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At a time when every successive listing seems to being doing even better than the last one, I am reminded of a question one of my management students asked me way back in 2000 at the peak of the IT boom. He asked “Why should one even analyse an IPO when it is certain that it will list well?”

People affected by the heavy downpours in Cape Town are being assisted by the provincial Disaster Management team.

TORONTO (CP) - Yoga students attending a class in the city's trendy Queen West neighbourhood were thrilled to find themselves doing sun salutations and the flowering lotus a few feet from Sting earlier this week.

Dishes like roast pork and stewed duck specially concocted for taikonauts; the Chinese term for astronauts; will be sold in supermarkets by the end of the year, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Undeterred by the suspension of five MLAs from the party, two more MLAs - Narendrasinh Jadeja from Abdasa and Gopal Dhuva of Mundra formally joined the dissident group in Visavadar, where a farmers' meet was organised by Sardar Patel Utkarsh Samiti on Tuesday. The new entrants have been elected from Kutch districts and are considered close to former chief minister Suresh Mehta. Meanwhile, ...

Complete report for the the Isle of Man Historic Rally - the fifth round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship.

Dishes specially concocted for taikonauts — the Chinese term for astronauts — will be sold in Chinese supermarkets by the end of the year, the official Xinhua News Agency says.

Cape Town disaster management is assisting people living in various informal settlements whose dwellings were flooded by this afternoon's heavy downpours.

In Clark County Public Health’s scoring system for restaurants, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. A restaurant with 100 or more points will be closed.

VietNamNet Bridge – A giant wooden reproduction of Vietnam’s declarations of independence is being unveiled tonight in the capital. The show is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) and takes place at the Viet Nam Arts and Culture Exhibition Centre.

The Council of State plans to send the draft Retail Business Act back for revision because it believes the....

Tom Castro admits his radio career began as a "fluke" in 1979, at age 25. The opportunity to buy a station in Phoenix fell into his lap when the still-unknown Tichenor radio family was in the market to unload a Hispanic radio station.

Comments ( No comments posted. ) (Family Features) - The element of water brings an unmatched beauty to any outdoor space -- movement, color, and ambiance. Water gardens are highly prized for the relaxing sound of the flowing water, and the sense of being at one with nature.

Available as component of OneStop Services, ViewXchange v3.0 consists of customer-facing web portal integrating real-time visualization, monitoring, reporting, and trouble ticketing for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007 managed solutions. Service provides IT staff at Azaleos Network Operation Centers with reports on Exchange health, e-mail traffic, message hygiene, archiving, and mobility ...

The Election Commission on Tuesday registered ten more political parties that had applied for party registration to contest the constituent assembly elections.

LiteScape Technologies, Inc. ( www.litescape.com ), a leading developer of unified communications applications, will demonstrate its OnCast unified communications solution at the Cisco ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Networkers show (booth #332) today through July 26 th in Anaheim, CA. LiteScape OnCast is the only application available that tightly integrates WebEx ' s on-demand collaboration ...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.----LiteScape Technologies, Inc. , a leading developer of unified communications applications, will demonstrate its OnCast unified communications solution at the Cisco Networkers show today through July 26th in Anaheim, CA.

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to supply ZAP with $5.168 million of polymer lithium and nano batteries. U.S.-based ZAP invents, designs, manufactures, and markets personal and commercial zero-emission vehicles for land, water, and air use.

EFFECTIVE people management is less about expensive, sophisticated systems and more about practical approaches and ideas that really work for a business, according to researcher Robert Wapshott from Bradford University School of Management. (24/07/2007 09:15:19)

Most teeth-whitening techniques can harm tooth enamel and cause long-term harm to the teeth. Eco-Dent ExtraBrite toothpowder provides optimum home teeth-whitening power while providing low-abrasive cleansing action and hardening teeth without fluoride. It is no longer necessary to sacrifice long-term protection of the teeth for short-term whitening effects. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2007) Post ...

