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    Ashfaq Kayani

  • Mullen urges sustained relationship with Pakistan

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    WASHINGTON: Admiral Mike Mullen, US military���s Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called for fostering a sustained relationship with Pakistan, saying Washington has an obligation to the security of the region it abandoned two decades ago.[Filtrs in article: "Ashfaq Kayani" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: pakistanlink.com/Headlines]

  • After South Waziristan, Army may target North Waziristan too: Pak Defence Minister

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Lahore, Nov.6 : Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar has said that once it flushes out the extremists from South Waziristan, the military may launch an offensive in North Waziristan too.[Filtrs in article: "Ashfaq Kayani" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: newkerala.com]

  • Pakistan, Netherlands to boost defence ties

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Islamabad, Nov 5 : Pakistan and Netherlands have agreed to transform bilateral defence cooperation into a long-term partnership.[Filtrs in article: "Ashfaq Kayani" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: newkerala.com]

  • Pakistan, Netherlands to boost defence ties

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Agencies Islamabad, Nov 5: Pakistan and Netherlands have agreed to transform bilateral defence cooperation into a long-term partnership.[Filtrs in article: "Ashfaq Kayani" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: centralchronicle.com]

  • Suicide bomber kills 35 outside Pakistan hotel

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A suicide bomber has targeted workers queuing for their salaries outside a Pakistani bank and hotel, killing 35 people as the United Nations pulled expatriate staff from the northwest.[Filtrs in article: "Ashfaq Kayani" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: brisbanetimes.com.au/world]
 
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    Baitullah Mehsud

  • Pakistani army enters final militant stronghold

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army entered the last of three militant strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest on Friday, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer...[Filtrs in article: "Baitullah Mehsud" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: bostonherald.com]

  • Pakistani army presses on

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� The Pakistani army entered the last of three militant strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest on today, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital. The operation in South Waziristan, the main Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuary in Pakistan, has sparked a wave of retaliatory attacks that have killed about 300 civilians and security forces ...[Filtrs in article: "Baitullah Mehsud" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: wenatcheeworld.com/news]

  • Pakistan starts critical offensive against Taliban

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) ��� Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Saturday as the nuclear-armed country launched its most critical offensive yet against insurgents threatening its stability.[Filtrs in article: "Baitullah Mehsud" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: dailyjournalonline.com]

  • Pakistan Continues Offensive, Captures Taliban Stronghold

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Military officials report that Pakistan has captured the town of Ladha, one of the three major targets in the offensive against the Taliban haven of South Waziristan. While reports have not been independently verified, the BBC reports that Ladha fell after a daylong battle in which five government soldiers and 28 insurgents were killed. Bolstered by local support, the military claims to have made significant gains in its campaign to root out Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents in the region. This morning, troop ...[Filtrs in article: "Baitullah Mehsud" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: Slatest.slate.com]

  • The News-Gazette.com: Pakistani army enters final militant stronghold

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    But the army pressed ahead Friday, entering Makeen, the hometown of former Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in August. Troops razed Mehsud's house, an act of vengeance for the ...[Filtrs in article: "Baitullah Mehsud" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: news-gazette.com]
 
 
 
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    Craig Venter

  • TEDTalks : On the verge of creating synthetic life - Craig Venter (2008)

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    TEDTalks : On the verge of creating synthetic life - Craig Venter (2008)[Filtrs in article: "Craig Venter" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: twitter.com/itweetlive]

  • Craig Venter: Programming algae to pump out oil http://viigo.im/0llr !

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Craig Venter: Programming algae to pump out oil http://viigo.im/0llr ![Filtrs in article: "Craig Venter" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: twitter.com/RachieHblack33]

  • Drive-thru lab

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The BioBus brings laboratory research to the people[Filtrs in article: "Craig Venter" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: the-scientist.com]

  • Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700.[Filtrs in article: "Craig Venter" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: reuters.com]

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-06 00:31 Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700. Privately held Complete Genomics says it can do a better quality, usable genome map for about $4,400 -- compared with the $100 million the Human Genome Project spent to complete the first sequencing of the human genome in 2000. "Whole-genome sequencing costs have dropped ...[Filtrs in article: "Craig Venter" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: iii.co.uk/news]
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    Cynthia Carroll

  • Relevant stories suggested by Guardian under article on Cynthia Carroll, CEO of a mining company: "Rise in popularity of man bras"...really?

