| Tehran seeks bids for 2 new nuclear plants
TEHRAN: Iran yesterday asked for bids to build two new nuclear power stations alongside a still unfinished facility in the south, despite increasing Western pressure over its atomic drive.
“Iran is launching two tenders for the construction of two nuclear power stations of between 1,000 and 1,600 megawatts capacity in Bushehr," the director of nuclear energy production, Ahmed Fayaz Bakhsh, told reporters.
The southern city of Bushehr is where Iran's first nuclear power plant is being built by a Russian contractor. But its completion, due this year, has been repeatedly delayed.
Fayaz Bakhsh said Iran's atomic energy agency would hand over the tender offer documents later yesterday for publication with a closing date for bids set at August 8.
“There are already contacts with Russian and European firms.
AIDS Services hosts annual charity auction
ArtErotica, an annual charity auction and dance party for AIDS Services of Austin, is back on track with a new date and venue after plans to hold the event last month were derailed by a fire code conflict. The festive fundraiser will take place Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Tillery Street Theater.
"We're ready to rock 'n' roll," said Tim Young, co-chair of the organization's fundraising arm The Octopus Club.
The event will feature more than 200 pieces of erotic art donated from both local and out-of-state artists. Complimentary drinks and erotic deserts will be provided by local food artists and businesses, including Twin Liquors and the Texas Culinary Academy. Two disc jockeys and live models sporting Ginch Gonch and Andrew Christian underwear will also be in attendance, Young said.
Kinetic Concepts responds to Medicare Bidding Rule
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI), a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces, issued a statement on the recently-released final competitive bidding rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"). The rule establishes Medicare competitive bidding procedures for durable medical equipment used in the home for ten designated metropolitan areas and includes the category of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, including related accessories and supplies (collectively, "NPWT"), in the initial phase of competitive bidding, which is scheduled to take effect in April 2008. The Company estimates that V.A.C.(R) rentals and sales to Medicare beneficiaries in the ten designated metropolitan areas represented approximately $14 million or 1.7% of KCI's total U.S.
Hancock Fabrics Retains Keen Realty to Auction One Hundred Twenty ...
GREAT NECK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hancock Fabrics, Inc. has retained Keen Realty, LLC under an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court, to market and assist with the disposition of two fee-owned retail properties and 121 of the company's retail leasehold interests located nationally. Hancock Fabrics operates retail fabric stores in 39 states across the country. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection on March 21, 2007 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Keen Realty, LLC is a real estate consulting firm specializing in maximizing the value of its clients' real estate assets nationwide. "We are very excited to offer these leases and fee-properties for sale. The leases include favorable rental rates, and many of these stores are located in prime shopping centers throughout the country.
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