Chilean Miners' Ordeal To End Soon

SAN JOSE MINE, CHILE (GaeaTimes.com)- Rescue crews who have been working relentlessly to bring to safety the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped in an underground mine for the past two months, received a major breakthrough over the weekend. The drilling of the escape shaft which would be used to rescue the miners .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

UN says floods in Pakistan have interrupted Afghan food aid, cutting aid to 1 million people

UN: Pakistan floods curb food aid to Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan - Pakistan’s devastating floods have interrupted delivery of food aid to neighboring Afghanistan that would have fed about a million people this winter, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday. Many people in rural areas of impoverished, war-ravaged Afghanistan risk starvation, and the poorest subsist on bread ... Read more >>.

Vedanta not to hike Cairn India offer price

MUMBAI - International metals major Vedanta Group Monday said it would not hike the price of the open offer to minority shareholders of oil producer Cairn India in which it is seeking to acquire a majority stake. “There is no question…The price is final and it is a very lucrative offer,” Chairman Anil Agarwal told .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

Britain to cut child benefit payments as part of austerity package

Britain to cut child benefit payments LONDON - Britain’s government is to scrap child benefit payments for middle income and high-earning families as part of its plan to slash government spending, Treasury chief George Osborne said Monday. Osborne, who is scheduled to deliver a speech to the Conservative Party’s annual rally in Birmingham, central England, later said ... Read more »»».

Software Engineer job in Sunnyvale or San Francisco, CA

Position: Software Engineer Location: Sunnyvale or San Francisco, CA Details: Software Engineer (Filesystem Security) About Riverbed: The world is changing. Join the Riverlution! At Riverbed, we bring the world closer together so every person and every company can find the fastest way to the possible. Imagine if you could run applications up to 100 times faster over your WAN, reduce network traffic [...]

Senior SoC Verification Engineer job at Sunnyvale - Mountain View

Position: Senior SoC Verification Engineer Location: Sunnyvale/Mountain View Details: - Define and develop verification architecture, methodologies, protocols and environments - Write verification specifications, verification plans and documentation - Generate test benches and automatic regression plans - Be responsible for verification architecture, simulations, verifications and debugging of circuit and logic designs (schematics, analog, RTL) - Complete block-level verification and chip level verification - Interface with cross-functional teams [...]

Missing woman found dead in car outside NY police facility, may have been there for days

Missing woman found dead outside NYPD facility MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A pregnant, diabetic woman missing for more than a week was found dead in a car outside a New York City police facility, apparently from an insulin overdose, authorities said Wednesday. The Toyota Venza may have been parked on a street near an NYPD Bronx narcotics .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Missing woman found dead in car outside NY police facility, may have been there for days.

Log on to Daterate.com.au to give anonymous feedback after a date

MELBOURNE - Australians would now be able to know how good or bad they were on their last date and get anonymous feedback on their awkward dating experiences. The Date Rate site was launched at Startup Camp Sydney, a boot camp for entrepreneurs. Daterate.com.au works by collecting anonymous feedback ... Read : Log on to Daterate.com.au to give anonymous feedback after a date.

Bollywood gives thumbs up to CWG opener

NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was stunning, sensational and spectacular — this is the verdict of the Indian film fraternity. Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shekhar Kapur, Diya Mirza and Riteish Deshmukh and others have taken to social networking sites to cheer India for bringing alive a potpourri of Indian culture at the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Bollywood gives thumbs up to CWG opener.

Yahoo Messenger for iPhone and Android to have 3G Video Call Facility

Yahoo showed off that it has the capability to bring videoconferencing to Android and Apple iPhones in a part of product demonstration of Yahoo Messenger 11. Yahoo was working on this app which is similar to Fring or Apple’s FaceTime. Product manager for Yahoo said that the new Yahoo Messenger for Mobile service have the feature ... Read : Yahoo Messenger for iPhone and Android to have 3G Video Call Facility.

US close to unveiling flying car as Iran reveals hybrid flying boat squadron

MELBOURNE - Two major superpowers - US and Iran - have been involved in building flying hybrid vehicles presumably for patrol and reconnaissance. While US is close to unveiling a helicopter-Humvee, Iran reportedly already has several squadrons of small reconnaissance boat-planes called Bavar 2. Both are designed to move between air and ground or water as easily ... Original article on : US close to unveiling flying car as Iran reveals hybrid flying boat squadron.

Over 500 dengue cases in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Five people have died of dengue and over 500 confirmed cases of the vector-borne disease have been reported from across Pakistan, an official said. Dawn reported that at least 533 confirmed cases of dengue fever have been reported in Pakistan. The federal secretary of health, Khushnood Ahmed Lashari, confirmed the number of dengue ... Read more >>>.

Diet rich in walnuts, walnut oil can fight stress

WASHINGTON - If daily stress is taking a toll on your health, it’s time to eat walnuts, as they help fight stress, says a new study. “We wanted to find out if omega 3-fatty acids from plant sources would blunt cardiovascular responses to stress,” said Sheila G. West, associate professor .... Source  : Diet rich in walnuts, walnut oil can fight stress.

