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Sat, 01/29/2011 - 13:23 by Anter Prakash Singh
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has cracked the whip against those who participated in the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against some financial institutions and websites in support of the whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
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Sat, 12/11/2010 - 23:00 by Prince damin
Washington -- U.S. egg producers were on board with tighter regulations well before this summer's salmonella outbreak, a former Washington lobbyist for the industry said.
The United Egg Producers, a trade group, initially resisted regulations after President Bill Clinton made it a priority in 1999, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Then, the group caved. "We were going to be regulated. This was going to happen and the industry had to respond," said former chief lobbyist Ken Klippen.
Even then, regulations were delayed by philosophical differences and regulatory turf wars that held back regulations until 1,900 people fell ill with salmonella poisoning, the newspaper said.
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Sat, 12/11/2010 - 23:00 by Prince damin
Washington -- U.S. egg producers were on board with tighter regulations well before this summer's salmonella outbreak, a former Washington lobbyist for the industry said.
The United Egg Producers, a trade group, initially resisted regulations after President Bill Clinton made it a priority in 1999, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Then, the group caved. "We were going to be regulated. This was going to happen and the industry had to respond," said former chief lobbyist Ken Klippen.
Even then, regulations were delayed by philosophical differences and regulatory turf wars that held back regulations until 1,900 people fell ill with salmonella poisoning, the newspaper said.
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Thu, 12/09/2010 - 16:41 by Anter Prakash Singh
An anonymous group has launched ‘Operation Payback’ in support of WikiLeaks and what they perceive as the freedom of speech on the Internet.
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Tue, 12/07/2010 - 23:48 by Gregory T. Huang
In the Wild West of group-buying and daily deals sites, there's about to be a major showdown. Investors have been talking about consolidation in this sector for a while now -- and it looks like that's where things are headed. |
Fri, 12/03/2010 - 10:12 by Prince damin
Washington -- Economists say the United States is at risk of having a large group of the permanently unemployed if the trend of long-term joblessness continues.
U.S. Labor Department data show those who have been laid off less than five weeks have a monthly re-employment rate of 30.7 percent, while only 8.7 percent of those out of work for a year can expect to find new jobs, The New York Times reported Thursday.
At the moment, 6.2 million people have been out of work for at least six months, the cutoff for unemployment to be considered long-term.
Experts say there could be a number of reasons. Those who tend to stay jobless may be poorer employees, and skills and contacts can erode, especially in fast-moving high-tech fields.
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Wed, 11/17/2010 - 07:09 by Prince damin
London -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will head up Group A while Roger Federer tops Group B for round-robin play at the ATP World Tour Finals next week in London.
Nadal's group will also have third-ranked Novak Djokovic, No. 6 Tomas Berdych and eighth-ranked Andy Roddick. In addition Federer, Group B features fourth-seeded Robin Soderling, No. 5 Andy Murray and seventh-ranked David Ferrer.
Sunday kicks off six days of round-robin play with Soderling going against Murray while Federer will take on Ferrer. Monday opens the Group A schedule with Djokovic and Berdych going in the first match and Nadal and Roddick in the second.
The Top 2 finishers in each group advance to the Nov. 27 semifinals with the championship to be decided Nov. 28.
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Wed, 11/10/2010 - 01:55 by Prince damin
Downers Grove, Ill. -- U.S. food giant Sara Lee Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its North American Fresh Bakery business to Grupo Bimbo for $959 million.
In a statement, Interim Chief Executive Officer Marcel Smits said, "The sale … will allow us to aggressively invest in our core protein and coffee businesses. In both categories we are a leading player with healthy margins and a strong track record of innovation."
He also said, "We are actively pursuing growth here, organically and through acquisitions."
Sara Lee said its net sales for the first fiscal quarter of 2011 were 0.5 percent lower than the same quarter a year ago, and its operating income dropped to $169 million compared with $326 million in the same quarter last year.
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Tue, 11/09/2010 - 10:41 by Prince damin
San Clemente, Calif. -- A group of California teenagers surprised and entertained downtown San Clemente passersby with costumed antics.
The teenagers, who ran through the downtown and pier areas Sunday night in creature costumes, occasionally paused to sit, lie down in contorted positions, or hug light poles, The Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Monday. The youths only identified themselves once the stunt was over.
The seven teens, mostly freshmen and sophomores from San Juan Hills High School in San Juan Capistrano, said they were frequently asked whether they were aliens.
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Fri, 11/05/2010 - 00:37 by Prince damin
Geneva, Switzerland -- Group of 20 nations have largely held back from increasing protectionist policies since the summit meeting in Toronto, the World Trade Organization said.
World leaders met in Toronto in June. Since then, "by and large ... governments have continued to resist protectionist pressures," the WTO said in a report released Thursday.
"The majority of new investment measures taken by G20 governments has aimed at facilitating and encouraging investment flows," the report said.
In advance of next week's G20 meeting in Seoul, the report warned of "three potential dangers" to international trade.
The first is "dark clouds that are being driven by persistent high levels of unemployment in many G20 countries," the report said.
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Tue, 11/02/2010 - 09:24 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- Hollywood actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi say a group of shadowy figures they called "star whackers" want to ruin his career and kill them both.
The couple have been in the news for more than a year for their bizarre behavior and brushes with the law, which include skipping out on hotel bills, squatting in properties they formerly owned, resisting arrest and failing to appear in court as scheduled.
But E! News said the Quaids claim they are on the run from unnamed agents who are bugging their phones, hacking into their computers and following their every move.
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Thu, 10/28/2010 - 07:43 by Prince damin
Centerfield, Ky. -- A 70-year-old Kentucky woman who works as a gun-safety instructor said she was inspired by an encounter with a group of aggressive evangelicals.
Sylvia Hall of Centerfield said she was inspired to obtain her National Rifle Association certification, which required 45 hours of training, and teach gun-safety classes after she used her Smith & Wesson to get scare off four men who showed up on her doorstep and wanted to read to her from the Bible, The Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal reported Wednesday.
Hall said the men refused to take no for an answer and attempted to push their way into her home.
"Women shouldn't be afraid in their own homes," Hall said. "They ought to be able to protect themselves."
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