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LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - British Airways said on Friday it had chosen V2500 engines built by International Aero Engines (IAE) for eight of its Airbus A320 series aircraft.

LONDON, July 20 - British Airways said on Friday it had chosen V2500 engines built by International Aero Engines for eight of its Airbus A320 series aircraft.

His injured ankle is still giving him trouble, so he could sit out Saturday's game against Chelsea. Lalas says pressure from sponsors, fans or television will not factor into the decision.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Rolls-Royce will conduct a job fair in Indianapolis on Sunday and Monday. The fair is specifically for engineers, not a general call for hiring, and is by invitation only. The company hopes to fill as many as 200 aerospace engineering positions.

by Staff Writers West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Jul 20, 2007 Researchers at Purdue University are perfecting a technique for manufacturing parts that have complex shapes and precision internal features by depositing layers of powdered materials, melting the powder with a laser and then immediately machining each layer.

Jack Pressley is not a man given to blowing his own trumpet. Hand him a saxophone or clarinet however, and the 91-year-old will willingly soundtrack a journey through his remarkable life.

BTS may delay IPO TRANSPORT :The Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) said yesterday that it may delay its initial public offering until next year from the fourth quarter of 2007 pending the completion of its debt restructuring.

Cambridge Park Limited, Inc., announced today that it had launched a new website for the Corporation at www.cambridgeparkltd.com. The highly attractive, informative and easily readable new site, designed by "Eye On Design," features a thorough presentation of the Corporation's focus and strategy, and investor relations page, and a snapshot about the Corporation and its subsidiary, Prestige Cars ...

MAYBACH looks like edging-out rival Rolls-Royce for the most expensive saloon on show at November's MPH Shows at Earls Court, London and the NEC.The £265,000 '57' model Maybach won't be the most expensive car on display - that will be the money-guzzling Koenigsegg CCR at £407,000.The shows take place at Earls Court from 1 - 4 November and at NEC from 8 - 11 November.

THE Liberal Party's NSW executive will examine tonight new allegations concerning Michael Towke, who was the surprise winner in last Saturday's preselection for the safe southern Sydney federal seat of Cook.

THE Liberal Party's NSW executive will examine tonight new allegations concerning Michael Towke, who was the surprise winner in last Saturday's preselection for the safe southern Sydney federal seat of Cook.

AUSTRALIA needs to take a longer term view of the skills shortage based on the quality of its aerospace engineers and not just the need to fill shortfalls, a leading educator has warned.

The Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe was presented in 2004 as the 100EX concept at the Geneva Motor Show as a tribute to the 100 years of existence for the British manufacturer.

Dateline: July 1981 The big story... Prince Charles, heir to the Throne, married Lady Diana Spencer at St Pauls Cathedral in a ceremony watched around the world by an estimated 700m. (19/07/2007)

PUPILS and staff at Pilning Primary School are marking the end of a 130-year chapter in the school's history. This summer its name will disappear forever when the school officially merges with neighbouring Redwick and Northwick Primary under a new name, St Peter's.

Sergio Garcia fires a 65 to lead after day one of the Open Championship.

Sergio Garcia leaps above Paul McGinley and into the lead at the Open Championship.

THE timing was unfortunate and telling: As the city of Newark marked the 40th anniversary of its riots, state senator, powerbroker and ex-Mayor Sharpe James was indicted. Forty years ago, Newark, divided by race and poverty, exploded. Newark still is divided by race and poverty.

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Navy’s F-35C Lightning II carrier variant has completed its Air System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of the aircraft and its associated systems.

PAMELA Spellman never fit into the golden world of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James, with his Rolls-Royce and his yacht – and now his federal indictment.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. , one of North America's biggest railways, said on Wednesday it had rejected an "inquiry" by Brookfield Asset Management. and denied it was in takeover discussions, but its shares soared.

Researchers at Purdue University are perfecting a technique for manufacturing parts that have complex shapes and precision internal features by depositing layers of powdered materials, melting the powder with a laser and then immediately machining each layer.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said on Wednesday it rejected an "inquiry" from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. , and denied it was in discussions about a takeover of one of North America's largest railways.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said on Wednesday it rejected an "inquiry" from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. , and denied it was in discussions about a takeover of one of North America's largest railways.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian consumer prices unexpectedly fell in June, but that is unlikely to deter the Bank of Canada from raising interest rates in September, analysts said on Wednesday, as the annual inflation rate stayed well above target.

