London-based activist who illegally used satellite phone in India free to leave country

Activist charged over sat phone can leave India

JAIPUR, India – A London-based environmental campaigner traveling the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been has been ordered to pay a fine for illegally using a satellite phone and is now free to leave India two months after his arrest, his lawyer said Sunday.
Andy Pag was ordered …. Read the original article  : London-based activist who illegally used satellite phone in India free to leave country.

Nepalese doc brings sight to poor worldwide with ‘assembly line’ cataract surgery

Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor
HETAUDA, Nepal – Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing.

For nearly a year, cataracts have clouded out all sight from the 70-year-old …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Top 9 Security Trend for 2010

2010 is going to be the year for ongoing change. The onset of cloud, social media and virtualization technologies will lead the cybercriminals to adopt new methods such as ransomware and crime as a service, is going to threaten the enterprise at large. After going through different security bulletin and information, I gather … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Top 9 Security Trend for 2010.

These days, if u r a lawmkr, prhps u shld watch who, whn and where u txt msg or e-mail

Lawmakers wnt to limit txt msgs and e-mails
SAN FRANCISCO – Open government in the heart of Silicon Valley is starting to mean turn off, tune out, power down.
When the San Jose City Council meets just miles from the Apple and Google campuses, its members shut down all portable electronic devices, as though they … Read more >>>.

Obama to Iranians: US wants brighter future for you, backs more exchanges, universal rights

Obama to Iranians: We want brighter future for you

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message that the U.S. wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran’s leaders have “turned their backs” on good faith overtures in the past to expand opportunities for their people.
State radio in Iran quickly …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama to Iranians: US wants brighter future for you, backs more exchanges, universal rights.

Kiwi woman turns celeb with 25,000 Twitter followers after online chat show!

WELLINGTON – An online chat show has turned a Kiwi woman into an instant celebrity with 25,000 followers on Twitter.

Lisa Etheridge, 39, a mother of one from Auckland, signed up for an account with micro-blogging website Twitter as part of a Unitec class … Read more »»».