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Making Big Data Real by Joseph Sexsmith
“Seventy percent of useful data are not being deployed. The majority of it is even likely owned by the wrong people.”- Tim Suther, CMO, AcxiomMuch of the business world is consumed by and swimming in...
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10 Indian Films With Immortal City Sketches by Sohini Mitter, N.S. Ramnath,...
The making of this list has seen much debate. Why Satyajit Ray’s Pratidwandi and not Mahanagar? Why not Dhobi Ghat or Hyderabad Blues? Truth is, it’s tough choosing just 10 films from the wide variety...
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Tata Steel Plans to Tap SMEs by Prince Mathews Thomas
Image: Getty ImagesThe Kalinganagar plant, due by 2016, will have a capacity of 6 million tonnes per year In 2010, when TV Narendran returned to the Jamshedpur unit of Tata Steel after his...
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Milwaukee: An Emerging Water Technology Hub by Joann Muller
Image: Sara Stathas for ForbesBadger Meter CEO Rich Meeusen sees a flood of opportunity for Milwaukee’s expertise A brutal January day in Milwaukee: Wind chill at 18-below, the city shivering...
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Google acquires news stream service Wavii
Wavii allows users to choose up to 12 topics when customising their news feedGoogle has acquired news stream service Wavii for an estimated $30m (£18m).Wavii, which was launched last year, offers...
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Dhaka building collapse: Owner Mohammed Sohel Rana held
Rescuers are tunnelling through floors to reach survivors The owner of a factory building that collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing hundreds of people, has been arrested.Local...
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Dubai drugs trial: Mother tells of 'torture horror'
Grant Cameron, Karl Williams and Suneet Jeerh were on holiday when they were arrested The mother of a British man accused of drug offences in Dubai has spoken of the "horror story" of his alleged...
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Canada fury at Sri Lanka choice for Commonwealth talks
The final phase of the war, in 2009, left thousands of civilians deadCanada is "appalled" that Sri Lanka has been chosen to host the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in November, its foreign...
View ArticleDuminda makes a bee-line to meet President
April 27, 2013, 7:23 pmDuminda Silva who left Nawaloka Hospital yesterday morning made a bee-line to the President’s House to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a private radio channel that belongs to...
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Govt. might now say Edison collaborated with Tamil diaspora to invent...
April 27, 2013, 7:25 pmThe government is now trying to pass the buck after pushing up power tariffs to an unbearable level to cover up corruption, waste and irregularities, Opposition and UNP leader...
View ArticleSecretary-General reiterates Commonwealth support to Sri Lanka
April 27, 2013, 6:28 pm"It is the Commonwealth who is on the ground and making a difference on those issues which most people are talking about", Sharma tells media 26 April 2013Commonwealth...
View ArticleCanada attacks Sri Lanka’s "appalling" record on accountability
After decision to allow Colombo to host CHOGMApril 27, 2013, 7:23 pmThe Canadian government has launched a blistering attack on Sri Lanka’s "appalling" record on democratic accountability as the...
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SL gets Commonwealth show-and-tell opportunity!
April 27, 2013, 6:20 pmWho would have thought it was possible for Sri Lanka to beat off the challenge from Canada within the Commonwealth? But they have. So the Commonwealth Heads of Government...
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Philanthropy in the twentieth century
April 27, 2013, 6:11 pm ‘The Story of Selestina Rodrigo (Mrs Jeremias Dias): Pioneer in Buddhist Girls’ Education’ by Manel Tampoe. Published by the Social Scientists’ Association (2013) Rs...
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The CEB is more than Patali vs Pavithra: The anatomy of the electricity crisis
April 27, 2013, 6:08 pmRajan PhilipsThe shocks emanating from the recent electricity rates hike have exposed not only the state of affairs in what was once a jewel among the island’s public sector...
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IN CELEBRATION OF PRIYANI
April 27, 2013, 6:18 pmMany have written in appreciation of Priyani Abeyeskera (nee Tennekoon), who passed away recently. We, her "gang" of close friends, are writing to share the impact she had on...
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My ‘dostara achchi’
April 27, 2013, 6:19 pmOn April 12, 2012, my grand-aunt, Dr Stella de Silva, passed away peacefully at home leaving behind a large void in our family and in the medical profession that cannot be...
View ArticleTribute to Dr Lakshman Fernando
April 27, 2013, 6:20 pmI recall vividly my last visit to Dr Lakshman Fernando. He had just returned from his morning constitutional walk looking fresh, hale and hearty. This was a couple of days...
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Sri Lanka expands hotel management schools
April 27, 2013, 5:13 pmApr 27, 2013 (LBO) -Sri Lanka has built a hotel management school in Kandy in the central hills more than doubling capacity to accommodate 500 students a year, the economic...
View ArticlePiramal to sell part of its Ratmalana land for Rs. 350 mn.
Extent to be sold not disclosedApril 27, 2013, 5:15 pmPiramal Glass PLC Friday said in a Stock Exchange filing that it was selling part of its Ratmalana land at 148, Maligawa Road, Borupana,...
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