LONDON — Jack Odell, the British engineer responsible for the unique design of Matchbox cars, died on July 7 in London at age 87.

FOOTBALL fanatics throughout the local district are being invited to take part in a five-a-side tournament in East Kilbride. The Nerston based complex Fives is to hold a testimonial tournament to celebrate its 10th year in existence in the town.

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian investigators are probing a plane crash at Sao Paulo's city airport that claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in the country's worst air disaster.

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian investigators are probing a plane crash at Sao Paulo's city airport that claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in the country's worst air disaster.

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- A Brazilian passenger plane crashed on landing at Sao Paulo's domestic airport, killing as many as 200 people in the country's worst air disaster.

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CHANTILLY, Va., June 15 - Rolls-Royce plc, a world-leading power systems and services company, announced today that it has been selected by Dassault Aviation to power the new Falcon super mid-size (SMS) business jet with a new engine in the 10,000 pound thrust range. The engine, developed through the Rolls-Royce technology acquisition program, is the first of a new family of engines designed to ...

Plus: Rolls-Royce, Soc Gen, ABN AMRO, and other European stocks making headlines Tuesday

Markets Tuesday weighed firmer UK inflation and a decline in German business sentiment

FLYGLOBESPAN chairman Tom Dalrymple has underlined his airline’s determination to restore full confidence in their Ireland West Knock service to New York’s JFK.

Leaders from business, the university and voluntary sectors, alongside school Heads will discuss how they can support schools in transforming expectations for the education system and deliver the Government’s aspiration for a world-class education system, as the new National Council for Educational Excellence holds its first meeting today at a London secondary school.

METALYSIS, the company which uses a patented technique to cut the costs of producing metals, has received a £13m cash boost to fund the commercialisation of its technology. (18/07/2007 10:47:00)

On the by-election campaign trail in Ealing Southall - where defections and allegations of dirty tricks make the result hard to call.

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- A Brazilian passenger plane crashed and burst into flames on landing at Sao Paulo's domestic airport late yesterday. At least 200 people may have been killed, in what would be the country's worst air disaster.

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International Stress Guru, Carole Spiers, Returns To Dubai And Kuala Lumpur To Brief CEOs On How To Retain Competitive Advantage Through The Successful Management Of Stress

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A sudden burst of excessive engine power may have led to a fatal crash in California on Sunday of a P-51D Mustang that killed part-time valley resident John McKittrick on his first solo flight in the $1.

The FTSE 100 ended down 38.6 points at 6,659.1, with many traders still jittery over subprime mortgage market concerns. The UK’s leading share index pegged back greater losses after the U.S. Producer Price Index showed a surprise drop in June. Economists had forecast a small rise.

LONDON — Jack Odell, the British engineer responsible for the unique design of Matchbox cars, died on July 7 in London at age 87.

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Overnight rate nearly certain to rise to 6.0% after June prices pass expectations.

Fears of another hike in interest rates overshadowed trading today as London’s blue-chips finished in the red.

Mxi Technologies has launched a new automated preset task planning feature for its Maintenix aviation maintenance management software.

The FTSE 100 Index has closed 38.8 points down at 6659.1 as fears of another hike in interest rates overshadowed trading.

If you always wanted to drive around in a Rolls-Royce Phantom while every one looked at you with envy but didn’t want to spend a lot of money, Rolls-Royce is now offering an easier solution. The company has just launched it first approved program for pre-owned cars.

The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD) is a coalition of leading New Zealand companies united by a shared commitment to environmental, social and economic development.

LONDON, July 17 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Credit Suisse downgrade Rolls-Royce Group ( RRS.ETR ) from "outperform" to "neutral." The target price is set to 570p.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - London struggled through the session following stronger than expected inflation data and dreary miners, although banks recovered later to help halve losses.

Stock declines on questions of its valuation.

Up-dared throughout the day. Come back for more ROLLS-ROYCE has launched its first approved programme for pre-owned cars called Provenance.

