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Chinese news agency says passenger train carriages derailed after floods knock out bridge
China train derails after floods knock out bridge BEIJING - A state news agency says several carriages of a passenger train fell into water after floods knocked out a bridge in Sichuan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened Thursday in Guanghan, a city about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the provincial capital .... Original article : Chinese news agency says passenger train carriages derailed after floods knock out bridge.
Campaign to recycle chewing gum into car tyres, toys launched in UK
LONDON - A campaign that aims to recycle chewing gum into car tyres, toys and mobile phone covers has been launched in Hereford. The campaign has been started to encourage people to put their gum in special “Gumdrop” bins, which have also been made from the sticky stuff. Under the six-month trial, the bins are being placed ... Read more : Campaign to recycle chewing gum into car tyres, toys launched in UK.
China begins yuan trade against Malaysian ringgit in local market, widening scope for currency
China begins yuan trade against Malaysian ringgit SHANGHAI - China began allowing the Malaysian ringgit to trade against its currency in its domestic foreign exchange market on Thursday - another step toward raising the yuan’s scope in international trading. As of Thursday morning, the central bank began setting a “central parity rate” for the yuan and ringgit, ... Original source on Gaea Times at : China begins yuan trade against Malaysian ringgit in local market, widening scope for currency.
Bayreuth Richard Wagner Festival 2010 - "The Valkyrie" - Live Web Stream Online From August 21 on Opera at Home at https://www.siemens.com/festivalnight
MUNICH, August 18, 2010 - The Siemens Festival Night 2010 presents Wagner's "Valkyrie" to opera fans worldwide. The real-time web stream on the Internet makes Richard Wagner's music available for users of all ages and interests all over the globe. An on-demand version of "The Valkyrie" will be online for registered users between August 22 to September 5. [...]
16 injured in grenade attack in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - At least 16 people were injured in a grenade attack Thursday morning in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. An unidentified person attacked a shop with a hand grenade in a crowded market in Bannu district, Xinhua said, citing local media reports. According to hospital sources, most of the injured are in stable .... Source article on Gaea Times at : 16 injured in grenade attack in Pakistan.
Delhi plans four technical institutes in rural areas
NEW DELHI - The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said Thursday. “With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the view that rural areas need to be given special care, more teaching institutes can be opened at these places,” the official said. The chief minister, .... Original article : Delhi plans four technical institutes in rural areas.
MJ's parents 'splitting after 60 years of marriage'
LONDON - Michael Jackson’s parents, mum Katherine and dad Joe, are apparently splitting up after more than 60 years of marriage. Katherine, 80, has filed for divorce after cruel Joe, who abused Jacko as a child, blamed his wife for the death of their son in an interview. Speaking about the months leading up ... Read more »».
Zoogue iPad Case Launched
SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The Apple iPad has proved to be a phenomenal success and it is selling in huge numbers following its release. However, the user had been grudging about the suitable covers for the device which they simply could not find in the market. The cover provided by Apple was decent but it .... Source : Zoogue iPad Case Launched.
JamParty
Welcome to the next generation of music based gaming. JamParty is unlike any typical rhythm-based game you???ve played. It???s an infinite journey of sight and sound, a virtual musical sandbox that allows you to instantly launch and customize your very own tunes. Simple to play and nearly endless to master, JamParty offers an immersive level of [...]
Breakdowns in brain connections slow down physical response as we age
WASHINGTON - As we age, the connections in our brain get severed slowly, causing our physical responses to slow down, says a new study. The breakdown occurs in corpus callosum, a part of the brain that acts as a dam during one-sided motor activities to prevent unwanted connectivity, or cross-talk, between the two halves of the ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Breakdowns in brain connections slow down physical response as we age.
New Report - Telemedicine Market in Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC) - Advanced Technologies, Global Forecast by MarketsandMarkets
DALLAS, August 18, 2010 - According to the new market research report, "Telemedicine Market in Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC) - Advanced technologies, Global Forecast" published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com), the BRIC telemedicine is expected to reach a market size of $418.4 million by the year 2014, at a CAGR of 15.8% from 2009-2014. The BRIC telemedicine technology market is [...]
