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  • Clean up begins in Atlantic Canada following hurricane Earl Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:23AMClean up in the wake of hurricane Earl began early Sunday morning as power crews restored power to 160,000 Nova Scotians left in the dark after the storm struck Atlantic Canada Saturday.
  • Geocaching finds growing fan base in Michigan Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:44AMReviewers check hiding spots for worthiness of official geocache status.
  • Novo Nordisk takes a big risk with new diabetes research Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:09AMMatt Rainey/The Star-LedgerNovo Nordisk, with its U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro, has become a pharmaceutical powerhouse in the battle against diabetes. Novo Nordisk’s gamble on Victoza, its new drug for Type 2 diabetes, often looked like a long shot. The company’s...
  • Experts gather to help mitigate seabird threats Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:42AMDeadly fishing gear and invasions of nesting sites by rats and cats are among global threats faced by seabirds, and this week the world’s foremost seabird experts will gather in Victoria to search for ways to reduce those threats
  • Campbell chef aims to "'nourish the world' Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:21AMWhen former White House chef Stephen Giunta heard Campbell Soup Company was looking for a chef to lead its new Culinary and Baking Institute in Camden, he thought of one man.
  • American CEOs pocket hefty payouts amid massive layoffs: Study Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:19AMCost-cutting moves might have cost thousands of US jobs, but many CEOs at companies' that resorted to massive layoffs saw their pay packets fatten in 2009, says a study.
  • Charges stem from amber alert Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:13AMTwo Langley men have been arrested along with the father of a boy allegedly abducted but recovered on Sunday. Kenneth Daniel Morey, 34, has been charged with three counts of assault and one of forcible confinement related to the kidnapping of his 12-year-old son.
  • Apple browsing share tops Linux, Android steals share Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:12AMMore people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
  • FXCM Files For $200 Mln IPO Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:55AMFXCM Inc., an online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services, announced its intention to go public through an initial public offering of up to $200 million shares of its Class A common stock.
  • French science vessel to start second leg of climate voyage Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:16AMThe French yacht Tara leaves Sunday on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms which produce half our oxygen.
  • Documentary probes cover-up of American soldier’s death Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:42AMNEW HAVEN — A documentary detailing the cover-up of football star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s death by friendly fire will have its Connecticut premiere at Yale University later this month.
  • Researchers to study protein fragments following heart attack Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:12AMA blood test to diagnose which heart attack survivors will suffer heart failure is the goal of a new five-year, $11.6 million contract to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
  • FBI arrests head of Calif. company accused of trafficking Thai workers to US farms Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:49PMHONOLULU - The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms is under arrest.
  • What's on: Sat's picks Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:04PMEvents listings for Sat, Sept 4
  • Traveller's Guide: Alternative New York tours Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:39PMHip-hop is to New York what country music is to Nashville. As we walk (accompanied throughout by a hip-hop soundtrack), guide Jerry Dee Lewis, or JDL to use his hip-hop moniker, explains hip-hop's four elements. These consist of DJing, MCing, B-boying (or breakdancing) and graffiti writing.
  • Mutually beneficial partnership Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:13PMIN ITS effort to support the search for social entrepreneurs worldwide, Guinness & Co recently announced an increase in the Arthur Guinness Fund to RM29.4mil by 2012.
  • China's Baidu Refocuses on Mobile and Apps Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:08PMBaidu is the most-visited website in China and has captured 70% of search revenue in that country. Alexa's Top 500 Global Sites list puts it at number 6. But with virtually no penetration outside Asia, can it really be considered a global company at all, or just an awfully big one? Until it reaches beyond its shores in an appreciable and sustained fashion, it probably won't be considered a ...
  • State Issues Cease and Desist to Clay Loan Modification Companies Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:18PMORANGE PARK, Fla. --  Investigators said two Clay County  companies used the internet and direct mailers to market their services to several states.
