Four years gone, no trace of missing Japanese tourist
AGRA - Four years after a 21-year-old Japanese tourist disappeared here, the police are clueless about his whereabouts. S. Kota disappeared after visiting the Taj Mahal and other monuments in Agra Sep 5, 2006. A case was registered and 26 people were identified as witnesses. His mother paid several visits to Agra and met .... Original article : Four years gone, no trace of missing Japanese tourist.
Cops take woman to husband in Kerala, parents cry foul
AGRA - An Agra woman, who was allegedly being confined by her parents here, is being taken back by police to her husband’s home in Kerala on court orders. But her parents as well as her own statement to police here say she was forced into the marriage. Kerala Police took the 21-year-old woman into .... Original article : Cops take woman to husband in Kerala, parents cry foul.
Norway boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets during periods
LONDON - A look at the “tyrannical” toilet rules in Norwegian companies found one boss asking his female staff to wear red bracelets during their periods. A workers’ union report claimed that businesses were becoming obsessed with lost productivity due to employees spending too much time answering the call of nature. The report by the Parat ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Norway boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets during periods.
Obama checking in: Delhi's Maurya swarms with commandos
NEW DELHI - Not an inch of the ITC Maurya Sheraton will be without surveillance when US President Barack Obama arrives for a two-night stay. The luxury hotel is swarming with Delhi Police commandos a week before he checks in with wife Michelle. Obama arrives for a Nov 7-9 stay at the Presidential Suite of ... Read more »».
Pakistani exports show upward trend
ISLAMABAD - The exports by Pakistani manufacturers have touched $7.8 billion in the first four months of ongoing 2010-11 fiscal, which marks a substantial 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year. According to a report issued by State Bank of Pakistan here Wednesday, almost all sectors showed encouraging upward growth in ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pakistani exports show upward trend.
Maruti Suzuki October sales up 39.2 percent
NEW DELHI - Car market leader Maruti Suzuki Monday reported its higher ever monthly sales for October at 1,18,908 vehicles, a growth of 39.2 percent over the same month last year at 85,415 units. The company crossed 1 lakh unit sales mark in the domestic market for the first time in October 2010, touching .... Source article : Maruti Suzuki October sales up 39.2 percent.
Butterflies or Business - Europe can Have Both!
COPENHAGEN, November 30, 2010 - The European Environment Agency (EEA) released today its fourth Environment State and Outlook report - SOER 2010 - a comprehensive assessment of how and why Europe's environment is changing, and what we are doing about it. SOER 2010 concludes that a fully integrated approach to transforming Europe to a resource-efficient green economy can ... Original article on : Butterflies or Business - Europe can Have Both!.
The Wild World of Inish Turk Beg Comes to Donnybrook Fair
DUBLIN, November 1, 2010 - Inish Turk Beg, a contemporary Irish brand that encompasses Food, a Vividly Lived lifestyle and Whiskey, will be making its debut on the Irish food scene at Donnybrook Fair in Dublin. The partnership with this long established Food Hall, which shares a passion and devotion to food, will be ... Read more »».
Manager - Tech Services job in Marlboro, MA Area - Excellent $$
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Plot to bomb Pakistani PM's rally foiled
ISLAMABAD - A plot to bomb a public rally of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Pakistan’s Sindh province has been foiled following the arrest of two militants, an official said. The prime minister addressed several gatherings of people and party workers in the country Tuesday to mark the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party’s 44th foundation .... Read the original article : Plot to bomb Pakistani PM’s rally foiled.
'Child soldier' Khadr gets 40-year jail at Guantanamo
TORONTO - Afghan Canadian Omar Khadr, the only child soldier and last western prisoner held at Guantanamo, has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for killing a US medic in Afghanistan in 2002. Twenty-four-year-old Khadr, whose father was a close aide of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, was 15 when he was arrested ... Read : ‘Child soldier’ Khadr gets 40-year jail at Guantanamo.
Inhaled steroids up diabetes risk: Study
WASHINGTON - A new research has found that inhaled steroids increase the risk of diabetes. Researchers at Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research concluded that patients taking inhaled corticosteroids are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and more so with higher doses. However, the risk is of special concern for patients suffering from chronic .... Source article : Inhaled steroids up diabetes risk: Study.
