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- New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on…
- Plot thickens over 10,000 development offer
- NETGEAR Puts Spotlight On India-Specific Products
- A builder’s footprint

New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on…
Stuff.co.nz – Mar 29, 2008
Low- and medium-level waste comprises 90 per cent of the volume, but only 5 per cent of the total radioactivity. The high-level waste is vitrified – it becomes part of large glass blocks, in the same way lead is incorporated into lead crystal. At the storage building at La Hague, you can walk over 20 years of French nuclear high-level waste. The French Government recently approved a long-term plan to bury the glass blocks 500 metres below ground by 2025. The plan has been controversial. It's ironic, Mr Barre says, that people are more afraid of inert, contained waste than nuclear reactors with moving parts and human input, where something really can go wrong. Geological disposal, he says, is so safe he'd happily have the blocks stored underneath his house…
The French Government recently approved a long-term plan to bury the glass blocks 500 metres below ground by 2025. The plan has been controversial. It's ironic, Mr Barre says, that people are more afraid of inert, contained waste than nuclear reactors with moving parts and human input, where something really can go wrong. Geological disposal, he says, is so safe he'd happily have the blocks stored underneath his house. One of France's neighbours takes a different view. It was largely the lack of an acceptable, long-term waste solution that prompted the German Government to phase out its nuclear power stations, according to Environment Ministry renewable energy division spokesman Thorsten Falk. ***Moral and environmental objections aside, three key components would be needed for New Zealand to produce nuclear energy, Mr Barre says:* An appropriately sized national grid – generally at least 10 times bigger than any one nuclear plant.

Plot thickens over 10,000 development offer
Guardian Unlimited – Mar 29, 2008
Graystone, which gives a maildrop address, has one director and shareholder – Vincent Bithell, 41, who lives in Spain. Bithell appears on the Spanish financial watchdog warning list for his role in Barcelona boiler room Mercantile Securities. In Bithell’s absence, Capital Letters spoke to the company secretary Graham Bithell, 63. He is Vincent’s father and lives in north Wales. He said he only had this post because his son asked him and he “had never been involved with the business”. He had “very little contact” with Vincent who had “been away for a long time”. The firm cites “Fletcher Kennedy, London” as legal advisers…
The difficulty Tesco had was in coping with your loss of earnings for the time you had to waste to sort this out. Neither of you has a standard job – you’re a temp and he’s self-employed. Capital Letters told Tesco that your partner’s per-hour fee for rearranging his tools and racking was far lower than a garage would have charged, if anyone could have found someone who understood his storage system. Tesco eventually agreed and has paid your claims in full – offering you a modest £30 compensation for the trouble it put you to. Boxed in by Tiscali’s failure to deliverWe have had Homechoice broadband since March 2006. Homechoice was taken over by Tiscali in 2006 and, last December, it promised “great new Tiscali packages” in early 2008. In February, the Homechoice box failed.

NETGEAR Puts Spotlight On India-Specific Products
EFYTimes – Mar 29, 2008
US, has reiterated its commitment to India and Indian sub-continent. As a part of its commitment, NETGEAR brings out a wide array of custom-built products for the Indian SMB customers. At the same time, for the wider reach, the company has also focussed on expanding its distribution relationships. NETGEAR has its products grouped into four major segments — Ethernet networking, broadband, wireless networking and storage, which include switches, adapters, secure wired and wireless routers, gateways and storage (NAS) boxes for the SMBs. Shared Patrick Lo, founder, chairman and CEO, NETGEAR Inc. , India is a strategic market for us. We understand that the SMB sector in India is growing aggressively…
As a part of its commitment, NETGEAR brings out a wide array of custom-built products for the Indian SMB customers. At the same time, for the wider reach, the company has also focussed on expanding its distribution relationships. NETGEAR has its products grouped into four major segments — Ethernet networking, broadband, wireless networking and storage, which include switches, adapters, secure wired and wireless routers, gateways and storage (NAS) boxes for the SMBs. Shared Patrick Lo, founder, chairman and CEO, NETGEAR Inc. , India is a strategic market for us. We understand that the SMB sector in India is growing aggressively. From the perspective of NETGEAR, our focus will be to bring new innovative products at a great value.

A builder’s footprint
London Free Press – Mar 29, 2008
“This gives a picture of the reputation and high regard that all members think of Mowbray. “One of the reasons that Sifton Properties is so highly regarded within the home construction industry is its willingness to forge into new territory, whether through development or using new building materials. For the latter, Langdon sites this company as being the first to use drywall. This innovative spirit and concern for the environment was expressed long before it was cool to go green. “They built a solar home in Westmount 15 or 20 years ago, well before energy efficiency was in vogue,” she adds. These sentiments are echoed by Gerry Macartney, CEO and general manager of the London Chamber of Commerce. “They [Sifton] lead the charge on speculation…
It’s very rare to last beyond maybe one or two generations and it’s as strong as, or stronger, than ever,” he says. London’s mayor, Anne Marie Decicco-Best agrees, “The Sifton name is synonymous with home building in London. Sifton Properties have a legacy in London that goes back many generations, and they continue to be one of the prominent home builders in London, moving into other areas, like retirement homes and long-term care facilities – and having success there. “This legacy has had a dramatic impact on London’s economy over the years. “You look at their [Sifton's] overall footprint in the city and multiply that by the construction costs and commercial buildings they’ve built and all the jobs that they’ve created. The impact is huge, multi-millions of dollars,” illustrates Macartney. There are many chapters to a story as long as the one the Sifton family is living, but Gerry Macartney summed it up best when he said, “Two words describe this company – integrity and quality – and that will get you ahead any day of the week.