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Jun 15, 2011

SPACE, Astronomy News, Jun 15, 2011


European astronomers unveil ten exoplanets
USA Today
"Ever since the early days of exoplanet astronomy, we've been amazed by the variety of planets that have been discovered," said European Space Agency CoRoT team scientist Malcolm Fridlund, in a statement. "The new set of ten planets that we announce ...
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Festivities reaching for the skies
West Sussex Today
Festivities general manager Pippa Cleary said: “Inspired by the city's motto Heaven's Light Our Guide, our programme will mark Portsmouth's role as a centre of excellence for cosmology,astronomy and space technology. “Science fiction will also feature ...
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NASA program teaches space science that's fun
Brownsville Herald
Each teacher prepared to teach one of four subjects: rocketry, engineering, astronomy and spacescience. Two teachers from each school in the Brownsville Independent School District were chosen to participate. Ghionzoli and fellow teacher Daniel ...
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What is it? Star party for astronomers
Suburban Life Publications
And a star party on Oct. 7 will feature Bart Benjamin, director of River Grove's Cernan Space Center, as co-host. Ginger Zee, NBC 5 meteorologist, will co-host a star party July 14 at American's Chicago location. The Fox Valley Astronomical Society ...
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Slooh, in Collaboration With Google, to Broadcast Live Feed of Total Lunar Eclipse
PR Newswire (press release)
... of many astronomy films and TV shows including "In the Shadow of the Moon", an award-wining film about the Apollo astronauts. To listen to the audio narration and capture live photographic images of the lunar eclipse with the Slooh Space Camera, ...
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Science: In Ogden, it's child's play in the park
Salt Lake Tribune
By Brian Maffly Ogden • Zander Adkinson's interest in science has been honed from watching documentaries about astronomy and planets beyond our solar system. “I like space. Scientists have found a planet with liquid water, but no life on it,” said the ...
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NASA Spacecraft Discovers 122 Pairs of Star Twins
Space.com
The team presented some initial results in April at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Wales. They will be detailed in an upcoming issue of the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Follow SPACE.com for...
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CoRoT's New Detections Highlight Diversity of Exoplanets
Space Ref (press release)
Astronomers exploit the joint power of dedicated space-based facilities, such as CoRoT, and high-quality data from the ground in order to pin down the characteristics of a large number of planets. With these data at hand, it is possible to tackle ...
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Stage set for longest lunar eclipse in 11 years
DAWN.com
Fortunately for space aficionados, the lunar eclipse will not give off any harmful radiations, said astronomy expert Dr Mohammad Shahid Qureshi. “It means that they will be able to view the phenomenon without reserve, unlike a solar eclipse. ...
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The Dance of Saturn
NPR (blog)
by Adam Frank A couple of days ago Astronomy Picture of the Day posted this beautiful compilation of the Cassini mission's results from Saturn. Its remarkable how much these space probes are giving us that we are not even aware of. ...
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Telops Wins Contract To Upgrade The Telescope Of The Mont
Photonics Online
The Laboratory of Experimental Astrophysics and the Mont-Mégantic Observatory follow a project approach and therefore promote their mission of training experts in high-tech instrumentation forastronomy and space science. The Laboratory of Experimental ...
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Help in the Efforts to Save the David M. Brown Planetarium!
Patch.com
Local astronomy-lovers were not going to let the building go down without a fight. After creating a petition, the members of the nonprofit organization, Friends of the Planetarium, have done everything in their power to keep the planetarium up and ...
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SMOS Gains Clearer View As Illegal Transmitters Shut Down
RedOrbit
According to radio regulations set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 1400–1427 MHz is allocated to the Earth Exploration Satellite Service, space research and radio astronomy – other transmissions in this band are prohibited. ...
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Scientists Prove Existence of 'Magnetic Ropes' that Cause Solar Storms
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Zhang is an associate professor in the School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Sciencesand works with the Space Weather Lab at George Mason University. His results were reported at theAmerican Astronomical Society Solar Physics Division ...
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SF Planetarium's Albury Selected to Co-Host PBS' "Star Gazer"
Santa Fe College
At 15, Albury began working part-time as a console operator at the Miami SpaceTransit Planetarium (where Horkheimer was executive director). He continued in that role for eight years while also earning a bachelor's degree in astronomy at the ...
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The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Moves From Science Fiction to Real World ...
Sacramento Bee
It explains, in simple language, and with more than 180 high resolution colour photographs and illustrations: Jerry says that his scientific training - in psychology and the brain sciences and notastronomy - gives this book a vital edge: "Being both a ...
