Entries from January 2008

Government auction of airwaves spectrum

January 31st, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Government auction of airwaves spectrum
The auction organized by the Federal Communications Commission is being held today by the US government and it is considered to be a crucial day for Google that is participating in the bidding for the spectrum along with many other telecommunication companies.

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Mercury has evidence of volcanoes

January 31st, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Mercury has evidence of volcanoes
The Messenger spacecraft has reached close to Mercury planet and on Jan. 14 the first set of pictures of the planet was sent by the spacecraft that confirmed a few assumptions made by the scientists related to the planet and even brought out new surprises.

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Tom Brady confused over Super Bowl predictions

January 31st, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

Tom Brady confused over Super Bowl predictions

The predictions made by the Plaxico Burress over the Super Bowl between New England Patriots and Giants on Sunday seem confusing for Tom Brady. The predictions said that the game will result in victory of Giants by 23-17. Brady surprised over the predictions said how we could only make […]

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Met trying to recover from September loss by getting Santana

January 31st, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

Met trying to recover from September loss by getting Santana

The trade by the team to get Johan Santana might have been a positive decision for the Mets but the team is trying to recover from the loses made in the September month in the last season. The Mets have to report to the probation officers […]

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Fed analyzing pros and cons of rate cuts

January 30th, 2008 by Ankit | No Comments »

Fed analyzing pros and cons of rate cuts
Federal Reserve last week had an emergency meeting that decided on cutting down the rates to bring the economy and the share market to stability and this week again the Federal is on a point to decide over the rates matter. Federal Reserve is finding it difficult to […]

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UBS AG makes a record loss in the year

January 30th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

UBS AG makes a record loss in the year
The financial year 2007 was unpredictable and a year full of loses for many banks and companies that were having business in sub prime mortgage and one of the worst hit company by the U.S. sub prime mortgage crisis has been the European bank UBS AG.

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Cystic fibrosis can be caused on intake of second hand smoke

January 30th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

Cystic fibrosis can be caused on intake of second hand smoke
A few human genes are sensitive to the second hand smoke released from a person sitting around the person smoking or from a vehicle etc. The gene can result in a problem called cystic fibrosis.

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FDA Alert official busy in 2007

January 30th, 2008 by Deepak Sharma | No Comments »

FDA Alert official busy in 2007
The year 2007 is being considered to be a busy year for the FDA alert officials that issued 6 alerts in the last two years to remain effective The Food and Drug Administration this year blocked about 11 products that is a very high number blocked for imports by the […]

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Social forums to stop sex offenders’ from using the sites

January 30th, 2008 by Abhishek Rao | No Comments »

Social forums to stop sex offenders’ from using the sites
A bill to stop the sex offenders to use the social forum websites like MySpace and Facebook is being pushed by the state lawmakers in Albany. The Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and the lawmakers are getting backed by the social websites to get such bill.

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Yahoo plans to lay off employees

January 30th, 2008 by Abhishek Rao | No Comments »

Yahoo plans to lay off employees

Yahoo Inc. has to regain its financial status and it has planned to lay off 1000 workers from the company which is said to be a needed step for the process of transformation by the company. Earlier the company had dismissed 650 employees in the year 2000 to catch up […]

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