Most teeth-whitening techniques can harm tooth enamel and cause long-term harm to the teeth. Eco-Dent ExtraBrite toothpowder provides optimum home teeth-whitening power while providing low-abrasive cleansing action and hardening teeth without fluoride. It is no longer necessary to sacrifice long-term protection of the teeth for short-term whitening effects.

This comes on the back of impressive performance in infrastructure stocks in 2006 and in the first seven months of this calendar.

HIDDEN MEADOWS -- On Thursday, residents of the Hidden Meadows area can get a look at redesigned plans for a 147-house development called Mountain Gate, which was first approved by county officials in the early 1980s.

BANGKOK, July 24 (TNA) – About 500 local shop owners gathered at Government House Tuesday, calling on the government to control expansion of transnational hyper markets.

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(Family Features) - The element of water brings an unmatched beauty to any outdoor space -- movement, color, and ambiance. Water gardens are highly prized for the relaxing sound of the flowing water, and the sense of being at one with nature.

Stephen Harper inaugurated a temple in Toronto and said that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India, Canada.

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Central Pattana Plc, the SET-listed commercial development flagship of the Central Group of Companies, has been left on its own to develop a three-billion-baht shopping complex on Rama IX Road after three prominent investor groups pulled out of the long-delayed project.

Under the proposed rules, mutual funds may not be allowed to borrow more than 20 per cent of the net assets of a scheme and the duration of such borrowing would not exceed six months.

Crew of Up-and-Coming Under-20s Spend Fourth of July Week Chasing Swell in Cabo

Infrastructure is going to the theme for fund houses this season with at least four fund houses, including Lotus, Kotak and JM Mutual Fund planning to launch core-sector funds.

To lend or borrow securities only from new schemes. Mutual funds may be among the first set of intermediaries to participate in the stock lending and borrowing programme, which will be launched simultaneously with the proposed introduction of short-selling by institutions in the domestic markets.

Drug company KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc. raised $20 million in its third round of venture funding.

Paul Paget, the CEO of penetration testing software vendor Core Security Technologies said he is better-suited for start-ups

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it has raised $20 million in a third round of funding.

(Family Features) - The element of water brings an unmatched beauty to any outdoor space -- movement, color, and ambiance. Water gardens are highly prized for the relaxing sound of the flowing water, and the sense of being at one with nature.

O'Neill takes charge at PacSun's Battle of the Brands

The Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha's (BAPS) Swaminarayan Mandir opened on Sunday after 18 months of construction.

WALTHAM, Mass.----Ipanema Technologies, the leader in application traffic management systems for wide-area networks , today announced that Henkel, the internationally recognized consumer products goods manufacturer, is using its Application Traffic Management System to control Henkel's WAN in the EMEA Region .

PALO ALTO, Calif.----KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced the completion of a Series C venture financing of $20 million. Lehman Brothers led the round, which also included the participation of previous investors MPM Capital, Sofinnova Ventures, Alloy Ventures, 5AM Ventures, Singapore Bioinnovations Pte., and Lotus BioScience Ventures.

Stephen Harper inaugurated a temple in Toronto and said that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India, Canada.

Defying the definition of 'border' has always been a central idea in the work of Italian artist Davide Grazioli. And over the last two years, his works have become more and more openly related to the environment that is again a concept that escapes boundaries.

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper inaugurated a Hindu temple here and praised the $40 million architectural marvel, saying that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India and Canada.

Stephen Harper inaugurated a temple in Toronto and said that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India, Canada.

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper inaugurated a Hindu temple here and praised the $40 million architectural marvel, saying that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India and Canada.

A company called Cocktails by Jenn isn't shorting on the pretty. Cocktails by Jenn invests big time in packaging its martinis to appeal to women, and has been helping to gussy up Chicago women via complimentary salon services.

Retailers and PC makers are keeping XP in their lineups due to the compatibility problems upgrading to Vista can create for some users

The Northern Alberta Sports Car Club has encountered its share of road blocks and speed bumps in its 50-year history, but this weekend it is celebrating its golden anniversary in style.

