Sarah Palin finishes 400-page memoir, 'Going Rogue,' to be released Nov. 17September 30th, 2009 Palin finishes memoir, 'Going Rogue,' out Nov. 17NEW YORK — That was fast.
British Airways launches business-class-only flights between London and New YorkSeptember 30th, 2009 British Airways launches luxury London-NY flightsLONDON — British Airways is launching its pricey new business class service between London and New York. The first flight takes off at 12:50 p.m.
Federal judge: Seinfeld book won't cook up consumer confusionSeptember 10th, 2009 Judge: Seinfeld book doesn't violate trademarkNEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday tossed out a cookbook author's claim that comedian Jerry Seinfeld's wife was a culinary copycat when she came out with her own book explaining how to entice children to eat vegetables. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain threw out the lawsuit brought against the Seinfeld couple by Missy Chase Lapine.
Key milestones in the history of telecommunications service SkypeSeptember 1st, 2009 At a glance: Key dates in Skype's historyKey milestones in Skype's history:
— 2003: Skype Beta launches publicly. The company was founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, creators of the music downloading service Kazaa.
CVB Financial launches offering of $115 million in common stockJuly 21st, 2009 CVB Financial launches stock offeringONTARIO, Calif. — CVB Financial Corp.
Marketing campaign for 'The White Tiger' wins Asian prizeJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The marketing campaign for the Man Booker winning novel, The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, has bagged the 'Excellence Award (best book)' of the Asian Multimedia Publishing Award 2009. The campaign was adjudged the best for using multimedia marketing by a publisher in the most effective way.
Asian recognition for marketing of bookJuly 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The marketing campaign for promoting the Man Booker prize winning book by Arvind Adiga, The White Tiger, has been shortlisted for the Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards 2009. This is the first time the publishing industry has been acknowledged for its marketing efforts.
Prestigious British literary imprint comes to IndiaJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Adding another gem to its kitty of Indian imprints, Penguin Books-India Monday launched its classic Hamish Hamilton imprint in the country with a collection of political essays, "Listening to Grasshoppers" by Arundhati Roy and a novel, "The Wish Maker" by Ali Sethi on contemporary Pakistan. Hamish Hamilton will also publish Vikram Seths new novel ,A Suitable Girl, in 2013, a press statement issued by Penguin-Books India Monday said.
Sea Launch Co. files for Chapter 11 reorganizationJune 24th, 2009 Sea Launch Co. files for Chapter 11 reorganizationLONG BEACH, Calif.
Boeing launches unmanned drone division to better compete for UAV businessJune 15th, 2009 Boeing launches unmanned drone divisionPARIS — Boeing's defense business announced on Monday the launch of a new Unmanned Airborne Systems division, which will group all the company's drone projects to better compete for military contracts. The formation of the new division reflects the growing interest by various air forces in unmanned aerial vehicles for everything from high-altitude surveillance and coastal patrols to tracking natural disasters.
Federal prosecutor threatens to sue publisher, alleging errors in book about terrorism casesJune 9th, 2009 Fitzgerald threatens to sue publisher over bookCHICAGO — The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is threatening to sue publisher HarperCollins, calling a book about the war on terrorism that focuses in part on cases he handled "a deliberate lie masquerading as the truth."
If HarperCollins publishes the new edition of "Triple Cross" by Peter Lance this month "and it defames me or casts me in a false light, HarperCollins will be sued," Patrick Fitzgerald said in a letter to the New York-based company. The book focuses on, among other things, major terrorism cases that Fitzgerald prosecuted when he was an assistant U.S.
New York Times launches 'Times Wire' with continuous Web updatesMay 12th, 2009 New York Times launches 'Times Wire' pageNEW YORK — The New York Times launched a new feature on its Web site Tuesday offering readers a running stream of updates from the Times newsroom. The new page, called the "Times Wire," compiles material more like a blog than a traditional news site.
Rocket launches may need regulation to prevent ozone destructionApril 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rocket launches in future may require more stringent regulation to minimise damage to the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere, according to a new study. Today, just a handful of NASA space shuttle launches release more ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere than the entire annual use of CFC-based medical inhalers used to treat asthma and other diseases in the US, said Darin Toohey, professor of Colorado University at Boulder (CUB) atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.
Revisit 'chills and thrills' in books storesJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - For all those booklovers waiting to unearth a mystery or thriller classic in a book-store maze, HarperCollins India offers a month long Chills and Thrills Festival '09 starting Feb 1. 'Chills and Thrills Festival '09 will promote the writings of evergreen thriller specialists Agatha Christie and Sydney Sheldon, challenger to Dan Brown's crown Sam Bourne, Michael Crichton, Jack Higgins, Alistair MacLean, and military writer Mukul Deva to name a few,' Lipika Bhushan, marketing manager for Harper Collins India said.
Fiat launches new model, plans doubling sales by 2010January 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Car manufacturer Fiat India is likely to double sales by 2010, a top company official said here Thursday. 'We are anticipating more than 40,000 sales in the current year (2009) and we hope to double it by 2010,' Rajeev Kapoor, president and chief executive officer of the company said on the sidelines of the launch of Fiat Linea - a sedan with diesel and petrol variants.
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