Police advise against rumour of Bible burning

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• Police advise against rumour of Bible burning
• Malaysia submitting amended bird's nest certificates to China
• King calls for moderation to achieve greater unity
• 15,000 crocs escape from South African farm
• Taiwan boat leaves islands after Japan water cannon duel
• Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions
• 'Gangnam Style' earns $8 mn for YouTube: Google
• S. Korea president's brother gets two-year jail term
• Criminals are everywhere
• Myanmar launches high-level telecoms graft probe
• VIDEO: Traditional Indian dance catches on
• Amid rape fears, Indian party gives knives to women
• N. Korea slams Kim Jong-Un plastic surgery reports
• Ending US combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen say
• Philippine Congress okays bill on payments to human rights victims
• Second person sought by police in Texas campus shooting
• North Korea targets US with nuclear, rocket tests
• US drone kills six suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen
• EU says Iran stalling on nuclear talks
• Venezuela’s VP says he’s target of assassination plot

Police advise against rumour of Bible burning Posted: 24 Jan 2013 12:50 AM PST The police today advised the people against believing in a rumour that Malay versions of the Bible are to be burnt at the Bagan Luar town field in Butterworth on Sunday. read more

Malaysia submitting amended bird's nest certificates to China Posted: 24 Jan 2013 12:41 AM PST Malaysia is in the process of submitting the amended copies of the Certificate of Origin and Health Certificate to the Chinese authorities in order to facilitate and expedite the resumption of the bird's nest trade with China. read more

King calls for moderation to achieve greater unity Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, today called on the people to cherish the "wasatiyyah" (moderation) approach, saying it would lead to greater unity and excellence. read more

15,000 crocs escape from South African farm Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:53 PM PST Around 15,000 crocodiles have escaped from a farm in South Africa amid heavy rains and flooding, local daily Beeld reported Thursday. read more

Taiwan boat leaves islands after Japan water cannon duel Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:53 PM PST A boat carrying Taiwanese activists headed for disputed Japanese-controlled islands turned back Thursday after coastguard vessels from the two sides converged and duelled with water cannon. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:33 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament has given preliminary backing to a bill that would enable the country's 83 regions to scrap popular elections of their leaders in favour of a system that would let President Vladimir Putin choose candidates instead.

'Gangnam Style' earns $8 mn for YouTube: Google Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:06 PM PST Google said Tuesday that the YouTube page showcasing the "Gangnam Style" video by South Korean rapper Psy has reaped more than $8 million in ad revenue. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

S. Korea president's brother gets two-year jail term Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:57 PM PST A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the elder brother of President Lee Myung-Bak to two years in jail after convicting him on corruption charges. read more

Criminals are everywhere Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:48 PM PST Criminals are everywhere and thus, parents should never leave their children alone. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Myanmar launches high-level telecoms graft probe Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST Myanmar has launched a probe into alleged high-level corruption in its telecommunications ministry, officials said Thursday, following a vow to tackle graft in the former junta-ruled country. read more

VIDEO: Traditional Indian dance catches on Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:14 PM PST The dance of Kathak that originated in northern India is currently thriving in the UK with hundreds of young British Asians taking it up.

Amid rape fears, Indian party gives knives to women Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:09 PM PST A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves after a fatal gang-rape last month alarmed the country. read more

N. Korea slams Kim Jong-Un plastic surgery reports Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:08 PM PST North Korea has finally responded to persistent rumours that leader Kim Jong-Un had plastic surgery to look like his revered grandfather, issuing an angry denial criticising "sordid" media reports. read more

Ending US combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen say Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:21 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 24 – A Pentagon decision to lift a ban on women in front-line combat roles will remove an obstacle that stymied women's careers but had little meaning on modern battlefields with no clear front lines, US military women said yesterday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to formally announce on Thursday that he will lift the ...

Philippine Congress okays bill on payments to human rights victims Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:12 PM PST MANILA, Jan 24 – The Philippine Congress has approved a bill awarding compensation to thousands of victims of human rights abuses under late President Ferdinand Marcos's 20-year iron rule. Under the final version of the bill approved by a bicameral committee late yesterday, payments amounting to more than 10 billion pesos (RM748 million) to the ...

