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  • Boeing awarded long-term support contract for Australia’s Wedgetail 737 AEW&C program

    The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has been awarded a five-year In-Service Support contract for Project Wedgetail, Australia’s 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program.

    The contract from Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation is worth approximately US$600 million.

    Under the performance-based logistics (PBL) contract, Boeing will provide acquisition, program management, integration and engineering services.

    Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, will support the program with engineering, maintenance and training services and supply chain management for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of six Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft and ground segments.

    Northrop Grumman, as a subcontractor on the Boeing-led program, will support the aircraft’s Multirole Electronically Scanned Array radar.

    The contract is expected to create more than 100 jobs in Newcastle, Australia, while providing continued and new employment for more than 100 personnel in Queensland, Australia.

    This PBL agreement offers the RAAF maximum aircraft readiness at the lowest possible cost. Boeing is the industry leader in PBL contract execution.

    “Establishing a robust support program for the Wedgetail aircraft will help ensure the long-term success of the AEW&C system,” said Maureen Dougherty, AEW&C vice president for Boeing.

    “We are offering an enterprisewide solution by tapping into the support infrastructure expertise of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and pairing that with Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s extensive work with large sustainment defense contracts, technical know-how and experience with airborne surveillance and battle management systems.”

    Project Wedgetail consists of six 737 AEW&C aircraft and associated ground support segments, such as the Operational Flight Trainer, Operational Mission Simulator and Mission Support System.

    All of these program elements are located in the AEW&C Support Centre at RAAF Base Williamtown in Newcastle.

    Boeing delivered the first two Wedgetail aircraft to the RAAF on Nov. 26, which allowed its flight, mission and maintenance crews to begin familiarization training.

    Based on the Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 commercial airplane, the 737 AEW&C aircraft is designed to provide airborne battle-management capability with an advanced multirole electronically scanned radar and 10 state-of-the-art mission crew consoles that are able to track airborne and maritime targets simultaneously. The mission crew can direct offensive and defensive forces while maintaining continuous surveillance of the operational area.

    Boeing also has AEW&C systems in production for Turkey and the Republic of Korea.

    About Boeing Defense, Space & Security

    A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft.

    Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.

    MEDIA CONTACT:

    Dave Sloan, +1 253-657-8008
    Boeing Defense, Space & Security
    [email protected]

    Ken Morton, +61 2-9086-3300
    Boeing International Communications – Australia
    [email protected]

    Rick Sanford, +61 7-3306-6182
    Boeing Defence Australia
    [email protected]


  • Decline of the Desktop Mac

    Strolling the mall with my wife, I was looking for an excuse to visit the Apple Store, but instead I found a reason: the disappearing desktop.

    “Where have all the desktops gone?” I asked her pointedly.

    She looked inside the glass front and pointed. “They’re right there.”

    “Well, yeah, but why are there so few? I need to investigate.”

    She sighed. “Don’t buy anything.”

    “Don’t be ridiculous,” I replied. “This is work. Anyway, no one in the know buys anything right before an Apple event.”

    Well, not usually.

    Inside, a quick count of Macs tallied just thirteen desktops, ten iMacs, two Mac minis, and a single Mac Pro. That contrasted with 36 Mac laptops.

    If that disparity surprises, it shouldn’t. A look at a few other numbers tells the tale of the respective rise and fall of Mac laptops and desktops, and maybe what it means to you.

    I asked a nice person in a brightly-colored shirt about the dearth of desktops, but he didn’t know anything, not even that there was a brightly-colored Apple event imminent. The invitations were privately sent out from far above the local Apple Store, and thus could not even be officially acknowledged below. That might explain from whence the store layout came.

    Luckily, Apple must still divulge at least some information to the public, like Macs sold. Over the last decade laptop sales have been waxing, desktops not quite waning. While it is true desktop sales have seen some growth since the nadir in 2004, desktops have yet to match the sales record set in 2000. While that’s not exactly the end of the world, looking at models in percentage terms of Macs sold does seem a little more apocalypsish.

