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- IHS Acquires Divestco USA Inc. Product Portfolio Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 12:15PMIHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced it has acquired the product portfolio of Divestco USA Inc., a strategic provider of comprehensive data and analytical tools for the oil and gas industry, for approximately $3 million in cash.
- Six Escaped inmates from Regina Correctional Centre, four remain at large Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 12:12PMAt approximately 9:41 p.m. on Sunday, August 24th, 2008, six inmates escaped from the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre. Four inmates remain at large as the sixth inmate was apprehended before midnight on August 25th. The four male adult inmates still at large are considered dangerous and possibly armed. Since the time of the reported escape, RCMP Regina [...]
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- IHS Acquires Divestco USA Inc. Product Portfolio Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:58AM ENGLEWOOD, Colo.----IHS Inc. , a leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced it has acquired the product portfolio of Divestco USA Inc., a strategic provider of comprehensive data and analytical tools for the oil and gas industry, for approximately $3 million in cash.
- In Korea, NHN Makes Google a Midget Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:49AM
- Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Arcadia Raised To Strong Speculative Buy Rating In Update Coverage By ... Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:45AMDutton Associates updates its coverage of Arcadia Resources (AMEX: KAD) raising its rating to Strong Speculative Buy and a 12 month target price of $0.71. The 12-page report by Dutton senior analyst Denise T. Resnik, M.S. is available at www.jmdutton.com as well as from First Call, Bloomberg Professional, Capital IQ, FactSet, Zacks, Reuters, Knobias, and other leading financial portals.
- Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Arcadia Raised To Strong Speculative Buy Rating In Update Coverage By ... Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:34AM ROSEVILLE, Calif.----Dutton Associates updates its coverage of Arcadia Resources raising its rating to Strong Speculative Buy and a 12 month target price of $0.71. The 12-page report by Dutton senior analyst Denise T.
- Logging for SOA Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:33AMWhat could be a problem with logging in SOA in the presence of such wonderful tools like log4j, Java’s logging library and similar? Why might we need something special for SOA and why aren’t existing techniques enough? The answer is simple and complex simultaneously – in SOA we are dealing with distributed and composed entities that cause problems in log maintenance, not in log creation. read ...
- Wis. board members fail voter checks Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 5:15AMMADISON More than half of the state Government Accountability Boards members failed when their names were run through new voter identification checks as a test, the board said Thursday.
- SAIL to Set Up Nine Steel Processing Units in Six Indian States, an Industrial Info News Alert Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 5:00AM Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- State-run Steel Authority of India Limited (BOM:500113) plans to invest about $400 million to set up nine steel processing units in six Indian states where it does not have a presence.
- Philadelphia lab cracks a cancer mystery Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 4:57AMPHILADELPHIA — Emmanuel Skordalakes scrutinized the genetic makeup of pigs and cows and rats and hundreds of other creatures before the red flour beetle, an eighth-of-an-inch-long pest found in Southern kitchens, delivered the breakthrough scientists had sought for more than a decade.
- Nonprofits have big role in economy Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 4:54AMOne in 17 employees in Virginia worked for a nonprofit organization in 2005. Collectively, the paid work force of about 211,000 nonprofit employees earned more than $8.2 billion in wages. And that covers only paid employees.
- Internet Millionaires That Nobody Knows Revealed in New Book from New York Times Best-selling Author Joel Comm Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 4:45AM When people think of profitable online business ventures, they think of eBay, Amazon, Google, and MySpace, and internet entrepreneurs such as Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Tom Anderson and Steve Jobs. But there are a number of people without "name recognition" who have made--and are making--millions online. Joel Comm, the New York Times bestselling author of The AdSense Code, reveals the wild and ...
- 7-year-old faces M&S Inquisition Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 3:50AM Not just data protection, this is M&S data protection Calls by the Information Commissioner for organisations to stop hiding behind the Data Protection Act (DPA) fell on deaf ears this week as Marks and Spencers insisted on a 7-year-old giving official permission before an operator could talk to his mum.…
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 September 2008 Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 6:30PMCDR Volkov serviced the Russian BMP (Harmful Impurities Removal System), starting the "bake-out"-to-vacuum cycle on absorbent bed #2 of the regenerable dual-channel filtration system.
- Trooper Says He Wants To Clear Name Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 6:26PMThe state trooper accused of conducting unauthorized background checks is talking for the first time.
- Infonetics Research: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens widen RAN market lead; mobile softswitch market up 33% Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:58PM Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that worldwide sales of radio access network equipment inched up a percent to $10.2 billion in 2Q08, after market leaders Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks each increased their worldwide revenue by 5%, reinforcing their strong #1 and #2 leadership positions.
- Rohm and Haas Chemistry Declared National Historic Chemical Landmark by American Chemical Society Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:19PMThe development of water-based acrylic emulsion technology - found in everything from house paints
- Safe schools Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:10PMAs the fall semester begins and San Marcos CISD campuses focus again on the ABCs of education, the letter “S” is also getting a lot of special attention.
- Rohm and Haas Chemistry Declared National Historic Chemical Landmark by American Chemical Society Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:03PM PHILADELPHIA----The development of water-based acrylic emulsion technology - found in everything from house paints to adhesives, roof coatings, highway line markings and home insulation - by Rohm and Haas Company has been designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society .
- Tobacco sales could be banned at county bars Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 5:00PMBars and restaurants in the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County — including Nipomo — would not be allowed to sell tobacco products if an ordinance revised by supervisors last week wins final approval Sept. 16.
- Biden’s criminal database bill draws interest from Lee authorities Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 8:11PMA speech by U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden noting the recent murder of Fort Myers police officer Andrew Widman perked the ears of Lee County court administrators on Wednesday. Biden, D-Del., the Democratic vice presidential candidate, took a moment before an “economic roundtable” in Fort Myers to tout a Senate bill that would federally fund local judges’ access to criminal databases.
