Posts Tagged ‘public’

GOOGLE PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER BREAKS IT DOWN FOR STUDENTS, WONKS, STAT LOVERS

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 21:40

Google on March 8 announced the launch of its Google Public Data Explorer, which allows users to view and create charts based on a wide variety of public data, such as mortality and fertility rates. The app leverages publicly available statistics from the World Bank and other sources. Users can ...

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GEITHNER: ‘WE SAVED THE ECONOMY, BUT WE KIND OF LOST THE PUBLIC DOING IT’ | ME: WE CAN SAVE THE ECONOMY, BUT ONLY IF WE KIND OF LOSE GEITHNER

Monday, March 8, 2010 21:57

Tim Geithner claims:We saved the economy but kind of lost the public doing it.Simon Johnson wrote: a more accurate essay entitled:They Saved The Big Banks But Kind Of Lost The Economy Doing It.My take on it is pretty straightforward:We can save the eco...

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GOOGLE PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER VISUALIZES STATISTICS

Monday, March 8, 2010 18:55

Google Labs' experimental Public Data Explorer allows users to view and create charts based on public data such as mortality and fertility rates. While Google already incorporates such data from the World Bank and other sources into its search results, this new application draws on even more publicly available information. ...

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SERBIAN PROSECUTION INDICTS KOVAčEVIć

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 15:57

The First Municipal Public Prosecution in Belgrade indicted Miladin Kovačević for inflicting severe injuries to Bryan Steinhauer in May of 2008. Public Prosecution Spokesman Tomo Zorić said that Kovačević, who was studying in the United States, was accused of inflicting severe, life threatening, injuries to U.S. citizen ...

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JOHN LYDON BRINGS REUNITED PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. TO NORTH AMERICA

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 20:45

Last year, John Lydon reunited his Public Image Ltd. outfit to tour the UK. Except he didn't really reunite the band-- the newly reconstituted version featured no original members besides Lydon, or even any early-period ...

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RGV CHALLENGES PUBLIC TO WATCH HIS HORROR FILM ALONE IN THEATRE

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:52

Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has challenged the public to watch his upcoming horror film ”Phoonk 2” alone in a theatre, promising a cash prize to the person who manages to do so. Varma threw the challenge while promoting his film in India’’s showbiz capital Mumbai in the western state of ...

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E-RATE SCHOOLS CLEARED FOR PUBLIC WEB ACCESS

Friday, February 19, 2010 21:15

The Federal Communications Commission approves rules allowing schools receiving E-rate funds to allow the general public to use the Internet access already present in schools for purposes such as job searches and applications, digital literacy programs, and online access to governmental services and resources. - The Federal ...

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MERMAID MARITIME PUBLIC CO RATED BUY

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 22:44

DBS Vickers Securities in a Feb 17 research report says: "Revenue of Bt1.1 billion, while down 32% y-o-y, was in line given the expected weak utilisation rates on its subsea and drilling fleet. Mermaid has net cash of Bt753.5 million, following its Bt3.7 billion rights issue in Nov 2009. Read ...

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HOOLIGANS INDICTED OVER THREATS

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 14:58

The Public Prosecutor has indicted six fans of Partizan football club for threatening a B92 reporter. B92 TV's Brankica Stanković received threats for her investigative reporting exploring ties between hooliganism and crime.

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PAKISTANI TRIBESMEN EXECUTE TWO ALLEGED MILITANTS AND DISPLAY BODIES IN PUBLIC

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 0:00

A government official says Pakistani tribesmen have shot dead two militants and hung their bodies from an electricity pole in a region bordering Afghanistan where insurgent activity is on the upswing. The incident comes as authorities probe reports that Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah

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ELIMINATE CAPITALIST PRACTICES AT PUBLIC FIRMS: CHAVEZ

Monday, January 25, 2010 5:15

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked for the cooperation of the national legislature in drafting laws permitting the elimination of capitalistic operating guidelines at public firms. Chavez on his weekly radio and television show Sunday revealed the societal model he envisions, according to which public firms will not depend on their ...

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HILTON, REINHARDT GET COSY IN PUBLIC

Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:45

Socialite heiress Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Doug Reinhardt don’t shy away from some over-the-top public display of their love. The couple took a couple of minutes from their hectic partying schedule in Vegas to get a bit frisky. Dailystar.co.uk reported that the heiress looked attractive in little black tight sparkly ...

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IBM ACQUISITION TO EXPAND PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICES BUSINESS

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 16:03

IBM has agreed to buy National Interest Security Company (NISC) to bolster its ability to offer services to the public sector. The deal is expected to be finalized in the first quarter. - IBM today announced it has agreed to acquire National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC) to ...

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POLICE RECOGNISED HIGH CRIME RATE AGAINST INDIANS IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE PUBLIC FUROR

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 0:00

A police chief says police recognised a high crime rate against Indians in Australia’s second largest city before a public furor over the issue created tensions between Australia and India. Indian students studying in the city of Melbourne have called for more police action after a series ...

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CHINA NEW TOWN RELEASES 2 RESIDENTIAL PLOTS IN WUXI PROJECT FOR PUBLIC AUCTION

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:55

China New Town Development Co. (CNTD) says it has handed over two residential plots from Wuxi Hongshan Project to local Land Reserve Centre for public auction. The site area of the land parcels (XDG(XQ)-2008-21) and (XDG(XQ)-2008-28) are 53,769 and 65,911 square meters respectively representing gross floor area of 55,061 ...

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EXPLOIT CODE FROM GOOGLE ATTACK GOES PUBLIC ON WEB

Saturday, January 16, 2010 1:37

Attack code linked to the Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited by hackers in recent cyber-attacks against dozens of companies is circulating on the Internet. - Attack code targeting the Internet Explorer vulnerability used to hit Google and other companies has hit the Web. According to McAfee, researchers have seen ...

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PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE RECESSION: GOOD NEWS

Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:45

Other firms’ suffering has bolstered the public-relations businessTHE past year or two has tested the idea that all publicity is good publicity, at least when it comes to business. Undeserved bonuses, plunging share prices and government bail-outs, among other ills, have elicited the ire of the media and public—and created ...

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“LAYOFFS IN PUBLIC SECTOR AS OF FEBRUARY”

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:22

Finance Minister Diana Dragutinović said on Monday in Belgrade that as of next February there would be fewer staff in the public sector. "By the end of this year, each ministry should submit a new job systematization plan, which will be harmonized with the maximum number of employees determined for ...

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MAKE AIG’S EMAILS PUBLIC

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 19:43

Call or write your Congressional and Senate representatives and tell them that you're joining the following people in demanding that all of AIG's emails to be made public, so that we can gain insight into what really caused the financial crisis:William...

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DEPUTY PUBLIC PROSECUTORS SELECTED, NOMINATED

Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:39

The National Council of Prosecutors selected on Wednesday 416 deputy public prosecutors and nominated 88 candidates. The selection process was conducted independently for the first time.

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