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  • Yuan Declines on Concern China Will Halt Gains; Bonds Advance Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:07AMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China’s yuan fell for a second day after the central bank fixed a lower daily reference rate, adding to speculation policy makers will halt the currency’s appreciation to aid exporters. Bonds advanced.
  • Pak agencies may have backed Mumbai attack: PM Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:05AMAccusing Pakistan of using terror as an instrument of state policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said evidence showed that some "Pakistani official agencies" must have provided support to the Mumbai terror attack given their sophistication and military precision.
  • Jocular Georgina’s gender jaw-dropper Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:02AMJocular Georgina’s gender jaw-dropper and the source of inhuman rights. All men are essentially religious. This is just as true of the superstitious pagan worshipper of the god of the forest as it is of the self-confessed atheist/agnostic.
  • Govindraj Ethiraj: Lunch On The Shop Floor Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:01AMGuess where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spent the first day of the New Year? Receiving visiting dignitaries with bouquets of flowers, at the party offices with party colleagues and workers, with friends and family or a function to commemorate something or the other..?
  • CESC hopes for financial closure of 1,000 MW plant in Orissa by 2010 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:00AMCESC Limited, the flagship company of the Kolkata-based RPG Group, expects to achieve financial closure for its 1,000 MW coal-based power plant at Neulapoi in Orissa’s Dhenkanal district by the end of next year.
  • Alvarion® Signs Contract with VMAX Telecom for Mobile WiMAX Turnkey Project in Taiwan Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:00AM TEL AVIV, Israel----Alvarion Ltd. , the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced that it has signed a contract with VMAX Telecom to deploy Mobile WiMAX™ in Taiwan, beginning in the Taoyuan and Hsinchu counties.
  • Sigma to Demonstrate State-of-the-Art Video Technology Solutions at CES 2009 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:00AM LAS VEGAS & MILPITAS, Calif.----Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing system-on-chip solutions for consumer electronics, today announced it will demonstrate an extensive range of high definition consumer technology solutions powered by the company’s SoC solutions at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.
  • Migration Manager Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:58AMWe require the service of Migration Manager. Tasks: This will be someone familiar with doing migration work and assessing risks etc. The person will be responsible for MGW, MSC-S, HLR migration activities.
  • ECS EliteGroup demonstrates first dual-mode Mobile WiMAX/EDGE device using Comsys single-chip multimode baseband ... Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:58AM LAS VEGAS----ECS EliteGroup Computer Systems and Comsys Communication & Signal Processing Ltd. have announced that Comsys’ award-winning ComMAX™ CM1125 Multimode Mobile WiMAX/EDGE baseband processor will enable ECS EliteGroup’s new line of cutting-edge Mobile WiMAX devices.
  • Time to jettison the dead weight Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:52AMApparently Robert Lang reads this daily blog. On Saturday, Victoria Matiash noted that Lang needed to "jack it up a notch," given his poor points total for the season and his recent slump of four con...
  • Transit union leaders confident members will vote No Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:42PMOttawa’s four-week transit strike is set to enter a dangerous phase after hundreds of OC Transpo workers poured out of a meeting on Monday promising to stay out even longer.
  • Claiborne Pell remembered as “the right kind of aristocrat” with a common touch Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:38PMNEWPORT With reverence and humor, a past president, a future vice president, two U.S. senators and a loving grandson paid heartfelt tribute yesterday to Claiborne de Borda Pell at the late senator’s funeral. He was, they all agreed, a rare man whose many contributions to his country will endure.
  • Warriors join search for talented prospect, missing presumed dead Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:37PMWARRIORS players have trudged through the black sand of Bethells Beach on many occasions, but not like this. Yesterday, they walked the shore in search of their teammate, the promising Sonny Fai, who is missing and presumed drowned after rescuing his younger brother from a rip.
  • Library usage up, but times dictate no expansion Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:36PMThe Campbell County Public Library has seen an upswing in patron usage since July 2008 as the economy has worsened, but plans for a new branch expansion near Alexandria will remain mothballed.
  • Books for Kids: The prescription for reading success Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:31PMFinding age-appropriate titles is a must.