Frontline Systems, developer of the Excel Solver and leading-edge optimization and simulation software, is now shipping Risk Solver™ V7.2, a tool for risk analysis of business models using high speed, fully interactive Monte Carlo simulation. Prospective users can download a free trial version at Solver.com. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...

Frontline Systems, developer of the Excel Solver and leading-edge optimization and simulation software, is now shipping Risk Solver™ V7.2, a tool for risk analysis of business models using high speed, fully interactive Monte Carlo simulation. Prospective users can download a free trial version at Solver.com.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper inaugurated a Hindu temple praising the $40 million architectural marvel.

Toronto, July 23 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper inaugurated a Hindu temple here and praised the $40 million architectural marvel, saying that it represented the spiritual and ethnic pluralism of India and Canada.

SRINAGAR, India - Ducking and laughing as his female relatives pelt him with fistfuls of almonds, dusty coconut chocolates and coins, Baseer Qadri, a groom in a very fancy turban, jumps into his car to race off to marry his bride. By the light of the moon, his entourage speeds through downtown.

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Territorians love their holidays—it’s an integral part of the much vaunted lifestyle they worship. July is show month. Starting in Alice Springs, each region gets a Friday off for Show Day, one glorious long weekend after another, finishing up in Darwin at the end of the month.

YOU might be keen to look svelte and shed some kilos but there should not be any compromise on your nutritional intake. With the Xändo Meal Replacement, you may be able to control your weight effectively.

So now someone at Google 'owns' Feedburner and all their feeds. And they could, if they wanted to, change the feeds to another format, overnight, without asking anyone. Reader software might have trouble working with it. They would say 'Oh but the new feeds work better with Google Reader, and that's the one most people use.' And by the way, more and more that's true these days. But what about ...

RECORD: With increasing importance placed on National Development and Productivity the gruelling question of the hour seems, is the fact too many holidays in this country affects productivity and inevitably contributes to National loss.

Pratibha Patil, who has been elected India’s first woman president, was by no means a unanimous choice for the role.

Caveats have rarely won plaudits. In this world of feel-good pronouncements, Quantum Mutual Fund’s attempt to denounce the absurd chase for more assets by the mutual funds industry will probably not win it anything more than a brief applause.

Globe Telecom has done it again! Only a few months after launching the beautiful BlackBerry 8200, or simply called Pearl, Globe is once again first in launching another great-looking BlackBerry, the Curve.

Allegheny Benefits & Consulting; Attic Light Studio; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County, MD, Inc.; Community Corner LLC; Homewood Suites by Hilton; Integrative Medicine Center; Labor Finders; Musser Mechanical Inc.; Paychex; Pictures Plus; Rodgers Consulting; SHRM-Cumberland Valley Chapter; and Spirit of the Lotus Tea Co.

After 20 years of gradually building his rep as a reliable and versatile sideman on the Orange County, California circuit, guitarist Matthew Von Doran is finally stepping out as a leader in his own right with In This Present Moment.

David Daoud ran into trouble when he started using Vista, the new version of Windows that Microsoft Corp. and PC makers have spent millions of dollars advertising since it came out six months ago.

SUMMER has brought a slew of great new spots to nosh, sip and be scene. Zoe Townhouse, Gemma, Solace and Borough Food & Drink have only been open a few weeks, but they've already created a stir. Zoë Townhouse OPENED: June 16, Upper East Side...

These are among reports filed through July 16 by police agencies in Seminole County. For more information, contact your police department.

The first car won't even be delivered until later this year at the earliest, yet the price has been raised by $6,000. Of course, those ready, willing and able to spend $98,000 now to be the first on their block to tool around in a Tesla roadster aren't going to let $6,000 stop them. Tesla is the two-seater that promises to slap you back in your seat for the four-second, zero-to-60 mph burst. It ...

SRINAGAR, India - Ducking and laughing as his female relatives pelt him with fistfuls of almonds, dusty coconut chocolates and coins, Baseer Qadri, a groom in a very fancy turban, jumps into his car to race off to marry his bride. By the light of the moon, his entourage speeds through downtown.

