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Aug 12, 2011

ASIA News, Aug 12, 2011


Kazakh c.bank may up CPI target as pressures build
Reuters UK
Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest economy, weathered the global crisis and resumed fast growth last year when its gross domestic product expanded by 7.3 percent after a 1.2-percent rise in 2009. GDP is forecast to grow by 7 percent this year. ...
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WebiMax Growth In An Unstable Economy -- Seasoned Web Entrepreneur Kenneth C ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
In 2009 and 2010, the company was still in its introduction stage, and clients were signing on as an accelerating rate. "We had clients calling us from all over the world, including Europe and Asialooking for quality SEO services. ...
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China urges action on EU and US debt, to keep yuan policy
Portfolio.com
Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming listens to opening remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking By Langi Chiang MANADO, Indonesia (Reuters) - China is worried about challenges ...
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Forex - Asia Open - Overnight Highlights
FXMarketAlerts.com
China: NDRC vice chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang said that the crisis may cause a fall in commodity prices, and recent CNY gains was caused by US economic concerns. He also reiterated that CNY appreciation to be 'gradual'. Malaysia: Trade ministry sees need ...
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3 Recent Events Make Vodafone an Even More Compelling Buy
Seeking Alpha
I have written about Vodafone before, but three recent events make it an even more compelling buy, so it worth revisiting. Vodafone (VOD) - Vodafone Group plc provides mobile communications in Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower, hurt by soft commodity prices
Reuters
EU] * Markets in Asia were largely lower, with the Nikkei resumed falling following a rebound the day before, after rumors about the health of French banks reignited concerns over the euro zone's debt crisis. ...
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BASE METALS - European Opening View - Metals tread water near rebound highs
FXstreet.com
Equities were up beat too yesterday with the Dow closing with a gain of 4 percent, however, the mood in Asia has been mixed with the Nikkei down 0.4 percent, the Hang Seng is up 0.7 percent, the MSCI Asia Apex is down 0.4 percent, while China is up 0.2 ...
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Nortel Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
(b) Nortel determined that, as of October 1, 2010, the US Debtors, and their subsidiaries (US Subsidiaries), should be accounted for under the cost method of accounting. (c) The ES business as well as the shares of NGS and DiamondWare are presented as ...
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Solar Installations to Grow 15.5%, But Revenues Remain Flat through 2016
SYS-CON Media (press release)
As a result, demand will shift to Asia and North America and the solar market will grow in terms of megawatts installed, but revenues will stay flat as price declines outpace volume growth. A new report from Lux Research finds that solar demand will ...
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Should Drivers Be Charged A Fee-Per-Mile?
Care2.com (blog)
by Kristina C. Should drivers be charged a fee for the miles they drive? A controversial tax proposal in the Netherlands calls for just such, with miles measured via a meter placed in drivers' cars. European cities and governments in Asia (Singapore) ...
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NYMEX-Oil slips on econ worries, reversing 2 days of gains
Reuters Africa
Middle East physical crude diffs............... Australia physical crude, Tapis swaps.......... Asia-Pacific physical crude.................... All Asian crude oil differentials................<0#C-DIF-A> All Asian crude oil outright prices. ...
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Canadian Helicopters reports 2011 second-quarter results
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
In addition to contracted services delivered in Afghanistan and Antarctica, our fixed transportation and third party maintenance facilities now span Canada, Australia, New Zealand and regions of southeastAsia. This international character of CHL is ...
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ORBIT Earns New Contract for OrBand Maritime VSAT System
TMC Net
According to a press release, the Asian Navy chose ORBIT's multiple OrBand (AL-7107) maritime C-Band VSAT systems for its performance and compact footprint. For those unaware, a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) system is a two-way satellite ground ...
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Aurizon Says Quebec's New Mining Tax Is Offset by Incentives
Bloomberg
Higher taxes enacted in May and retroactive to April 2010 cost the company C$4.4 million ($4.46 million), or 3 cents a share during the second quarter, Aurizon said today in a statement. Profit wasC$6.3 million, or 4 cents a share, compared with C$5.4 ...
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Short-selling ban fails to support Europe financial stocks
Portfolio.com
"If you talk to people who understand the technology of markets, including regulators, it's the general consensus that banning short-sales doesn't achieve the stated objectives," said Nicholas de Boursac, chief executive of the Asia Securities Industry...
