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	<title>Major Developments &#187; 2009</title>
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		<title>Despite Slowdown E-Commerce At Pace Retail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[E-commerce is the emerging trend of shopping in current world and many number of people prefer this style. This shopping style suffered a lot during the recession period and that incident led to shift in e-commerce existence. According to analyst, in the recession time, it seemed that e-commerce is coming to an end. But in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">E-commerce is the emerging trend of shopping in current world and many number of people prefer this style. This shopping style suffered a lot during the recession period and that incident led to shift in e-commerce existence.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to analyst, in the recession time, it seemed that e-commerce is coming to an end. But in 2009, e-commerce managed to oppose the recession which dragged down the rest of retail formats with a final growth of 11% i.e. $155.2 billion noticed. Though this growth is very slow at least the pace of e-commerce is positive. According to the research of firm prediction, e-commerce of America will further grow up to 11%.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In previous year, online shopping growth was more than 20% per year. According to Forrester, 52% of all computer hardware, software and peripherals are bought online last year but growth in online sales of those products is likely to be slow considerably this year. According to Forrester’s e-commerce analyst high levels of growth is still remaining.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to e-commerce analyst, in 2010, e-commerce will account for 7% of all U.S. shopping, excluding auto, travel, and prescription drugs and it could go high to 20% someday in future. As per the current condition every decision is blurry in nature. So, only a fresh decision could help to get success in coming time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hence, coming future can predict better and growing online marketing. A better and effective planning will definitely help to build that hope of growth. But in coming world no can predict which retailing will be more stable.</p>
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		<title>Diamond Imports Decline in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 07:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. polished diamond imports at the time of April 2009 declined 47 percent to $794.2 million. Polished diamond exports descended to 46 percent to $589.8 million. Final polished imports, the magnitude to which imports topped exports, for the U.S. during April reduced to 52 percent to $204.4 million. Rough imports dropped 64 percent to $20.6 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">U.S. polished diamond imports at the time of April 2009 declined 47 percent to $794.2 million. Polished diamond exports descended to 46 percent to $589.8 million. Final polished imports, the magnitude to which imports topped exports, for the U.S. during April reduced to 52 percent to $204.4 million.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rough imports dropped 64 percent to $20.6 million, and rough exports were reduced 40 percent to $12 million. Final rough imports dropped 76 percent to $8.6 million. The U.S. net diamond inventory, calculating total imports less than total exports, dropped 54 percent to $213 million in April.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The numbers also revealed identical declines, with polished imports declining by 51 percent to $3.2 billion, and polished exports reducing 44 percent to $2.6 billion. Net polished imports for the period from January through April in the U.S. were declining 68 percent to $575.8 million. Rough imports for that period dropped 77 percent to $60 million and rough exports were down 70 percent to $43.4 million. For net rough imports of $16.6 million, a decline of 86 percent was noticed from 2008. Till April 2009, the net diamond inventory dropped 69 percent to $592.4 million.</p>
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		<title>Diamond Jewelry Sales Accounts More Than 50% Of US Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The total average ticket for anniversary jewelry is nearly $1,200. But the diamond jewelry sales worth $3,000 and above creates about half of total revenues from anniversary diamond jewelry. Thus, the opportunity for jewelers is to tap the market for higher ticket anniversary jewelry. Diamond jewelry has a market share of 55% of total jewelery [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The total average ticket for anniversary jewelry is nearly $1,200. But the diamond jewelry sales worth $3,000 and above creates about half of total revenues from anniversary diamond jewelry. Thus, the opportunity for jewelers is to tap the market for higher ticket anniversary jewelry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Diamond jewelry has a market share of 55% of total jewelery sales in the US market (source: Diamond Information Centre). Nearly 50% of worldwide diamond jewelery sales are generated in the US according to the Jewelry Industry Research Institute. Diamond jewelry had a share of 75% of the US division’s retail sales in fiscal 2009, which is same as that of previous years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Retail jewelers announced that diamond jewelry sales were exceptionally weak during 2008 holiday selling season. According to preliminary data, it seems that diamond jewelry sales were reduced by 20-25 percent in the November-December period. For the complete year, the number of diamond jewelry sales were reduced by 8-9 percent in the U.S. Market. This also includes both specialty jewelers and other merchants who are selling diamond jewelry.</p>