After the baby boomers, the flower children and Thatcher’s babies, who were we exactly – Major’s lotus-eaters? Will history bother to name a generation that fought not for freedom, nor for peace, nor love, nor money, but who maimed themselves through their consumption of drugs?

Taj Beats Kelly; Moves to Second in World Title Race

Taj Burrow talks us through his victory

The understated Lotus Club, just off Fifth Avenue, presented the perfect setting to discuss how the rich and well-known settle into New York City.Surrounded by portraits of Mark Twain, Thomas Wo...

Notes 8 will sport a revamped interface and support RSS, blogs, and wikis, says exec.

The next generation of the Lotus Notes client will integrate with the new range of Web 2.0-inspired technologies released with IBM's social software, dubbed Lotus Connections.

A few things are certain when it comes to gardening: Sun-loving plants slowly die in the shade, slugs will eat your hostas and deer will eat your roses. Another certainty is a water feature will improve a garden. Water features instantly create a peaceful feeling and say "this landscape is unique." However, building a water feature takes time, money and a lot of maintenance once the project is ...

An Indonesian promotion girl stands beside Lotus car Exige during the Indonesia International Motorshow in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, July 20, 2007.

MONROE TOWNSHIP — Three years ago, Yuh-Hai Wang and Hui-Lien Chen suggested to Alaine Chang, of Mountaintop, that a vegetarian retreat center be formed.

BOSTON, US: David Daoud ran into trouble when he started using Vista, the new version of Windows that Microsoft Corp. and PC makers have spent millions of dollars advertising since it came out six months ago.

For most musicians accustomed to playing clubs, concert halls and television shows around the world, it might seem strange to be the headline band of a food festival.

WHY WEAR your love for roses on your sleeve when you can wear it on your waist?

A river in northern England could soon become place for Hindus and Sikhs to scatter the ashes of their loved ones.

WARREN — Keith Shaw said he did not even know the name of the motorcyclist he was riding with early Friday evening who slammed into a pole on U.S. Rou...

SOUTHERN PINES — Tucked among the quaint horse farms and grand estates off East Connecticut Avenue, I found a place this week that tugged at something in my soul.

IBM is looking to use its WebSphere Portal to gain a leadership role in the Enterprise 2.0 space.

If not for a friend’s suggestion, Ocean Ship restaurant would have escaped my radar. An ordinary-looking restaurant in the inconspicuous Desa Mentari neighbourhood, it is a place easily overlooked by the casual diner.

Completely chemical-free cleaning seems unbelievable and in the realm of science fiction. But, there is a way. With a couple of new products on the market, it is possible to sanitize everything from food to fabrics.

For the globe-trotting executive, the RIM BlackBerry 8830 is a powerful voice and messaging tool that offers world roaming and solid performance.

AXS-One Inc. announced today that it has signed a revised loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank providing the Company with increased borrowing flexibility and financial covenant improvements. The loan provides for borrowing up to $2,500,000, based on 80% of eligible accounts receivable. The loan expires on April 1, 2008, bears interest at an annual rate of prime plus 0.25% and includes a ...

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir will officially open this weekend. (Photo: OMNI Television) The temple, located at Highway 427 and Finch Avenue, is being called an "architectural masterpiece."

Who says the trendy Meatpacking District is too well done and that its luster is starting to fade? New and upcoming businesses moving into the neighborhood will get your juices flowing — for better or worse.

In the wee hours one morning in the early 1980s, heading home after a euphoric night playing his congas at Crisco Disco in Chelsea, Novac Noury bought a newspaper. A listing for a building for sale on Little W. 12th St. caught his eye.

The new Meat Market still has plenty of room to grow, and the foot traffic isn’t even 50 percent of what it will be in a few years, according to David Rabin, president of the Meatpacking District Initiative.

Electric car pioneer ZAP launched a website today where owners of electric cars can find and report the location of public and private charging outlets. The new resource is available by visiting http://www.pluginmap.org.

This year, in February sources were talking of a new generation of Lotus Esprit. Then Autocar confirmed the fact that it is true, Lotus is building a new generation of its supercar. It is believed that the new Lotus will have a V8 engine delivering over 400 bhp.