London’s blue-chips were under pressure today as key UK inflation data left investors fearing another imminent interest rate rise.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell for a second day, paced by BHP Billiton Ltd. after Deutsche Bank AG downgraded the shares and metal prices retreated. Lonmin Plc dropped to a one- month low.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie is still in the red, with weak miners overshadowing Tate & Lyle’s broker upgrade, although Wall Street is set to open with slight gains on inflation data and strong earnings.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched its first approved programme for pre-owned cars. The Rolls-Royce Provenance programme offers new car peace of mind and ensures that only the finest examples of the marque gain the Provenance seal of approval.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Tate & Lyle jumped to its highest since the beginning of June after Goldman Sachs upgraded the sugar and sweeteners giant to 'buy' from 'neutral' with 650p price target.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Plumbing supplies merchant Wolseley is in the red thanks to a Deutsche Bank price target downgrade to 1,460p from 1,540p, although the broker keeps the stock as a ’buy’.

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell nearly 1 percent on Tuesday as inflation data stoked fears of further interest rate increases in the UK and miners also weighed on the index, suffering from broker downgrades.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for the first time in four days after analysts downgraded oil companies and a decline in metal prices pushed mining shares lower.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Miners have taken a big hit Tuesday, sending London deep into the red, while downbeat brokers, inflation data and indications of a weaker start on Wall Street are all proving a drag.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Aerospace and Defence is lower as Rolls-Royce nursed heavy losses this morning after Credit Suisse cut the aero engine maker to 'neutral' from 'outperform' following recent outperformance.

Bombardier Shorts is to play a key role in a £95m UK-wide project designed to produce a new generation of greener aircraft engines, it has been announced.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - London tumbled through the morning on stronger than expected inflation data and as miners suffered heavy losses and negative broker comment hurt elsewhere.

London equities fell in early trade on Tuesday, FT.com reports, as broker downgrades weighed and investors awaited UK consumer inflation data and US producer price inflation data.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Market Research - Portfolio Analysis" to their offering.

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Thursday's by-election in Ealing Southall (prompted by the demise of Parliament's cheery oldest member, Piara Khabra) is the most bizarre and bitter for years, with defections and dirty tricks. Look suspiciously upon anyone loudly predicting the outcome.

The top share index fell on Tuesday as miners suffered downgrades and investors braced for U.S. inflation data after worries in the subprime market fuelled concerns about the state of the world's largest economy.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Tate & Lyle 592-1/2 up 20-1/2 Panmure Gordon 'buy' from 'hold' with 645 pence tgt; Goldman 'buy' from 'neutral' British American Tobacco 1,666 up 8 Switching to defensives Imperial Tobacco 2,201 up 1 Switching to defensives FTSE 100 fallers Kelda Group 861-1/2 down 33-1/2 UBS 'reduce' from 'neutral' with target cut to 891 pence from 945 Schroders 1,284 ...

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Tuesday as miners suffered downgrades and investors braced for U.S. inflation data after fresh fears over the subprime mortgage market fuelled concerns about the state of the world's largest economy.

AD NUMBER: 2007-14-07 MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-14-07 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524 and -535 series turbofan engines.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Rolls-Royce is nursing losses this morning after Credit Suisse cut the aero engine maker to 'neutral' from 'outperform' following recent outperformance.

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(updating with further details) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares opened lower as Wall Street closed at a new record high, while investors cautiously await UK CPI data and US PPI figures today, with Rolls-Royce a major casualty in the blue chips after a broker downgrade.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell for a second day, paced by BHP Billiton Ltd. after Deutsche Bank AG downgraded the shares and metal prices retreated. Anglo American Plc and Antofagasta Plc also declined.

LONDON, July 17 - European stocks slipped early on Tuesday, led lower by banks and oil shares, as worries over the U.S. subprime market returned to keep investors on edge ahead of key inflation data that could provide clues on interest rates.

Though hundreds of thousands of Utahns struggle to get and keep health insurance, a controversial vote last week by the Jordan Board of Education drew attention to the reality that elected officials in Utah typically don't have to worry about doctor bills.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - London’s tops stocks are deep in the red as attention switches to broker comments with there being a dearth of blue chip company news.

The Airports Company South Africa has been labelled the jewel in the crown of state-owned enterprises, because the company is so profitable. So why is it then passing on cost increases to passengers at airports? It’s related to the massive infrastructure spend, says the FD.

