Srinagar, September 27 (Scoop News) -Expressing satisfaction over the opening of educational institutions across Kashmir Valley today, Minister for Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayed has said that in all 80% students have attended their schools in rural areas today whereas urban centres have recorded 30 to 40% attendance. In Srinagar he said 28% students resumed their […]
Growing Pains: Cell Phone Manufacturers and Service Providers Face Battles On All Fronts
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. The last few months have been one giant headache for cell phone manufacturers and services providers and one giant victory for consumers. On June 15, San Francisco passed a city ordinance requiring all cell phone retailers to display in […]
Did We Say 5¢ a Minute? We Meant $5: Cell Companies Battle FCC “Bill Shock” Survey.
by Matthew L. Schafer This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. On Thursday, the Wireless Association (CTIA) took its fight to a public stage, writing a blog in rebuttal to a recent Federal Communications Commission cell phone price gauging. A May survey, sponsored in part by the FCC, found that one in […]
Obama Plan Draws Afghan Skepticism
Afghan analysts and some senior officials not convinced by new Obama military strategy. By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul American president Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and talk of a United States withdrawal starting in 18 months time has drawn a skeptical response in the country itself. Afghan foreign minister Rangin […]
Ugandan Bloggers Debate Anti-gay Bill
The Ugandan anti gay bill has been tabled in parliament and now it awaits the president Yoweri Museveni to sign and make homosexuality officially illegal. The previous code was not clear but now the bill called “The anti homosexuality Bill 2009” tabled by a member of parliament David Bahati which states that any homosexuality act […]
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves By Jo Hedesan SUNDAY MAY 31, 2009 Photographer: Central Intelligence Agency (The International) — In a report published yesterday, May 29, in the Science magazine, a group of researchers led by Donald Gautier from the U.S. Geological Survey has shown that about 30% of the undiscovered gas reserves and […]
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