Friday, February 19, 2010
Powerful winds from Cyclone Rene damage buildings, phone links in Tonga
Cyclone Rene batters Tonga, cutting phone links
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga - Cyclone Rene battered Tonga with powerful winds Monday, cutting phone links, ripping off roofs and downing power lines in the South Pacific island nation. All telephone links with the outside world went down as the storm pounded the capital, Nuku’alofa, on the main island of Tongatapu in .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Powerful winds from Cyclone Rene damage buildings, phone links in Tonga.
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga - Cyclone Rene battered Tonga with powerful winds Monday, cutting phone links, ripping off roofs and downing power lines in the South Pacific island nation. All telephone links with the outside world went down as the storm pounded the capital, Nuku’alofa, on the main island of Tongatapu in .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Powerful winds from Cyclone Rene damage buildings, phone links in Tonga.
Tata Motors global sales up by 93 percent in January
KOLKATA - Auto major Tata Motors group global sales, comprising Tata, Tata Daewoo and Hispano Carrocera range of commercial vehicles, grew by 93 percent to 85,714 in January this year, a company statement said here Monday.
It also included Tata passenger vehicles along with distributed brands in India, and Jaguar and Land Rover. Sales of all ... Read more : Tata Motors global sales up by 93 percent in January.
It also included Tata passenger vehicles along with distributed brands in India, and Jaguar and Land Rover. Sales of all ... Read more : Tata Motors global sales up by 93 percent in January.
Bomb or no bomb, foreigners will stay in Pune
PUNE - H. Nicolas, the Canadian creative director for a gaming company, had planned to have dinner at the German Bakery the day it was bombed to rubble claiming nine lives. The 36-year-old may be shaken but says he has no intention of quitting Pune - or India.
“It was unsettling when we heard the .... Source article : Bomb or no bomb, foreigners will stay in Pune.
“It was unsettling when we heard the .... Source article : Bomb or no bomb, foreigners will stay in Pune.
Global meet to discuss digitising libraries
NEW DELHI - Experts from the field of information communication technology and education will gather here for a four-day conference starting Feb 23 to discuss how to digitise the world’s print based libraries.
The International Conference on Digital Libraries will be held at the India Habitat Centre and is being organised by the Indira Gandhi .... Read the original article : Global meet to discuss digitising libraries.
The International Conference on Digital Libraries will be held at the India Habitat Centre and is being organised by the Indira Gandhi .... Read the original article : Global meet to discuss digitising libraries.
Baby Wants To Buy Shares In Miami Dolphins
Hip-hop mogul BRYAN ‘BABY’ WILLIAMS is seeking to join JENNIFER LOPEZ, MARC ANTHONY and FERGIE and become a shareholder in the Miami Dolphins American football team. The Cash Money Records co-founder is a savvy businessman who recently set up his own oil and gas company, Bronald Oil & Gas, with his brother Ronald ‘Slim’ ... Read more : Baby Wants To Buy Shares In Miami Dolphins.
Hip-hop mogul BRYAN ‘BABY’ WILLIAMS is seeking to join JENNIFER LOPEZ, MARC ANTHONY and FERGIE and become a shareholder in the Miami Dolphins American football team. The Cash Money Records co-founder is a savvy businessman who recently set up his own oil and gas company, Bronald Oil & Gas, with his brother Ronald ‘Slim’ ... Read more : Baby Wants To Buy Shares In Miami Dolphins.
Apples To Apples Online Game Review
Apples To Apples is a fun game to be played between four to ten players. It’s a hilarious game for teenagers and people around 20s something. Since, the game is very easy to play, many families has expressed their interest on this game. Description
Apples To Apples is a fun game to be played between four to ten players. It’s a hilarious game for teenagers and people around 20s something. Since, the game is very easy to play, many families has expressed their interest on this game. Description
Spain willing to take in 5 prisoners from Guantanamo, up from 2 as originally announced
Spain to take 5 from Guantanamo
MADRID - Spain’s foreign minister says the country is prepared to take in five inmates from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, rather than two as it had announced weeks ago.
Miguel Angel Moratinos made the announcement Monday at a breakfast with journalists. He declined to give the nationalities of the five, ... Read : Spain willing to take in 5 prisoners from Guantanamo, up from 2 as originally announced.
Miguel Angel Moratinos made the announcement Monday at a breakfast with journalists. He declined to give the nationalities of the five, ... Read : Spain willing to take in 5 prisoners from Guantanamo, up from 2 as originally announced.
Severe sleep apnea reduces nightmare recall frequency
WASHINGTON - Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep apnea, indicating that OSA suppresses the cognitive experience of nightmare recall, say researchers. The study has been published in the Feb. 15 .... Source : Severe sleep apnea reduces nightmare recall frequency.
WASHINGTON - Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep apnea, indicating that OSA suppresses the cognitive experience of nightmare recall, say researchers. The study has been published in the Feb. 15 .... Source : Severe sleep apnea reduces nightmare recall frequency.
