Tsunami news for Bid, India

13 Canadians died on Thai beaches, officials say 29 December 2004
...number of victims of the tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, surpassed 68,000 ... In a bid to ward off diseases, crews readied bulldozers to dig mass ... CBC Ottawa,

Insurers to settle only claims with add-on quake cover 29 December 2004
Similarly those that had taken only earthquake but excluded STFI would still not be ... have restricted the scope of the insurance cover in a bid to ensure that ... Business Line,

European Stocks Rise on US Confidence Report; Alcatel Gains 29 December 2004
Losses for insurers may be less than $5 billion from the earthquake off the ... Volksbanken said it would offer 123 euros a share, valuing the bid at about 323 ... Bloomberg

Post-Tsunami Spotlight on Taylor 29 December 2004
...and March of this year when General Electric (NYSE: GE) placed a bid for it ... rose 172% yesterday as investors bet that interest in its earthquake "shock absorber ... Motley Fool

Hot Stocks: SHRP PFE LCBM ACL SIRI XMSR CTRP LONG AXYX -3- 29 December 2004
...the massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused by a high-magnitude earthquake. ... the company's stock price is below the minimum $1 closing price bid per share ... Yahoo News

Don't let row build up to a court battle 29 December 2004
...technology has shrunk the distance between Scotland and the earthquake zone around the ... Bovis was preferred to it, given that McAlpine’s bid was considerably ... The Scotsman,

European Stocks May Rise; Kingfisher and LVMH Might Advance 29 December 2004
...reinsurer, said late yesterday that insurers' costs industrywide from the earthquake and tidal ... business intelligence firm GPW as part of a possible bid for the ... Bloomberg

Australian Stocks Decline, Led by QBE, Qantas; Leighton Gains 29 December 2004
The ... toll from the weekend's earthquake and tsunamis in Asia has exceeded 50,000 ... that BHP Billiton (BHP AU), the world's biggest miner, may bid for the ... Bloomberg

MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Suit may add $3 billion to Sprint-Nextel ... 29 December 2004
Meanwhile, the deadly earthquake and resulting tidal waves that struck various parts of ... today said it will launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Search continues for missing NZers 29 December 2004
...more than 25,000 people have been ... in Aceh following the earthquake and tsunami ... the creation of an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system, in a bid to avoid ... NZ City,

Disease to bring death 29 December 2004
..."The initial terror associated with the tsunamis and the earthquake itself may ... out in the worst-hit Nagappattinam and Cuddalore districts in a bid to prevent ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Names In The Game 29 December 2004
...in the recovery effort in areas of Southeast Asia devastated by an earthquake and tsunami ... The Utes needed to get an at-large bid to the big-money game, but ... San Francisco Chronicle,

CATASTROPHE: 7-PAGE REPORT: THE LOST GENERATION 29 December 2004
Salaam in Tanzania, nearly 3000 miles from the epicentre of the underwater earthquake which caused ... Staff put his photo on the web in a bid to trace his family ... Glasgow Daily Record,

Property-casualty firms endure tempests of nature — and law 29 December 2004
The Insurance Information Institute expects the recent earthquake and tsunamis in Asia ... Spitzer accused the company of bid rigging, price fixing and accepting ... Pioneer Press (subscription),

Aviva, Prudential, SSL May Move: UK, Irish Equity Preview 29 December 2004
...competitors fell on expectations of damage claims related to the earthquake and Tsunamis in ... maker is being reviewed in connection with a possible bid for the ... Bloomberg

A time to lead 29 December 2004
The earthquake that started it lasted seconds, but it moved entire islands and ... to deliver funds to charities and other frontline aid agencies which bid for them ... The Times,

'The World’s Worst' disaster: Christian Aid responds 29 December 2004
We are also helping CASA to bid for funds from the UK government’s Department for ... exact number of those who went fishing on the day of the earthquake is not ... Christian Aid (press release),

Mayor raises fund for tsunami victims 29 December 2004
...meeting with his key personnel at City Hall in a bid to share ... as the city's contribution to hapless victims of tsunami triggered by tectonic earthquake with a ... Sun Star,

Swept to her death 29 December 2004
...just days before it was hit by the massive tidal waves, caused by an earthquake in the ... out copies of his picture at rescue centres in Phuket in a bid to trace ... Norwich Evening News,

Equipment to warn of tsunami to be installed: 27 December 2004
...to send warnings in the event of a tsumani building up in the seas, in a bid to avoid recurrence of the catastrophe caused by the earthquake-induced ... ... New Kerala,

