After suicide, prosecutors reveal circumstantial anthrax case Aug 7, 2008
" As a result, Taylor said, the government soon would formally close the case.Taylor said Ivins had failed to explain adequately why he spent long nighttime hours in his lab shortly before the attacks. In addition, investigators found distinctive printing flaws on the anthrax-laced envelopes and concluded that they "very likely" were purchased from a post office in Frederick, Md., near Ivins' home.Authorities produced no evidence that Ivins was in Princeton on the dates the letters were mailed,... (Anchorage Daily News)
The case against Bruce Ivins Aug 7, 2008
Ivins sent an e-mail to a colleague a few days before the attacks that contained similar language, writing that "bin Laden terrorists for sure have anthrax and sarin gas" and have "just decreed death to all Jews and all Americans," according to the affidavit. Authorities began focusing on Ivins in 2007, but he was unable to give investigators an "adequate explanation" when questioned by authorities about the long hours he had spent at the lab around the time of the attacks, according to the... (CNN -- US)
Arun Sarin leaves behind rich legacy Aug 3, 2008
In good company: Arun Sarin leaves behind a rich legacy- Backpage-The Sunday ET-Features-The Economic Times ... In good company: Arun Sarin leaves behind a rich legacy2 Aug, 2008, 2347 hrs IST,Krishna Gopalan, ET Bureau ... Arun Sarin, ex-CEO, Vodafone. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Uganda: Museveni Aide 'Bought Chemical, Bio Weapons' Jul 30, 2008
The release of nerve agent sarin in a Tokyo subway in 1995 was a rare terrorist chemical attack while the mailing of anthrax bacteria to government and news media offices in the United States in 2001 is one of the most recent examples. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Russo Leaving Alcatel-Lucent After Latest Loss Jul 29, 2008
BT Group PLC's (BT) Ben Verwaayen handed over the reins in May while Vodafone Group PLC's (VOD) Arun Sarin is leaving the mobile operator Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent said it will also overhaul its board to bring in fresh blood and reduce its size. (SmartMoney)
Rougher terrain for new Vodafone chief Jul 28, 2008
Colao, 46, has indicated that he will follow the strategy of his predecessor, Arun Sarin, of expanding into the faster-growing emerging markets while pushing new products like mobile broadband in nearly saturated Europe. But he is likely to face a difficult start after a recent weaker-than-expected business update, which unnerved the entire sector and eroded hopes that Vodafone would remain resilient in a downturn. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Letters to the Editor (July 22) Jul 26, 2008
" in no response to any segue from the relaying anchor at Fox headquarters in New York. Her bangs are long and constantly blowing in her face in the wind. Her head wobbles from side to side with her nose tracing out a figure 8 all the while arbitrarily syncopating a monotone voice with overemphasis on the last syllables of different words (e.g., Bagh-DAD). The old, white-haired flag-waving yahoos like her not for her professionalism she has none but because of her innocent Britney Spearsesque... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Humans safe from Bird flu in WB , 20 lakh birds to be culled Jul 23, 2008
Wartsila India, Power solutions provider, has appointed Rakesh Sarin as its Managing Director in the country. ET Debates. (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
Vodafone takes a hit from economic slowdown Jul 23, 2008
"There's a big macroeconomic picture that's playing through, and frankly, as a company, we're not immune to it," Arun Sarin, chief executive of Vodafone, said in a conference call ... With the global economy looking increasingly uncertain, some cellphone users are looking to reduce or cap their out-of-pocket expenses, Sarin said, both by holding on to their old phones longer and by keeping their usage costs down ... Sarin said that business was weaker in Britain and throughout Europe, but that... (International Herald Tribune)
Buildings with immune system Jul 6, 2008
"We are expanding the scope of eWAR applications to cover a wider base of situations that may affect civilian populations, such as the spread of influenza, anthrax, or nerve agent sarin," according to Andre Dascal, a McGill University associate professor of medicine, microbiology, and immunology collaborating on the project. Once fully developed, eWAR is expected to fill a gap in the bio-defence marketplace, where maintaining bio-security in public buildings is not economically feasible using... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The U.S. is powerless... Jul 1, 2008
5 million U.S. currency for 5 metric tons of Sarin gas. Denial is not just a river in Eqypt you nutty liberal traitors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Nokia deal aimed at opening up mobile software Jun 25, 2008
Earlier this year, Arun Sarin, the outgoing chief executive of Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator, called on phone makers to agree on two or three software platforms. Nokia said it would buy the remaining stakes in Symbian from the other shareholders; Motorola, SonyEricsson and NTT Docomo. (International Herald Tribune)
