31 May 2005

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Chunghwa sells 14 pct stake in US at small discount

TAIPEI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government sold a nearly 14 percent stake in the island's largest phone company, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. , at a slight discount in a U.S. share offer, completing privatisation of the firm.

Independence Air may be near Chapter 11 filing usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2005-08-09-indy-air-usat_x.htm

Fourteen months after launching, discount carrier Independence Air warned Tuesday it's preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. In a securities filing, the Washington, D.C.-based carrier didn't rule out the possibility it might liquidate.

Reed Sorenson Watkins Glen Race Advance theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/09/139909.html

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Zippo 200-Watkins Glen International Advance No. 41 TEAM FACTS: * Pole Position: Reed Sorenson celebrated his one year anniversary in the Busch Series by winning the pole position for the Kroger 200 last weekend in Indianapolis.

-Selangor Properties bounces on buyout plan In KUALA LUMPUR item headlined "Malaysia Hot Stocks-Selangor Properties bounces on GO plan", please read in second paragraph...premium of 15.4 percent...instead of...discount of 15.4 percent... (corrects to make clear offer at a premium)

ShopKo sets date for vote on sale jsonline.com/bym/news/aug05/347248.asp ShopKo Stores Inc., the discount chain store company based in Green Bay, has set a Sept. 14 date for a shareholder meeting to vote on the sale of the company to Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc., a Minneapolis investment firm.
Chunghwa prices U.S. share offer at US$18.98/ADS taipei, Aug 10 (Taiwan's largest phone company, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. , said on Wednesday it priced a U.S. share offer at US$18.98 per American Depository Share, a 3.0 percent discount from its last New York close.

Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sold At S$2.90/Shr -2 Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sold At S$2.90/Share Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Singapore Temasek: CapitaLand Stake Sale Proceeds S$580M (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires August 09, 2005 20:49 ET (00:49 GMT) Copyright (c) 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Singapore Temasek Sold About 7.5% Of CapitaLand

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-08-10 01:38 GMT: Hong Kong base rate raised to 5.00 pct from 4.75 pct after US Fed hike - HKMA iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5375688&subject=economic&action=article HONG KONG (AFX) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it has raised the base rate for its discount window by a quarter percentage point to 5 pct, after the US Federal Reserve increased its federal funds rate last night by 25 basis points.
Update 5: Delta Stock Plunges Anew on Downgrade forbes.com/associatedpress/feeds/ap/2005/08/09/ap2176581.html?partner=rss

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Discount Eerie Saturday Night in the Big Easy
The only lights Saturday night on Bourbon Street were the flashing blues of police vehicles on patrol, the headlights of rumbling military trucks and an occasional flashlight or cigarette glow among bedraggled holdout residents.

Newsmakers msnbc.msn.com/id/9190574/site/newsweek/
Dominic Monaghan went from being a hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" to a stranded rock star on ABC's "Lost," which comes out on DVD this week. Monaghan spoke to NEWSWEEK's Ramin Setoodeh.

S. Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong Markets Hailed
Stock markets in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong still offer the best value in the region despite a strong rally that sent two of those markets to multiyear highs, an Asia-Pacific strategist with Baring Asset Management says.

The Fresno 03 Setp 20i05 Nation: Eerie Saturday night in the Big Easy
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Hurricane Katrina victim Ron Seitzer, who lives in the French Quarter, washes his cloths in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, as a building near the French Quarter burns in the background.

Malay An international symposium on Malay Songket will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dewan Tun Hussein Onn, Putra mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Sunday/National/20050904121502/Article/
TV3 director of operations Anthony Firdauz Bujang said the symposium was part of TV3 s many activities lined-up for the year to take songket to the next level and highlight it locally and internationally.

cook: U.S. and Internal Pressures Producing First Multi-Candidate Presidential Election in Egypt - Council on Foreign cfr.org/publication/8792/cook.html?jsessionid=fb5907d2a92917c6441e5f6b69723c9b
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Markets Market watch
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The USDA's first survey-based forecast put corn production at 10.35 billion bushels and 139.2 bushels per acre. This estimate would the be second-largest crop in history, only trailing last year's record crop.

UN head's son 'traded on his father's name' guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1562358,00.html
The son of Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, tried several times to trade on his father's reputation, a damaging report into the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq will reveal this week.

Pittsburgh Spa groove: Local ingredients, exotic influences, niche markets are emerging trends
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NEW YORK -- With the recent opening of its second location at Pittsburgh International Airport, XpresSpa offers another haven where travel-weary passengers can unwind before or after a flight and have a massage, pedicure or other healing treatment in transit.

Markets Market watch
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Now that our growing season is effectively over for 80 percent of our cornbelt and weather is no longer affecting our daily pricing, we look for final production changes on the Sept. 12 USDA crop report.

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the african store: discount pure and unrefined african shea butter & dudu-osun african black soap.
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treasury rates decline slightly timesdispatch.com/servlet/satellite?pagename=rtd/mgarticle/rtd_basicarticle&c=mgarticle&cid=1031784599677
washington -- the treasury department yesterday auctioned $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.460 percent, down from 3.470 percent last week.

thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts dj thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts bangkok (dow jones)--the securities and exchange commission told thai airways international pcl (thai.th) to launch a probe into discounted ticket sales at its london branch, the nation reports tuesday, citing chalee chantanayingyong, the sec assistant secretary-general. the sec asked the national carrier to clarify the issue and if the

broncos don't stop revolving-door system
usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/broncos/2005-08-22-broncos-rbs_x.htm
buy 'em, collect 'em, trade 'em with your friends. this works best with trading cards, bobble-heads and memorabilia. but denver broncos coach mike shanahan prefers to deal in running backs who have ranked in the top 10 in rushing nine times under shanahan's 10-year tenure.

rising fuel costs pinch school districts
the wheels on the bus aren't the only things going round and round. the dials on the fuel pump are spinning, too, for school districts that face soaring costs just as 25 million children get back on the bus for a new school year.

yvonne zanos: checking debits, charges is a must these days
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q: i'm having problems with a company called american family health care. i was sent a letter saying "congratulations! we are accepting you as a member." i was told that $3.95 had been charged to my discover card for shipping and handling.

hk dollar inches lower, eyes on stock market
hong kong, aug 23 (reuters) - the hong kong dollar softened a little on tuesday morning but trading was confined to a narrow range, with attention fixed on the stock market's performance and related fund flows.

thai press:regulators ask thai airways to probe discounts
bangkok (dow jones)--the securities and exchange commission told thai airways international pcl (thai.th) to launch a probe into discounted ticket sales at its london branch, the nation reports tuesday, citing chalee chantanayingyong, the sec assistant secretary-general.

drift kings - formula d finale - aug 27 - you-know-where theautochannel.com/f/news/2005/08/22/140954.html
fill flash: media day for this one will be thursday august 25 from 11am - 3pm no rsvp - just beeee there! formula d drift series usa series finale scheduled for august 27 at speedway irwindale, calif.