  • TPP Global Development Ltd Enters Into An Agreement With The University Of Edinburgh For Future Drug Development Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:00AMTPP Global Development Ltd (TPP) announced an agreement with the University of Edinburgh to collaborate on the development of novel pre-clinical intellectual property originated within the University. TPP and the University of Edinburgh will focus on commercialisation opportunities in the areas of nervous system disorders, immunology/inflammation and oncology
  • Japanese Stocks Rise for Second Day on U.S. Factory Output Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:57PMJapanese stocks rose for a second day as faster-than-estimated growth in U.S. manufacturing boosted confidence in a global economic recovery.
  • NTA: CEI: CEI - Celsius NZ Income Fund 31.8.10 NAV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:32PMDon't know the stock code? Search by keyword: “The change in tone in global financial markets and websites in the past two weeks has been sudden and alarming and I must comment on the change.
  • Xerox to launch integrated campaign touting business services Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:19PMXerox will launch an integrated b-to-b campaign September 7 with digital out of home, Twitter and interactive website tie-ins. The effort straddles search marketing, print, television, web and airport advertising.
  • 3 RP firms in Forbes Asia’s 2010 ‘Best Under A Billion’ list Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:38PMThree Philippine companies made it to the “Best Under A Billion” list for 2010 by Forbes Asia, according to an article in the magazine’s September issue.
  • Google buys shopping site Like.com Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:11PMSearch giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com.
  • The Morning After: Colonial Reenactment Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:57AMLast year, I wrote one of the first reviews of Discovery's post-apocalyptic reality show The Colony. That meant my post got indexed highly in whatever system search engines use to index articles, so a year later, you're still likely to come up with it when you search on "The Colony reviews." And that in turn [...]
  • Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting prices Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:30AM(AP:MAPUTO, Mozambique) Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food prices have risen to their highest in two years _ a level that could see unrest spread.
  • Microsoft Sees "Bing" Opportunities in China After Google's Exit Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:25AMWhich could mean more choices for Chinese advertisers.
  • Virtual Reality Systems Boost Workplace Efficiency Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:21AMWhen words may not be understood, how about a picture? Visualization tools can help overcome language and other communication barriers.
  • mBLAST Launches Free Media Tool to Help Marketers Reach the Influencers That Matter Most Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:16AMSignaling the End of an Era for Traditional Media List Services, MediaSync Is Completely Free and Enables Marketers to Delve Deeper Into Journalists' and Bloggers' Areas of Interest
  • Also In Global Health News: Monkeypox In Congo; Indonesian Volcano; Latrines In Cambodia; Maternal Health In India Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:15AMMonkeypox Prevalence Surges In Smallpox 'Vaccine Naive' In Congo The New York Times reports on monkeypox cases, which are "surging in tropical Africa." Researchers found that "monkeypox was 20 times as common" in nine rural Congolese districts as it was 30 years ago, the newspaper writes, citing a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (McNeil, 8/30)...
  • HP Introduces the Envy 17 3D Notebook and New Mini Netbooks Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:11AMHP today revealed new consumer notebook PCs including the HP Envy 17 3D, the first 17-inch notebook PC to support 1080p 3-D and Blu-ray, the HP EVNY 14 Beats Edition, the HP Pavilion dm3 and HP Mini 210 and ...
  • Departing Spreadshirt CEO Eggers talks of next step Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:04AMJana Eggers is already talking about her four-year stint as CEO of Spreadshirt in the past tense, after announcing on Tuesday her departure pending a new CEO hire. Today, she spoke with Mass High Tech about the next step for her and for Spreadshirt.
  • mBLAST Launches Free Media Tool to Help Marketers Reach the Influencers That Matter Most Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:00AMATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - mBLAST, Inc., the applications provider improving the way marketing works, is reinventing the traditional media list service with the launch of MediaSync. The free online tool helps marketers and PR professionals answer the essential questions: Who are the key Influencers in my market, what are their main areas of interest, and how do I better work with ...