  • Literature Walk Down Ongpin Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:20PMTO MANY, ONGPIN IS not so much a geographical reference as a state of being, synonymous to being Chinese in the Philippines. Two kilometers in length and named after businessman Ramon Ongpin, the street lies at the figurative heart of Chinatown.
  • Five Suspects Rob Cary Restaurant, 3 Apprehended Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:47AMWRAL is reporting that five suspects robbed a Cary restaurant and then lead police on a chase on Interstate 40, causing officials to shut down part of the highway.
  • Oil PSU officers to go on strike from January 7 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:43AMCalling a ministerial group formed to look into their demand for higher pay an eyewash, PSU oil firm executives today said they will go on indefinite strike from January 7.
  • A changing of the guard at county prison Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:16AMThe New Year’s tradition of out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new was evident at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord Jan. 1, when the private company that managed Delaware County’s prison left after more than a decade of performing day-to-day operations.
  • Portrait Emerges of Anthrax Suspects Troubled Life Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:11AMThe anthrax investigation yielded nothing more than a strong hunch that Dr. Bruce E. Ivins was the perpetrator, a Times examination found.
  • Well-anchored design Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:10AMPlans for the Sailing Hall of Fame, docking in Annapolis, balance the modern and the historic Plans for the Sailing Hall of Fame, docking in Annapolis, balance the modern and the historic
  • I heart design - the year ahead Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:07AM Architecture and design are the only arts to be manufactured, they have a real monetary worth, and as such, are susceptible to events like, oh I don’t know, a global financial collapse. Therefore, expect to be hearing words like frugality, modesty and restraint.
  • Aamir Khan probably knows this if he’s looked at some of the online reactions to his new film Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:50AMOne of the hazards of having built up a reputation as a cerebral actor-cum-producer — more interested in perfecting one’s craft and being associated with original, well-scripted projects than in the Bollywood rat race — is that you’re occasionally held to those standards.
  • Lone bright spot Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:16AMNEW ORLEANS | Junior Javier Arenas, who already holds the school record for punt-return touchdowns, increased his career total to six when he returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
  • Historicist: The Fine Art of Heckling Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:15AM Every Saturday morning Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. "Blackwash and Whitewash" From J.W. Bengough, A Caricature History of Canadian Politics [1886] (Peter Martin Associates Limited, 1974) In the late nineteenth century, with each newspaper following a party line, it was difficult ...
  • Hamas threatens to seize Israeli soldiers in any ground offensive Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:07AMGAZA CITY - Hamas on Saturday warned it would capture more Israeli soldiers if the Jewish state launches a ground offensive against its Gaza Strip stronghold.
  • Sheriff Tommy Thomas reports recent activity in Northwest Harris County Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:00AMOn December 19, 2008, Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy W. Trejo was dispatched to the T.J. Max department store located at 25891 Northwest Freeway in reference to a shoplifting report. 30-year-old Shawanna Mitchell and 28-year-old Tiffany Hill, both from Tomball, were caught by loss prevention officers concealing merchandise inside their purse. The suspects then exited the store without paying for ...
  • Technique For Creating Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Published In Cell Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:17AMStem Cell Sciences plc (AIM:STEM, ASX:STC) is pleased to announce that pioneering research describing a technique for creating authentic embryonic stem (ES) cells from rats has been published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal, Cell (Ref. 1). This publication is believed to be the first in which germ-line transmission from rat ES cells has been definitively demonstrated.
  • Hotel scene for drug bust of four locals Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:15AM Four individuals have been arrested for possession of narcotics at a local hotel.  
  • Indian Science Congress begins in Shillong Saturday Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:15AMThe stage is set for the inauguration of the Indian Science Congress Saturday in Meghalaya capital Shillong by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • The exotic Orient ... Bend style; Bo Restobar brings Euro-Asian chic to area Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:13AMBo Restobar is the kind of place that looks as though it would be a better fit in Tokyo or Bangkok than in Bend.Sleek and stylish, it has a Euro-Asian appeal that is only slightly diminished by the quartet of televisions broadcasting college football bowl games in the corners of the room. Colorful lithographic portraits of beautiful Asian women hang on one wall. Opposite, water streams down an ...
