracki has submitted a letter of resignation from the board, citing his "core" reason as the fact that the district continues to support the its international baccalaureate program.
N.C. Central hires auditorThe News & ObserverFriday 15th August 2008 The university on Friday filled a job that has been vacant for years with the hiring of Najla Shareef, who most recently was a senior internal auditor at Alliance One International in Morrisville.
UPDATE: Surprising Growth In PC Chip Shipments In Second QuarterNasdaqFriday 15th August 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Personal computer chip shipments rose in the second quarter, an unusual trend in what is typically the slowest period of the year, according to International Data Corp.
