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Bharti overtakes Tata in market cap, Mittal surprised Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:42PMOne day in July 2002, Sunil Bharti Mittal was in a rooftop meeting room at Mumbai’s Oberoi hotel, in the midst of 80 or so journalists, to celebrate Airtel’s launch in the city. He tried to light an oil lamp with a candle, but somebody had put in too much oil.
New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:41PMAn international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication of the journal Nature Genetics, bring researchers closer to understanding the biological pathways involved in the disease and may lead to the development of new treatments ...
New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified, researchers report in Nature Genetics Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:25PM( University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ) An international team of researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication of the journal Nature Genetics, bring researchers closer to understanding the biological pathways involved in the disease and may lead to the development of ...
Djokovic returns a marked man Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:23PMNOVAK DJOKOVIC left Australia 11 months ago with the best memories of his career, and returned at the weekend to deal with the inevitable consequences of grand slam success.
Kenny says Obama will continue supporting Mindanao peace process Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:19PMGENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/04 January) -- The United States government will continue to support the Mindanao peace process when President-elect Barack Obama takes over from outgoing President George Bush on January 20, US Ambassador to Manila Kristie Kenny said.
Gladys Brooks blazed trail for other women Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:44AMMinneapolis City Council and Met Council member ran for mayor in 1973 and helped establish the skyway.
GMA appeals for help with peace in Mindanao Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:17AMPresident Gloria Arroyo on Sunday appealed to the Muslim community to help her administration in bringing peace in Mindanao. The President made her appeal after extending her greetings to all Muslims for the celebration of their New Year on Tuesday.
Brewer Seen Taking Conservative Path Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:29AMGOP Secretary of State Jan Brewer labels herself a "fiscal conservative Republican" as she prepares to replace Gov. Janet Napolitano.
Staff Blogs - Latest Blogs - 1 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:28PM- This summer New York magazine ran a long feature about Alanna Heiss , the founder of P.S. 1. The article discussed how the Museum of Modern Art had assumed control of the contemporary art center and had decided it was time for Heiss—the powerful force that put the former schoolhouse on the cultural map as an experimental, edgy art destination—to retire.
Verizon wins $33M in no-show cybersquatting case Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 2:01PMAlthough it might have a tough time locating the perpetrators and collecting the loot, Verizon has been awarded $33.15 million in a court judgment touted as the biggest in cybersquatting history.
Flight 93 families ask Bush to OK land seizure Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:09PMPHILADELPHIA — Relatives of those who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 want the Bush Administration to seize the land needed for a memorial where the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa., in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
4D Introduces Knowledgebase 2.0 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:01PMCA - 4D has announced the public release of Knowledgebase 2.0, a support resource for developers building business applications on the 4D Platform. Built on the backbone of the 4D v11 SQL platform, Knowledgebase 2.0 adds text-indexing capabilities to improve speed and flexibility. In addition to building on the 4D v11 SQL platform, Knowledgebase 2.0 incorporates web tools such as 4D Web 2.0 Pack ...
Michael Simmons: Karen Dalton Lives Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:37PMFor the second year running, a new Karen Dalton record is my choice for The Album of the Year.
Families want land seized for Flight 93 memorial Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:22PMPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Relatives of those who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 want the Bush Administration to seize the land needed for a memorial where the plane crashed in western Pennsylvania during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
In Land Scarred by Violence, Dogfighting Makes a Comeback Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:20PMSince the Taliban?s ouster, dogfighting has regained its earlier popularity, with informal weekly tournaments in Afghanistan?s major cities.
India, Malaysia to sign MoU on labour soon Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 2:42PMSINGAPORE: India and Malaysia will sign a labour pact on the recruitment, placement and welfare of blue-collar workers in each other’s domain. The ‘Memorandum of Understanding on Employment of Workers’ is expected to ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia: daily survey of 26 December 2008 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:56PMDAILY SURVEY - Belgrade, 26.12.2008.
MphasiS may cut pay packet; structural revamp ahead Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:32PMCome January, employees of IT services company MphasiS could be in for an off-schedule New Year surprise -- a 20-40 per cent salary cut across the board. This could be on the heels of a third party employee verification program presently being carried out at the company.
USDA/ERS breefing: U.S. agricultural research and productivity Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:48PMAdvances in agricultural productivity have led to abundant and affordable food and fiber throughout most of the developed world. Public and private agricultural research has been the foundation and basis for much of this growth and development.
Dispossessed and disinherited Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:15PMCONGRESS passed the other week a joint resolution extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for another six months but excluding the compulsory acquisition of agricultural lands provided for under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) signed by President Corazon Aquino on June 10, 1988.
MILF ready to resume peace talks Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 11:21AMBy Julmunir I. Jannaral, Correspondent COTABATO CITY: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said yesterday it is ready to go back to the negotiating table and talk peace once again with the Philippine government.
News 12.23.2008 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 10:59AMArray
TOP STORIES Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:28PMMOSCOW — Russia played host Tuesday as 11 gas producing countries agreed to work more closely to control supply levels on world markets and vowed to step up other cooperation, upgrading the Gas Exporting Countries Forum into a more official and potentially influential group.
Year in Review: An embarrassing stand Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:17PMIf anyone gives an award for having your life resemble the lyrics of your former country music singer girlfriend’s song, Roger Clemens can pretty much count on being the winner. As the fallout of baseball’s steroid era continued, his story -- like Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds before him -- was the game’s biggest story of they year
Verizon Wins $33 Million in Suit Over Domain Names Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 2:50PMThe company has been awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit against an Internet services company that it claimed had registered hundreds of domain names with Verizon trademarks.
