PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) Source: Rajkumar Kanagasingam, author of 'German Memories in Asia'. http://books.google.com/books?id=MrBi0ghiZN0Canddq=german+memories+asia While I was approaching the edge of the Indian Ocean, I observed there were some sea gulls speedily hurrying from sea to land. I was terrified thinking that another tsunami was approaching us. Though I didn't feel any strong quake, I was aware that an earthquake can trigger killer waves thousands of miles across the ocean and could generate hours later the tsunami waves. I observed closely the Indian Ocean to see whether there was a difference since an approaching tsunami is preceded by a noticeable fall in the water level. A big .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:05:08 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/my-memories-in-asia-a-r722399.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/my-memories-in-asia-a-r722399.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Winnings on the Lotsaloot progressive are becoming quite commonplace at the Vegas Partner Lounge online casino group, if happenings of the past four weeks are anything to go by. On July 21 2008, player Marc R coined $63,708.46 while playing on the Lotsaloot progressive jackpot slot at Sun Vegas online casino. Barely 24 hours later, another VPL player Dale P. placed a bet on the very same progressive (this time at 777 Dragon casino) and walked away with the second prize of $34,196.04. This brings total Lotsaloot winnings at Vegas Partner Lounge to a whopping $198,003.32 shared between five players from .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:03:08 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lotsaloot-progressive-doing-the-rounds-r722397.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lotsaloot-progressive-doing-the-rounds-r722397.htm Business (PR-inside.com) City of Industry, CA (EternalSparkles.com)- Fashion jewelry is the perfect accessory for any summer outfit. Feel fabulous all season long with online fashion jewelry retailer Eternal Sparkles' wide collection of fashion rings, CZ jewelry, and sterling silver jewelry. Constantly updating its fashion jewelry pieces to suit the current trend of the season, Eternal Sparkles guarantees that one will find the right fashion jewelry for whatever season and reason. This summer's hottest trends in fashion jewelry call for big, bold, and beautiful. The chunkier and more noticeable the fashion jewelry is, the better. However, not all chunky fashion jewelry is considered hot .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:02:16 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/new-fashion-jewelry-styles-from-eternal-r722395.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-fashion-jewelry-styles-from-eternal-r722395.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) Nashville, Tennessee - RingtoneFeeder has evolved since its launch in April 2008 and the subscribers are getting more value for their money now than when they signed up originally. When RingtoneFeeder first started the subscribers would be getting just a single ringtone every week. Currently the subscribers are receiving 4 ringtones every week. One vocal and one instrumental ringtone, both of them in two versions, with and without a ringing sound embedded. This option was made available recently based on user feedback, but the price structure remains the same. The annual subscription which is priced at just $19.98 will now provide 218 .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:59:55 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/free-iphone-ringtone-from-geoff-smith-r722394.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/free-iphone-ringtone-from-geoff-smith-r722394.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NEW DELHI (AP) - A series of explosions shook the southern Indian city of Bangalore on Friday, killing at least one person, police said. One woman was killed in an explosion at a bus stand in the city's Madiwala neighborhood, local police officer Ahmed Hussain told The Associated Press by telephone. He said there had been three other explosions, though he had no immediate information on other casualties or the cause of the blasts. Indian media reports said there had been up to six blasts and up to three people killed. Television footage showed .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/police-say-one-person-killed-in-r722390.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/police-say-one-person-killed-in-r722390.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.epicept.com - EpiCept Corporation: Robert W. Cook, 914-606-3500 rcook@epicept.com or Media: Feinstein Kean Healthcare Greg Kelley, 617-577-8110 gregory.kelley@fkhealth.com or Investors: Lippert/Heilshorn and Associates Kim Sutton Golodetz, 212-838-3777 kgolodetz@lhai.com or Bruce Voss, 310-691-7100 bvoss@lhai.com Regulatory News: EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion regarding the marketing authorization for Ceplene(R) (histamine dihydrochloride), for the remission maintenance and prevention of relapse in adult patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in first remission. Ceplene is to be administered in .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:48:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ceplene-r-receives-positive-european-opinion-r722388.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ceplene-r-receives-positive-european-opinion-r722388.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen plans to appeal a ruling by a Dutch court ordering his former employer to pay him ¤665,000 (US$1 million) in compensation for last year's wrongful dismissal. Rasmussen told Danish news agency Ritzau on Friday that he would challenge the July 2 ruling by the court in the Dutch city of Utrecht, which fell far short of the ¤5.4 million (US$8.5 million) he had demanded in compensation from Dutch team Rabobank. Rasmussen, who could not immediately be reached for comment, was ousted from last year's .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:48:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/danish-cyclist-michael-rasmussen-says-r722387.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/danish-cyclist-michael-rasmussen-says-r722387.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard at tea Friday on the third day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo: Sri Lanka won the toss Sri Lanka 1st Innings (Overnight 422-4 Michael Vandort c Karthik b Sharma 3 Malinda Warnapura c Dravid b Singh 115 Kumar Sangakkara c Dravid b Khan 12 Mahela Jayawardene c Karthik b Sharma 136 Thilan Samaraweera c Laxman b Khan 127 Tillekeratne Dilshan not out 125 Prasanna Jayawardene c Sharma b Singh 30 Chaminda Vaas not out 22 Extras: (4b, 5lb, 18nb, 3w) 30. TOTAL: (for six wickets dec.) 600. Overs: 162. Batting Time: .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:47:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722385.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722385.htm World News (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan troops fought off an attack early Friday from ethnic Tamil rebels trying to recapture lost territory, as violence in the northern battle zone killed 42 rebels and three soldiers, the military said. The Tamil Tiger's pre-dawn attack came hours after government forces captured a section of rebel-held territory near a key supply route in the Mullaitivu district, about two miles (three kilometers) south of the village of Mallavi, said military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara. «They came to attack, and we surrounded them and attacked .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:45:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/military-fighting-in-northern-sri-lanka-r722382.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/military-fighting-in-northern-sri-lanka-r722382.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese police officials say sectarian fighting in the northern city of Tripoli has killed one person and wounded 10. The state-run National News Agency says the clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and Alawites broke out at dawn Friday after a hand grenade was thrown toward a Sunni area. The two police officials say the fighting escalated later as automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were used between the Sunni Bab el-Tabaneh district and the predominantly Alawite Jabal Mohsen neighborhood. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:44:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sectarian-fighting-in-northern-lebanese-city-r722381.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sectarian-fighting-in-northern-lebanese-city-r722381.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) NAGOYA, Japan (AP) - Grand champion Hakuho won his bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday to secure his seventh Emperor's Cup. The Mongolian fought off several arm thrusts from ozeki Kaio and then calmly forced his opponent out to improve to 13-0 and wrap up the title with two days left in the 15-day competition at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Kaio dropped to 8-5. With Mongolian compatriot and grand champion Asashoryu absent after pulling out with injuries a week ago, Hakuho faced little resistance in the Nagoya meet. In an earlier bout, ozeki Kotomitsuki .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:43:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/grand-champion-hakuho-wraps-up-title-r722379.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/grand-champion-hakuho-wraps-up-title-r722379.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e646f/snapshots_japan_di) has announced the addition of the 'Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008' report to their offering. Snapdata's Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Japanese digital camera market and covers built-in lens and interchangeable lens digital cameras. Market volume is based on shipments. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008 forms part of Snapdata's Consumer .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:43:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-snapshots-japan-r722380.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-snapshots-japan-r722380.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks fell sharply Friday as Wall Street's overnight plunge renewed lingering concerns about the U.S. economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 268.55 points, or 1.97 percent, dashing its three-day gaining streak and ending the week at 13,334.76. The biggest cause for Friday's plunge was Wall Street's hefty losses Thursday, said Mitsushige Akino, fund manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Management. «That quickly fueled investors' lingering worries over the health of the U.S. economy,» Akino said. He also said that Friday's selling was aimed at locking in profits after three days .