Sunday, September 18, 2011

Female graduation rates: Degrees of equality | The Economist

Female graduation rates: Degrees of equality | The Economist: "MORE girls than boys now complete their secondary education in 32 of the 34 countries that are members of the OECD, a think-tank, according to a new report published today. Only in Germany and Switzerland do girls lag behind. Moreover, female graduates greatly outnumber male graduates. Overall they account for 58% of graduates within OECD member states in 2009,"

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Will QuarkXPress Run on Leopard? | Planet Quark

Will QuarkXPress Run on Leopard? | Planet Quark: "Based on Quark’s official proclamations at their online forums, QuarkXPress 7.3 is running nicely on Leopard. But just in case, Quark plans to release a free update in the next few weeks to catch any glitches that show up.
Quark Interactive Designer will require an update for Leopard. Versions 1.0 and 1.01 currently won’t export files, but otherwise they work normally. Keep an eye on Quark’s Quark Interactive Designer on Leopard forum for an announcement of an update.
We’ll also post news here at Planet Quark as soon as it’s available."

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

New drug for diabetes; Insulin injection to be history

New drug for diabetes; Insulin injection to be history: "Scientists claim to have achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against Type 1 diabetes by developing a treatment which would save the sufferers from a lifetime of insulin injections."

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Steve Jobs at Apple: A Timeline | PCWorld

Steve Jobs at Apple: A Timeline | PCWorld: "Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO on Wednesday and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook was named as his replacement. Jobs will remain with the company as chairman of the board.

Following are some highlights and key events in Jobs' career at Apple thus far."

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Hope Infy becomes $60bn company soon: Narayana Murthy - CNBC-TV18 -

Hope Infy becomes $60bn company soon: Narayana Murthy - CNBC-TV18 -: Leadership for Infosys is absolutely essential, believes NR Narayana Murthy.
Having successfully steered Infosys to a place among the top IT companies of the world in the short span of 20 years, Murthy has stepped down as Chairman of the company today, albeit with firm indications that he will continue to guide the organisation.