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Provides Second Quarter 2011 Investor Update
MarketWatch (press release)
Ironwood also entered into an agreement with Almac Pharma Services Limited to complete the manufacturing process of linaclotide in the parts of the world outside of the partnered territories of North America, Europe, Japan, and certain other Asian ...
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Litchfield Redux
Litchfield County Times
Part of that time has been dedicated to writing his first novel, “Asian Gold,” which is now being shopped to publishers. Further attention has been dedicated to his latest effort, “Litchfield.” He said he worked into writing by contributing book ...
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Number of Gay Couples Living in New Jersey Rises Sharply, Census Shows
WNYC (blog)
The number of same-sex couples who call New Jersey home increased significantly over the last 10 years, according to the latest census figures. There are 24112 same-sex couples living in New Jersey — a 45 percent increase from 2000, according to the ...
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Another Asian Roller-coaster
Markets
AUD: The July employment report was soft on almost all fronts with total employment falling for the fourth time in eight months (-0.1,000 vs. cons: 10000) and the unemployment rate rising 0.2% to 5.1%, its highest level since November 2010. ...
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BPOs seen to prefer Iloilo City
Sun.Star
BUSINESS process outsourcing (BPOs) companies are expected to give Iloilo City a second look for relocation after the United States credit rating went down this month, thereby forcing these companies to look for other sites in Asia. ...
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"My faith requires me to support Israel"
Salon
Very early in the debate, Pawlenty was asked about his recent criticism of her lack of legislative achievements as a member of Congress. This was a virtual repeat of a moment near the beginning of the previous debate, when the moderator brought up ...
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Salon
US Banks' Stance On France: Alert Inaction
Wall Street Journal
Citigroup Inc. (C) said Thursday it hasn't cut credit lines to French banks, whose shares closed up in Europe following a wild roller-coaster ride. French bank shares eventually recovered from a swoon following a report an Asian bank had cut its ...
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The Absent Commander-in-Chief: Who's in Charge Here?
Huffington Post
Recent polls show that sizable majorities (more than 60 percent) are now opposed to the war in Afghanistan; believe that the war was not worth fighting; that the war is going badly; and that our troops should be withdrawn as soon as possible. ...
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Safer full-body scanners?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
C) A knife hidden in front right sock. D) A handgun located in the small of back. E) A one euro coin in back left pocket. As controversy simmers surrounding the levels of radiation used in full body scanners, a small company based in the United Kingdom ...
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AP-IL-Child Custody Fight, 2nd Ld-Writethru,502
Chicago Tribune
Sung, 26, a native of Myanmar, is getting support from family members and a Wheaton church attended by other immigrants from that Southeast Asian country. Supporters say she escaped the nation once known as Burma after Catholic Charities brought her to ...
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Moved Below Lower Keltner Channel – GR, GRA, GRT, GS, GSH
Retirement Planning
It manages its business under GCP Americas, GCP Europe and GCP Asia Pacific. In July, 2010, Grace acquired Chryso Brazil; In November, 2010, it acquired Wuhan Meilixin New Building Materials & Co. LTD and Synthetech, Inc., and In December, 2010, ...
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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Aug 12, 2011


Michigan Tech Hires 11 New Faculty in Health and Energy Initiatives
Michigan Tech News
Xiaoqing Tang received her PhD from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel in 2003. Diabetes, obesity, insulin production, secretion, and signaling are her major research areas. Currently shestudies the function of miRNAs in glucose-regulated ...
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Computers get under our skin
Science News
12 Science, the gizmos were developed by researchers looking to create less obtrusive medical monitors for premature babies and other special-needs patients. But the technology's potential for integrating computers into the human body could be vast. ...
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High levels of toxic PBDE found in pregnant California women
Los Angeles Times
We can say there have been studies done in places like New York where the levels were much lower than here where they did see relationships between PBDE and neurodevelopmental outcomes such as reduced IQ. We studied these factors because it's an area ...
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Research will help keep US soldiers safe
University at Buffalo Reporter
By BRIAN PETERS Two UB researchers have been awarded funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research into technologies that could help save the lives of American soldiers. Jason Corso, assistant professor of computerscience and ...
