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  • M. Basketball. Throwback Thursday Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:23AMEver wondered what happened to your favorite Jayhawks? Welcome to Throwback Thursday, a weekly spotlight on kuathletics.com where we'll profile two former student-athletes.
  • Army chief defends role of troops Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:16AMA MORE dangerous Afghanistan might be causing wobbles in the Australian political landscape, but Chief of the Army Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie says it is also making the diggers serving in Oruzgan Province more determined to see the job through.
  • Cell Publishes on the Critical Role of Metals in Alzheimer's Disease Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:15AMNew Evidence Strongly Supports Prana's Therapeutic Strategy to Regulate Brain Metals
  • REDC message to plug investment Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:14AMTHE Regional Economic Development Corporation is on a mission to promote investment in our region and is taking its operation all the way.
  • Ford China and India August Sales Increase 37 Percent on Strong Demand for New Products Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:12AM-
  • Cell Publishes on the Critical Role of Metals in Alzheimer's Disease Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:00AMMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - 09/02/10) - Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PRAN - News ) (ASX: PBT - News ) today announced that Professor Ashley Bush, a co-founding scientist of Prana and a member of the Company's R&D Advisory Board, has in conjunction with the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, published an article that appears online today entitled ...
  • Optimistic Sharks bid to slay Dragons - Vic's new challenge Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:52AMOptimistic Sharks bid to slay Dragons - Vic's new challenge (02/09/2010)
  • Research and Markets: 2010 Worldwide Telecommunications Resellers Industry Report Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:44AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/844e33/2010_worldwide_tel) has announced the addition of the "2010 Worldwide Telecommunications Resellers Industry Report" report to their offering. The Worldwide Telecommunications Resellers Industry report, published annually, contains timely and accurate industry statistics ...
  • The Principal Recognizes National 401(k) Day by Encouraging Saving at Any Stage Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:31AMDES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In recognition of National 401(k) Day on Sept. 10, the Principal Financial Group® is reminding workers that wherever they are on the road to retirement, saving more can help them get where they want to go. “National 401(k) Day is a good reminder for plan sponsors to reinforce with employees the advantages of participating in their workplace retirement plan ...
  • IMAP'S 2010 Annual Report Provides Update on M&A Activity Across Four Continents Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:30AMIMAP Advisers Perform Well Despite Global Financial Crisis
  • Julian Schnabel: Putting the pieces back together Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:53PMUnless you live under a rock, you’ll know the Art Gallery of Ontario has freshly opened an exhibition of the American painter-turned-filmmaker Julian Schnabel. Even then, it would have to be a good-sized boulder to block out a promotional blitz of positively King Tut-esque proportions.
  • Rugby World Cup fever hits Australia Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:47PMFootball shaped lamingtons and an audio visual experience to whet the appetite, the plan to entice Australian rugby fans to next year's World Cup intensified at Sydney Harbour today.
  • 3D Blu-ray update for PS3 in October Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:44PMSony has announced that the PlayStation 3 will gain stereoscopic 3D capabilities via a firmware update next month, new 3D Blu-ray titles and a new music streaming service for Europe.
  • 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.
  • Medicine errors 'could harm children' Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:18PMChildren under five are at the highest risk of overdose. Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers.
  • Hubble astronaut rues broken planet Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:07PMNASA astronaut John Grunsfeld has been visiting Sydney to promote the IMAX release of Hubble 3D.
  • Sports Digest: Former Crusaders starting at World Championships Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:01PMPro basketball
  • Company fined over outback rigger s death Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:00PM[ABC] - A company has been fined $140,000 over the death of a rigger who was pinned between equipment while working in the Cooper Basin.The industrial death is the first to be dealt with under tougher penalties ...
  • Company fined over outback rigger's death Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:57PMA company has been fined $140,000 over the death of a rigger who was pinned between equipment while working in the Cooper Basin.
  • The moment a Qantas engine exploded after take-off on a 15-hour flight (as pilot told passengers: 'We're a tad busy') Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:50PMFlight QF74was forced to circle over the Pacific for an hour while the pilot dumped its fuel. The pilot assured passengers they were trained for the emergency - adding drily: 'Normally, we do it in a simulator, of course'.
  • Gap launches dedicated e-commerce sites in the U.K. and Canada Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:07PMSites feature Gap’s universal shopping cart and the U.K. sites will ship to nine more European countries soon.
  • American Software Reports Preliminary First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 Results Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:05PMATLANTA----American Software, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, delivering a 39% increase in first quarter operating earnings when compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010, achieving 38 consecutive quarters of profitability and completing 28 consecutive quarters of dividend distributions to shareholders.
  • Research and Markets: Australia - Telstra Results 2010 - Analysis Available Now Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:00PMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f52ccd/australia_telstr) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Telstra Results 2010 - Analysis" report to their offering. The Telstra results were not well-received by the market. However, they came as no surprise to BuddeComm, as we have been predicting this for some ...
  • Join Annie Gaffney at AUSfolk this Friday Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:55PMABC Coast FM's morning program with Annie Gaffney will be broadcasting live from AUSFOLK this Friday 3rd of September from 830am.
  • Research and Markets: Australia - Telstra Results 2010 - Analysis Available Now Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:55PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australia - Telstra Results 2010 - Analysis" report to their offering.
  • TheCall is Back LIVE on GOD TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:49PMMEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 1 / Christian Newswire / -- For the past decade Lou Engle and TheCall have inspired a new generation of prayer warriors worldwide as GOD TV has aired their mass gatherings LIVE from cities across the USA. Now comes TheCall Sacramento, direct from California on the GOD Channel this weekend.
