A world without nukes Nov 24, 2007
But, first and foremost, they say, "is intensive work with leaders of the countries in possession of nuclear weapons to turn the goal of a world without nuclear weapons into a joint enterprise.". India is a strong candidate to become part of that global effort. (Boston Globe)
Entrepreneur blends coffee, ministry Nov 17, 2007
He thinks the joint enterprise will catch on. His taste for coffee is also catching on. (Winona Daily News, MN)
MAD MULLAHS PUZZLED PUTIN Nov 9, 2007
Friday, November 09, 2007 Last Update: 06:35 AM EST. November 9, 2007 -- 'EDUCATIONAL": That's how President Vladimir Putin's entourage described the Russian's recent whirlwind trip to Tehran. Islamic Republic President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hyped the 36-hour visit as a "historic event. (New York Post -- Opinions)
'Happy slap' attack man sentenced Oct 5, 2007
He admitted "assault on the basis of a joint enterprise" at Mold Crown Court ... Beck did not take part in the attack but admitted an assault, occasioning actual bodily harm, on the basis of a joint enterprise, and breaching his Asbo. (BBC News -- UK)
Justice for Anna? Aug 29, 2007
It must be stressed that this is a joint enterprise established years ago and based on grave crimes and offences. If we unravelled this tangle, then the details of many famous unsolved cases would be disclosed. (Index on Censorship)
John Helyar: When owners cheat owners Aug 11, 2007
On one hand, owners are partners in a joint enterprise called a league. On the other hand, they are also vicious competitors for championships. (ESPN -- Baseball)
We've got dark times, folks Aug 3, 2007
It must be a joint enterprise, with the US taking the lead. The mechanisms for dismantling all of the labs and arsenals exist they must be employed. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Using a magnet to tune a magnet Aug 2, 2007
The London Centre for Nanotechnology is a joint enterprise between University College London and Imperial College London. In bringing together world-class infrastructure and leading nanotechnology research activities, the Centre aims to attain the critical mass to compete with the best facilities abroad. (EurekAlert!)
NBC News and 'NYT' To Share 2008 Presidential Campaign Coverage Jul 31, 2007
The Times also stated that both entities "will explore ways to work together on day-to-day political coverage and at major political events. They will also look for opportunities for joint enterprise reporting on the candidates and major issues and developments in the campaign. The collaboration will be in addition to, and will not replace, the news organizations existing relationships with other content partners.". The 2008 campaign is already the biggest political story of our lifetimes, and... (MediaWeek.com)
NBC News/msnbc.com and The New York Times/NYTimes.com Announce Collaboration on Political Coverage and National Political Content for the 2008 Campaign Jul 31, 2007
They will also look for opportunities for joint enterprise reporting on the candidates and major issues and developments in the campaign. The collaboration will be in addition to, and will not replace, the news organizations' existing relationships with other content partners. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hidden order found in a quantum spin liquid Jul 27, 2007
The London Centre for Nanotechnology is a joint enterprise between UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London. In bringing together world-class infrastructure and leading nanotechnology research activities, the Centre aims to attain the critical mass to compete with the best facilities abroad. (EurekAlert!)