The Royal Mail, Britain's postal service, has unveiled a range of stamps commemorating some of Britain's most notable Formula 1 drivers, ranging from Stirling Moss in the 1950s to Nigel Mansell in the 1980s.

As summer progresses, sun block, travel sickness tablets and antidiarrhoeals fly off the shelves. For those travelling to exotic destinations, malaria prophylaxis is a major concern.

Customers can't get no satisfaction. Most people are not happy with their anti-spam products, according to a new survey.

DARK HORSE of the business Linux market Xandros is buying Scalix , one of the better-known Linux messaging vendors.

www.InvestorIdeas.com and its global investor and industry Greentech content portals announce the launch of a new environmental podcast, "Driving Green, the Highways of the Future."

Anna Bannana's 2440 S. Beretania St. / 946-5190 Coming Up Tuesday: "Open Honolulu," 9 p.m.

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Vendors are continuing to sell and support Windows XP, as some users struggle with Vista incompatibilities with existing software and hardware.

Wind & Sea , 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. Live jazz or rock music, every Tue.-Sat. 949-496-6500. www.windandsearestaurants.com The Timeout Tavern & Nightclub , 27822 Aliso Creek Road DJ (Top 40), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. $5 cover. DJ ('70s,'80s,'90s), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. $5 cover.

- The European Grand Prix has been hosted at four different circuits including British tracks Brands Hatch and Donington, and Jerez in Spain. The Nurburgring, however, has staged the event more than any other venue. Indeed this weekend’s European race will be the 12th held at the German track.

Hopewell in Mercer County is one of those old colonial-era places that still exist on the backroads of New Jersey: buildings sporting old architecture, Revolutionary graveyards and thoroughfares that no doubt began as dirt roads once trod by George Washington or his soldiers.

Saturna All about the band, in their own words. Sound: Saturna is an indie-rock band that plays fuzzy, dirty, driving, psychedelic bliss pop. Sometimes we cover: Ourselves in a "Blanket of Stars" and gaze at the heavens for hours.

Idokorro Mobile Inc., the leading provider of mobile access solutions for wireless handhelds, announced today that it has been granted Vodafone Certified Application status for its award-winning software, Mobile Admin.

Margaret Schuenemann ~ 1919-2007 Margaret Schuenemann is being remembered as a dedicated teacher, a strong community activist and an amazing part of Fox Lake history.

Proton Holdings Bhd subsidiary PT Proton Edar Indonesia has launched the Proton Neo and Waja models in Indonesia. With the new additions, Proton now has four models in the Indonesian market. Gen.2 and Savvy were introduced to the Indonesian market on March 16, this year.

The results of the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards (2007 IDEA Awards) have been announced. The awards, sponsored by BusinessWeek, are presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America. The big winner is the Eclipse 500 Very Light Je...

IBM had a tough first quarter in 2007, with its business in the United States slowing down. But in the second quarter, Big Blue's U.S. unit rebounded as much as IBM said it might earlier this year, while overseas markets continued to grow as the U.S. dollar continued to be weak. The upshot is that IBM has turned in its best second quarter in revenue and profit growth since 2001, when the bloom ...

Pipeline Posse invades the Wave House for their inaugural movie premiere

Chinese cash helps former Portuguese colony overtake Las Vegas gambling revenues.

This summer, my rovings by rail have taken me to a couple of new "discoveries," the first of which is Sawara. This summer, my rovings by rail have taken me to a couple of new "discoveries," the... Read more . . .

David Daoud ran into trouble when he started using Vista, the new version of Windows that Microsoft Corp. and PC makers have spent millions of dollars advertising since it came out six months ago.

How splendid it was to hear CMJ banging on about walking the other day. He’s right. Of course he is: a batsman’s failure to walk when he knows he’s out is, slice it which way you will, a calculated act of dishonesty.

Um, the gym will totally still be there after you finish that crème brûlée. Hard Rock Hotel, 693-5500. Meat is still king at this whimsically nostalgic, old-school Vegas supper club with summertime pool views. Dress like the Rat Pack.

