Grand Stores Launches Mega DSS Promotion

September 15th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand's Department of Export Promotion (DEP), Ministry of Commerce, continues with its mission to promote its international education services in line with the government policy to firmly establish the Kingdom as the region's hub of education. In cooperation with all the organizations concerned, it is staging Thailand International Education Exhibition 2009 (TIEE 2009) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, from October 9-11.

September 15th, 2009 BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ, Ecuador - - With Photo Shining on the banks of Ecuador's Pacific Coast, Bahia de Caraquez has earned a reputation as an eco-city, as well as a gateway to the country's pristine mangrove forests, breathtaking bird sanctuaries and ancient archeological past. And now, the bay city has a new attraction - Casa Ceibo (www.casaceibo.com), a luxury, boutique hotel that's a destination in and of itself.

September 2nd, 2009 DONETSK, Ukraine - - Stadium will be the new Home for UEFA Cup Champions, FC Shakhtar DONETSK, Ukraine, September 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grand Opening of Donbass Arena, which is the first football stadium in Eastern Europe to be designed and built to UEFA five star standards, took place in Donetsk on August 29. The US singer Beyoncé Knowles was the star of the Grand Opening Ceremony which was attended by over 45,000 people.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - - Global Mega Brands Support MOFILM 'Make an Ad' Competition for the London Film Festival MOFILM, a pioneer of User Generated Content (UGC), has announced it is to be a Main Sponsor of The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival taking place from 14-29 October 2009. Following the success of the MOFILM Cannes Lions User Generated Content (UGC) competition with Spike Lee, MOFILM is launching its second online competition with some of the world's biggest brands including AT&T, Best Buy, Campbell's, Hewlett Packard, McDonald's, Nokia, PepsiCo (Pepsi Max) and Unilever (OMO).

July 12th, 2009 DUBAI - Salam Stores, the home-grown boutique department store concept in the Middle East with stores in Oman, Qatar and UAE, recently hosted actress, designer and entrepreneur Paris Hilton at their retail outfit in Dubai. Paris Hilton was visiting Dubai to film the third season of her popular reality show and Salam Stores became an associate for 'My New BFF Dubai'.

June 30th, 2009 CHICAGO - - Industry experts choose Novarra Vision(TM) widget solution Novarra's widget and mobile content delivery framework has been recognized by the GSMA as the "Most Innovative Value Added Service (VAS) Platform" in the EMEA leg of its 2010 Mobile Innovation Grand Prix competition. A panel of industry experts selected Novarra based upon market potential, cost efficiency and ease of integration for the solution.

June 28th, 2009 TOKYO - - UNIQLO decides to make and sell official T-shirts from 2010 onwards UNIQLO has been responsible for the creation and sale of official T-shirts for the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, one of the world's top three advertising fests. Ten short-listed designs have been made into commercial products.

May 31st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Since June 2008, aspiring singers, songwriters, filmmakers, comedians, and photographers joined together in the YOBI.tv community, all in the hopes of sharing their talent and winning the grand prize. The competition, which attracted thousands of entries from 36 countries, was divided into four categories: YOBIFilm; YOBISing; YOBILaugh; YOBIPics.

April 1st, 2009 BERKELEY, California - The Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) has named Dr. A. K. Pradeep the Grand Winner of its "Great Mind" Innovation award for 2009.

March 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - During the 14th International Salon of Ophthalmologic Optics held at Expocentre (Moscow) prizes were handed to the nominees of the Second National Optical Award Grand Prix MSOO. In 2008 opticians and consumers of optical products got their first opportunity to choose the aces of the aces.

July 4th, 2009 Spartan Stores to highlight 2,400 Mich. productsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is promoting an export policy regime for the textiles industry that will cover all potential markets including South East Asia, said Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran Wednesday. The government is also promoting textiles mega shows in potential markets.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet today approved modifications in the existing mega power policy. This would encourage setting up of mega power plants to take advantage of economies of scale and improve their viability.

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October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved amendments in the mega power policy to encourage setting up of new power plants. According to the new norms, the states that control the power distribution network can also buy electricity from mega power plants.

July 22nd, 2009 TOKYO - With a view to finding new markets for the textile industry and reducing dependence on the US and the European Union (EU), India has begun promoting itself in Japan, with Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran inaugurating the Indian pavilion at the Mega Apparel and Textiles Show here Wednesday. The initiative is part of the government's policy to push Indian textiles exports to South East Asia, especially Japan.

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July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will set up mega industrial clusters in five states to boost the traditional textile and carpet industries and generate "thousands of jobs", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday. Presenting the union budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said: I propose to add one handloom mega cluster each in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and one powerloom mega cluster in Rajasthan.

July 28th, 2009 Grocery wholesaler to buy 36 Albertsons in UtahSALT LAKE CITY — Grocery wholesaler Associated Food Stores Inc. says it has agreed to buy 36 Albertsons stores in Utah from Minneapolis-based Supervalu Inc.

July 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The police commissioners of six states have held discussions with the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to prepare plans for mega city policing needs, parliament was informed Tuesday. The police commissioners of six states have held discussions with BPR&D to prepare a perspective plan for the sub-scheme of mega city policing under the 'modernisation of state police force scheme' with a view to prioritise mega city policing needs, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.