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Marwari don becomes Nepal's most wanted
KATHMANDU - A 30-year-old from the Marwari community, the clan with the Midas touch in both India and Nepal, is now among Nepal’s most wanted, after a series of murders and kidnaps by his gang that includes both Indians and Nepali henchmen. Nepal police are searching for Rohit Paliwal Agarwal, a Nepali of Indian origin whose ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Marwari don becomes Nepal’s most wanted.
Good-looking politicians get more media coverage: Study
WASHINGTON - The better a politician looks, the more his chances of appearing on television, says a new study. Dr. Yariv Tsfati, Dana Markowitz Elfassi and Dr. Israel Waismel-Manor surveyed the coverage of all members of the 16th Israeli Knesset on Israeli television channels 1, 2 and 10. In parallel they had the appearance of each ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Good-looking politicians get more media coverage: Study.
480-year-old store forced to close doors in Britain
LONDON - A 480-year-old shop in Britain, which survived two world wars, two depressions and three recessions, is finally closing down its shutters. King Henry VIII was on the throne when Gill & Co became the country’s first ironmongers in Oxford in 1530, the Daily Mail reported Friday. The country’s oldest hardware store has been in .... Original article : 480-year-old store forced to close doors in Britain.
ICIS Pricing Launches Middle East Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Report
SINGAPORE, July 8, 2010 - ICIS pricing, the trusted price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has extended its series of weekly Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) reports to include the Middle East market. ICIS's first PET price assessment for the Middle East covers spot prices for bottle grade on quotes for FOB and CFR [...]
For at least one deported Russian spy couple, kids may not follow them out of US
Kids might not follow deported Russian spy parents NEW YORK - Their cover blown, 10 Russian spies have given up their lives in the U.S. and headed home, but in at least one case their children probably won’t follow. A lawyer for Vicky Pelaez said Thursday that the teenage son she had with fellow Russian agent Mikhail .... Original article : For at least one deported Russian spy couple, kids may not follow them out of US.
Fast food fuelling diabetes epidemic in Asia: Experts
LONDON - The growing popularity of junk food is fuelling a diabetes boom across Asia, experts have warned. A study by Australian and Vietnamese scientists found about 11percent of men and 12percent of women in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City had undiagnosed type-2 diabetes. Diabetes is caused by high levels of sugar and fat in the ... Read : Fast food fuelling diabetes epidemic in Asia: Experts.
Women do better in maths after criticising stereotype
SYDNEY - Women did better in a maths exam after they discussed why the stereotype about not performing as well as their male counterparts was not true, research shows. But women who discussed why the stereotype might be true did not perform as well as males. Laura Smith, psychologist from University of Queensland Business .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Women do better in maths after criticising stereotype.
Sarita Choudhury India Bound
MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Sarita Choudhury is not among the run of the mill actresses who is seen doing romantic roles in commercial potboilers and dancing around the trees. The sultry actress with an Indian origin scorched the screen with her brilliant performance in films like ‘Mississippi Masala’ where she was pitted with the .... Source article : Sarita Choudhury India Bound.
Reliance Presents New Android Phone
MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The CDMA mobile users always have a grudge about the dearth of handsets they have in India. Compared to them the GSM service users easily get access to a plethora of latest handsets. Even though the choices of handsets offered by leading CDMA service providers in India namely Tata Indicom and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Reliance Presents New Android Phone.
Brit woman dies 'in state of arousal' while using sex toy
MELBOURNE - A British woman in her thirties, who suffered a cardiac arrest while using a sex toy, is said to have died from being in a state of arousal. Nicola Paginton was found dead by friends at her home in Cirencester in southwestern England in October last year, and police investigating the death found a ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Brit woman dies ‘in state of arousal’ while using sex toy.
InteRNA Technologies Announces Establishment of Scientific Advisory Board
UTRECHT, the Netherlands, July 8, 2010 - InteRNA Technologies B.V., a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of intelligent microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cancer, announces the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB will further guide the Company in the development of cancer therapies based on the unique functions of its proprietary miRNAs. [...]
'Soft drinks firms flouting rules by not printing ingredients'
NEW DELHI - Soft drink companies are openly flouting rules by not printing ingredients on glass bottles despite being asked to by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, an RTI activist said Friday. Right To Information (RTI) activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal filed an RTI application with the food processing industries Nov 17, 2008, ... Read more »»».