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		<title>American Consumers Give More Preference To Image</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans generally have serious concerns with their physical appearance, and most of them are willing to attempt anything that will boost their image. According to survey conducted by an American Demographics, 87 percent of adults say that they are ready to change any part of their body for cosmetic reasons and only about 28 percent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Americans generally have serious concerns with their physical appearance, and most of them are willing to attempt anything that will boost their image. According to survey conducted by an American Demographics, 87 percent of adults say that they are ready to change any part of their body for cosmetic reasons and only about 28 percent of American adults feel themselves attractive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Primping (dressing neatly) and preening (beautifying) are integral human characteristics. People purchase jewelry to draw attention to a body part or distant from a body part.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Psychologists say that women more possibly takes care about how they look, whereas men assesses themselves by what they can do. Due to the inheritance in the human psyche, most jewelry is purchased by women.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A new study reveals that the richest Americans, who are upset by the state of the economy, are cutting back on expenditure on luxury items and jewelry, as they are more bothered about their own financial security and worried that the recession will last more than a year.</p>
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		<title>Nobel Laureates of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nobel Prizes are universally regarded as the most prestigious and renowned awards given for intellectual performance in the world. The Nobel Foundation started in 1900 based on the will and testament of Alfred Nobel written on 27th November 1895. As per his wish, the award should be given to those who make outstanding contributions [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Nobel Prizes are universally regarded as the most prestigious and renowned awards given for intellectual performance in the world. The Nobel Foundation started in 1900 based on the will and testament of Alfred Nobel written on 27th November 1895. As per his wish, the award should be given to those who make outstanding contributions to the mankind in the five areas, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, Literature, and Peace, while Economics category added later in 1968.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Prize in Physics</strong><br />
Nobel Prize in physics for 2009 was awarded to three people. Charles K. Kao of china was awarded half of prize for  his innovative achievements dealing with the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication. Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith of USA shared remaining half value of prize equally for the discovery of CCD sensor, an imaging semiconductor circuit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1966, Charles K. Kao carefully worked on how to transmit light covering long distances through optical glass fibers. He discovered that fiber of purest glass can transmit light signals over 100 kilometers which was an innovation in fiber optics technology.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1969 Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith discovered the first outstanding imaging technology using a digital sensor, a CCD. The CCD is a digital camera&#8217;s electronic eye which revolutionized the way how images were gathered from spacecraft, by telescopes, in medical imaging, and finally replaced the film camera in whole aspects of photography.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Prize in Chemistry</strong><br />
Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2009 was awarded jointly to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan of United Kingdom, Thomas A. Steitz of USA and Ada E. Yonath of Israel for their research on the structure and function of the ribosome.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Three scientists created atom-by-atom maps of the hidden, life-giving ribosome which helped researchers to develop powerful new antibiotics. They used three-dimensional models to illustrate how antibiotics attaches to the ribosome. These models are used to develop new antibiotics, depending on the interpretation of the molecular structure and framework of the ribosomes in every cell.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Prize in Medicine</strong><br />
The Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2009 was shared by Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak of USA. It was awarded for the discovery of how chromosomes are guarded by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They discovered telomeres which are created in the reproduction sequences of DNA at the ends of chromosomes that helps in protecting the purity of the chromosomal DNA, and discovered the enzyme telomerase which builds the telomeres.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Their work revealed some of the basic secrets about functioning of cells. Their studies were also applicable to cancer biology as cancer cells have excessively active telomerase, which makes them to  divide uncontrollably.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Prize in Literature</strong><br />
