الجمعة، 10 فبراير 2012

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Leopard kills fifth girl in western Nepal

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST

KATHMANDU (BNO NEWS) -- A teenage girl was killed by a leopard in the district of Baitadi in western Nepal on Wednesday, the fifth such incident in two months, local media reported on Thursday.

The 14-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in the village of Pancheshwor on Wednesday when she was busy cutting grass in the jungle. She is the fourth person to be killed by a leopard in Pancheshwor village, the Republica newspaper reported.

Locals said three girls and a pregnant woman were also killed by the leopard within the last two months. They also claim three other people have also been killed in nearby Indian villages, but authorities have not confirmed this or whether the same leopard is involved.

Villagers have urged authorities to take the leopard under control. "We are scared to walk alone," said Shiva Singh Saud, principal of the Bhumiraj Primary School in Pancheshwor. "More people may be attacked if the leopard is not taken under control immediately."

Last year, seven persons were killed by leopards in the same district.

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Oracle to buy Taleo for $1.9 billion

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST

REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Multinational tech company Oracle on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire Taleo Corporation for approximately $1.9 billion.

The Board of Directors of Taleo, a leading provider of cloud-based talent management, unanimously approved the transaction which is expected to close later in the year. It is still subject to Taleo stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Taleo will be acquired for $46.00 per share as its Talent Management Cloud, which helps organizations attract, develop, motivate and retain human capital to improve performance and drive growth, is expected join Oracle to create a comprehensive cloud.

"Human capital management has become a strategic initiative for organizations," said Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President at Oracle Development. "Taleo's industry leading talent management cloud is an important addition to the Oracle Public Cloud."

The company said the Oracle-Taleo combination is expected to empower employees and managers to effectively manage careers throughout their entire employment, enable organizations to retain talent and optimize costs, and improve the employee experience through faster on boarding and better collaboration with team members via social media.

The announcement comes about two months after SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors, the market-leading provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions for approximately $3.4 billion, or $40 per share.

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Indian student stabs teacher to death in classroom

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:49 AM PST

NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- A teenage student stabbed his teacher to death on Thursday morning at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai, local media reported. The student has been arrested.

Uma Maheswari, 42, was sitting in another class on the first floor of a three-story school building when the boy stormed in with a knife at around 10.30 a.m., according to the Times of India. The 15-year-old then repeatedly stabbed the science teacher in the neck and face.

"He stabbed her first in the neck and inflicted cut injuries again on her cheek and neck. She died on the spot," an eyewitness was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The 15-year-old reportedly threatened the other students in the classroom before running out.

After the boy attempted to flee, he was caught by teachers and students before being handed over to police.

"The boy came with a knife wrapped in a paper," a policeman told the Times of India. "He said he was angry because the teacher scolded him. We don't know yet if there is any other reason." His schoolmates said he was not an aggressive child, but was quite aloof.

Police are investigating the case.

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Indian student stabs teacher to death in classroom

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:49 AM PST

NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- A teenage student stabbed his teacher to death on Thursday morning at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai, local media reported. The student has been arrested.

Uma Maheswari, 42, was sitting in another class on the first floor of a three-story school building when the boy stormed in with a knife at around 10.30 a.m., according to the Times of India. The 15-year-old then repeatedly stabbed the science teacher in the neck and face.

"He stabbed her first in the neck and inflicted cut injuries again on her cheek and neck. She died on the spot," an eyewitness was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The 15-year-old reportedly threatened the other students in the classroom before running out.

After the boy attempted to flee, he was caught by teachers and students before being handed over to police.

"The boy came with a knife wrapped in a paper," a policeman told the Times of India. "He said he was angry because the teacher scolded him. We don't know yet if there is any other reason." His schoolmates said he was not an aggressive child, but was quite aloof.

Police are investigating the case.

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PepsiCo to cut 8,700 jobs worldwide

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:41 AM PST

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- PepsiCo on Thursday announced that it will be cutting more than 8,000 jobs worldwide as part of an effort to save some $1.5 billion in costs over the next three years.

The multinational giant said that the reduction of about 8,700 employees across 30 countries, who represent roughly 3 percent of its global workforce, is part of a multi-year productivity program expected to generate $1.5 billion of incremental cost savings by 2014.

While advertising and marketing support behind the company's global brands will be increased by $500 million to $600 million this year, focusing particularly on North America, PepsiCo said that other measures in its productivity program include the optimization of operating practices and further organization structure.

PepsiCo said the decisions are based on a comprehensive review by the Company's management of its portfolio, brands, costs, organization and capital structure. It added that the goal is to deliver top-tier, sustainable long-term growth for its shareholders.

"In a volatile global environment over the past five years, PepsiCo has delivered double-digit compound annual growth in core net revenue, 8 percent compound annual growth in core EPS (earnings per share), and returned about $30 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases," said PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.

Nooyi described the year 2012 as a transition year as the company looks to continue on the earnings trajectory over the next 5 to 10 years. Among PepsiCo's key initiatives this year is the implementation of a three-year productivity program that is expected to generate over $500 million in incremental cost savings during each of the next three years, including 2012.

In addition, the company said it expects a decline in core constant currency EPS this year of approximately 5 percent from its fiscal 2011 core EPS of $4.40 due to a combination of strategic and macroeconomic factors, although a high single-digit percentage rate increase is expected as of 2013.

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