Saturday, September 11, 2010

China summons Japanese ambassador for 3rd time to demand release of detained boat captain


China demands Japan release detained boat captain BEIJING - China’s foreign minister demanded Friday that Japan immediately release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands. Yang Jiechi made the demand to Ambassador Uichrio Niwa after the Japanese envoy was summoned for the third time over the incident. China ... Read more : China summons Japanese ambassador for 3rd time to demand release of detained boat captain.

US restaurant says business is better than ever after screaming kids ban


LONDON - A North Carolina restaurant is apparently witnessing better business after it banned unruly children, with a sign on the front door saying screaming children will not be tolerated. Brenda Armes, the owner of the Olde Salty’s restaurant in Carolina ... Original article on : US restaurant says business is better than ever after screaming kids ban.

Finnair launches advanced emissions calculator


HELSINKI - Nordic carrier Finnair has launched an advanced emissions calculator and says it is the “only one in the world to be based on actual quarterly cargo, passenger and fuel consumption figures, not averages or assumptions". "We wanted to devise a calculator whose figures are indisputable because transparency is one of the cornerstones of our .... Read the original article  : Finnair launches advanced emissions calculator.

2010 Magic of Advent in Vienna


The Magic of Advent in Vienna Will be Celebrating its 25th Anniversary This Year VIENNA, September 9, 2010 - The Magic of Advent in Vienna is a favorite place to meet, with many visitors returning several times each season. A new lighting concept featuring a number of additions will ensure that the Magic of [...]

Woman in police custody after 2 people shot dead, 1 critically wounded at Pa. cookie factory


Woman held after 2 shot dead at Pa. cookie plant PHILADELPHIA - Minutes after a woman was suspended from her job at a Kraft Foods Inc. plant and was escorted out, she returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody, police said. The shootings occurred .... Original article on Gaea Times at  : Woman in police custody after 2 people shot dead, 1 critically wounded at Pa. cookie factory.

Maths graduates in India to teach British children


LONDON - Indian maths graduates are being trained to give tuition to British children via telephone and internet round the clock, a report said Friday. A tutoring agency has hired 100 maths tutors in Punjab and coached them in British school syllabus so that they can teach children of all ages, The Guardian reported. London-based BrightSpark .... Original article  : Maths graduates in India to teach British children.

Delhi's handicraft street gets ready for Games' visitors


NEW DELHI - Discounts, new stocks, eye-catching displays…state emporia selling exotic and colourful products from around India are set to make Commonwealth Games (CWG) visitors shop till they drop. There are as many as 21 state emporia on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in the capital’s downtown, Connaught Place. Also known as the handicrafts street, it has .... Read the original article  : here.

GaeaTimes.com Exclusive Hands On: Sony Takes PSN Store in India Onlin


Christmas has come in India a lot earlier for the Playstation 3 users. Coinciding with the 15 th anniversary of the playstation brand Sony surprised its Indian loyalists. Gone are the days when Indian users had to create US or Uk based account to access stores and buy them off PSN. India has now .... Original source  : GaeaTimes.com Exclusive Hands On: Sony Takes PSN Store in India Onlin.

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Simplified tool to estimate heart risk may miscalculate


WASHINGTON - A new study has questioned the efficiency of a method that is being widely used to predict risk of major heart problems as it is likely to over or underestimate the risk for millions of Americans. The method in question is the simplified version of the so-called .... Original article  : Simplified tool to estimate heart risk may miscalculate.

Shire Expands Pipeline to Treat Orphan Muscle Diseases Through Collaboration With Acceleron Pharma


Deal Grants Shire Exclusive Ex-North American Rights to Acceleron's Innovative Class of ActRIIB Molecules, Including ACE-031 Currently in Phase 2 Development to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 9, 2010 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the expansion of its Human Genetic Therapies pipeline through the exclusive license, [...]

Rizwanur Rahman case: Supreme Court gives reprieve to businessman Todi


NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court of India, on Friday, stayed two Kolkata High Court orders to initiate fresh investigations into the death of Kolkata-based design professional Rizwanur Rahman. The stayed .... Source article  : Rizwanur Rahman case: Supreme Court gives reprieve to businessman Todi.