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Herta Müller of Germany. She is the  12th woman in 108 years to receive Nobel prize for literature. Mueller, a representative of Romania&#8217;s ethnic German minority, was honored for her work as described by Nobel foundation &#8220;with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed,&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Peace Prize</strong><br />
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 was awarded to Barack H. Obama who is the 44th President of the United States of America for his outstanding efforts to establish international diplomacy and cooperation between people. The Committee also gave special significance to Obama&#8217;s vision and his work for a world without nuclear weapons. After this announcement, some people raised their concern that the decision had come too early, before any significant achievements were made in his foreign policy. Whereas many world leaders were supportive of the award. Some raised their concern that the prize was awarded to  encourage the US leader early in his presidency.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Nobel Prize in Economics</strong><br />
The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2009 was awarded jointly to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson of USA. It was awarded to Elinor Ostrom for her studies on economic governance, mainly in the commons and to Oliver E. Williamson for his studies on economic governance, particularly in an organization.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics. Ostrom showed how common resources like forests, fisheries, oil fields or grazing lands can be managed well by the people who use them, instead of governments or private companies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Williamson, focused on how firms and markets differ in the methods they solve conflicts. He found that companies can resolve conflicts better than markets when competition is fixed.</p>
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		<title>UNESCO launched World Digital Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNESCO and 32 institutions launched World Digital Library. The launch was took place UNESCO headquarters. Mr.Billington first proposed the creation of world digital library to UNESCO in the year 2005. It is a cooperative project of the library of congress and UNESCO. The launch will takes place at a reception co-hosted by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">UNESCO and 32 institutions launched World Digital Library. The launch was took place UNESCO headquarters. Mr.Billington first proposed the creation of world digital library to UNESCO in the year 2005. It is a cooperative project of the library of congress and UNESCO. The launch will takes place at a reception co-hosted by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuurs and U.S. librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, and Directors of the partner institution. The technical assistance was provided by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina of Alexandria Egypt.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The National Library of China (NLC) contributed manuscript, maps, books, and rubbing of steels. World Digital Library is a worldwide Website. The site will include manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints, and photographs. It will provide unrestricted access, free of charge, to this material. The World Digital Library interface operates seven Languages -Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Browsing and searching features facilitate cross-cultural and cross-temporal explorations on the site.</p>
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		<title>UNGA declared 2009 as an International Year of Astronomy and International Year of Natural fibers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixty second General Assembly of United Nations declared 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. The global scheme lied out by International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU will be coordinating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. It is an opportunity for the citizens of earth to gain deeper insight in to Astronomy’s role. Moreover, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Sixty second General Assembly of United Nations declared 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. The global scheme lied out by International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU will be coordinating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. It is an opportunity for the citizens of earth to gain deeper insight in to Astronomy’s role. Moreover, it is Astronomy’s role in enriching all human culture. It will act like a platform to know the latest Astronomical Discoveries and essential role of Astronomy in Science education.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Celestron and Thales Alenia Space centers sponsor IYA2009. The General Assembly of United Nations declared 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibers. The main objective of IYNF2009 would be to raise awareness and stimulate demand for natural fibers. Moreover, the other objectives are, to promote the efficiency and sustainability of the natural fiber industries, to foster effective international partnership between the various natural fiber industries. The IYNF intended to cover a wide range of natural fibers.</p>
