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Major electronics makers routinely cut portions of their business because of loss or a change in the company's strategy to make profits. Sanyo is no exception to this rule. InformationWeek reports that Sanyo and handset maker Kyocera have finally ended negotiations that began in October for the sale of Sanyo's mobile phone group. Kyocera has agreed to purchase the Sanyo mobile phone operations for $375 million USD. Typically, when a company like Sanyo sheds a division, it is due to poor performance in the marketplace or the lack of profitability. InformationWeek is reporting that Sanyo sold its mobile phone operations in part due to pressure from investors Goldman Sachs Group and Daiwa Securities on the Sanyo founding family. The Sanyo handsets were popular among consumers.
Mail halted after feisty feline wounds postie
Oreo is one tough cookie. In fact, Darlene Carlin's 15-year-old cat scared Canada Post so much that it stopped delivering the mail. The postal problem started on Jan. 2, when a postie delivered the mail to Carlin's Richmond home. .
What a contrast
It's slowly dawning on the liberals that it's not going to be enough to ignore Ronald Reagan. Like it or not, they're going to have to take him on, head-first, and try to convince the American people, or at least the historians of his era, that he was a fundamentally bad guy. I don't envy them the job. Reagan was an immensely popular president. Not long after his retirement I told him, in a private conversation, that I thought his historical popularity would follow the trajectory of most of his predecessors' -- declining somewhat at first, then rising again till he assumed at last his proper place in the presidential pantheon. I was wrong. Right from the start, after he left the White House, commentators on both the right and the left have recognized him as one of the major presidents of the 20th century, who shaped the country's policies and future in important ways.
Book on Rajnikanth to hit stalls soon
Megastar Rajnikanth was a spoilt brat when he was five-years-old, bullied people when he was 10 and tied cycle chains around his neck at 20. All these and many more aspects of the southern screen icon's life will be revealed in a new book that will hit the market in the first week of March. The book, The Name is Rajnikanth, is a biographical sketch of the southern megastar. Supported by nearly 100 pictures, it has 384 pages and costs Rs.495. "He was very naughty and used to bully people. Rajni, along with his friends, used to play marbles and if anybody else other than him won the game, he used to beat him up," author Gayatri Shreekanth told IANS. "He used to walk very fast and his friends complained that they could never match his pace.
Dowtown rooftop burglars caught
During a search of the car, officers found a stolen camera from Richards Music Store as well as an I-Pod accessory that is only carried locally by that store. Police also discovered bolt cutters, gloves and a pry bar.After interviewing the suspects, Safford officers searched a residence on Sixth Avenue and located several stolen items hidden in the attic. Some of the items recovered included 10 guitars, cameras, I-Pods and computer equipment.Sgt. Knight said due to the suspects’ modus operandi (the way they burglarized the businesses) and statements from Maltby during interrogation, they have been implicated in multiple burglaries in Safford and other surrounding areas.Officers are linking the suspects to a possible total of seven burglaries that have occurred within the past week. Reader Comments .
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