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University at Buffalo Reporter
High-tech instrument makers abound among UW-Madison spinoffs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Using grants from the National Science Foundation and the federal Small Business Innovation Research program, Silatronix has developed stable, heat-resistant recipes for the electrolyte, which conducts lithium ions, Zager says. ...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
NIH-Led Team Maps Route for Eliciting HIV Neutralizing Antibodies
National Institutes of Health (press release)
Researchers have traced in detail how certain powerful HIV neutralizing antibodies evolve, a finding that generates vital clues to guide the design of a preventive HIV vaccine, according to a study appearing in Science Express this week. ...
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Bachelor's Degrees 08/11/11
Leader-Telegram
Whitehall: Siera Brown, animal science; Samuel Speerstra, agricultural studies. Alma Center: Nicole Hanson, middle childhood through early adolescence education. Almena: Bethany Wohlk, middle childhood through early adolescence education. ...
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Czech banknotes among world's most potentially toxic
Czech Position
A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology shows that paper money worldwide contains bisphenol A, or BPA, a potentially toxic substance found in plastics, thermal paper and other products. The highest BPA levels were in paper ...
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Brunswick early college students plan projects for high school
StarNewsOnline.com
Brunswick County Early College has become the first STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) funded school in eastern North Carolina and one of the few in the state. By Jason Gonzales Almost 100 freshmen packed into Brunswick County Early ...
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Zambo to host 1st Regional Health Research Summit
Sun.Star
The 1st Regional Health Research Summit will carry the theme "Interplay of Health and Culture in Zamboanga Peninsula." Ricardo Apolinario of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office said the two-day summit will highlight the ...
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Annual $10000 scholarships available for students interested in renewable energy
GardnerEDGE
KU received a $552000 grant last month from the National Science Foundation. The grant provides tuition scholarships for sophomores and juniors with an interest in studying renewable energy. The students must be majoring in science, technology,...
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Electronic Stick-on Tattoos Track Body Functions Without Bulky Equipment
Ecouterre (blog)
“Our goal was to develop an electronic technology that could integrate with the skin in a way that is mechanically and physiologically invisible to the user,” says corresponding author John Rogers, a professor in materials science and engineering ...
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Ecouterre (blog)
New degree programs on tap at area colleges
Bizjournals.com
The University of Central Florida is adding a new bachelor's degree in Latin American studies, three new master's degrees: master of research administration, professional science master's in conservation biology (previously a track in biology) and ...
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Dr. Prahlada takes over as Vice Chancellor of DIAT, Pune
Press Information Bureau (press release)
Areas of academic studies and research cover a large canvas including Aerospace ComputerScience, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Material Science. Dr. Prahlada brings with him academic ...
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Greenphire Contracts With The University Of Kansas To Automate
BioResearch Online (press release)
Greenphire, the leading provider of payment and communication technology solutions for clinicalresearch studies, has contracted with the University of Kansas (KU) to implement Greenphire's patent-pending ClinCard System. KU is using the system at its ...
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NIST Awards $2.7 Million to 18 US Small Business Research Projects
TMC Net
As a non-regulatory agency of the US Department of Commerce, NIST promotes US innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
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In4mation Insights' Co-Founder Steven H. Cohen Receives 2011 American ...
Business Wire (press release)
Steve Cohen specializes in the design of research, the analysis of marketing data, and the application of marketing science tools to business problems, and has conducted marketingresearch studies in over 30 countries. In 2006, he jointly founded ...
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Adherex Reports Recent Developments and Second Quarter June 30, 2011 Financial ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Chris A. Rallis has been an executive-in-residence at Pappas Ventures, a life science venture capital firm since January 2008. Previously, Mr. Rallis was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ImmunoBiosciences, Inc. ("IBI"), a vaccine technology ...
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California, Illinois among states aiming to create high-tech and healthcare jobs
Job.com
Studies have shown that many job openings in the US are left unfilled because workers are simply unqualified to fill them. Jobs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are in high demand, but Americans are failing to prepare ...
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BIOLASE Names Ehab M. Esmail Vice President Global Regulatory, Quality and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the last two years at Smith & Nephew, Esmail was Senior Regulatory/Clinical Affairs Specialist and managed all product registrations and clinical studies, among other responsibilities. Esmail has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical ...
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Fringe's John Noble Getting His Own Show About Real-Life Weird Science
io9
To that end, Thomas Edison conducted a number of unorthodox studies to meet this growing demand. To his surprise and regret, however, these experiments would eventually lead to a dark creation that remains infamous today. A fireball streaks through the ...