    Those trend lines are no friend of the Mac desktop. For 2009, seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops, and in 2010 that ratio will likely rise to three out of four. While this may explain the single table of iMacs in the back of my local Apple Store, the question now becomes: is the Mac desktop doomed?

    Steve Jobs once described Apple’s business model as an uncomfortable piece of furniture, a three-legged stool. What he was getting at is where the money comes from: Macs, iPods and the iTunes Store, and the iPhone.

    This is Apple’s business model without the awkward furniture metaphor. Looking forward into 2010, the iPhone is surging, pulling along the iTunes Store, the iPod flattening out, and Macs are holding their own, or rather laptops are. In 2010, the desktop Mac will likely account for just a tenth of Apple’s net sales.

    However, it’s important to remember Apple is a company that makes things, four major hardware product types, maybe five soon, but four now.

    In 2009, desktop Macs, which include the Xserve, Mac Pro, iMac, and Mac mini had net sales of $4.3 billion on 3.18 million units. That works out to about $1,350 per desktop, and compares favorably with laptops at $9.47 billion in sales on 7.2 million units, around $1315 per laptop. There is no chance Apple is going to take that kind of money off the desktop anytime soon, but an increasingly portable world will continue to have consequences for desktop users.

    I was there at Macworld Expo 2005 when the Mac mini was introduced, and five years later it looks pretty much the same, even the new server model sans optical drive. From the outside, the Mac Pro of 2010 looks a lot like the PowerMac G5 of 2003, even though one could arguably create a lighter, more portable mid-tower case with Intel inside. Not going to happen.

    While internal changes are required, external redesign of Apple’s desktops would require R&D better spent on, say, a tablet. To that end, only Apple’s flagship desktop, the iMac, has seen, and will likely see, further refinement. From polycarbonate to aluminum and glass, to maybe a dock/slot for a tablet, the iMac has effectively become the desktop Mac.

    If you are the Panera Bread iMac Man, you probably won’t notice, but for the rest of us desktop Mac users the future will pretty much look like the past.

  • More than 95 Percent of All Email Is Spam

    Email has been around longer than the World Wide Web, yet doesn’t show any sign of slowing down or becoming obsolete despite the number of people proclaiming its end days and the number of technologies labeled as email-killers, Google Wave for one. In fact, by all accounts, email usage is going up, the only problem is that most of it is useless spam. I… (read more)

  • California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) Transition Plan to FCVs

    In August, 2008 I had talked about the California Fuel Cell Partnership or CaFCP Vision Plan for rolling out fuel cell vehicles in California. At that time the goal was to have 25,000 to 50,000 FCVs on the road by the 2015 to 2017 timeframe.

    Then in March 2009, I had talked about the CaFCP Action Plan which redefined the Vision Plan a bit with more specific details such as setting up clusters of hydrogen cars and stations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.

    Now, the CaFCP Transition Plan is unfolding, which is a movement from the Action Plan demonstration phase to commercialization phase for hydrogen cars and fueling stations. The CaFCP Transition Plan takes into account not only Los Angeles and San Francisco but Sacramento as well.

    Sacramento is important, being the Capital of California as codes and standards will need to be developed in regard to both H2 cars and hydrogen fueling stations in preparation for commercialization.

    According to the new estimates, the California Fuel Cell Partnership is looking to have 49,600 FCVs on the road by 2015 – 2017. Most of these vehicles will be in the Southern California area (the region with the most hydrogen fueling stations) in the cities of Torrance, Newport Beach, Irvine and Santa Monica.

    The focus in Northern California, in the San Francisco area calls for up to 60 fuel cell buses by 2014 and up to 700 cars. This mixture of large and small FCVs will mean that mixed us H2 fueling stations will need to be built to accommodate both.

    The centerpiece for the transition plan is the building of the hydrogen fueling stations. What CaFCP has learned is that if six to eight fueling stations are built at one time, then economies of scale kick in, driving down the costs significantly.