Passenger tax is going to double over the next five years, and that’s not even to mention the landing fees, which will also double — a bill the consumer will have to foot, says kulula.com’s Erik Venter. Something’s fishy, he says...

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- European stocks slipped early on Tuesday, led lower by oil shares, as investors continued to worry about the U.S. economy and hunkered down for key inflation data releases that could provide clues on interest rates.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares opened lower as investors cautiously await UK CPI data and US PPI figures today, and as Rolls-Royce became a major casualty in the blue chips after a broker downgrade, although on Wall Street the Dow closed yesterday at a new record high.

Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore.

London equities fell in early trade on Tuesday as broker downgrades weighed and investors awaited UK consumer inflation data and US producer price inflation data.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks including Rolls-Royce Group Plc, Kelda Group Plc and Schroders Plc fell as brokerages lowered their recommendations for the shares.

LONDON, July 17 - European stocks slipped early on Tuesday, led lower by oil shares, as investors continued to worry about the U.S. economy and hunkered down for key inflation data releases that could provide clues on interest rates.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares opened lower as investors cautiously await UK CPI data and US PPI figures today, and as Rolls-Royce became a major casualty in the blue chips after a broker downgrade, although on Wall Street the Dow closed yesterday at a new record high.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Tuesday July 24 INTERIMS AECI BP (Q2) Capita Group Wolfson Microelectronics (Q2) Yell Group (Q1) FINALS Misys Pace Micro Technology Sports Direct International Zetar AGMs Chloride FKI Fuller, Smith & Turner Johnson Matthey Severn Trent Trans-Siberian Gold Victoria Vodafone Group Wagon EGMs None scheduled PRODUCTION REPORT BHP Billiton ECONOMICS No UK data scheduled ...

The FTSE 100 index closed 0.28 percent lower, down 19 points, to 6,697.7, having hit a near 7-year high on Friday amid a bout of takeover activity.

by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2007 Northrop Grumman is conducting a range of system simulations in a prototype Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Mission Control System (MCS) to validate operational models while generating performance measures and manning effectiveness.

For as long as he can remember, John Barrowman, star of the upcoming "Doctor Who" spinoff "Torchwood," has been gazing skyward.

KAILUA, Hawaii - Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore.

The collapse of John McCain?s campaign marks a departure from the Republican Party tradition of anointing its successor early and sticking with him.

The FTSE 100 index closed 0.28 percent lower, down 19 points, to 6,697.7, having hit a near 7-year high on Friday amid a bout of takeover activity.

Nicole Kidman's celebrity wedding to country crooner Keith Urban got underway Sunday with the Hollywood star arriving at the clifftop church in Sydney dressed in a flowing white gown and veil and clutching a posy of white roses.

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are husband and wife. It's the day that many people thought would never come, and it's not an extravaganza, but the event is drawing its share of attention, both benevolent and not.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - European exchanges closed sightly higher today with ABN Amro grabbing the spotlight as the RBS-led consortium upped the cash component in its 71.1 bln eur bid for the Dutch bank to 93 pct from 79 pct.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Alliance & Leicester 1,152 up 28 Sector consolidation GlaxoSmithKline 1,310 up 21 JP Morgan upgrades to 'neutral' vs 'underweight', target to 1,350p vs 1,225 Barclays 728-1/2 up 4 Says its ABN Amro bid offers "better long-term value" for ABN shareholders Wolseley 1,170 up 15 Bridgewell reiterates 'overweight' after trading update Pearson 834 up 9 Bear ...

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell on Monday, as Lonmin cut its full-year sales forecast, knocking miners off their feet, while heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell suffered a downgrade.

KAILUA, Hawaii - Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore.

Probably not ... but the Reds are threatening as part of a ballpark battle with Sarasota.

SARASOTA, Fla. - As spring training came to an end last year, there was unanimous political support to build a new baseball complex for the Cincinnati Reds in Sarasota. All five city commissioners and all five county commissioners were on board.

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by Lonmin Plc after the mining company said it will delay the sale of as much as 90,000 ounces of platinum. BHP Billiton Plc and Xstrata Plc slid as copper retreated.

PLANS for a permanent home for Concorde 216 are about to take another step forward.

A Sydney court has heard that the damage caused by a tank rampage through the city is no small amount...

