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According to a report received here, JCT Mills edged out Mohun Bagan Football Academy, Kolkata, 2-1 to book their place in the final. Colts thrash Pakistan JCT Mills, AI in final Using wrestling to keep youth off drugs
Ropar, September 15
There is a need to promote wrestling in the rural areas of Punjab so that the youth stay away from drugs. We realised our moral responsibility to work for the youth, who have been suffering on account of drug abuse, and came out with Rustam-e-Hind, said famous wrestler and lead actor the film Parminder Dhumchheri.
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Somnomed Receives FDA Approval For New SMH Biomaterial - Can Now Be ...
The joint venture owns all intellectual property rights to the product, while SomnoMed is responsible for the global marketing and distribution to manufacturers of dental and medical devices around the world.
"This is a milestone development for SomnoMed" said Ralf Barschow, chief executive of SomnoMed Limited. "We are currently assessing various marketing and distribution options to introduce this novel material to the markets around the world. We have already been approached by large, reputable companies seeking a license, private label agreements or simply supply."
SomnoMed is assessing the global application and potential for SMH BFlex, especially outside the dental industry. "The global applications for SMH BFlex could be substantial and we will only make final decisions on how to distribute the material once thorough investigations are completed," said Barschow.
Dimon May Be Hunting
It's time to pounce for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive James Dimon and other top bosses of financial companies that have avoided a serious battering from the credit crunch. Emboldened by a healthy balance sheet and stock that yesterday vaulted J.P. Morgan ahead of Citigroup Inc. in market capitalization, Mr. Dimon is showing how aggressively some survivors of the continuing carnage are revving up their expansion ambitions, both through takeovers and pushing hard in businesses where rivals are in retreat. Despite a 34% drop in fourth-quarter profit and tighter underwriting standards, J.P. Morgan said its mortgage-origination volume surged by about a third compared with a year earlier. Taking advantage of the free fall at many mortgage lenders, J.P. Morgan has boosted its share of the U.S.
Globe's McKenna on the resilient U.S. economy
Thankfully, recessions are a rare and brief event in the United States," The Globe's Barrie McKenna wrote Saturday in his Globe essay The coming rust-belt recovery for the ever-resilient U.S. economy "Since World War II, the United States has experienced just 10 recessions, lasting an average of 10 months each . . . "You can thank the remarkable resilience of the U.S. economy the largest, most diverse and open economy on the planet. "It isn't easy to keep the United States down for long. .
Major labels agree to free music streaming
SOCIAL music network Last.fm has struck a deal with major and independent record labels to allow fans to listen to their favourite songs on demand and without payment. The free service is being launched in partnership with the four major music companies, as well as over 150,000 labels and artists. When fans in the US, Britain and Germany search for an artist on the Last.fm website, they can now stream the artist's song for nothing or pay to download an MP3 version of the song via Amazon.com. Under the free streaming scheme fans can listen to each song on the website up to three times before being urged to purchase a copy, Wired reported. Last.fm said the streaming service would be funded by advertising revenue, which is shared with the music companies.
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