NTN Corporation (hereafter NTN) has developed and commercialized a double row angular contact ball bearing BSTU series for machine tool ball screw support units. NTN has been marketing the Ball screw support single row thrust angular contact ball bearing (BST series) as a machine tool precision bearing (ALTAGE series). This time NTN has developed and commercialized a high load capacity double row angular contact ball bearing unit, and added it to...more
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 - Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent to above 76 U.S. dollars a barrel on Wednesday as a larger-than-expected slide in fuel stockpiles and a weakening dollar boosted energy market. Crude futures in New York opened above 74 dollars on Wednesday boiled by a report from American Petroleum Institute (API). Late Tuesday, the industry group reported commercial crude oil inventories fell by 5.8 million barrels in the week ending on...more
PORT HARCOURT/YENEGOA, Nigeria, Dec 23 - Security forces have deployed in two cities in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta in the past two days to disperse former militants protesting over the non-payment of amnesty allowances. Activists say the government is not keeping the promises it made during an amnesty period earlier this year and that the region, which is home to Africa's biggest oil and gas industry, risks returning to violence. More than half a dozen armoured vehicles and four truckloads of armed police deployed in the Amarata neighbourhood of Yenegoa, capital of Bayelsa state, on Wednesday to disperse former militants demanding stipends, a Reuters witness said. The men said they were owed 300,000 naira ($2,000) each promised in return for laying down their weapons earlier this year, but that the government had failed to pay up. Similar protests broke out in Warri, the main oil city in neighbouring Delta state, on Tuesday with scores of former fighters loyal to ex-militant leader Government Tompolo demonstrating outside the guest house where he is staying before they were dispersed by the security forces. "The ex-militants are already feeling used and abandoned. Their...more
From 30th November to 9th December, 2009, Wang Quanqing, Secretary General of CBIA, traveling with China Machinery Industry Delegation to Taiwan, participated in the Meeting on Precision Machinery Cooperation and Exchange between Mainland and Taiwan and visited some corporations. The delegation is composed of 103 representatives from China...more
FINDING the right outfit for a New Year's Eve party will drive fashion-savvy shoppers to spend more than $6 billion in the post-Christmas sales, the nation's peak retail industry body says. Shoppers in Victoria are expected to spend $1.67 billion during the two weeks of post-Christmas sales from Boxing Day through to early January.Clothing and...more
WASHINGTON: Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history."We are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of real, meaningful health insurance reform that will bring additional security and stability to the American people," Obama said shortly after the Senate acted."This will be the most important piece of social legislation since Social Security passed in the 1930s," said Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden in the State Room of the White House.The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two independents voted "yes." Republicans unanimously voted "no."The tally far exceeded the simple majority required for passage.The Senate's bill must still be merged with legislation passed by the House before Obama could sign a final bill in the new year. There are significant differences between the two measures but Democrats...more
Samung has been one of the pioneers of the mobile industry since years now. Every one expects its products to be unique and loaded with features. The technology it provides is far more advanced than provided by others. Be it camera phones, touch...more
You want to make business shirts. Well there are several things to consider when making shirts. You have to consider the patterns, fabrics, and notions needed to complete your shirts. Make the shirts yours by making educated choices. Consider where...more
We can safely surmise that everyday somewhere in the world, one fool falls for Internet business hoaxes, hard. This is such a sad turn of events considering that the Internet itself offers a wealth of information about the many types of online...more
UK Mortgages 2009: Competitive Dynamics in the UK Mortgage Market2008 proved to be the most challenging year in recent times for UK mortgage lenders, with the year being marked by government bailouts and consolidation. While mortgage lending reached...more
Juegos de azar son una confluencia de suerte y habilidad. Sin embargo, la suerte es la parte dominante de esta mezcla. Esto es especialmente cierto para el bingo en línea, donde la suerte unidades del juego y la suerte sólo determina el...more
Bush left office with a 32 % approval rating. The Black Jesus, the Most Important Man in History [MIMH], is currently sitting at about 45 % and declining fast. For the record Bush's popularity was over 53 % at the same point in time in both his first...more