Pa. landowners fight eminent domain for gas field Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 2:02PMCLEARVILLE, Pa.—Some south-central Pennsylvania landowners fighting an eminent domain lawsuit to take their below-ground mineral rights for an underground natural gas storage field say they feel they never had a chance to have a say on what happens to their land.
NIST finds security problems with overseas e-voting Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:25AMEfforts to allow members of the U.S. military and other overseas voters cast ballots by e-mail or on the Internet face serious security problems, according to a new U.S. government report.
Littler man dominates the welterweight fight, which is stopped after the eighth round. Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 10:12AMOn a stunning Saturday night in Las Vegas, you could almost hear the 90 million people on those Pacific Islands thousands of miles to the West, screaming in delight.
The strange story about how Pandia was born 10 years ago Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:50AMPandia celebrates its 10 year anniversary. Here is the strange story about how Pandia was born out of an act of the Norwegian parliament. In Web time Pandia is ancient. It was born in December 1998, a couple of months after Google was incorporated. At that time AltaVista was the best search engine around, and a large number of search engine companies competed for the number 1 spot.
Pangan: Take time out to ponder Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:38AMTHERE are some things to ponder this Christmas break. Points to consider, evaluate, adopt and implement immediately after the break. For the have-nots, like this writer, there is not much to ponder on except the gnawing poverty and want.
The Nation: Moro rebels warn of holiday violence with military offensive Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:37AMGENERAL SANTOS CITY - Violence might spark in some parts of Mindanao even during the holidays if the military continues its offensive against Moro rebels and with the resumption of peace talks still a distant possibility, a senior rebel leader warned yesterday.
P160-M grant to displaced Mindanao folk Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:18AMAs government forces yesterday continued to battle Muslim separatists in heavy fighting that erupted last Saturday, the European Union (EU) announced it had approved a $3.4 million (or 2.5 million euros equivalent to P160 million) in fresh grants intended for the thousands of civilians displaced by secessionist conflict in Mindanao.
Sony and Nagoya University Develop Next Generation Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:17AMTokyo, Dec 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation today announced "AURORA"[2], a new secure and efficient cryptographic hash algorithm[1] developed in cooperation with Tetsu Iwata, Associate Professor, Nagoya University.
“Do you know these 3 Internet Business Secrets?” Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 9:03AMYou can promote other people’s products through affiliate marketing. This is a great way to earn income. Affiliate marketing brochure points out the benefits of being their affiliate. Most brochures make it sound a whole lot better then it really is.
How average earners lost out on tax Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 8:00AMMIDDLE-INCOME earners went backwards under the Howard and Keating governments and were still paying a higher average personal tax rate in 2005-06 than they had 15 years earlier in 1990-01, official Treasury data reveals.
Unions compete for childcare staff Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 8:00AMAS the future of failed childcare chain ABC Learning remains in doubt, unions have started a turf war over which should represent thousands of workers left in limbo.
Report: Pacquiao, Hatton sides hope deal settled before year ends Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 7:34AMMANILA, Philippines - The promoters of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton stressed that a match pitting their fighters is close to being finalized, ESPN.com reported on Saturday.
Munce back in the big time with a bang Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 1:08PMTHE comeback of former jailbird Chris Munce is now complete.
Resort set near Saguaro Ranch Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:47PMFor two years, development plans have put a resort and hotel area next to upscale residences at Dove Mountain. Now a resort may end up near Saguaro Ranch, another neighborhood on Marana’s tony northeast side, instead.
United Internet Buys Lycos Domains Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:14AMDecember 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report posted today on Data Center Knowledge, which in turn cites a Friday post on Domain Name Wire, United Internet AG has acquired the United Domains unit of Internet portal Lycos Europe.
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Selects Convergys to Implement BSS/OSS Solutions for Wireless Customers Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:11AM Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management , announced today that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (NYSE: TLK), the largest information and communication company in Indonesia with over 63 million subscribers, has renewed and expanded its contract for Convergys’ relationship management solutions.
Crude Stocks Rose 89,000 Barrels Last Week: API Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:08AMCrude Stocks Rose 89,000 Barrels Last Week: API
Oil Futures Fall 3% After Supply Data Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:08AMOil Futures Fall 3% After Supply Data
OPEC Likely to Approve 2M Barrel Oil Output Cut Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:08AMOPEC powerhouse Saudi Arabia said Wednesday the group will slash a record 2 million barrels from its daily production as of Jan. 1, while Russia and other OPEC outsiders announced their own cutbacks of hundreds of thousands of barrels from the market.
Yahoo Open Strategy is not open enough Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:06AMIn focusing on opening its walls to outsiders without emphasizing the opening-up of its services outside Yahoo.com, the company may not be doing enough to halt its downward spiral.
Thorp Respects Local Zoning Rules Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 11:02AMNews & Observer: Chancellor Holden Thorp tells Orange County commissioners will abide local zoning rules and use eminent domain as a last resort.
M J Antony: Hidden seeds of wrath Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 12:49AMTill the courts rule on ambiguous land acquisition laws, tensions will rise again as and when land is acquired. Though the alarums and excursions over land acquisition for special economic zones have temporarily died down, the Land Acquisition Act still carries the seeds of bloody strife.
Sabbatia dams take center stage Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 11:45PM For the first time since Morey’s Bridge dam and the cofferdam on Lake Sabbatia have been a contentious topic of discussion, the E Word came up during a city council meeting.
EU eases transfer of defence-related products Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 11:22PM Strasbourg (AFP) Dec 16, 2008 - The European Parliament voted Tuesday to ease the transfer of defence-related products between EU nations.
Obama to tap Colorado senator for interior dept: reports Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 11:21PM Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2008 - President-elect Barack Obama will nominate US Senator Ken Salazar to be his secretary of the interior, US news media reported late Monday.