Boardroom boys at play (The Telegraph) The boardroom boys were out, matching their wits and stamina to achieve goals other than annual growth targets. These executives showed that they don?t just work, they play, too. They also demonstrated that companies could think of games other than cricket if they want to sponsor sports....more...Kim-chi football losing shine (The Electric New Paper) SOUTH Korea's English dream is in danger of becoming a soccer nightmare. When Lee Dong Gook joined Middlesbrough at the start of the season, it took the country's representation in the Premier League, the richest and most popular league in the world, to four, easily the most of any Asian nation....more... US presidency: Meet the candidates (Independent) The United States of America is the size of western Europe in both population and landmass. In fact, there's a theory that the 300,000,000 or so Americans could legitimately be divided into five separate countries along cultural lines....more... Forward Diary - advance board meetings (Dec) (Sharewatch) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - ADVANCE BOARD MEETINGS - DATE ORDER ------------------------------------ X - ADDITION A - AMENDMENT D - DIVIDEND ONLY F - FINAL I - INTERIM Q - QUARTERLY COMPANY NAME DATE TYPE ---------------------------------------------------- Anite Dec 17 (I) X Hardide Dec 17 (F) Sovereign Oilfield Group Dec 17 (I) Bglobal Dec 18 (I) X Thomas Cook Group Dec 18 (prov F) William ......more... Forward diary - Advance AGMs/EGMs (R-Z) (Sharewatch) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FORTHCOMING UK-LISTED COMPANY MEETINGS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) ----------------------------------------------------------- X - ADDITIONS A - AMENDMENT G - GENERAL MEETING E - EXTRAORDINARY S - SPECIAL COMPANY NAME DATE MEETING -------------------------------------------------------- Rank Group May 7 (G) Rathbone Brothers May 7 (G) Reed Elsevier April 23 (G) Rentokil ......more... New PAL basketball league got a warm reception (Valley Independent) Six years ago today was when the sneaky Japs bombed our ships at Pearl Harbor. ...more... Padilla misses chance to win RP?s first gold (The Daily Tribune) Nathaniel ?Tac? Padilla registered what could have been the most disastrous finish in his career when he failed to deliver a medal for Team Philippines on Friday in the shooting competition of the 24th Southeast Asian Games....more... SKorea's October service sector output rises 1.4 percent from September (Sharewatch) SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korea's service sector output rose a seasonally-adjusted 1.4 percent in October from September, as output increased in the financial and insurance sectors as well as in the entertainment, culture and sports industries, government data showed on Thursday....more... Letters to Cyclingnews - November 30, 2007 (Cyclingnews.com) Here's your chance to get more involved with Cyclingnews . Comments and criticism on current stories, races, coverage and anything cycling related are welcomed, even pictures if you wish. Letters should be brief (less than 300 words), with the sender clearly identified....more... |