ICIS Chemical Business podcast January 18, 2010
The issue of ICIS Chemical Business for the week of February 8, 2010, covers specialty chemicals, with articles on coatings and sealants, inks and dyes, water treatment and more. On the podcast, global editor Joseph Chang talks about his interview with the head of R&D for LANXESS, and commodities editor Ivan Lerner discusses his article on paper ...
WSJ's What's News Late Edition, February 8, 2010
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes below 10,000 for the first time in three months; Toyota is getting ready to recall thousands of its Prius Hybrid models; Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will lay out a plan this week to tighten credit and Super Bowl busts viewer ship records.
Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty in Utah court
SALT LAKE CITY, Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justice Court on his 42nd birthday.
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
SAN FRANCISCO, Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
French government seeks to boost national identity
PARIS, The French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of government efforts to instill in citizens a sense of pride in being French, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced Tuesday.