- The end nears for anonymous, prepaid users Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 8:10PMThe days of the anonymous prepaid mobile call may be about to end as authorities across the world step up efforts to force all prepaid mobile users to register.
- CONVENTION BLOGS Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 7:22PMAs Republicans and Democrats race to write Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R) political biography, one issue remains a mystery: her views on immigration reform.
- Cattle Coverage Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 6:45PM“All right, let’s talk partisanship, hard partisanship. First up, red meat,” said Terry Moran, opening ABC’s Nightline .
- In the Towns Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 5:18PMSUMMIT -- The Junior League of Summit Thrift Shop, 37 Deforest Ave., will resume its regular schedule of hours on Thursday, Sept. 4. The shop will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
- Daily ibuprofen may cause heart risks Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 4:52PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ibuprofen may raise the risk of heart attacks and other fatal and serious problems when elderly people take it daily for arthritis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 September 2008 Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 4:30PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- A Wide Divide On Internet Security Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 4:28PMThree big computer security breaches over the past month did more than show how badly the Internet needs major repairs. They also exposed the rift between corporate America and the federal government over who should fix it, cyber-security experts say.
- Serial killer on the loose in California, police say Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 4:27PMLos Angeles, California, police detectives are looking for a serial killer who they believe killed at least 11 people, many of them prostitutes, over a 23-year period.
- FBI outlines role during Republican convention Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 3:22PMThe FBI will play a big role in gathering intelligence and investigating any terroristic threats that may pop up during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. The agency has set up an Intelligence Oper
- You could lose plenty if you let bank accounts sit Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 12:42PMWhen Valorie Golin went to visit her parents in March, the first thing she did was get into their bank accounts.
- Regional Briefs Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 10:28AMVincent Martin, left, and Creed Martin help University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Janessa Swink of Imperial serve root beer floats Thursday night at the Destination Downtown festival in Kearney. Vincent and Creed are sons of Walter and Jenni Martin of Kearney. Destination Downtown is part of UNK’s Blue and Gold Welcome Week. The event brought hundreds of students downtown for live music, ...
- E-library launched at Capitol Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 12:05PMTHE Provincial Library Service Division of the Office of the Governor, with the National Library of the Philippines, launched Friday the Philippine E-Lib at the Provincial Capitol.
- Federal firearms act cannot be used in case Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 11:46AMThe Meade county grand jury that indicted a Seattle police officer for bringing a gun into a Sturgis bar in the early morning hours of Aug. 9 could not have used the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 to exonerate him, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Thursday.
- Tobacco sales may be banned at county bars Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 10:47AMBars in the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County would not be allowed to sell tobacco products if an ordinance revised by supervisors Tuesday wins final approval Sept. 16.
- WellCentive Selected by Medicare for National Quality Improvement Incentive Program Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 10:29AM Atlanta-based WellCentive today announced that it has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as an approved vendor for payment for the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative .
- Flu Shot Does Not Reduce Risk Of Death Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 10:28AMThe widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but its overall benefit appears to have been exaggerated by a number of observational studies that found a very large reduction in all-cause mortality among ...
- Software Review: DatabaseSpy 2008 From Altova Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 10:09AMIf you do any work with databases, you will find that DatabaseSpy 2008 is a much needed tool. DatabaseSpy is a multi-database query and design tool. It is able to connect to all major databases and as well is meant to ease SQL editing and database structure design for a fraction of the cost of single-database solutions. Its goal is to simplify querying, managing, visualizing, designing, and ...
- New software increases police productivity in child pornography cases Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:52AMUses image-matching techniques to determine whether a photograph has already been tagged by police as child pornography
- Book Excerpt: The Numerati by Stephen Baker Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:52AM
- Sloppy database archiving is compliance risk Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:43AM File and forget. Businesses could fall foul of regulation because of their failure to optimise database archiving and make information readily accessible, Forrester has warned.
- Stay in School Program buckling down on truants Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:40AMHarris County is attempting to make something crystal clear for students returning to school this fall: go to school or risk going to jail.
- Assault case takes shine off DNA testing Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:15AMFri, Aug 29, 2008 (2 a.m.) A 9-year-old Jane Doe was sexually assaulted in her Carlin home 14 years ago. The man charged with the crime, Troy Brown, was getting drunk with Jane’s mom at the Peacock Bar the night it happened. He claimed he had stumbled home wearing his own vomit and went to bed.
- Event Staffing Agency Brandcierge™ Launches New Website Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:12AM Bringing years of experience and a decidedly different approach to event staffing, Brandcierge™ launches its new website (PRWeb Aug 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/eventstaffing/brandcierge/prweb1263174.htm
- SEARCH & DESTROY Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:00AMDENVER WHERE are all the free-speech absolutists when you need them? Over the past month, left-wing partisans and Democratic lawyers have waged a brass-knuckled intimidation campaign against GOP donors, TV and radio stations and even an...
- 8:45 a.m. — Compare GovGuam staff and salaries at www.GuamWatchDog.com Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 6:53PMClick on the general GovGuam database to search the entire government, or click on individual agency databases for more detailed information.
- infoGROUP Companies Host Interactive Panel Discussion at 2008 CMO Leadership Forum Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 5:46PM OMAHA, Neb.----infoUSA National Accounts and Opinion Research Corporation, both infoGROUP companies , will host an interactive panel discussion at the 2008 CMO Leadership Forum on September 4, 2008 in Chicago.
- Presidential Race Is Tied As Democrats Prepare To Kick-Off Their Convention Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 5:23PMOpinion Research Corporation (an infoGroup Company) (NASDAQ:IUSA) announced today that the U.S. Presidential