David Daoud ran into trouble when he started using Vista, the new version of Windows that Microsoft Corp. and PC makers have spent millions of dollars advertising since it came out six months ago.

Maui surfer drowns at Puerto Escondido

The Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet, Herman Miller's LEAF lamp, and the Tesla Roadster were among this year's winners of the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards. The awards, sponsored by BusinessWeek, are presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America.

About 20 minutes into the Zen retreat, I noticed a burning feeling in my bottom. As if, of all body parts, my bonbon were falling asleep. It was going to be a long retreat.

"I was born Indira Salma Hussain at 4.30 am on Friday, 10 September," Pakistani writer Salma Ahmed's memoir Cutting Free (Roli) begins simply enough before turning ominous, "Saturn was falling retrograde in my Seventh House, meaning that for Virgos, no partnerships, including marriage, would be successful in the long term." The failed partnerships refer to Ahmed's three failed marriages and her ...

For the past 18 years, the fictional town of Springfield has been rife with entrepreneurs, from Ned Flanders to Krusty. Here's what you can learn from their 'f-diddly-failures' and successes.

E-mail management is a critical mission that consumes many hours each week for an already busy I.T. administrator: Fighting spam. Recovering old messages. Securing the server. Indeed, the job is never done and the challenge is only getting worse.

Canada's most intricately carved Hindu temple is set to open Sunday. Indian craftsmen and builders worked feverishly Wednesday under a hot July sun to lay the mandir's entrance floor as backhoes rumbled and sprinklers watered the grounds' freshly laid sod.

Rediscovering the Golden State from Orange County to Tijuana

More small surf forces another down-day; more surf expected Saturday

IBM continued its recent run of strong growth, posting a double-digit profit increase on strong sales fueled by service and software. Big Blue's net income rose to $2.26 billion, or $1.55 a share, from $2.02 billion, or $1.30, a year earlier, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company said Thursday. Sales gained 8.6 percent to $23.8 billion, beating the average analyst estimate.

About 20 minutes into the Zen retreat, I noticed a burning feeling in my bottom. As if, of all body parts, my bonbon were falling asleep. It was going to be a long retreat.

Wind & Sea , 34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point. Live jazz or rock music, every Tue.-Sat. 949-496-6500. www.windandsearestaurants.com The Timeout Tavern & Nightclub , 27822 Aliso Creek Road DJ (Top 40), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. $5 cover. DJ ('70s,'80s,'90s), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. $5 cover.

Open daily. Happy Hour is from 6 to 8 p.m. $2 for domestic beer and $3 for imported beer. Located at second floor of the former Johndel Building in Dededo. On Thursday nights $2 for domestic beer all night. Live band featuring Intake on Saturday nights. Open mic nights available.

Telephone and e-mail systems play a critical role in keeping small business owners connected with customers. But cell phones, landlines, VoIP , e-mail, fax and IM create disparate communications tracks to manage, resulting in an inefficiency of abundance.

BEA adds enhancements to its AquaLogic product line to let business customers use wikis, mashups, and social computing.

BEA adds enhancements to its AquaLogic product line to let business customers use wikis, mashups, and social computing.

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Virtually every inch of the place is embellished with carved deities -- cavorting horses, peacocks, elephants, lotus flowers and vines -- each representing different Hindu virtues.

Tickets for Brand New, Comedy Jam going on sale this week.

Award-winning chef, Charles Phan, demystifies a local supermarket's produce section.

(Courtesy photo) Donald Lacy deals with the question of color. SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - In his funny, critically acclaimed one-man show called “Colorstruck,” Donald Lacy fearlessly takes on issues involving racism.

Backup and replication software are powerful tools used to protect data against loss due to hardware failure, natural disasters, and other problems. Features like encryption, key management, compression, data de-duplication, WAN support and content indexing are frequently found in enterprise backup products. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross-section of ...

Continuous data protection (CDP) products track changes to files and data -- typically in real time -- recording activity and allowing recovery to an extremely granular level. This effectively reduces backup windows and restore points, allowing busy transactional data centers to protect mission-critical applications without significant downtime for backups or restorations. In most cases, CDP is ...

