Date set for Rio Tinto bribe trial verdict

The Shanghai court trying an Australian Rio Tinto executive on charges of bribery and theft of commercial secrets will deliver its verdict on Monday.

Earnings per diluted sharefor the six month period ended June 30, 2009 were $701,000 or $0.06 per sharebased on average shares outstanding of 11,412,000, compared to $3,638,000 or$0.32 per share for the comparable prior year period based on average sharesoutstanding of 11,419,000. Revenue rose 6 percent from a year ago to $1.7 billion from$1.61 billion. The results from operating activities of the discontinued operation was a lossof $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to a lossof $0.4 million for the same period in 2008.The gain on sale of thediscontinued operation was $2.1 million the six months ended June 30, 2009.For the six months ended June 30, 2009 the Company's profit for the period was$2.8 million as compared to a profit of $5.0 million for the same period in2008.The lower profit from continuing operations during the first half of2009 as compared with the same period prior year was offset, in part, by thegain on sale of the discontinued operation. Master limited partnership are popular structures formidstream energy companies, such as pipeline and storageowners, since those assets produce steady cash flows that aredistributed to unit owners under more advantageous taxstructures than corporations pay. In Q2 2009, earningswere severely impacted by narrowing in spreads as a result of a higher assetallocation to cash following the decision to scale down AEGON's institutionalspread business;- In the Life Reinsurance business underlying earnings amounted to USD 17million. The Company is planning to drill seven additionalhorizontal wells and three vertical locations before year-end 2009.With excellent horizontal well productivities and improved drilling time andwell costs, the Company has solicited bid proposals for a second drilling rigand is currently evaluating several offers.

NCM LLC's national network includes approximately 16,800 screens ofwhich approximately 15,500 are part of the company's Digital Content Network(DCN). The Mycoplasma mycoides bacterium they used causes a disease called pleuropneumonia in cattle and goats."There is an urgent need for vaccines," they wrote. * In addition to new developments and disease specific pipeline projects, eachreport also contains extensive information in tabular format on a company's fullproduct pipeline and products by phase of development with regard to the therapyarea. Interms of value, these funds represent around 70% of all funds ever raised in thehistory of the industry. The watchdog receives about half its funding from the treasury."POOR PERFORMANCE"The U.S. or European fund, Ren said, without elaboration.Despite being seemingly quiet on the overseas acquisition front, ChemChina has not stopped its hunt for quality assets, mostly in Europe and the United States, Ren said, taking pride in the firms bought in 2006 that have since grown in valuation by an average eight-fold."It's not that we wanted it quiet but there was no right opportunity," said Ren, who in early 2008 withdrew a then A$2 billion bid for Australia's agrichemical firm Nufarm (NUF.AX) due to an offer he deemed too pricey.

* Talk of diversification into gold keeps dollar on backfoot Currencies  |  China * Euro breaks above big reported options-barrier at $1.4450 (Updates market moves into Europe midsesson) By Emelia Sithole-Matarise LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to its lowestin almost a year against a basket of major currencies on Tuesdayas gold rallied above $1,000, with traders citing talk ofreserve diversification into gold undermining the U.S currency. Imake sure everyone is on board with what the objectives are and how theyimpact the success of the project. $550 million capital improvements program contemporizes an international icon.NEW YORK, Sept. Agriculture Department'squarterly hogs and pigs report at 2 p.m CDT (1900 GMT) onFriday. Theseforward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news releaseand, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation toupdate these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons whyactual results differed from those projected in the forward-lookingstatements.Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation ServicesProvider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX VentureExchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of thisrelease.Contacts:Palladon Ventures Ltd.John W. The generous feed-in law for renewable energies, brought inby two SPD-Green governments between 1998 and 2005, is likely tobe changed or dropped, said Wulf.