Monday, February 22, 2010
Rescue crews search for 4 missing in Madeira after Portugese island's fatal floods
4 missing after Madeira flash floods killed 42 FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands - Emergency crews used bulldozers and other heavy equipment Monday to search for at least four people still missing in Madeira after flash floods and rockslides killed 42 people on the Portuguese island. Rescue teams in more than 400 vehicles worked all night Sunday to clear ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Rescue crews search for 4 missing in Madeira after Portugese island’s fatal floods.
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.
Drugmaker Novarits says meningitis vaccine gets US approval for people between 11 and 55
Novartis gets US approval for meningitis vaccine BASEL, Switzerland - Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Monday that its meningitis vaccine Menveo has been approved for use in teenagers and adults by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Menveo is a vaccine against four common types of bacterial meningitis, which affects between 1,000 and 3,000 people each year .... Source : Gaea News Network.
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.
A New Look for Seawings Dubai
DUBAI, UAE, February 22, 2010 - Seawings Dubai, the only seaplane tour operator in the Middle East has changed the face of their business with the launch of their new look website www.seawing.ae. Spurred on by ever changing client preferences, Seawings recognized the need for something new, exciting and captivating and has stepped up the website to deliver [...]
Triumph Inspiration Award 2010: "Shape Sensation" is the New Design Challenge for Young Designers in the Third Year of the Worldwide Lingerie Design Competition
MUNICH, Germany, February 18, 2010 - For the third year, Triumph International, one of the world's leading lingerie and shapewear brands, invites young students from world-renowned fashion schools to prove their creativity in an international design contest of the highest calibre. The winning designs from 29 countries will need to impress a prestigious international jury at the grand [...]
.Microstrategy Eng job at Demandtec - San Mateo
Position: .Microstrategy Eng Location: San Mateo Company: Leading Retailers Choose DemandTec (San Mateo, Ca) Whether you look at the Chain Store Age 100, the Supermarket News Top 75, the STORES Top 100, or the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing list, more top food and hardline retailers rely on DemandTec solutions for price, promotion, and markdown than any other vendor. [...]
Microstrategy Eng job at DemandTec - San Mateo, Ca
Position: Microstrategy Eng Location: San Mateo, Ca Company: Leading Retailers Choose DemandTec (San Mateo, Ca) Whether you look at the Chain Store Age 100, the Supermarket News Top 75, the STORES Top 100, or the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing list, more top food and hardline retailers rely on DemandTec solutions for price, promotion, and markdown than any other [...]
Maoists blow up school in Bihar
PATNA - Suspected Maoists blew up a school building in Bihar’s Jamui district, police said Monday. According to police, Maoist guerrillas Sunday night surrounded and blew up a state-run school building at Maheshwari village in Jamui district, some 150 km from here. The guerrillas used dynamite to blow up the building which was badly damaged ... Read more »»».
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.
High vitamin D levels 'reduce older adults' risk of heart disease, diabetes'
WASHINGTON - High levels of vitamin D can reduce elderly people’s chances of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43 percent, according to researchers at the University of Warwick. To reach the conclusion, boffins carried out a systematic literature review of studies examining vitamin D and cardiometabolic disorders. Cardiometabolic disorders include cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes .... Read the original article : here.
Obama calls on govs to raise school standards to keep US students competitive
Obama enlists governors to raise the education bar WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama wants academic standards for America’s high school students raised, and he’s applauding a program from the nation’s governors that works toward those goals. In a statement issued Sunday, the White House said the initiative will develop and implement new reading ... Read more »»».
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.
Balancing between generations: Javed Akhtar
February 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar who works every year with a bunch of new talent has nicely managed to strike a balance with the youth. But how is he able to do it? He says, “I think it’s not really difficult to work with them, you just need to be realistic .... Source : Gaea News Network.
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 Designed by Out of the Box, Apples to Apples is a .... Read the original article : Apples To Apples Online Game Review.
SGPC, Akal Takht condemns beheading of Sikh youths by Taliban in Pakistan
AMRITSAR - The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the highest decision-making body of Sikhs has severely condemned the beheading of two Sikh youths is Peshawar, Pakistan, and has asked the Pakistan government to provide full security to minorities in the country. SGPC chief Avtar ... Read more : SGPC, Akal Takht condemns beheading of Sikh youths by Taliban in Pakistan.
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.
