| Maoists threaten school built in memory of Everest heroine |
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A school in Nepal built in memory of intrepid climber Ginette Harrison, the only woman to climb Mt Kanchenjunga and the 30th woman to summit Mt Everest, is threatened with closure as Maoists want it shifted.
A school in Nepal built in memory of intrepid climber Ginette Harrison, the only woman to climb Mt Kanchenjunga and the 30th woman to summit Mt Everest, is threatened with closure as Maoists want it shifted.
The Ginette Harrison School, started in 2001 in Ravi, a poor farming town near the capital, has been told by the Maoists to move the school by June 2005 or we will move it for you.
The school, run by the Shiva Charity trust and the Ginette Harrison Memorial Fund, provides primary education to about 200 Nepalese children. Ginnette died in 1999 while climbing Mt Dhaulagiri.
When Bob Uppington, the chairman of trustees of Shiva Charity, visited the school, he noted that the only facilities at the school seemed to be the building, blackboards and chalk... even the tables and chairs, and exercise books were only recently acquired from the previous month’s donation.
Shiva Charity was planning to build an annexe to the rented building for nursery students when the Maoists stepped in with their order.
According to the insurgents, who control large parts of the districts of Nepal and are refusing to start peace talks with the present government, the school authorities must build a completely new school about half a kilometre away.
They have given no reason for their diktat though the charity suspects it is because of the school’s nearness to a government school.
The distraught charity has started a campaign to raise funds. Though it has acquired a new plot, courtesy the Festival Medical Services in Bath, and the Ginette Harrison Memorial Fund has chipped in with 3,000 pounds sterling (Rs.240,000), it says it still needs about 13,000 pounds (Rs.1.04 million) to build the classrooms.
The Maoists need to be stopped from this kind of activity, said a campaign started to raise awareness about the plight of the school.
The insurgents, who have been fighting an eight-year guerrilla war to replace Nepal’s constitutional monarchy with a communist republic, have made educational institutions in the rural areas one of their prime targets.
Teachers have been killed, some inside their schools, students abducted to join their people’s army and classes closed forcibly for indefinite periods to pressure the government into conceding their demands.
Currently, over 16,000 students are hit by an indefinite closure of educational institutions in Birendranagar since Tuesday. The closure has been enforced by the student wing of the Maoists to demand the release of a cadre, the Kathmandu Post daily reported Thursday.
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| American Cash Flow Announces Code of Ethics for Cash Flow Industry Now Being Developed - Nov 26, 2004 14:46 IST |
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An independent team of cash flow professionals is in the process of developing a code of ethics for participants in the cash flow industry, Fred Rewey, president of the American Cash Flow Association®, announced today.
“Although our state and regional chapters have a code of ethics that governs relationships between cash flow consultants and their clients, we’ve felt a need to expand that code to include all elements of the cash flow industry and the relationships that exist,” said Rewey.
“We hope the code of ethics will alert consultants and clients to some of the problems that can arise when they encounter scam artists posing as sources of funding, but we also want respectable funding sources to recognize those consultants who have the clients’ best interests at heart,” he added.
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| Mortgage Refinancing Expert Oliver Maldonado Recommends the Best Mortgage in America! - Nov 26, 2004 14:44 IST |
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The best mortgage in America has a low interest rate currently at about 1.95%. “This mortgage isn’t in my opinion the best mortgage in America solely because of the amazingly low rate, but also because of several additional options it has. This incredible mortgage can also be converted into a 15-year mortgage without having to refinance and without having to re-qualify again. It also has an interest only option for additional savings in case your financial situation should change. If you think about it, it’s the equivalent of 3 mortgages wrapped into one. It very well may be the last mortgage you’ll ever need!” say’s Oliver Maldonado.
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| From Eid to Gurpurab - a year of silence in Kashmir - Nov 26, 2004 14:41 IST |
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An unusual, happy quiet has settled along border villages in Jammu and Kashmir -- after all, it has been a full year since the Indian and Pakistani armies were ordered to silence their guns and declare a ceasefire.
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| Swedish Composer in Finland Turned Back on the Eurovision Contest to Become Nordic Radio Success - Nov 26, 2004 14:36 IST |
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The single “En sista vers” (A Final Verse) released by prize-nominated author and composer Gunnar K. A. Njålsson earlier this month is starting to receive increasing radio airplay in the Nordic countries, even where the uniquely moving Swedish lyrics are not fully understood. Nordic TV and radio stations began selecting and airing the song barely two weeks after receiving word that it had been radio released. Indeed, Njålsson’s agent, Hans Ånäs, is astonished at the fact that the entire promo stock of the single didn’t even last a week.