School makes girls perform bike stunts
LUCKNOW - A renowned girls’ school in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh is facing enquiry after a local TV channel aired footage of students performing stunts on bikes as part of preparations for its annual day programme, an official said Wednesday. Students of classes IX to XII of St. Mary’s Senior Secondary School were shown .... Read the original article : School makes girls perform bike stunts.
To put it bluntly, education sector dismal: Pakistani daily
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s education sector requires serious attention, a leading Pakistan daily said while labelling the situation “quite dismal”. The Dawn said in an editorial that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani`s admission that the nationalisation of schools and colleges in the early 1970s by the Pakistan Peoples Party founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was a .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Cheryl Cole 'planning to move to Los Angeles'
LONDON - Cheryl Cole will apparently move to Los Angeles as soon as the 6-million-pound Surrey mansion she shared with love-rat footballer Ashley is sold. The ‘Girls Aloud’ singer had also clinched a one-year 3-million-pound deal to be a judge on the US version of the X Factor. American dancer Derek Hough’s stepdad Aaron Nelson recalled how .... Original source : Cheryl Cole ‘planning to move to Los Angeles’.
Courteney Cox denies she is getting a divorce
NEW YORK - Actress Courteney Cox has opened up about her split with husband David Arquette for the first time and says she is not filing for divorce. “I don’t know what will happen, but this is not like we’re getting divorced. This is a separation and I think that takes a lot of courage, ... Read more : Courteney Cox denies she is getting a divorce.
Sony VAIO EA Series: Quick Look at the Budget Laptops from Sony
The new Sony VAIO EA-Series is the affordable range of Sony laptops targeted for the budget minded Sony lovers. The configuration to price ratio is comparable to most laptops in that range and here is a sneak peek at the Sony VAIO EA Series laptops. The standard configuration of the Sony VAIO Series comes with ... Original article on : Sony VAIO EA Series: Quick Look at the Budget Laptops from Sony.
Prices Of Motorola Droid 2 Fall
NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — The price of Motorola Droid 2 has fallen to $150. The fall in this price is due to the release of the Droid 2 Global. The Droid 2 Global has been priced at $200 which is the reason behind the price reduction of the original Droid 2. The original model is ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Prices Of Motorola Droid 2 Fall.
Hex-b
Bring the Bee home after a hard day working with this quick and challenging puzzle that will make your brain and reflexes work hard. Play in Full ScreenInstructionOrganize the path turning hexagons. Just click on hexagons to turn it clockwise and click holding ctrl to turn it counter clockwise.Brief Instructions for playing Hex-bP using PauseMovement using [...]
Coffee Rush 2
Serve up a flavorful cup of brew with a satisfying blend of Match 3 and Time Management gameplay. The heartless Smokestack Coffee Company is back at it, serving awful cups of java at ridiculous prices. They’ve managed to run out all other coffee houses in a new city that’s now desperate for a decent pick-me-up. You’ve [...]
Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN
NEW DELHI - Removing deep rooted inequities in gender, economic status and education - from which millions of AIDS and HIV positive women and children suffer - is crucial to universal access to knowledge, protection and prevention of mother-to-child transmission, a UN report said. Dec 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. “Children and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN.
Truffles' sex lives unravelled, may be affordable now
LONDON - Scientists have unravelled the secretive sex lives of black truffles, which may help make the delicacy more affordable. Prized by chefs worldwide, the tuber is notoriously expensive - at 100 pounds a piece - because they are so rare and extremely difficult to grow. Black truffles, also used as an aphrodisiac .... Read the original article : Truffles’ sex lives unravelled, may be affordable now.
IDEV Technologies Announces First U.S. Procedure With SUPERA VERITAS(TM) Transhepatic Biliary System
Commercial Launch of Stent Delivery System Planned for Early 2011 WEBSTER, Texas, November 30, 2010 - IDEV Technologies, Incorporated (IDEV), an innovative leader in the development and commercialization of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced the first procedure in the United States utilizing the SUPERA VERITAS(TM) Transhepatic Biliary System, which was recently cleared to market by the U.S. Food .... Source article on Gaea Times at : IDEV Technologies Announces First U.S. Procedure With SUPERA VERITAS(TM) Transhepatic Biliary System.