Rowley named EMA director of the year Jun 24, 2008
Scenarios included an al-Qaida cell on Islesboro, a shootout in Waldo, a weapons of mass destruction incident involving Sarin nerve agent on a cruise ship in Castine, and a suicide attack with mass casualties on a tour boat in Stockton Springs. Rowley and others found holes in radio coverage, two patients sent to the wrong hospital and other communications problems that prompted applications for grant money and revision of plans for tracking patients. (Courier Publications, ME)
COLUMN: Harrison should have been impeached forbeing only 5-feet-6 Jun 19, 2008
Bryant Lamphier wrote on Jun 18, 2008 7:41 AM:" Here we go again-To say that Saddam had no WMD before the war period- is ridiculous.From The ISG's final report (The Duelfer Report): ISG technical experts fully evaluated less than one quarter of one percent of the over 10,000 weapons caches throughout Iraq, and visited fewer than ten ammunition depots identified prior to OIF as suspect CW sites. Moreover, certain defined questions remain unanswered. For example, we cannot express a firm view on... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Are we ready? Simulated chemical attack tests response Jun 18, 2008
The message, for emergency responders, was all part of a disaster drill informing them of a terrorist incident in which the nerve gas Sarin had been released during preparations for a concert at the Otsego County Fairgrounds. THIS IS AN EXERCISE.. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Russia opens 4th chemical weapons destruction plant to speed elimination of stockpile Jun 17, 2008
The facility near Leonidovka in the Penza Oblast will serve to destroy 7,600 tons (6,885 metric tons) of VX, sarin, and soman nerve agents, about 17 percent of Russia's declared chemical weapons stockpile, according to Global Green USA, the Washington-based affiliate of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's Green Cross International environmental organization. The plant is about 350 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Moscow. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Could Winnie the Pooh and Star Wars save US foreign policy afterBush? Jun 17, 2008
Mr Danzig said he learnt much from interviews with the jailed Aum Shinrikyo terrorists who released sarin nerve gas on the Tokyo metro in 1995. He said one terrorist told him: "We have been raised on a theory of superheroes. We all want to be like Luke Skywalker when someone comes along, like Asahara, the head of the cult, and presents himself as a messiah that is for us extraordinarily evocative.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Bush lied? Not so fast Jun 10, 2008
Regardless, nothing I repeat, NOTHING was ever found that was manufactured after 1991, including the sarin you mentioned ... Iraq never could produce high quality sarin, but even in binary warheads where the precursor chemicals are unmixed, the maximum shelf life is about five years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* EDITORIAL: Madness boils to the surface Jun 10, 2008
The slaughter in broad daylight of seven individuals on the streets of a busy Tokyo district on Sunday was shocking in the suddenness of the act, a feat as alien to Taiwanese as the Sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995. What is it that pushes an individual to commit such atrocities against his kin, that compels him to give physical form to madness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bewilderment after attack Jun 9, 2008
The television pictures of the paramedics treating casualties in a busy street will recall for some the sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo Metro System in March 1995 that left 12 dead and many more than 5,500 injured. This would appear to be a something quite different, on nothing like the same kind of scale. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Vodafone confirms Verizon Wireless talks to acquire Alltel Jun 5, 2008
However, outgoing chief executive Arun Sarin has repeatedly said that Vodafone is satisfied with Verizon Wireless' performance and it has no plans to sell its stake. Shares of Verizon Communications, which has the 55 percent controlling stake in Verizon Wireless, closed down 1 percent at US$36. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
High-Profile Bosses Warn Of Slump Jun 3, 2008
And earlier this year outgoing boss Arun Sarin revealed telecoms giant Vodafone was bracing itself for a downturn. Bookmark this page. (Sky News)
Time for an new model May 28, 2008
Arun Sarin quits Vodafone, leaving the mobile-phone operator in good shape ... In 2003, when Arun Sarin took over from Sir Christopher Gent at Vodafone, it seemed that the mobile-phone operator was getting something solid and dependable to replace the flash of the previous model ... 6 billion) in the year ending in March 2008 came the surprise announcement that Mr Sarin is leaving. (The Economist)
