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- Ukraine warns EU of serious gas problems in 10 days Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 3:06PMKIEV : Kiev on Saturday warned the European Union the bloc could face "serious problems" within 10 days with Russian gas deliveries transiting Ukraine, after Moscow cut off all gas supplies to its neighbour.
- IT sector poised for slowest growth Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:57PMThe New Year will propel transformation in growth – Study
- James Love: Protecting Consumers Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:51PMBack when campaign spending was limited by law, there was an effective quota on taking money from special interests. After the cap was reached, it...
- The right remedies Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:51PMWith all the talk about economic stimulus programs, it might be worth asking this question: What forms of stimulus would offer the biggest returns? If you're a conservative, you would likely advocate tax cuts. But what kind of tax cuts?
- Kiev warns EU of 'serious gas problems' Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:49PMKiev has warned the European Union the bloc could face "serious problems" within 10 days with Russian gas deliveries transiting Ukraine.
- Ukraine warns EU of 'serious gas problems' in 10 days Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 12:38PMGazprom gas supplies to Europe. Kiev has warned the European Union the bloc could face "serious problems" within 10 days with Russian gas deliveries transiting Ukraine, after Moscow cut off all gas supplies to its neighbour.
- New safety measures in store for public bus system Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:48AMSANTA CRUZ -- Transit leaders are looking to secure more than $400,000 from the state to ensure public buses in Santa Cruz County can efficiently ferry people from a disaster scene and protect riders from harassment when waiting for a ride.
- Australia tells U.S. it won't accept Gitmo detainees Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:15AMAustralia has told the United States for a second time that it will not resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, the acting prime minister said today.
- Mid-season additions to TV programming Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:12AMWhat's premiering soon on broadcast, cable channels
- Bahrain Islamic Bank Launches First Drive-in ATM Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:10AMAbdul Rahman Mohamed Turki, General Manager Retail Banking Services in Bahrain Islamic Bank said the Bank is continuing his strategy for development of its services and products to its customers.
- Ring Road to Link Internal and External Roads in RAK Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:10AM02 January 2009 Ras Al Khaimah - A ring road that will join all the internal and external road network in the emirate, will be one of features of a project by the Department of Public Works in Ras Al Khaimah, it was announced.
- Nigeria: How Akunyili Rejected Unicef Job for Ministerial Appointment Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:06AMIt can now be confirmed that former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) Dr Dora Akunyili was on her way to becoming the Africa's Regional Director for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) when she was nominated for a ministerial job by President Musa Yar'Adua.
- Applying data warehousing principles to event processing Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:02AMIt is now pretty much agreed that in data warehousing environments you need a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture in order to handle very large data volumes.
- Cisco ISR Upgrades Gain Momentum on Secondary Market Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:02AMCisco’s Integrated Services Routers extend the company’s leadership in multi-service routing by transparently integrating advanced technologies, adaptive services, and secure enterprise communications into a single, resilient system.
- Uganda: Economy Will Not Be Bogged Down By Global Crisis Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:35AMKampala — PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni in the State of the Nation Address on New Year's Day, assured Ugandans there is going to be better service delivery in 2009. He acknowledged there were challenges in 2008 but reaffirmed that the economy is doing well. Below is his speech in full.
- Tough call as Saffer TV bags our bias Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:31AMTHE South Africans don't think much of our commentators. Cable network SuperSport has been airing less than complimentary advertisements in its homeland featuring Ian Chappell, Michael Slater and Tony Greig calling Graeme Smith's century at Edgbaston earlier this year.
- Strip mauled Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:28AMMariachi bands. Roller derbies. Wigs. Hookahs. Gay cowboys. Japanese karaoke singers. Golf clubs. S&M harnesses. Thai food. Salvadoran food. Live sex clubs. Pentecostal churches. Diamonds. Kimchee. Elegant past, eccentric present and redeveloped future. All this and more can be found in Commercial Center, the sprawling foursquare strip mall between the Strip and downtown.
- How Hypocrisy on 'Terrorism' Kills Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:32AMSince the classic definition of “terrorism” is the use of violence against civilians to achieve a political goal, Israel would seem to be inviting an objective analysis that it has chosen its own terrorist path, says Robert Parry .
- Israel sends more troops to Gaza border Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:23AMGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory's Hamas rulers.
- News Briefs Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:11AM Garbage pick-up
- Israel rejects requests for truce Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:07AMIsrael resisted mounting international pressure Wednesday to suspend its devastating air offensive against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza, sending more troops and tanks to the border as signs of an impending ground invasion multiplied.
- Britain vetoes UN motion against Gaza attacks Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:03AM Britain and the US have rejected a UN resolution calling for an end to the Israeli strikes on Gaza because it did not address Hamas rocket attacks.
- Your tech New Year's resolutions Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:58AMSo, Santa brought you a whole sack full of new tech toys to play with? Lucky you! But before you go connecting everything together -- especially connecting those gadgets to the Internet -- it would probably be a very good idea to pay attention to
- Gaza Diplomacy Intensifies as Israel Bombs Hamas for Sixth Day Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:50AMJan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict over the Gaza Strip intensified as the fighting entered its sixth day, with the Israeli air force bombing targets in the coastal region and Hamas launching rockets over the border.
- Budget struggle concludes Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:44AM Heidelberg council has approved a $1.24 million budget for 2009 that holds the property tax rate at 8.5 mills for the fourth year in a row. read more »
- Street cameras praised, panned Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:34AMNEW HAVEN — In the four months since the Chapel West Special Service District installed video surveillance cameras along streets there, district manager Brian McGrath claims the neighborhood has been more peaceful.