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How LRO Plans to Watch the Lunar Eclipse from the Moon
By Nancy Atkinson
You can follow Universe Today senior editor Nancy Atkinson on Twitter: @Nancy_A. Follow Universe Today for the latest space and astronomy news on Twitter @universetoday and on Facebook. Taggedas: eclipses, LRO, LRO's Diviner Instrument ...
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A new, distant arm of the Milky Way galaxy - World Astronauts
Posted 1 hour ago by PHYSorg.com: Space Exploration News. Oh-My-God Particles. Posted 3 hours ago by PHYSorg.com: Astronomy News. A new, distant arm of the ...
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Nasa Outer Space Pictures
Launch of space astronomy and science related searches Spaceaol news has reached an important Find the last launch on calie space photos from outer itt ...
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Universe Today is one of the most popular space and astronomy news websites, and has been providing the latest news from the cosmos since 1999. ...
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SPACE: Astronomers discover new type of supernova
LOS ANGELES ---- A team led by astronomers at the California Institute of Technology has discovered a new type of.
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Greek crisis at the tipping point
CNNMoney
By Colin Barr June 15, 2011: 10:59 AM ET Unnervingly, it is starting to look like the answer may be yes. Policymakers this week failed yet again to take decisive action onGreece's debt crisis, rattling markets and prompting billionaire George Soros to ...
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LATEST World News, Jun 15, 2011

Droid 2 Global Software Update Now Rolling Out [Verizon Begins Rolling Out ...
TFTS (blog)
And in addition to Gingerbread, the update also includes goodies such as an improved user interface, customizable dock and more.... It looks like Verizon has begun rolling out the latest update for the Droid 2 Global. And judging from the change log ...
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:
NECN
The number of large wildfires has been rising for roughly the past 25 years, and they are lasting longer during fire seasons that also last longer. Is it global warming? Experts won't say that, pointing instead to a variety of factors, ...
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Low pressure becomes well-marked in Bay
Hindu Business Line
LATEST UPDATE: The low pressure area over north-west Bay of Bengal has intensified to being 'well-marked'. The low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off Gangetic West Bengal and Orissa coasts has persisted this (Wednesday) morning. ...
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Deals of the Day: Is Pandora's Valuation Too Rich?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
You can see real-time updates of our posts and our favorite deal-related articles on other Web sites through our Twitter feed, @WSJDealJournal. Foster's: A joint bid for Foster's Group Ltd. by Grupo Modelo and Molson Coors looks unlikely after Modelo ...
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Kenshoo Releases Desktop Editor for Intuitive Management of Large-Scale Paid ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
While in beta, customers using Kenshoo Editor reported 3-10x time savings on core search marketing optimization tasks such as creating new campaigns, restructuringcurrent campaigns, and making bulk creative updates across campaigns. ...
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THE EASTERN EUROPEAN TRUST PLC - Portfolio Update
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Eastern European markets stand on a significant valuation discount to global equity markets, and earnings are forecast to grow by over 20% in 2011. Latest information is available by typing www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on ...
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Markets continue cautiously on slowing growth
FXstreet.com
Bank of Korea (BoK) Gov Kim soothed the markets that when he updates forecasts in the short term the 3.9% CPI forecast for 2011 will not change much; Household debt is a major factor in rate decisions and has been sharply increasing over the last ...
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THE DISTILLERY: Shirtless Colorado
Business Spectator
And Adele Ferguson also wrote on smh.com.au yesterday: "If Australian insurance giant IAG's latest investor day update has taught the company anything it is that the real value is in Australian retail insurance. The rest of IAG's business is struggling ...
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Sara Lee Corporation Provides Update on Spin-off at Deutsche Bank Global ...
Business Wire (press release)
(NYSE: SLE) today provided an update on its separation into two publicly-traded pure-play companies at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference in Paris, France. Jan Bennink, executive chairman, and Marcel Smits, chief executive officer, ...
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M&A Activity in Retail
PBS Nightly Business Report
GHARIB: And let`s take a look now at what we`re watching for tomorrow: We`ll see the May reports on consumer prices and industrial production, along with the weeklyupdates on mortgage applications and crude oil and gasoline inventories. ...
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MENA bond market set to exceed $40b in 2011
Khaleej Times
“We expect this year to beat last year's number, and to beat the issues we managed in 2007.” The bank forecasts issuers new to Shariah-compliant finance from Europe, the Middle East and Asia will sell sukuk this year. Global Islamic bond sales climbed ...
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Intersolar 2011: Notes From the Solar Underground
Greentech Media
Without even that, their fate lies squarely at the mercy of still-lucrative feed-in tariff markets, and as recent developments have shown, the purse strings are getting tighter every day. With 887 MW installed in 2010 (5% of the global market), ...