A Hindu temple in Toronto that cost $40 million to built, one of the largest initiative of its kind ever undertaken by the Indian Canadian community, is all set to open its gates to the general public.

Insurance group enjoys quicker search times and better results after replacing its intranet search engine with Google Search Appliance

Festival of the Sound The three-week music festival in northern cottage country celebrates the fifth anniversary of its performing arts centre with an opening bash that includes the Elmer Iseler Singers, the True North Brass and pianist Darrett Zusko.

Customers can't get no satisfaction. Most people are not happy with their anti-spam products, according to a new survey.

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Anyone concerned about Microsoft’s dominance of many parts of the software industry is unlikely to be comforted by the results of Computerworld Singapore’s survey of customer care offered in Singapore by collaboration and workflow productivity software vendors.

Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced the BlackBerry 8820 smartphone. Featuring RIM's thinnest smartphone design with a full and highly tactile QWERTY(i) keyboard, large and bright display (320 x 240), user-friendly trackball navigation system and best-in-class voice and data functionality, the BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM's latest media player ...

Toronto, July 19 (IANS) A Hindu temple here that cost $40 million to built, one of the largest initiative of its kind ever undertaken by the Indian Canadian community, is all set to open its gates to the general public.

Lisa See?s ?Peony in Love? is a novel built on research about prettily oppressed 17th-century Chinese women who yearn for literacy and freedom.

Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation (Nasdaq:BJGP) today announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Shanghai Ethypharm Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the French drug delivery company Ethypharm, under which Beijing Med-Pharm will market and distribute ondansetron Flashtab(R) (4 and 8 mg) in the People's Republic of China.

PC World editor-in-chief Harry McCracken lists the reasons he passed on making the iPhone his new mobile phone.

Middleware and overseas markets key to growth.

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. reported a 12 percent gain in second-quarter profit after software acquisitions bolstered sales. The company also raised its earnings forecast, driving up the shares in extended trading.

Mercer County Master Gardeners will offer an “Open Gardens Tour” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 21. • Devonshire residence at 146 Andrusky Road, Mercer. This location will feature a complete collection of Stout Medal winners, the highest award given to daylilies.

An epiphany in marble, the Bahai house of worship has etched itself on the consciousness of Delhi's inhabitants.

The jewels may have been plundered but the grandeur of the last Vijayanagar capital has to be seen to be believed.

BUOYED by its success in the recent Vidhan Sabha elections, especially in the urban areas, Bhartiya Janata Party is confident of repeating the feat in the upcoming municipal elections. These elections will be held in August in four cities of the state, viz. Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. Sources reveal that in Ludhiana, BJP is planning to move out of its age-old strong areas and ...

ASPEN, Colo.----Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers today announced the inaugural winners of its "KPCB Prize for Greentech Policy Innovators." The two recipients are Bob Epstein, co-founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs, and Professor Jose Goldemberg, former Secretary of the Environment and Chair of the newly created Bioenergy Commission of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The newest -- and thinnest -- BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion includes GPS, new media player enhancements, an expandable memory slot and the ability to connect to the Internet via WiFi. The BlackBerry 8820's multiple methods of connectivity are "unprecedented," for a RIM smartphone, said RIM President Mike Lazaridis in announcing the device.

In our series of articles, we've hit on IBM Lotus Notes and Domino and how you can use it as a great platform for your intranet. Well, it's time to add another tool to your arsenal with the release of Lotus Quickr.

ARMONK, N.Y.----IBM today announced second-quarter 2007 diluted earnings of $1.55 per share from continuing operations, including 5 cents per share for a pre-tax gain of $81 million relating to the sale of the Printing Systems Division , an increase of 19 percent as reported, compared with diluted earnings of $1.30 per share in the second quarter of 2006.

IBM today announced second-quarter 2007 diluted earnings of $1.55 per share from continuing operations, including 5 cents per share for a pre-tax gain of $81 million relating to the sale of the Printing Systems Division , an increase of 19 percent as reported, compared with diluted earnings of $1.30 per share in the second quarter of 2006.