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		<title>Turkish Airline Flight crashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkish Airline flight crashed at 10:30 a.m on February 25, 2009. It is carrying 127 passengers and crewmembers. Plane crashed in to a field as it came in to land at Amsterdam Schipol airport. The aircraft suffered significant damage and it is broken in to three pieces. Nine people died and more than 84 people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Turkish Airline flight crashed at 10:30 a.m on February 25, 2009. It is carrying 127 passengers and crewmembers. Plane crashed in to a field as it came in to land at Amsterdam Schipol airport. The aircraft suffered significant damage and it is broken in to three pieces. Nine people died and more than 84 people were taken in to hospitals. Twenty-five were seriously injured and others are suffered minor injuries. The pilot and co-pilot, killed in the accident. All flights in and out of Schipol airport were suspended. Several planes were diverted to Rotterdam Airport and Brussels airport.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The preliminary investigation found that the crash caused primarily by pilot error, and secondary cause is being a faulty radio altimeter. After flight crash, about 60 ambulances arrived along with at least three helicopters and a fleet of fire engine. This is the 10<sup>th</sup> fatal event for Turkish Airways since 1970. Severely injured passengers could claim $20 million in damages each, Vreede said.</p>
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		<title>Swine Flu detected in March 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swine Flu is a new strain of influenza ‘A’ virus Subtype H1N1. This is a type of Swine Influenza detected in March and April 2009. It officially recognized in Mexico. The Mexican Government closed most of Mexico City’s public and private Facilities in order to prevent the spread of the Virus. Swine Flu symptoms include [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Swine Flu is a new strain of influenza ‘A’ virus Subtype H1N1. This is a type of Swine Influenza detected in March and April 2009. It officially recognized in Mexico. The Mexican Government closed most of Mexico   City’s public and private Facilities in order to prevent the spread of the Virus. Swine Flu symptoms include fever, cold, sore throat, headache, muscle or Joint pains and nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. With a drop in temperature, cases of cold and cough will increase and H1N1 virus spread through sneezing. It is able to spread from one person to other person.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;">Swine Flu is a flue virus, which can affect pigs. Swine flu in pigs it does not normally infect people it will happen sometime. Any type of influenza is expected to increase in winter. There are so many people are died because of swine flu. Novax, Inc is a Biopharmaceutical company reported positive results for the phase -2 studies on its H1N1 virus. It is important that people start taking precautions.</p>
<p><strong>Suggested Reading:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2009/12/13722-affected-by-swine-flue/">13,722 Affected by Swine Flue</a><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2010/03/bpo-companies-in-india-provide-awareness-on-substance-addiction/">BPO Companies in India Provide Awareness on Substance Addiction</a><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2010/03/india-to-set-up-more-de-addiction-centres/">India to Set Up More De-Addiction Centres</a><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2010/02/know-about-the-substance-abuse-facts-in-america/">Know About the Substance Abuse Facts in America</a><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2009/12/iraq-war-had-severe-impact-on-environment/">Iraq War had Severe Impact on Environment</a><br />
<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2009/11/rise-in-food-prices-created-imbalance-in-poor-and-developed-countries/">Rise in Food Prices Created imbalance in Poor and Developed Countries</a></p>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson was a prominent popular figure because of his dance music and fashion. He was the King of Pop. In initial stage, he started his career with his brothers. In 1964, he started his solo career. He was the commercially successful entertainer of all the time, his 1982 album Thriller is remains always the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Jackson was a prominent popular figure because of his dance music and fashion. He was the King of Pop. In initial stage, he started his career with his brothers. In 1964, he started his solo career. He was the commercially successful entertainer of all the time, his 1982 album <em>Thriller</em> is remains always the best selling album and also <em>Bad, Dangerous</em>, <em>History</em> are the best selling albums. He was born on August 29, 1958 and died on June 25, 2009.</p>
<p>After his death that first report came from the TMZ.com, a Loss Angel based celebrity’s website. The Loss Angel Times Website confirmed the death of Michael Jackson at 2:51 p.m on June 25. The News quickly spread to the on line, overall web traffic ranged from 11 percent at least 20 percent greater than normal. After his death Internet, traffic reached unprecedented level. He had scheduled to perform <em>This Is It</em> concert at London, but with out performing that concert he died.</p>