  • El nuevo Ford Mustang podría ser comercializado en España

    Hace escasas horas que circula por internet el rumor de que el fabricante estadounidense Ford podría estar planteandose la opción de comercializar en España su nuevo Ford Mustang. Todo esto es debido a que entre los planes de esta compañía se encuentra la ampliación de producción.

    Ford Mustang

    Como dato destacado, os recordamos que el nuevo Mustang contará con la tan esperada suspensión trasera independiente. En cuanto a su venta, podría estar disponible tanto en la mayoría de Europa como de Asia.

    Por otra parte, según afirman diversos medios del sector, el nuevo modelo tendrá un tamaño más reducido y su consumo será más reducido además de que el rendimiento del motor será mejorado.

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  • Mornin’ Crunch Crumbs

    – Reviews are in for the new Girl Scout cookie….

    -New sources claim to know what prompted The Thanksgiving Saga at Tiger’s House….

    –Guys and Dolls actress Jean Simmons passed away over the weekend. She was 80….

    -Conan’s final Tonight Show is online….

    –Vogue editor Anna Wintour is pressing New York City officials to stop a developer from building a condo building that would loom over her private garden in Greenwich Village…

    -The creators of How I Met Your Mother are developing a new comedy project, their first since the hit sitcom premiered in 2005…..

    –Barry Manilow performs on The TODAY Show….


  • IIT faculty member elected IEEE fellow

    Jafar Saniie honored for his work on ultrasonic signal processing for detection, estimation and imaging

    The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has recently elected Jafar Saniie, an electrical and computer engineering faculty member at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), to its class of 2010 Fellows for his contributions to ultrasonic signal processing for detection, estimation, and imaging.

    IEEE Fellowship is attained through nomination by peers and approval by the IEEE Board of Directors for distinction in the profession. Approximately 0.1% of the voting members of IEEE are elected by the Board of Directors every year to receive this honor, the highest membership grade in IEEE.

    IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

    Saniie joined IIT’s electrical and computer engineering department in 1983 and currently serves as the Filmer Distinguished Professor, Associate Chair, Graduate Program Director, and Director of the Ultrasonic Information Processing Laboratory.

    He has gained national and international visibility for his scholarly work in embedded computing and ultrasonic signal processing, and has published more than 195 journal and conference papers in these areas.

    His recent research contributions have included signal processing algorithms and digital hardware architectures for system-on-a-chip design, nonlinear signal processing, time-frequency distributions, pattern recognition, and modeling and estimation algorithms for ultrasonic imaging with medical and industrial applications.

    In 2006, Saniie received IIT’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award in recognition of his exceptional teaching and contributions to computer engineering, and in 2007, he received the university’s Outstanding Teaching Award.

    Saniie earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1974, a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1977, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1981.

    The IEEE- Chicago Section will host a dinner reception in honor of Saniie and the four other IEEE-Chicago members elected to the class of 2010 on Saturday, March 27, at Manzo’s in Des Plaines, Ill.

    For more information about IEEE, please visit ieee.org.


  • Peugeot 408 Officially Unleashed in Beijing

    Here is the new Peugeot 408, a new model which was launched in China but is supposed to be released in several international markets, as the parent manufacturer said in a release. The car was designed in France but will be manufactured in China at Wuhan. The first units are due to go on sale in China in spring 2010, before the official launch in Latin America.

    Before jumping into any technical details, let’s have a look at the aforementioned pictures. Although you might be tempted to believe … (read more)

  • South Korea Plans Giant Eco Dome [Architecture]

    The Ecorium Project, South Korea’s planned nature reserve, is a stunner. The 33,000 sq. meter park includes a wetland reserve, a wild plant area, and maybe—just maybe—two dudes and their hilarious hijinks.

    The structure will comprise a series of connected domes, each of which contains its own greenhouse.

    Sponsored by the National Ecological Institute of South Korea and designed by Samoo, the Ecorium Project is going to be as much an educational center as it is a preserve. It’ll also be energy-efficient itself, with each greenhouse being capable of detecting external climate conditions and making the appropriate adjustments inside. The exterior will be made of metal panels, low-iron and low-e double glazing, wood and plexiglass.