A Belfast firm joins a research project aimed at improving the environmental performance of aircraft engines.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were extended its losses midday with Wall Street seen opening weaker with Lonmin down in the blue chips after the group warned of a fall in full-year sales of platinum and related metals

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - European exchanges advanced midday with Philips losing ground as second quarter results came in below expectations, and ABN Amro jumping ahead following a revised bid from RBS and with ING rumoured to be another bidder.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were extended its losses midday with Wall Street seen opening weaker with Lonmin down in the blue chips after the group warned of a fall in full-year sales of platinum and related metals At 12.17 pm, the FTSE 100 was down 14.3 points at 6,702.4 off a high of 6,735.8, while the FTSE 250 index was down 25.5 points at 11,897.4.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Barclays moved up to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard as rival ABN Amro bidder Royal Bank of Scotland revised its bid and dropped its interest in LaSalle.

Vodafone in the spotlight

A man who believed that his health had been damaged by mobile phone signals led a convoy of police cars and onlookers across western suburbs of Sydney as he used a 15-tonne armoured personnel carrier (APC) to flatten seven phone towers.

Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast today announced its involvement in a major five-year UK national research programme aimed at improving the environmental performance of aircraft engines.

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) -- A 23-year-old aspiring motivational speaker from Oneonta was crowned Miss New York after a night of competition. Elisabeth Baldanza became the Queen of the Empire State on Saturday night at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts in Huntington, Long Island.

Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast today announced its involvement in a major five-year UK national research programme aimed at improving the environmental performance of aircraft engines.

KAILUA, Hawaii - Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore.

Sydney - The repair bill after a tank rampaged through the streets of Australia's biggest city at the weekend exceeds 6 million dollars (5 million US dollars), a court in Sydney was told Monday. John Patterson, 35, was denied bail on a string of char...

Charging business units for IT services and new technologies, such as service oriented architecture (SOA), is creating a greater understanding of the business value of IT investment in companies, according to senior IT professionals.

Barclays was the stand-out gainer on Monday, rising more than two per cent, on hopes its €64bn cash and shares offer for ABN Amro of the Netherlands would fail and that Barclays itself would then become a bid target.

Barclays was the stand-out gainer on Monday on hopes its €64bn cash and shares offer for ABN Amro of the Netherlands would fail after a rival consortium raised its bid for the Dutch bank.

Associated Press - July 16, 2007 3:05 AM ET HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) - A 23-year-old aspiring motivational speaker from Oneonta was crowned Miss New York after a night of competition.

The man who created the Famous Amos cookie empire three decades ago and eventually lost ownership of the company - as well as the rights to use the catchy name - is now running a modest cookie shop in Hawaii.

16/07/2007 06:00:00 Business Wire Gas Turbine Efficiency plc ("GTE" or "the Group"), a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced cleaning, performance monitoring and fluid and control systems for gas turbines, is pleased to announce a significant increase in Industrial based revenues and backlog for 2007.

Gas Turbine Efficiency plc ("GTE" or "the Group"), a leading designer and manufacturer

HARWOOD, Texas — Even by the standards of Texas — where beef is no trivial matter — rancher Jose Antonio Elias Calles has coddled his cattle. The animals imported from Japan are guarded by off-duty Texas Rangers and kept away from American bulls that might contaminate their coveted gene pool.

LONDON----Gas Turbine Efficiency plc , a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced cleaning, performance monitoring and fluid and control systems for gas turbines, is pleased to announce a significant increase in Industrial based revenues and backlog for 2007.

No longer Famous, Wally Amos still bakes sweet treats. Having lost his cookie company, the master salesman now is concentrating on muffins.

Staff Reporter ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars has launched the Phantom Pearl Bespoke Collection in the Middle East. The Phantom Pearl Bespoke Collection has interiors designed around an innovative application of mother-of-pearl, set into the wooden door cappings and the passenger-side fascia.

KAILUA, HAWAII - Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can't call himself that anymore.

A man who believed that his health had been damaged by mobile phone signals led a convoy of police cars and onlookers across western suburbs of Sydney as he used a 15-tonne armoured personnel carrier (APC) to flatten seven phone towers.

Calling all sporty bosses, do you have an active sporting lifestyle tucked away from your office? Do you take part in one or more non-traditional sport? Or do you know of such a boss?