“We received requests from as far away as Turkey, Canada, Japan and Brunei and every Nordic country and territory now has a copy! I could never have imagined anything like this!” Ånäs exclaims. When asked what is so attractive about a song in Swedish from Finland, Njalsson’s agent provides a very quick answer: “I’ll use the words of those who’ve heard the song and given us feedback, namely it is a cross between eastern and western music with a very special harmony that for whatever reason everyone seems to understand and relate with. It grows on you after a couple of plays”.
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| Manmohan writes to Jayalalitha on Shankaracharya’s case - Nov 26, 2004 14:34 IST |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha to probe the murder charges against the Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram with extreme care and consideration.
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| Rs.26 mn seized from onion truck - Nov 26, 2004 14:30 IST |
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A sum of Rs.26 million in cash was seized from a truck loaded with onions in Maharashtra, police said Thursday.
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| Hip Hop Producers Bask in e-Opportunities - Nov 26, 2004 14:30 IST |
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Whoever coined the phrase pounding the pavement, didn’t have internet access. The evolution of creating a buzz, networking and Building relationships in the music industry has seen no more advances than it has in the past few years. In a business that’s reputation is as hard edged as the music itself, Hip Hop hopefuls are celebrating opportunities far beyond those of their predecessors.
The genre of music that’s past rich with culture is comparably young. Hip Hop’s next generation of tastemakers were previously kids on the sidelines of live DJ shows in New York city parks. About 7-8 years ago that all changed said Kirk Rothrum (pka Kirk T), president of Bangin-Beats.com. The work a person had to put in to being a viable artist or producer has shifted.
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| First Noh & Kyogen Program Witnessed by Americans in Boston December 7, 2004 - Nov 26, 2004 14:28 IST |
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The Japan Society of Boston will present three classical Japanese theatre pieces in a special presentation at John Hancock Hall on Tuesday, December 7, 7:00 pm. The First Noh & Kyogen Program Witnessed by Americans is a re-staging of performances first introduced to Western audiences during a state visit to Japan by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1879. Co-produced by the Nohgaku Kyokai Association of Japan and the Japan Society of New York, the plays star Umewaka Rokuro whose great-grandfather performed for President and Mrs. Grant.
The program is part of the Japan Society of Boston’s Centennial Celebration and follows the highly acclaimed Kabuki in Boston which the Japan Society brought to Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre for the first time in July, 2004.
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| Award-winning Novel of Adventure and Survival on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim Just Published - Nov 26, 2004 14:24 IST |
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Devon Mihesuah, who is Oklahoma Choctaw and professor of applied indigenous studies at Northern Arizona University, is author of a dozen non-fiction scholarly works and fiction stories that deal with American Indian empowerment and decolonization.
“Few writers of American Indian fiction create positive role models,” Mihesuah says. “Most stories about Natives bog us down in images of poverty, alcoholism and depression, or take place in the past. Many Americans are not even aware that we’re still here! I’m concerned about creating strong, successful characters that contemporary Indians can emulate.”
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| Cheflive Experiences a Unique Mistral - Nov 26, 2004 14:18 IST |
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Chef André welcomes his newest Chef de Cuisine, Mark Purdy, who gained national recognition by utilizing seasonal and regional ingredients, often organic, at a host of nationally renowned Charlie Palmer properties. The French classics now enjoy a contemporary spin that will surprise and delight the unsuspecting aficionado. The menu is ever changing, based on regional growers and seasonal delicacies.
Upon entering the restaurant, just past the bar that looks out onto the casino from a safe distance, a tableside selection of champagne and fine liqueurs stands waiting for special requests. The décor is elegant, quiet, calmly lit, the colors soothing. You’ll quickly sense that you have entered a very unique space.
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| Winds of change ruffle US airwaves - Nov 26, 2004 14:14 IST |
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The abrupt departure of CBS news anchor Dan Rather and the more planned exit of NBC anchor Tom Brokaw leave their fellow ABC news anchor Peter Jennings in a bit of predicament.
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| The American College of the Building Arts Launches Quest for Arts-Oriented Students - Nov 26, 2004 14:2 IST |
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The American College of the Building Arts (formerly the School of the Building Arts) has launched its recruitment activities. Today, the new College unveiled its curriculum and other plans, and outlined important milestones on the way to an August 2005 opening here. The College will be the first in the nation to focus fully on teaching the building arts, and is modeled on a centuries-old system that French artisans have used to preserve their artistry and ensure the longevity of cherished buildings.
