Is the acquisition of a degree enough or do students need to gain more skills that are sought after by employers?  By Marlene Philippou  Tertiary education studies are considered indispensable and directly related to a successful career and good employment prospects. Parents and children dedicate a considerable amount of time (in both preparing
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The Sdbot and Gaobot families are responsible for most botnets worldwide. These two families were responsible for 80% of detections The Sdbot and Gaobot families are responsible for most botnets worldwide. These two families were responsible for 80% of detections related to bots during the first quarter of 2007. Other culprits, although on a much
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Motorola, Inc. has renewed its call for U.S. schools to earn extra money and help the environment by collecting used mobile phones for reuse and recycling through the company’s Race to Recycle program. Race to Recycle enables accredited K-12 schools to earn extra cash for books, desks, computers, gym equipment, extracurricular activities and more while
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Ericsson improved the energy efficiency of its 3G radio base stations by 35% during 2006 – one of the facts stated in Ericsson’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report titled Driving Change and Building Trust. The report details Ericsson’s environmental, economic and social commitment and performance during 2006. Ericsson’s focus on tackling environmental problems, particularly climate change,
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The Cypriot government demanded the immediate release of its Euro MP Marios Matsakis, who was arrested Thursday afternoon by the British Sovereign Bases Police in Cyprus.Matsakis and members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament, were on their way to visit the Akrotiri British Base where gigantic
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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza has discussed the Cyprus issue with the representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rasit Pertev.Speaking to CNA, a US official said Pertev and Bryza met yesterday “to review Turkish Cypriot commitment to the UN-brokered July 8 principles and to share thoughts on how to energetically pursue a
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Andreas Kritiotis, the Managing Director of Eurolife, the life insurance arm of Bank of Cyprus Group has tendered in his resignation in a surprise move, which caught the Bank and employees at Cyprus’ largest life insurance company by surprise. Kritiotis is reported to have told Eurolife staff that his resignation is final without stating the
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Residential house price inflation in Cyprus has accelerated, rising by 9.9% compared with the year earlier in March, having risen by 9.4% in February according to the BuySell Home Price Index prepared by MFC S. Platis. This marks the sixth consecutive month of a rise in year-on-year prices. If it continues at this pace, house
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The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined the state-owned telecom CyTA the amount of CYP 22.000 for abuse of its dominant position in denying competitors access to its automated SMS centre. The CPC’s investigation was made following a complaint made by Golden Telemedia against CyTA. The competition watchdog said that, given CyTA’s
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International Factoring volume up 12%  Fresh statistics indicate that the total volume for factoring increased in 2006 by almost 12%. The world total stands now at EUR1.13 trillion, while factoring volume in Cyprus among the three bank owned firms amounted to EUR 2.43 bln, of which EUR 2.38 bln were domestic factoring turnover and
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