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ASIA News, Aug 13, 2011


'1493,' by Charles C. Mann
San Francisco Chronicle
Gifted science writer Charles C. Mann tells a more nuanced story - hundreds of stories, in fact. In his best-selling "1491," Mann packed a generation of the latest scholarship into breezy prose to convince readers that Indians - he balks at the use of ...
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Citi Increases Asian Headcount
InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
Citigroup Inc. (C - Analyst Report) is boosting its Asian Prime Finance division by increasing the headcount 20% to 80, according to a Reuters report. The hiring comes as part of the company's effort to take advantage of the boom in the hedge fund ...
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Hyundai to reveal latest i30 hatchback at Frankfurt Motor Show
ChoiceQuote Insurance Services
Car Magazine in the UK as well as car franchise of the year by Motor Trader for this year and 2010. Other vehicles to be unveiled in Frankfurt include fellow east Asian car brand Honda with its ninth generation of Civic road car undergoing tests last ...
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TSX May Extend Gains On Bargain Hunting - Canadian Commentary
RTT News
Adjusted net earnings were C$7.3 million, or C$0.04 per share, compared to C$0.8 million or break even per share reported in the second quarter of 2010. Gold miner Osisko Mining (OSK.TO) reported a wider second quarter net loss of C$23.8 million or ...
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Australia announces army vehicle sell-off
UPI.com
The government's May 2009 white paper "Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030" provides guidance for defense policy and military upgrades until 2030. The intention for a bulk sell-off of thousands of vehicles was stated in reforms ...
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Facebook under attack
Asia Times Online
By Martin J Young HUA HIN, Thailand - Facebook fans are starting to fret about recent threats from Anonymous, the notorious hacker syndicate, to take down the world's largest social network website. In a video originally published on YouTube last month ...
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Emerging Auburn, a diverse community: Show of more | Series
Auburn Reporter
St. SE., a central gathering place for the city's Hispanic-Latino population, are part of a recent wave of immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America, from Eastern Europe and SoutheastAsia, the Marshall Islands, Somalia and India and Africa ...
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Best Bets for interesting things to do in and around La Jolla, Aug. 11-19
La Jolla Light
On the program: Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 and Dvorak's Piano Trio Op. 90, introduced with commentary by the artists. The Orvieto Piano Trio formed in 2009 during a chamber music festival in the Italian town of Orvieto. ...
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Amandeep gets silver in Asian Boxing C'ships
IBNLive.com
India ended the Asian Championships with one silver and two bronze medals. 2010 Commonwealth champion Paramjeet Samota (91kg) and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallist Balwinder Beniwal (64kg) had to settle for a bronze medal each after losing ...
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10 superfoods for better health
AZ Central.com
Long revered in Asia as an immunity booster, mushrooms are proving to be more than just a pizza topping. They contain L-ergothioneine, a powerful antioxidant that studies show has the potential to inhibit tumors and viruses. ...
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AZ Central.com
Benefits of Apples
Day Press News
The apple tree is native to Asia and Europe, and is now grown worldwide in temperate regions. There are more than 7000 varieties of apples throughout the world ranging from bright green to deep red. Some apples are sweet and highly aromatic, ...
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Day Press News
Parabolic SAR Buy Signals - SID, SJI, SJM, SLF, SLM
Health Talk & You
The Company entered the cement market in 2009 and expects to reach full production capacity in 2012. Since 1998, CSN has been investing in energy generation projects to guarantee its self-sufficiency and, as of December 31, 2010, the Company had assets ...
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2010 Mortgage Fraud Report
Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)
SARs filed by financial institutions indicate that there were 70533 mortgage fraud-related SARs filed with FinCEN in FY 2010—a 5 percent increase from FY 2009 and an 11 percent increase from FY 2008 filings (see Figure 9). c SARs reported in FY 2010 ...
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Jaguar land Rover sales not to be affected by economic uncertainty
Rush Lane
Current increases in interest rates coupled with higher operational costs have affected sales of four wheelers across Asia. Jaguar has announced a 2.2 liter diesel engine for its Jaguar XF 2012, and are also coming out their C-X75 hybrid range. ...
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Rush Lane
P&F Descending Triple Bottom Breakout - HPP, HPQ, HSC, HST, IAE
Retirement Planning
The Fund also seeks to enhance total returns over a market cycle by selling call options on selectedAsia Pacific Indices and for equity securities of Asia Pacific Companies. Asia Pacific companies arec ompanies listed and traded principally on Asia ...
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Aiding repression, or just doing business?
Guelph Mercury
Valeriote, who supported Bill C-300, said similar standards should be applied to internet filtering overseas. “The government does have a role to play,” he said, adding federal standards could discourage corporations from “threatening certain human ...
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War on carp has new line of battle in Wisconsin
Boston Herald
By Dan Egan / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE — Even as the federal government is spending $20000 each day to operate and maintain an electric barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in a desperate attempt to keep Asian carp from ...
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Bill's Pointers
Markets
Having pared losses to 'just' -1.0%, the S&P500 closed down 4.42%, providing another poor lead forAsia. Early liquidation of Cross/JPY (suspected to be Japanese leveraged retail positions) was compounded by a 'soft' Australian employment report. ...
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Cemex SAB de CV (CX) Upgraded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch to "Neutral"
NewsyStocks.com
CEMEX, SAB de CV (CEMEX) is a global cement manufacturer with operations in North America, Europe, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The Company is a holding company engaged through the operating ...
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The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Orchestra Weekend
Hartford Courant
Zukerman, who grew up in West Hartford, has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia for over 25 years. The Voxare Quartet will open the concert with the Beethoven's "String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 18 #4," and will conclude with the ...
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Hartford Courant
US GOLD - Comex gold edges below $1740/oz as equity markets stabilise
FXstreet.com
“While there are decent amounts of scrap gold coming to market from Asia, this is being outweighed by physical buying. Buying should increase on price pullbacks as we head into high seasonal demand.” Meanwhile, speculative financial investors have ...
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TEPCO's Darkest Secret
CounterPunch
He is an Asia-Pacific Journal coordinator. Jake Adelstein worked primarily as a police reporter for The Yomiuri newspaper from April 1993 to November 2005; he was the first foreigner to write in Japanese for a national newspaper. ...
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