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:36:50 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/japanese-shares-plunge-on-us-stock-r722375.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/japanese-shares-plunge-on-us-stock-r722375.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Six years after the drug-fueled collapse of his career in England's Premier League, Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich will relaunch his career this weekend. Bosnich will play for the Central Coast against Sydney in an Australian A-League pre-season cup match in Gosford on Sunday. Central Coast coach Lawrie McKinna confirmed Friday that Bosnich would start the match as he trials for a longer contract with the club. «I'm under no illusions here, I'm here on trial,» Bosnich said. «Forget past reputations - I have to perform. «I'm very thankful and happy .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:36:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/goalkeeper-mark-bosnich-to-start-first-r722373.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/goalkeeper-mark-bosnich-to-start-first-r722373.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - An airline union says Lufthansa's ground and cabin crews have voted for a strike that could begin as early as Monday. The Ver.di union reports Friday that nearly 91 percent of its members voted to go strike. The union represents some 50,000 Lufthansa employees. Ver.di has sought a 9.8 percent pay hike for its workers. The German airline has offered a total of 5.5 percent in graded increases over the year to Lufthansa's ground staff. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:32:56 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ver-di-union-votes-to-strike-against-r722366.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ver-di-union-votes-to-strike-against-r722366.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NEW DELHI (AP) - Police say a series of explosions hit the southern Indian city of Bangalore, killing at least one person. Police officer Ahmed Hussain said four blasts went off in the city's Madiwala neighborhood Friday, though the number of explosion varied in different media reports. Hussain said one woman was killed. He had no immediate information on other casualties or the cause of the blasts. Several Indian cities have been hit by serial blasts in recent months. The attacks that have been blamed on Islamic militants. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:30:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/police-say-one-person-killed-in-r722365.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/police-say-one-person-killed-in-r722365.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) Source: Rajkumar Kanagasingam, author of 'German Memories in Asia'. http://books.google.com/books?id=MrBi0ghiZN0Canddq=german+memories+asia I had a fine view of the mangroves in the both directions of the passage, recalling memories of the good old days in Mullaitivu. When we reached the tsunami-hit bridge, we stopped over it and had a close view of the devastated bridge and the surrounding area. In the vicinity we could see that LTTE cadres were reconstructing the bridge and excavating the debris under it to enable an uninterrupted water-flow over the narrow canal which links the Indian Ocean and the interior Lake. I approached them and inquired about the tsunami devastation .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:28:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/my-memories-in-asia-a-r722363.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/my-memories-in-asia-a-r722363.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/279aa9/the_european_union) has announced the addition of the 'The European Union: A Very Short Introduction' report to their offering. This Very Short Introduction explains the European Union in plain English. Fully updated for 2007 to include controversial and current topics such as the Euro currency, the EUs enlargement, and its role in ongoing world affairs, this accessible guide shows how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present. Covering a range of topics from the Union's early history and the ongoing interplay between eurosceptics and federalists, to the single market, agriculture, and .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:24:35 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-the-european-union-r722361.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-and-markets-the-european-union-r722361.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Honda Motor Co. reported record profit for a fiscal first quarter Friday as sales growth in new markets offset the damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs. Honda, Japan's No. 2 automaker, earned a better-than-expected 179.6 billion yen (US$1.68 billion) in the April-June quarter, up 8.1 percent from the same period the previous year. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had forecast 131.3 billion yen (US$1.2 billion) in quarterly profit. Sales for the quarter dipped 2.2 percent from a year ago to 2.867 trillion yen (US$26.79 billion), largely .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:21:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-first-quarter-r722360.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-first-quarter-r722360.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - Barack Obama's rousing speech before Berlin's Victory Column to more than 200,000 cheering fans won the hearts of Germans, with newspapers on Friday lauding the Democratic presidential hopeful's appearance as a historic event. «Prince America embraces Berlin,» read the headline in the capital's B-Z tabloid across a full-page photo of Obama. «He was celebrated like a pop star,» said the top-selling Bild. Obama was set to fly to Paris later Friday where he will meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and take part in a joint news conference. Afterward he .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:19:20 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/obama-look-at-berlin-speech-scores-r722358.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/obama-look-at-berlin-speech-scores-r722358.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The leaders of Cyprus' rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities met Friday in the buffer zone of the divided island to decide whether conditions are right for them to embark on historic reunification talks. Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat arrived first for the meeting at the abandoned Nicosia Airport, in the buffer zone that has separated the two communities for 34 years. President Dimitris Christofias, who is a Greek Cypriot, arrived shortly afterward. They are expected to agree on a date to restart direct reunification talks that would .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:18:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-rival-greek-turkish-leaders-to-r722356.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-rival-greek-turkish-leaders-to-r722356.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a stunning setback when his party was defeated in a Labour stronghold in Scotland. His leading opponent demanded Friday that Brown call an early national election. The Scottish National Party overturned a big Labour majority in a special election Thursday to take Glasgow East, a working-class area that is longtime Labour territory. Voters were replacing Labour lawmaker David Marshall, who resigned for health reasons. Labour won Glasgow East by more than 13,000 votes in the 2005 national election, but this time Scottish nationalist .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:18:27 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/more-woes-for-british-pm-gordon-r722354.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/more-woes-for-british-pm-gordon-r722354.htm World News (PR-inside.com) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Students at a New Zealand university are offering support to anyone who carries out a citizen's arrest of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the country that begins Friday. Auckland University Students' Association President David Do said students are seeking Rice's arrest for her role in «overseeing the illegal invasion and continued occupation» of Iraq, but late Friday withdrew an offer of a 5,000 New Zealand dollar (US$3,700) reward for a «successful» citizen's arrest. Rice is making her first trip to New Zealand after .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:15:48 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/new-zealand-students-offer-suport-for-r722349.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-zealand-students-offer-suport-for-r722349.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Fushan International Energy Group Limited ('Fushan' or 'our Company', Stock code: 00639) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Jade Green Investments Limited, concluded a conditional sales and purchase agreement with Fortune Dragon Group Limited ('Fortune Dragon') to jointly develop Fortune Dragon's three coking coal mines at Xingwu, Jinjiazhuang and Zhaiyadi with an annual total raw coking coal production capacity of 6.3 million tonnes for a total consideration of HK$10.53 billion. Upon the completion of the deal on 25 July 2008, the three coal mines became a subsidiary of our Company. The Xingwu, Jinjiazhuang and Zhaiyadi .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:07:50 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/fushan-international-energy-enhances-profitability-r722342.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/fushan-international-energy-enhances-profitability-r722342.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eafc25/china_liion_batte) has announced the addition of the 'China Li-ion Battery and Its Raw Materials Market Report, 2007-2008' report to their offering. In the year of 2007, global Li-ion battery market was shared by three powers of China, Japan and Korea. The three nations all had rapid expansion of production capacity in the year and China had the fastest growth in capacity expansion, followed by South Korea. In 2007, China surpassed Japan for the first time in Li-ion batter production and became the world's largest Li-ion battery producer with an output of 1.35 billion units, .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:06:34 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/in-2007-china-surpassed-japan-for-r722340.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/in-2007-china-surpassed-japan-for-r722340.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PARIS (AP) - Barack Obama is stopping briefly in France for talks and a news conference with America-friendly French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The U.S. Democratic presidential contender is squeezing in a few hours in Paris Friday between stops in Berlin and London. A day earlier, an enormous crowd in Berlin cheered Obama as he spoke on U.S.