A long-delayed £13bn private finance initiative programme to replace the Royal Air Force's fleet of mid-air refuelling tankers received a boost yesterday, as the consortium running the project launched a competition to raise £2bn of financing.

KAILUA, Hawaii — Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can’t call himself that anymore.

Elisabeth Baldanza, Miss Empire Rose, was crowned Miss New York at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts in Huntington late Saturday.

If you are a tree stand hunter, now is the time to place your stands and trim the shooting lanes around them.

Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.

There are several ways of defining and measuring an era, but an excellent place to start is by checking out the media of the day and what they could or could not do at the moment. For example, when sound recording first came along, the singers belted into it as if performing to an empty stadium.

A federal magistrate this afternoon set a $250,000 bail for former Newark Mayor Sharpe James following his indictment on corruption charges. James briefly answered questions during his appearance at the federal courthouse in Newark, a short walk from the City Hall office he occupied for 20 years.

KAILUA, Hawaii - Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can’t call himself that anymore. The man who created the Famous Amos cookie empire three decades ago and eventually lost ownership of the company - as well as the rights to use the catchy name - is now running a modest cookie shop in Hawaii. But he’s hardly struggling. In addition to being proprietor of Chip & Cookie in ...

NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury Thursday indicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges involving land sales and allegations that he spent extravagantly on himself and several women using city-issued credit cards.

THERE was a businesswoman who just made nine million dollars for an Arabian oil sheik. When she was preparing to leave, the sheik offered her diamonds and rubies and a silver-plated Rolls Royce, but she declined.

KAILUA, Hawaii — Wally Amos will always be famous, even though he can’t call himself that anymore.

WHO IS SHARPE JAMES? Sharpe James, 71, indicted Thursday on federal corruption charges, served as mayor of Newark from 1986 to 2006. He has also been a state senator since 1999, but announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election. During his tenure, he was considered a powerful political boss who doled out patronage and was beloved by many Newark residents. Lived large with a ...

A day after being charged in a sweeping corruption case, former Newark Mayor Sharpe James seemed ready to do what he has always done best -- campaign and work the crowds in a city that re-elected him five times.

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James is seen as both a protector and a profiteer; whether he is convicted of fraud depends on which description seems more convincing.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Airlines has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine to power its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which the flag carrier has ordered as part of its fleet renewal programme.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Airlines reiterating its plans for fleet renewal has selected the renowned aircraft engine maker, Rolls Royce to power their 4 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, according to a Rolls Royce recent release.

Some investors consider the environment for British stocks worrisome.

NEWARK, July 12 -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted former Newark mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges involving land sales and the extravagant use of city-issued credit cards for himself and several women.

The probe into former Newark Mayor Sharpe James began with a tip from a concerned citizen to the FBI three years ago, while James was still running New Jersey's largest city.

Slippery Sharpe James - the former Newark mayor who always had a soft spot for the ladies - was indicted yesterday on a slew of corruption charges, including spending boatloads of city money on sexy vacations with women. James, who is married, was...

The probe into former Newark Mayor Sharpe James began with a tip from a concerned citizen to the FBI three years ago, while James was still running New Jersey's largest city.

New Century will supply the machining equipment to manufacture large components of the General Electric and Rolls Royce engines slated for use on the new Boeing 787 Airbus A380 and A350 aircrafts. W K Machine will act as the operator of the JV. They have over 30 years of experience in manufacturing jet engine components

NEWARK, July 12 — In the city he led as mayor for 20 years, it was called a coincidence, a conspiracy, a shame or simply about time that Sharpe James was indicted Thursday, the very day that this struggling city commemorated the 40th anniversary of the 1967 riots.

As investors search for ways to diversify risk, hedge funds have expanded investments beyond stocks and bonds into art, wine, rare stamps and even soccer players.

The United States attorney for New Jersey said the case against Sharpe James contained ?stark examples of the greed and arrogance of unchecked power.?

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was indicted Thursday on corruption charges involving land sales and allegations that he spent extravagantly on himself and several women using city-issued credit cards.

A federal grand jury indicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges involving land sales and the extravagant use of city-issued credit cards on himself and several women.

Sharpe James was indicted today on 33 counts of fraud and depriving government of honest services.