Mum, sons charged with drug possession Jul 19, 2007
"We will allege the three of them worked together, and they have been charged jointly with this joint enterprise," Detective Insp McCaffrey told reporters. "It is a significant seizure - it is what we would expect a street dealer to have.". (Albany Great Southern Weekender, Australia)
Mob Who Stabbed Rival In Gang Warfare Caged May 12, 2007
"The evidence, as against each of them, is substantially contained in CCTV footage both in the Camden area and from the bus itself.Mr Finucane told the court it was impossible to say who delivered the fatal blows as the attack captured on CCTV was too frenzied, but each of the eight were part of a joint enterprise knowing weapons were being carried and would be used.Ismail Mohamed and Abdirahman Mohamed, both of Tottenham, north London; Liban Elmi, 20, of no fixed address, and Mohammed Mohamud,... (Life Style Extra)
Closing in on mill conversion May 8, 2007
The development is properly a joint enterprise by Yip and Ng's LLC Tai O, which purchased the complex for roughly $1 million in 2004, and Ben Tr. s Unisource International. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Ameren powers up nuclear planning Apr 6, 2007
According to an AmerenUE press release, UniStar Nuclear is a joint enterprise that helps develop, license, construct and operate new standardized nuclear units. UniStar Nuclear has chosen the U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor design as its technology of choice and is working with experienced nuclear licensees across the nation to explore suitable sites for new plants. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Crude: Barrels of fun to crack you up Apr 4, 2007
Aramco, the collaborative joint enterprise (or, depending on your perspective, the monopoly) of US oil companies operating in Saudi Arabia, became fully owned by the Saudi government in 1980. The oil companies may have lost the production facilities, but their worldwide networks of refinery facilities, what the oil business calls its downstream operations, remained intact, and, as the oil companies soon learned, in this they would be able to earn a lot more money with a lot less public scrutiny. (Asia Times Online)
Meth project could get $4M in state funds Apr 3, 2007
Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Attorney General Mike McGrath support putting state dollars into the program, which they said was always intended to be a joint enterprise between private donors and the state. House Democratic Leader John Parker of Great Falls, has called See METH, Back Page Meth. (Montana Standard, MT)
U.S. Internet fraud at all-time high Apr 1, 2007
" The Internet Crime Complaint Center, which has been tracking Internet fraud trends for six years, is a joint enterprise of the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, an agency that trains law enforcement officers to combat economic and cyber crimes. Of the 86,279 fraud complaints in 2006 that the Internet center referred to law enforcement agencies for investigation, Internet auction fraud accounted for the highest volume, with 45 percent of complaints. Complaints about Internet... (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Will Hutton on the problem with private equity firms Feb 23, 2007
Neither has any conception of companies as Enlightenment institutions that incorporate real-life human beings into a joint enterprise, in which being publicly scrutinised and held to account helps managers make better decisions. The foundation of a durable business, as James Collin and Jerry Porras argued in their famous book, Built to Last, requires vision, values, leadership and purpose around an organisation's "reason to be" - the antithesis of everything private equity stands for. (Guardian Unlimited)
Putin Warms to Idea of a Gas OPEC Feb 3, 2007
The comments are Putin's strongest so far in support of a gas equivalent of OPEC. Last June, Putin downplayed the idea of a cartel at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, saying he saw cooperation on gas as merely a joint enterprise. Last month, Russia and Algeria signed an energy cooperation deal, prompting concerns in Europe that the two countries could seek to control gas supplies and prices. (The Moscow Times)
Chemists Report Important Step Toward Building Molecular Computers Jan 26, 2007
A team of UCLA and California Institute of Technology chemists reports in the Jan. 25 issue of the journal Nature the successful demonstration of a large-scale, "ultra-dense" memory device that stores information using reconfigurable molecular switches. This research represents an important step toward the creation of molecular computers that are much smaller and could be more powerful than today's silicon-based computers. (Science Daily)
UCLA, Caltech chemists report important step toward building molecular computers Jan 25, 2007
" The CNSI, a joint enterprise between UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara, is exploring the power and potential of organizing and manipulating matter to engineer "new integrated and emergent systems and devices, by starting down at the nanoscale level, that will aid and abet information technology, energy production, storage and saving, environmental well-being, and the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of chronic and degenerative diseases with an impact that far outstretches... (EurekAlert!)
Terror suspects 'could hang over hearsay' Jan 20, 2007
The manual allows the death penalty for people convicted of spying or taking part in a conspiracy or joint enterprise that results in someone s death. The maximum penalty for aiding the enemy such as providing ammunition or money is lifetime imprisonment. (Telegraph.co.uk)
The jig's up this time but battery power will live on Jan 19, 2007
We find them in stables rather than the track but most cases I've seen people have put others in " Obviously Racing Victoria investigators were alerted about the situation at Horsham where McKechnie was apprehended using a jigger during trackwork last November, described as a "joint enterprise" with Preusker. She was also charged concerning a horse trained by Nichole Boyd on the same track in October. Boyd was earlier disqualified for three years. Once, stewards conducted jockey searches, as... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
US issues new rules on terror trials Jan 19, 2007
In outlining the maximum punishment for various acts, the manual includes the death penalty for people convicted of spying or taking part in a "conspiracy or joint enterprise" that kills another individual. As required by law, the manual prohibits statements obtained by torture and "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" as prohibited by the US Constitution. (ITV.com)
Hearsay, coercion part of war court manual Jan 19, 2007
The manual provides a death penalty for those convicted of ``conspiracy or joint enterprise. . (The Miami Herald)
Forced testimony, hearsay allowed at ... Jan 19, 2007
In outlining the maximum punishment, the manual includes the death penalty for people convicted of spying or taking part in a "conspiracy or joint enterprise" that kills someone. The maximum penalty for aiding the enemy -- such as providing ammunition or money -- is lifetime imprisonment. (Washington Times, DC)
Fraser Stoddart Adds Knight Bachelor to List of Honors UCLA, Jan. 04 Jan 5, 2007
The CNSI, a joint enterprise between UCLA and UC Santa Barbara, is exploring the power and potential of organizing and manipulating matter to engineer "new integrated and emergent systems and devices, by starting down at the nanoscale level, that will aid and abet information technology, energy production, storage and saving, environmental well-being, and the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of chronic and degenerative diseases with an impact that far outstretches our comprehension of life to... (University of California Newswire, CA)
Russias Gazprom to Form JV with Belarus Gas Transit Monopoly Dec 26, 2006
They are preparing documents for creation of a joint enterprise, the minister said. Partial control over Belarusian gas pipeline system is the main condition put forward by in gas price talks with Belarus. (MOSNEWS)
Baltic states in EU energy tie-up Dec 9, 2006
A joint enterprise is to be set up to build the link. The Baltic states and Poland are also working on building a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania. (BBC News -- Business)
A victim of state terror Nov 25, 2006
Security sources said that MI5 and MI6 were engaged in a "joint enterprise" with Scotland Yard in what was "an unprecedented death" in Britain. Anti-terror squad Continuedetectives refused to say where the deadly element was placed, or in what quantities they found it at the Itsu sushi bar in Piccadilly or the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel, where the dissident met two Russians on November 1. (TimesOnline)
Blood and nerves Nov 25, 2006
What happens when blood meets nerves for the joint enterprise of murder. Nerves incites blood, blood acts, and then - perhaps to the non-theorist's surprise - nerves infects blood with its own nervosity. (Guardian Unlimited)
Man jailed in connection with samurai sword stabbing Nov 10, 2006
Supreme Court judge Robyn Layton said that although Shah did not actually stab the victim, the jury's verdict was consistent with him being involved in a joint enterprise with the man who did. She jailed Shah for four years and nine months and imposed a non-parole period of two-and-a-half years. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Closing arguments made in Worthington slay trial Nov 7, 2006
If jurors accept McCowen's story that Frazier was the one who stabbed Worthington, then they should find McCowen guilty for participating in a "joint enterprise" by aiding Frazier in the rape and murder , Welsh said. However, he told jurors that police are convinced that McCowen went to Worthington's house alone. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Leading a double life Oct 25, 2006
Academic avatars Rebecca Nesson has never taught a class like "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion," a joint enterprise with Harvard Law School sponsored by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Here she is as avatar Rebecca Berkman, standing outside a virtual replica of Harvard's Austin Hall before 30 avatars of Extension School students. (Boston Globe -- Living)
UCLA's J. Fraser Stoddart, colleagues make interlocked molecules Oct 18, 2006
The CNSI, a joint enterprise between UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara, is exploring the power and potential of organizing and manipulating matter to engineer "new devices and systems that will extend the scope of many existing technologies and foster commercial development far beyond anything we might have contemplated up until now," Stoddart said. Its mission is to encourage university collaboration with industry and to enable the rapid commercialization of discoveries in... (EurekAlert!)
