Archive for August, 2007

Kathy Lane sees a world of possibility in the global CIO role (Boston Herald)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Anyone who thinks being a chief information officer lacks excitement should talk to National Grid’s Global CIO Kathy Lane. “I’ve lived in Italy. I have worked throughout Europe, Australia…

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Le Vesconte breathes new life (Bangkok Post)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Adam Le Vesconte surged into a three-stroke halfway lead in the Brunei Open yesterday to show he was back in business after getting bored with the game.

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Kings and queens for a day (The Star Online)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

AGAIN we started the day early, as the route towards Bikaner from Amritsar is approximately 530km. After the usual briefing, the convoy drove towards the next destination.

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China Town (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

A new restaurant lays out a fiery spread from Sichuan in China While new Chinese fine diners have sprouted in the plush locales of five-star hotels, an upscale diner specialising in Sichuan (or Schezwan in Cantonese) cuisine locates itself at the Central Plaza Mall in Gurgaon. Called Hao Shi Nian Nian (Mandarin for here’s to the good life), the 160-cover diner, interestingly, is promoted by …

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Nellhaus eyes steady hand amid education changes (Boston Globe)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Gov. Deval Patrick’s big plans for public education include lengthening the school day and creating a universal pre-kindergarten program. He’s assembled a team of high-profile advisers to help, and appointed a new chairman of the Board of Education.

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Nellhaus eyes steady hand amid education changes (The Daily Comet)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick’s big plans for public education include lengthening the school day and creating a universal pre-kindergarten program. He’s assembled a team of high-profile advisers to help, and appointed a new chairman of the Board of Education.

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2006/2007 - Landmark Year for Colombo Central Rotary Club (Daily News)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Nimal Perera, Wattala Group corr. that during the year 2006/2007, Rotary Club of Colombo Central completed six major community service projects costing over seven million rupees.

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Data send mixed signals for recovery (Bangkok Post)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Domestic consumption slowed but investment posted slight gains as the latest economic data released by the Bank of Thailand yesterday showed mixed signals about a sustained recovery.

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Thailand, YouTube Kiss and Make Up (E-Commerce Times)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site’s operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country’s laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people. The government blocked access to YouTube on April 4 after its owner, Google, turned down Thailand’s request to remove clips seen as offensive to Thailand’s revered monarch, …

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Pour, munch — and you’re on vacation (The Record)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

So much for our fantasies of jetting off on an exotic vacation; we haven’t had our passports stamped once this summer. At least that hasn’t stopped us from enjoying the next-best thing: a virtual around-the-world tour of casual foreign foods elevated by the right wine.

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