Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. (Primus Canada) today announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art Internet Data Centre (IDC) in London, Ontario. The new facility houses and manages mission critical computer server hardware and software assets and addresses a demand from local small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for better IT support.
After some quick adjustments, the sound of humming electricity changes into a barrage of notes reminiscent of early Incubus and Primus. In the end, the sound is all Melva, a four-piece band constructed primarily of students at Youngstown State University.
ETAPOWER STOVE: When it seems that nothing else can be done to lighten the load of backpackers, along comes the EtaPower MF "omnivorous multifuel" stove from Primus.
There's a new, secure facility for London area businesses who can't afford to have their computer network or Internet access fail. Primus Business Services has opened an Internet Data Centre in London to serve the Southwestern Ontario market.
The Americana duo Little Country Giants play tonight at the Westville Pub, 777 Haywood Road in West Asheville. Kaitlin Jones, of Athens, Ga., opens with a 30-minute set starting at 9 p.m.
Arsenal have not won in their past three matches - in the FA Cup, Champions League and Barclays Premier League. They have to regroup after the loss of Eduardo da Silva to an horrific leg injury last week.
Fitch Ratings-London/Bangkok/Singapore-04 August 2008: Fitch Ratings ( Thailand) Limited has today downgraded Primus Leasing Company Limited's (Primus) National rating of guaranteed notes issued under its medium-term note programmes to 'BB-(tha)' (BB minus (tha)) from 'BB+(tha)'. The Outlook remains Negative.
Primus Guaranty, Ltd. (NYSE:PRS) today announced the election of James MacNaughton to its board of directors. Mr. MacNaughton was elected as a Class 1 director with a term expiring in 2010 and will serve on the board's Audit and Finance and Investment Committees. His election fills a vacancy and brings the size of the board to 10 directors.
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTC.BB: PRTL), a global, facilities-based integrated communications services provider, today announced its results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008.
HAMILTON, Bermuda----Primus Guaranty, Ltd. today announced the election of James MacNaughton to its board of directors. Mr. MacNaughton was elected as a Class 1 director with a term expiring in 2010 and will serve on the board's Audit and Finance and Investment Committees.
The Primus family would like to welcome the latest addition to their family, Jack. Jack was born July 14 at Mercy in Iowa City. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.
Fighting fit or stuck in the treatment room? Fighting fit, according to Ars??ne Wenger, who is convinced that his team can close the gap to Manchester United and Chelsea this season by relying on the club??™s young stars.
KUALA LUMPUR: EON Capital Bhd, the holding company of EON Bank Bhd, has appointed three new directors as its board members, comprising two new faces from its equity partner, Primus Pacific Ltd and an Asia-based top British banker.
A top story from this week. Welcome to the Roundup, a new weekend feature for the Day in Rock where we take a quick look at the top stories on some of the best music news sites.
Following a detailed review of the CRTC's Telecom Decision 2008-17, Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. today announced its support of the Commission's decision in the Essential Services proceeding. The year-long process that included extensive hearings which ended on December 7, 2007, involved proposals from the incumbent telephone companies to scale back radically the scope of services that
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84991) has announced the addition of "Primus Telecommunications Australia" to their offering.
Editor??™s note: This column, which was originally published Feb. 27, contained several errors. The column is reprinted here to correct the errors. As Black History Month draws to a close, I recently had the pleasure of talking with what I choose to refer to as a true black historian.
Streaker Robert Ogilvie may have learned the hard way that getting naked can be painful, but many other Australians are apparently learning the same lesson as they try to break ties with Telstra once and for all.
Pedro Mendes returns to the Portsmouth squad after five weeks out following a minor ankle operation for Saturday's FA Cup quarter final clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
For Manchester United, this quarter-final tie represents another step in their quest to repeat the club??™s treble winning heroics of the 1998/99 season.
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Priceline.com Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN), Primus Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: PRS), Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD), Stone Energy Corp. (NYSE: SGY) and Bois d'Arc
Primus Guaranty, Ltd. ("Primus Guaranty" or "the company") (NYSE:PRS), a leading provider of credit protection, announced today GAAP net income of $262.6 million, or $5.78 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008, compared with a GAAP net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the GAAP net loss was
CHICAGO----Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
HAMILTON, Bermuda----Primus Guaranty, Ltd. , a leading provider of credit protection, announced today GAAP net income of $262.6 million, or $5.78 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008, compared with a GAAP net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007.
