British judge sentences thief in verse
LONDON - A car thief who wrote poems about his criminal past has been sentenced by a British judge in verse. Steven Snell, 26, wrote odes about his crimes while he was in remand waiting for his sentence. Judge Richard Bray of the Northampton Crown Court sent him to 20 months in prison, while announcing ... Original source on Gaea Times at : British judge sentences thief in verse.
Applebee's Veterans Day Celebration Treats The Army
SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Some industries not only aim to make business, but also indulge in social causes with a philanthropic attitude. The Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain can definitely be regarded as one of them. The food chain offered free food and beverages to the US Army officials and other veterans to ... Read : Applebee’s Veterans Day Celebration Treats The Army.
Despite divisions, G20 leaders agree to cooperate (Second Lead)
SEOUL - The Group of 20 summit in Seoul ended Friday with a joint statement that papered over many key differences but showed that leaders were at least willing to help each other navigate through difficult economic times. “We have produced specific and tangible results,” South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said at the close ... Read more »»».
Ed Fagan Inc. Announces the Addition of Radiometal 4550 to the Company's Stock of Special Purpose Metals and Alloys
Radiometal 4550 Soft Magnetic Alloy Is Used in the Manufacture of Sensitive Relays, Transformers, Chokes, and Specialty Motors Where the Properties of Silicon-Iron Alloys Do not Provide the Required Magnetic Performance. DEVON, England, November 11, 2010 - Ed Fagan Inc. has announced the addition of Radiometal 4550 to the company's line of soft magnetic alloys. Radiometal .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Ed Fagan Inc. Announces the Addition of Radiometal 4550 to the Company's Stock of Special Purpose Metals and Alloys.
ASIC Digital Design Engineer job at ATP Personnel in Roseville, CA
Position: ASIC Digital Design Engineer Location: Roseville, CA Details: JOB : 8604 JOB TITLE: ASIC Digital Design Engineer LOCATION: Roseville, CA LENGTH: 9 Months Pay Rate: $35.75/hr Our client, a global leader in the development and manufacture of information technology and services needs to fill an opening for an ASIC Digital Design Engineer. JOB DESCRIPTION: ASIC Digital Design Engineer - Position is open for an experienced ASIC Digital [...]
Pakistan fashion week: Show goes on in terror hit Karachi
KARACHI - Pakistan’s best known fashion week was on, there were smiles on the ramp and banter among organisers. That’s when the latest terror blast hit Karachi, killing at least 19 people, changing the atmospherics in seconds. In a show of resilience, however, everyone put up a brave face and went about business. On ... Read more : Pakistan fashion week: Show goes on in terror hit Karachi.
'Major talent for Indian IT industry untapped'
NEW DELHI - The majority of talent for the IT industry lies in tier-II colleges and cities which are partially or completely ignored by companies for fresher placements in India, according to a study. The scientific assesment team, Aspiring Minds, which compiled the study, segregated the country’s colleges into a top 100 campus list and [..] Read the original article: here.
Wil Wheaton In 'Big Bang Theory'
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Wil Wheaton returned to ‘Big Bang Theory’ in the latest episode titled ‘21-second Excitement’. The much anticipated episode showed the regulars of the cast heading for a show of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ before encountering Sheldon’s nemesis. Wil Wheaton has reprized his role as the ‘Evil Wil Wheaton’ on the .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Hack for USB Tethering: Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus
Both Samsung Focus and Samsung Omnia 7 has come a so-called hack for USB Tethering which Microsoft has stated to be un-available on early Windows Phone 7 devices. Though there aren’t any guarantees on the fact that the hack might just work cause it hasn’t for any other handsets. If interested you can give it a .... Source article : Hack for USB Tethering: Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus.
Ancient Spirits - Columbus' Legacy
Discover the ghostly secrets a 500 year-old galleon holds in a stirring seek-and-find mystery. Virginia and Professor MacNara come upon an ancient ship on the beach of a deserted village. The galleon belonged to Christopher Columbus and was thought to have simply vanished, but it looks as if it was abandoned only yesterday. A curse is [...]
Dark chocolate can help lower high BP
LONDON - Want to keep your blood pressure under control? Start eating dark chocolate, scientists say. It is already known that dark chocolate contains high levels of antioxidants that are thought to be beneficial to health. Now, a team of researchers in Sweden have revealed that dark chocolate works on the body in the same way ... Original article on : Dark chocolate can help lower high BP.