General Manifolds LLC Announces Issuance of US Patent in Computational Neuroscience
CARLSBAD, California, November 1, 2010 - General Manifolds LLC, a technology company focused on fundamental cognitive algorithms, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 7,805,386 covering a computational system and method for simulating functions within the cerebral cortex of the human brain. This ground-breaking technology is relevant to a broad range ... Read : General Manifolds LLC Announces Issuance of US Patent in Computational Neuroscience.
CVC should step down: Retired Supreme Court judge
KOTTAYAM/NEW DELHI - It would be in the best interests of the country and of the high office he holds if Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas steps down, retired Supreme Court judge K.T. Thomas opined Wednesday. Noting that that the office of the CVC should not be seen as a government office, K.T. Thomas .... Read the original article : CVC should step down: Retired Supreme Court judge.
We didn't chose this life, say scavengers
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of manual scavengers from various parts of the country raised slogans against their suffering and indignity at a rally in the capital Sunday. The Samajik Parivartan Yatra, a nation-wide rally organised by Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), an organisation formed by former manual scavengers, culminated in a rally in the capital. The ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : We didn’t chose this life, say scavengers.
CPA Global Discover Sets New Standard for Patent Search
More Comprehensive Than Patent Search Tools at Many of the World's Leading Patent Offices, Discover Accesses 80 Million Published Documents in 95 Countries ST HELIER, Jersey, November 1, 2010 - CPA Global, the top intellectual property (IP) management specialist and leading provider of legal services outsourcing (LSO), has launched the world's most sophisticated patent search platform, putting comprehensive, ... Read more : CPA Global Discover Sets New Standard for Patent Search.
10 Year Old Girl Gives Birth to a Baby!!
ANDALUSIA, SPAIN (GaeaTimes.com) — Now this is called odd news. A 10-year old girl in a city named Jerez de la Frontera gave birth to a baby. Both mother and the baby (or shall we say baby and the baby) are in the best of their health as reported. According to Spanish newspapers, the girl .... Original article on Gaea Times at : 10 Year Old Girl Gives Birth to a Baby!!.
Migratory birds flock to Kashmir with the onset of winters
SRINAGAR - With the onset of winters in Jammu and Kashmir, more than two hundred thousand migratory birds from Central Asia and China have migrated to the region, flocking various wetland reserves. The state wildlife authorities claim to have received more avian visitors this .... Original article : Migratory birds flock to Kashmir with the onset of winters.
US diplomats doubt Pakistan will ever fight anti-India groups: WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON - A new set of leaked State Department cables portray US diplomats’ “deep scepticism that Pakistan will ever cooperate fully in fighting the full panoply of extremist groups,” as an insurance against India, according to the New York Times. “This is partly because Pakistan sees some of the strongest militant groups as insurance for .... Source article : US diplomats doubt Pakistan will ever fight anti-India groups: WikiLeaks.
Sarkozy fears for his life
LONDON - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fearing for his life as he has become the country’s “most hated” president in 50 years. “I am so hated that I am beginning to fear for my life. Someone may just cross the line and attack me. But I don’t know why the French have come to .... Read the original article : Sarkozy fears for his life.
Frost & Sullivan Confers European Biopharmaceuticals Company of the Year Award on Debiopharm Group(TM)
LONDON, December 1, 2010 - The 2010 Frost & Sullivan Europe Company of the Year Award in Biopharmaceuticals is presented to Debiopharm Group(TM) (Debiopharm). (Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) Debiopharm has a business model of in-licensing new molecules from biotech companies, pharmaceutical and start up companies as well ... Read more »»».
E. J. McKay Advises BMP Sunstone on Its USD520.6 million Sale to Sanofi-aventis
PARIS, November 1, 2010 - Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN; NYSE: SNY) and BMP Sunstone Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Sanofi-aventis is to acquire all outstanding shares of BMP Sunstone for USD10 per share, for a total purchase price of USD520.6 million on a fully diluted basis. This price per share .... Source : E. J. McKay Advises BMP Sunstone on Its USD520.6 million Sale to Sanofi-aventis.