"Letting the monkey out of its cage" is a top priority for Primus bassist and cult icon Les Claypool next week when he plays San Francisco's first ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park, August 22-25th.
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today downgraded Primus Leasing Company Limited??™s (Primus) National rating of guaranteed notes issued under its medium-term note programmes to ???BB-(tha)??™ (BB minus
The problem: Rachael and Primus Delagarza want to know why the streets in the Cottage Gardens development are so narrow. A Cottage Gardens resident says the streets are too narrow to park.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival's commitment to new work, in tandem with its longtime mission of producing classic titles, continues Aug. 8-Sept. 21 with the world premiere of Joanna McClelland Glass' Palmer Park.
MONCKS CORNER ?? Berkeley County voters in November will decide whether they want a seven-year, 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for road improvements across the county. County councilmen voting in favor of the referendum Monday night said voters must increase the sales tax to 8 cents from 7 because the fast-growing county has no other way to improve roads.
The Government Institution Pension Fund (GIPF), last week welcomed to its family of regional offices the new regional headquarters for the Omaheke Region to serve the remote areas and towns of the region.
Nearly three years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requested proposals from agencies and local and state governments around the country interested in housing a new, $450 million, 520,000-square-foot National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
The medical equipment parts supplier sought investors so it could provide its owners a return on their stock and so it could tap expertise and connections needed to grow the company and take it public within four years.
Primus Guaranty, Ltd. (NYSE: PRS) today announced that Howard Yaruss, General Counsel and member of its Operating Committee, will leave the company in mid-March.
For those fortunate enough to get a ticket, an icon will be performing this sunday at the Big Easy Concert House: Les Claypool. Widely considered to be one of the best bassists, Claypool's talent is paramount. Claypool is most well known for his work as lead singer and bassist for the fantastically unique band Primus.
There??™s not much point in talking about the weather. One day it??™s below freezing. The next day it??™s in the 50s. If you haven??™t already caught a cold, you??™re sure to catch one. How do you dress for this stuff? Like politics, we are always exposed to its changing elements.
AUSTRALIA'S competition regulator has conceded there is little it can do to overcome physical space constraints that have caused problems for smaller telcos trying to install broadband equipment in Telstra exchanges.
If you appreciate songwriters but have never joined the cult of Jonathan Richman or Vic Chesnutt , tonight's double bill is a must. One of the original indie-rock tunesmiths, Richman has sung coy and touching lyrics over catchy melodies since the early '70s.
After a long spell of torpor at the cries of civil servants for an increase in salaries, President Paul Biya, on March 7, increased basic salaries by a paltry 15 percent.
This is a big week for Les Claypool. ? ? ? The frontman of cult favorite Primus is releasing the soundtrack to his comedic film debut, "Electric Apricot," on March 18.
Tokyo, Japan, Mar 13, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC", President; Masayuki Oku), Mazda Motor Corporation ("Mazda", Representative Director, Chairman and President; Hisakazu Imaki), Central Finance Co., Ltd. ("CF", President and Representative Director; Tatsuo Tsuchikawa) and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC ("FMCC", Chairman and CEO; Michael E. Bannister) today
It is the biggest secret everybody knows. It??™s the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. As in grade B scary movies, it is the monster we kill again and again only to find it has come back to life to terrify and make victims of us all. The monster in this particular movie is racism.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The annual Louisiana Book Festival is adding a new feature this year for its avid readers: a book club. Participants will read "All the King's Men," Robert
General Admission one-day festival ticket, $85.00; three-day, $225.50. VIP one-day, $249.50; three-day, $695.00. VIP three-day festival two-pack w/ parking, $1,495. No reissues for lost or stolen tickets.
MTV Networks' elite high-definition music channel MHD is upping the ante for HD television viewers with a heavy influx of premier, high-definition music programming and a new name: Palladia.
