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A new research has said that dependence on Internet and gambling habit are not linked in any way.

N. A. Dowling, PhD, from the University of Melbourne, and M. Brown from Monash University, both in Australia, discovered that both behaviors, although addictive, are not linked but share psychological matters like depressive disorder, tension, anxiety and loneliness.

A new research has said that dependence on Internet and gambling habit are not linked in any way.

N. A. Dowling, PhD, from the University of Melbourne, and M. Brown from Monash University, both in Australia, discovered that both behaviors, although addictive, are not linked but share psychological matters like depressive disorder, tension, anxiety and loneliness.

Wipro has bagged the 2010 Microsoft country partner of the year award for delivering best customer solutions built upon on Microsoft technology.

The IT bellwether made this declaration on Monday.

In a statement, Anand Sankaran, Wirpo vice-president said, "We have been on the forefront of consulting, architecting and implementing innovative solutions on the Microsoft platform, with a high business impact on our customers."

The successors in different sections were selected from a pool of 3,000 entrants all over the world.

As Wall Street equities were virtually flat and the dollar index rose 0.45 percent, Grain futures were lower on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday.

Corn was off 6 3/4 to off 7 3/4, soybeans were off 1/2 to off 6 1/2, wheat was off 2 3/4 to off 6 3/4 and oats were off 1/2 to off 2 1/2.

With the favorable Midwest weather, dry and mild, weighing on trades, Corn prices fell slightly.

Wheat futures closed lower with a major Egyptian trader saying Russian wheat prices continue to outflank U. S. and French markets.

After concern over a storm in the Gulf of Mexico abated, Crude oil prices settled back on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Crude oil prices had jumped 3.1 percent on Friday on fears the storm could disrupt supplies.

It has been reported that after hitting a peak of $79 per barrel, however, concerns and prices eased and the price for August delivery crude finished at $78.10 on Monday.

From a prior settlement to $2.093 per gallon, heating oil prices lost 0.0192 cents.

He is worried about the health effects of the Gulf of Mexico tar balls and oil dispersants, a Rhode Island biomedical scientist has said.

The saturated hydrocarbons found in crude oil, methane, hexane and octane, evaporate quickly once in the ocean when exposed to sunlight and heat because of their low boiling points, said Bongsup Cho, a professor at the University of Rhode Island.