Sunday, February 28, 2010
Haryana khap panchayat targets boy's family in caste row
BHIWANI - Haryana’s unbending khap panchayats (caste councils) have done it again. This time a panchayat in Samaspur in Bhiwani district has targetted the family of a boy who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (sub-caste) and told them to leave the village. The khap panchayat has given an ultimatum to the family to ... Read : Haryana khap panchayat targets boy’s family in caste row.
Malaysian women tangled in web of sex myths
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian women have emerged as the most ill-informed in a new survey on sex-related issues carried out across Southeast Asia. The Kotex BodyLife IQ survey was conducted on 1,800 women aged between 16 and 24 in Malaysia and other .... Read the original article : here.
India's budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (Comment)
India’s budget yet again demonstrates to NRIs that investing in their homeland is probably the best option right now. The West is still struggling to climb out of one of its deepest recessions and provides low returns, while India’s growth story promises healthy returns. Surely, it’s time to wake up and smell the Indian coffee. Soon .... Source article on Gaea Times at : India’s budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (Comment).
Software Engineer job in Mobile video solutions - San Jose
Position: Software Engineer job in Mobile video solutions - San Jose Location: San Jose Company: Early stage startup General: This position will suit a talented programmer with skills in handling video inputs and display on a variety of mobile devices. Open to moonlighters. Compensation in company stock. Can lead to Regular employment offered once product is released and sold. Start asap. Requirements: - Understands [...]
Three Maoists surrender in Orissa
BHUBANESWAR - Three Maoist guerrillas, including a woman, surrendered in Orissas Kandhamal district Sunday, police said. Three Maoists have surrendered before us. They have expressed their willingness to return to the mainstream, Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Pravin Kumar told IANS. Ledi Mondal alias Kanala was a senior cadre Maoist of Bansadhara Division. She joined the Maoist .... Source : Three Maoists surrender in Orissa.
Public health budget up by Rs.1,253 crore
NEW DELHI - India’s public health budget has gone up by Rs.1,253 crore, with special focus on AIDS control and mental health programmes and the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Of the total Rs.22,300 crore (Rs.223 billion/$4.82 billion) health budget, about Rs. 3,181 crore has been earmarked for various schemes to benefit the health of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Public health budget up by Rs.1,253 crore.
CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters
NEW DELHI - With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) helpline is ringing non-stop, say counsellors attending to anxious parents and children. “I am not nervous. I just have this one problem - I ... Read : CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters.
Colin Firth played gay prof in A Single Man to go nude before 50!
LONDON - Colin Firth says he decided to step into the shoes of a gay professor for his BAFTA award winning role because he wanted to go nude before turning 50. Firth’s role in “A Single Man” has not only won him much critical acclaim and a best actor ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Colin Firth played gay prof in A Single Man to go nude before 50!.
7 Most Impressive Features of Windows Phone 7
Windows Mobile is almost dead now. But it seems that Windows Phone 7 will keep alive the hope of Microsoft to enter the smartphone OS market arena. The Windows Phone 7 series, codenamed "Photon" was revealed during the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. The new mobile OS is nothing like the old ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : 7 Most Impressive Features of Windows Phone 7.
Brains melt after freezer breaks down in London
LONDON - Dozens of frozen brains kept for research on conditions including mad cow disease, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s melted after a freezer broke down. The organs were preserved at -80C but were found rotting in a pool of blood and ice at St Bernard’s Hospital in Ealing, .... Read the original article : here.
Fighting the Khan-terror link - for real
NEW DELHI - His name is Khan. And he, like the protagonist of a recent blockbuster, is also fighting the system to establish his innocence after he was dismissed from the Indian Army, which alleged that his late father had links with Osama bin Laden. He is afraid the army may challenge his reinstatement. The Armed .... Read the original article : Fighting the Khan-terror link - for real.
Ohio law enforcement officers volunteer to chug drinks as part of sobriety test training
Ohio police officers get drunk _ on purpose DAYTON, Ohio - Law enforcement officers in southwest Ohio were chugging down alcoholic drinks this week as part of a training exercise on how to give field sobriety tests. Several police officers and deputy sheriffs in Montgomery County volunteered to drink so colleagues could practice conducting the tests ... Read more >>>.
Central Garden & Pet says it increased size of 2018 debt offering to $400M from $300M
Central Garden & Pet prices sale of $400M in notes WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Central Garden & Pet Co. said Friday it priced an offering of $400 million in senior notes due 2018. The lawn, garden and pet supply company said Monday it planned to sell $300 million in notes. The proceeds will be used to buy back .... Source article : Central Garden & Pet says it increased size of 2018 debt offering to $400M from $300M.
After Iraq war, Blair was in deep depression and wanted to quit
LONDON - After the Iraq war, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was so deeply depressed that he told then Chancellor of Exchequer Gordon Brown and Home Secretary John Prescott that he would quit No 10 the following summer. A new book by the Observer’s Andrew ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : After Iraq war, Blair was in deep depression and wanted to quit.
Israeli Police storm Jerusalem holy disperse to quell Palestinian demonstrators
Israel police storm holy site to quell rioters JERUSALEM - Israeli police forces stormed a Jerusalem holy site on Sunday to disperse Palestinian protesters hurling rocks at visitors. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police dispersed some 20 masked protesters who were holed up inside the holy compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Israeli Police storm Jerusalem holy disperse to quell Palestinian demonstrators.
Babies born to methadone mums develop eye defects: Study
LONDON - In a new study, medical experts found that babies born to mothers who had taken methadone during pregnancy developed a range of visual problems. The research, carried out by doctors at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill and Princess Royal Maternity, found that ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Babies born to methadone mums develop eye defects: Study.
Salesforce Recently Rolled Out Salesforce Chatte, Social Networking for Enterprises
??A??few days back, Salesforce.com, the famous cloud computing company , announced?? the Beta program of Social Neworking tool for Enterprises, Social Chatter. The software will be available during the calendar year of 2010. Customers will be able to access Chatter's real time feed anytime?? and anyplace through iPhone or Blackberry. Companies are having a hard .... Read the original article : Salesforce Recently Rolled Out Salesforce Chatte, Social Networking for Enterprises.
Kiwis beat Aussies in Christchurch 'super over' thriller
CHRISTCHURCH - New Zealand claimed a sensational victory over Australia in a high-scoring Twenty20 International in Christchurch after the tied game was decided in a remarkable one-over playoff. New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten 116 of 56 balls with 12 fours and eight sixes as ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Kiwis beat Aussies in Christchurch ’super over’ thriller.
SeaWorld: Killer whale shows to resume after fatal attack, but trainers won't enter water
SeaWorld: Whale show to resume after trainer death ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld will restart its killer whale shows this weekend after Tilikum, the largest orca in captivity, dragged a trainer to her death in the water at the Orlando park. SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment President Jim Atchison said Friday trainers won’t get in the water with the .... Source : Gaea News Network.