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ASIA News, Sep 16, 2011


Aquino vows to raise bar after good survey results
Manila Standard Today
by Joyce Pangco PaƱares PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Thursday vowed to raise the bar for his administration after getting strong approval and trust ratings in a recent Pulse Asia survey, an official said. “[The survey] is an affirmation that more ...
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Asia Discovered in Rome
Kunstpedia (blog)
C.12th-13th century, Iran Many of the pieces in the collection originally came from Italian archaeological expeditions carried out in Central Asia, and along with the finds from Iran and Afghanistan, the pieces from archaeological excavations carried ...
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Kunstpedia (blog)
MBA Applications Are Down, What's Up?
BNET (blog)
Interestingly, full-time MBA programs in Asia Pacific reported the largest decrease in applications. GMAC said 78% of the programs in the Asia-Pacific region had falls in application volume, compared to 68% in Europe, 64% in Canada, and 61% in the US ...
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Byzantium to the Bronx, a World of Art
New York Times
Oct. 21 through April 8 at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; (415) 581-3500, asianart.org. PATTI SMITH: CAMERA SOLO A new installation made in homage to Rimbaud figures in this show of the artist, musician and poet's recent photographs. ...
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India want SAFF C'ship in Oct
Daily Star Online
Talks are on to hire the Nehru Stadium (Delhi), once the venue is available, the Federation (SouthAsian Football Federation) will go ahead with the tournament,” SAFF secretary general Alberto Colaco was quoted by the Times of India as saying on Monday ...
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Research In Motion's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
BlackBerry 7 launches occurred over the past few weeks in most regions around the world, although rollouts in Latin American and parts of Asia will predominantly start this quarter. In North America, BlackBerry 7 smartphones are having an excellent ...
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India wishes to strike Pakistan before US exits from Afghanistan
Asian Tribune
It is secretly supporting Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Asian Tigers and now a new outfit named Khurasan in North Waziristan, Baloch rebel groups BLA, BLF and BRA in Balochistan. It had also been assisting TNSM under Fazlullah in Swat. ...
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Ratings: AmerInst, Emirates, Jamaica Int'l., Salama/BEST RE, Colonial, Trust Re
Insurance Journal
Geographically, along with BEST RE's reinsurance business in Southeast Asia and its own direct insurance portfolio in the United Arab Emirates, Salama has subsidiaries and affiliates writing direct insurance business in Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, ...
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Dell at work on cloud-service partner programme
Reseller News
The company also plans to offer cloud consulting services, beginning in the US, followed by Europe and Asia in 2012. The new offering pulls together a variety of technologies Dell has acquired and developed over the last four years, from SaaS and ...
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F1: Grand Prix News Briefs
SPEEDtv.com
Boullier Admits 'Plan B' Talks With Cosworth: Eric Boullier has confirmed reports that the Genii-owned F1 team, currently known as Renault, held recent talks with independent engine supplier Cosworth. Seemingly confirming rumors that the Enstone-based ...
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Healthy eating: Unravelling the disease/diet relationship
The Virtual Medical Centre
For instance, amongst women in Asian countries, 10–20% experience hot flushes (the most common symptom of menopause) compared to > 70% in North America. In general, Asian women experience later onset and less severe menopausal symptoms....
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US–India Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening the Partnership
Heritage.org
Revelations from the David C. Headley trial in Chicago (see below) apparently revealed that Pakistani intelligence and the LeT have worked together in recent years on an endeavor called the Karachi Project, which seeks to motivate and equip Indians to ...
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Extremely Hot Summers Will Soon Be the Norm, Scientists Say
Climate Central (blog)
“Many regions of the globe — including much of Africa, the southeastern and central portions of Asia, Indonesia, and the Amazon — are already committed to reaching this point,” he says, “given today's concentrations of greenhouse gases.” As for the ...
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US Military Defoliants on Okinawa: Agent Orange
truthout
In the 1960s, Okinawa became the hub of the entire war in South East Asia. American ships offloaded their cargoes at Okinawa's ports where, nearby, bases stockpiled materiel - everything from beer and toilet paper to more hazardous items such as ...
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Eurocopter showcases in China its three most successful helicopter versions
AVIONEWS
A total of 10 EC-225s currently are operating in China, with one from the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department being deployed during the Guangzhou Asian Games. The most recent two deliveries of EC-225s were made to the China Ministry of ...
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Debunking the Myth of Excellence in Chinese Education
Top Secret Writers
Is this one more symbol of the Asian freight train devouring one more record in her fated rise to the top? Were they a product of the rampant cheating so prevalent in Chinese schools? Or could the statistics be seen as an anomaly and not representative ...
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