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Relevant stories suggested by Guardian under article on Cynthia Carroll, CEO of a mining company: "Rise in popularity of man bras"...really?[Filtrs in article: "Cynthia Carroll" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: twitter.com/halleychambers]

  • Vale in hot seat for Anglo's $1.5bn fertiliser business

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Vale, the Brazilian mining giant, is believed to be eyeing up Copebras, the $1.5bn-valued fertiliser business owned by FTSE-100 giant Anglo American.[Filtrs in article: "Cynthia Carroll" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: independent.co.uk/news]

  • Gold Fields warns on power price

    28 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Gold Fields says proposed power tariff hikes will have a significant impact on its business and hopes the government will find alternatives to the increases.[Filtrs in article: "Cynthia Carroll" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: miningmx.com/news]

  • FAST NEWS

    27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Mining group Anglo American Plc said on Tuesday it plans to retain its 45% stake in De Beers, the world's top diamond producer, in the long term.[Filtrs in article: "Cynthia Carroll" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: mineweb.net/mineweb]
 
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    Eric Chivian and Richard Cizik

  • MyDD :: The Repower Wall

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Videos range from the famous – Stephen Hawking, Majora Carter, Richard Cizik, Madeline Albright, Repower founder Al Gore – to average pastors, businesspersons, and students, as wellas organizations and companies. ...[Filtrs in article: "Richard Cizik" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: mydd.com/story]
 
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    George Mitchell

  • Calls for Abbas to drop plans not to seek re-election - Summary

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced calls Friday to reverse his decision not to run in upcoming elections, amid fears the departure of the dovish leader would deal a death blow to the peace process. Abbas' Fatah party called up hundr...[Filtrs in article: "George Mitchell" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: earthtimes.org]

  • Search for peace

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    In terms of emotion and intractability, the battle over natural resources policy may be the closest thing in Utah to the Arab-Israeli conflict. That being the case, Ted Wilson may soon learn what it feels like to be George Mitchell.[Filtrs in article: "George Mitchell" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: sltrib.com]

  • PHOTO GALLERY: Bridgewater couple celebrates their 50th anniversary

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Filippo Presti, 79, and his wife Maria Presti, 72, of Bridgewater, celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary on Oct. 25. They shared their first kiss on their wedding day at the altar.[Filtrs in article: "George Mitchell" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: wickedlocal.com/bridgewater]

  • Obama Fails in Middle East

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he will not run for reelection is the exclamation point on the utter collapse of the Obama adminstration's Middle East policy. Launched to great expectations -- the appointment of George Mitchell, Obama's Cairo declaration that the plight of the Palestinians is intolerable -- it is now in complete disarray. It is, without doubt, the first major defeat for Obama's hope-and-change foreign policy.Here's how it unraveled. First, Obama be ...[Filtrs in article: "George Mitchell" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: thenation.com]

  • Capt George Mitchell just arrived with his super cool Yamaha truck towing a beautiful new Contender boat.http://twitpic.com/ohxct

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Capt George Mitchell just arrived with his super cool Yamaha truck towing a beautiful new Contender boat.http://twitpic.com/ohxct[Filtrs in article: "George Mitchell" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: twitter.com/Grondzki]
 
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    Hillary Clinton

  • Hillary Clinton Goes to Egypt

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks today, with the Egyptian president in the nation's capitol of Cairo.[Filtrs in article: "Hillary Clinton" ][FiltrRank: 8][Source: wbko.com/home]
 
 
 
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    Lou Jiwei

  • Foreign cash fuels Canadian miner in Mongolia

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    When Alexander Molyneux went looking for a large financing for SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd., he quickly found that sovereign wealth funds were offering better terms than anyone else. "Typical inst...[Filtrs in article: "Lou Jiwei" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: financialpost.com/reports]

  • Safe Haven | The Newest Abnormal

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    October 28 - Bloomberg (Alexandre Deslongchamps): "Canadian home prices posted their fourth consecutive monthly increase in August... the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index showed. Prices were up 2% during the ...[Filtrs in article: "Lou Jiwei" ][FiltrRank: 5][Source: safehaven.com]

