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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  T-BCE for Mr. PARAGON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
BCE paid $2.3 billion in the spring of 2000 to acquire CTV, and later created Bell Globemedia after acquiring The Globe and Mail and other assets from Thomson Corp. At the time of its creation, Bell Globemedia was valued at $4 billion.
BCE also announced that it intends to cease long-term funding of Teleglobe Inc. We believe the company is sending the right signals to investors and we expect the stock to move higher today.
BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecommunications company, isn't seeing any signs of a recession in Canada, but is bracing for a possible "economic softening" sparked by a slowdown in the U.S. that might leave BCE's 2001 revenue at the low end of forecasts.
www.wednesday-night.com /chart/T-BCE.htm   (9909 words)

  
 Indus Valley Civilization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Around 1800 BCE, signs of a gradual decline began to emerge, and by around 1700 BCE, most of the cities were abandoned.
Certain scholars propose that this was a major river during the third and fourth millennia BCE, and suggest that it may have been the Sarasvati River of the Rigveda.
In the course of the 2nd millennium BCE, remnants of the IVC's culture would (the so-called Cemetery H culture) amalgamated with that of other peoples, likely contributing to what eventually resulted in the rise of Vedic culture and eventually historical Hinduism.
en.explicatus.org /wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilization   (4155 words)

  
 Magadha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gautama Buddha in the 6th or 5th century BCE was the founder of Buddhism, which later spread to East Asia and South-East Asia, while Mahavira founded Jainism.
In 321 BCE, exiled general Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya dynasty after overthrowing the reigning king Dhana Nanda to establish the Maurya Empire.
The Sunga dynasty was established in 185 BCE, about fifty years after Ashoka's death, when the king Brihadratha, the last of the Mauryan rulers, was brutally murdered by the then commander-in-chief of the Mauryan armed forces, Pusyamitra Sunga, while he was taking the Guard of Honour of his forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magadha   (1463 words)

  
 Tell el-Far'ah - Archaeology Timeline
The attempted revolt of Josiah's son Jehoiakim in 600 BCE against the Babylonians resulted in the destruction of Judah and began the forced exile of its elite to Babylon; thus beginning the period of the Babylonian Exile.
In 539 BCE Cyrus II entered Babylon, thus ending the period of the Babylonian exile and ushering in a new period of prosperity and reconstruction within the region of the Eastern Mediterranean under the Persians.
This alliance was renewed again in 139 BCE and because of intermittent Roman activity in the orient, the stage was set for the entrance of Roman general Pompée between 66-62 BCE.
farahsouth.cgu.edu /timeline/main.htm   (3466 words)

  
 BCE and Teleglobe Establish Price for Acquisition
MONTREAL, Oct. 26 -- BCE Inc. and Teleglobe Inc. announced today the weighted average trading price of the BCE common shares ("BCE WATP") under the plan of arrangement relative to BCE's acquisition of all outstanding common shares of Teleglobe not already held by the corporation or its affiliates.
The "BCE WATP" is used to determine the consideration payable to Teleglobe shareholders under the plan of arrangement, as described in the Management Information Circular of Teleglobe mailed to its shareholders on September 27, 2000.
The "BCE WATP" corresponds to the weighted average trading price of the BCE common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) for the ten trading days commencing on October 12, 2000 and ending October 25, 2000.
www.bce.ca /en/news/releases/bce/2000/10/26/1731.html   (383 words)

  
 BCE To Hand Nortel Stake To Its Shareholders 01/26/00 - Company Business and Marketing Newsbytes PM - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Montreal-based BCE owns some 39 percent of Nortel Networks - a share worth some $80 billion CDN - and will hand all but two percent of that to current common shareholders.
Under the plan, which BCE says has already been approved by Nortel Networks, each common share of BCE will generate approximately 0.78 of a common share of a new publicly traded Canadian company that will own all of the shares of and continue as Nortel Networks.
BCE, which also announced its year-end financial results today, reported that its Nortel Stake brought in profit of $1.6 billion during fiscal 1999.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HDN/is_2000_Jan_26/ai_59094167   (347 words)