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Nat'l Scientist hailed with Golden Heart, autumn leaves
Inquirer.net
President Aquino conferred the honors on Del Mundo through her nieces, Elisa Bengzon and former Ambassador Luz del Mundo, during necrological rites held at the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) compound in Taguig City. ...
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Inquirer.net
Spertus Issues Honorary Degrees to Jewish Leaders
Jewish Business News
Spertus also awarded the Master of Science in Jewish Studies to two students, and the Doctor ofScience in Jewish Studies to two students. The students who received these degrees—Thomas Brodersen of Prescott, Arizona and Maureen Chaffin of Mack, ...
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Student teams earn honors at science competition
Syracuse.com (blog)
Its mission is to increase the pool of minority students who will pursue studies inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics. Syracuse schools joined the national program in 1997 and its involvement is gaining momentum. ...
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Syracuse.com (blog)
Understanding the UK Riots
UC Los Angeles
Campus Technology reports today on UCLA's new portable Performance Optimized Datacenter, which can be used for research in physics, economics, biochemistry and other disciplines. William Labate, director of UCLA's Academic Technology Services and ...
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Computers fix mental disorders
The New Age Online
The University of Cape Town (UCT)'s Brain Imaging Centre is one of many research institutions using HPC, a technology residing with the CSIR's Meraka Institute under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology. ...
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GM crops by backdoor
Deccan Herald
The problems with the proposed bill starts with the grave conflict of interest where the regulator is proposed to be located in the ministry of science and technology which also has the mandate to promote GM crops in the country. ...
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Five Honored with Clarkson University's Most Prestigious Alumni Award
Clarkson University News (press release)
Tonko is also a member of the committee on science, space and technology, which merges his energy expertise with his environmental agenda. Serving on subcommittees for energy and environment as well as research and science education, he hopes to create ...
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Clarkson University News (press release)
Devangshu Datta The other meltdown
Business Standard
This was from a five-year long study, “Snow and Glacier Studies” conducted jointly by the Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (SAC-ISRO) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI). It involved 50 scientists from ...
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New Tuberculosis Vaccine Enters Phase IIb Proof-of-Concept Trial in People ...
MarketWatch (press release)
A dedicated research team has been set up to take over this challenging Phase II vaccine trial, which will be coordinated by Dr. Birahim Pierre Ndiaye, who has extensive experience managing clinical studies. http://www.hopitaldantec.org/ For almost 100 ...
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Metabolomics as a basis for gender-specific drugs
EurekAlert (press release)
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The KORA research platform (KORA: Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg) and the MONICA Augsburg studies (monitoring trends and determinants on cardiovascular diseases) were initiated and financed by the Helmholtz Center ...
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Honorable mentions
Foster's Daily Democrat
Carol Morgan of Somersworth, was awarded an associate of applied science degree in travel and tourism. Lauren Grove of Kittery, Maine was awarded an associate of science degree in interdisciplinary studies. Laura Reny of Sanford, Maine was awarded an ...
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Siemens gift to aid science center [The Hutchinson News, Kan.]
TMC Net
The donation will be used to enhance the science center, which is a hub for education in the physical and biological sciences, and provides additional space for studies in allied health, biotechnology and chemical technology, according to a press ...
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Howell: Making the world flat again with 2-D glasses
Toronto Star
Green is a pretty brainy guy — he's got degrees in biochemistry and environmental studies — but he insists the technology behind his 2-D glasses isn't rocket science. He shows on his web page how the glasses simply eliminate the light-blocking effect ...
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Coke Addicts Prefer Money in Hand to Snowy Future - ScienceNewsline
... the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, director of the Advanced Recovery Research Center, and professor of psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. This result is significantly different from previous studies ...
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Faculty Wanted: Social Media, Entrepreneurship and eScience/Data ...
By Milton Mueller
The School of Information Studies is looking for scholars in the areas of data science, entrepreneurship, and social media. The full job description is below. The iSchool offers the ideal environment to teach and conduct research. ... E- Science is a broad category that includestechnology-supported scientific collaboration, development of digital collections (e.g., digital humanities), access and retrieval tools, and computational social science involving large-scale ...
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Dr. Prahlada takes over as Vice Chancellor of DIAT, Pune | TruthDive
By News Desk
Thursday. National, News ... New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Distinguished scientist and chief Controller of Aero Programmes, DRDO, Delhi, Dr. Prahlada, has taken over as the Vice Chancellor of DIAT (Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune . ... Areas of academic studies and research cover a large canvas including Aerospace Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Material Science. ...
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