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		<title>Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Norwegian committee has announced that Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. On Oct 9, 2009, he won this award. This prize was awarded to Obama because of his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international Diplomacy and Cooperation among peoples. Obama is the fourth US president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Norwegian committee has announced that Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. On Oct 9, 2009, he won this award. This prize was awarded to Obama because of his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international Diplomacy and Cooperation among peoples. Obama is the fourth US president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Nobel Prize committee highlighted his efforts to promote nonproliferation particularly in Iran. Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. The award was surprise too many including Obama also. The award drew a mixture of praise and criticisms from world leaders and media figures. The Nobel committee recognized Obama’s efforts to solve complex global problems. Obama is also working towards a world free of nuclear weapons. Obama captured the world’s attention. This year’s Peace Prize nominees included 172 people. The Nobel recipient receives a prize of about $1.4 million. Obama plans to donate that money to charity.</p>
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		<title>Barack Obama is the president of USA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama is the 44th president and Current president of the USA. He was born on August 4 1961, His political career started in the year 1966, and he elected as a Illinois senate in 1966. Obama elected as a US senator On January 4, 2005; He was the fifth African American as a US [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Barack Obama is the 44th president and Current president of the USA. He was born on August 4 1961, His political career started in the year 1966, and he elected as a Illinois senate in 1966. Obama elected as a US senator On January 4, 2005; He was the fifth African American as a US senator. He became a president on Jan 20, 2009. He is the first African-American president of United States.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Obama was addressed the nation for the first time as a Senator of the USA. More than 200 years of history this will never happen in USA that the African –American as a US president. Barack Obama proved the power of democracy. Obama signed his first bill in to law; The Lilly Ledbetter Fair pay act of 2009. He also got the Nobel Peace prize in 2009. Obama is the third US president gets the Nobel Peace prize.</p>
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		<title>LCROSS launched by NASA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic space aircraft. Currently it is Orbiting the Moon. LRO is future manned missions to the moon by NASA. After detail mapping of the Moon, It will identify safe landing sites, locate potential resources on the moon. This orbiter will make a 3-D map of the Moon’s surface. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic space aircraft. Currently it is Orbiting the Moon. LRO is future manned missions to the moon by NASA. After detail mapping of the Moon, It will identify safe landing sites, locate potential resources on the moon. This orbiter will make a 3-D map of the Moon’s surface. Moreover, it provided some of the first images of the Apollo equipment left on the Moon. LRO launched on 18 June 2009 with conjugation of Lunar Crater Observation and sensing satellite (LCROSS).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This is the first United States mission to the moon in over ten years. LRO and LCROSS are the first missions launched as part of the united state’s vision for Space Exploration Programme. The LCROSS carried Spectrometers, near-infrared cameras, a visible camera, and a visible radiometer. Previous missions have revealed trace amount water on lunar soil. LCROSS mission seeks a definite answer for the question of how much water is present.</p>
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		<title>Iran launched Omid Satellite</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran launched Omid satellite. It is a first domestically made satellite in to space and will return to earth after orbiting for three months. It was launched on Feb 3, 2009. Iran launched first commercial satellite in 2005. Iran hopes to launch three more satellites by 2010. Omid (Hope) is a research and telecom satellite. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Iran launched Omid satellite. It is a first domestically made satellite in to space and will return to earth after orbiting for three months. It was launched on Feb 3, 2009. Iran launched first commercial satellite in 2005. Iran hopes to launch three more satellites by 2010. Omid (Hope) is a research and telecom satellite. Omid was equipped with experimental satellite control devise and power supply system. Moreover, it designed for gathering information and testing equipment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The launch of Omid satellite was clearly timed to coincide with the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Iranian revolution. Mr. Mottak said, “Iran’s satellite technology is for purely peaceful purposes and to meet the needs of the country. It was key step for Iran’s ambitious programme. The world powers worried because the same rocket technology used to launch satellite can also deliver warheads. Many agreed that Iron had achieved a milestone. Only ten other countries have successfully launched satellites in to Orbit.</p>