  
 Nortel: Corporate Information - Investor Relations - BCE/Nortel Networks Plan of Arrangement - Background
On January 26, 2000, BCE and Nortel Networks announced they had entered into an agreement to implement a Plan of Arrangement under which BCE would distribute an approximately 37 percent ownership interest (approximately 36% as of February 29, 2000) in Nortel Networks to BCE's shareholders.
BCE common shareholders will also continue to own a BCE common share, which will represent the value of an interest in BCE's remaining assets.
The distribution of New Nortel common shares to BCE common shareholders generally will not be taxable to Canadian residents who hold their shares as capital property but will be a taxable dividend to United States taxpayers.
www.nortel.com /corporate/investor/bce/summary.html   (483 words)

  
 Marcus Furius Camillus
Marcus Furius Camillus (c.26 BCE - 37 CE): Roman senator and general during the reign of the emperor Tiberius.
His earlier history is not known, but if his career followed the normal pattern of the imperial age (the cursus honorum), he was 33 years old, and therefore born in 26 BCE, or a bit earlier.
Other stages in his career must have been the quaestorship (in the year 1 BCE), the aedileship (in 2 CE?), the praetorship (in 5?), and the governorship of a small and peaceful province.
www.livius.org /fo-fz/furius/camillus_ii.html   (560 words)

  
 Roman Calendar - September   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
On this day in 31 BCE, the famous Battle of Actium was fought, in which Mark Antony was defeated by Octavian, the future Augustus.
On this day in 175 BCE, the king of the Seleucid empire, Seleucus IV Philopator, who was the successor of Alexander, died.
On this day in 57 BCE, after the senate had voted to restore him, Cicero entered Rome in triumph after returning from exile in Greece.
www.personal.psu.edu /users/w/x/wxk116/RomanCalendar/sep01.htm   (550 words)

  
 Parthia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Reproduction of a Parthian warrior as depicted on [[Trajan's Column]] The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE.
In 139 BCE, the Parthian king Mithridates I captured the Seleucid monarch, Demetrius Nicator, and held him captive for ten years, while the Parthians overwhelmed Mesopotamia and Media.
Vologases III (105-147AD) on a [[silver drachm]] By 129 BCE the Parthians were in control of all the lands right to the Tigris River, and established their winter encampment at Ctesiphon on the banks of the Tigris downstream from modern Baghdad.
parthia.kiwiki.homeip.net   (964 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Canada
BCE's Bell Canada phone unit is expanding in western provinces as competitors such as Telus boost revenue in Bell Canada's home market in Ontario and Quebec.
BCE said it will sell some of 360networks's operations in eastern Canada to Call-Net Enterprises Inc., which provides telephone service under the Sprint brand in Canada, for an undisclosed price.
BCE said the acquired business will operate as a division of Bell Canada under the 360networks and Group Telecom brands.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aoZ3cSDKse80&refer=canada   (644 words)

  
 Legiones I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The activities of Legio I are unclear during this period, but it seems reasonable to presume that the legion transferred across the Adriatic Sea with the great majority of Octavian's army to fight the Antonian forces at Actium.
In 26 BCE, Augustus (formerly Octavian) moved forces to northwestern Hispania to extend Roman domination over the Cantabri tribe.
By 19 BCE, Augustus' general M. Vipsanius Agrippa was still unable to drive the stubborn Cantabri to submission.
www.angelfire.com /or2/jrscline/legiones1.htm   (1302 words)

  
 The Maccabees
The death of Alexander the Great of Greece in 323 BCE led to the breakup of the Greek empire as three of his generals fought for supremacy and divided the Middle East among themselves.
The family of Mattathias became known as the Maccabees, from the Hebrew word for "hammer," because they were said to strike hammer blows against their enemies.
In the year 142 BCE, after more than 500 years of subjugation, the Jews were again masters of their own fate.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/History/Maccabees.html   (611 words)