  • Foreign cash fuels Canadian miner in Mongolia

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    When Alexander Molyneux went looking for a large financing for SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd., he quickly found that sovereign wealth funds were offering better terms than anyone else. "Typical inst...[Filtrs in article: "Lou Jiwei" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: financialpost.com/podcasts]

  • MINING FINANCE / INVESTMENT

    29 Oct 2009 | 8:40 am
    The deal, with Hopu backed Iron Mining, represents the Sovereign Wealth Fund's determination to move from financials into mining.[Filtrs in article: "Lou Jiwei" ][FiltrRank: 5][Source: mineweb.net/mineweb]

  • China Day Ahead: ICBC, Bank of China, Sinopec to Post Earnings

    28 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. , Bank of China Ltd. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. will report third-quarter earnings today.[Filtrs in article: "Lou Jiwei" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: bloomberg.com]
 
 
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    Michael Griffin

  • Titans taste victory at last

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Roughly 14 months ago, Titans quarterback Vince Young left LP Field on a cart, his body battered and ego bruised after being knocked out of the 2008 season opener against the Jaguars.[Filtrs in article: "Michael Griffin" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: tennessean.com]

  • College Basketball Preview - Southwestern Athletic Conference

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    OUTLOOK: The Alabama State Hornets posted one of their best seasons in school history by claiming the SWAC regular season and Conference Tournament titles, while earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament. However, the Hornets did not last long in the Big Dance, losing to Morehead State in the play-in game.[Filtrs in article: "Michael Griffin" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: wkbn.com/sports]

  • TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT: El Doctor Michael Griffin, físic, enginyer aeroespacial i administrador de la NA.. http://bit.ly/1u69Se

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT: El Doctor Michael Griffin, físic, enginyer aeroespacial i administrador de la NA.. http://bit.ly/1u69Se[Filtrs in article: "Michael Griffin" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: twitter.com/UPC_School]

  • Veterans Day events

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Cedar Lake Veterans Day program, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jane Ball Elementary School gym, 13313 Parrish Ave. Veterans are invited to participate, 374-3700. Crown Point Veterans Day Program, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the east steps of the Old Courthouse in downtown Crown Point. In case of inclement weather it will be at the American Legion Post, 1401 N. Main St.hebron Veterans Day Program, 8 a ...[Filtrs in article: "Michael Griffin" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: post-trib.com]

  • Veterans Day events

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Cedar Lake Veterans Day program, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jane Ball Elementary School gym, 13313 Parrish Ave. Veterans are invited to participate, 374-3700. Crown Point Veterans Day Program, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the east steps of the Old Courthouse in downtown Crown Point. In case of inclement weather it will be at the American Legion Post, 1401 N. Main St.hebron Veterans Day Program, 8 a ...[Filtrs in article: "Michael Griffin" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: post-trib.com]
 
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    Oscar Pistorius

  • Ever-Tenacious Ossur to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    ALISO VIEJO, CA--(Marketwire - November 6, 2009) - On Monday, November 9, Jon Sigurdsson, president and CEO of Ossur Hf ., will mark the company's tenth year of trading publically on NASDAQ OMX Iceland, and also commemorate its new dual listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, by ringing the NASDAQ stock market Closing Bell in New York City. Ossur is the proud Icelandic developer and manufacturer of ...[Filtrs in article: "Oscar Pistorius" ][FiltrRank: 7][Source: marketwire.com/press-release]

  • New Study Further Disputes Notion That Amputee Runners Gain Advantage From Protheses

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs.[Filtrs in article: "Oscar Pistorius" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: medicalnewstoday.com]

  • Prosthetic legs don't give amputee runners an unfair advantage: Study

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Washington, Nov 5 : Amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs, according to a new study.[Filtrs in article: "Oscar Pistorius" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: newkerala.com]

  • MIT Media Lab unveils study on amputee runners

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A new study provides additional evidence that amputees using specially designed prostheses "have no overall biomechanical advantages when running at top speeds compared to able-bodied sprinters," the MIT Media Lab said. The ...[Filtrs in article: "Oscar Pistorius" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: boston.com]

  • New study further disputes notion that amputee runners gain ...