Dead Litter Streets, Indonesian Toll Could Hit 10,000 27 December 2004
...island two days after a massive earthquake triggered huge waves. Hundreds of soldiers and volunteers collected corpses for mass burial in a bid to prevent ... ABC News

Taiwan offers condolences and aid to disaster areas 27 December 2004
...the foreign ministry, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen ( 陳�山 ), in a bid to better ... The earthquake aid hotline's number is 0912-581-007. Taipei Times,

European Stocks May Fall; Insurers, Travel Shares May Decline 26 December 2004
The earthquake in Asia flooded roads, cities and tourist areas from Malaysia to Sri ... pounds ($2.7 billion) from the debt market to finance its bid for London ... Bloomberg

Gold rally's through $444/oz Dec 28, 2004
...of safe haven buying on TOCOM in reaction to potential Asian currency weakness following the Tsunami earthquake. In New York, locals easily bid up platinum in ... IAfrica South African News,

Generali, HVB, Lufthansa, PinkRoccade: European Equity Preview 27 December 2004
G IM): Italy's largest insurer expects ``no significant damages'' from the earthquake off the ... to be able to decide whether to make an official bid, bowing to ... Bloomberg

Indonesia sees tsunami having limited impact Dec 28, 2004
...limited impact on 2005 economic growth from a deadly earthquake and tsunami ... private investment, especially in the infrastructure sector, in a bid to mitigate ... Hindustan Times,

Business Glance 27 December 2004
The world's largest earthquake in 40 years, which hit parts of Asia on Sunday, was ... Ltd., based in Reno, Nev., made a $3.4 billion stock swap bid for Goldcorp ... Salt Lake Tribune,

Allan Laing 27 December 2004
I'd reached the part where our heroes were heading for a cannibal-infested Pacific island, in a bid to thwart a plan to create an undersea earthquake. ... The Herald,

Stocks Move Higher Despite Weak Dollar Dec 28, 2004
A renewed takeover bid by Blockbuster Inc ... company said its Sheraton hotels in southeast Asia suffered no structural damage from this week's earthquake and tidal ... Forbes

Focus turns to disease prevention in the city of the dead 27 December 2004
...homes in Aceh province yesterday in an increasingly desperate bid to prevent ... huge rocks, logs and the remnants of homes uprooted by earthquake-triggered waves ... The Scotsman,

Pakistan, India in peace talks overshadowed by Asian quake 27 December 2004
...two days of peace talks in the shadow of the catastrophic earthquake and tidal ... and his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Khokhar met in Islamabad in a bid to breathe ... Turkish Press,

MacArthur on course for record 27 December 2004
Ellen MacArthur has strengthened her position in her bid to beat the ... safety, let alone her record attempt, following the catastrophic earthquake affecting Sri ... DeHavilland,

128 Nasdaq stocks hit 52-wk highs; 10 52-wk lows 27 December 2004
...as investors anticipated a surge in demand for the company's earthquake protection technology ... of $1.60 after the company suffered a setback in its bid to win ... MENAFN,

WHERE'S MUMMY? Dec 28, 2004
...traced after doctors put the toddler's picture on the internet in a bid to identify him ... in the tsunami, a monster wall of water caused by a deep sea earthquake. ... Mirror.co.uk,

More top sports shorts 27 December 2004
More than 6,000 Sri Lankans were ... following the massive underwater earthquake on Sunday. ... plans an early start to the 2005 golf season in a bid to improve ... The Sun,

Let's not skimp on signature bridge project 26 December 2004
Suffice it to say that the 1989 earthquake, which damaged the current Bay Bridge ... A bid last May revealed that one critical piece of the project -- the bridge's ... San Jose Mercury News (subscription),

Press Review 27 December 2004
...to areas in southern and southeastern Asia hit by the worst earthquake in the ... Touching on Turkey’s European Union membership bid, Koc called Ankara getting a ... Turkish Press,

Ten years later, NFL is not missed in LA 26 December 2004
24-21 in front of 25,705 who came to Anaheim Stadium to bid them adieu ... It was the year Orange County went into bankruptcy, the Northridge earthquake hit, the ... Los Angeles Daily News,

Oakland takes dim view of bid to rename Bay Bridge Dec 15, 2004
Nearly everyone with an opinion on the matter said it is more important to get the new earthquake-proof eastern span completed than to cast about for new names ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Islamic scholar quits bid for US visa Dec 15, 2004
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Cayman Islands yesterday — the strongest since 1900 — rattling windows and sending residents fleeing into the streets ... Seattle Times,

Death toll continues to rise after tsunamis hit southern Thailand 26 December 2004
...country's southernresort islands after tsunamis caused by a massive earthquake off Indonesia ... sending out helicopters and HMS Chakrinaruebet in a bid to salvage ... Xinhua,