-Europe relations. Sarkozy is rushing back from a summit in southwestern France to host Obama at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. Sarkozy has previously welcomed Republican John McCain to the palace. Sarkozy and Obama also met .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:57:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/barack-obama-and-america-friendly-french-r722335.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/barack-obama-and-america-friendly-french-r722335.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited ('China Netcom' or the 'Company') (HKSE: 0906; NYSE: CN), a leading broadband and fixed-line communications operator in China, has filed its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2007 on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC'). China Netcom has posted its 2007 Annual Report on its website, which can be accessed electronically at www.china-netcom.com. The Form 20-F can also be accessed electronically at SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Upon request, the Company will also deliver free of charge within a reasonable time a hard copy of .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:56:11 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/china-netcom-files-form-20-f-r722333.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/china-netcom-files-form-20-f-r722333.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/007856/labeling_genetical) has announced the addition of the 'Labeling Genetically Modified Food: The Philosophical and Legal Debate' report to their offering. Food products with genetically modified (GM) ingredients are common, yet many consumers are unaware of this. When polled, consumers say that they want to know whether their food contains GM ingredients, just as many want to know whether their food is natural or organic. Informing consumers is a major motivation for labelling. But labelling need not be mandatory. Consumers who want GM-free products will pay a premium to support voluntary labelling. Why do .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:55:32 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-philosophical-and-legal-debate-of-r722332.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-philosophical-and-legal-debate-of-r722332.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The death toll from a dockyard explosion west of Athens rose to eight on Friday when rescue crews found three bodies inside the ship damaged by the blast, authorities said. Another four people were injured. The explosion and ensuing fire at the Perama dockyard on Thursday afternoon occurred during repair work to the Panamanian-flagged Friendship Gas tanker, the Merchant Marine Ministry said. The ministry said a total of eight people were killed, and that rescue crews were trying to remove the final three bodies found from the ship. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:51:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/death-toll-from-shipyard-explosion-near-r722330.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/death-toll-from-shipyard-explosion-near-r722330.htm World News (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A senior Iranian envoy said Friday that his country wants to expand its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency but argued that it is a technical body, not a «U.N. watchdog» looking for signs of secret nuclear weapons programs. The comments, from Iran's chief delegate to the IAEA, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, were apparently meant to dispel concerns that Tehran was reducing contacts with the Vienna-based agency tasked with probing the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities. Instead of cutting back on cooperation, Tehran wants to increase it, Soltanieh told .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:49:30 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-says-cooperation-with-iaea-to-r722328.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-says-cooperation-with-iaea-to-r722328.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's official news agency says authorities have banned the evening edition of a newspaper owned by Tehran's municipality, whose boss is considered a chief rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in next year's presidential election. The IRNA report quotes authorities as saying the Hamshahri daily's evening edition was banned because of incorrect reporting that they said was aimed at disrupting the country's economy. The paper is owned by Tehran's municipality. Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is a conservative political rival to Ahmadinejad. Under the control of hard-liners, Iran's judiciary has .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:48:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-bans-newspaper-linked-to-rival-r722326.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/iran-bans-newspaper-linked-to-rival-r722326.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia's main stock index recorded its largest one-day fall in six months on Friday after one of the country's biggest banks announced additional losses linked to the global credit crunch. The benchmark SandP/ASX200 index fell 173.6 points, or 3.37 percent, to close at 4,970.5 after hitting a low of 4,939.8 in intraday trade. The broader All Ordinaries fell 157.4 points, or 3.03 per cent, to 5,031 after reaching a low of 5,003.2 in early trade. It was the biggest one-day fall since Jan. 22, when the SandP ASX 200 fell .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-stocks-plunge-after-bank-makes-r722316.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-stocks-plunge-after-bank-makes-r722316.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8a9336/seven_years_to_sev) has announced the addition of the 'Seven Years to Seven Figures: The Fast-Track Plan to Becoming a Millionaire' report to their offering. In Seven Years to Seven Figures, self-made millionaire and renowned wealth coach Michael Masterson reveals the steps you can take to accumulate seven-figure wealth within seven years - or less. Seven Years to Seven Figures will give you the tools to increase your income, get the highest possible returns on investments, save wisely - and secure your financial future faster than you may have ever dreamed. Key Topics Covered: .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:37:24 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/seven-year-fast-track-plan-to-becoming-r722314.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/seven-year-fast-track-plan-to-becoming-r722314.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Source: Rajkumar Kanagasingam, author of 'German Memories in Asia'. http://books.google.com/books?id=MrBi0ghiZN0Canddq=german+memories+asia My friend's discussion on various MBA programs had made me wonder whether these MBA programs are really of any help to a person to become a good businessman or a dynamic professional. Different universities are promoting different MBA Programs specializing in various and unique areas. fgStanford University in California is famous for its entrepreneurial specialization. The America of today is a collective success of the entrepreneurial spirit of many decades. Henry Ford and Thomas Alva Edison are some of the well-known Entrepreneurs, who really helped to make the once-unknown America to become today's economic .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:37:18 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-spirit-of-business-success-r722312.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-spirit-of-business-success-r722312.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG said Friday it lost more than half a billion euros in the third quarter amid a rising euro and a slowing economy. It plans to cut about 3,000 jobs. The Neubiberg-based company said its lost ¤592 million (US$928 million) in the April-June period compared with a ¤197 million loss a year earlier. Though sales in the third quarter rose 2 percent to ¤1.03 billion (US$1.6 billion) from ¤1.01 billion a year earlier, they were down nearly 2 percent from the second quarter. Infineon blamed the strong euro .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:33:19 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/infineon-group-posts-3q-loss-of-r722310.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/infineon-group-posts-3q-loss-of-r722310.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a36d09/china_automotive_r) has announced the addition of the 'China Automotive Rubber Hose Market Report, 2007-2008' report to their offering. China's automobile sales will reach 9.75 million units in 2008, accounting for 13% of world total, representing an increase by 0.96 million units against the previous year. China's automobile output is expected to rise 13% year on year to 10 million units, including 7.3 million passenger vehicles and 2.7 million commercial vehicles. Auto industry is a pillar industry of China's national economy. In 2005, China's total demand for rubber hoses was about 150 million meters, .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:32:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/in-2010-china-s-total-demand-for-r722308.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/in-2010-china-s-total-demand-for-r722308.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Emergency officials say a warning alarm triggered the automatic shut down of a nuclear reactor in western Ukraine. Officials at the Emergency Situations Ministry said a fall in water levels at a steam generator in the third reactor of the Rivne nuclear power plant caused Thursday's shutdown. The ministry said Friday that radiation levels remained normal at the station. Officials declined to give more details. Ukraine was the site of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, the world's worst civilian nuclear disaster. The Rivne nuclear plant is of a different design .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:26:22 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ukrainian-nuclear-reactor-shuts-down-r722303.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ukrainian-nuclear-reactor-shuts-down-r722303.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard at the end of Sri Lanka's first inning Friday on the third day of the first cricket test against India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo: Sri Lanka won the toss Sri Lanka 1st Innings (Overnight 422-4 Michael Vandort c Karthik b Sharma 3 Malinda Warnapura c Dravid b Singh 115 Kumar Sangakkara c Dravid b Khan 12 Mahela Jayawardene c Karthik b Sharma 136 Thilan Samaraweera c Laxman b Khan 127 Tillekeratne Dilshan not out 125 Prasanna Jayawardene c Sharma b Singh 30 Chaminda Vaas not out 22 Extras: (4b, 5lb, 18nb, 3w) 30. TOTAL: (for six wickets dec.) .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:24:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722302.