  
 BCE :: Corporate & Financial
BCE to be wound down, Bell Canada to convert to income trust
BCE announced today that it will eliminate its holding company operations and convert Bell Canada...
BCE announced today that it will, on November 1, 2006, reset the dividend rate on its Cumulative...
bce.ca /en/news/releases/corporate/index.php?cat=1&year=2000&month=4   (84 words)

  
 Friday, May 26, 2006 - Jewish Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Samuel was born in the year 2830 from creation (931 BCE) after his barren mother, Chanah (Hannah), prayed for a child at the Sanctuary at Shiloh and pledged, "O L-rd of hosts...
At age two, his mother brought him to Shiloh in fulfillment of her vow, where he was raised by Eli the High Priest; shortly thereafter, Samuel had his first prophetic communication (described in I Samuel 3).
The Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were liberated during the 1967 Six Day War (see "Today in Jewish History" for Iyar 26).
www.chabad.org /calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=5/26/2006   (503 words)

  
 Praesepium - Chapter 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The last year (46 BCE) of the traditional Roman calendar was extended by necessity to a length of 445 days.
A short time into the second year of the calendar (44 BCE), within the latter part of February, Caesar received a forewarning from a prominent astrologer that his life would be in danger during the approaching month.
This Silver denarius issued (19-18 BCE) by Augustus Caesar shows the 44 BCE comet of "Divine Julius," which was propagandized as a good portent.
www.rxs.bigstep.com /generic.html?pid=8   (2919 words)

  
 Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia
Each of its four sides is divided into five compartments of sculpture representing the tribute brought to the Assyrian King by vassal princes, Jehu of Israel being among the number.
Shalmaneser, whose annals and conquests are recorded upon it, was the son of Assur-natsir-pal, and died in 823 BCE.
Aristotle (384-323 BCE): The Constitution of Carthage, c.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/asbook03.html   (1172 words)

  
 Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment
The Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE) is a partnership of various business and private sector organisations formed to create a coherent voice addressing environmental matters.
The founding members of the BCE are the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Business Environment Council.
The BCE does not seek to usurp the very valuable work on the environment being carried out by its individual members but to complement their efforts.
www.chamber.org.hk /bce   (390 words)

  
 BCE Plan Heralds Nortel Networks Evolution to Totally Independent, Widely Held, Internet Powerhouse -- A ``Win-Win'' ...
Nortel Networks public common shareholders will receive one common share in the new company in exchange for each Nortel Networks common share they now hold, so that their level of investment is retained.
BCE shareholders will retain their BCE shares and receive approximately.78 of a common share (subject to adjustment) in the new company for each BCE common share held.
Nortel Networks and BCE have signed a definitive agreement, approved by both Boards of Directors, to implement the proposed transaction and expect the Plan of Arrangement to be implemented by the end of the second quarter, 2000.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2000/0001124718&EDATE=   (687 words)

  
 History of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Around the 5th century BCE, the northern Indian subcontinent was invaded by the Achaemenid Empire and, by the late 4th century BCE, the Greeks of Alexander's army.
In 321 BCE, exiled general Chandragupta Maurya, under direct patronage of the genius of Chanakya, founded the Maurya dynasty after overthrowing the reigning king Dhana Nanda to establish the Maurya Empire.
This period lasted roughly from the rise of the Satavahanas in 200 BCE as the Mauryans declined, to the end of the Guptas, around the middle of the first millennium CE, a span of 700 years, and ended with the onset of Huna invasion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_India   (7071 words)

  
 Paleolithic
1000 BCE to 550 BCE 2nd Kingdom of Kush with capitals at Napata and Meroe (270 BCE to 600 CE)
747 BCE to 200 BCE Kushite conquest of Egypt.
332 BCE Greek conquest and occupation of Egypt by Alexander of Macedon
www.africahistory.net /africantimeline.htm   (601 words)