Like Dungeons & Dragons, progressive rock appeals to a very specific audience -- a generally male one that admires complexity, innovation and instrumental virtuosity above all else. King Crimson has been able to keep this audience interested for four decades through countless lineup changes, influencing bands like Tool, Primus and the Mars Volta along the way. Now, the band is taking stock of
It's that time of the year to feel festive. At least musically; because so many big musical events are coming to the Bay Area the next couple of weeks. It's almost as if the music gods are trying to throw as much music at you before school starts, so no one will complain later.
He was much more than a secretary to Gandhi. On various occasions he has been described as Gandhi's Boswell, a Plato to Gandhi's Socrates, as well as an Ananda to Gandhi's Buddha-- his relationship with Gandhi is a taxonomic puzzle.
MASTER'S SALE 08-CP-40-2626 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company on behalf of the Certificate-holders GSAMP Trust 2005-HE3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE3 against, Marie Wages a/k/a Rose M.
The Wake Forest University Theatre will open its 2008-2009 ???Season of Scandal??? with the production of ???Intimate Apparel??? by award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
A wage hike higher than those recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission, marginal increase in annual increments and the payment of arrears in cash are some of the sweeteners incorporated in the proposal for Thursday's Cabinet meeting after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention.
To some degree, I guess most who read the papers or watch television have heard the latest flap about Sen. Barack Obama and his pastor, Jeremiah Wright. It seems that the 1960s??™ black-militant-style Wright has a penchant for using his pulpit to pummel U.S. governmental policy and practice.
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (OTC.BB: PRTL), a global, facilities-based integrated communications services provider, today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 that have been revised relative to the results for both periods that were previously announced on February 13, 2008.
ALLEY KATZ -- 10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Earth Crisis, Terror, Sworn Enemy, Shai Halud, Down to Nothing and Recon, 6 p.m. Thursday, all ages, $20. The Season and Knights of the Pool Table, 5 p.m. Friday, all ages, $7 in advance, $8 at door. Saint Diablo, Separation and Property, 10 p.m. Friday, $5 in advance, $7 at door. Synthetic Division, The Drowning Season, Angel 99, The Missing and others,
LOS ANGELES----Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. , a new west coast real estate investment trust, announced today the closing of its formation transactions, the launch of its operations, and the start of its trading on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "PCE."
SHAH ALAM: DRB-HICOM Bhd hopes to conclude the sale of its 20.2% interest in EON Capital Bhd (EON Cap) to Primus Pacific Partners Ltd by end of this month after shareholders approved the transaction yesterday.
"We are pleased with the quick and orderly review of our proposal by the Federal Trade Commission and are confident in our ability to complete this transaction," said Humberto C. Antunes, Chief Executive Officer of Galderma Pharma S.A. "With the acquisition of CollaGenex's innovative products and portfolio, we believe Galderma will be even better positioned to serve the needs of dermatology
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGPI) today announced that the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired in connection with the pending merger of CollaGenex with an affiliate of Galderma Pharma S.A.. As previously announced, the merger has been structured as a two-step transaction involving a cash tender offer for all
Galderma Pharma S.A., a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, today announced that its U.S. holding company, Galderma Laboratories, Inc., has received clearance from the U.S.
SANDWICH -- The city has OK'd the annexation agreement with Primus Corporation for just over 29 acres southeast of the Gletty Road/Center Street intersection.
Following his stunning victory in South Carolina, the lanky, brown-skinned man stepped to the podium. He spoke with controlled passion: ???Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can seize our future.
The term ???princeps??? usually translates as ???first citizen???. It was an official title of a Roman Emperor. The word was derived from Princeps Senatus (the ???primus inter pares??? of the senate).
George Venn remembers his first meeting with Vi Gale. "She had an office in the old Postal Building that was filled floor to ceiling with books," Venn said.
Unacceptable Complications Following Intra-Articular Injection of Yttrium 90 in the Ankle Joint for Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis Jacob Bickels, Josephine Isaakov, Yehuda Kollender, and Isaac Meller J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:326-328.