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ITT to Highlight Aviation and Defense Electronic Solutions at 2011 Paris Air Show
Business Wire (press release)
Follow ITT Defense on Twitter to get updates on the latest developments @ITTDefense. ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids ...
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Leftover Showers (pattern ripe for strong/severe storms Friday into Monday)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
An update from "MadWeather": "A new wildfire started up in Coronado National Monument yesterday afternoon. It grew quickly and was threatening folks who live along the foothills south of Sierra Vista - including Art Douglas and his new home in Ash ...
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PHT Corporation to Demonstrate Innovative ePRO Technology and Share New Ideas ...
Gamut News
Jill V. Platko, PhD and PHT Senior Scientific Advisor will participate in the symposium “ePRO Industry Update: What the Literature Says, Mixed Modalities, and ePRO for Monitoring,” June 22, 1:30-3:00pm, Room W471a. The session brings together experts...
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71% of Americans Now Say Tackling Climate Change Should be a Priority
Treehugger
Here's a look at some of the more nuanced findings from the poll, which is the latest update to Yale's ongoing Six Americas of Climate Change project: Majorities of Americans want more action to address globalwarming from corporations (65%), ...
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Luckily for you, we'll be here every Tuesday to update you on the latest titles available for instant-watching, as well as bringing attention some gems and even some enjoyable calamities out there in the instantly watchable wilds. ...
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'Nikita: The Complete First Season' Blu-ray Audio Update
High-Def Digest
... Division and uncover a global tracking device designed to record every major character's move throughout the years. Can you predict Nikita's future by discovering her past? Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $67.97. You can find the latest ...
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Ushering In Golden Age for Fans of Film
New York Times
This area can be enclosed for screenings and sessions with filmmakers, or left open to allow patrons to argue, flirt and update the ancient rituals of movie love. The films on offer will be a mixture of first-run art house fare, revivals and special ...
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iPhone 5 delayed? Apple may be slowing down in the mobile market race
International Business Times
There is a global community of 450000 independent Android software developers, and more than 100 million devices have been activated. The next version of Android is the "Ice Cream Sandwich," a combination of thelatest versions of Android 2.3 ...
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Prism Charts Course At User Conference
What They Think
“Architecting three discreet modules for the user interface, business rules, and database allows Prism to update each of the modules independently as enhancements and technology dictate,” said Lange as he addressed the general session. ...
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Hybridan Small Cap Wrap: Animalcare's pet projects, Andes looks higher...
Stockopedia
We are confident about our prospects for the current financial year given that future contracted revenues at the yearend were £78m”. The globaltechnology company this week provided a trading update in conjunction with its annual general meeting. ...
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SAS® Fraud Management Speeds Real-Time Processing, Boosts Detection and Prevention
Business Wire (press release)
“This will be especially important as financial institutions are getting prepared for pendingupdates to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) authentication guidelines.” “The next version of SAS Fraud Management is already ...
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TEDx Getsfirst live US event experience in North Carolina from Screach
APP Market
They could then choose the answer that they believed to be correct and watch the results update in real time, allowing them to see what percentage of voters selected which answers and discover which answer was correct, as they interacted with the ...
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Richard Karn: 50 Specialty Metals Under Supply Threat
Citizen Economists (blog)
One last myth that keeps popping up is that these metals represent but a few billion dollars of value in a $50 trillion global economy; so, why do they really matter? As China is making abundantly clear—it's what these metals mean, ...
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Pratt & Whitney Media Events at the Paris Air Show
TradersHuddle.com
The current Pratt & Whitney media event schedule is below. Journalists are encouraged to visit www.utcaero.com for the latest information or follow us on Twitter (@prattandwhitney) for real-time news and schedule updates. ...
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Global roaming rorts: Australia third worst
Sydney Morning Herald
Teresa Corbin, chief executive of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), said global roaming excess data usage charges were just the latestin a long line of bill shock suffered by Australian telco customers. ...
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Afternoon Recap by Arlan Suderman
Farm Futures
In essence the trade is now ready to move on until the subject re-emerges on June 30 when USDA updates its acreage estimate for the year. That places the focus squarely on weekly crop ratings, which are expected to be good with this year's weather ...
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Research and Markets: Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure ...
Business Wire (press release)
This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure), complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the ...
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World XTL Summit 2011 offers renewed optimism for gas, coal & biomasss to ...
Industrial Fuels and Power
Highlights included Mike Nel of Sasol giving his perspected on the global XTL potential and improve the value proposition as well as the latest on Pearl GTL from Executive VP Andy Brown, who pointed out that this US$20bn investment is scheduled to ...