Goodrich Corporation is partnering with a multi-company/university team, led by Rolls-Royce, on a research project focused on developing technology to reduce the environmental impact of gas turbine aerospace engines.

The government has awarded £40m to the British aerospace industry to research and develop "green" aviation engines with the aim of reducing the impact of flying on the environment.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls Royce said Royal Brunei Airlines has selected Trent 1000 engines to power four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners it is acquiring on a lease agreement.

DERBY: The Government is investing more than £40 million to help the UK aerospace industry take a significant step towards developing environmentally-friendly engines with reduced noise, fuel burn, carbon and nitrogen emissions.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Gas Turbine Efficiency PLC (GTE) said it has signed a three-year extension of its exclusive agreement with Rolls-Royce PLC. No financial details were disclosed.

LONDON----Gas Turbine Efficiency plc , a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced cleaning, performance monitoring and fluid and control systems for gas turbines, is pleased to announce that it has signed a three year extension of its exclusive agreement with Rolls-Royce, Plc.

The Red Room at PURE - can you get in? Once you’re in, is it worth it? Access to the Good Life isn’t always golden. For example, it wasn’t so long ago when a new Rolls-Royce disappointed with weak air conditioning, god-awful ergonomics and ghastly road manners.

The Future of Flight Aviation Center offers reduced admission Sunday. MUKILTEO - With the rollout of the 787 jetliner taking place within sight of the county's aerospace museum, the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour will join in celebrating the new airplane.

A federal judge denied boy band guru Lou Pearlman bond Wednesday after hearing the case of the music promoter.

By Noon Wednesday people at Polly's Country Market, on Parnall Rd. in Jackson, knew someone had sold a big winner.

By his own admission, Jimmy Greaves posed little threat in the air, lacked the physical strength to unsettle defenders and his shooting was hardly explosive. Yet none of that stopped him becoming the greatest goalscorer of his era.

Rolls-Royce has 15 places for a new two-year graduate programme based at its Goodwood factory.

The Toyota Auris will make its first appearance at the Mobility Roadshow later this month. The five-door version of Toyota's replacement for the Corolla is being made available with a passenger swivel seat, and visitors to Mobility will have the chance to try it out.

The Red Room at PURE - can you get in? Once you’re in, is it worth it? Access to the Good Life isn’t always golden. For example, it wasn’t so long ago when a new Rolls-Royce disappointed with weak air conditioning, god-awful ergonomics and ghastly road manners.

PROVIDENCE — Health insurers in Rhode Island are getting ready to roll out new insurance plans with lower premiums, but higher deductibles and pared-down coverage.

Arts & entertainment: Kipling called it 'a river of life'. Chris Arnot on a unique attempt to capture the spirit of the 1,500 mile-long Grand Trunk Road.

The Chicago jury considering fraud charges against former media magnate Conrad Black says it is unable to reach a verdict.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled the new Phantom Drophead Coupé for the first time in France, at the famous Polo de Bagatelle in Paris. The two-door, four-seater convertible combines the latest in light-weight engineering technology with the finest hand-crafted materials.

The Drophead Coupe doesn’t lack for performance. Sitting up front under its majestic hood is the same silky smooth turbocharged 6.8-liter V12 engine used in the larger and heavier Phantom sedan.

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An escalating dispute between jet-engine maker General Electric Co. and Airbus might dim prospects for the A350 jet.

Rolls-Royce Turbofan Will Power First Plane International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), the largest US-based aircraft leasing company, has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power 40 of 74 Boeing 787 Dreamliners it has on order.

Engine maker Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply Trent 1000 engines for 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners ordered by US aircraft leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation. The deal is worth $1.3 billion (£645m).

Providers of medical equipment in two hotbeds of Medicare fraud -- Los Angeles and South Florida -- will have to reapply to do business with the government and undergo inspections, officials said Monday

Tate & Lyle took top spot on the FTSE 100 leaderboard on Monday after one of the sector's leading analysts upgraded the sugar producer.

CHANTILLY, Va.----The Nakash Group of America has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for two firm and two option Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in a deal potentially worth around $160 million at list prices.

LONDON — A Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe has been bought at a charity auction for $1.6 million to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

CHANTILLY, Va.----International Lease Finance Corporation , the largest US-based aircraft leasing company, has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power 40 of 74 Boeing 787 Dreamliners it has on order.