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts ...[Filtrs in article: "Oscar Pistorius" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: scienceblog.com/cms]
 
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    Peter Pronovost

  • Inadequate insurance ups childhood deaths

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Boston, October 31 - The statistics of a new study on children and health insurance found that lack of basic insurance may have contributed to the untimely demise of nearly 17,000 hospitalized kids over the last two decades.The researchers reckon that inadequate insurance delays primary and preventive care, which significantly incre ...[Filtrs in article: "Peter Pronovost" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: 24x7updates.com]

  • Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17000 Childhood ...

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    ... researchers performed a statistical simulation by projecting the expected number of deaths for insured patients based on the severity of their medical conditions among other factors, and then applied this expected number of deaths ...[Filtrs in article: "Peter Pronovost" ][FiltrRank: 3][Source: lockergnome.com/news]

  • A Healthy Blog » WSJ Looks at Checklists in Hospitals

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The on-line Wall Street Journal posted an interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, a leading expert on patient safety and quality improvement. He created a 5-step checklist that hospitals can use to prevent bloodstream infections in the ICU. ...[Filtrs in article: "Peter Pronovost" ][FiltrRank: 5][Source: blog.hcfama.org]

  • Save the Children: Universal Health Care as a Moral Issue

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A new study documents how lack of health insurance can be fatal to sick children -- not because they are denied care once they get to the hospital, but because they get into the care system too late. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center crunched the numbers of two decades' worth of children's hospitalizations -- more than 23 million hospital stays.They found that comparedwith insured children, uninsured children faced a 60 percent increased risk of dying. The authors estim ...[Filtrs in article: "Peter Pronovost" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: protectpatientsblog.com]

  • Lack Of Health Care Contributed To 17,000 Child Deaths

    29 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A study released by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center said a lack of adequate health care might have contributed to the deaths of some 17,000 U.S.[Filtrs in article: "Peter Pronovost" ][FiltrRank: 6][Source: redorbit.com/news]
 
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    Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

  • Carla Bruni’s childhood castle for sale

    2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Castello de Castagneto Po, the childhood home of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is up on the market again, and with 40 rooms and 175 acres of lavish landscape, this is one fairy tale home.Earlier this year, Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and billionaire businessman purchased the palace for 25 million dollars. After never [...][Filtrs in article: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: luxuo.com/luxury-locations]

  • Murdoch to buy into Middle East? - Satellite TV support forum ...

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Rapid TV News recently reported that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is buying a 20% stake in at LBC, the entertainment conglomerate owned by Saudi.[Filtrs in article: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: satellites.co.uk/satellite]

  • ??? ???? ?????? ?????? Sufi News and Sufism World Report: Through ...

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    ... in context—social and political and literary and artistic,” says Professor Ali S. Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures andAssociate Director of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program. ...[Filtrs in article: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" ][FiltrRank: 3][Source: sufinews.blogspot.com]

  • Walking the Plank to a Dhimmi Nation-–Chapter 5 | No Compromise ...

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    [17] In 1998, banks began making thousands of bad loans to people who put no money down and claims of undocumented income. From 1999-2005 Fannie Mae gave millions of dollars to Democratic causes such as ACORN, and millions to 354 Congressmen and ... In 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were finally forced to declare bankruptcy leading to nationalization.[20] Recall from the previous chapter that in 2001, Freddie Mac, one of the nations' largest investors in Islamic home ...[Filtrs in article: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" ][FiltrRank: 3][Source: nocompromisemedia.com]

  • Murdoch to buy into Middle East?

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Rapid TV News recently reported that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is buying a 20% stake in at LBC, the entertainment conglomerate owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Evidently Murdoch’s plans extend much deeper.[Filtrs in article: "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal" ][FiltrRank: 4][Source: rapidtvnews.com]
 
 
 
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    Steve Jobs

  • Steve Jobs voted 'CEO of the decade'

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Steve Jobs Apple's chief executive has been voted the CEO of the decade by Fortune magazine.[Filtrs in article: "Steve Jobs" ][FiltrRank: 8][Source: telegraph.co.uk/technology]
 
 
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