  • Helen Suzman, Anti-Apartheid Leader, Dies at 91 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:08AMMs. Suzman for many years offered a lonely voice for change among South Africas white minority.
  • Economic Slump Hits Triangle Ad Agencies Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:46AMAd agencies and public relations groups have laid off workers because of the economy, reports the News & Observer.
  • Widespread off-label drug prescription raises safety concerns Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:17PM When she looks back, Susan Dudley says that never in her life had she imagined one day wanting to harm herself.
  • ICICI cuts home, auto loan rates 50 bps Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:14PMThe country’s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, today reduced its lending rates on home and auto loans 50 basis points and deposit rates 50 to 75 basis points across various tenures with effect from December 31.
  • Principal’s Son Injured In Car Accident Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:01PMThe teenage son od Smithfield-Selma High School Principal Patrick Jacobs was injured after apparently falling asleep at the wheel.
  • HOME PAGE Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:46PMIt’s a party pooper for hospitality, liquor segments New Delhi, Dec. 31 With slowdown and security concerns acting as party-poopers, the hospitality industry is going slow on its New Year binges this time round. “The mood right now is of caution and not of splurging,” said ...
  • OPINION Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:45PMRBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS: The challenge before RBI For the first time in the history of the Reserve Bank of India, it has had to face overt pressure from the Government to ease monetary policy. One recognises the fact that the RBI has only limited autonomy on monetary policy. The dialogue ...
  • Loooking Forward To The New Year In Iraq Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:30PMArmy Capt. Nate Rawlings has been sharing his experiences in Iraq with NPR over the last year. Madeleine Brand speaks with Rawlings about how he celebrated the new year in Baghdad and what 2009 may bring for United States soldiers in Iraq.
  • Yushchenko confident gas dispute with Russia will be settled soon Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:28PMUkrainian President Viktor Yuschenko assures that not a single domestic consumer or partner in Europe will suffer from the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia and it will take the sides a few days to agree and conclude a gas agreement.
  • N.J. officials meet with vaccine choice group Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:10PMAs a follow-up to the recent Vaccination Choice Rally in Trenton, a group of parents who believe their children have been injured by vaccines got a chance to meet with Heather Howard of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS).
  • indieWIRE & Industry Top 10s for 2008 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:09PMA final look back at 2008... this time featuring top ten lists from the editors of indieWIRE and industry insiders.
  • Reality gets hyperlinked Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:09PMEuropean researchers can now attach hyperlinks to pictures you take using your mobile phone. It offers the prospect of new ways to discover, engage and navigate your surroundings.
  • Local aid on block, taxes on table as Patric grapples with new $1B problem Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:07PM State aid to cities and towns, protected thus far from the budget crisis, appears likely to fall under the knife next month when Gov. Deval Patrick plans to seek a second round of midyear solutions, this time potentially reaching $1 billion.
  • Libraries Close For Holiday Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:04PMAll three branches of the Kenton County Public Library, Covington, Erlanger and Durr in Independence, will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, and be closed all day Thursday, Jan. 1.
  • M J Antony: Waiting for answers Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:03PMSeveral complex questions have been referred to larger benches but they have lapsed from memory. One of the urgent tasks before the Supreme Court when it starts the New Year is to clear the large backlog of cases referred to larger benches.
  • Project again providing dictionaries to Talawanda third graders Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:01PMThird graders in the Talawanda School District are again receiving dictionaries through the Sandy Hormell Dictionary Project, sponsored by the Oxford Rotary Club.
  • Deepak Sood Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:59PMFuture Generali India Insurance, a joint venture between the Future Group and Italian giant Generali, started operations this year and has mopped up a gross premium income of Rs 170 crore. The company is trying out mallassurance, or sales through malls.
  • Prisoners flee as Israeli bombs smash jail Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:13AMGAZA CITY - Terrified prisoners fled from a Gaza City jail bombed by Israeli warplanes, their faces white with dust and red with blood as they stumbled over piles of rubble.
  • Dog therapy program going strong in Centre Wellington Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:11AMC. WEllington - For the last 15 years the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program has provided regular visits to local nursing and group homes.