    While there’s no word on when it will be completed—or started, for that matter—it’s great to see a project like this moving past the concept phase and into development. [World Architecture News via Inhabitat]






  • FOTA Agrees to New Point System for 2010

    The Formula One teams are really decided to bring a dramatic change in the current point-awarding system in the series, especially with the boost in cars on the 2010 starting grid. As 6 more cars will eventually make the field in the upcoming season, there is also the need to award points to more race finishers consequently.

    With only 8 drivers being awarded points at the finish line under the current format, the initial discussions were held on the possibility of tweaking the rules towards a… (read more)

  • Bonneville Speedway – Home of the Land-Speed World Records

    A point of interest for commercial producers and racing drivers only, the Bonneville Speedway has been the venue for numerous land speed records for nearly one century. The following description is probably the best translation into words of what the Bonnevile Salt Flats stand for: Imagine a place so flat you seem to see the curvature of the planet, so barren not even the simplest life forms can exist. Imagine the passing thunder of strange vehicles hurtling by on a vast dazzling white plain. T… (read more)

  • Chicago Cubs agree to 2010 contracts with five arbitration-eligible players

    The Chicago Cubs today agreed to terms on 2010 contracts with the following five arbitration-eligible players: infielders Jeff Baker and Mike Fontenot, catcher Koyie Hill, right-handed pitcher Angel Guzman and left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny.

    Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

    Baker, 28, batted .305 (62-for-203) with 15 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in 69 games with the Cubs last season following his July 2 acquisition from the Colorado Rockies.

    He is a career .270 hitter (206-for-764) with 26 home runs and 109 RBI in 300 major league games with Colorado (2005-09) and Chicago (2009).

    Fontenot, 29, hit .236 (89-for-377) with 22 doubles, nine home runs and 43 RBI in 135 games with the Cubs in 2009.

    In all or part of four big league campaigns in Chicago (2005, 2007-09), he is a career .266 hitter (228-for-856) with 56 doubles, 21 home runs and 112 RBI in 347 games.

    Hill, 30, batted .237 (60-for-253) with 12 doubles, two home runs and 24 RBI in 83 games for the Cubs last year, his first full major league campaign.

    Hill threw out 20 of 50 baserunners attempting to steal in 2009, the third-best success rate in baseball in 2009 (minimum 40 attempts).  The Cubs went 42-27 in Hill’s 69 starts behind the plate, a .609 winning percentage.

    Guzman, 28, went 3-3 with one save and a 2.95 ERA (20 ER/61.0 IP) in 55 relief appearances for the Cubs in 2009.

    The righthander limited opponents to a .192 batting average (41-for-214), including a .102 mark (5-for-49) with runners in scoring position and a 0-for-23 result in those situations and two outs.

    Guzman is 3-10 with a 4.82 ERA (84 ER/157.0 IP) in 88 major league outings (14 starts) with the Cubs (2006-09).

    Gorzelanny, 27, went 7-3 with a 5.55 ERA (29 ER/47.0 IP) in 22 appearances (seven starts) between Pittsburgh and Chicago last season.

    He was acquired by the Cubs from the Pirates with John Grabow on July 30.  Gorzelanny is 29-28 with a 4.87 ERA (228 ER/421.2 IP) in 89 major league appearances (72 starts) with Pittsburgh (2005-09) and Chicago (2009).


  • PSA Announces Average 1.9% Pay Increase

    Employees of the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group have another reason to smile, as the French car manufacturer announced the negotiations with its workforce are over and that they agreed to a pay rise of 1.9%. It might not seem like a lot, but still it is something, considering the recession and the fact that the French price inflation for the past year was estimated at 0.8%.

    "In a 2009 business environment shaped by the crisis that has struck the automobile industry and with a still very uncer… (read more)

  • Detroit, the Cradle of American Automotive Civilization…

    …Statistically, every North American Auto Show has always been the venue where every US manufacturer is making its best peacock impressions in front of its competitors. Why? Well, it would be hard not to. I mean, whether it’s good ole GM, Chrysler or Ford, each one of them is on ‘merican soil when participating at NAIAS, right? So, from the "home turf" point of view alone they should be making double damage.

