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China crisis: The demise of Wedgwood
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

IT WAS the credit crunch echoed by the shattering of china. Two and half centuries of fine craftwork tradition ground to an uncertain standstill yesterday as Waterford Wedgwood, the luxury china and ceramics ...

Crystal, China Maker Waterford Wedgwood Collapses
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:59:04 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed.

Reviving a vanishing tradition
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:51:14 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

A two-day exhibition celebrated creativity and commitment towards traditional pottery.

Mystery Of South American Trophy Heads Solved
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:25:22 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

A recent study using specimens from Chicago's Field Museum throws new light on the matter by establishing that trophy heads came from people who lived in the same place and were part of the same culture as ...

Sandhills Journey Scenic Bywaya s annual meeting planned
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:43 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Final arrangements have been made for the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway's annual meeting and banquet to be held Saturday, Jan.

Economic fall shatters sales for historic crystal firm
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:32:16 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

THE historic crystal and glass maker Waterford Wedgwood headed the latest list of companies hit by the economic crisis when it called in the administrators yesterday.

End for an industry that once defined a region
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:11:54 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

There were few expressions of surprise among Wedgwood's stoical workforce many had long foreseen the demise of the pottery industry that gave the region its name.

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:50:16 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page
Ancient trophy head mystery solved
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:34:01 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Nasca trophy head from a tomb at the site of Cahuachi. The Field Museum Long believed to be used in fertility rites or taken from enemies in battle, trophy heads have long puzzled scholars.

Events: Happy Birthday Merida
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:29:50 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Happy New Year!!! Yucatan Living hopes that everyone had a wonderful holiday - " and that you got some rest because this state is getting ready to come alive with hundreds of events for you to enjoy.

'Bad Leadership' Breaks Wedgwood
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:38:03 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

A former executive at Wedgwood has blamed the failure of the 250-year-old company on bad management.

Waterford Wedgwood china cracks under financial strain - Summary
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:42:32 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Dublin/London - Iconic china and crystal manufacturers Waterford Wedgwood Monday joined the growing list of high-profile corporate failures when it announced that its business in Ireland and Britain had been ...

2700 face axe as Waterford crystal firm fails - Herald
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

AROUND 2700 jobs are under threat at Waterford Wedgwood after the historic crystal and china maker became the latest big-name casualty of the economic turndown. The luxury goods firm - best known for Wedgwood pottery, Royal Doulton and Waterford ...

Economic fall shatters sales for historic crystal firm - Scotsman
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:54:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

THE historic crystal and glass maker Waterford Wedgwood headed the latest list of companies hit by the economic crisis when it called in the administrators yesterday. The announcement of the company that also owns the Edinburgh Crystal brand meant ...

Waterford Wedgwood shifts to Asia to save company - Associated Press...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:43:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- For more than two centuries, Waterford crystal and Wedgwood china have been symbols of Irish and British craftsmanship. Now, their future may lie in Asia. Drowning in red ink, the storied brands, which merged in 1986, have ...

Wedgwood china falls victim to credit crisis
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:40 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

The future of the 200-year-old Wedgwood pottery in Stoke-on-Trent was thrown into doubt yesterday as its owner, Waterford Wedgwood, said it had called in administrators.

'Bad Leadership' Breaks Wedgwood - Ananova
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:43:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

A former executive at Wedgwood has blamed the failure of the 250-year-old company on bad management. Sir Arthur Bryan, who was chairman of the once thriving fine china company between 1968 and 1986, told Sky News that in recent years Waterford ...

Waterford collapse threatens thousands of jobs - Focus Infomation
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:14:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

London. The collapse of historic crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today put 2,700 jobs at risk in the UK and Ireland on another day of gloom for retailers across the high street, The Independent Daily informs. The latest failure came as the ...

End for an industry that once defined a region - Times Online
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:07:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

There were few expressions of surprise among Wedgwood?s stoical workforce ? many had long foreseen the demise of the pottery industry that gave the region its name. Brown heritage signs posted the way, as ever, to the manicured grounds ...

Regional arts and entertainment events - Philiy.com
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:28:00 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

Artist Siona Benjamin grew up in the Jewish community of Mumbai, India - a juxtaposition that has deep resonance after the violence recently visited there. Her work gathers Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Hindu iconography, filtered through a Pop Art ...

Rosie Holland, six, looks at a Waterford crystal glass in a Dublin city centre store...
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:14 GMT     Digg! Bookmark This Page

The latest failure came as the axe fell on 850 staff at failed childrenswear chain Adams after administrators announced the closure of 111 stores.

Resolve to start new tradition for the new year - Beacon News
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:51:00 GMT