Toyota’s sales may be boosted, however, by an incentive Japanis expected to launch this month for older cars to be scrappedand replaced with new ones in a programme styled after Germany’sstimulus The United States is mulling a similar scheme. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Michael Watson) Stocks Global Markets China Brazil Japan. * H1 like-for-like sales up 3.7 pct * H1 net income flat at 219 million euros * H1 operating margin flat at 5.5 pct(Adds details) PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) – French contract catering andservices group Sodexo (EXHO.PA) said it was resisting thedownturn well as it kept its margins and net income stable inits fiscal first half and maintained its full-year forecast. The company, whose services range from prison food to smartcards, made a net income of 219 million euros ($283 million) onrevenues of 7.633 billion euros in the six months to Feb 28 Operating margin remained flat at 5.5 percent. “Sodexo showed good resistance to the severe global economiccrisis during the first half,” Sodexo Chief Executive MichelLandel said in a statement issued on Thursday. Sodexo said it expected full-year comparable sales growth ofbetween 2-5 percent and operating profit of between 730 milioneuros and 760 million euros.

($1=.7738 Euro) (Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; editing by Simon Jessop). I am finally back, I am currently deployed to Afghanistan and have not had the time to write. I was sitting here watching a copy of the Scarlet and Gray game and couldn't help but think about B/R. I have been known to bring havoc on this site with my articles on the Buckeyes and how they are the team of the decade Yes, I said it.

Despite losses in back-to-back national championship games, the Bucks are poised for a third straight title game. I know this will cause a shockwave across SEC country and pretty much everywhere else in the nation. It's not the Buckeyes fault that the rest of the teams couldn't close the deal. We were supposed to be rebuilding and instead we found ourselves back in the title game. We had to play against a senior-led team and a damn good one at that.

All the best to LSU and their fans, but 2008 is the year of Buckeye Nation I know, start your comments here with me I am a big boy and can take it. If you are a true college fan, though, you can't deny the Buckeyes are coming and they aren't taking any prisoners. This year, the non-conference schedule is much better, with a Week Three matchup against the darlings of college football I believe this to be the most important game of 2008. You take the two best teams over the past 10 years ad match them up, with the winner being in the driver's seat to Miami. It's hard to argue that the Bucks, after losing only Vernon Gholston, will be the team for 2008.

I know many people see Georgia as the number 1, but to me they still have a lot to prove on the national level Remember Bulldogs it was just Hawaii My top 5 going into 2008 would be 1 Ohio State 2 Georgia 3 USC 4 Oklahoma 5 West Virginia Then I would have a mix of teams including Florida. Don't think I forgot you Gators, even though you have a used car salesman at coach. Now, before I part to going back to making the world a safer place let me say this, Michigan, I never really liked you before but I respected you. Now you have an absolute snake at coach who is disloyal, and above all doesn't even respect the game. He is going to be the downfall of your program, so I will give you an early prediction on our yearly slugfest: Ohio State 1,000, Michigan 0. Good luck to all the rest of the college football teams and for you Michigan, GO BLOW!!.