Disqualified Karnataka MLAs approach high court

BANGALORE - A division bench of the Karnataka High Court will Monday afternoon hear a joint petition by 16 rebel legislators against their disqualification by Speaker K.G. Bopaiah ahead of the trust vote earlier in the day. The petition has been admitted and posted for hearing by the bench headed by Chief Justice K.S. Khehar .... Original source  : Disqualified Karnataka MLAs approach high court.

China pressures Nepal to disrupt Tibetan polls

KATHMANDU - Nepals giant northern neighbour China pressured the Himalayan republic into disrupting the 15th general election held by Tibetan refugees to choose a new prime minister and government in exile, a rights group said. On Sunday, for the first time in Nepals history, armed police stormed three centres in Kathmandu Valley where the community .... Read the original article  : here.

Gas tank explodes at Mass. salvage yard, rockets into air, crashes through home's solar panels

Dumped gas tank explodes, flies into Mass. home BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - A 50-pound gas tank dumped in a Massachusetts salvage yard has exploded and rocketed into the air before crashing through solar panels and the roof of a nearby home and landing in a bedroom. Fire department Deputy Chief Thomas Levy says two people were at the .... Original article  : Gas tank explodes at Mass. salvage yard, rockets into air, crashes through home’s solar panels.

Kerala Independent legislator to quit assembly

MALAPPURAM - Kerala’s Independent legislator Manjalamkulam Ali, who has been backed by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Monday said he was resigning from the assembly as he was being attacked by the party. “I am really sad and am fed up of being attacked by senior CPI-M leaders. So I .... Source  : Kerala Independent legislator to quit assembly.

Rabri Devi to contest Bihar polls from two constituenies

PATNA - Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi will contest the state assembly elections from two constituencies this month, her husband and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) head Lalu Prasad announced Monday. She will contest from Raghopur in Vaishali district and Sonepur in Chapra district in the third phase of the state assembly elections, he told ... Read more : Rabri Devi to contest Bihar polls from two constituenies.

First multimedia Sikh museum opens in Canada

MISSISSAUGA - Canada became the first country after India to open a unique Multimedia Sikh Museum in the Indian-dominated city of Mississauga on the outskirts of Toronto Sunday. The museum was opened at Ontario Khalsa Darbar, North America’s biggest Sikh shrine, amid much fanfare by city mayor Hazel McCallion and museum creator Raghbir Bains. Cutting .... Source  : Gaea News Network.

Mayor says arsonist burn mosque in Palestinian village in West Bank, damage holy books

Mayor: Arsonist torch mosque in West Bank village RAMALLAH, West Bank - The mayor of a Palestinian village in the West Bank says arsonists have torched a local mosque. Mayor Ali Satawa says he believes hardline Jews from a nearby Israeli settlement are responsible because arsonists scrawled the word “revenge” in Hebrew on the mosque wall in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Mayor says arsonist burn mosque in Palestinian village in West Bank, damage holy books.

Google to Roll out Cars that Drives by Itself

Google announced that the company tested a self-driven car that travels 14,000 miles on the street of California. According to software engineer Sebastian Thrun, the car uses video cameras on the rooftop, radar sensors and a laser range finder to maneuver through?? other traffic. However, there is a driver in stand-by mode as well ... Read more >>.

Nations seeking to break China's monopoloy on rare earths used in advanced manufacturing

Nations wary of dependence on China's rare earths TOKYO - China's recent halt of exotic metal shipments to Japan amid a diplomatic spat has reverberated throughout the world's high-tech manufacturing hubs - now on heightened alert to the risks of relying on one country for materials that do everything from helping hybrid engines run to creating .... Source  : Nations seeking to break China’s monopoloy on rare earths used in advanced manufacturing.

Weather the Storm With Webtogs Waterproofs This Season

GILLINGHAM, England, October 5, 2010 - When autumn turns to winter and blue skies give way to rain and cloud, a good, reliable, set of waterproofs is essential. Webtogs stock over 100 makes and models of the best waterproof jackets (www.webtogs.co.uk/Waterproof_Jackets/) from the world's leading manufacturers and with a choice for every budget from entry-level to hardened professional, there's [...]

Del. police: Part of Halloween-themed carnival ride comes loose and flips, hurting 5 people

Del. police: Carnival ride flips, leaving 5 hurt MIDDLETOWN, Del. - Delaware State Police say part of a Halloween-themed carnival ride malfunctioned and flipped over, injuring five people. Three adults and two children had minor injuries after Saturday’s accident at Frightland, a seasonal Halloween attraction in Middletown. Port Penn Fire Chief Frank Schoeffler says the five were .... Source article on Gaea Times at  : Del. police: Part of Halloween-themed carnival ride comes loose and flips, hurting 5 people.