Oil Industry Leader Sends Message to Congress

American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard sent a letter to members of Congress Friday.  Below is the text of that letter with helpful links added (by me): "Dear Member of Congress: As the Congress...

Judge Blocks New Jersey Sexting Charges

A New Jersey judge has blocked the prosecution of three teenage girls over a sexting charge, following a request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU argues that the images sent by the girls were not pornographic in nature, as they were not meant for...

iPhone OS 3.0: Hallelujah for Cut, Copy, and Paste

Down at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, Apple kicked off a product event Tuesday morning to preview the upcoming launch of the new iPhone OS 3.0. But beyond the more technical announcements such as the...

Grassroots Effort Results in Proposal to Open New Offshore Areas

A pro-drilling grassroots effort launched launched Sept. 9 appears to have paid off, according to my friends in the oil and gas industry.  On Friday morning, officials with the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service announced the agency is proposing to open...

US oil agency accused of ethics violations

" By Sheila McNulty in Houston. Published: September 11 2008 01:03 | Last updated: September 11 2008 01:03 The US interior department agency that collects oil and gas royalties was accused on Wednesday of ethics violations, ranging from accepting gifts from energy companies...

The London Culture of Smoking: Bye bye

Only a few more days left in which one might linger in a London pub with a pack of Silk Cuts for company. The smoking ban will cover all public places in Britain, including offices, pubs, clubs and bars. ...

Movie Tickets For The 21st Century "Mobility" World :: Symblogogy

There was a time one had to go to the theater and stand in line to buy a ticket to see a movie.Then along came the era where virtually every home had a computer where one would log-on, buy a ticket, go to theater...

Ranchi institute in MMS scandal

"The victim, a second year student in Ranchi, claims her face has been superimposed on the body of another girl."

MMS scandal hits Ranchi institute

"A sleazy MMS of a Ranchi girl student is doing the rounds here, but the victim claims her face has been superimposed on the body of another girl."

Comverse Expands Its Multimodal Capabilities - Signs Agreement To Acquire Odi...

Comverse and Odigo have had a long standing-partnership. Together they developed instant communications products and services which are offered to operators around the world. This partnership is being taken to the next level. The combination of Comverse and Odigo offerings...

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