FDA Approves EGRIFTATM (tesamorelin for injection): First and Only Treatment for the Reduction of Excess Abdominal Fat in HIV-infected Patients With Lipodystrophy
Clinical Trials Demonstrate Reduction in Visceral Adipose Tissue and Waist Circumference GENEVA, November 11, 2010 - Merck Serono, the pharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EGRIFTA(TM) (tesamorelin for injection) as the first and only treatment indicated to reduce excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy ... Read more »».
Ishrat case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat Govt plea challenging SIT probe
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Gujarat Government plea challenging the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Gujarat High Court to probe the “fake” encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others. An apex court bench comprising of justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar rejected the .... Source article : Ishrat case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat Govt plea challenging SIT probe.
Florida Woman sold her Baby to buy Car
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — A Florida woman Stephanie Bigbee Fleming was arrested on charges of selling her eight-week old boy. in order to pay for her new car. The arrest report suggested that the baby’s grandmother is also involved in the crime along with the mother. The mother and the grandmother, Patty Bigbee, 45 both ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Florida Woman sold her Baby to buy Car.
Karunanidhi defends IT minister Raja
CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday came out strongly in defence of his tainted DMK colleague and central minister A. Raja, saying there was no need for him to quit. “What wrong has he done? He only went by the rules,” Karunanidhi told reporters here amid growing clamour for the communications and [..] Read the original article: here.
Elsevier Releases Image Search; New SciVerse ScienceDirect Feature Enables Researchers to Quickly Find Reliable Visual Content
AMSTERDAM, November 12, 2010 - Elsevier (www.elsevier.com) a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information, today announced the availability of Image Search, a new SciVerse ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) feature that enables users to quickly and efficiently find images and figures relevant to their specific research objectives. The new feature allows researchers to search across .... Source article : Elsevier Releases Image Search; New SciVerse ScienceDirect Feature Enables Researchers to Quickly Find Reliable Visual Content.
Chhath Puja Being Celebrated Today
PATNA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The festivities of Chhath Puja commenced across the country today with people from different states gearing up to participate in the three-day festival. In states across the nation especially in the northern parts of the country, the festival of ‘Chhath Puja,’ which is observed in the Kartik month in the sixth .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Chhath Puja Being Celebrated Today.
We are born with faculty to laugh but learn to cry during life
LONDON - Laughing at a good joke or when someone tickles us is instinctive, but crying when we’re sad is something we learn from other people, say scientists. They say that only expressions of laughter and relief are instinctive, whereas other emotional outbursts need to be learned. To find out which sounds are instinctive, a team led .... Read the original article : We are born with faculty to laugh but learn to cry during life.
Yahoo Layoff Rumors Surface
SANTA CLARA (GaeaTimes.com)- Internet mail and search service provider Yahoo is going to layoff at least 10 percent of its workforce, suggests the latest buzz in the industry. The reduction in its workforce will reportedly come into effect next month. Blake Irving the Chief Product Officer may supervise the process. Some sources earlier .... Original source : Yahoo Layoff Rumors Surface.
PCB provisionally blacklists five stars for World Cup 2011
LONDON - Pakistan have provisionally agreed not to select five players for next year’s World Cup on the subcontinent as they seek to come clean on match-fixing charges against some of their stars. Former Test captain Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and leg spinner Danish Kaneria have been blacklisted ... Original article on : PCB provisionally blacklists five stars for World Cup 2011.
npower Scores Tickets for Troops
WORCESTER, England, November 11, 2010 - npower has announced that it is making a hundred pairs of tickets to Football league matches available in support of the Tickets for Troops charity. During the weekend of Remembrance Sunday serving members and those medically discharged from HM Forces will be able to attend football matches for free .... Original article : npower Scores Tickets for Troops.
Trouble for Top Tablets as UK Consumers Say 'no way' to Paying GBP400 for an iPad
CAMBRIDGE, England, November 11, 2010 - The latest research from Broadbandgenie.co.uk has shown that most UK consumers won't dream of paying GBP400 for an Apple iPad, despite the desirability of the UK's number one new gadget. This will also be bad news for Samsung, whose Galaxy tablet is being released with similar price points ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Trouble for Top Tablets as UK Consumers Say 'no way' to Paying GBP400 for an iPad.