New York: (MW) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today celebrated the worldwide availability of the first-ever Full HD 3D LED TVs with a one-of-a-kind special performance by The Black Eyed Peas in Times Square. “Avatar” director James Cameron, who has been a crucial driver in furthering the development of [...]
Global Cancer Campaign Launches in South Africa
Cape Town: (MW) Lance Armstrong, LIVESTRONG founder and chairman and champion cyclist, launched the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign in South Africa with a visit to fellow cancer survivors at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital. The Campaign’s work in South Africa will focus on partnering with local patient and cancer advocacy groups to end the stigma of cancer [...]
ThinkFlood announces partnership with TotalQ
Port Melbourne: (MW) – ThinkFlood, maker of RedEye remotes for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and leading home theater and two-channel audio importer TotalQ), today announced a strategic distribution partnership to address consumer and reseller demand in Australia.
TotalQ is now Austrialia’s exclusive distributor of RedEye remote, an advanced multi-room, multi-controller system; and RedEye mini, the [...]
IneoQuest announces product expansion
MANSFIELD: (MW) - IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., the global provider of advanced quality and service assurance solutions for digital video, today announced that it has expanded its family of products for monitoring, analyzing, troubleshooting and reporting performance of Microsoft(tm) Mediaroom(tm) deployments with the addition of IQDialogue(tm) Mediaroom(tm) Platform Manager. IneoQuest has also added the IQDialogue(tm) IPTV probe to its line [...]
Women of India outdo men in philanthropy
USA: Women of India have outperformed Indian men in philanthropy. Latest list of Forbes Asia of “48 Heroes of Philanthropy” contains only four Indians and all of them are women.
These philanthropic heroes are: Anu Aga (67, Director of Thermax; Thermax donates 1% of its profits to charity), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (56, Chairman of Biocon; contributed $10 [...]
U.S. – Iran Power Struggle over Iraq
U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill’s warning on February 18 that it could take months to form a new government in Baghdad after the Iraqi elections, scheduled for March 7, and that in turn could mean considerable political turmoil in Iraq, and the warnings of observers and experts as well as officials against the looming specter of a renewed [...]
Upset Hindus ask for immediate withdrawal of Hanuman plush doll
Nevada: Upset Hindus have asked for the immediate recall of the toy “Hanuman as plush doll”, calling it “inappropriate, upsetting, and denigrating”.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees.
Hanuman as [...]
City Council in Nevada opened with Sanskrit mantras
Nevada: City Council of Sparks, one of the fastest growing cities of Nevada (USA), started day’s business with Sanskrit shlokas from ancient Hindu scriptures on Monday.
Rajan Zed, well known Hindu statesman, delivered invocation from Sanskrit scriptures before Sparks City Council on February eight. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English translation of the prayer.
Zed, [...]
Dr. Norman Borlaug awarded Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award
COLLEGE STATION: Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and world-renowned “father of the Green Revolution,” received a posthumous Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award at the recent 2010 Texas A&M AgriLife conference in College Station.
The award was presented to Borlaug’s daughter, Jeanie Borlaug Laube, and granddaughter, Julie Borlaug Larson, on Jan.12 at an award ceremony [...]
Doctors.net.uk Launches First iPhone App
Oxford: Doctors.net.uk, the largest and most active network of medical professionals in the UK, has launched a new iPhone application which provides independent healthcare news, and feeds from other top news sources such as Reuters and the BBC. The free app also gives access to a library of exclusive Doctors.net.uk podcasts, a resource usually only available [...]
What’s Big in Dubai? City Discovery Announces Activities in Dubai
Dubai: All eyes are on Dubai as the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), opened its doors to the world on January 4. Towering at 2,717 feet (828 meters), the impressive glass and steel structure was renamed to honor the head of neighboring Abu Dhabi, who rescued Dubai from financial crisis last [...]
Independent Music Website Gives Artist Exposure a Boost
New York: In response to overwhelming user demand Leading Independent Online Music Store, Boost Independent Music has announced the addition to the site of a new feature to help its artists gain additional exposure. Boost has added a new “Featured Artist” section on their MP3 Music Download Website to allow musicians an increased opportunity to [...]
North Carolina Goes Smoke-Free on Jan. 2
Washington, D.C. - North Carolina on January 2 will take an historic step for health when it becomes the first major tobacco-growing state to implement a statewide smoke-free law that includes all restaurants and bars. This new law will protect the right of North Carolinians to breathe clean air. North Carolina’s hospitality workers can now [...]
Khali returns to wrestling ring, wins two fights
Nahan: Khali has been stormed in to the wrestling ring again recently. Khali was out of the ring due to the certain reasons since long time. The country was waiting the return of the khali in the wrestling ring eagerly. Khali was asked this question everywhere in India recently. Although Khali at this stage refused [...]
