Insight: Investment prospects luring Myanmar in from cold

Insight: Investment prospects luring Myanmar in from cold

Insight: Investment prospects luring Myanmar in from cold

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - In a remote prison in Myanmar's northernmost state, comedian and dissident Maung Thura nearly lost touch with the world. His parents died. He was forbidden contact with relatives for more than a year.

Paul Allen Says That the Singularity Is Far, Far Away

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen thinks that the Singularity, if it happens at all, is far, far away.


Suzuki accuses Volkswagen of breaching alliance (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:06 PM PDT

AP - Suzuki Motor Corp. says it has sent Volkswagen AG a notice accusing the German automaker of numerous breaches of their 2009 alliance agreement.


Behind closed doors, China leaders to ponder big choices

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top leaders convene for their latest secretive conclave on Saturday, giving them a chance to ponder looming economic and political choices ahead of leadership changes in the world's second-largest economy.

Is Apple's iPhone 4S Worth Camping Out For? Silly Question.

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:40 PM PDT

Actually, I don?t know if lining up almost a day in advance of the iPhone 4S?s in-store debut is worth it, since I haven?t had a chance to check out the device. But there they are, the Apple fanatics (including the No. 1 fan), hunkered down in front of the downtown Palo Alto Apple store ...


Will the Washington Bomb Plot Force Obama Into War With Iran? (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Time.com - A warning of the perils arising from the two sides inability to communicate and understand each other's intentions seems especially prescient amid the fallout from the alleged plot to kill the Saudi Ambassador to Washington


Italy's Berlusconi faces crucial confidence vote (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a debate at the Parliament in Rome October 13, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiAP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi faces a confidence vote in parliament Friday that is seen as the most serious threat to his political survival since the billionaire media baron was swept into power nearly two decades ago.

Crews struggle to drain oil-leaking ship off NZ (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:30 PM PDT

The Liberian-flagged container ship Rena is seen stuck aground on a reef off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. A salvage crew on Thursday finally managed to board the cargo ship that has spilled hundreds of tons of oil since striking a reef off New Zealand, and was racing to assess whether oil can be pumped from the ship before the vessel breaks up. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Salvage crews trying to limit the environmental damage from an oil-leaking cargo ship off New Zealand were unable to resume pumping out the remaining fuel Friday, despite calmer weather near the reef where the ship ran aground.

In Taxes, Is Cain Able?

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Goodly numbers of Republicans seem to be finding Herman Cain increasingly refreshing.?? See The Herman Cain Appeal: ?Simplicity is Genius?.?? No matter what the pundits say, they like what he?s selling, as his surge to the top of the polls makes clear.?? His 27% share?a figure that not coincidentally is the total of his 9-9-9 ...


VIDEO: Crew returns to stranded NZ ship

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Salvage workers have returned to a cargo ship stranded off New Zealand's coast which is leaking oil onto a shore renowned for its beaches and wildlife.


Singapore cuts 2011 economic growth forecast (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:53 PM PDT

AP - Singapore cut its 2011 growth forecast Friday and warned the economy may slow further next year, prompting the city-state to slow the appreciation of its currency to protect exports.


The Post-Normal Seduction of Climate Science

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:22 PM PDT

In early 2002, former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld explained why the lack of evidence linking Saddam Hussein with terrorist groups did not mean there was no connection during a televised press conference. ?[T]here are known ?knowns? - there are things we know we know,? said Rumsfeld. ?We also know there are known ?unknowns? - ...


Cloud May Put Operating Systems Out of Their Misery

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:21 PM PDT

Think back to 1995, to one of the biggest events of that year ? Microsoft?s launch of Windows 95. Lines formed at computer stores. Mick Jagger performed the OS?s adopted theme song ?Start Me Up.? Jay Leno emceed the launch event. Graphics! Icons! Toolbars! Everyone was excited. Nowadays, outside of developers, does anybody really get ...


Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:52 PM PDT

A 6.7 magnitude quake rattles Papua New Guinea's second town, but no tsunami warning has been issued.


Big quake strikes PNG, no report of damage (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:38 PM PDT

Reuters - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Friday near a major town in the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey said.


Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT

AP - A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued.


Chinese fighter jet nose-dives into field at show (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:32 PM PDT

AP - A fighter jet has crashed during an exhibition at an air show in central China, though there are no reports of casualties.


Thai PM confident Bangkok will escape worst of floods

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:27 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra tried to reassure residents of Bangkok on Friday that the capital should largely escape the flooding that has devastated a third of the country since July, as work to strengthen its defences continued.

The CMO Role: What a New Study of Marketing Chiefs Suggests

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:18 PM PDT

What is the role of the CMO??? Is it to manage the 4P's??? Or to create campaigns??? Or is it to drive revenue - or even profit??? A recent IBM study of over 1700 marketing chiefs from around the globe suggests that there are some key responsibilities that go well beyond what we were taught ...


Lessons From and For the Class Struggle on Wall Street

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 08:37 PM PDT

There is much to be learned from the Occupiers???and the Occupiers have much to learn.


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