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722302.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Energy Resources said Friday it expected this year to be the first Australian miner to export uranium to China _ more than two years after the government lifted a ban on such sales of the nuclear fuel. Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. said in a directors' report Friday that the Rio Tinto subsidiary «has reached in principle agreement for a contract to supply uranium oxide to an electric utility in China beginning in the second half of 2008. Energy Resources spokeswoman Libby Beath said she believed the export contract .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:19:33 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-miner-energy-resources-says-r722298.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/australian-miner-energy-resources-says-r722298.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Friday it cannot determine whether the shooting death of a southern tourist in North Korea was accidental. The South's fact-finding commission chief Hwang Boo-gi told reporters his team cannot resolve numerous questions surrounding the July 11 shooting because the North refuses to allow investigators into its Diamond Mountain resort. «There is a limit in resolving all suspicions under the current situation, in which an investigation through an onsite visit cannot be made,» Hwang said. The North has said an army guard shot dead a 53-year-old South .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:14:50 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/skorea-says-it-cannot-confirm-nkorea-s-r722288.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/skorea-says-it-cannot-confirm-nkorea-s-r722288.htm World News (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - An Austrian newspaper is reporting that captured war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic worked in Vienna as «miracle healer» during his years under cover. The Kurier daily quotes a married couple as saying that Karadzic called himself «Pera» and saw patients in homes of Serbians living in the Austrian capital. The couple, whose names were altered by the newspaper to protect their identity, say they sought his services after trying in vain to have children. Kurier quotes them as saying their encounter with him occurred in mid-2006 and that .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:13:07 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/report-karadzic-seen-in-vienna-working-r722286.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/report-karadzic-seen-in-vienna-working-r722286.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - StepStone ASA (OSE:STP): Q2 2008 Highlights vs. Q2 2007 -- Revenue increases 34% to EUR 30.9m -- EBITDA margin increases to 20% from 15% -- Cash flow from operations of EUR 5.2m in Q2 and EUR 12.0m in first half of 2008 -- Online recruitment revenue and margins hit new records -- Demand for Solutions broke all previous records with over 100 new customers selecting StepStone in the quarter -- Continued recognition by industry analysts: as the foremost European talent specialist, StepStone is positioned in the Leader's quadrant in Gartner's 2008 E .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:09:40 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/record-demand-for-total-talent-management-r722284.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/record-demand-for-total-talent-management-r722284.htm World News (PR-inside.com) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Unknown assailants set off two bombs early Friday in Gaza City, killing one man, Hamas security officials said. The first explosion took place just after midnight outside the Al Jazera cafe. The cafe has been hit twice in the past year by similar attacks, presumably perpetrated by radical Muslims who also target record shops and institutions they see as signs of Western influence. The powerful blast wounded three people and killed an unidentified man, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:09:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/unknown-assailants-set-off-bombs-in-r722283.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/unknown-assailants-set-off-bombs-in-r722283.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australia has not ruled out boycotting the Champions Trophy following the International Cricket Council's decision to push ahead with hosting it in Pakistan despite safety concerns. «The fundamental principle for us is that we don't send players or staff somewhere that isn't safe,» Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young said in an interview Friday. «We have concerns about the situation in Pakistan and we need to be satisfied about those concerns before we could be comfortable sending a team there. Young said CA would wait until the last assessment of .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:06:42 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/boycott-remains-an-option-for-champions-r722281.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/boycott-remains-an-option-for-champions-r722281.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia will pursue U.N. intervention to avoid a military confrontation with Thailand if talks between the two countries fail to produce a breakthrough, the Cambodian foreign minister said Friday. Cambodia is only postponing _ not canceling _ its request for the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the dispute over contested land near a historic temple, Hor Namhong told reporters. Foreign ministers from both countries are scheduled to meet Monday in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap. «This is a new step in our goodwill to try .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:05:32 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-suspends-call-for-un-intervention-r722276.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cambodia-suspends-call-for-un-intervention-r722276.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/187873/investment_report) has announced the addition of the 'Investment Report of China Transportation and Logistics Industry, 2000-2008' report to their offering. Transportation industry contains many sectors,such as highway transportation, water transportation, air transportation, railway transportation and logistics. Since 2000, China has poured huge amount of money into the construction of transport infrastructure, and the whole industry has developed rapidly. In the period 2000-2006, total investment of China's listed transport and logistics companies increased much sharply and the investment surged to CNY148 billion in 2006 from CNY1.16 billion in 2000, representing the compound annual growth .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:04:33 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-investment-report-of-china-transportation-r722274.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-investment-report-of-china-transportation-r722274.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Lincoln International, a leading global mid-market investment bank, announced today that it has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan. The organization also has three offices in North America (Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York) and five offices in Europe (Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Paris and Vienna). Tetsuya Fujii has been hired as a Managing Director to lead the new office. Lincoln International's Tokyo team will provide merger and acquisition advisory services to Japanese corporations that are focused on cross-border business development, primarily acquisitions. The Tokyo-based team will also identify and contact potential Japanese acquirers for North American and European .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:03:15 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lincoln-international-opens-office-in-r722272.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lincoln-international-opens-office-in-r722272.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BORDEAUX, France (AP) - Differences over how to deal with Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe threaten to overshadow a European Union-South Africa summit. The EU favors sanctions to pressure Mugabe to share power with the opposition but South African President Thabo Mbeki has argued against them. Zimbabwe looked likely to top the agenda of Mbeki's meeting Friday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who holds the rotating EU presidency. Earlier this week, Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to talks about sharing power to end Zimbabwe's crisis, .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:01:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/differences-over-zimbabwe-threaten-to-r722269.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/differences-over-zimbabwe-threaten-to-r722269.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) HONG KONG (AP) - Asia stock markets fell sharply Friday as an overnight drop on Wall Street and more concerns about the U.S. housing and financial sectors led many investors to take profits after a recent rally. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index shed almost 2 percent to 13,336.74. Benchmarks in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, India and Taiwan also retreated around 2 percent or more. Asia investors were partly spooked by regional news after National Australia Bank, the country's largest bank, revealed losses of 830 million Australian dollars (US$796 million) stemming from .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:22 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/asia-markets-fall-sharply-tracking-wall-r722268.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/asia-markets-fall-sharply-tracking-wall-r722268.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) This is an outstanding Access recovery software that is capable of repairing the corrupted Access database in most of the cases. Now the CD version of this MDB recovery software is also available that can ordered through the Stellar's website. Several advanced features are added to the software. It can recover Auto Number field, Hyperlinks etc. Along with the comprehensive features of its earlier version, the additional features of this software are as follows: Can recover Auto Number field in tables Recovers Hyperlinks field in database tables Recovers OLE object in the table Recovers Yes/No field in the table Now it can recover all .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:50:59 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/stellar-phoenix-access-recovery-v-r722258.