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Research and Markets: Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing Industry in the ...
Gamut News
This year-end update provides the data necessary to make informed forecasts and business planning after the recent seasonal changes in output. This 169-page report includes the most recent information on the domestic market, global market and overseas ...
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 15, 2011 « Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/15/focus/8901154&sec=focus. The Star (Malaysia) June 15, 2011. Global military dominance becoming unaffordable. By Bunn Nagara. Both 'Britannia' and the Western alliance are losing the means ... When US Defence Secretary Robert Gates reportedly blasted unnamed Nato partners in Brussels last week for not contributing their share, he ridiculed some for running out of ammunition at critical times in laying siege to a country. ...
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War News Updates: As American Power Declines, The Global Order ...
By War News Updates Editor
The global order as we know it is fracturing, and as long as the U.S. continues with the 'insane' economic policies of heavy debt and no fiscal discipline .... this decline will only quicken. Posted by War News Updates Editor at 12:30 ...
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True Temper wins St. Jude Classic in company's own backyard ...
By jmeng
"We're very pleased with True Temper's strong showing this weekend across all theglobal pro tours, and we're particularly thrilled about winning here," said Scott Hennessy, president and CEO of True Temper Sports. ... Golf News for Wednesday, June 15, 2011 | Equipment ...
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ETF News Update: Global Stock Market Stares Into the Abyss
Author's Latest Posts |. ETF News Update: Crunch Time for U.S. Stock Markets ...After a tough week around the world, global central banks and stock markets ...
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UPDATE - Latest News | Global Finance
Latest News | Global Finance. UPDATE: Aetna To Buy Genworth's Medicare- Supplement Unit For $290 Million. (Updates to add background about health insurers ...
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China calls U.S. culprit in global 'Internet war' | BBC News Update
The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global “Internet war” ...Business (59), Entertainment (63), Health (41), Latest News (735) ...
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China accuses US of starting global 'internet war - Pakistan News ...
Pakistan news update 24 hours breaking news in Pakistan, Top Pakistan news, Paknews, urdu news, pk columns, articles, latest news, Pk politics, ...
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NewsStock: Latest News Update - Nasdaq-100 includes Wipro in ...
Business Nasdaq-100 includes Wipro in Global Sustainability Index - NewsStock.in is one of the best news websites in India, covering all the latest news ...
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Motorola DROID Global 2 getting Gingerbread update soon - Phone Arena
Late last month, we reported that the Gingerbread update would be coming to the Motorola DROID X ... Next news. Samsung Fascinate to get minor update 13 Jun ...
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In the most recent Voting Rights Act case before the high court, the justices in ... Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates! ...
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Shijie Monday (Global Racing News Update)
we bring you your weekly global cycling round-up. The news and updates from ...Welcome to your weekly cycling update - last week we saw the Criterium Du ...
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Droid 2 Global Software Update Now Rolling Out [Verizon Begins ...
It looks like Verizon has begun rolling out the latest update for the Droid 2 Global. And judging from the change log they have included — this is a big one ...
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Global Readiness for new Internet Protocol :Technology News and ...
Latest technology news, events, world news and updates. ... in World IPv6 Day for a successful global-scale trial of the new Internet Protocol, IPv6. ...
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Oil hovers above $97 amid global economy fears - News Talk 990 AM WNTP
WNTP Finance Update (Daily). Receive the latest news on Finance. ... Tuesday in Asia amid concern a weakening global economy is undermining crude demand. ...
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Latest update headline news | Report: The Global War on Drugs Has ...
Latest news update on By ISHAAN THAROOR Ishaan Tharoor – 52 mins ago on wharfyouth.org.
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ECB signals higher eurozone rates | Your Global News Partner
Nintendo Store updates moved to Thursday ... Message. Stay tuned to the latest News Updates, ... Stay Connected. Your Global News Partner.
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Gartner Cuts Outlook For 2011 Global PC Shipments - Update
Gartner Cuts Outlook For 2011 Global PC Shipments - Update. 6/8/2011 10:30 PM ET... TOP MARKET NEWS. Stocks End Flat, Unable To Rebound From Recent Losses ...
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Latest Vietnam News for June 6-7, 2011
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS: BRINGING OUR WORLD (EAST AND WEST) CLOSER TOGETHER TO FORM A GLOBAL ... GLOBAL CURRENCY NEWS: Look for updateson Asian Currencies, ...
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Emerging-global | Naija Update - Latest news updates from Nigeria
Naija Update – Latest news updates from Nigeria. Latest news updates from Nigeria... but that they are part of an emerging global phenomenon which can best ...
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