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Reuters NEW YORK - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbe's magazines 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage. Ho Ching, the chief executive of Singapore investment agency, Temasek Holdings, was ranked No 8, down from the third place in last year's list. Forbes credited her for converting Temasek from a Singapore-focused firm to a leading investor in Asia. She earned accolades by making investments in Indian and Chinese telecoms and banks, and as a result, increased the portfolio to about US$100 billion. The World's 10 Most Powerful Women 1. Angela Merkel, Chancellor Germany 2. Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp USA 3. Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman, chief executive, PepsiCo USA 4. Angela Braly, Chief executive, president, WellPoint USA 5. Cynthia Carroll, Chief executive, Anglo American USA 6. Irene B. Rosenf...

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2008 With the economy going south and at the rate we are cutting cost…it won’t be long till you see this in your office.... NEW OFFICE POLICY Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. 2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. 3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. 4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise. Sick Days: We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work. Personal Days: Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays. Bereavement Leave: This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relat...

The admission was the third time in the last two months that Microsoft has had to re-issue a security-related update. By Gregg Keizer 25 Aug 2008 FRAMINGHAM, 22 AUGUST 2008 - Microsoft Corp. re-released one of its Aug. 11 security updates yesterday, explaining that it had posted an incomplete version to its own download center last week. The admission was the third time in the last two months that Microsoft has had to re-issue a security-related update. Users who manually downloaded MS08-051 since Aug. 12 to patch Office 2003 should obtain the second version as soon as possible, Microsoft said. People who obtained the update via Windows Update or through their company's Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server, or who updated other versions of Office, do not need to reinstall MS08-051. That update patched three vulnerabilities in PowerPoint, the presentation maker included with Microsoft Office, including one that Microsoft labeled "critical," its highes...