Clarification with Regards to the Arrest Warrant Against Mr. Rufino Vigil Gonzalez, Chairman of the Board of Grupo SIMEC
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, July 8, 2010 - In regards to a press release issued by Grupo SIMEC S.A.B. (NYSE: SIM, BMV: SIMEC) on July 21, 2010, referring to an article published by Grupo Reforma, Miguel Angel Rubio from Motormexa would like to make the following clarifications. 1.- Motormexa S.A. de C.V. and its shareholders paid [...]
Alaska man arrested after trying to flee traffic stop by jumping into lake, removing clothes
AK man tries to elude police by jumping into lake ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 29-year-old Anchorage man who fled a traffic stop by jumping into a small lake and taking off his clothes was arrested after authorities fished him out. Joshua Ellis was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of eluding, resisting arrest, false information and driving while ... Read more : Alaska man arrested after trying to flee traffic stop by jumping into lake, removing clothes.
Keyboard Cat makers rubbish animal cruelty claims
MELBOURNE - The makers of Keyboard Cat, one of the most popular videos on the internet, have rubbished claims that it’s cruel to make a pet play the piano. Last week an Aussie animal lover reportedly registered an official complaint over a TV advert showing the popular clip. In the video, which has had millions of .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Keyboard Cat makers rubbish animal cruelty claims.
Judge's gay marriage rulings in Mass. could have broad impact if they're upheld on appeal
DOJ reviews Mass. rulings on fed gay marriage ban BOSTON - A judge’s rulings in Massachusetts that the federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional could have implications far beyond the state if they’re upheld by a higher court after an appeal by the Obama administration, legal experts say. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro said the law, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Judge’s gay marriage rulings in Mass. could have broad impact if they’re upheld on appeal.
Presbyterians continue to be divided over gays as leaders split on 2 gay-friendly measures
Presbyterians continue to be divided over gays MINNEAPOLIS - A split decision from Presbyterian leaders on two gay-friendly measures guarantees even more debate among the U.S. church’s members on an issue they’ve been divided over for years. Delegates to the Presbyterian church’s convention in Minneapolis voted Thursday for a more liberal policy on gay clergy but decided ... Original article on : Presbyterians continue to be divided over gays as leaders split on 2 gay-friendly measures.
Who is likely to become bully, victim or both?
WASHINGTON - Research shows that children and adolescents who lack skills to solve social problems tend to become bullies, victims or both. It was also found that boys bully more than girls and children who face academic troubles are also likely to become bullies. “This is the first time we have overviewed the research to see .... Source : Who is likely to become bully, victim or both?.
Hezbollah denounces CNN's decision to fire Mideast editor over tweet on Shiite cleric
Hezbollah denounces CNN's firing of Mideast editor BEIRUT - The Lebanese militant Hezbollah has denounced CNN's decision to fire a Middle East editor for posting a note on Twitter expressing admiration for the country's late top Shiite cleric. Octavia Nasr later apologized for her tweet in which she described Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah as ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Hezbollah denounces CNN’s decision to fire Mideast editor over tweet on Shiite cleric.
Gurgaon in preparation mode for CWG shooting event
GURGAON - Authorities in this satellite town of the national capital are gearing up to host the shooting event of the Commonwealth Games with various plans for disaster management and emergencies in the pipeline. The fire department has been asked to prepare a disaster management plan for the shooting event, officials said Friday. “The plan ... Read : Gurgaon in preparation mode for CWG shooting event.
Telairity H.264 Encoding Helps Bring the 2010 World Cup to the World in HD and SD
Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, and African nations benefit technologically and financially from Telairity systems SANTA CLARA, California, July 7, 2010 - Telairity's superior H.264 encoding technology is the "secret ingredient" that has enabled nearly a billion people globally to view the 2010 World Cup. Viewers throughout Asia, the South Pacific, and even South Africa, the home country [...]
Roke Launches World's First Wide Area Coverage Femtocell
ROMSEY, England, July 8, 2010 - Roke Manor Research has developed the world's first 3G Wide Area Coverage Femtocell capability. Using picoChip's technology as the development platform, Roke's reference design has a 40km range which delivers more than 40,000 times the area covered by most other femtocells. It is also the first to support full mobility at speeds [...]
New Orleans back in Travel + Leisure top 10 cities for first time since Katrina
New Orleans back in Travel + Leisure top 10 cities NEW YORK - New Orleans is back in Travel + Leisure magazine’s top 10 cities list for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and its tourism industry in August 2005. New Orleans took the No. 7 spot in the category of top cities in ... Read more »»».