Clearwire CFO David Sach leaves; Chief Strategy Officer Scott Richardson to resignSeptember 3rd, 2009 Clearwire CFO leaves; strategy chief to resignNEW YORK — Clearwire Corp. Chief Financial Officer David Sach has left the company to pursue other opportunities, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday.
Casella Waste Systems Chief Financial Officer John Quinn resigns to take new jobAugust 17th, 2009 Casella Waste Systems finance chief resignsNEW YORK — Casella Waste Systems, a solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, said Monday that John Quinn is resigning from his role as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The resignation is effective Sept.
Us Weekly Editor-in-Chief Janice Min resigns after 6 years at helmJuly 21st, 2009 Min resigns after 6 years as Us Weekly editorNEW YORK — Janice Min, the editor in chief of Us Weekly for six years, is leaving the celebrity magazine to pursue "other opportunities."
Though Min, 39, is stepping down from the magazine at a difficult time for print media, Us Weekly has held up well. Us Weekly says its ad pages were down 10 percent for the first half of 2009, compared with a 28 percent decline for the rest of the magazine industry.
Spokesman for embattled SC Gov. Sanford plans to leave state job, says scandal not a factorJuly 17th, 2009 Spokesman for embattled SC gov to leave state jobCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The spokesman for South Carolina's philandering governor plans to leave his state job, the first high-profile departure since the scandal over Mark Sanford's international dalliance broke.
GM says its purchasing chief will leave immediately to pursue other career opportunitiesJune 12th, 2009 GM's purchasing chief to step down immediatelyDETROIT — General Motors Corp. says its top purchasing executive will leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
Commercial fisherman hooks live missile in Gulf off Florida, keeps on board for 10 daysJune 9th, 2009 Fla. fisherman hooks live missile in Gulf watersMADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Florida authorities say a commercial fisherman reeled in a live missile in the Gulf of Mexico and kept it on his boat for 10 days.
Red Bull considering pullout from Formula One next yearMay 11th, 2009 BARCELONA - Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz, who finances the Red Bull formula one team, has said he is considering not entering a team next year if the sport's governing body FIA insisted on the proposed budget cap. FIA had earlier said that they would implement a 40 million pounds ($61 million dollars) budget cap.
Lasers detect synthetic chemical in baby formula foodMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Infrared lasers have helped researchers detect minute traces of a synthetic chemical like melamine in baby formula, within minutes. Melamine, used in plastics and other products, has been found in baby formula and other milk-based products imported from China.
No change in Bihar alliance formula: LaluMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unmoved by the Congress declaring it would go it alone in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday asserted that he would stick to the alliance firmed up with the Lok Janshakti Party for the state. Hours after the Congress announced that it would fight 37 of the state's 40 seats, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said: 'We will give only three seats to the Congress and there will be no reconsideration on this.'
Yadav told reporters: 'If the Congress wants to field its candidates they can, but (Congress chief) Sonia Gandhi will realise the importance of the RJD after the elections.'
The Congress move came after the RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan of LJP earlier in the week unilaterally decided the alliance formula for Bihar, leaving just three seats for the Congress.
Ferrari boss slams Formula One rule changeMarch 21st, 2009 MARANELLO - Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has slammed the rule changes introduced by FIA, the motorsport's governing body. FIA had said earlier this week that the world championship would be decided on the number of victories.
We missed two opportunities to invite Manmohan Singh: former Pakistan foreign ministerFebruary 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing regret that Pakistan missed two opportunities to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, fomer foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri said under no circumstances should the peace process between the two countries get derailed. 'This is the first time that I have come to India after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and I want to convey my heartfelt condolences to the Indian government and the people here.
Deepika Padukone to be face of Mallya's Formula One TeamFebruary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Industrialist Vijay Mallya, chairman of Force India Formula Team, has roped in actress Deepika Padukone to be the face of his team. Deepika said, if she could manage time from her busy Bollywood schedule, she would love to be one of the team's 'speed divas' and travel around the world for the Formula One Grand Prix event 2009.
General Dynamics focuses on India's defence marketFebruary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eyeing India's Rs.1.4 trillion ($30 billion) military hardware pie, US-based, General Dynamics, a global leader in providing defence-related information and communication systems, combat vehicles, munitions, weapon systems, special-mission aircraft and commercial space-related systems, Thursday announced the opening of its liaison office here. 'The liaison office will provide assistance and information to potential Indian customers as well as facilitate meetings among representatives of General Dynamics, the government of India and potential partners,' a company statement said.
Paris Hilton made another sex tape, claims new bookJanuary 18th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton made another sex tape of herself, claims a new book. Hilton, 27, is 'seen in a state of arousal in a New York taxi' in the footage, according to book 'Six Degrees of Paris Hilton' by Mark Ebner, reports thesun.co.uk.
Paris Hilton admits to 'couple' of partnersJanuary 6th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton claims she has had sex only with 'a couple' of partners. The announcement came contrary to the singer-actress' image as she is one of Hollywood's most notorious party girls and is rarely seen without a man on her arm.