Texas man with IRS grudge flies plane into office in suicide attack; wife plans to speak out
Texas man angry with IRS crashes plane into office
AUSTIN, Texas - A software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas office building containing nearly 200 Internal Revenue Service employees, killing himself and at least one worker, apparently left behind an irate anti-government manifesto but offered little other hint of his intentions before .... Source : Texas man with IRS grudge flies plane into office in suicide attack; wife plans to speak out.
Sullied by a sex scandal, Tiger Woods to make first public comments
Tiger Woods starts comeback with a speech
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Out of sight for almost three months, Tiger Woods will be back for a day.
After that - who knows.
Golf’s biggest star is to make his first public appearance Friday since he ran his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree outside his .... Source : Sullied by a sex scandal, Tiger Woods to make first public comments.
Kay Bommer Elected as Chairman of the Global Investor Relations Network GIRN
SYDNEY and HAMBURG, February 19, 2010 - At yesterday's member meeting, the national IR associations that form the
Global Investor Relations Network (GIRN) voted in the Managing Director of
the German IR association (DIRK), Kay Bommer, as its new Chair. He follows in
the footsteps of Ian Matheson, CEO of the Australasian Investor Relations
Association (AIRA), who had [...]
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Chhattisgarh Maoists on 'bloodbath' mission in Bihar, Bengal
RAIPUR - An estimated 650 Maoist guerrillas have crossed over from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests to West Bengal and Bihar to carry out deadly attacks, intelligence sources said Friday.
The rebels belong to the Maoist People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the sources said.
The PLGA ... Read more »»».
Researchers predict 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes
LONDON - Obesity among adults is continuing to rise, implying worrisome increases in conditions like heart disease and cancer by 2020 and 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes by 2050, says a new study.
Led by Klim McPherson, Oxford University professor, researchers conducted the analysis by preparing forecasts up to 2020 for overweight and obesity ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Researchers predict 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes.
Canada to open office in India for degree recognition
TORONTO - To help new immigrants get their credentials recognized in their country of origin before landing here, Canada Thursday announced opening of new offices in India, China, the Philippines and Britain.
More that 250,000 new immigrants come to Canada each year from around the world, including over 30,000 from India.
As their foreign degrees and ... Read more : Canada to open office in India for degree recognition.
Posh comes to defence of skinny models
LONDON - Former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham has come to the defence of skinny models.
Posh, 35, backed the right of fashion designers to use size zero catwalk girls, and said that people should not discriminate.
“Most of these girls are naturally thin,” the Daily Star quoted her as saying.
“I ... Read more >>>.
Casanova's memoirs bought for 6m pounds by Bibliothhque Nationale de France
LONDON - The memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, who is known as the world’s greatest lover, is said to have been bought by the Bibliothhque Nationale de France for 6 million pounds.
Casanova’s ‘Histoire de ma vie’ (Story of My Life), one of the literary treasures of the .... Read the original article : here.
One in four fed up women wish they were men
LONDON - Fed up with the pain of pregnancy and pre-menstrual tension, one in four women wishes she was a man, a new UK study has found.
Fifteen per cent said that while battling mood swings they wanted to be male. A further nine per cent said they think men have it easier physically, reports The .... Original source : One in four fed up women wish they were men.
Police action: Andhra Congress divided over court order
HYDERABAD - Legislators of the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh stand divided over the state high court order on police action against students of Osmania University protesting for a separate Telangana state.
A day after two legislators from the Andhra region took exception to the court reprimanding the government and police and making certain observations ... Read more »».
AllClear Travel Welcomes the ban on age Discrimination for Travellers
ROMFORD, England, February 18, 2010 - AllClear Travel, the specialist travel insurance provider for people with
medical conditions, has welcomed the Equality Office's policy Statement about
the Equality Bill, which will ban age discrimination within the financial
services from 2012.
AllClear's experience has shown one of the biggest problems for older
people, especially if they [...]
Atlanta Zebra Brings Town To Standstill
ATLANTA (GaeaTimes.com)- A circus Zebra brought the highway of Atlanta to a stand still on Thursday afternoon. The zebra belongs to the Ringling Brothers and also Barnum & Bailey Circus which has come to the town for a week. According to the spokesperson of the circus, the zebra who is named Lima was exercising ... Read more »».
Group of wayward dolphins spotted in icy NJ river; rescuers can't help until in 'distress'
Group of wayward dolphins spotted in icy NJ river
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A group of wayward dolphins has been spotted in a northern New Jersey river.
About 8 to 15 dolphins were first reported in the chilly Hackensack River on Wednesday. They’ve been swimming near the towns of Hackensack, Teaneck and Bogota (ba-GOH’-tah).
Bill Sheehan of the Hackensack .... Source : Group of wayward dolphins spotted in icy NJ river; rescuers can’t help until in ‘distress’.
Sri Lanka's opposition coalition splits ahead of parliamentary elections
Sri Lanka’s opposition coalition splits
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate was detained on allegations of sedition, further strengthening President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of April 8 parliamentary polls.
Opposition official Vijitha Herath said the coalition of four main parties and several smaller groups broke up ... Read : Sri Lanka’s opposition coalition splits ahead of parliamentary elections.
Gonzalez scores 31 points, Preadom adds 17 as Houston Baptist outlasts NJIT 62-58
Houston Baptist beats NJIT 62-58
NEWARK, N.J. - Andrew Gonzalez scored 31 points and Wendell Preadom added 17 to lead Houston Baptist to a 62-58 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Thursday night.
Gonzalez went 14-for-16 from the foul line for the Huskies, who finished 21-for-23 from the stripe (91.3 percent). NJIT was just 8-for-17 .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Diatoms key to evolution of whales
SYDNEY - A new study by scientists has determined that a type of algae called diatoms have been key to the evolution of the diversity of whales.
According to a report by ABC Science, the research was carried out by Felix Marx .... Original source : Diatoms key to evolution of whales.
The Enquiries for the Recruitment of Cloud Computing Expert Jumps by 210%
 Resource On Demand, a Cloud recruitment firm recently reported that they witnessed 210% jump in 2010 for the recruitment enquiries for individuals in the area of Cloud Computing and SaaS. The requirement went up to 10 from 3 per week lately. It suggests that many big organization are relying on Cloud Computing now a days and that generates demand .... Original article : The Enquiries for the Recruitment of Cloud Computing Expert Jumps by 210%.
Former Pak captain Younis Khan thrashes a spectator
KARACHI - Pakistan’s former skipper Younis Khan has beaten up a fan during a club Champion League match here on Thursday.
Younis was leading Malir Jimkhana in the match, when some spectators ran onto the ground and tackled ... Read more »»».
United Airlines flight carrying 199 people diverted to Salt Lake airport after bomb threat
Flight diverted to Salt Lake after bomb threat
SALT LAKE CITY - An airliner that was diverted mid-flight because of a bomb threat was being scoured by investigators at Salt Lake City International Airport on Thursday.
Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said a flight attendant found a note while the 757 was en route from Denver to San .... Original article on Gaea Times at : United Airlines flight carrying 199 people diverted to Salt Lake airport after bomb threat.