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Wildfire explodes in rural Los Angeles County hills, forcing hundreds to evacuate
Wildfire explodes in rural LA County hills PALMDALE, Calif. - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures. There is zero containment, authorities said. Three .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Wildfire explodes in rural Los Angeles County hills, forcing hundreds to evacuate.
NHS pays for Brit Muslim virginity operations
LONDON - An increasing number of British Muslim brides are having controversial pre-marriage “virginity repair” operations at taxpayers expense. According to the Daily Express, British taxpayers funded 116 hymen replacements on the NHS between 2005 and 2009. Official figures revealed that there were 30 operations in 2009 - up 25 per cent from 24 in 2005. Private ... Original article on : NHS pays for Brit Muslim virginity operations.
Emami Q1 net profit up 126.7 percent
KOLKATA - Diversified consumer non-durables group Emami posted a 126.7 percent rise in net profit at Rs.35.25 crore for the first quarter (April-June) of 2010-11. It had logged a profit of Rs.15.55 crore during the corresponding period last fiscal, a company statement said here Friday. The company’s international business with revenues of Rs.27 crore has grown ... Read more : Emami Q1 net profit up 126.7 percent.
K-Swiss Acquires FORM Athletics, Appoints Mark Miller President of New Orange County Division
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, July 29, 2010 - California Sports Company K-Swiss (Nasdaq: KSWS) announced today the acquisition of Laguna Beach-based FORM Athletics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. FORM Athletics will operate as a division of K-Swiss led by Mark Miller, FORM's incumbent founder and CEO. Under the agreement, Miller will become President of [...]
We'll punish WikiLeaks informers: Taliban
LONDON - The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has put out over 90,000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. Countries which have their forces fighting in Afghanistan are pouring over the documents to see the extent of the damage. The ... Original article on : We’ll punish WikiLeaks informers: Taliban.
School hands out condoms to students attending ball
AUCKLAND - A school in New Zealand gave out condoms to students attending a ball “to help them make better choices” but the move has shocked an advocacy group. The principal of the Te Puke High School in Te Puke, 180 km from Auckland, defended the school management’s decision, saying they intended to help students make ... Read more »».
Zsa Zsa Gabor gets feeding tube fitted
LOS ANGELES - Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is getting a feeding tube inserted into her stomach as she battles to recover from a fall earlier this month. The 93-year-old star required hip-replacement surgery after injuring herself in a fall at her California home, but her journey to recovery has been slow following a series of .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Zsa Zsa Gabor gets feeding tube fitted.
Obama admits BlackBerry is 'no fun'
LONDON - Barack Obama has admitted that his Blackberry is ‘no fun’, with only 10 people authorized to email him. The US president said that only 10 people have the address of the BlackBerry he was issued. Moreover, the conversation is a bit formal because messages are likely to be archived along with all other .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Obama admits BlackBerry is ‘no fun’.
Prior price approval mandatory for scheduled drugs
NEW DELHI - The government has referred 39 cases to state drug controllers to prosecute firms selling scheduled drugs without securing the mandatory approval of their prices, Minister of State for Chemicals Srikant Jena said Friday. In a written reply to a question on pricing of scheduled drugs in the Rajya Sabha, Jena said ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Prior price approval mandatory for scheduled drugs.
Elsevier and PANGAEA Take Next Step in Connecting Research Articles to Data
Elsevier Articles now Graphically Enriched With Information From PANGAEA Data Sets AMSTERDAM, July 29, 2010 - Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and PANGAEA - Publishing Network for Geoscientific & Environmental Data - today announced their next step in interconnecting the diverse elements of scientific research. Elsevier articles at ScienceDirect are now [...]
Apex court upholds CBI probe into Mumbai police firing deaths
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Maharashtra government’s plea against a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of six people in police firing during the 1992 Mumbai riots. It also directed the agency to complete the probe in six months. The CBI investigation was ordered by the Bombay High Court. ... Read more >>>.
The prodigal gun: 21 years after being stolen, deputies find, return Texas man's favorite gun
Prodigal gun: Man reunited with stolen revolver TERRELL, Texas - A rural east Texas man has been reunited with his long-lost gun more than two decades after it was stolen. Kauffman County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Pat Laney says Bruce Garner received his H&R nine-shot revolver at an upbeat property hearing Thursday morning. According to the Sheriff’s Office, ... Original article on : The prodigal gun: 21 years after being stolen, deputies find, return Texas man’s favorite gun.
Miami-Dade Police Officer on Trial for Killing a Belgian Malinois
MIAMI, FLORIDA (GaeaTimes.com) — Sgt. Allen Cockfield, a former Miami-Dade police officer is under trial for allegedly killing a police dog. The dog named Duke was of Belgian Malinois breed. Cockfield has been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and a felony count of killing a police dog. He could be imprisoned if the allegations .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Miami-Dade Police Officer on Trial for Killing a Belgian Malinois.
Drug lords, bomb threats and more: young aspiring police officers train, compete at conference
Aspiring police officers train, compete at event ATLANTA - Thousands of young aspiring law enforcement officials have been trained to become the nation’s next generation of police officers. About 2,000 high school students competed in nerve-racking, mock crime scenarios at the Law Enforcement Explorers Conference in Atlanta earlier this month. The students could help fill the void ... Read more >>.
Mexican fined for mentioning god during poll campaign
Mexico City, July 30 (IANS/EFE) A politician in Mexico has been fined over 27,000 pesos ($2,000) for referring to god in public during his election campaign for governor of a northwestern state, officials said. Mario Lopez Valdez, governor-elect of Sinaloa state, was slapped with the fine by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Mexico’s poll body. “I will ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mexican fined for mentioning god during poll campaign.
Politicians' hands could tell voters what's on their mind
WASHINGTON - Watching politicians’ hands could help voters know their minds, says a new study, which found that politicians use their dominant hand to state something good, and the other hand when they want to say something bad. Daniel Casasanto of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, Netherlands, and -author Kyle Jasmin examined spontaneous ... Read : Politicians’ hands could tell voters what’s on their mind.
YUPPTV Offers Televesion on Smartphones
NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Indian iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users can now enjoy watching Live TV and Video On Demand (VOD) services. YuppTV, a popular live tv organization is providing this service. Global Takeoff Inc. has launched the Yupp TV application, which enables Apple device users in India to watch live TV video ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : YUPPTV Offers Televesion on Smartphones.
'I've still got a lot to learn' says Morgan
Trent Bridge (Nottingham, UK),J - England middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan says that he still has a lot to learn in silencing most doubters with a stunning maiden Test century in only his third match. Morgan scored an unbeaten 125 on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan here, helping his team to a formidable .... Original article on Gaea Times at : ‘I’ve still got a lot to learn’ says Morgan.
HCL Technologies Annual Revenues up by 24.1 % YoY
Quarterly Revenues up by 21.5% YoY and 7.7% Sequentially NOIDA, India, July 29, 2010 - HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today announced results for the year and quarter ended June 30 2010. For the full year, HCL's global revenues increased by 24.1% to $2.7bn. During the quarter, HCL posted strong growth with revenues [...]
NYC Greeter program, oldest of 16 volunteer tour groups worldwide, in danger of losing funds
Volunteer greeters offer free tours of hometowns Naila Qureshi has lived in Houston for 14 years, but she didn’t notice how green her city was until she started showing around visitors from foreign countries two years ago. Qureshi is executive director of the Houston Greeters, one of 16 organizations around the world dedicated to offering visitors free .... Source : Gaea News Network.