Oz health experts call for new labelling system on food products
MELBOURNE - Health campaigners in Australia are calling for a new system of labelling on food products to help fight rising obesity rates. The Obesity Policy Coalition argued that “daily intake” labels could not be taken as “standard” serving size for thousands of products. Coalition senior adviser Jane ... Original article on : Oz health experts call for new labelling system on food products.
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.
Chiltern Opens New Office in Argentina
LONDON, February 17, 2010 - Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global clinical contract research organization (CRO) announced that it has opened a new office in Argentina. Oscar Podest??, Chiltern Executive Director, Latin America, leads this endeavor. "Our office, strategically located in suburban Pilar, is a natural next step to our development in Argentina. The office's [...]
Telangana lawyers stage protest in Delhi
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of advocates and lawyers demanding prompt action for the formation of a separate Telangana state and introduction of the Telangana state formation bill staged a protest in the national capital Monday. Holding placards with messages such as ‘Lathi, goli khayenge, Telanagana le jaayenge’ and shouting “Jai Telangana”, men and women dressed in .... Read the original article : Telangana lawyers stage protest in Delhi.
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.
JK Rowling Sued in High Court of England for Major Harry Potter Copyright Breach !
SYDNEY, February 17, 2010 - Harry Potter Author, J.K.Rowling has today, WEDNESDAY 17 FEB, been joined personally to the ongoing High Court of England action brought in June 2009 against her publishers Bloomsbury Plc for breach of copyright in her book Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. The English lawsuit, brought by The [...]
SC archaeologists believe they unearthed early octagonal house along the coast
SC archaeologists say early octagonal house found BLUFFTON, S.C. - South Carolina archaeologists believe they might have unearthed the first octagonal house in the United States. The ruins were found last fall on the banks of the May River in the southern coastal town of Bluffton. A letter written in 1796 by a visitor mentions the octagonal .... Source : SC archaeologists believe they unearthed early octagonal house along the coast.
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.
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 »»».
Promotion for Sushma, Munde in opposition ranks
NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Monday occupied the seat earmarked for leader of opposition in the front row in the Lok Sabha, reflecting the generational change in the country’s main opposition party. Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani, who was earlier the leader of opposition, sat on the third seat in the .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Promotion for Sushma, Munde in opposition ranks.
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.
Shias take out mourning procession in Delhi
NEW DELHI - Shia Muslims Monday took out mourning processions here to remember the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his family members some 1,400 years back in Karbala city of Iraq. The processions, “Masoom ka tazia”, are taken out nearly two months after Ashura — the 10th day of Muharram, the first .... Source : Shias take out mourning procession in Delhi.
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.
Scientists hit by fallout from loss of public confidence in climate science
LONDON - A top US academic has claimed that the fallout from a loss of public confidence in climate science is affecting other fields of research. American opinion polls point to a general deterioration in people’s faith in science, Dr Ralph Cicerone, president .... Original article : Scientists hit by fallout from loss of public confidence in climate science.
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.
Bloom Box Revolution
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Bloom Box, a new revolutionary technology developed by the company Bloom Energy has been making news since it went on to be aired on TV very recently. The idea was generated by a former rocket scientist of the NASA, K.R.Sridhar, who is now the CEO of Bloom Energy. The new ... Read : Bloom Box Revolution.
NYC judge set for chorus of discontent over Google online library before deciding its fairness
Google digital library faces outcry at NYC hearing NEW YORK - Google's effort to create the world's largest library by scanning millions of books for use on the Internet faces a courtroom fight as authors, foreign governments, corporate rivals and even the U.S. Department of Justice line up to challenge it. U.S. District Judge Denny .... Read the original article : NYC judge set for chorus of discontent over Google online library before deciding its fairness.
WWE Elimination Chamber Live Stream
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The WWE Elimination Chamber matches were held in the Scottrade Center in St Louis in Missouri. The WWE Elimination Chamber started with the WWE Championship Match. After that, various other matches also took place, like the fight between the Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre and Kane, the Divas Championship Match that .... Source : Gaea News Network.
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.
MTS Selects Alcatel-Lucent for End-to-End LTE Trial in Ukraine
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, February 17, 2010 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that MTS-Ukraine, one of the leading mobile operators in Ukraine and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE: MBT), has selected Alcatel-Lucent to conduct a Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial, which will begin in the second half of 2010. [...]
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.