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Families of missing Kosovo Serbs react

An association of families of kidnapped and missing Kosovo Serbs has called on prosecutions and courts to react in the wake of the CoE resolution. “We expect all crimes to be investigated and criminals to meet their deserved punishment,” a statement from the association said.

Justice minister: Bill will not be withdrawn

Serbian Justice Minister Snežana Malović denied on Monday the claims made by the Judges’ Association of Serbia and the Association of Prosecutors.
They stated that the bill of amendments to the Law on Judges will deprive the Constitutional Court of authority to decide on appeals submitted by judges and prosecutors who lost their jobs.

Support for stance on media independence and transparency

SEEMO has welcomed the joint stand by Serbian journalist associations on media independence. The associations include he Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), the Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS), the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS), the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) and local press.

Mobile Marketing Association – Corporate moves

Greg Stuart has been appointed president/CEO with immediate effect
Work experience: President/CEO, Interactive Advertising Bureau; advisor, director and angel investor to more than a dozen venture-backed companies worldwide

Mobile Marketing Association – Corporate moves

Greg Stuart has been appointed president/CEO with immediate effect
Work experience: President/CEO, Interactive Advertising Bureau; advisor, director and angel investor to more than a dozen venture-backed companies worldwide

Disabled war veterans hold protest

Several hundred members of the Association of the Disabled War Veterans held protest in front of the Palace of Serbia, where the Ministry of Labour is located. Their delegation met with Minister Rasim Ljajić.

Bosnia: Footage of Serb prisoners

Association of Serbian War-time Detainees showed footage that, they claim, represented the crucial evidence of crimes against Serbs in Trnovo.

MPAA, Recording Industry Websites Attacked by Piracy Advocates

Attackers brought down sites belonging to the Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America and anti-piracy firm AiPlex Software. – A group of piracy advocates launched coordinated attacks on Websites belonging to the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and anti-piracy firm AiPlex Software.
The attacks, which occurred during the past few days, temporarily knocked the sites offl…


Journalist association welcomes hooligan verdict

The Independent Association Of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) has welcomed a court ruling that put a hooligan behind bars for 16 months. Miloš Radisavljević aka Kimi was found guilty for endangering the safety of B92 TV reporter Brankica Stanković.

Zemun Clan killed journalist?

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) has received a document which states that Slavko Ćuruvija could have been killed by the Zemun Clan. According to this, the killers of the Serbian journalist and publisher were Mile Luković aka Kum, and Miloš Simović.

Nine years on, journalist killer still at large

Today marks the 9 anniversary of the murder of journalist Milan Pantić, whose killer still has not been identified and brought to justice. The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) and the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) have on the occasion expressed their dissatisfaction over the inefficient work of investigative bodies, especially police and prosecution.

InfiniBand Trade Association Announces RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)

The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the InfiniBand architecture, has announced the release of a new capability, bringing the power of the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) I/O architecture to Ethernet-based business solutions.
– NEW YORK — The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA),
a global organization dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the
InfiniBand architecture, has announced the release of a new capability,
bringing the power of the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) I/O
architecture to Ethernet-based business s…


Blu-ray Disc Association Unveils Higher Capacity Discs

Aimed at professional industries like broadcasting, the BDXL and IH-BD discs offer increased storage capacity and read-only and rewritable layers. The Blu-ray Disc Association said the discs will be available in a few months.
– The Blu-ray Disc Association announced the upcoming release of the BDXL
classification, which allows more than twice the amount of information than the
previous generation to be stored on Blu-ray discs.
The association also announced that IH-BD, or “Intra-Hybrid,” discs that
offer read-only and…


General Insurance Association – Corporate moves

Derek Teo has been appointed president for the 6th term wef March 2010
Work experience: Executive VP, American Home Assurance Company, Singapore branch

Families: French FM insulted Serb victims

The association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Kosovo has accused French FM Bernard Kouchner of insulting Serb victims. The association’s announcement states that Kouchner “responded most unprofessionally and cynically, insulting the victims and their families”, when a reporter asked him about the case investigating the trade in organs taken from kidnapped Serbs in the province.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – Corporate moves

Darryl Wee has been appointed country head, Singapore with immediate effect
Work experience: Chief commercial officer, Nestronics Singapore; managing consultant, PA Consulting Group; director, public relations, Pan Pacific Hotel

Six Singapore-listed China firms can’t repay debt, SCMP says

Six of the 11 Chinese companies listed in Singapore that sold convertible bonds between 2005 and 2008 have said they are unable to repay debts, the South China Morning Post reported, citing an investor association official.
The Securities Investors Association of Singapore asked the Chinese government to discipline the companies since Singapore doesn’t have the authority to do so, Chairman David Gerald said, according to the Hong Kong-based newspaper. The association represents 4,000 small shareholders, the report said.

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Is Eclipse an Open-Source Community or Trade Association?

Is the Eclipse Foundation a true open-source community or simply a trade association? That’s the issue a former Eclipse Foundation bigwig raised recently before being slapped down by Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich.
– Is the Eclipse Foundation a true open-source community or simply a trade
association?
That’s the issue a former Eclipse Foundation bigwig raised recently before
being slapped
down by Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich.
In a post titled, quot;It’s
a Trade Association, quo…


SGX partners The Society of Remisiers (Singapore) and Securities Association of Singapore in …

Singapore Exchange (SGX), the Society of Remisiers (Singapore) (SRS) and the Securities Association of Singapore (SAS) today launched a programme to enhance the profile and development of the remisier profession.

The initiative aims to raise awareness about the key market role of remisiers, promote the highly specialised profession and raise professional competency levels across the industry. SGX Academy will support these efforts with advanced programmes in high-velocity trading and sales delivered by practicing experts, in line with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) strategic thrust of building a greater pool of highly-talented financial professionals.

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Norah Jones threatened with lawsuit over home renovations

Singer Norah Jones is threatened with a lawsuit by her neighbours over renovations in her New York City home.
The 30-year-old daughter of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, Jones purchased the landmark brownstone in the Cobble Hill district in January (09) for 3.1 million pounda.
The building is given legal protection from alteration and destruction because of its [...]