Juno (12) Drama, Comedy/ 95 min/ English See full review. Atonement (15) Drama/ 122 min/ English See full review. The Orphanage (15) Drama, Thriller/ 104 min / Spanish Laura (Belen Rueda) returns to the orphanage where she spent part of her childhood.
The community in the Sunday's River Valley Municipality has braved the hot Little Karoo sun to voice their dissatisfaction at the rate of housing delivery in the municipality.
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Korean Government has signed a contract for two AW139 medium-twin helicopters in maritime patrol configuration for operation by the Korean Coast Guard.
When Les Claypool abruptly stopped playing the only Primus hit of his two-hour set Sunday, it felt like your dad shutting off the Nintendo and punishing 1,000 kids.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- EON Bank Bhd is projecting a 20 percent growth in its credit card business by end of this year with the circulation of its cards to jump to 650,000 from 500,000 now.
The Easter Bunny hipity-hops his way in to Milwaukee this weekend, but there's still plenty of fun to get in beforehand. The NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday; should Marquette and Wisconsin both win, they'll play again Saturday. Read on for more
Released via his personal Web site (timfite.com) and available only as a free download, "Over the Counter Culture" by New York's hip-hop folkie Tim Fite was one of the strongest releases of 2007 -- a worthy follow-up to his Anti-Records debut "Gone Ain't Gone" (2005), and a powerful, multi-layered assault on a culture obsessed with consumerism but blissfully ignorant of the cost of war.
KUALA LUMPUR: EON Bank Bhd is projecting a 20 per cent growth in its credit card business by end of this year with the circulation of its cards to jump to 650,000 from 500,000 now.
Villa are seeking a first win in four to resurrect their hopes of qualifying for Europe. Martin O??™Neill will recall Craig Gardner to replace the suspended Olof Mellberg.
KUALA LUMPUR: EON Bank Bhd expects its credit card circulation to grow by 20% to 25% this year in tandem with the growth of the industry. Group consumer banking head Michael Lor said this would translate into 650,000 cards in circulation, representing about 6% market share.
The mobile market in India, I recently learned, is racing towards 300 million -- and doing so at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month, according to the latest government figures.
The "Aiming For Success Career and Job Fair" will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Yorkville High School Cafeteria, 797 Game Farm Road. in Yorkville. The Yorkville Economic Development Corporation sponsors the Job Fair.
What began as an opportunity to do something other than making brooms and mops at the Talladega Institute for the Blind turned into something much more, something that has spanned nearly seven decades and continues to bring new audiences to the uplifting sounds of gospel.
Primus announced that it will seek a declaration of Telstra's ADSL2+ service from the ACCC. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/adsl2/broadband/prweb726434.htm
As Black History Month draws to a close, I recently had the pleasure of talking with someone I choose to refer to as a true black historian. He doesn??™t have a bunch of degrees. He has not spent a lifetime studying the subject. His main qualification is that he cares about the subject.
A group of 10 broadband providers has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to take immediate action to prevent Telstra from barring wholesale access to its new ADLS2+ network.
Amos' Southend , Feb. 12, 2008 By Jeff Hahne.The Deal: System of a Down frontman brings along spawn of his record label for quick-hitting show. The Good: Fair to Midland opened the show with a flailing, high-energy show that took the half-full venue by storm. Hard rock filled the air as band members swung themselves in all directions. They capped off their 40-minute set with their hit single
KUALA LUMPUR: EON Capital Bhd (EONCap), which is poised to see a new major shareholder, posted a 4.8% rise in net profit to RM222.58 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2007 (FY07), compared to the preceding year, thanks to a massive surge in bottom line in the fourth quarter (4Q).
Proposed Berkeley County 1-cent sales tax projects: --Widen U.S. Highway 17A from Cypress Gardens Road to Moncks Corner. Estimate: $30 million --Extend Henry Brown Boulevard from Liberty Hall Road to U.S. 52. Estimate: $23 million. --Widen and
(PR) Today, ROTHBURY announces the addition of Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Wailers, Mickey Hart Band featuring George Porter Jr. and Steve Kimock, and Trampled By Turtles to the artist lineup.
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGPI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Galderma Pharma S.A., pursuant to which Galderma??™s U.S. holding company, Galderma Laboratories,
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