Godhra riots : Supreme Court to hear SIT report on Modi
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court will on Thursday examine the report of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other politicians in the 2002 Godhra communal riots. The complainant alleged that bureaucrats did not discharge their constitutional duty to control the riots. Earlier on April 27, .... Read the original article : here.
Thanks, Mom: Police find dropped cell phone after Ga. school burglary, call 'Ma' to ID suspect
Police call ‘Ma’ on dropped cell phone, ID suspect ATHENS, Ga. - Thanks a lot, Mom. Police seeking a man accused of breaking into an elementary school said they identified the suspect by calling “Ma” from the contact list of a cell phone he dropped as he fled. A police report said officers responding to an alarm ... Read more »»».
Opposition attacks Mamata, government defends her
NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments questioning the manner in which Maoist leader Azad had been killed created an uproar in the Rajya Sabha Thursday with Left and BJP MPs taking up the issue and the government saying that their contention was based only on media reports. A day after Banerjee’s statement that ... Original article on : Opposition attacks Mamata, government defends her.
Save Your Office Furniture from Crumbs
POOLE, England, August 19, 2010 - Sometimes an invention comes up and you can't help but wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?" Have you ever been sitting at your desk and munching your way through your lunch, only to find yourself later in the afternoon manically shaking your keyboard upside down to dislodge [...]
UK says Catholic adoption charity that refused to help gay couples must change its policy
UK: Adoption charity can’t ban gay couples LONDON - Britain’s charity regulator says a Catholic adoption advisory service that refuses to help gay couples has lost an appeal against a ban on its policy. Catholic Care, a charity in Leeds, northern England, had argued that as a religious group it should be allowed to offer its adoption-support ... Read more : UK says Catholic adoption charity that refused to help gay couples must change its policy.
2009 Samoa-Tonga tsunami disaster occurred due to 2 earthquakes, not 1
LONDON - Scientists have found that the massive earthquake that struck the South Pacific on September 29, 2009 was a combination of two earthquakes - one with magnitude 8.1, which then triggered another magnitude 8 earthquake seconds later on a different fault. “We know of no precedent for the Samoa triggered doublet,” said Thorne Lay at .... Source article on Gaea Times at : 2009 Samoa-Tonga tsunami disaster occurred due to 2 earthquakes, not 1.
Why Facebook Places Would be an Instant Hit
Facebook is the hottest property on Internet now and any update on the social network spreads like wild fire. Latest buzz in Facebook is Places feature.?? Even if this check-in-utility is not unique with players like Foursquare and Gowalla already making the most of it, Facebook still takes an edge for it massive user ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Why Facebook Places Would be an Instant Hit.
PCB boss Butt responsible for demise of Pak cricket: Malik
LAHORE - Holding Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt responsible for the current pathetic situation of the sport in the country, former Test cricketer Aamir Malik has said the game is dying at the grassroots and club levels due to the board’s negligence. During an interview with Deustsche Welle Radio, Aamir accused the PCB of ... Read more : PCB boss Butt responsible for demise of Pak cricket: Malik.
Bigpoint Blockbuster Poisonville now in Open Beta
HAMBURG, August 18, 2010 - - After Two Years of Production, the Fight for Domination in the Virtual City of Poisonville Begins - Bigpoint's Most Expensive Game to Date: Development Costs to the Tune of Almost EUR2 Million [...]
Salvagers to pull rare World War II plane from Calif. reservoir 6 decades after it crashed
Divers to pull WWII plane from Calif. reservoir SAN DIEGO - It was a surprising image for the fisherman hoping to find bass on his electronic fish finder: The outline of an airplane submerged 85 feet below the surface of a San Diego reservoir. Navy divers later confirmed it was a rare World War II dive bomber ... Read more »».