Sikh Americans disappointed at Obama skipping Golden Temple
WASHINGTON - Sikh Americans are still upset over US President Barack Obama’s decision to skip a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, saying the reasons given by the White House were not satisfactory. “I deeply regret President Obama missed the opportunity to send a powerful message of global peace and harmony in the South ... Read more : Sikh Americans disappointed at Obama skipping Golden Temple.
Babies' sense of smell physically shaped by mums' diets during pregnancy
LONDON - Scientists at Colorado University have found that a baby’s smelling system is physically shaped by what his or her mother eats and drinks during pregnancy. It is well known that what an expectant mother consumes will affect what her child will like, reports the Telegraph. But now a study on mice has found why this ... Read : Babies’ sense of smell physically shaped by mums’ diets during pregnancy.
Screening test for depression in adolescents gets green signal
WASHINGTON - Screening depression in adolescents would now get easier-thanks to a new test that has been approved by researchers. University of Washington researchers, Seattle Children’s, and Group Health Health report has suggested that the PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item) is a good screening test for major depression in adolescents. Led by Laura P. Richardson, the team ... Read more >>.
New MacBook Air In India
DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Apple introduced the first generation MacBook Air two years ago and despite the hullaballo surrounding it the light weight laptop drew a lot of flaks. It was incredibly light for sure and had stylish looks as well. However, a sole USB port, lack of Ethernet and the steep price were its .... Source article on Gaea Times at : New MacBook Air In India.
India to Raise Outsourcing Issue during Obama's Visit
According to India’s minister of state for communications and information technology, Sachin Pilot,?? India is going to raise the outsourcing issue as well as recent hike of H1B visa fee in the upcoming India visit of US President Barrack Obama. He added that US accounts 53% of Indian outsourcing business in terms of .... Source article : India to Raise Outsourcing Issue during Obama’s Visit.
PCB recalls Younus to Test and T20 squads, overlooks Malik, Akmal, Yousuf
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee, headed by former Test opener Mohsin Hasan Khan, has omitted wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, all-rounder Shoaib Malik and batsman Mohammad Yousuf from the Test and Twenty20 squads named for the New Zealand tour starting with a warm-up game against Auckland on December 23. However, former captain Younus Khan ... Original article on : PCB recalls Younus to Test and T20 squads, overlooks Malik, Akmal, Yousuf.
Ronaldo reckons he is simply phenomenal
LONDON - After netting twice for Real Madrid in a match against Hercules, Portuguese football star believes that he is simply phenomenal. Ronaldo has taken his tally to 10 goals in four League games and 3 goals in nine games in all competitions. “I am in phenomenal shape and on a great run of form. I come ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ronaldo reckons he is simply phenomenal.
EBRD Supports Road Construction in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine, November 30, 2010 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a fifteen-year EUR 450 million sovereign loan facility to the State Road Administration of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) to finance rehabilitation and upgrade of the motorways to Kyiv, which form a part of main European and national corridors in Ukraine. The loan is especially .... Source : EBRD Supports Road Construction in Ukraine.
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.
Bush turned against abortion after mum showed him 'dead foetus'
LONDON - George bush has revealed that he turned against abortion and stem cell therapy the day his mother showed him a foetus in a jar, which was a result of miscarriage she had when Bush was a teenager. In an interview the former President said Barbara Bush, former .... Source : Bush turned against abortion after mum showed him ‘dead foetus’.
New 2.0" QVGA LCD Module Added to TFT FFS Range
NEU-ISENBURG, Germany, November 30, 2010 - A new 2.0" module has been just added by Seiko Instruments to enhance its range of small sized a-Si TFT LCD modules, which is now covering from 2,0" to 7,0". The new module is equipped with the patented Fringe Field Switching (FFS) technology which provides an extremely wide viewing angle of .... Source article on Gaea Times at : New 2.0" QVGA LCD Module Added to TFT FFS Range.
Fashion Without Borders - DF Designs Goes Global With Amazon.co.uk
NEW YORK, November 1, 2010 - Just in time for the holidays, DF Designs has "set up shop" on Amazon.co.uk to offer its unique clothing lines to customers in nine European nations. DF Designs (tinyurl.com/38c9mpm), a small, U.S. web-based clothing company, is among the first chosen by Amazon.co.uk to offer fashion online to customers abroad in its new ... Read more >>>.