The Indian Supreme Court has put on hold reservations which were proposed in unison by the Indian parliament, thus challenging the writ of the government once again in the country. The Reservations were meant to provide 27 percent to students from socially and educationally backward classes in all centraly funded institutions in the country. However, […]
Anna Nicole, 24-Hour Cable, and the New Tabloid Journalism
When Anna Nicole Smith died, I remember thinking it was a tragedy. Although she had never found much success in her various film pursuits, she had been a perennial starlet of note on the Hollywood scene and, more importantly, was a young woman with her whole life in front of her, fallen before her time. […]
As Threat, Taliban Extremists in Pakistan Fine Elders for
Two pamphlets are being distributed by Taliban in Tull Tehsil of Hangu district. The pamphlets contain warnings for NGO’s to stop their activities immediately in Tull. CD and Video Center owners are directed in this pamphlet to immediately close their shops. Local elders are warned to abstain from making decisions in Jirga contrary to Islamic […]
Adaptive Planning Releases Version 3.5 of Business Performance Management Suite
Latest Release of Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting Software Further Improves Ease of Use and Enhances Reporting and Analysis MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – February 7, 2007 – Adaptive Planning, the leader in collaborative business performance management (BPM) solutions, today announced Adaptive Planning 3.5, the latest release of its award-winning software. This release marks […]
Bridges Over Troubled Water
La Plata, Argentina — A recent ruling by the ICJ (International Court of Justice) permitting the on-going blockade of bridges from Argentina to Uruguay by citizens and environmental groups has re-opened doors for negotiations between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. But whether the tensions between the “brotherly” countries will be eased remains to be seen. […]
Soccer Fanatics
La Plata, Argentina — It is difficult to overstate the importance of soccer in Argentina. In Castellano, the dialect of Spainish specific to the River Platte and greater Buenos Aires province, you are not a supporter of your favorite soccer team, you are from that team. “I have been from Estudiantes before I […]