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An Access Economics report is talking up the international competitiveness of Tasmania’s call centre industry.
The report found that the cost of running a call centre in regional Tasmania compares favourably with larger offshore rivals in countries where labour is cheaper.
Access Director, Ian Harper, says businesses looking at going offshore need to consider the hidden costs [...]

Melbourne, September 14 (ANI): A senior member of the Liberal Party of Australia is drawing plans to protect kids from pornography, saying parents who expose their children to explicit material should face criminal charges.

Scott Morrison is pushing for changes to the law Down [...]

London, September 7 (ANI): A new survey of public attitudes to deceitful behaviour has shown that men and women’s views of what is dishonest vary greatly.

Released at the British Science Festival at Surrey University, Guildford, the study conducted by two academic criminologists has shown that women are more likely than men to categorise some behaviour [...]

Lahore, Sep 1 (ANI): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Bajaur Agency chief Maulvi Faqir has said that Al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban had no role in the appointment of new Pakistan Taliban chief.

He said the Tehreek-e-Taliban council had independently chosen and appointed Hakimullah Mehsud as Baitullah’s successor.

Faqir [...]

Lahore, Aug. 31 (ANI): During the recent ‘explosive’ meeting between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US special envoy Richard Holbrooke, Karzai is reported to have whipped off his distinctive karakuli cap and slammed it onto the dinner table.

“For an Afghan man to do that, it’s a big gesture,” a local businessman was quoted. “It’s like [...]

Dubai, July 2 (ANI): Following victory over Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2009 at Lord’s last month, Pakistan aims to carry that momentum into the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting at Galle on Saturday [...]

London, Apr 28 (ANI): In times of war and crisis, people tend to choose masculine-looking leaders to lead them, a new study has found.

While in peaceful times, they prefer feminine-looking politicians, the study showed.

Brian Spisak and Mark Van Vugt [...]

Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): The general public’s ability to correctly identify wanted fugitives is as low as 7 percent, according to a new study.

Researchers from University of Arkansas conducted a series of field experiments designed to test prospective person memory. When people look at a photo of a wanted person or a missing child in [...]

New York, April 16 (ANI): The next time you go to buy a United Airlines ticket make sure you’re not overweight, for having an extra-wide body could cost you two seats, that’s the new policy of the third-largest U.S. carrier.

Flight attendants will search for passengers who can’t buckle the seat belts or put their armrests [...]

London, Feb 13 (ANI): British toy train makers have launched rather “steamy” models of trains, which show a couple making love by the tracks.

And the male figure can even be seen gyrating on the woman who is lying on a red blanket in one of the trackside scenarios.

German train manufacturer Viessmann has used microprocessor technology [...]

London, Feb 13 (ANI): British toy train makers have launched rather “steamy” models of trains, which show a couple making love by the tracks.

And the male figure can even be seen gyrating on the woman who is lying on a red blanket in one of the trackside scenarios.

German train manufacturer Viessmann has used microprocessor technology [...]

London, Feb 13 (ANI): British toy train makers have launched rather “steamy” models of trains, which show a couple making love by the tracks.

And the male figure can even be seen gyrating on the woman who is lying on a red blanket in one of the trackside scenarios.

German train manufacturer Viessmann has used microprocessor technology [...]

Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): Working on virtual case studies via the Internet can help landscaping and horticulture students to learn skills necessary to solve complex landscape management decisions, which are crucial to their career success, say researchers.

With the advent of technology, tools are now available to present students with [...]