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DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of the "Construction sector in Romania 2009 - Developmentforecasts for 2009-2011" report to their offering. I am begining to wonder if maybe this is a case of, Better the devil you know than the devil you dont.Time to put your money where your mouth is "Big Mike" because, buying pints for the Toon Army down the bigg Market wont save you from their wrath should another season like the last one follow.. To date no new recruitments, only rumours of players outgoing. I wonder if this was the same man who decided Thomas Graveson was a better player than Claude Makalele and the same man who targeted David Beckham, Michael Owen and Jonathan Woodgate as good signings for Real?My mood this summer has never been so negative as I look forward to next season at Newcastle. The explanation given was, the board were reshuffling and Dennis Wise, Jeff Vetere and Tony Jiminez were to form a new scouting network and to oversee squad recruitment.Jeff Vetere had been previously employed in a similar roll at Real Madrid. They were to have a long wait however as no new faces arrived.

The takeover and boardroom restructuring meant the manager had to wheel and deal, so to speak.Kevin Keegan did a fine job in halting the slide and stopping the rot in the second half of the last season, but it was still plainly clear that the squad was not up to competing in the Premier League both in quality and numbers.His appointment was met with great enthusiasm throughout Tyneside and the memories of the "Entertainers" came flooding back,(all be it briefly).Keegan took charge on 17th Janurary, with 2 weeks still remaining in the transfer window, Newcastle fans waited eagerly to see who he would bring in to strengthen the squad and add a bit of flair and quality. Dreams of an Abramovich type revolution at Newcastle were sweeping the Toon.Allardyce sold the like of Kieron Dyer, Scott Parker, Sibierski, Solano and brought in a few replacements with a net spend of £5.8m. At 1034 GMT GEA shares were up 3.4 percent at 9.56 euros,outpacing Frankfurt's mid-cap index .MDAX.. GEA will continue its strategy to grow via acquisitions andthe worldwide financial crisis has even made takeover prices"more favourable", he added.

Juerg Oleas told the annual shareholders meeting that salesthis year are expected to fall and its profit margin would benegatively affected despite restructuring measures launched inresponse to the economic slowdown. * CEO sees 32 million euros restructuring costs this year * Says still sees long-term EBIT margin of over 10 pct * Says still aims to pay dividend of 1/3 of net in long-term (Adds background, comments, share price) FRANKFURT, April 22 (Reuters) - German engineering companyGEA Group (G1AG.DE) shortened work hours for around 19 percentof its workforce as it saw first-quarter new orders fall 22percent, its chief executive said on Wednesday. 20 you pick a French project in Alexis Ajinca?  The man averages 5.4 rpg and 5 ppg in Europe.  Sure they don't play as many minutes as players over here, and he is 7'1'', but is that really going to help you now?  Fans want wins now. Then you pass on Jerryd Bayless, a guard that can handle the ball and shoot for days.  Hope this undersized point guard solves your shooting guard problem, even if you decide to trade Felton to the Knicks which has been rumored today by the New York Daily News.And let's see, with No. Augustin.  Now he's a great guy, NCAA First Team All-American even.  But he's not what you need.  You have an All-American and National Champion point guard, his name is Raymond Felton if you've forgot.You needed a combo or shooting guard to help Felton out who had to play shooting guard at times last year. 20 pick from the Nuggets and I think, wow, look at the Bobcats making moves to get some good players after signing a proven winner as a coach.  Great move guys, you almost had me!Then you choose with the No 9 pick, D.J.

But what do you do?  You disappoint me.You're the red headed step-child in a family of clean cut All-Americans.Let's see, you pick up the No. Also, because you are never on television because you are garbage.But with your recent picks I have to blame it on you, not the basketball culture in the state of North Carolina.You've been with us since 2004, and every year I think you're going to get better and better. This is an open letter to the Charlotte Bobcats, because their recent picks in the 2008 NBA draft have made me rethink why I even try to pull for this team.Dear Bobcats,In lue of your recent picks in this 2008 NBA draft, I am returning my fan card to the front desk.  Sure maybe I haven't been able to watch every game, mainly because you charge Boston Celtic's prices for a high school product. This is also a reason why Praktiker trades with about 7.9times 12-month forward earnings, according to Thomson ReutersStarMine, at a discount to Europe's top home improvementretailer, Kingfisher (KGF.L), and U.S peers Home Depot (HD.N)and Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW.N) ($1=.7738 Euro) (Editing by Simon Jessop). In contrast to its peers, Praktiker owns only a fraction --about 1 percent -- of its stores, and rent expenses are one ofits biggest problems, CFO Ghabel said, adding that Praktiker wascurrently renegotiating rental terms with its landlords.

Out of its total 436 stores,Praktiker operates 20 stores in Poland and 25 in Romania. The Polish zloty EURPLN=, for example, has lost almost 7percent this year in value against the euro and the Romanian leuEURRON= fell about 5 percent. Praktiker's international operations have so far been thedriver of its profitable growth, it said, and accounted forabout two-thirds of its 2008 operating earnings. These measures also aim to offset the impact of adevaluation of several eastern European currencies, which hitPraktiker's international business particularly hard this year. [ID:nLL322198] Praktiker still expects to achieve positive operatingearnings this year, in spite of falling sales, as it cuts costsby opening fewer stores, introducing shorter working hours,cutting investments and implementing a hiring freeze, it said.