Killers get 47 years in jail Oct 12, 2006
The court heard Mr Whitehead, aged 24, a self-employed joiner, was killed in a "joint enterprise" by Reeves and Barnes. Serial car thief: John Barnes found guilty of murder They struck eight days after Reeves - nicknamed 'Fat Gav' - burgled the Whiteheads' home on March 23 taking keys, cash, a mobile phone and stealing a car parked outside. (Sheffield Today, UK)
MSNBC to move?Speculation that Secaucus-based TV network might leave for Manhattan Sep 3, 2006
MSNBC was founded in 1996 as a joint enterprise of Microsoft and NBC, hence the amalgamated name. The idea behind the partnership was to combine the news resources of NBC with the technology of Microsoft to create an integrated news service on the Microsoft Network and cable television. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Labour plans to cut Scottish Enterprise in two Aug 28, 2006
The new agency would be a joint enterprise between government and industry leaders, but Jack McConnell is keen to ensure it is not local council-dominated. It may also include learndirect scotland, the agency with more than 100 staff that acts as a broker for training courses. (The Herald)
* Blowing in the wind Aug 20, 2006
A joint enterprise between Taiwan Transportation Machinery Corporation (xWBq) and a Japanese company obtained permission to build three wind farms from the Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, but shelved the plans as they deemed the guaranteed price as too low. Interest in wind power has sparked a land acquisition race. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
In Phoenix, a blame game gambit Aug 9, 2006
"The tricky part comes when people are arrested, and the conspiracy is over. Once the joint enterprise has terminated, then the statements of one conspirator are no longer admissible against other conspirators.". Prosecutors can seek to try Hausner and Dieteman together, but defense attorneys can ask the court to order separate trials. (Centre Daily Times)
More of this story Jun 30, 2006
Alex French, 21, of Randolph and Brockton, was found guilty of the aggravated rape by joint enterprise and was sentenced by Bristol Superior Court Judge E. Susan Garsh. Garsh adopted the sentencing recommendation of First Assistant District Attorney Renee Dupuis and in imposing the sentence characterized the crime as revolting and horrific. (The Enterprise, MA)
We'll never forgive killer Jun 29, 2006
Sheffield Crown Court heard he helped Smith, also 20, of Lincoln, find and then shorten the gun and was convicted on the "joint enterprise" basis that he was involved in planning the murder ... "She was a wonderful girl. She had her moments but everyone thought she was great. She was always smiling." Det Supt Carl Sturgess, of South Yorkshire Police, said after the conviction it was the first case of joint enterprise manslaughter he had dealt with. (Sheffield Today, UK)
A New OPEC in the Making? Jun 22, 2006
"This is no gas version of OPEC," he added, but simply a joint enterprise. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the point on Tuesday. (Ocnus.net)
Constellation Energy and Electricite de France Sign Memorandum of Understanding Related to U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor Jun 1, 2006
"EdF's extensive technical expertise will also prove invaluable as we design, license, build and operate a fleet of U.S. EPR advanced nuclear power plants in North America." UniStar Nuclear is a joint enterprise between Baltimore-based Constellation Energy and Bethesda, Md. -based AREVA, Inc., that provides the business framework through which the first fleet of advanced nuclear power plants in America in nearly three decades will be developed and deployed. (PR Newswire)
Mises Capital Corporation Enters Into Formal Agreement May 27, 2006
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - May 26, 2006) - Mises Capital Corporation (TSX VENTURE: - ; "Mises" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a formal agreement ("Agreement") with Union Temporal Omega Energy ("UTOE"), a privately held joint enterprise, providing for the terms and conditions of its previously announced proposed acquisition of certain interests in producing petroleum and natural gas assets located in the Republic of Colombia (the "Acquisition"), such... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
U.S. piano tuner hits right notes in Cuba May 20, 2006
And he hopes to work with Cuba in a joint enterprise using the island's copper to manufacture piano bass strings to be sold across Latin America. The company's name. (CNN -- World)
Hayden In at CIA May 9, 2006