Govt told to give access to foreign aid agencies 27 December 2004
National Law Commission (KHN) member Fajrul Falaakh urged the government on Monday to "modify" the state of civil emergency in a bid to provide quick, direct ... Jakarta Post,

Sailing record on course 27 December 2004
...storm as her gruelling around-the-world sailing record bid continued Sunday. ... weather - and certainly not aided by a historically potent earthquake northwest of ... Rocky Mountain News,

Shrieks of grief rend air as Indians say farewell to tidal wave ... 27 December 2004
...filled the air in southern India on Monday as mourners bid farewell to ... were engulfed by the tsunami triggered by a powerful underground earthquake off the ... TerraDaily

Turkey To Begin Eu Accession Negotiations Dec 21, 2004
...the Turkish economy to see what may change if Turkey’s bid is successful ... exist for New Zealand expertise in the agri-technology, earthquake engineering and ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Canada NewsWire summary of releases for Evening, Monday, December ... Dec 20, 2004
...to be Heard (a-gc-House-Hearings) C7189 - TORONTO : Bam Earthquake - One Year ... C7113 - MONTREAL : Gildan Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid (a-Gildan ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

India, Sri Lanka warn of more tsunamis 26 December 2004
...people in India. Police have blocked some coastal roads in a bid to prevent further casualties from any more high seas. Sri Lanka's ... ABC Online,

Bay Bridge Proposal Creates Controversy Dec 15, 2004
15 years since the Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1989 ... of steel and concrete went through the roof, and the single bid to build ... NPR (audio),

On this day 25 December 2004
2002 – Iran abolishes stoning as a form of capital punishment in an apparent bid to ease EU human rights concerns. 2003 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Audit Cites Risk Mismanagement Of Bay Bridge Project Dec 22, 2004
...cost of building the new span, which officials believe will be more earthquake-safe than ... though the program was to last eight more years, that the bid for the ... FoxReno.com,

Used cars get Kobe's economic motor running again Dec 15, 2004
...taken Kobe Port a number of years to rise from the ashes of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 ... Each push of the button raises a bid by several thousand yen. ... Asahi Shimbun,

Bridge auditor blames Caltrans Dec 23, 2004
...who have served since the original span was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. ... firmly know the cost of the suspension span - there was a bid on it ... Contra Costa Times (subscription),

Your letters Dec 23, 2004
...surge output or even the existence of companies to bid on contracts ... taxpayers to provide life, dental, vision, homeowners, renters, earthquake, mortgage, auto ... Ventura County Star (subscription),

Bay Bridge milestones Dec 5, 2004
...faults. Oct. 17, 1999: Tenth anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. April 5 ... million. Caltrans rejects the lone bid. December 2003 ... Contra Costa Times (subscription),

Repair quote climbs higher Dec 16, 2004
...spend no more than $93 million to renovate City Hall and make it earthquake safe ... The next lowest bid was for $101.8 million from Irvine-based Swinerton Builders ... Pasadena Star-News,

Local officials in the dark over safety of West's dams Dec 14, 2004
...possibility that part of Jackson Lake Dam could liquefy in a large earthquake, he was ... but at what point?'' said Paddleford, who was defeated in his bid for re ... Salt Lake Tribune,

Finishing Bay Bridge no easy task Nov 30, 2004
Fifteen years after the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake prompted replacing its eastern span ... the biggest, but in September the state rejected a lone bid that was ... Oakland Tribune,

Terror threat may reshape Golden Gate seismic plans Dec 14, 2004
...add mass or stiffness to a structure you change its response in an earthquake," said Denis ... is now altering it as officials prepare to go out for a bid on the ... Marin Independent-Journal,

Public heads to polls to elect new Legislature Dec 9, 2004
The CWB is currently seeking to apply an earthquake alarm system to help reduce ... Australia and New Zealand to enter into trade talks as a bid to counterbalance ... Taipei Journal,

WORLD DIGEST Dec 3, 2004
The temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, according to the US National Earthquake Information Service. ... 26, 2003, in a bid to avoid arrest. ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Insurer's overbilling shows flaw in industry Dec 5, 2004
Spitzer's lawsuit struck the industry like an earthquake, and the aftershocks have included ... a three-prong strategy to root out and disclose bid-rigging and ... OregonLive.com,

Bay Bridge geofill key part of new span Nov 28, 2004
Subcontractor Nilex installed about 34,000 earthquake drains to help avoid such problems ... 30, the state rejected the only bid to construct the tower, which came ... Oakland Tribune,