Small surf keeps contest on hold; surfers hopeful for the weekend

Bewitching flowers in their diverse hues are slowly emerging as a major foreign exchange earner for the country.

The first Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry smartphone has joined the family of Research In Motion (RIM) products. The company announced on Tuesday the BlackBerry 8820, which provides data access through both cellular and Wi-Fi networks, along with calling capabilities through unlicensed mobile access (UMA). RIM said that the new model can switch "seamlessly" between cellular networks and Wi-Fi and that ...

The first Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry smartphone has joined the family of Research In Motion (RIM) products. The company announced on Tuesday the BlackBerry 8820, which provides data access through both cellular and Wi-Fi networks, along with calling capabilities through unlicensed mobile access (UMA).

Inhorgenta Europe opened its doors for the 34th time on 23 February 2007. The leading European trade fair for watches, clocks, jewelry, precious stones, pearls and technology again experienced a meeting of the industry on the highest level.

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A complaint of failing to investigate a rape allegation made by a mentally handicapped girl has been lodged against the Pretoria West police by trade union Solidarity's Helping Hand fund, the fund said on Wednesday.

TOKYO, July 18 (Bernama) -- The government wants to sell its 42.74 percent stake in national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd but will not do it hastily, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said.

Redwood City, Calif. - Visto Corporation, the leading provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email, today announced that Vodafone Egypt Vodafone Egypt has selected Visto to power its Vodafone Business Email offering.

When Hilldale Golf Club in Hoffman Estates was completed in 1970, it became a piece of local history left behind by famous Chicago retailer Marshall Field.

Research in Motion yesterday announced the first dual-mode BlackBerry, which enables voice and data access over both WiFi and cellular networks.

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Research In Motion says the BlackBerry 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry to provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless networks.

As Boris Johnson finally throws his (top) hat into the mayoral ring, we are reminded of something remarkable: his oft-stated political hero is Mayor Vaughn, from the film Jaws.

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NTT DoCoMo announced today that it will begin marketing Research In Motion's BlackBerry 8707h with Japanese-language support on July 23.

Bewitching flowers in their diverse hues are slowly emerging as a major foreign exchange earner for the country.

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The annual Drive Fore a Cure golf outing was held at Hidden Glen Golf Club in Cedarburg on July 16. The event helps raise funds for cancer research and care at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center.

Ericom Software, a leading provider of Enterprise-Wide Application Access solutions, today announces the release of its next generation desktop virtualization solution, PowerTerm® WebConnect DeskView.

Synchronica's Mobile Gateway 3.0 lets Apple iPhone users connect to corporate e-mail accounts, contacts, and calendar.

Sara Yirrell, CRN , Tuesday 17 July 2007 at 00:00:00 Vendor creates new role to further push channel sales across the territory Disaster recovery vendor Neverfail Group has created the position of EMEA channel director to spearhead indirect sales in the region.  Richard Ruddlesden has been appointed to the position.... > Read the full article

NEW YORK----Gordano Ltd. - an international developer of comprehensive enterprise-class messaging products delivering scalability and reliability - announces today the release of a new version of the Gordano Messaging Suite , a multi-platform messaging system providing an easy-to-use alternative to Microsoft Exchange that is compatible with Windows , Linux , Solaris and AIX.

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MUMBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - Lotus India Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. on Tuesday filed initial papers with India's market regulator to launch a three-year close-end equity fund that would invest in companies engaged in development of infrastructure.

Brockmann & Company, a research and consulting firm, today released findings from its independent, self-funded "Spam Index Report-- Comparing Real-World Performance of Anti-Spam Technologies."

Visto Corporation, the leading provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email, today announced that Vodafone Egypt has selected Visto to power its Vodafone Business Email offering.

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Tattoos are more mainstream than ever, thanks to pop culture and, ironically, advancements in removal.

Sybase iAnywhere today announced important enhancements to its Information Anywhere® suite that are focused on collaboration and security for mobile enterprise users.