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Prompted by a question from a ninth grade student at Washington's Wakefield High School, President Obama offered what he dubbed some "practical political advice" for any student that one day hoped to hold the highest office in the US. "I want everybody here to be careful about what you post...

What I am trying to point out is that, this online trade business affects the conventional retail shops and business. Their business will fall because the online business offer cheaper alternative - due to relatively very low or NIL overheads. Example: The other day I got an email offering...

US can overcome India, China challenge: US scholar Wednesday 12th January, 2011 The emergence of India and China does not mean the end of American economic and technological power, says a new book suggesting the United States should now leverage its many advantages. Author Adam Segal, Senior...

Yes, it has been around for years. But it has been growing rapidly and is now wide spread. That is really having an impact. .

Online shopping has become the trend and the new mode of purchasing. There are literally 1000s of online marketing enterprises selling goods from cosmetics, clothing, shoes, hand phone accessories, vitamin supplements, used items and so on. Literally the entire range of consumer items...

Mikoyan designed the MiG 1.42 in response to a Soviet requirement for a multi-role frontline fighter through the "Multifunctional Frontline Fighter" program begun sometime in the 1980s. The fighter was to directly compete against the end-product of the "Advanced Tactical Fighter" program being...

Russian plasma stealth fighter MiG 1.42/1.44 aka The Raptor Killer Developed by the Russians, plasma stealth technology is also known as “Active Stealth Technology”. Plasma stealth is a proposed process that uses ionized gas (plasma) to reduce the radar cross section (RCS) of an...

Popular painkillers can increase heart attack risks, study shows By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Wednesday, 12 January 2011 Over-the-counter painkillers used for treating inflammation, such as ibuprofen, may double or treble the risk of heart attacks and strokes in vulnerable people...

Unless something is tradeable..buy and sell.. it has not much appeal..to make profits I mean. Therein lies the strength and potential.

But it is not floated...nor it is officially convertible. So what is the use of owning RMB ? Unless you do the conversion - unofficially. But then it is physical cash. Not much use in forex terms.

Four hours a day on computers ‘can double heart disease risk’ Just four hours a day in front of a computer or television could double your risk of a heart disease and thus increase your chances of premature death, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the University College London have...

Tuesday January 11, 2011 100 blow the whistle on corrupt colleagues By ISABELLE LAI [email protected] PETALING JAYA: Encouraged by the Government’s guarantee of anonymity, some 100 people have taken the bold step of telling on corrupt practices – mostly by their own friends and...

Dollar is the currency to own, say analysts 11 Jan, 2011, 09.39AM The world's most accurate foreign-exchange forecasters say the dollar will be the best currency to own this year as the Federal Reserve's bond purchases bolster the US economy instead of debasing America's legal tender...

Of all the sins in the world, the biggest is stupidity - Albert Einstein. Tuesday January 11, 2011 Woman chooses Iranian student over mum A WOMAN has dumped her mother for her Iranian lover, reported Harian Metro. Ani, 47, said she had been homeless for six months after the Iranian...

Who says a dog's life ain't good ? Tuesday January 11, 2011 No expense spared for ‘daughter’ living in style A COUPLE in Singapore with no children are treating their pet dog Little Snow like their own daughter, reported China Press. They feed it with good food, enrol it in social classes...

In your opinion....will shipping stocks, marine stocks be affected ? If so, when the slide ?. Which stocks to watch out for here in Sg ? What about oil rig and marine rig stocks ?

How does one extrapolate these figures to a logical conclusion? Therein lies the answer ! BTW - taking your figures 240,000 flats to 5 million people. Assuming 4 people in a family, to a flat, that works out to 1.1 million units needed to house them. And the supply side is 1.340...

Freight Rates Tumbling as 35 Miles of Ships Passes Ore Demand Bloomberg At a time when analysts anticipate record profits for the biggest mining companies and a third year of gains in commodity prices, shipping lines carrying raw materials are set for the lowest freight rates since 2002...

China uranium claims fuel market skepticism The Telegraph UK. By Garry White 6:10AM GMT 10 Jan 2011 Last week, Chinese state-owned TV said that the country's scientists had effectively solved all the world's nuclear problems. It laid claim to a technological breakthrough in nuclear-fuel...

Ooops...are you kidding again ?....Consistent reports last one year say that China have over 62 million empty apartments. Entire newly constructed townships and cities lie vacant for some time. Is this not a sign of bubble syndrome ?