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/stellar-phoenix-access-recovery-v-r722258.htm Industries (PR-inside.com) http://www.egctraders.com is one of the India's leading online shop selling books, cds and dvds. http://www.egctraders.com has now launched a new section for Silk Sarees. Silk sarees are traditional costume of Indian women. Silk Sarees are worn during great occasions, marriages etc., http://www.egctraders.com offers a wide variety of sarees which are best suitable for day today women. Some of the sarees that are offered at online shop are silk sarees, sarees, silk saris, bridal silk sarees, designer silk sarees, embroidered silk sarees, fancy sarees, pattu Silk sarees, fancy saris, kancheepuram silk sarees, kanchipuram silk sarees, art silk saree, printed silk saree, wedding .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:41 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/http-www-egctraders-com-offers-wide-r722255.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/http-www-egctraders-com-offers-wide-r722255.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Honda Motor Co. reported record profit for a fiscal first quarter Friday as sales growth in new markets offset the damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs. Honda earned 179.6 billion yen (US$1.68 billion) in the April-June quarter, up 8.1 percent from the same period the previous year. Sales for the quarter dipped 2.2 percent from a year ago to 2.867 trillion yen (US$26.79 billion), largely because the rising yen eroded the value of the automaker's overseas earnings. If the yen's value had remained the same against the .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:48:55 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-first-quarter-r722254.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-first-quarter-r722254.htm World News (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - Hugo Chavez was on a hug-and-make-up visit to Spain on Friday, his first since a now-infamous exchange in which Spain's normally reserved monarch told the voluble Venezuelan leader to «shut up» at a summit in Chile last year. Chavez was meeting for breakfast with Spanish King Juan Carlos at the king's summer house on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, then flying to Madrid for talks with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in the afternoon. Officially, the trip is being billed as an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:48:35 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/venezuela-s-chavez-wraps-up-european-swing-r722252.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/venezuela-s-chavez-wraps-up-european-swing-r722252.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.jinsooterry.com - MLC PR Mona Loring / Jordyn Borczon, 818-706-8080 contact@monaloring.com Insert in Contact field of release after 'MLC PR' and before 'Jordyn Borczon': Mona Loring. The corrected release reads: LG VISITS EXPERT JINSOO TERRY FOR HER ADVANCED GLOBAL CONNECTIONS AWARD-WINNING TRAINING PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO Multi-Cultural Expert Jinsoo Terry Will Be Training LG Employees from July 27-August 7, 2008 The text of the corrected original release, including the insert, begins here and follows in its entirety. Jinsoo Terry, CEO of Advanced Global Connections, LLC (AGC) is set to hold a special seminar created to .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:47:37 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/inserting-and-replacing-lg-visits-expert-r722250.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/inserting-and-replacing-lg-visits-expert-r722250.htm Education & Career (PR-inside.com) In today's contemporary society competition has become a part of our everyday life and is not restricted just to perhaps job opportunities. In all the walks of life, ranging from a parking space to getting placed in a top college, we are faced with competition at each step. Reason, Adam Smith's invisible hand at work. The simple economics of demand exceeding the supply in both products and services has forced us to make competition an integral part of our lives. The question of whether it is good or bad would start another debate altogether which we are not concerned with .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:45:51 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/days-to-go-before-registration-r722247.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/days-to-go-before-registration-r722247.htm Business (PR-inside.com) The townships will be promoted on the lines of special economic zones with the private initiatives and foreign investments. The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) has already proposed 22 satellite townships along the Outer Ring Road (ORR). Of the 22, two townships at Tellapur and Sri Nagar along the ORR are being taken up by private developers. Initially, Huda proposed to develop satellite townships along the Outer Ring Road. But in the wake of crititicism over land acquisition by Huda, the municipal administration has decided to promote townships under the public private partnership (PPP) only. The townships policy will usher .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:43:40 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/govt-plans-townships-on-sez-lines-r722245.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/govt-plans-townships-on-sez-lines-r722245.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Oaxaca, Mexico - Room reservations with Casantica Hotel in Av. Morelos has just become quicker and easier with a new system that guarantees instant confirmation. This new system features a 14-day view of room availability shown in real time, giving guests more control in choosing rooms that fit their budget and preference. Not only that, this ground-breaking reservation system also offers payment guarantees. With a minimal deposit payment of 10% of the total room cost, guests are assured that the room they booked is ready and available upon their arrival at the hotel. This amount is later on deducted from their .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:41:22 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/hostal-casantica-in-oaxaca-mexico-is-r722244.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hostal-casantica-in-oaxaca-mexico-is-r722244.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) Olympic Games are the most precious events in the world of all types of games of sports and it is one among major historical factors creating traveling and tourism phenomenon. The last Olympic Games were held in 2004 at Athens in Greece. Major sports events are not a new phenomenon in Asia; Tokyo and Seoul have both hosted successful Olympic Games, the first Asian Games was held 95 years ago and the South East Asian games has been on the calendar for 50 years. The upcoming mega-sport event known as Olympic Games, which is going to take place on 8 .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:37:34 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-upcoming-olympic-games-play-significant-r722241.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-upcoming-olympic-games-play-significant-r722241.htm Media & Entertainment (PR-inside.com) The author clearly makes the point that Power by Deception, Wolves among Us spreads a subtle devastating poison through the economic bloodstream of society. Deception is the science of who gets what, when, and why. Politics and business is also the science of who gets what, when, and why. The problem is that more politicians think about the next election instead of the next generation. Result: Politics itself is a cunning mass of lies, evasions, foolishness, legal thievery, and hatred. The lies are not recognized as lies because they are expounded as deceptive statistics. But, we seem to admire most .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:36:33 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/james-de-havillands-power-by-deception-r722238.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/james-de-havillands-power-by-deception-r722238.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Plastics and rubber machinery industries of Taiwan have a reputation for their achievement in offering quality products at reasonable price. Similar to electronic products, plastic and rubber products are regarded as one of the major exports of the country. The constant effort invested in research and development has paid off and translated into worldwide recognition and evident growth of the industries. The statistics show that more than 80% of the output of Taiwan's plastics and rubber machinery industries is for the oversea markets spreading from Asia to all the major continents including America, Europe as well as Africa. Though having a .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:36:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/taipei-plas-08-plastics-rubber-industries-r722237.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/taipei-plas-08-plastics-rubber-industries-r722237.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Tokyo, July 25, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2008. Consolidated net sales and other operating revenue amounted to JPY 2,867.2 billion, a decrease of 2.2% due to factors including the negative currency translation effect. Consolidated operating income, which amounted to JPY 221.3 billion, remained at approximately the same level compared to the same quarter a year ago, due to a decrease in incentives for automobile business in North America, increased profit mostly from increased automobile unit sales, and cost reduction efforts, despite the negative impact .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:35:57 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-announces-consolidated-financial-summary-r722236.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-announces-consolidated-financial-summary-r722236.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Honda Motor Co. says it posted record profit for a fiscal first quarter as sales growth in new markets offset damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs. Honda said it earned 179.6 billion yen (US$1.7 billion) in the April-June quarter, up 8.1 percent from the same period the previous year. Sales for the quarter dipped 2.2 percent to 2.87 trillion yen (US$26.6 billion), largely because a rising yen eroded the value of the automaker's overseas earnings. The Tokyo-based manufacturer of the Civic and Accord compacts said it still .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:35:29 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-1q-profit-r722234.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/honda-reports-record-fiscal-1q-profit-r722234.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Since their are very few adventure sites in India these kind of sites can really boost adventure tourism in India. This initiative is a private initiative. The site has been developed by propriter Mr.Siddhant Kirola of Dolmaar Resort. Dolmaar Resort also owns hotels and resorts in Ranikhet, Mukteshwar and Jim Corbett National Park. Apart from hotels Dolmaar Resorts also owns travel portal http://www.dolmaar.com which offers best deals for hotels and resorts in all major tourist destinations of India. If you wish to book hotels and resort in India than visit www.dolmaar.com. This portal provides tariffs and tour packages for more than .