Nithari killings: Fourth death sentence for Surinder Koli


GHAZIABAD - Surendra Koli, the sole accused in the abduction, rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in the Nithari serial killings, was Wednesday sentenced to death by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here. It was the fourth death sentence for Koli in the serial killings that came to light in ... Read : Nithari killings: Fourth death sentence for Surinder Koli.

Former sex worker wins literary prize in Thailand


BANGKOK - A former sex worker has won first prize in a Thai literary contest for her book about her life in Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan, media reports said Wednesday. Thanadda Sawangduean, 42, won the women writers’ Chommanard Book Prize for her recently published autobiography “I am Eri: My Experience Overseas”, an account of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Former sex worker wins literary prize in Thailand.

Sibal assures level-playing field for all telecos


NEW DELHI - The government will ensure a level-playing field for all telecom operators, irrespective of the technology platform they operate from, as the overriding objective was to maintain growth, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday. “I was very happy the three captains of the telecom sector that I met were extremely constructive about their ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sibal assures level-playing field for all telecos.

Brits Waste GBP1.5 Billion by not Driving a Hard Bargain on Car and Home Insurance


Virgin Money Launches new Home and Car Insurance Deal With Capita Group LONDON, December 21, 2010 - Car and home insurance (uk.virginmoney.com/virgin/home-insurance/) customers are willing to swallow over GBP1.5 billion a year in premium increases before they shop around for a better deal, new research from Virgin Money shows. The average insurance customer will accept .... Original article on Gaea Times at  : Brits Waste GBP1.5 Billion by not Driving a Hard Bargain on Car and Home Insurance.

British commandos on alert amid Mumbai-like attack fears


LONDON - Helicopters have been readied to fly crack British special forces commandos at a moment’s notice to tackle any Christmas terror strike as “the government is taking the threat of a ‘Mumbai’ on a busy British shopping street extremely seriously”. Chinooks and Pumas were set to fly out of the elite SAS unit’s Hereford .... Source article  : British commandos on alert amid Mumbai-like attack fears.

Srinivasa Ramanujan's 91st Birthday Observed In Chennai


CHENNAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- It is the 91st birth anniversary of one of the most renowned mathematician of the nation, Srinivasa Ramanujan as the whole nation thrives itself to pay homage to the genius. Professor R Sivaraman, founder of Pie Mathematics Association, is all set to deliver a lecture to his students regarding the great man, ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Srinivasa Ramanujan’s 91st Birthday Observed In Chennai.

Kristi Gibson Engaged To Bret Michaels!


LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Noted musician and reality TV star Bret Michaels has finally proposed to his long time model girlfriend Kristi Gibson, putting an end to the speculation whether the lovers would formalize their relation ever in their life. The Poison front man who had hit the headlines earlier this year after he was .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Kristi Gibson Engaged To Bret Michaels!.

Adjust Brightness and Color of your LED Ceiling Lights with new LED Controller from Sharp


Sharp has introduced a new LR56001 LED controller that will enable you to control the brightness of your LED lights in your LED ceiling lighting system. Not only it gives you the possibility to control the brightness, but also allows you to change the colors with different color options. Three color types of LED will .... Source  : Adjust Brightness and Color of your LED Ceiling Lights with new LED Controller from Sharp.

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Smoking may worsen cancer patients' pain


WASHINGTON - Cancer patients who continue to smoke despite their diagnosis experience greater pain than nonsmokers, according to a new study. Researchers at Texas A and M University found that for a wide range of cancer types and for cancers in stages I to IV, smoking was associated with increased pain severity and the extent .... Original article  : Smoking may worsen cancer patients’ pain.

Merck Serono and Philochem Enter Into Research Agreement in Fertility


GENEVA, December 21, 2010 - Merck Serono, the pharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced a strategic agreement with Philochem AG, Switzerland, the research unit of Philogen S.p.A., Italy. Under the terms of the agreement, Philochem will supply specific monoclonal antibodies to Merck Serono, to be used in the search for molecular biomarkers of oocyte and embryo ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Merck Serono and Philochem Enter Into Research Agreement in Fertility.

Rajasthan High Court rejects five percent quota plea for Gujjars


NEW DELHI - The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking five per cent reservation in government job for the Gujjar community. The High Court directed the government to collect and provide data on the educational and economic background of the Gujjar community in a year. Today’s ruling will mean that the Gujjars will .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Rajasthan High Court rejects five percent quota plea for Gujjars.

Bihar seeks security at all booths for panchayat polls


PATNA - Encouraged by last month’s peaceful assembly elections in Bihar, authorities have decided to deploy security forces at every polling booth for the eight-phase panchayat polls to be held in April-May, an official said Wednesday. A senior official of the state Election Commission told IANS that the commission has asked for 400 companies of .... Source  : Bihar seeks security at all booths for panchayat polls.

Finnish Innovation Outperformed Adobe and Google


Independent Surveys: CEM4Mobile the Best Mobile Analytics Product ESPOO, Finland, December 22, 2010 - Finnish innovation, CEM4Mobile by QAim Oy, which measures and analyses mobile user experience, has been victorious in two recent international studies. It left behind Google Analytics, Adobe's Ominiture and London stock exchange listed Bango. The studies compared how well the different analytics products apply to ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Finnish Innovation Outperformed Adobe and Google.

Americans mull whether to buy real or fake Christmas tree


WASHINGTON - Over 40 million Christmas trees are expected to be sold in the US this season but Americans are divided over whether to buy a fake or a real tree. With some 13 million artificial trees and 30 million real ones are expected to be sold in the US this year, a lot is .... Original article on Gaea Times at  : Americans mull whether to buy real or fake Christmas tree.

LittleGossip.com allows you to make obscene comments


LONDON - A new website that encourages schoolkids to write anonymous and obscene comments about their peers has exploded in popularity among pupils in the past month. Perhaps surprisingly, they are the pupils from some of the most prestigious institutions like Eton, St Paul’s, Harrow and others here that appear to be the most enthusiastic .... Source article  : LittleGossip.com allows you to make obscene comments.

UK puts its SAS choppers on terror alert


LONDON - The British Government and top army commanders have decided to put the country’s crack SAS helicopters on a state of high alert to crush any Christmas terror attack. Chinooks and Pumas were moved to the elite unit’s Hereford headquarters when fears of a Mumbai-style attack in the UK first emerged, The Sun reports.rmy ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : UK puts its SAS choppers on terror alert.

Ryan Leaf Autobiography Coming Soon


SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Former Washington State and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf plans to write an autobiography soon. This is the latest venture that the controversial ex footballer has planned to take up. What is more interesting to this news is that Ryan Leaf will not be penning his life story in one single book. Instead ... Read more »»».

Baby boy makes medical history as UK's first "saviour sibling"


LONDON - A baby boy in Britain has become the first “saviour sibling” to be created in the UK after doctors cultivated embryos that could provide stem cells to treat a life-threatening disease his sister has been suffering since birth. Max Matthews, who is just 17-months-old, gave his elder sister Megan, 9, the ultimate Christmas present .... Source article  : Baby boy makes medical history as UK’s first “saviour sibling”.

New Research Offers Rare Insight Into Marketers' Emailing Activity in the Lead up to Christmas


LONDON, December 21, 2010 - New research by Pure360 reveals that email marketers are logging on at weekends in order to ensure they are getting the most out of the festive season. The research analysed the login behaviour of over 2,000 email marketers in the weeks leading up to Christmas this year and also .... Read the original article  : here.

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