Myanmar to evict AIDS victims from Suu Kyi shelter

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's health ministry has ordered the eviction of 82 HIV/AIDS patients from a shelter run by supporters of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi because the center is not hygienic, state media said Wednesday.

An official at the facility said the patients have refused to move, setting the stage for a showdown with authorities who said they must vacate by Thursday.

Local authorities last week ordered the HIV/AIDS victims to leave following a visit by the newly freed Suu Kyi, who promised to help provide badly needed medicine.

Health officials inspected the shelter in July and August and found it unhygienic with patients susceptible to infections …

Lawson shares fall on weak forecast, acquisition

Shares of Lawson Software Inc. dropped Friday after the company offered a financial outlook that disappointed investors and said it would spend $160 million to acquire Healthvision Solutions Inc.

The stock fell 60 cents, or 8.6 percent, to $6.39 in morning trading. Shares have traded from $3.40 to $7.51 over the past year.

Lawson said late Thursday that it expects adjusted earnings of 7 cents to 9 cents per share on revenue of $174 million to $178 million for the quarter ending in February.

On average, analysts were looking for 10 cents per share and sales of $175 …

`Dawson' star heads deep in heart of Texas

Poor little Dawson is really up the creek.

As you read this, teen dreamboat James Van Der Beek is beingshipped off to Calgary, Canada, where he will be stripped of everyshred of his pampered movie star existence.

To prep for the upcoming film "Texas Rangers," the "Dawson'sCreek" hottie will do a week of boot camp with equally hunky co-starDylan McDermott ("The Practice") and taskmaster/ director SteveMiner."I've got to butch these guys up a bit," said Miner during a phoneinterview from the Skywalker Ranch, where he is editing his summerfilm. "I'm going to make James and Dylan hunt for food. They willdig in the earth for grub. And whether it's rain or shine, …

America's Cup signs marketing aces

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — America's Cup organizers have signed two marketing managers credited with playing a major role in transforming the hugely successful UEFA Champions League.

America's Cup Event Authority says it has contracted Switzerland's Richard Worth, 54, as chairman with responsibility for commercial and media aspects. American Craig Thompson, 61, has …

Treasury bond prices dip slightly

Treasury prices fell slightly on Wednesday after stocks soared and a government report indicated the number of private sector jobs increased last month.

Early Wednesday, the ADP National Employment Report showed a 9,000 increase in July's private sector employment. The data was seen as an auspicious sign ahead of Friday's July employment report from the Labor Department. Bonds tend to sell off when economic data is positive.

Also weighing on bond prices early in the day, the Treasury Department said it will auction $17 billion in new 10-year notes and $10 billion in new 30-year bonds, increasing the supply of fixed-income investments in the market.

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Will we take opportunities?

As we have seen the end of an old year and the beginning of a newone, people use the time to take stock of what has happened (ordid not happen).

One is reminded of all this in end-of-year TV programmes and manynewspaper items covering events that occurred at various placesaround the world.

Many end-of-year accounts cover opportunities that 'knocked'during the old year - but how many opportunities that knocked werenot taken?

This end of an old year and beginning of a new one presents …

BIOCYCLE WEST COAST CONFERENCE WILL STRESS RENEWABLE, COMPOSTABLE, SUSTAINABLE THEMES IN MARCH, 2006

The agenda for the BioCycle West Coast Conference to be held March 20-22, 2006 in Portland, Oregon is coming together extremely well, as major themes will stress composting breakthroughs, producing renewable power from biomass, and building sustainable cities, communities and enterprises. We are working closely with key people in the Northwest, and will report specific topics in the next issue of BioCycle. This letter from Peter Moulton of Climate Solutions illustrates the vitality underway: "Oregon is a great model for digester funding. Oregon NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA) has agreed to put $250,000 toward Oregon digesters in 2006. Up to $80,000 is available …