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Satyam's market infers Cypress Hill value has cipress hill fells in shrivelled to $330 million atFriday's close from more than $7 billion six months ago. (For full Satyam coverage, click [ID:nBOM394323]) NEW BOARD On Saturday, Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Guptasaid the composition of the new board was still to be finalised. "We are working on the names," Gupta told reporters in NewDelhi. After dissolving the previous board on Friday, Gupta saidthe new 10-member board would meet within seven days but addedthere was no move to take over Satyam's management. On Saturday, Gupta said the government had received a letterfrom Lazard about representation on the new board and it wasbeing looked into. Lazard's lawyer told television station CNBC TV18 thatLazard was Satyam's largest shareholder and wanted a seat on theboard The TV station said Lazard had a 7.4 percent stake. Stock exchange data showed that Lazard Asset Management helda 2.15 percent stake in Satyam as at Sept 30, 2008.

"Now that the government has decided to appoint a new board,then we would like the government to consult us on theappointment of the members to the board," Hitesh Jain, Lazard'slawyer, told CNBC TV18, adding it also wanted to be consultedabout other steps the government wanted to take on Satyam cypress hills . Several securities fraud class action lawsuits have beenfiled in the United States on behalf of investors who boughtSatyam American Depository Receipts (ADRs) in the last fiveyears cypess hill . Hyderabad-based Satyam specialises in business software andback-office services for clients including General Electric(GE.N) and Nestle (NESN.VX) (Additional reporting by C.K sypress hill . Nayak) (Writing by John Mair; editing by Tim Pearce) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions cypress hiil . CAIRO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Mauritania's decision to recall its ambassador to Israel earlier this week marked the "first step" to cutting ties with the Jewish state, an adviser to the northwest African country's military junta said on Saturday. "Mauritania's decision to recall its ambassador in Israel is a first step towards severing ties with this aggressive entity," said Cheikh Ben Horma Ould Ben Babana, adviser to the president of Mauritania's ruling High Council of State. "This relationship between Mauritania and the Israeli entity disturbs and embarrasses Mauritanians," Ben Babana told reporters in Cairo after talks with Arab League officials.

Mauritania said on Monday it had recalled its ambassador for consultations, days after protesters took to the streets of the capital Nouakchott to demand the Islamic country cut diplomatic ties with Israel over its military offensive in the Gaza Strip cypress hill album . Mauritania is one of only three Arab countries to have diplomatic relations with Israel, along with Egypt and Jordan cypruss hill . Ties between Israel and Mauritania were the legacy of a former regime and had been established for "personal reasons", Ben Babana said cyress hill . The ambassador has held his post since Mauritania opened relations with Israel in 1999 cypress insane . A source close to the ruling military junta said on Monday: "Our position as regards cutting diplomatic ties with Israel will depend on how things move on the ground." Gunmen attacked the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott last February after political parties called for then-President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi to break off ties with Israel to reflect anger over events in Gaza (Writing by Aziz El-Kaissouni; Editing by Sophie Hares). PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Nearly half of all French peopleare planning to spend as much in the sales as they have inprevious years, according to a poll on Saturday, and a majordepartment store boss said business was surprisingly brisk. Consumer spending accounts for nearly two-thirds of grossdomestic product in France so the sales, which began onWednesday, are keenly watched by economists.

The IFOP poll for Ouest France newspaper said that 44percent of French people planned to spend as much in the salesas they had in previous years cypress hill albums . Twenty-eight percent of those surveyed said they would spendmore and 27 percent said they would be cutting back fromprevious years cypress illusions . Paul Delaoutre, the chief executive officer of the GaleriesLafayette chain of stores and chairman of BHV stores, toldFrance Info radio that his shops were doing well insane the membrane . "We are surprised because in spite of the general economicclimate it's very good, we should have one or two points ofgrowth," he said cypers hill . "They are looking for bargains across all ranges but we seebetter growth on the lower prices." Some products were carrying discounts of 70 percent and heconceded that at that level the store does not make a profit.

Many analysts expect this year's sales season will take itstoll on margins as retailers are allowed to sell at a loss toget rid of excess stock following a bleak Christmas season . Rival store Printemps said on Wednesday its 17 French storesachieved a 4 percent year-on-year rise in revenue on the firstday of the sales, a slowdown from 6 percent growth last year (Reporting by Anna Willard, Editing by Peter Blackburn) bong hill . If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times. The Twins need another infielder and they need a legitimate hitter to handle the two-hole in the lineup. Both of these facts have been beaten to death by Twins fans this offseason, and for good reason. If the season were to start today, Matt Tolbert or Brendan Harris would be a starter at either second or third base. Yikes! Call me crazy, but that’s not exactly an ideal scenario. On the offensive side of things, the Twins need to make a serious effort to upgrade the two-hole in the lineup. In the last decade, the average on-base-percentage out of the two-hole in the American League is .338, a figure which the Twins consistently fail to meet. Last time I checked, leaving a black hole in the lineup between Denard Span and Joe Mauer isn’t exactly an optimal situation for long-term success. Numerous names have been tossed around already for players who could fill one or both of the voids in the lineup and/or defense. Names such as: Joe Crede , Placido Polanco , Brandon Phillips , Orlando Hudson , Akinori Iwamura , Dan Uggla , and a host of others have all been thrown out as possibilities. Today I’m adding yet another name to the list, one who just might be the perfect fit, Felipe Lopez. Lopez, 29, is coming off an incredible season in which he split time between Arizona and Milwaukee. On the whole Lopez hit his way to an impressive line of .310/.383/.427 with nine homers and a career-best 38 doubles. Although the numbers were better than his career averages of .269/.338/.400, it isn’t hard to believe that Lopez can continue to post good numbers going forward. Since becoming a full-time player in 2005, the former first-round draft pick has put up a solid .281/.349/.407 line with five different clubs. Those numbers get even better if you remove his abysmal 2007 campaign which was marred by constant shuffling in both the Washington Nationals lineup and defensive alignment. For the same time period, with 2007 removed, his line is an even more remarkable .290/.359/.420. Needless to say, when he is given a full-time job and a consistent spot in the lineup, he handles himself pretty well with the stick. On the flipside of the coin is his defense. While he’s not going to be confused for Placido Polanco or Chase Utley with the leather, he can certainly hold his own cypris hill . Most statistical metrics ranked him as a top five defender at the keystone corner last season, despite his penchant for piling up errors. Overall, Lopez makes plenty of sense for the Twins. Acquiring the switch-hitter would give the Twins a viable number two hitter to slot between Span and Mauer in the lineup and a solid, but not great, defensive second baseman. He may not be the popular addition that many people—myself included—were hoping for when names like Phillips and Hudson were thrown around, but he would fill the two major vacancies in the Twins’ lineup, presumably at a much cheaper cost. He made $3.5 million last season after signing as a free agent with Arizona .