"His great strength is he is a broad-gauge guy. He understands all aspects of the intelligence business and he understands how to bring them together into, really, a joint enterprise to better protect the country and that's really what is needed at this time." National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley. "Senator Specter and I, with his lead, have been trying to figure out what Hayden has actually been doing in those wiretaps, and it may give us an opportunity to figure out what the program... (Fox News)
Why Register? Planned Stadium Would Be the County's Largest May 4, 2006
"What we are talking about is a joint enterprise . . ." said Bob Williams, assistant superintendent for facilities and operations for the Polk County school system. The proposed stadium will be the largest in Polk County, with Lakeland High's 8,000-seat Thomas Bryant Stadium the next largest. (The Ledger)
Soldiers 'watched boy drown' May 3, 2006
He said: The death of Ahmed Jabar Karheem was caused by the unlawful and dangerous activities of the four defendants acting together as part of a joint enterprise to assault the four alleged looters. Whether they gave it any thought or not, all sober and reasonable people would realise that their unlawful actions must have subjected the boy to the risk of some physical harm. (TimesOnline)
UK soldiers 'saw Iraqi boy drown' May 3, 2006
Prosecution counsel Orlando Pownall QC described the cause of death as the "unlawful and dangerous activities of the four defendants acting together as part of a joint enterprise". He told the court martial the incident was "a common design or plan to force the alleged looters into the water to teach them a lesson". (BBC News -- UK)
Bahrain's private sector opens the door to political participation Feb 23, 2006
However, the means toward these goals represent a significant departure from previous approaches, and will test Bahrain's joint enterprise: How much room will the government give other stakeholders to effectively participate in policy-making, political discourse and public debate; and in fact, should such representation be permitted with no taxation. How willing is the private sector to accept ownership of the economy, given that this will mean reducing its reliance on government subsidies,... (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
Oil prices fall in Asian trading Feb 22, 2006
Russia has said it hopes to persuade Tehran to create a joint enterprise that will enrich uranium for Iran on Russian territory, enabling Iran to restore a moratorium on enriching uranium at home. Iran exports 2. (Forbes)
Iranian officials due in Moscow for nuclear talks Feb 20, 2006
The two sides were to discuss a Russian plan to set up a joint enterprise that would carry out uranium enrichment work on Iran's behalf on Russian soil. A woman holds portraits of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (NewsIsFree-China)
Iran Postpones Nuke Talks With Russia Feb 13, 2006
"Our proposal on creating a joint enterprise remains in force," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak was quoted as saying at that time. "Its fulfillment is possible if Iran returns to the moratorium, as is set out in the resolution adopted by the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency.". (CBS News)
Where the world stands Feb 12, 2006
"Our proposal on creating a joint enterprise remains in force," said the deputy foreign minister Sergei Kislyak. France. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Tehran warms to Moscow's idea to enrich Iran's uranium in Russia Jan 25, 2006
(Kyodo) _ Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday Tehran has warmed to Moscow's idea to set up a joint enterprise to enrich Iran's uranium on Russian territory, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. "Our attitude to the proposal is positive," Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told a Moscow press conference, according to Interfax news agency. (Kyodo, Japan)
Our Friend Angela Jan 17, 2006
We proposed setting up a joint enterprise on the territory of Russia, and now we are hearing various points of view from our Iranian partners. One of them came to us from the Iranian Foreign Ministry. (Kommersant)
Girl 'raped, tortured, stabbed' Jan 14, 2006
"They had different roles, but we say they were acting together as part of a joint enterprise to torture and kill these two young women," he said. Mr Latham outlined graphic details of how the girls were allegedly tortured. (Scotsman.com)
Court told Mary-Ann tortured and murdered Jan 14, 2006
"They (the six men) had different roles but we say they were acting together as a joint enterprise to torture and kill these two women," Latham said. The prosecutor said one of the accused, Adrian Thomas, had gathered a group of five friends to take revenge on Leneghan and her 18-year-old friend because he believed they had set him up to be robbed, an act which resulted in his being stabbed. (Reuters.uk)