Second person sought by police in Texas campus shooting Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:08 PM PST HOUSTON, Jan 24 – Police were seeking a second person yesterday in connection with a shooting on a community college campus near Houston that left three people wounded. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said the shooting at Lone Star College took place during a "ridiculous confrontation" between Carlton Berry, 22, who has been charged with two ...

North Korea targets US with nuclear, rocket tests Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:54 PM PST SEOUL, Jan 24 – North Korea said today it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its "enemy". The announcement by the country's top military body came a day after the United Nations Security Council agreed a US-backed ...

US drone kills six suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:15 PM PST SANAA, Jan 24 – At least six suspected al-Qaeda members were killed in a US drone strike in northern Yemen yesterday, local sources said, in an escalating campaign in which at least 20 Islamist militants have died this week. The United States never comments on strikes by its pilotless aircraft, which it has used to track down militants in Yemen ...

EU says Iran stalling on nuclear talks Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:07 PM PST TEHERAN, Jan 24 – Iran is stalling on fixing a date and location for a new round of talks on its nuclear programme, the European Union's foreign policy chief said yesterday, but there is still hope that talks between Teheran and six world powers can begin soon. EU officials have been in contact with Iranian negotiators repeatedly since December to ...

Venezuela’s VP says he’s target of assassination plot Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:27 PM PST CARACAS, Jan 24 – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said unidentified groups had entered the country with the aim of assassinating him and the head of the National Assembly as President Hugo Chavez recovers from cancer in Cuba. Maduro provided no proof of the claim, made at a rally yesterday to mark the end of a dictatorship in the OPEC ...

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Battlefields and Boardrooms - taking the smartest from both and putting them together

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• Battlefields and Boardrooms - taking the smartest from both and putting them together
• Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to Flee 75% Tax Like Gerard Depardieu
• Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions
• Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima
• Investors grow cagey as Italy election nears
• Trial of suspects in India gang rape set to begin
• Indonesian governor inspires, but can he deliver?
• Palestinians threaten to take Israel to ICC
• Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions
• Investors grow cagey as Italy election nears
• VIDEO: Traditional Indian dance catches on
• N. Korea threatens nuclear test, more rocket launches in wake of new sanctions
• US Navy ship taking on water on Philippine reef
• VIDEO: Can this actress make Oscar history?
• North Korea 'plans to conduct nuclear test'
• Logitech Q3 Misses; To Divest Remote Controls, Other Lines
• Gatecrash: Evaluating Simic
• 10 Things Required for a Business Revival Kit
• Plane carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica
• 'Elder Scrolls Online' Releases a 6-Minute Trailer Full of Action yet Devoid of Content

Battlefields and Boardrooms - taking the smartest from both and putting them together Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST The title of this blog is offered somewhat tongue in cheek.  Although there are things that the military, like any large bureaucracy, does that could only be classified as, well, stupid, the people in our military are not.  There are those with an ideological bent against anything military that love the stereotype of the mindless soldier who can only take orders and never think for themselves (a favorite staple in most hollywood flicks), but our military today is better trained and more carefully selected than ever before in history.  The days of "join the Navy or go to jail" are long gone.  Many enlisted personnel have college degrees (or have joined to earn the money to get one) and many senior enlisted and officers have both undergraduate and graduate degrees.  Our senior leaders, in addition to 20+ years of experience in their field, have often received one or more post graduate degrees from the military postgraduate schools or Ivy league schools as part of their educational career path.

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to Flee 75% Tax Like Gerard Depardieu Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:53 PM PST Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly considering a move to the UK, the Times of London reports. Less high-profile Frenchman have been labeled as unpatriotic for deserting their beloved France. If he moves, one can only imagine the firestorm Mr. Sarkozy will face! Some of it is already in full swing, made worse by allegations of fraud. See Plans for Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni's move were unearthed in a raid by fraud police.

Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:56 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament has given preliminary backing to a bill that would enable the country's 83 regions to scrap popular elections of their leaders in favor of a system that would let President Vladimir Putin choose candidates instead. Opponents said the bill, approved in a 403-10 vote late on Wednesday after the first of three readings in the lower house would be a step backwards for democracy in Putin's new term. The lower house is dominated by Putin's United Russia party. ...

Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:54 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may face a total nuclear shutdown in the summer for the second time since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster as the country's two operating reactors close for maintenance and tough new safety checks keep the rest of the fleet offline. That could force Japan to import even more fossil fuels for power generation, adding to an onerous energy bill that helped push the country into a record trade deficit in 2012. ...

Investors grow cagey as Italy election nears Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - As Silvio Berlusconi's pre-election media blitz intensifies, so do fears of a costly detour from Italy's road back to economic strength. Yields on short-term Italian debt, which have fallen sharply, are creeping up again, reflecting concerns that the billionaire tycoon, who lost power at the peak of Italy's fiscal woes in 2011, could have a big influence on the election outcome. Some overseas investors are selling up now, rather than waiting to find out. ...

Trial of suspects in India gang rape set to begin Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:56 PM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a young woman on a moving bus in New Delhi last month was set to begin Thursday in a special fast-track court set up after the attack ignited outrage and questions over the treatment of women in the country's justice system.

Indonesian governor inspires, but can he deliver? Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:57 PM PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheering crowds greeted the new leader of this Asian megacity as he toured its flooded business district atop a handcart typically used to haul garbage. Men, women and children waded through dirty water to shake his hand, shout greetings and hear his vague promises that their lives will get better.

Palestinians threaten to take Israel to ICC Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:57 PM PST Palestine will be left with no choice if Israel continues settlement expansion in occupied areas, foreign minister says.

Russian lower house backs bill to allow Putin to pick candidates to lead regions Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament has given preliminary backing to a bill that would enable the country's 83 regions to scrap popular elections of their leaders in favor of a system that would let President Vladimir Putin choose candidates instead.

Investors grow cagey as Italy election nears Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - As Silvio Berlusconi's pre-election media blitz intensifies, so do fears of a costly detour from Italy's road back to economic strength.

VIDEO: Traditional Indian dance catches on Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:14 PM PST The dance of Kathak that originated in northern India is currently thriving in the UK with hundreds of young British Asians taking it up.

N. Korea threatens nuclear test, more rocket launches in wake of new sanctions Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:04 PM PST SEOUL — North Korea threatened Thursday to carry out a nuclear test as part of an "all-out action" against the U.S., which it called the "main player" behind recently adopted international sanctions. In a statement published by Pyongyang's state news agency and attributed to the National Defence Commission, the North said that Washington's policy toward it had entered "a new dangerous phase." Though an underground nuclear test would not directly threaten the U.S., it would raise stakes for the Obama administration, which has failed to curtail the North's weapons program despite sanctions and short-lived attempts at dialogue. Read full article >>

US Navy ship taking on water on Philippine reef Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:55 PM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a Philippine reef is damaged and taking on water and will have to be lifted off the rocks in an operation that could last another week or two, a Navy official said Thursday.

VIDEO: Can this actress make Oscar history? Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST Talking Movies' Tom Brook reports on the success of Quvenzhane Wallis who, at 9 years of age, is the youngest best actress nominee in Academy Awards history.

North Korea 'plans to conduct nuclear test' Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:03 PM PST North says it plans to carry out third nuclear test, two days after UN condemned its rocket launch.

Logitech Q3 Misses; To Divest Remote Controls, Other Lines Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:35 PM PST Logitech late Wednesday posted weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31.

Gatecrash: Evaluating Simic Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:35 PM PST Magic: The Gathering Gatecrash prerelease events will be kicking off this weekend.  It's time to look at the third guild in our Gatecrash Limited evaluation series, the blue/green evolving Simic.  The evolve mechanic allows Simic creatures to grow from reasonable beginnings to dangerous threats over the course of a game, and has ways to place and use counters as combat tricks or as fuel to draw cards.

10 Things Required for a Business Revival Kit Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:00 PM PST The fiscal cliff seems to be in the rear view mirror. The economy is on the upswing and the stock market is above its Great Recession high. Now is the time to revive your small business.

Plane carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:10 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bad weather has forced rescue crews in Antarctica to delay until Friday an attempt to reach a small plane that was carrying three Canadians when it disappeared over a mountain range.

'Elder Scrolls Online' Releases a 6-Minute Trailer Full of Action yet Devoid of Content Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:11 PM PST What a terrible trailer.

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