Madhya Pradesh legislator held over youth's disappearance

BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh legislator Kamal Patel has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a youth who went missing allegedly from his residence March 5, 2008, officials said Friday. Patel’s son Sandeep is the main accused in the case. Patel, a legislator of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was arrested late Thursday here by .... Source  : Madhya Pradesh legislator held over youth’s disappearance.

Markets focus on Berlin, where German parliament expected to clear huge eurozone rescue deal

Eyes on Germany as lawmakers vote on euro rescue BERLIN - With the future of the euro in the balance, German lawmakers were expected Friday to approve the massive rescue deal to save the common currency and contain the debt crisis, a package the government said combines solidarity with a drive to heal public finances. Both houses ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Markets focus on Berlin, where German parliament expected to clear huge eurozone rescue deal.

Congress pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi

CHENNAI - Congress leaders Friday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Tamil Nadu, where he was blown up by a suicide bomber on this day 19 years ago. Tamil Nadu Congress chief K.V. Thankabalu and other leaders paid floral tributes to Gandhi’s portrait at Satyamurthy Bhavan, the party headquarter here. Later, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Congress pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi.

UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA comes under fire, school says hope is to spur dialogue

UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized BERKELEY, Calif. - A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable students. The university has said it will send test kits to 5,500 new .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lawmakers investigating Toyota say company is trying to discredit critics

Lawmakers say Toyota trying to discredit critics WASHINGTON - House lawmakers investigating Toyota’s massive recalls say the company is more focused on discrediting its critics than trying to solve problems of vehicles suddenly accelerating. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., says Toyota has tried to damage the credibility of an Illinois engineering professor who testified at a February congressional ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lawmakers investigating Toyota say company is trying to discredit critics.

Elsevier/MC Strategies Partners with American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to Launch Interactive, Online Pharmacology Course

Critical Care Pharmacology Course Promotes Patient and Drug Administration Safety ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20, 2010 - Elsevier/MC Strategies (www.mcstrategies.com/), a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to develop a series of online nursing courses. Today, AACN and Elsevier/MC Strategies announced the first course in [...]

RapidShare Also Scores Trail-blazing Victory in US

Application for Temporary Injunction Against Leading File-hosting Company Rejected CHAM, Switzerland, May 20, 2010 - Yet another company has failed in its attempt to discredit and have the business model of the leading global one-click-filehost, RapidShare AG, declared illegal. On 18 May 2010, a US District Court threw out an application for a temporary injunction [...]

PETA pays octomom Nadya Suleman 5K dlrs to promote pet family planning

LONDON - PETA is paying octomom Nadya Suleman 5,000 dollars to put a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign on her front door that reads- “Don’t Let Your Dog or Cat Become an Octomom. Always Spay or Neuter.” The sign will adorn Suleman’s door until June 9, the deadline when city officials say [..] Read the original article: here.

Pakistan asks Facebook to block 'Draw Mohammed' page, then will consider restoring service

Internet blockade in Pakistan continues ISLAMABAD - Pakistan acknowledged the “suffering” caused by its bans on Facebook and YouTube, but said it would only consider restoring the websites if they take down pages considered offensive to Islam, the information technology ministry said Friday. The government has asked both sites to block the offending pages and was expecting ... Read : Pakistan asks Facebook to block ‘Draw Mohammed’ page, then will consider restoring service.

Traditional art of letter writing 'dying out' among kids

LONDON - A survey has found that the traditional art of letter writing is fast dying out among children, as they turn to email, text messages and social networking websites, to communicate. The survey showed that one-in-ten schoolchildren have never written a letter ... Read more : Traditional art of letter writing ‘dying out’ among kids.

World's Football Stars Hit Shelves This Summer!

MILTON KEYNES, England, May 20, 2010 - While the world is gearing up to a summer of football, Topps are introducing a 'winning collection' for retail around the world. With this collection no country need miss out on the buzz and excitement of the World Cup. Topps, the number 1 sports and entertainment collectable company [...]