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| Advantage PressurePro LLC. and Dowwell Ltd. of Shanghai, China Form Joint Venture - Nov 26, 2004 13:59 IST |
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Advantage PressurePro LLC., Harrisonville, MO. announces a Joint Venture with Dowwell Ltd. Of Shanghai, China. Advantage PressurePro LLC and Dowwell Ltd. approved the signing of the agreement on November 15, 2004. The Joint Venture is known as Advantage Asia Ltd.
Phillip G. Zaroor, President of Advantage PressurePro LLC. and Jin Weihau, President of Dowwell Ltd. are confident that Advantage Asia Ltd. will position PressurePro™ TPMS to become the leader in one of the fastest growing automotive markets in the world. Advantage Asia Ltd. has also signed a Development and Supply agreement with Hangsheng Electronics Co. Ltd. of Shenzhen, China.
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| Landmine victims grope in the dark - Nov 26, 2004 14:1 IST |
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The world can see him, his mutilated self sans legs and eyes. But 27-year-old Ram Chander can’t see anyone and anything.
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| Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership Ltd Adopts e-Learning - Nov 26, 2004 13:54 IST |
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European based e-Learning solutions provider Futuremedia Plc (NASDAQ: FMDAY), the UK’s leading HCI supplier, today announced that it is providing its award-winning Learning For All™ program with the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership. The financial impact of this contract to Futuremedia will depend on, among other factors, the level of employee and CSWP members’ and partners’ participation.
CSWP co-ordinates the formation of a sub-regional regeneration strategy. Its aim is to enable its 56 partners and members, corporations as well as universities and public bodies, to determine key actions that contribute to sustaining prosperity and quality of life.
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| Vajpayee welcomes Kashmir troops reduction - Nov 26, 2004 13:55 IST |
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Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here Thursday welcomed the government move to reduce troops in Jammu and Kashmir.
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| India-Politics-OverallLead BJP - Nov 26, 2004 13:49 IST |
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India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday rejected Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s proposals to resolve the Kashmir dispute and charged the government with inept handling of the issue.
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| How to Capture Thanksgiving with Your Camera - Nov 26, 2004 13:48 IST |
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One of the biggest family events every year in America is the annual Thanksgiving Day celebration. According to the New York Institute of Photography (NYI), America’s oldest and largest photography school,Thanksgiving is a great time to photograph your family enjoying the holiday.
Most people don’t realize it, but Thanksgiving Day offers lots of photo opportunities and it’s also a terrific time to take family portraits that can make great Christmas presents, noted Chuck DeLaney, Dean of America’s oldest and largest photography school.
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| Kamau Kokayi, M.D., Appointed Medical Director at New York’s Olive Leaf Wholeness Center - Nov 26, 2004 13:47 IST |
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Kamau Kokayi, M.D., has been named Medical Director of the Olive Leaf Wholeness Center, New York’s largest independent, integrated wellness center. Making the announcement, Claire Haaga Altman, who founded the holistic health care facility in June 2001, said: “We could not have made a better choice. Dr. Kokayi is an extraordinary physician and healer, one with a passionate commitment to the well-being of patients and the greater community. His groundbreaking multidimensional approach has proven highly effective, and, in the almost two years that he has worked here, Dr. Kokayi has become the heart and soul of the Olive Leaf family of practitioners, allopathic and alternative. All of us welcome his leadership.”
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| The American College for Advancement in Medicine Commentary on the Meta-Analysis - Nov 26, 2004 13:32 IST |
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In November of 2004, a pre-publication release of a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study destined to appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine created a stir about the safety of vitamin E. The research, simultaneously released on the website of the Annals of Internal Medicine and reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2004, states that daily vitamin E doses of 400 international units (IU) or more can increase the risk of death and should be avoided. From this, headlines luridly touted the supposed finding that Vitamin E Increases Death. What’s the truth about the study, and how does it impact integrative physician’s recommendations for this supplement?
First of all, the study is nothing new. A meta-analysis is simply a study of studies that have already been performed. It involves a set of statistically analyses based on manipulations of existing data. Even statisticians outside the vitamin community criticized the study as being too far-reaching in its conclusions that vitamin E might be unsafe. For example, the New York Times of November 11, 2004 wrote: Their paper, however, failed to convince some statisticians, who noted that is notoriously difficult to pool data from disparate studies with different populations and weak results. Dr. David Freedman, as statistician at the University of California at Berkeley said in the Times: As a statistician, I find this paper unpersuasive.
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