  
 BCE Emergis Closes Sales of U.S. Health Operations : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
BCE Emergis has sold its preferred provider organization to MultiPlan, Inc., a health care network in the U.S. This transaction, first announced in January 2004, was effected through the sale of BCE Emergis' shares in its subsidiary, BCE Emergis Corporation.
On February 26, 2004 BCE Emergis shareholders approved the transaction at a special meeting held in Montreal.
Other than the sale of BCE Emergis' U.S. health operations, these statements do not reflect the potential impact of any non-recurring items or of any dispositions, monetizations, mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or other transactions that may be announced or that may occur after the date hereof.
press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/141186.html   (587 words)

  
 BCE Emergis Appoints Eric Rosenfeld to its Board of Directors : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
BCE Emergis customers include leading Canadian health insurers, top U.S. banks, the top six Canadian banks and a number of North America's largest enterprises.
These statements do not reflect the potential impact of any non-recurring items or of any dispositions, monetizations, mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or other transactions that may be announced or that may occur after the date hereof.
BCE Emergis Signs a new Agreement with Desjardins for the Use of its eLending Interchange Platform
press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/403080.html   (702 words)

  
 BCE :: Corporate & Financial
TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ - BCE Inc. shareholders have approved a plan of arrangement to distr...
TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ - BCE Inc. announced today that its shareholders have voted in favou...
JEAN C. TORONTO, Ontario, April 26 /CNW/ - BCE Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has...
www.bce.ca /en/news/releases/corporate/index.php?cat=1&year=2000&month=4   (172 words)

  
 sejanus and the chronology of Christ's death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sejanus was born sometime between 4 BCE and 1 BCE in Etruria.
Footnote20 Through the same agents, he was sending a steady report to Tiberius of their activities, attempting to convince him that they were plotting revolt and should be executed.
Footnote68 To lose this title was to lose not only one's post, but also to possibly complete ostracism from Roman life, as illustrated by Gallus in 26 BCE under Augustus.
www.xenos.org /essays/sejanus.htm   (4589 words)

  
 Gewerkschaft - IG BCE - IX/26 12. Juli 2005
Werner Bischoff, im geschäftsführenden Hauptvorstand der IG BCE für die Tarifpolitik zuständig: „Das ist eine Riesenenttäuschung, gerade in der jetzigen Zeit ist ein derartiges Verhalten der Arbeitgeber ausgesprochen bedenklich.
Eine Kürzung der Löhne und Gehälter ist mit der IG BCE ebenso wenig zu machen wie eine generelle Ausweitung der wöchentlichen Arbeitszeit.
Die IG BCE fordert eine angemessene Erhöhung der Einkommen.
igbce.de /portal/site/igbce/menuitem.2f94ddcf5769198dc2e0b510c5bf21ca   (262 words)

  
 History of the Maldives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maldives is a nation consisting of 26 natural atolls comprising of 1192 islands.
Meanwhile, in 1960 Maldives allowed the United Kingdom to continue to use both the Gan and the Hitaddu facilities for a thirty-year period, with the payment of £750,000 over the period of 1960 to 1965 for the purpose of Maldives' economic development.
On July 26, 1965, Maldives gained independence under an agreement signed with United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_Maldives   (2269 words)

  
 *** The House of Ptolemy: Caesar, Cleopatra, & Marcus Antonius - the Transition to a Greco-Roman (Roman Imperial) ...
Discussion of the events from the death of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BCE, to the victory of Augustus at the battle of Actium.
--- Marc Antony - Imperator 61 - 30 BCE
Caesar's campaign in Egypt, from the autumn of 48 BCE to March of 47 BCE, was a self-contained episode in the career of Rome's greatest general.
www.houseofptolemy.org /housecle.htm   (3393 words)

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