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:30:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/dolmaar-tours-launches-new-site-for-r722230.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dolmaar-tours-launches-new-site-for-r722230.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan made the most of his reprieve under cricket's new laws to hit an unbeaten 102, boosting Sri Lanka's first innings score to a commanding 552-6 at lunch on Friday's third day of the first test against India. Dilshan had scored just one run Thursday when he became the world's first batsman to benefit from cricket's new experimental law that allows a player to challenge an umpiring decision. He was initially given out caught behind, but after challenging that decision it was referred to the third .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:29:07 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/dilshan-becomes-fourth-century-maker-as-r722229.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dilshan-becomes-fourth-century-maker-as-r722229.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Kunming, CHINA - The four-star Kunming Hotel unveils a guest-friendly reservation system on its website, www.kunmingjinjianghotel.com. The new service promises greater convenience in booking a luxury business hotel in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. The online booking system lends guests direct access to the hotel's booking system, showing 14 days of real-time room availability around their preferred travel date. The service also displays complete details and rates for each room. To secure their reservation, guests need only pay a 10% deposit, which will be deducted from the total room charge at the end of their stay at Kunming Hotel. The 10% .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:22 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/kunming-jin-jiang-hotel-makes-room-r722227.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kunming-jin-jiang-hotel-makes-room-r722227.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Pasir Gudang, Hotel Selesa Pasir Gudang - Hotel Selesa Pasir Gudang in Pasir Gudang has improved its official website, http://www.selesahotelsresorts.com/pasirgudang, where guests can now place reservations online and get instant confirmation after every transaction. The new reservation system gives the website a user-friendly structure that makes online reservations simpler and more efficient for guests. Information about the hotel's room types, facilities, and location are also made available. There is also a 14-day, real-time calendar showing the hotel's room availability, allowing guests to plan their stay. All transactions are secure, as the system uses 128-bit encryption technology. Hotel Selesa Pasir Gudang is a .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:27:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/hotel-selesa-pasir-gudang-in-pasir-r722226.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hotel-selesa-pasir-gudang-in-pasir-r722226.htm Health (PR-inside.com) USA, 24rd July 2008 - cliffsidemalibu.com.,For those who can't come out of drug addiction, this line of Lily Tomlin will be worth reading, 'Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs'. People who are all drug addicted, try to remain in their own world of fantasies rather than stepping into the world of reality and insecurity. But here is a wonderful opportunity presented before you to enroll yourself into the world of Cliffside Malibu. It's housing for Drug rehab, alcohol rehab and other disorders. Various drug addiction treatment programs are carried out on regular basis. All these .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:27:33 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cliffside-malibu-the-new-transformation-residence-r722225.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cliffside-malibu-the-new-transformation-residence-r722225.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) Johor Bahru, Malaysia - In keeping step with the changing booking habits of travelers, Hotel Selesa Johor Bahru's official website, www.selesahotelsresorts.com/johorbahru now makes use of a more efficient reservation system which is capable of delivering instant confirmation online. Faster and undoubtedly more efficient, the new system employs a two-week calendar which displays real-time room availability and rates, giving guests the liberty to choose room types according to their preferred date of stay. Once done with the selection, guests need to secure a reservation guarantee by paying a 10% deposit which will be deducted from the total room charge. This way, .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:26:48 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/hotel-selesa-johor-bahru-in-malaysia-r722224.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hotel-selesa-johor-bahru-in-malaysia-r722224.htm World News (PR-inside.com) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A dispute simmering between Taiwan and China over what the island's Olympics team will be called at the upcoming games showed signs of abating Friday after an official Chinese news agency dropped a controversial reference to the team. The change came hours after several Taiwanese lawmakers threatened to boycott the games if China insisted on calling the island «Zhongguo Taipei,» a name in the Chinese language that strongly suggests Taiwan is part of China. In a dispatch from Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan on Thursday night, the China News .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:23:30 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/taiwan-opposes-chinese-attempt-to-change-r722221.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/taiwan-opposes-chinese-attempt-to-change-r722221.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Her idea was simple - to combine MySpace's networking abilities, EBay's e-commerce capabilities, You Tube's broadcasting prowess and The Blogger's weblog publishing tool and put it into one site and making it accessible to everyone who is looking for a site to 'fill in the blanks with ideas' and to be able to apply the four 'S' (Search, Shop, Socialize and Sell). BLUE FUZZY SLIPPERS (BFS) is the brain child of Sherri Baldy, an innovative 'womanpreneur' of our generation and the President/CEO of this venture. She describes her idea as the 'got it all' website on the Internet. Baldy took only the .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:21:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/the-u-commerce-of-the-21st-century-r722218.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/the-u-commerce-of-the-21st-century-r722218.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard at lunch Friday on the third day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and India at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo: Sri Lanka won the toss Sri Lanka 1st Innings (Overnight 422-4 Michael Vandort c Karthik b Sharma 3 Malinda Warnapura c Dravid b Singh 115 Kumar Sangakkara c Dravid b Khan 12 Mahela Jayawardene c Karthik b Sharma 136 Thilan Samaraweera c Laxman b Khan 127 Tillekeratne Dilshan not out 102 Prasanna Jayawardene c Sharma b Singh 30 Chaminda Vaas not out 1 Extras: (4b, 5lb, 16nb, 1w) 26. TOTAL: (for six wickets) 552. Overs: 154 . Batting Time: .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:12:26 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722211.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-india-scoreboard-r722211.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Maroon 5 star Adam Levine loves playing pranks on tour. The frontman admits he has a penchant for joking around with support bands, and revealed he once hired male strippers to embarrass The Donnas. He told the New York Post newspaper: 'We were on tour with The Donnas, and we were partying backstage and we hired male strippers. So these male cheeseball strippers came in and the Donnas were panicking. These guys kind of looked like cops, enough to fool them. 'Once everyone realised they were strippers, one of the guys plugged in the .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:12:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/tour-joker-adam-levine-r722210.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tour-joker-adam-levine-r722210.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Britney Spears' mother Lynne accidentally killed a 12-year-old boy when she was 20-years-old, it has been revealed. The 53-year-old hit the boy, Anthony Winters, with her car in 1975 in Kentwood, Louisiana, when he was riding on his bicycle. He later died as a result of the injuries he suffered from the accident. Lynne's representative said: 'Anthony Winters and his friend were in the road on a curve on a bicycle. As Lynne rounded the curve she could not avoid the boy in the street as there was oncoming traffic in the opposite lane. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:11:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/lynne-spears-tragic-accident-r722209.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/lynne-spears-tragic-accident-r722209.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - Beleaguered British prime Minister Gordon Brown faced further woes Friday after his party was defeated in a special election in one of its strongholds. The Scottish National Party overturned a big Labour majority to take the seat of Glasgow East, a working-class area that is longtime Labour territory. Voters were replacing Labour lawmaker David Marshall, who resigned for health reasons. The Scottish nationalists say the result of Thursday's vote is a political earthquake. Labour won Glasgow East by more than 13,000 votes in the 2005 national election, but this .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:10:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/more-woes-for-british-pm-gordon-r722208.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/more-woes-for-british-pm-gordon-r722208.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Nelly and Ashanti are 'definitely very much still together'. The 'Hot in Here' rapper and 'Foolish' singer - who have been romantically linked since 2003 - are still reported to be dating, despite rumours they had split up earlier this month. Reports their relationship had ended emerged when Ashanti was quoted as saying, 'I'm dating my new album, and no-one else', but the 27-year-old singer has since insisted she was misquoted. A source close to the couple said: 'Nelly and Ashanti are very happy. They are definitely very much still together.' Earlier .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:10:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/nelly-still-with-ashanti-r722207.