Japan to Cut Budget Deficit as It Seeks to Curb Public Debt Dec 19, 2004
...boosts tax revenue and the government cuts spending in a bid to curb ... year, including funding for reconstruction of damages caused by an earthquake in Niigata ... Bloomberg

Gov.'s Low-Budget Bridge Plan Roils Bay Area Waters Dec 11, 2004
...times, Bay Area leaders chose an elaborate design to replace the earthquake-damaged east ... either the skyway design or that the current design be re-bid and the ... Los Angeles Times (subscription),

Darfur relief halted after two aid workers killed Dec 14, 2004
...rebel groups are fighting government troops in Darfur in a bid for more ... An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 jolted the northern Japanese island ... Seattle Times,

For Armenia, deepening isolation and little hope Dec 14, 2004
...output is no higher than it was in 1988, before a devastating earthquake. ... Oskanyan stopped short of saying Turkey's bid should be rejected, although Armenian ... International Herald Tribune,

News from the San Francisco Bay area Dec 14, 2004
...the Golden Gate Bridge from a terrorist attack as well as a major earthquake. ... The only bid that came in under budget didn't meet building code requirements ... San Jose Mercury News (subscription),

Is a bridge game afoot? Dec 20, 2004
...places the skyway at $1.25 billion, only $150 million less than the bid Caltrans received ... to be very careful to look at the response to an earthquake," he said ... Marin Independent-Journal,

Gary Webb, 49, former reporter for Post Dec 13, 2004
...that won a 1990 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake. ... Gray Davis' controversial award of a $95 million no-bid contract to Oracle Corp. ... Kentucky Post,

Schwarzenegger Picks Simpler Design for Bay Bridge Dec 13, 2004
...began pursuing a replacement after the powerful Loma Prieta earthquake struck in ... Schwarzenegger rejected the project's lone bid, which came in at double the ... KABC,

BRIDGE ESTIMATES: A MOVING TARGET Dec 5, 2004
A review panel Caltrans relied on to reject a suspension span bid for the new ... Since the Loma Prieta earthquake brought down a portion of the span in 1989, time ... Contra Costa Times (subscription),

COMMENTARY: The French could give us a lesson Dec 17, 2004
In the wake of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which damaged the bridge ... The state rejected the bid, and the still-new Schwarzenegger administration launched a ... Victorville Daily Press,

Wait list to slow traffic solved Dec 15, 2004
Olympia is backing the museum in its bid for up to $13 million in ... The reserve has been tapped for major emergencies, including after the earthquake struck in ... The Olympian,

Governor to go for simpler bay span Announcement expected today on ... Dec 9, 2004
...to be open by 2012, some 23 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake exposed the ... tower suspension section and was left reeling in May when the lone bid for the ... San Francisco Chronicle,

2004 a banner year for disaster Dec 9, 2004
In a bid to save tens of thou-sands of lives that might be lost to ... from some 120 countries will gather in Kobe, Japan -- wrecked by an earthquake in 1995 ... Taipei Times,

Simpler? Definitely. Cheaper? Maybe Price to pay: Even if the new ... Dec 10, 2004
The bid was twice what the state Department of Transportation had estimated. ... also require new engineering and design work -- including earthquake testing -- as ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Bay Bridge decision expected this week More debate likely if plan ... Dec 4, 2004
Soliciting bids on the new span, and reviewing the winning bid. ... finish the bridge in 2012 -- nearly a quarter-century after the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Just build it Dec 2, 2004
...eastern span of the Bay Bridge, severely damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake, needed to ... The lone bid for the suspension portion of the bridge came in at $1.4 ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Cadillac of a bridge now Chevy Dec 10, 2004
...faulty estimates and political squabbles since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake brought down a ... funding the Bay Bridge erupted in May, when a lone bid to build ... Contra Costa Times (subscription),

New Bay Bridge design scaled back Dec 11, 2004
...seismically unsafe after it was damaged in the the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. ... Then, earlier this year, the state received only one bid for construction of ... Sacramento Bee,

S/E EUROPE Dec 4, 2004
...is to wage a war on smokers as of January 1 in a bid to wipe ... government yesterday paid compensation to families who suffered damage in an earthquake that shook ... Kathimerini,

RTD info digs below the surface of earthquakes Dec 9, 2004
...as scientists grapple to crack the hidden secrets of earthquakes in their bid to minimise ... RTD info goes to Iceland to see how the earthquake-prone island is ... Categorynet (Communiqués de presse),

Sony PSP Draws Crowds and Lines on First Day Dec 11, 2004
25 for victims of an earthquake in northern Japan in October -- paying a premium of ... Last week a Play Station Portable with one game was bid at $560 on eBay's ... Reuters,