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Delhi man killed in Punjab road accident
CHANDIGARH - A 32-year-old Delhi resident on his way back home was killed on the highway near Chandigarh when a Honda CRV rammed into the Indica he was travelling in with his wife, police said Tuesday. According to police, the deceased was identified as Akhil Sahni, a resident of New Rajender Nagar in Delhi. He and ... Read more >>>.
Ex-US President Eisenhower 'was briefed about presence of aliens on earth'
SYDNEY - Ex US President Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was informed about the presence of aliens on Earth and was invited to meet them. Junior retiring State Representative of New Hampshire, Henry W. McElroy said that President Eisenhower was briefed about the presence of ETs on earth. McElroy said that the document he saw at the State .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Pakistan's public debt jumped $12 bn in 2009-10
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s public debt ballooned by a staggering Rs.1 trillion ($12 billion) in fiscal 2009-10 that ends June 30 due to the rupee depreciating against the dollar as well as loans obtained from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other foreign donors, a media report Tuesday said. "The public debt in the first .... Original source : Pakistan’s public debt jumped $12 bn in 2009-10.
Oil Refineries Announces Results for First Quarter 2010
First Quarter 2010 Revenues Increase to $1,705 Million Compared to $984 Million in the First Quarter of 2009 HAIFA, Israel, May 24, 2010 - - Quantity refined increases to 2,133 tons compared to 1,967 in the same quarter of the previous year - Consolidated adjusted EBITDA [...]
Attorney says Pakistani student accused of aiding Taliban never wanted to fight US troops
Attorney: Texas man didn’t want to fight US troops HOUSTON - A Pakistani student accused of conspiring to aid the Taliban and undergoing training to fight U.S. troops never intended to commit “battlefield Jihad” or help a terrorist group, his attorney told jurors Monday. But a prosecutor said during opening statements in the trial of Adnan Babar .... Original article : Attorney says Pakistani student accused of aiding Taliban never wanted to fight US troops.
Gender equity lawsuit filed by Quinnipiac University volleyball team is granted class status
Class status granted in Conn. volleyball lawsuit HARTFORD, Conn. - A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed by members of Quinnipiac University’s volleyball team alleging gender discrimination in the school’s athletic programs. Judge Stefan Underhill’s ruling means if he finds Title IX violations, he could order remedies for all current and future ... Read more >>.
Tom Jones' Norwich concert postponed
LONDON - A Tom Jones concert has been postponed after planned building work at the venue overshot its time limit. The Welsh singer was due to perform in Norwich on 5 June (10) at Carrow Road stadium, the home of Norwich City Football Club. The construction was meant to increase the ground’s capacity, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Tom Jones’ Norwich concert postponed.
Obesity tied to depression in teen girls
WASHINGTON - A new study has found that obesity is a risk factor for depressive symptoms, but not for clinical depression, suggesting that weight status could play a part in the development of depression in some teenage girls. “This is important, because depressive symptoms are considered .... Source : Gaea News Network.
IDEV Technologies Names Veteran Healthcare Executive Dennis Donohoe, M.D. Chief Medical Officer
Provides Significant and Broad Expertise in Clinical Trials, Regulatory Affairs WEBSTER, Texas, May 24, 2010 - IDEV Technologies, Incorporated, (IDEV) an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced that veteran healthcare executive Dennis Donohoe, M.D., has been named Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Donohoe reports directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher [...]
India setting up integrated checkposts along border
AGARTALA - India is building six integrated checkposts (ICPs) along the border with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal for facilitating trade and economy and for trans-border passengers, an official said here Tuesday. These ICPs would be sanitised zones with dedicated passenger and cargo terminals comprising adequate customs and immigration facilities, weigh bridge, security and scanning equipment, health .... Source article on Gaea Times at : India setting up integrated checkposts along border.
'Frequent flyers' seem to keep outsmarting officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
‘Frequent flyers’ outsmart airport officials ROMULUS, Mich. - A Detroit Metropolitan Airport official said some frequent-flyers holed-up inside the McNamara Terminal are ruffling his feathers and admits “the darn birds keep outsmarting us.” Wayne County Airport Authority spokesman Scott Wintner told the Detroit Free Press that he doesn’t know how the birds got into the mile-long, 1 ... Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Frequent flyers’ seem to keep outsmarting officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
Nepal rushes towards President's rule, emergency
KATHMANDU - With an unprecedented constitutional crisis set to engulf Nepal and its embattled Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal still refusing to quit, President’s rule and a state of emergency looms ahead for the troubled nation from Friday midnight. On Tuesday, the prime minister, who has been refusing mounting pressure by the opposition Maoist party as ... Read more >>>.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel visits Israel for son's bar mitzvah celebration
Obama aide visits Israel for son’s bar mitzvah JERUSALEM - President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, who has stirred anger among Israeli hard-liners, is visiting Israel to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, but those hoping to catch a glimpse of him Monday during a rumored visit to a Jerusalem holy site were disappointed. Rahm Emanuel and his ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel visits Israel for son’s bar mitzvah celebration.
Carbon dioxide frost consigns Phoenix Mars Lander to history
WASHINGTON - NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ended operations after carbon dioxide frost damaged the spacecraft’s solar panels. Repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful and a new image transmitted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO, shows signs of severe ice damage to the lander’s solar panels. An image of Phoenix taken this month by .... Original source : Carbon dioxide frost consigns Phoenix Mars Lander to history.
Nissan Micra India Coming In July!
CHENNAI (GaeaTimes.com)- Eminent Japanese carmaker Nissan in alliance with French carmaker Renault earlier declared that it will make its flagship compact car named Micra in India this year. The year 2010 is witnessing a number of compact car launches and a few months back, Ford led the assault with its aggressively priced Figo. ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Nissan Micra India Coming In July!.
Skipping breakfast before exercise benefits male athletes
WELLINGTON - Male athletes can skip breakfast before training, suggests a new research. In fact, the study from Massey University claims that missing the first meal of the day benefits male athletes. Steve Stannard, head of the University’s School of Sport and Exercise, insists men and women burn fat differently. He believes that his study blows the “myth” .... Source article : Skipping breakfast before exercise benefits male athletes.
Winkball Brings Citizen Video to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
LONDON, May 24, 2010 - The UK's number one video website is bringing its revolutionary brand of citizen video reporting to the World Cup in South Africa. As well as having its video reporters travelling from the UK, WinkBall is employing 30 local people as citizen video reporters for the forthcoming World Cup. Unlike many traditional media outlets, [...]
HP and Alcatel-Lucent Deliver Unified Communication and Collaboration Solutions
PALO ALTO, California and PARIS, May 24, 2010 - HP and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced they will provide new communication solutions, allowing clients to easily adopt and deploy Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) to drive greater organizational value. Building on the companies' global alliance, this agreement enables HP and Alcatel-Lucent to [...]