    Then what happened at the 2010 NAIAS, some may ask? With a few tiny exce… (read more)

  • Nick Heidfeld tercer piloto de Mercedes Grand Prix

    Ya ha sido anunciado de forma oficial, Nick Heidfeld será el tercer piloto de Mercedes Grand Prix. Recordemos que el ex-piloto de BMW-Sauber es uno de los más experimentados de la parrilla pero por mala suerte o no saber aprovechar sus oportunidades, esta temporada seguirá las carreras desde el paddock.

    Nick Heidfeld

    También cabe recordar que Heidfeld ha negociado con la mayoría de escuderías que necesitaban pilotos, incluso con el nuevo equipo de Peter Sauber. Por otra parte, la escudería anglo-alemana ha afirmado que desean tener un equipo compuesto por pilotos alemanes, asi que solo les falta anunciar a su piloto probador-reserva.

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  • TATA Card and Croma, Please guide me.

    Hi guys!
    I am back. Just wanted to know that after a shopping at a Croma outlet here in Faridabad, I was informed about the TATA Credit card that has great offers. My dad got the card. Now, the Croma guys told us that for every thousand rupees of shopping at Croma you get back 250 points. Now, as far as what they told me they said points are EQUAL TO Rupees. Is it true?
    If I shop for 50000, does it mean I can shop for free with an amount 50X250= 12500?
    Rs. 12500 of free shopping!:Shockked:
    Atleast, this is what they made me think. I am figuring what all to buy. Whoa!! Help Help!!!! I am confused.
    Anybody else who could help?please:

  • Miller High Life Goes Big for the ‘Little Guys’

    The Brand known for Common Sense Takes a Stand against Fancy Pants Commercials; Gives “Big Game” TV Ad to Deserving Small Businesses

    Miller High Life, the beer that surprised America last year with its one-second ad, will once again call a time-out for common sense during the Big Game – this year giving air-time to four deserving small businesses from around the country.

    The 30-second spot will feature the owners of Del’s Barber Shop in Escondido, Calif., Tim’s Baseball Card Shop in Chicago, Ill., Loretta’s Authentic Pralines in New Orleans, La., Bizarre Guitar & Drum in Phoenix, Ariz. as well as Miller High Life’s very own no-nonsense deliveryman.

    It will air in major markets during the Big Game on Feb. 7, 2010.

    “Miller High Life is all about common sense and nothing makes more sense than giving deserving small businesses the opportunity to be a part of the Big Game,” said Miller High Life Brand Manager Joe Abegg. “These businesses live the High Life everyday by retaining a steadfast commitment to service and authenticity.

    What better way to show our appreciation for hard-working Americans who share High Life’s values than by providing a primetime stage for a few to tell their story?”

    Miller High Life scoured the country to identify potential businesses to be featured in the Big Game commercial.  From the many qualified companies that stood out, the folks at Miller High Life had the difficult task of narrowing it down to a few small businesses from around the country.

    “We had a lot of fun working with the owners of these companies and we think they represent small businesses across the country very well,” said Abegg. “We hope this experience has been as positive for them as it has for us and that it only serves to help small businesses thrive.”

    To build excitement for the commercial, which will air across much of the country through buys with local market CBS affiliates and owned-and-operated stations, a 30-second teaser ad will hit the air beginning this week.

    Additional content, including outtakes from the Big Game commercial shoot and information on the four businesses featured in the ad as well as others that are living the High Life, will be available online at MillerHighLife.com.

    The commercial was created by Saatchi & Saatchi, New York.

    About Del’s Barber Shop, Escondido, Calif.

    Del’s Barber Shop was started by Del Engelbrecht in 1959 and is now run by his son, Dan.   These self-proclaimed “Flat-Top” specialists are proud to offer a free haircut to their regular military personnel before and after deployment.  Their friendly atmosphere and dedication to the community has kept loyal customers coming back generation after generation.