  • Eye on the sky Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:45PM666 ABC Canberra listeners visit James Turrell's new work Within without.
  • Dr. Wing-Kun Tam Named to Pediatric Cataract Initiative's Global Advisory Council Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:30PMOAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) has appointed Dr. Wing-Kun Tam to the global advisory council of the Pediatric Cataract Initiative ( www.PediatricCataract.org ).
  • Students see the Bledisloe Cup up close Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:24PMSTUDENTS at the Assumption School yesterday enjoyed a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a close up look at the famous Bledisloe Cup.
  • Photographer’s passion takes him around world Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:21PMGary Mallinson began snapping photos more than 30 years ago with just a Pentax Spotmatic.
  • Vocus Communications Selects Arbor Networks for Distributed Denial of Service Attack Identification and Mitigation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:06PMVocus Protects Australian and New Zealand Customers by Placing Its Defences Offshore
  • Choice Hotels Australasia Adopts Property Tech Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:05PMChoice Hotels Australasia is to utilise the latest in accommodation website and telephony technology with Choice Hotels International’s innovative web-based proprietary property management system throughout its New Zealand and Australian properties from next year.
  • Karases mark 5 decades together Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:05PMBy Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Colleen Redmond, left, introduced former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Socrates and Anastasia Karas of Clearwater celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with dinner at a local restaurant with family from Long Island, N.Y. A Greek Orthodox priest officiated at the couple's wedding July 3, 1960, at St. Stephens Episcopal Church ...
  • Vocus Communications Selects Arbor Networks for Distributed Denial of Service Attack Identification and Mitigation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:00PMCHELMSFORD, MA--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for converged carrier networks and next-generation data centers, announced today that Vocus Communications, a provider of wholesale Voice and IP Transit across Australia, NZ and the US, has selected Arbor's Peakflow SP platform ("Peakflow SP") for protection against ...
  • Research and Markets: Australia - Free-to-Air TV - Broadcasters Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:00PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Australia - Free-to-Air TV - Broadcasters" report to their offering.
  • Sexual Health In Pacific Needs Urgent Investment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:45PMWithout increasing investment in sexual and reproductive health in the Pacific, many of the Millennium Development Goals in the region will struggle to be achieved, stated New Zealand-based Family Planning International
  • D&B Announces Acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet Australia Holdings Limited for $205M Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37PMSHORT HILLS, N.J. -- D&B (NYSE: DNB), the world's leading source of commercial information and i...
  • Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:35PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust (NYSE:BOE), BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust (NYSE AMEX:BQY) and BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF) (the “Funds”) today paid the following dividends per share: Ticker Pay Date Per Share BOE August 31, 2010 $ 0.568750 BQY August 31, 2010 $ 0.250000 EGF August 31, 2010 $ 0.080000 Each ...
  • Local couple helps tsunami victims rebuild half a world away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:16PMLeonard Stoner and his wife, Helen, were in American Samoa for about a month.
  • Stopping the Flow of Online Illegal Pharmaceuticals Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:26AMThe Obama administration is inviting leaders of the top Internet domain name registrars and registries to attend a three-hour meeting at the White House next month about voluntary ways to crack down on Web sites that are selling counterfeit prescription medications.
  • S.Africa make one change for Australia clash Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:12AMSouth Africa has made one change to the Springbok starting team to play Australia here on Saturday with coach Pieter de Villiers hoping for a second win over the Wallabies.
  • Temple riders Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:09AMEmery and Carbon counties will be the home of a chapter of the Temple Riders organization. This group holds motorcycle rides to visit LDS church temples and they also go on other rides to visit scenic parts of the state.
  • Kingston Technology Ranked No. 6 in Revenue on Inc. Magazine's Top 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:08AMKingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, was ranked No. 6 in total revenue on Inc. magazine's 2010 listing of America's fastest-growing private companies.
  • Now that's a fight as Hoges vows to take on 'cretins' with one hand behind his back Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:06AMHis lawyers had begged him to be a little less punchy but in his first public utterance since being grounded by the Tax Office, Paul Hogan vowed to fight the buggers even with one hand tied behind his back.
  • Targeted Promotions Underway at TMN Following Successful Convergys Implementation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:50AMCINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Targeted Promotions Underway at TMN Following Successful Convergys Implementation
  • Targeted Promotions Underway at TMN Following Successful Convergys Implementation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:38AMCINCINNATI----“Happy Hour” promotions are in full swing at TMN, Portugal’s largest wireless provider, following a successful Convergys Smart BSS Solutions upgrade. With the upgrade, TMN can now expand its roster of creative and attention-grabbing promotions, such as the “Happy Hour” offers currently available to subscribers, as well as drive enhanced system performance for an improved customer ...
  • Semaphore Announces Ultra-Low-Power Wireless RTU Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:37AMLAKE MARY, FL--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Semaphore , a CSE Global company, announces the first factory shipments of the T-BOX LP Ultra-Low-Power Wireless RTU . T-BOX LP RTU provides unprecedented functionality in an ultra-low-power product by bringing IP/ web / telemetry technology and programmable automation capabilities to a product class that is normally limited to monitoring and data ...
  • Here’s to healthy kids Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:56PMThe Healthy Kids Programme aims to promote healthy eating and active living among children.
  • Therapeutic tales Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:55PMPsychological and emotional healing can start with the stories you share.
  • Tired surgeons risk lives Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:10PMFatigued surgeons have been ordered to work up to 80 hours a week to slash the NSW government's surgical waiting lists, putting lives at risk.