Sukhna scam: High Court dismisses Lt Gen Rath's petition
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court on Monday offered no relief to Lieutenant General P K Rath, who had challenged the initiation of court of inquiry against him in the Sukhna land scam on grants of jurisdiction.
A two-judge division bench headed by .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Sukhna scam: High Court dismisses Lt Gen Rath’s petition.
A two-judge division bench headed by .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Sukhna scam: High Court dismisses Lt Gen Rath’s petition.
Police officer's badge stops bullet during exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas
Nevada police officer saved from bullet by badge
LAS VEGAS - A police officer’s badge may have saved his life when it stopped a bullet during an exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas. Police say the 31-year-old officer was patrolling just before 10 p.m. Saturday when he heard shots being fired in an apartment complex. While investigating, ... Read : Police officer’s badge stops bullet during exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - A police officer’s badge may have saved his life when it stopped a bullet during an exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas. Police say the 31-year-old officer was patrolling just before 10 p.m. Saturday when he heard shots being fired in an apartment complex. While investigating, ... Read : Police officer’s badge stops bullet during exchange of gunfire in North Las Vegas.
Meghalaya man travels 4,000 kilometres for his pet's cure
CHENNAI - In an inspirational expression of love for his pet, a pet owner from Meghalaya has travelled to a Tamil Nadu Veterinary hospital, driving all the way in his private car to provide quality treatment to his ailing dog.
He covered about 4,000 kilometres to ensure special care to the ailing dog. Sanjay Sharma’s 16-month-old American ... Read more »»».
He covered about 4,000 kilometres to ensure special care to the ailing dog. Sanjay Sharma’s 16-month-old American ... Read more »»».
John Kerry in Delhi, meets PM
NEW DELHI - US Senator John Kerry, on a short visit to Delhi, met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday afternoon. Kerry, chairman of the US senate foreign relations committee, had a 20-minute meeting with Manmohan Singh at 1.45 p.m. They discussed bilateral relations as well as the wider theatre of South Asia, especially .... Original article : John Kerry in Delhi, meets PM.
NEW DELHI - US Senator John Kerry, on a short visit to Delhi, met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday afternoon. Kerry, chairman of the US senate foreign relations committee, had a 20-minute meeting with Manmohan Singh at 1.45 p.m. They discussed bilateral relations as well as the wider theatre of South Asia, especially .... Original article : John Kerry in Delhi, meets PM.
Elsevier's Leadership in eProducts Demonstrated at the 2009 PROSE Awards
Company Wins Four Awards and six Honorable Mentions in eProduct Category and Books in Social Sciences, Economics and Mathematics
AMSTERDAM, February 15, 2010 - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that it has won four major awards and six honorable mentions from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division [...]
AMSTERDAM, February 15, 2010 - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that it has won four major awards and six honorable mentions from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division [...]
Hard-line to harder-line? Hamas faces a challenge from al-Qaida-inspired militants
Muslim firebrands challenge Hamas rule in Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - They preach global jihad, or holy war, adhere to an ultraconservative form of Islam and are becoming a headache even for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza. Jihadi Salafis, as they are known, have organized into small, shadowy armed groups that have clashed with .... Source : Gaea News Network.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - They preach global jihad, or holy war, adhere to an ultraconservative form of Islam and are becoming a headache even for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza. Jihadi Salafis, as they are known, have organized into small, shadowy armed groups that have clashed with .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Scientists revamp genetic coding
LONDON - Scientists at the University of Cambridge have created a new way of using the genetic code, allowing proteins to be made with properties that have never been seen in the natural world.
According to Jason Chin and his colleagues from the university, the ... Read more : Scientists revamp genetic coding.
According to Jason Chin and his colleagues from the university, the ... Read more : Scientists revamp genetic coding.
Jamie McMurray Wins NASCAR Race
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (GaeaTimes.com)- Jamie McMurray, who won the season opening race of the NASCAR, broke down weeping twice after the win, once at the Victory Lane itself, and then before the press who had assembled to take the interview of one of the greatest comeback drivers in the history of the race. In .... Source : Gaea News Network.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (GaeaTimes.com)- Jamie McMurray, who won the season opening race of the NASCAR, broke down weeping twice after the win, once at the Victory Lane itself, and then before the press who had assembled to take the interview of one of the greatest comeback drivers in the history of the race. In .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Report: Black Harvard professor arrested outside his home says he donated handcuffs to museum
Report: Black Harvard professor donated handcuffs
NEW YORK - Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he he’s donated the handcuffs used on him during his arrest last year outside his home to the Smithsonian Institution’s black history museum. Gates says in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine that he donated the handcuffs to the .... Original article : Report: Black Harvard professor arrested outside his home says he donated handcuffs to museum.
NEW YORK - Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he he’s donated the handcuffs used on him during his arrest last year outside his home to the Smithsonian Institution’s black history museum. Gates says in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine that he donated the handcuffs to the .... Original article : Report: Black Harvard professor arrested outside his home says he donated handcuffs to museum.