- Nigeria: State Buys Some Peace in the Niger Delta Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:32AMESCRAVOS, Nigeria: As dusk approached and the glow from the oil rig gas flares grew stronger, the oilmen, politicians and militants arrived by boat in small groups to celebrate the opening of 911 Resort, a half-finished villa accessible only by boat at the outer edge of the creeks of the oil-rich Niger Delta.
- Crews hit beach before the mayhem Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:29AMELEVEN international boats have entered this year's Rolex Sydney to Hobart race but despite the different languages and cultures, one thing is universal. Today, after the mandatory pre-race safety briefings and weather update where there is a small window of rest, they want to go to the beach.
- Fish Tips Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:20AMRecent record snow came a couple days before low temperatures might have produced uniformly strong safe ice on area lakes.
- Nigeria: House Probes Are Result-Oriented - Uboh Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:15AMScepticism now trails the recent probes undertaken by the House of Representatives, because despite the public interest it generated, the power probe was mired in controversy.
- "War to the bitter end" for Israel, Hamas Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:15AMIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak promised a "war to the bitter end against Hamas" and allied militants Monday as fighter jets raked the Gaza Strip with bombs for the third consecutive day and Palestinian fighters sent dozens of rockets flying deep into Israeli territory.
- 2008: The year in mobile Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:08AM 2008 was a year of change in the mobile sphere - not least for the iPhone which switched from being exclusively a shiny consumer toy to a business-friendly mobility tool as Apple licensed Microsoft ActiveSync for Exchange email access. The iPhone hasn't stormed the enterprise bastion quite yet but is apparently proving popular with SMEs. Not bad going for a newbie. Meanwhile BlackBerry-maker ...
- BET, TV One plan extensive inauguration coverage Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:59AMBET and TV One, the television networks aimed primarily at a black audience, haven't paid much attention to presidential inaugurations before. This time will be different.
- TV News Winds Down Operations on Iraq War Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:38AMWith a presidential election and its aftermath dominating the news, the three broadcast networks have quietly cut back war coverage.
- Beware: St Mary Street is being altered... again Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:38AMWORK on a controversial road shakeup that will change the face of Cardiff’s retail heart forever is to begin at the weekend.
- Firefighters extinguish unattended blazes Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:18PMCleburne firefighters responded to two unattended fires Tuesday. No damage or injuries occurred from either fire.
- 4D Introduces Knowledgebase 2.0 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:12PMCA - 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 ...
- Hasina alliance takes early lead in Bangladesh poll Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:08PMDHAKA (Reuters) - An alliance headed by Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina took an early lead in unofficial results from Monday's parliamentary polls, election officials said.
- BET, TV One plan inauguration coverage Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:06PMNEW YORK -- BET and TV One, the television networks aimed primarily at a black audience, haven't paid much attention to presidential inaugurations before. This time will be different. Both are planning extensive cove
- â€Chillout†keeps homeless warm Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 1:05PMWASHINGTON TWP. - Pitching in to provide stocked, backpacks to homeless people has become a family affair for Cheryl and John Kennedy and their two sons.
- Reaction To Gaza Dispute Sharply Divided In NYC Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:52PMReaction to the Gaza dispute is sharply divided along both political and ideological lines in New York City. The violence may be taking place thousands of miles away, but in Booklyn, sentiments run strong on both sides of the latest Israeli-Hamas conflict. "They don't have any food, milk…there's nothing to eat. It's very bad," said Bay Ridge resident Islam Ilkuid to CBS 2. Ilkuid was referring ...
- FriendFeed, Twitter address URL redirection risks; Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace lag behind Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:44PMWhen I compiled my crowdsourced 2009 predictions earlier this month, several people shared with me the same forethought: URL redirection leveraged by phishers could create a bottoming out of sorts for Twitter. The concern is that masked URLs could lead to stolen data or drive-by-malware, making it too late for...
- BET, TV One Hope To Inspire Black Audience Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:30PMBET and TV One, the television networks aimed primarily at a black audience, haven't paid much attention to presidential inaugurations before. This time will be different.
- Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:27AMFinally. Israel is responding to nine years of terror attacks from Aza. You knew it before we did – Israel’s ‘response’, known officially as “Operation Cast Lead” (it makes more sense in Hebrew) Israel’s Army, the IDF, finally took action to protect Israeli citizens.
- Pak has not done enough on intl provided by US, UK: diplomats Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:25AMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! The US and Britain have provided Pakistan evidence of the involvement of elements within the country in the Mumbai terror attacks but western diplomats believe Islamabad has "not done enough" in terms of acting on the intelligence.
- Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:07AM A Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday.
- FACTBOX-Key facts about Palestinian group Hamas Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:20AM Source: Reuters Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Hamas Islamist movement has thousands of rockets and well-armed, highly-motivated forces to deploy following Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Here are some facts about ...
- Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:13AMA Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday. Urs Tinner, 43, was freed several days ago, his mother Hedwig Tinner told The Associated Press by telephone from eastern Switzerland. His brother Marco Tinner, 40, remains in detention while prosecutors ...
- Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:12AMSun, Dec 28, 2008 (2:57 a.m.) A Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday.
- Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:06AM(By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Writer) A Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday. Urs Tinner, 43, was freed several days ago, his mother Hedwig Tinner told The Associated Press by telephone from eastern Switzerland. His brother Marco Tinner, ...