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JORDAN: Mere suspicion of an illicit affair often leads to "honour killings" - study (AlertNet)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:27:26 GMT
Source: IRIN A quarter of all women killed in Jordan for having an illicit relationship die merely because they were suspected of involvement in such a relationship, while only 15 per cent are killed after adultery is proven, a study by UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has revealed.

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Jordan's Furniture Named Technology User Of The Year By Mass Technology Leadership Council (SYS-CON Media)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:57:13 GMT
Cognos announced that Jordan?s Furniture has won the Technology User of the Year award given by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. These awards recognize the best and brightest technology innovators and leaders. Awards are also bestowed upon companies that either develop or implement innovative technology solutions. The recognition highlights recent and significant contributions to ...

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Jordan's king swears in new government (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:36:45 GMT
Jordan's pro-U.S. King Abdullah swore in on Sunday a reform-minded government charged with speeding up modernization of the kingdom.

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T.J. Jordan leads Old Dominion past Purdue (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:08:51 GMT
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands #8212; T.J. Jordan scored 17 points to lead Old Dominion to a 66-53 victory over No. 22 Purdue on Sunday in the Paradise Jam.

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Jordan to honor Hal Hale (Deseret Morning News)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:53:59 GMT
Jordan High School will be honoring one of the state's best in Hal Hale this December.

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T.J. Jordan leads Old Dominion past No. 22 Purdue, 66-53 (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:18:33 GMT
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - T.J. Jordan scored 17 points to lead Old Dominion to a 66-53 victory over No. 22 Purdue on Sunday in the Paradise Jam.

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Jordan Lee Pearce of Spain Park High School SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (Birmingham News)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:42:24 GMT
Academic highlights: Jordan has a 4.15 grade-point average. She has received the Student of the Month Award, the Crossed Swords Award and honored summa cum laude. Jordan is a member of the concert choir, Spain Park Show Choir, Environmental Club and FCA.

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Jordan's king swears in new cabinet of 28 technocrats, including a record 4 women (International Herald Tribune)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:57:29 GMT
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday swore in a new cabinet of technocrats that included a record four women ministers.

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Standard Chartered's CEO: Jordan is a financial safe haven in ME (MENAFN)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:02:40 GMT
Standard Chartered's CEO: Jordan is a financial safe haven in ME

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ASTF organises 5th ‘Investing in Technology Forum’ in Jordan (CPILive.net)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:23:36 GMT
Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) has announced that it is organizing the 5th Investing in Technology Forum, which will be held in Amman, Jordan on December 12-13, 2007, under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein.