Lucknow University: Poor Sanitary Conditions

LUCKNOW, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Lucknow University may be one of the toppers in academics but when it comes to toilet facilities, they really needS a change. Reportedly, Lucknow University and many colleges accredited under it doesn’t have a separate loo for the girls. Jai Narain Degree College has a unisex lavatory with pathetic sanitary conditions. Moreover, it [..] Read the original article: here.

Hamilton Sundstrand Systems Contributing to Successful Boeing 787 Flight Testing

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19, 2010 - FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW - Hamilton Sundstrand's Boeing 787 Dreamliner systems are contributing to the aircraft's successful flight testing and are ready to support the airplane's entry into service, which Boeing has slated to occur in the fourth quarter. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). [...]

Body fat predicts the risk of diabetes better than BMI

WASHINGTON - Waist circumference gives a better prediction of diabetes risk than BMI, according to researchers at the German Institute for Nutritional Research in Potsdam-Rehbrucke. Silke Feller and her colleagues concluded that predictive power of waist circumference for diabetes is particularly high for normal and underweight people (BMI less than 25). Persons with a BMI of ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Body fat predicts the risk of diabetes better than BMI.

Christian Brothers TV Rights Sets A New Record

July 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Television channels in India are ready to pay a huge amount these days to get the rights of any superstar movies. Malayalam television channels are no different in this case. Asianet channel has recently paid a huge amount of Rs 3 crores to buy the television rights of the Mohanlal .... Original source  : Christian Brothers TV Rights Sets A New Record.

Autism can be detected in voice of children

LONDON - Autism could be detected in children by analysing their voice, says a new study. Toddlers with the developmental disorder pronounce words differently to their healthy peers which can be picked up by a new automated vocal analysis system created by scientists. The device called LENA (Language Environment Analysis) could lead to the ... Read more >>.

Rights group demands that British prime minister replace torture inquiry judge

Rights group: Remove UK torture inquiry judge LONDON - The judge leading the British inquiry into charges that his country’s intelligence services colluded with the torture of suspected terrorists abroad has had his impartiality compromised and must be removed, a leading human rights group said Tuesday. British Prime Minister David Cameron said earlier this month that he .... Read the original article  : here.

NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!

NYC bank robber says it with flowers: Gimme cash! NEW YORK - New York City police are seeking a bank robber who’s armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers. They say the man strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. They say he reached into the arrangement, pulled out a threatening note ... Original source on Gaea Times at : NYC bank robber says it with flowers, hands teller note from bouquet: Give me $50s, $100s!.

Goa assembly adjourned twice over drug nexus probe

PANAJI - The Goa assembly was adjourned twice Tuesday after opposition members stormed the well of the House demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the police-politician-drug mafia nexus here. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who refused to accede to the opposition demand, also had to face embarrassing salvos from several ruling members who [..] Read the original article: here.

'Misinformed' women fear the 'morning after' pill

SYDNEY - Women fear using the “morning after” pill, owing to misinformation about how it works and where they can get it, revealed reproductive health experts. In the first national study of women’s use of emergency contraception since it was made available over the counter, it has been found that majority of women do not know .... Read the original article  : here.

Ishant strikes thrice as Sri Lanka make 361/6 (Lunch Report)

GALLE - Fast bowler Ishant Sharma found his form claiming three wickets as Sri Lanka made 361 for six in their first innings against India at lunch on the third day of the first cricket Test here Tuesday. Ishant struck with his second ball of the day dismissing opener Tharanga Paranavitana (111) and then picked ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ishant strikes thrice as Sri Lanka make 361/6 (Lunch Report).

Lockheed Martin to Pursue International Airborne ISR Opportunities with Finmeccanica and L-3 Communications Systems-West

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20, 2010 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Italian-based Finmeccanica (FNC: IM) and L-3 Communication Systems-West to pursue international airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance business. "Our customers' future requirements demand innovative solutions that support their missions with the technologies of tomorrow," said Jim [...]