  • Digital Angel Secures $4 Million Revolving Credit Facility Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:59AMSO. ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital Angel (NASDAQ: DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that its subsidiary Destron Fearing Corporation has entered into a new $4 million revolving credit facility with TCI Business Capital, Inc. (“TCI”), based in Burnsville, MN. The new facility matures on ...
  • Two Corporate Issuers Defaulted This Week, Raising The Global Tally To 52 So Far In 2010, Article Says Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:45PMÇѹ·Õè 30 ÊÔ§ËÒ¤Á 2553 08:45 ¹. Two corporate issuers defaulted this week, bringing the year-to-date 2010 global corporate default tally to 52, said an article published today by Standard & Poor's Global Fixed Income Research.
  • RELINT: ATM: Ongoing Disclosure Notice (Geoffrey Howard Babidge) Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:17PMDon't know the stock code? Search by keyword: “The change in tone in global financial markets and websites in the past two weeks has been sudden and alarming and I must comment on the change.
  • Think precious metals: In good times and bad Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:07PMINVESTORS often think about investing in gold, silver and other precious metals only in times of uncertainty, but these assets can be solid investment choices regardless of economic conditions.
  • Tech: Religious sparks of technology Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:15PMHi-tech touch to age-old religious practices. IZWAN ISMAIL meets the entrepreneur who finds success doing just that MOHAMAD Azam takes out a palm-sized device from his pocket. He switches it on and plays with the buttons on the keypad.
  • ED-human-smuggling-0830 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:27PMNext month’s meeting of Canada’s Immigration Minister with his European counterparts is an important acknowledgment that human smuggling is a transnational problem that requires global solutions.
  • There will be blood Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:12AMThe world's most precious liquid is spilled every day in operations, accidents and conflicts. So creating a synthetic version in the lab is more vital than ever.
  • AFA to recognize outstanding airmen, groups Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:22AMThe Air Force Association will recognize the outstanding contributions of airmen and groups at its annual convention next month in suburban Washington, D.C.
  • Daily Briefing Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:29AMToday's business news in brief
  • Immune system gene linked to Parkinson's Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:38AMLondon, Aug 28 : A gene associated with the immune system may play a role in developing Parkinson's disease, scientists said, marking a possible advance in the search for effective treatments.
  • Book Review: The Currency of Life: Uncovering the Clues to Why We're Here by Mark E Klein, M.D. Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:16AMCurrency of Life contains a discussion of complicated physics, which leads to a mind bending theory about the nature of time, and reviews how these complicated theories could answer basic questions of life. Parts of the book aggravated me, but I also find that I cannot argue with at least one of his ...
  • B.C. Teacher One Of Two Canadians Arrested In International Facebook Porn Ring Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:32PMSix people in Britain and three in Australia have also been arrested.
  • Pea-Sized Frog found in Borneo jungle Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:29PMOne of the world's smallest frogs has been found in the jungle of Borneo.
  • Why the Net is not so neutral Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:10PMBefore proceeding into the meat and potatoes of this piece ask yourself this question: what is the Internet? Is it a collection of hardware, servers, cabling and physical infrastructure? How about a stream of information constantly in flow around the world?
  • Top management thinker to speak at conference Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:03PMTom Peters, management guru and author of numerous bestselling books, will be the keynote speaker at Iowa’s 2010 Advanced Manufacturing Conference on Oct. 7 at the FFA Enrichment Center on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus.
  • Global Payments reach deal with six casinos Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:02AMATLANTA, Georgia -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Global Payments Inc., a leader in both payment processing and gaming cash access services, today announced agreements to provide six casinos with its VIP LightSpeed® cash access products.
  • DoE pursues collaboration with ASEAN on nuclear energy policy Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:50AMThe Department of Energy (DoE) is pursuing collaboration with counterparts in the ASEAN region toward policy formulation and human resource development in aligning nuclear technology as long-term option for power generation. Energy Secretary Rene D. Almendras noted that nuclear option will form part of the country’s search for alternatives that will bring down its carbon footprint while at the ...