US stocks head for mixed open ahead of readings on consumer confidence, new home sales May 27, 2008
The world's biggest mobile phone company by sales said Arun Sarin will be replaced by his deputy, Vittorio Colao. . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Survival strategyThe projects to help Microsoft evolve in the technology world May 25, 2008
Raman Sarin says "We've thrown away a lot of the standard windows controls and developed controls that work better with a pen." ... Instead of drop down bars, which Mr Sarin says he hates, there is a radial or marking menu you access by circling your pen ... When it comes to using the search application, Mr Sarin says the pen makes it easier than using the mouse to drag any image, email or web page into your notes. (BBC News -- Technology)
White House denounces story... May 21, 2008
what do you think sarin gas is. i had a friend in the military who had live in his gas mask for days because Saddam used that stuff. (The Drudge Report)
Chairmen warn Brown of a corporate exodus May 5, 2008
The delegation included HSBC chairman Stephen Green, BP chairman Peter Sutherland and the chief executive of Vodafone, Arun Sarin. advertisement. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Rehberg bill would help sickened veterans May 2, 2008
Weapons with chemical and biological agents such as VX and Sarin nerve gases and E. coli were tested on unknowing military personnel. In 2003, the Defense Department had identified 5,842 service members and estimated that about 350 civilians were potentially exposed and said it would stop looking for more, the report said. (Missoulian, MT)
Yales cycling club pedals toward Ivy success May 2, 2008
BY NATASHA SARIN The reemergence of spring weather has given many students reason to bring out the bicycles we use our sets of wheels to make the epic trek up Science Hill, managing to get in a workout on our way to morning classes. For a few Yalies, though, bikes are much more than a means of transportation and leisurely exercise. (Yale Herald, CT)
Excerpt: 'Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?' Apr 17, 2008
Soviet nukes, North Korean nukes, suitcase nukes, nuclear power plants, dirty bombs, shoe bombs, guns, assault rifles, semiautomatic weapons, sarin, anthrax, Ebola, E. coli, Lyme disease, Legionnaires' disease, smallpox, salmonella, dengue fever, Asian flu, bird flu, swine flu, yuppie flu, West Nile virus, the pesticides sprayed on the mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus, breast implants, AIDS, SARS, SIDS, ADD, ADHD, PTSD, TB, Y2K, EMP, WMD, illegal aliens, drunk drivers, road rage, asbestos,... (ABC News)
Survey Finds 98% Of Historians Consider Bush A 'Failure'... Apr 15, 2008
He was not responsible enough to have sarin tipped missiles. Blair and GW did the right thing, though I'd admit that Gen. Eric Shinseki should have been listened too when he said that garrison levels would need to be 400,00 plus. (The Drudge Report)
Ramona, Superfly host Ultimate powers Apr 13, 2008
APRIL 11, 2008 VOL. XLV, NO. 11. It might be a club sport, but the Yale club Ultimate Frisbee teams seem nearly as intense as many of the varsity Bulldog squads. (Yale Herald, CT)
Mobile empireBoss of Vodafone eyes global expansion despite credit crunch Apr 11, 2008
Arun Sarin explains why he is so optimistic about the future of his company. Vodafone boss Arun Sarin looks the picture of health as befits a man who calls California, the UK and India home ... Mr Sarin, the son of a senior officer in the Indian Army, spent the first 20 years of his life in India before moving to the University of California at Berkeley. (BBC News -- Business)
Film was reworked to get backing Apr 9, 2008
85-million, directed by Vic Sarin. What's Cooking. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Going pro, from the Bulldogs to the IceHogs Mar 29, 2008
MARCH 28, 2008 VOL. XLV, NO. 9. COURTESY YALE SPORTS PUBLICITY Brennan Turner, PC 09, will lace up for the Chicago IceHogs in a bid to be a pro. (Yale Herald, CT)
48 comments Mar 24, 2008
King Abdullah of Jordon in April '04 announced to the world that Jordan's Intel had uncovered and foiled a plot of al-Qaeda to use sarin gas and attack Amman. This sarin gas had been removed from Iraq only prior to our invasion ... He did work with al-qaeda, as was evidenced by capture of this Iraqi made sarin gas. (Human Events Online)
Yale women swimmers come up short at Ivies Mar 22, 2008
MARCH 6, 2008 VOL. XLV, NO. 8. COURTESY YALE SPORTS PUBLICITY The Bulldogs, including Laura Strittmatter, MC 09, placed fourth at the Ivy Championship. (Yale Herald, CT)
Click for Full Story Mar 20, 2008
In 1995, in Tokyo, 12 people were killed, more than 5,500 others sickened when packages containing the poisonous gas sarin were leaked on five separate subway trains by Aum Shinrikyo cult members. Ten years ago: President Clinton's lawyer, appearing before a federal court in Little Rock, Arkansas, declared that Paula Jones' evidence of sexual harassment was "garbage" unworthy of a trial. (KWTX.com, TX)
Chinese troops parade handcuffed Tibetan prisoners in trucks Mar 18, 2008