    About Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, New Orleans, La.

    Loretta Harrison began making pralines with her mother when she was only eight years old. Decades later, she still uses the same original family recipe that has been handed down through six generations. Loretta started the company in 1989 with only $700 to fund her big dream.  Over the years she has grown the business to include two locations and 15 employees.

    About Bizarre Guitar & Drum, Phoenix, Ariz.

    Bob Turner, owner and founder of Bizarre Guitar & Drum, is an expert when it comes to vintage guitars.  He began selling used and vintage guitars out of his Phoenix apartment before officially opening his first store in 1976 with only 16 guitars and 300 square feet.  Today, the new location boasts more than 1,500 acoustic and electric guitars, amps and drums.

    About Tim’s Baseball Card Shop, Chicago, Ill.

    Chicago native Tim Herron opened Tim’s Baseball Card Shop in 2004 in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago.  Tim buys and sells all types of sports memorabilia including baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards and autographs.  The store has prices to fit any budget and the expertise to assist both new and veteran collectors.

    About MillerCoors

    Built on a foundation of great beer brands and more than 288 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers.  MillerCoors is the second largest beer company in America, capturing nearly 30 percent of U.S. beer sales.  Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of highly complementary brands across every major industry segment.

    Miller Lite is the great tasting beer that established the American light beer category in 1975, and Coors Light is the brand that introduced consumers to refreshment as cold as the Rockies.  MGD 64 completes the company’s premium light beer portfolio, offering consumers fresh, crisp taste at just 64 calories.  MillerCoors brews premium beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft; and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light.

    The company also imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch and Molson Canadian and offers innovative products such as Miller Chill and Sparks.  MillerCoors features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company.

    MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI and two microbreweries, the 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver.

    MillerCoors vision is to create America’s best beer company by driving profitable industry growth.  MillerCoors insists on building its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and environmental and community impact.  MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company.


  • Allstate Settles Class Action

    Allstate entered into a settlement of a nationwide class action lawsuit, Strasen v. Allstate, which has been pending in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois for almost 10 years.

    This settlement includes all Allstate and Encompass entities. The Court entered a final order approving the settlement on Nov. 25, 2009.

    Plaintiffs alleged that Allstate utilized a computerized medical bill review system provided by ADP which failed to correctly calculate medical expenses from automobile and homeowner’s claims.

    Allstate continues to believe its medical bill review practices were and are appropriate and fully comply with the law, but agreed to resolve the case on terms Allstate considered fair and appropriate to avoid the burden and expense of continued litigation.

    Allstate believes its bill review procedures help policyholders maximize their benefits by reimbursing providers the appropriate amount for services. Allstate’s policy is to try to resolve billing disputes with providers while protecting its policyholders’ interests.

    Anyone wishing to participate in the settlement must complete and submit a valid claim form postmarked no later than February 8, 2010. Claim forms can be obtained by visiting strasensettle.com.

    Further information about the settlement is available on the website. Individuals with questions about the settlement may also contact plaintiffs counsel Bradley M. Lakin, LakinChapman LLC, at (618) 254-1127.

    About Allstate

    The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer.

    Widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million households insure what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow.

    Consumers access Allstate insurance products and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®.


  • Ozzy Osbourne “TODAY” VIDEO [01/25/10]

    On Monday, rock icon Ozzy Osbourne spoke with The TODAY Show’s Meredith Vieira about his new book, I Am Ozzy — which takes readers from the rocker-turned-reality star’s humble beginnings in England through his days as a trailblazer with Black Sabbath.

    Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy


  • Rolls-Royce Opens Dealerships in Kuala Lumpur

    Even if this might not sound like a newsworthy subject, it actually is because every single Rolls Royce dealership – although it sells one or maybe two cars per year – contributes to the final sales figures of the year for the British luxury car manufacturer, which in most cases does not exceed the 5 units per year milestone in certain countries.

    Getting back to our subject, the company has just announced the appointment of Quill Motorcars Sdn Bhd as its authorized dealer in Kuala Lumpur, Mal… (read more)