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Malaysian Indian searches for missing daughter
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian Indian man and his Chinese wife have given up work to search for their two-year-old daughter who went missing about a month ago while on a walk with her mentally-ill grand-aunt. G. Chandramohan, 24, and his wife Wong Lai Lan, 21, have said their daughter Nisha could have been ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Malaysian Indian searches for missing daughter.
Spokesman for striking Los Angeles-Long Beach port clerks says contract talks may resume
Talks could resume in SoCal port clerk strike LOS ANGELES - A spokesman for the union that represents striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach says negotiators have agreed to restart talks with shippers and terminal operators soon. John Fageaux Jr. says negotiators for both sides could return to the table as [..] Read the original article: here.
Spokesman for striking Los Angeles-Long Beach port clerks says contract talks may resume
Talks could resume in SoCal port clerk strike LOS ANGELES - Negotiators for the striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to restart contract talks with shippers and terminal operators soon, a union representative said. John Fageaux Jr., president of the International Longshore Warehouse Union local that represents the workers, ... Read more »»».
NDC's and MICEX SH's AGMs Make Decision on Reorganization and Sum Up Results for 2009
Reorganization in the Form of Merger of NDC With MICEX SH MOSCOW, July 1, 2010 - On 29 June, 2010, the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of MICEX Settlement House (MICEX SH) was held. The AGM made a decision on the reorganization of MICEX SH in the form of the accession of "The National Depository Center" (Closed [...]
Oakland on edge, taking precautions as L.A. murder trial of ex-BART cop Mehserle nears verdict
Oakland teeters on edge awaiting Mehserle verdict OAKLAND, Calif. - This Northern California city is bracing for an upcoming verdict in the racially-charged murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer some 400 miles away. While Johannes Mehserle, who is white, awaits his fate in a Los Angeles courtroom, officials in Oakland are frantically preparing ... Original article on : Oakland on edge, taking precautions as L.A. murder trial of ex-BART cop Mehserle nears verdict.
Go for vocational courses if DU snubs you
NEW DELHI - Don’t worry if you could not make it to Delhi University. Career counsellors are telling students there are several distance learning and vocational courses which offer good prospects. Delhi University received 147,000 applications for 54,000 seats this year under various disciplines, which was much higher than 120,000 applications received for 49,000 .... Original article : Go for vocational courses if DU snubs you.
Mel Gibson sells Connecticut estate
LONDON - Mel Gibson has sold his sprawling Connecticut estate for 16 million pounds and earned a massive 9.8 million pounds profit. The Tudor-style mansion has been in the market for sale since 2007, reports the Daily Star. The actor bought the property in Greenwich, Connecticut, for 6.2 million pounds in 1994 while he was .... Read the original article : Mel Gibson sells Connecticut estate.
Motorola will get a name change after splitting off its cell phone business
Motorola to change corporate name after split LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Motorola Inc. said Thursday it plans to change its name to Motorola Solutions Inc. after it splits off its cell phone business into a separate company. The cell phone and TV set-top box businesses will operate as Motorola Mobility. The divisions that will operate under the .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Motorola will get a name change after splitting off its cell phone business.
Sashi Tharoor's tweet among 14 favourites on US govt health care website
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a new website, HealthCare.gov, which had a Twitter feed with a list of “favourite tweets”, from Indian politician Sashi Tharoor, rapper Sean P. Diddy Combs and others. The new web portal provides one with the ability to investigate health insurance plans and provisions .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Sashi Tharoor’s tweet among 14 favourites on US govt health care website.
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Announces New HCV Synergy Data
Publication describes high level of synergy of clemizole with protease inhibitor class PALO ALTO, California, July 1, 2010 - Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing antiviral therapies, announced today the publication of research from the lab of Stanford scientist and Eiger Founder, Dr. Jeffrey Glenn, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues entitled, "The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NS4B RNA [...]
We need the best and brightest, says Obama pushing for immigration reform
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform, his third major domestic priority after health care and financial reforms, highlighting the importance of immigrants to American history and progress. “We should make it easier for the best and the brightest to come to start businesses and develop products and create jobs. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : We need the best and brightest, says Obama pushing for immigration reform.
Incumbent wins NV county commission primary with queen of clubs
Candidate wins NV primary with queen of clubs CARSON CITY, Nev. - The 10 of clubs wasn’t quite good enough. That’s what Carl Moore Sr. drew Thursday in the tiebreaker between two rural Nevada county commission candidates who sought the Republican nomination in the June 8 primary. Nye County Commissioner Andrew “Butch” Borasky, who survived a recall last .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Incumbent wins NV county commission primary with queen of clubs.
Canine Profiling? Austrian dog license law has some pet owners frothing at the mouth
Austrian dog license law sparks debate VIENNA - Carolin Fabian jokes that the only thing her American Staffordshire terrier Tobias fights for is a place on the couch. “He’s very calm - he’s happy when he can sleep, eat … go for a bit of a walk when it’s not too hot or raining,” said the 35-year-old .... Source article : Canine Profiling? Austrian dog license law has some pet owners frothing at the mouth.
American Indians watch Kagan hearings, hope for voice on federal bench
American Indians ask for voice on federal court ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - As senators questioned U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the American Indian community watched with interest, and with a mounting sense of frustration. While they hoped to glean any insight into Kagan’s views of justice issues in Indian Country, some saw the process as a missed .... Source : American Indians watch Kagan hearings, hope for voice on federal bench.
Amarnath Yatra continues smoothly
SRINAGAR - The Amarnath pilgrimage proceeded smoothly from south Kashmir’s Nunwan and north Kashmir’s Baltal base camps Friday despite restrictions in the valley to thwart the proposed separatist rally here. “We have allowed 7,500 pilgrims to move towards the cave shrine from the Baltal base camp early this (Friday) morning,” Imtiyaz Hussain, superintendent of police, ... Original article on : Amarnath Yatra continues smoothly.
Why killer whales and human females stop breeding early?
LONDON - The evolutionary mystery of menopause is a step closer to being solved, thanks to new research on killer whales. A study by the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge has found a link between killer whales, pilot whales and humans - the only three known species where females stop breeding relatively early in their lifespan. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Why killer whales and human females stop breeding early?.
Their 'moon shot': Blind organization to showcase vehicle that can be driven by the blind
Group to show car that can be driven by the blind WASHINGTON - Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-flung notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with technology that helps a blind person drive a ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Their ‘moon shot’: Blind organization to showcase vehicle that can be driven by the blind.
Damon Evans Apologizes While Courtney Fuhrmann Keeps Mum
ATLANTA (GaeaTimes.com)- It seems that Damon Evans is really sorry for his late Wednesday night actions as the Athletic director apologized not only in a press conference on Thursday but also called up the president of University of Georgia Michael Adams to apologize for the shame he had brought to the university with ... Read more »».
Richard Robinson Named Chief Executive Officer of Acentic
COLOGNE, Germany, July 1, 2010 - Acentic, a leading supplier of digital interactive TV (iTV) and broadband systems for the hotel industry, announced today that Richard Robinson has been named chief executive officer, effective July 1st. Robinson is a 20-year veteran of the media industry, including 15 years in hotel television technology, and has been an executive director [...]
Audit: Fishery cops misspent federal fine money paid by fishermen on cars, boats, travel
Audit: Fishery cops misspent fines on cars, boats BOSTON - An audit has found that federal fishery police misspent millions of dollars in fines collected from fishermen on cars, boats and travel. The federal audit was commissioned earlier this year after the U.S. Commerce Department’s inspector general found mismanagement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s law .... Source : Audit: Fishery cops misspent federal fine money paid by fishermen on cars, boats, travel.