" Zhang Qingli - Communist Party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous RegionLao Shi, Beijing, what I want to say is that "communism is likely to die ".We do not have a good life and education . Many chinese is still hungry and not warm. We need a country like USA of librity and freedom robin, BEIJING, chinawhat if the proviences in parts of Canada who speak no English fight to say goodbye to the center government? and still we all remember the reason why American Civil War broke out !tony,... (Yahoo News -- China)
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure Mar 15, 2008
Also, an estimated 41,000 service members may have been overexposed to pesticides, which were used to control vector-borne disease, and 100,000 personnel may have been exposed to low levels of sarin nerve agent after the demolition of the Khamisiyah munitions depot in Iraq. The symptoms are akin to those suffered by agricultural workers exposed to AChEIs, said the study authors, as well as symptoms suffered by victims of the sarin terrorist attacks in Japan. (MEDLINEplus)
Traffic jam slows down 3G wireless communications Feb 19, 2008
Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Vodafone, the largest mobile operator in Europe, said rising consumer use of broadband Internet would fundamentally change the company, which owns networks in 25 countries. "Five years from now, Vodafone will be a mobile phone company but look more and more like a broadband Internet company," Sarin said in Barcelona. (International Herald Tribune)
Hockey team has tools, but must improve Feb 17, 2008
FEBRUARY 15, 2008 VOL. XLV, NO. 5. KENNETH KATO/YH Forward Sean Backman, ES 10, has 13 goals and seven assists this season. (Yale Herald, CT)
Others who show excellence Feb 14, 2008
major, chemistry (biochemistry track); used computational chemistry to study sarin, a chemical weapon. Henry Swofford, Georgia State University; home, Rex, Ga. (USA Today)
Vodafone rejects EU call for caps on data roaming charges Feb 13, 2008
Arun Sarin, chief executive of Vodafone Group, said regulation was not needed because the industry is very competitive ... Arun Sarin, in remarks at the Mobile World Congress here, called the ultimatum by Viviane Reding, the European Union commissioner who oversees the telecommunications industry "inappropriate." ... "In a competitive industry, I do not think it is appropriate for a regulator to be talking about retail price regulation," Sarin said. (International Herald Tribune)
When to tell the boss you're pregnant Feb 12, 2008
com - Where Atlanta Goes to Work. Keep up with the latest local and national job market news, trends and get advice from our panel of contributors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Pocket battleships v pipes in the air: mobile players vie for $600 ... Feb 11, 2008
At last year's meeting, Vodafone's chief executive, Arun Sarin, warned the mobile phone industry that if it did not get a move on and develop fast internet services, the online corporations, such as Microsoft and Google, would "eat the mobile industry's lunch". Well, this year, they're very much at the table. (Guardian Unlimited)
Fluorescent Proteins Developed For Live Cell Imaging, Biosensor Design Feb 9, 2008
(May 9, 2007) Scientists have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper in Nature Chemical. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Skilled surgeons helped Dr Kumar Feb 8, 2008
It maybe recalled police in Amritsar had busted one Dr Sarin for illegally trading in kidneys in 2003. Several people were arrested but no one has been convicted so far. (Hindustan Times)
* UK to compensate subjects of secret weapons testing Feb 2, 2008
In 2004, an inquest ruled that Royal Air Force mechanic Ronald Maddison, 20, had been unlawfully killed when the nerve agent sarin was dabbed onto his arm during tests at Porton Down in 1953. The government eventually paid 100,000 to his family. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cold War test victims compensated Feb 1, 2008
Offered incentives such as money and extra leave, the servicemen were tested with nerve gases including Sarin and CS gas, believing they were helping find a cure for the common cold. Twigg said the tests were designed to "ensure that the UK had the defensive and deterrent capabilities required to respond to the threat of the use of chemical weapons". (Reuters UK)
Athletes strangled by Ivy sports tradition Jan 23, 2008
JANUARY 18, 2008 VOL. XLV, NO. 1. Not exactly a power conference, the Ivy League barring a few exceptions like Cornell lacrosse hasnt fielded nationally competitive teams in most sports since its inception in 1954. (Yale Herald, CT)
India deserves bigger role:Brown Jan 21, 2008
"No global company can be truly global unless it has operations based in India," the British prime minister told the gathering that included Swraj Paul of UK-based Caparo Group, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, Bharti Group head Sunil Bharti Mittal and Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson. Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said India and China with 40 per cent consumers of the world market would insulate the global economy from slowdown in the west. (India Times)