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		<title>Asia Indoor Games held in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third Asia Indoor games held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 30 October –8 November 2009. The Asia Indoor Game is a Multi sport Event. This Event held every two years among athletes representing Asian countries. Olympic Council of Asia regulates this Asian Indoor Game. The first set of such games held in 2005 in Bangkok, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The third Asia Indoor games held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 30 October –8 November 2009. The Asia Indoor Game is a Multi sport Event. This Event held every two years among athletes representing Asian countries. Olympic Council of Asia regulates this Asian Indoor Game. The first set of such games held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. The games will consist of six to eight exiting sports including electronic sports, extreme sports, aerobics, acrobatics, dance sports, inline hockey, swimming and indoor athletics along with a 25 meter, short course in swimming. In 2013, these games will combine with Asian Martial Arts Games, merging in to one event held every four years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Sports committees around the world cutting down expenses due to the current global economic crisis. The upcoming Asian Martial Arts Games will also following decision by the Olympic Council of Asia. Around 45 national Olympic committees agreed the decision.</p>
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		<title>13,722 Affected by Swine Flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A total of 13,722 people worldwide infected by swine flu. The European Union, as well some experts in America said that a pandemic might be inevitable, but they doubt the number deaths will be high. In Mexico, 168 deaths confirmed. In US, 169 are confirmed cases. In Canada 34 confirmed cases. In UK, there are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">A total of 13,722 people worldwide infected by swine flu. The European Union, as well some experts in America said that a pandemic might be inevitable, but they doubt the number deaths will be high. In Mexico, 168 deaths confirmed. In US, 169 are confirmed cases. In Canada 34 confirmed cases. In UK, there are eight confirmed cases. In Spain, there are 13 confirmed cases. In Germany, there are four confirmed cases.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Swine Flu virus in India, taking the death toll to 463. Of the latest deaths reported from the Southern state of Karnataka alone, while only one death confirmed from state Maharashtra. Infection tally rises to 13,722. In the recent past their has been a spike in the number of cases being reported from Kerela. Of the latest 75 cases reported from Kerela alone. “Till Date samples from 72,483, people have been tested for Influenza virus ‘A’ (H1N1) in Government laboratories. Moreover, 13,722 of them have been found positive.</p>
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<a href="http://www.major-developments.net/major-develop/2009/12/swine-flu-detected-in-march-2009/">Swine Flu detected in March 2009</a><br />
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		<title>Terrorists bomb on Russian Train</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Novsky Express from Moscow to St.Petersberg was carrying 661 passengers. A terrorist bomb planted on Russia derails the train on November 28, 2009. In this attack, 30 killed and at least 100 were injured, some were in critical conditions. Russian authorities claim that the train targeted in an act of terrorism using homemade explosive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Novsky Express from Moscow to St.Petersberg was carrying 661 passengers. A terrorist bomb planted on Russia derails the train on November 28, 2009. In this attack, 30 killed and at least 100 were injured, some were in critical conditions. Russian authorities claim that the train targeted in an act of terrorism using homemade explosive it is equivalent to 15 pounds of TNT. The injured were transported to hospitals in Moscow and St. Petersburg by bus, train, and even helicopters. Investigators said that they had opened a large-scale terrorism investigation as detectives with sniffer dogs, looking for clues.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Suspicion will inevitably fall on Islamist radicals from Chechnya Russia’s North volatile region. The attack is most serious act of terror since the Beslan school siege in 2004 in which more than 330 people died. The same train service attacked in 2007 when a similar bomb injured around 30 people. The issue is a highly emotive in Russia.</p>
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		<title>Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to researchers Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak for studying the way chromosomes are protected and for discovering the &#8216;immortality enzyme&#8217; telomerase. The research could have ample implications on diseases such as cancer and other age related conditions. In keeping with the Nobel tradition, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to researchers Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak for studying the way chromosomes are protected and for discovering the &#8216;immortality enzyme&#8217; telomerase. The research could have ample implications on diseases such as cancer and other age related conditions. In keeping with the Nobel tradition, the Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded first. The Nobel laureates shared a $1.4 million purse and a diploma, along with an invitation to the prize ceremonies to be held at Stockholm. For the first time in history, two women shared the Nobel Prize in medicine.