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nelly-still-with-ashanti-r722207.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Miley Cyrus is selling her clothes in an internet charity auction. Fans of the 'Hannah Montana' actress will have the chance to get their hands on outfits the actress has worn during her appearances on TV or in magazines. The eBay auction includes the top Miley wore in her 'Start All Over' music video, along with several other vintage T-shirts and summer dresses. The 15-year-old star is offering one lucky fan the chance to accompany her to the premiere of her new movie 'Bolt'. The winning bidder will also get a VIP trip to .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:09:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/miley-cyrus-charity-donation-r722206.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/miley-cyrus-charity-donation-r722206.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) 50 Cent is suing US fast food chain Taco Bell for using his name in a 'guerrilla' advertising campaign. The 'In Da Club' singer, real name Curtis Jackson, is asking for over $1 million in damages from the company - who asked him to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent to promote their food. The suit reads: 'Taco Bell traded on the name of the world's biggest hip-hop star to draw attention to its new, hip-hop-based advertising campaign, and thereby generated massive publicity for its business.' Taco Bell President .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:08:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cent-sues-taco-bell-r722204.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cent-sues-taco-bell-r722204.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Brooke Hogan is considering posing nude in Playboy magazine. The 20-year-old beauty - the daughter of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan - has been approached to appear naked on the cover of the famous men's magazine, but has yet to make a decision. Her representative confirmed: 'Brooke has been asked, but no decision has been made at this time.' This would not be the first time Brooke has flaunted her curves on the cover of a magazine. She appeared on the front of men's publication FHM in 2006 wearing only a skimpy .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:07:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/brooke-hogan-s-playboy-pose-r722202.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/brooke-hogan-s-playboy-pose-r722202.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Anne Hathaway's private diaries have been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The 'Get Smart' actress - who split from boyfriend Raffaello Follieri just days after he was arrested over a $6 million real estate scam - had her journals confiscated during a raid on the 29-year-old Italian businessman's apartment. It has also been claimed agents seized photographs of Follieri and Anne, documents, watches, an antique Bible and a Tiffany clock. Anne, who has not been charged with anything, is believed to have cut all ties with Follieri. A source .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:06:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/anne-hathaway-s-diaries-seized-r722200.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/anne-hathaway-s-diaries-seized-r722200.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Generally speaking whiter light (comprised of equal amounts of all colors) makes color appear more natural and vibrant. However, some portions of the spectrum are more important to a light's color makeup than others. Red, blue and green- the primary colors of light- can be combined to create almost any other color. This suggests that a light source containing balanced qualities of red, blue and green light can provide excellent color appearance even if this light source is deficient in other colors in spectrum. About BulbAmerica.com: BulbAmerica.com is the largest wholesaler provider of quality Stage lighting fixtures, light bulbs and energy .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:05:09 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/what-is-the-difference-between-white-r722199.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/what-is-the-difference-between-white-r722199.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Retina Group of New York, Hicksville Tel: 516-939-6100/Fax: 516-939-2510 or Retina Group of New York, Hauppauge Tel: 631-273-1818/Fax: 631-273-1988 or ZYDOC MEDICAL TRANSCRIPITION, LLC James Maisel, M.D., 516-238-3837 jmaisel@zydoc.com http://www.rgony.com The Retina Group of New York will present an educational meeting regarding age-related macular degeneration especially designed for seniors. The lecture will be held at the Farmingdale Public Library at 116 Merritts Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15. Attendance is free and refreshments will be provided. The phone number for pre-registration is 516-939-6100. Learn all about macular degeneration, including how to monitor .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:05:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/retina-group-of-new-york-to-r722198.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/retina-group-of-new-york-to-r722198.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Jennifer Aniston has been splashing out on sexy clothes for her reunion with lover John Mayer. The former 'Friends' actress, who has returned to Los Angeles after spending a month touring with the musician, is taking advantage of their time apart by stocking up on new outfits. Jennifer visited West Hollywood boutique Noodle Stories and treated herself to a custom-made cocktail dress on July 16. A source said: 'Jennifer was in a great mood and seemed to really enjoy catching up with the owner Caryl Kim.' Another source added to America's OK! .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:05:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/jennifer-aniston-s-john-outfit-r722197.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jennifer-aniston-s-john-outfit-r722197.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.impactproducts.com - Impact Products Ltd. announced today that its latest project, HD Vision Wraparounds, is officially a hit. The direct-response commercial for these innovative sunglasses is climbing the 'As Seen on TV' charts, recently breaking into the Top 10 on the Jordan Whitney 'Greensheet,' an independent ranking provided by one of the industry's oldest monitoring services. HD Vision Wraparounds are sunglasses that fit over prescription eyeglasses and 'wrap around' to block sunlight from the sides. They also feature high-definition (HD) lenses that reduce glare and enhance colors, a technology introduced six years ago in a popular Aviator style. The .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:04:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/impact-products-announces-its-latest-hit-r722196.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/impact-products-announces-its-latest-hit-r722196.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Kim Kardashian is set to perform with the Pussycat Dolls in August. The curvy socialite will be following in the footsteps of Scarlett Johansson, Paris Hilton and Christina Aguilera by teaming up with the burlesque all-singing, all-dancing troupe for a guest performance. Kim, 27, will be flaunting her enviable figure as she tests her skills on a pole, practises her raunchiest dance moves and debuts a variety of revealing outfits when she performs with the group in Las Vegas on August 15. The 27-year-old beauty - who appeared in an erotic sex tape with .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:04:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/kim-kardashian-s-pussycat-performance-r722195.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kim-kardashian-s-pussycat-performance-r722195.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Jessica Simpson's new boyfriend Tony Romo has restored her self-confidence. Jessica, who was left heartbroken after her divorce from Nick Lachey in 2006, decided to release a country album following encouragement from her American football star lover. A source said: 'Tony tells Jessica not to let life pass her by.' The 28-year-old 'Dukes of Hazzard' actress - who starred as hotpant wearing Daisy Duke in the 2005 movie - is also feeling more comfortable with her body since she began dating Tony, also 28, last year. The source added: 'Tony is also .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:03:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/jessica-simpson-s-boyfriend-boost-r722194.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jessica-simpson-s-boyfriend-boost-r722194.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BEIJING (AP) - The Olympics are two weeks away, but athletes are already arriving in Beijing. The Athletes Village, a sprawling complex of high-rise apartments that will lodge 16,000 athletes and officials, formally opens Sunday. «We want the village to be a cozy place that makes athletes feel like they are coming home,» said Deng Yaping, an Olympic table-tennis gold medalist and deputy director of the Olympic Village Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee. Deng said 35 of the 205 delegations already had some representation in the village. The village will contain a restaurant that .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:03:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/beijing-athletes-village-prepares-for-r722193.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/beijing-athletes-village-prepares-for-r722193.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Regulatory News: Skanska (STO:SKAB) has won a contract for the construction management of the new North American headquarters for Almac Group, the pharmaceutical-services company. The contract amount is USD 78.5 M, about SEK 480 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter. The new headquarters will be located in Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania. The project will feature a new building with 6,900 square meters of office space and a 15,400 square meter production facility for packaging, storage, warehouse, shipping/receiving and label control. The assignment also includes site development with new roadways, on-grade parking, .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/skanska-to-build-headquarters-in-pennsylvania-r722192.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/skanska-to-build-headquarters-in-pennsylvania-r722192.htm World News (PR-inside.com) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Interior Ministry says three Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with police in southern Afghanistan. A ministry statement says the insurgents were killed in Gereshk district of Helmand province on Friday. There were no police casualties. Helmand is the center of the Taliban-led insurgency that has killed 2,700 people so far this year, mostly militants. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:02:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/taliban-killed-in-southern-afghanistan-r722191.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/taliban-killed-in-southern-afghanistan-r722191.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's economy expanded 0.8 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous three months, the Bank of Korea said Friday, boosted by gains in exports and manufacturing. Private consumption, which is mostly consumer spending and accounts for about half the economy, was a drag on growth, declining 0.1 percent. Expansion was also suppressed by a 2.4 percent contraction in the construction sector. Gross domestic product during the three months through June grew at the same level seen during the previous quarter, the central bank said in .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/south-korea-s-economy-grew-0-8-percent-r722190.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/south-korea-s-economy-grew-0-8-percent-r722190.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Calgary, Alberta - July 15, 2008 - Print Audit, The Print Management Company, announced today that it has received a BERTL's Best 2008 award titled Best Solution for Remote Management of Printing Devices, in support of its Facilities Manager software. Facilities Manager is an easy-to-use software program designed to allow dealers to remotely collect meter reads, automate supply needs and report service information for managing fleets of copiers, printers, fax machines and multi-function devices. BERTL completes independent assessments and analyses of digital imaging devices and workflow solutions. The company's evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, and product ratings are widely sought out and .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:58:07 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/print-audit-receives-bertl-s-best-award-r722187.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/print-audit-receives-bertl-s-best-award-r722187.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Signium International, Inc. a global executive search firm with 39 offices in 21 countries announces that Colleen Nestor will succeed Sue Speight as the firms next Executive Director, effective June 30, 2008. Ms. Nestor will direct all operations including management of legal, financial, and marketing functions. She will also provide strategic support to Signium International's Chairman and Board of Directors. Most recently, Ms. Nestor was employed as Association Executive at SmithBucklin, the world's largest association management company serving over 225 trade organizations. At SmithBucklin, she most recently served as Executive Director for one of the firm's largest clients, ITUG, a global .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:57:36 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/signium-international-appoints-colleen-nestor-r722186.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/signium-international-appoints-colleen-nestor-r722186.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Calgary, Alberta - July 24, 2008 - Print Audit, The Print Management Company, announced today that it has received its 200th customer testimonial letter, outlining customer experience and satisfaction with Print Audit products and support. Print Audit prides itself on providing comprehensive print management solutions along with excellent customer service. Maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction has always been Print Audit's number one priority, which is why receiving their 200th customer testimonial is an invaluable achievement for the Print Audit team. Print Audit helps office equipment dealers sell more hardware; the company also enables businesses to recover revenue and .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:56:25 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/print-audit-celebrates-its-200th-customer-r722184.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/print-audit-celebrates-its-200th-customer-r722184.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Skanska Tom Crane Senior Vice President Communications +1 973 753 3450 or Peter Gimbe Press Officer +46 8 753 88 38 or Direct line for media: +46 8 753 88 99 Regulatory News: The project comprises 23,200 square meters and will among other things include 80 beds, a 22-bay emergency department, five operating rooms and radiology services. Ambitions are high for environmental and energy performance and the project team has a goal of getting the hospital a Silver LEED (R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Construction work has commenced, with completion scheduled for June .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/skanska-to-build-hospital-in-tennessee-r722181.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/skanska-to-build-hospital-in-tennessee-r722181.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) DALLAS, TX, July 2008 - The Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Hotel/Market Center, one of the leading Dallas convention center hotels, is proud to announce the opening of their new 2,940 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom. The Grand Ballroom was designed with elegant yet functional décor to accommodate the wide variety of functions that Dallas event planners are looking for including family and class reunions, social gatherings, retirement parties, quinceañeras, beautiful Dallas weddings, and corporate meetings and retreats. The space is perfect for round table banquets of up to 200 guests with room for an extra 75 for theatre-style presentations. For chic .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:42 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/downtown-dallas-hotel-celebrates-opening-r722180.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/downtown-dallas-hotel-celebrates-opening-r722180.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Police say militants have blown up a girls school and 10 shops in northwestern Pakistan. Police official Farman Khan says the attacks happened before dawn Friday in two separate areas of the troubled Swat Valley. There were no casualties. Authorities signed a peace deal with militants in Swat in May, ending monthslong military operations against them. The militants promised to halt attacks against security forces. Violence has significantly decreased in Swat since then, but militants have returned from the mountains and reasserted their influence over parts of the valley and resumed .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:43:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/militants-blow-up-girls-school-r722179.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/militants-blow-up-girls-school-r722179.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) TORONTO (AP) - Eager to earn more respect for the status of their league, the MLS All-Stars beat England's West Ham United 3-2 on Thursday to record a fifth straight win over foreign opposition. Newly capped England striker Dean Ashton scored both goals for the Premier League side, but goals by Christian Gomez, Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Dwayne DeRosario gave the MLS team the win. «The MLS players showed we have good players in our league, not only good players but great players,» All-Stars coach and former Liverpool fullback Steve Nicol said. Los Angeles .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:31:08 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/beckham-and-blanco-prominent-as-mls-r722172.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/beckham-and-blanco-prominent-as-mls-r722172.htm World News (PR-inside.com) SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - A Yemeni security official says a suicide car bomber has rammed a vehicle into the Interior Ministry's headquarters in eastern Yemen, killing one policeman and injuring eight others. The security official says the attack took place early Friday in Hadramut province. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. The car's charred shell sat outside the building. The official says investigators are still trying to determine who was behind the attack. Al-Qaida continues to have an active presence in .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:29:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/suicide-car-bomber-kills-1-policeman-r722171.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/suicide-car-bomber-kills-1-policeman-r722171.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) ANGELINA JOLIE and partner BRAD PITT used fertility treatments to conceive their newborn twins, a new report has suggested. The couple was desperate to quickly expand their brood - and turned to artificial insemination so they wouldn't have to 'deal with the stress' of trying to get pregnant, reports U.S. magazine Us Weekly. A source tells the publication, 'They conceived through in vitro fertilisation. They both desperately wanted more babies soon.' Last year (07), the Tomb Raider star told U.K. magazine Elle: 'If we're going to have 10 kids, we'd like to raise them while we're young.' Fraternal twins Knox Leon and .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:13 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/jolie-s-twins-conceived-artificially-r722169.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/jolie-s-twins-conceived-artificially-r722169.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) JOHNNY DEPP is boosting his green credentials by making his private island completely eco-friendly. The environmentally-conscious actor has reportedly invested in a $500,000 (£250,000) grid-independent solar hydrogen system to power the 40-acre isle in the Bahamas, which he purchased in 2005 for $3 million (£1.5 million). The state-of-the-art technology will harness the sun's rays to provide unlimited energy to the Depp household. .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:10 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/depp-s-green-isle-r722168.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/depp-s-green-isle-r722168.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) SIMON PEGG has no interest in taking on the title role in cult sci-fi show DOCTOR WHO - because he is having too much fun acting in Hollywood films. The star, who once played a villain called The Editor on the British programme, insists he would not want to trade his film career for David Tennant's part as the time-travelling adventurer. He says, 'Being the Doctor? I don't think so. First, I'm really loving doing movies. I'm really enjoying working in the U.S. 'Second, I really love Doctor Who and would hate to sit down on Saturday night and have it be .. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/pegg-not-interested-in-doctor-who-r722167.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pegg-not-interested-in-doctor-who-r722167.htm