MoD offers nerve gas triallists payout and apology Jan 17, 2008
"Hundreds of men took part in complex chemical testing held at Porton Down during the 1950s and 1960s.Veterans claim they were duped into taking part in secret cold-war trials on the effects of sarin, which killed 12 people when it was released on the Tokyo underground in 1995 by members of a religious cult.A detailed study by Prof James Bridges later analysed the medical and military records of the men involved. His research took account of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, in a bid... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Porton Down vets offered 3m Jan 17, 2008
In fact, many of the soldiers were given forms of the sarin nerve agent developed by the Nazis in World War II. ... But he was exposed to the lethal nerve agent sarin and died within an hour. (BBC News -- UK)
'You have to learn new skills in business' Dec 15, 2007
London-based telecom company Vodaphones CEO, Arun Sarin, had specially flown in for the occasion. That night, there was also another glow, far more powerful than the one created by the lamps. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
IBM wins 5-year contract to manage IT operations at Vodafone's Indian joint venture Dec 10, 2007
Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin told an investors' meeting in London Monday that the company aims to increase its market share in India from 17 percent to between 20 percent and 25 percent over the next few years. "This agreement further demonstrates our continued focus on scalability and cost control, key criteria for success in the Indian mobile market," said Asim Ghosh, managing director of Vodafone Essar. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Elis hopeful despite loss to U.S. national team Dec 9, 2007
DECEMBER 7, 2007 VOL. XLIV, NO. 13. COURTESY YALE SPORTS PUBLICITY Billy Blase, ES 10, has filled in admirably. (Yale Herald, CT)
Professional blood donors may soon be jailed Nov 28, 2007
Speaking to TOI, Manmohan Lal Sarin, legal advisor to the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, said this was a genuine lacuna in the law ... "Those involved in paid donation pose as relatives of the patient. Such people are threatened when caught or beaten up. But they can't be put in jail. According to the new Act coming up, such commercial donors will face a three-month jail term and a Rs 3,000 fine. The licences of blood banks will also be cancelled if found guilty,"... (Times of India)
Vodafone posts profit of £3.29 billion Nov 14, 2007
Under its chief executive, Arun Sarin, Vodafone also is cutting costs and getting more revenue from Web use by customers in Europe, where most people already have a mobile phone. "This totally vindicates Sarin's strategy," said Adam Steiner, head of research in London at SVG Capital, whose biggest holding is Vodafone ... Sarin said that the company had "a couple of opportunities" for acquisitions in Asia, Africa and Central and Eastern Europe. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Japan turns spotlight on foreigners, accused of bias Nov 14, 2007
The only terrorist spectaculars in Japanese history have come from homegrown groups Japanese Red Army radical Leftists in the 1970s and 80s, and the Aum Shinrikyo religious fringe, which carried out the sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway in 1995. But officials say Tokyos support for the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan makes Japan a target, and taking so-called bio-metric data such as fingerprints and digital facial photos is the only way to nab terrorists traveling on fake... (News on Japan, Japan)
Blood Pressure Drug May Curb Brain Damage From Alzheimer's, Depression And Schizophrenia Nov 8, 2007
1, 2007) An enzyme found naturally in the blood could help protect soldiers against the effects of the deadly nerve agent sarin. The US military is funding a three-year study to evaluate the effectiveness of. (Science Daily)
Al-Qaida 'recruiting teenagers in UK' Nov 6, 2007
In a raid they discovered a copy of the US government's Improvised Explosive Devices manual, execution videos and instructions how to make the nerve gas sarin. An Old Bailey jury was told he was "ready, willing and able" to supply the bomb manual to extremists. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hockey teams enter year with different expectations Nov 4, 2007
BY NATASHA SARIN AND TREY CHANDLER. COURTESY YALE SPORTS PUBLICITY Robert Page, CC '08, will be expected to lead Yale's defensive ranks this season. (Yale Herald, CT)
World War I Chemical Agent Found At Rocky Arsenal Nov 2, 2007
Crews discovered a sarin-filled bomb inside the walls of a plant that apparently had rolled off a conveyor belt during manufacturing and wedged itself there ... 3 pounds of sarin, which kills humans the same way pesticides kill bugs ... Crews found at least 10 such spheres, some containing sarin, during clean up between 1999 and 2001 that were destroyed with explosives and chemicals. (CBS 4, CO)
Guide to Glory Oct 27, 2007
BY ANDREW KAUFMAN, NATASHA SARIN, AND DENNIS HOWE. Womens Volleyball. (Yale Herald, CT)