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The scientists have been honored for their study of the way chromosomes are protected by the cap like telomeres and their discovery of the enzyme telomerase that allows cells to divide incessantly without dying. Telomeres are cap like structures at the tail end of the chromosomes that are bestowed with a unique DNA sequence that prevents their deterioration. The telomeres also act as deterrents to chromosomal rearrangement which may itself result in abnormalities. Telomeres are lost with each cell division exposing the chromosomes to unfavorable possibilities like cancer and aging. Blackburn and Szostak strived to explain that the unique DNA sequence in the telomeres protects the chromosomes from deterioration while Carol Greider and Blackburn identified the enzyme telomerase that replenishes or helps to rebuild the lost sequences of the telomeres. Cells age when the cap like telomeres are shortened. However, on the other hand, if the activity of the telomerase enzyme is sufficient enough telomere deterioration can be controlled and aging thwarted. Blackburn&#8217;s discovery proved the fact that stress has a definite impact on telomere reduction thus strengthening the mind body connection. Though increased telomere activity could ward off aging for a while it also increases a person&#8217;s risk to ward off cancer. This means that the steady shortening of the telomeres and the accompanying decreased telomerase activity is believed to be a process that is inbuilt in man as a survival mechanism.</p>
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		<title>Nobel Prize in Physics 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 with one half of the $1.4 million to Charles K. Kao, Standard Telecommunications Laboratories, Harlow, UK and Chinese University of Hong Kong, “for their groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”. The other [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 with one half of the $1.4 million to Charles K. Kao, Standard Telecommunications Laboratories, Harlow, UK and Chinese University of Hong Kong, “for their groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”. The other half of the prize jointly to Willard S. Boyle   and George E. Smith, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA “for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit &#8211; the CCD sensor.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It was in 1966, when Charles K. Kao made a discovery that led to a breakthrough in fiber optics, which involved the careful calculation of how to transmit light over long distances via optical glass fibers. Kao presented his research at the 1966 London meeting of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Then the first ultra pure fiber was successfully fabricated four years later by the Corning Company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1969, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the first successful imaging technology using a digital sensor, a CCD (charge-coupled device). The two came up with the idea in just an hour of brainstorming. According to Boyle, the biggest achievement of his work was seeing images transmitted back from Mars. The CCD technology makes use of the photoelectric effect as was theorized by Albert Einstein. By this effect, light is transformed into electric signals and the challenge lies in gathering and reading out the signals in a large number of image points in a short time. The CCD is the digital camera&#8217;s electronic eye which revolutionized the way images were collected from spacecraft, by telescopes and in medical imaging, and has eventually replaced the film camera in every field of photography.</p>
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		<title>Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 was given to three scientists who produced atom-by-atom maps of the mysterious, life giving ribosome that allows researchers to produce powerful new antibiotics. The ribosome present in the DNA translates the information in the DNA to life. Ada Yonath from Israel and US scientists Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 was given to three scientists who produced atom-by-atom maps of the mysterious, life giving ribosome that allows researchers to produce powerful new antibiotics. The ribosome present in the DNA translates the information in the DNA to life. Ada Yonath from Israel and US scientists Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz shared the 10 million Swedish crown (US$1.4 million) prize for showing how the ribosome operates at the atomic level. According to the Nobel Committee for Chemistry at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, since ribosomes are crucial to life, they are major target for new antibiotics.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A method known as X-Ray crystallography was used to pinpoint each of the hundreds of thousands of atoms present in the ribosome. The technique involves impinging X-rays at a crystal. The rays are scattered when they impinge on the atoms and by looking at how they spread out, scientists can determine where atoms are positioned. Yonath was the first person to research into this area when she first tried the method on the ribosome. She began by taking a microorganism found in the nearby Dead Sea and crystallizing its ribosomes by freezing them at nearly minus 200 degree Celsius. But it took another 20 years before a full map was made. The three scientists arrived to the same conclusion almost simultaneously in 2000, publishing crystal structures that were sharply enough defined to locate atoms. The research has vast implications in the field of medicine, since fifty percent of all antibiotics target the ribosome, this finding can lead to the development of other substances that can block and disturb bacteria in our bodies.</p>
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