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- Chennai is fast becoming the sum of all parts
- On Stage: The Roots
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Houstonian heading to Africa to lead medical school | Chron.com -…
Houston Chronicle - Jul 27, 2006
Additionally, Bradshaw is trying to get a high-quality internship in place for 14 medical school graduates returning from South Africa in January. He’ll be watching those 14 for signs of special talent - say, a gifted surgeon. That surgeon might do a fellowship back in Texas at Baylor, and eventually become Botswana’s first home-grown head of surgery. “You want to develop a home-grown faculty. You’re watching the best and the brightest and the most motivated from the time they hit the door and try to groom them to be the leaders,” Bradshaw said. Naturally, the curriculum will include an emphasis on HIV, the country’s No. 1 health and economic concern.
The Seattle Times: Tech Tracks
Seattle Times - Jul 27, 2006
Next year, Bach said, the company plans to offer more Zune devices and expand into other countries. Bach emphasized the community and sharing aspect of the Zune player and the software platform that will accompany it. Users will be able to share their favorite music with friends, he said. They’ll also be able to do that with videos, including the home-grown, user-submitted videos that are popular on sites like. Zune will have ties to a vast ecosystem of Microsoft products, including the Xbox Live, MSN and Windows Live services, the Xbox 360 console and cable and television software systems, Bach said.
EA enters Chinese online gaming market
VNUNet.com - Jul 27, 2006
However, it seems that western developers are failing to take full advantageof the huge market. Pacific Epoch believes that they are producing games thatdo not appealstrongly enough to Chinese audiences, claiming that western games are "toomuch role-play and not enough hack-and-slash". Chinese government policies also favour home-grown developers like marketleaders.
Chennai is fast becoming the sum of all parts
Economic Times - Jul 27, 2006
“Companies like India Pistons, Wheels
India, Brakes India, Sundaram Clayton and Rane Group have really contributed in
critical areas of facilitating the growth of Chennai as a major auto hub,”
said the former head of an auto major in Chennai. “These Tier I suppliers
have in turn developed a strong Tier II network down the chain,” he
added. Further, the home-grown ancillaries are equally equipped with
the best practices and compete with global suppliers of OEMs, which have set up
facilities near these MNC automobile plants. The SMEs are also taking
part with pride in the outsourcing boom, enabling companies such as Ford to
export components to developed markets. “In some sectors, the state had
burst upon the national scene virtually overnight. In less than five years from
1995, Tamil Nadu went from producing no cars to being the production base of
three top ranking international automobile producers,” states a Harvard
University study.
On Stage: The Roots
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription… - Jul 27, 2006
Emerging from Philadelphia almost two decades ago, the Roots formed around the base of powerful drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter. Since then, the unit has solidified into a genuinely gripping live band and a consistently high-quality recording group. Recently, after 2004’s “The Tipping Point,” the Roots revisited its vaults via two 2005 hits-and-rarities collections, “Home Grown!” Not content to enjoy its past achievements, the band is set to release a new album, “Game Theory,” in late August. There’s a high chance a lot of that new work will get a tryout here. Talib Kweli and the Pharcyde also are on the bill. Gilbertson
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10 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PATRIOTS: Without Vinatieri, Givens and…
Patriot Ledger - The Patriot Ledger - Jul 27, 2006
After escaping purgatory in Cincinnati and making it to the Promised Land (Super Bowl XXXIX), maybe Dillon relaxed just a wee bit in 2005. Will his altered workout regimen in the offseason allow him to relive the glory days of 2004? If not, Maroney will be there to pick up the slack. He’s got big-play potential and should be the Patriots’ first home-grown stud at the position since Robert Edwards’ ill-fated 1998 debut. Even if Dillon is healthy and back in form, don’t expect him to get 345 carries again, as he did two years ago. Some of those are earmarked for Maroney. Who’s the kicker?Vinatieri ran unopposed for nine summers, ever since he beat out veteran Matt Bahr in 1996.