Chicago skyscraper plans sky-high ice skating, with rink on 94th floor of 100-story building


Chicago building plans sky-high ice skating CHICAGO - Ice skating in Chicago in January is nothing new. Doing it on the 94th floor of a downtown skyscraper certainly is. Officials at the 100-story John Hancock Center said Thursday that they’re installing a rink that will allow visitors to skate at 1,000 feet up in the air. About 20 ... Read more »»».

Quran Burning Aborted by Terry Jones


WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) — It was a sigh of relief when Terry Jones clarified that his plan of burning copies of Quran in a small Florida church is suspended. Pastor Terry Jones announcement to torch copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attack triggered an outrage across the nation. .... Source  : Quran Burning Aborted by Terry Jones.

Signiant Brings Content Supply Chain Solutions to all


Product Range Helps all Organisations From SMEs to International Broadcasters in the Move Towards File-Based Workflows IBC 2010, AMSTERDAM, September 10, 2010 - Signiant(R), Inc., (www.signiant.com/ ) the leading developer of content supply chain solutions, ( www.signiant.com/content-distribution-management-software/ ) will demonstrate its three new content distribution management products for the first time in Europe at IBC (www.ibc.org/ ) 2010. Situated [...]

Indian artist seeks dialogue on faith in age of terror


WASHINGTON - Connecting two key historical moments linked to 9/11, but 108 years apart, Mumbai-based contemporary Indian artist Jitish Kallat has sought to engage the American people on faith in the age of terror. Opening Saturday, Kallat’s “Public Notice 3″ links a landmark speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the First World Parliament of Religions in ... Read more : Indian artist seeks dialogue on faith in age of terror.

Oxygen bugs evolved 2.72 billion years ago


SYDNEY - Bug that produces oxygen may have evolved hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. Well-preserved fossils of stromatolites, a rock formation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, have been dated as 2.72 billion years old, more than 270 million years older than the previous oldest evidence of oxygenic photosynthesis. .... Read the original article  : here.

"Here you have" Virus Threatens Cyber-security!


On Thursday, a malicious worm infiltrated several high profile US companies and thousands of other local users. This new virus is called "Here you have" and is masquerading as a benign PDF inside a spam e-mail. The e-mail which contains the subject line "Just for you" or "here you have" contains a link to what appears .... Source article  : “Here you have” Virus Threatens Cyber-security!.

Rooney may be dropped for Everton clash over 'slanging over sexcapade' fears


LONDON - Manchester United is reportedly considering dropping striker Wayne Rooney for Saturday’s Premier League match against Everton. Rooney is under intense personal pressure following revelations about his private life, and accusations that he used 1,200 pounds-a-night prostitutes while his wife Coleen was ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Rooney may be dropped for Everton clash over ’slanging over sexcapade’ fears.

Team Sky to Help Save One Billion Trees in the Amazon


ISLEWORTH, England, September 9, 2010 - For the first time ever, riders competing in The Tour of Britain for Team Sky will be raising awareness of deforestation in the Amazon by wearing a Sky Rainforest Rescue inspired kit. The tour kicks off in Rochdale on Saturday 11th September and ends in London the following weekend. [...]

IVONA Text-To-Speech - Lifelike Text-to-Speech (TTS) Arrives in America


ALPHARETTA, Georgia, September 9, 2010 - IVONA(R)Text-to-Speech (TTS), creator and winner of multiple awards for most human-sounding synthetic voices and speech output products, is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Campbell as Director of Business Development in the Americas. Mr. Campbell, a recognized speech evangelist with 10-years experience, will lead IVONA's entry into the US marketplace where he [...]

New Hampshire's first foliage report: Bits of color up north


NH releases 1st foliage report of the season CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire’s first foliage report of the season shows bits of color in the Great North Woods and White Mountains - and some early color in the Monadnock Region. The report says most trees in the Great North Woods are green. Some maples near Pittsburg are ... Original source on Gaea Times at : New Hampshire’s first foliage report: Bits of color up north.

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