- Death Toll in Himalayan Quake Reaches 100
6.9-magnitude quake centered in Indian state of Sikkim, caused damage, fatalities across northeastern India, Nepal, Tibet _NULL_
- 99Dresses: The E-Commerce Fashion Startup Even Tech Guys Will Love
A women's fashion startup that's so compelling even tech dudes get it? That may sound like a girl's fantasy, but it's become reality for the 20-year old Australian entrepreneur Nikki Durkin, founder of 99dresses.com who created a buzz yesterday at the YCombinator Winter 2012 Demo Day. 500Startups George Kellerman and former Mashable editor Ben Parr gave 99Dresses high marks among the 66 ventures that participated, according to the company. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- This leopard's death is a familiar tragedy | John Barker
Careful planning and natural deterrents could help avoid the loss of human and animal lives because of land competitionThe attack by a leopard on up to six forest rangers in Siliguri in the Sikkim region of north-east India was a tragic result for both the people and animal victims of the conflict occurring between humans and wildlife.In this case it was a male leopard, a species that sometimes adapts to moving into semi-urban areas, that became cornered – and as the photos in the press clearly show, the animal was fighting for his survival as only such a big cat can.The tragedy of its death occurred in a situation where the forest guards were clearly attempting to safely stop it in its tracks. In ideal circumstances it would have been tranquilised, removed and later released in its natural habitat away from urban development. Why the leopard was there in the first place may never be known, but there are other similar incidents with happier outcomes, in which the animal was tranquilised and removed and no party injured.Human-wildlife conflict issues in India – and particularly in the northern areas of the country – are one of the daily concerns for so many rural communities. Occasionally and tragically this can lead to death or injury of people and animals, but people's livelihoods are more often affected as a result of damage or consumption of crops or livestock.Elephants coming to feed on crops or just moving through a farmer's fields can decimate a farmer's annual crop in a single night, and predators such as leopards and tigers take valuable livestock. Less spectacularly but equally damaging, wild pigs, antelope, deer and monkeys all wreak havoc on farmers' essential subsistence crops such a maize, rice or wheat.As human populations increase so do food demands, lea _NULL_
- Death Toll Rises in Aftermath of Himalayan Quake
Epicenter of the quake was in the Indian state of Sikkim, about 60 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Gangtok 地震の震源は約60キロ北西州の州都、ガントクの、シッキム州のインドの状態にあった
- Bondad fades as Garret rises
Nikki Garrett is the leading Australian, five strokes from the lead with one round to play in the Ladies European Tour event at Suzhuo in China. して、Nikki Garrettは主要なオーストラリア、一ラウンドでリードから5打は中国のSuzhuoの欧州女子ツアーのイベントでプレイすることです
- Video: Residents of Blikkiesdorp township in Cape Town protest against the World Cup
Poor residents of Cape Town's Blikkiesdorp township - a 'temporary relocation area' set up for the duration of the World Cup - tell John Domokos how they have been banned from the area around the stadiumJohn Domokos
ケープタウンのBlikkiesdorpの町の貧しい住民 - 。。u0026#39;一時的な移転のエリア。。u0026#39;ワールドカップの期間設定 - どのようにstadiumJohn周辺からDomokosを禁止されているジョンDomokosを伝える
- Himalayan quake: helicopters drop supplies to remote villages
Soldiers attempt to clear mud with heavy machinery and reach settlements in mountainous regionHelicopters have dropped emergency supplies to the Himalayan villages worst-hit by the earthquake that has killed at least 81 people in India, Nepal and China, while earthmovers pushed through debris clogging nearby valleys.Soldiers in the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim cleared a path to Mangan, one of the towns closest to the epicentre of Sunday's 6.9-magnitude quake, but many other communities remained cut off and authorities fear the death toll will rise once rescuers reach them.Indian army helicopters ferried rescuers and dropped food and supplies to still-inaccessible villages in Sikkim, a sparsely populated and almost entirely mountainous region that was an independent protectorate before becoming an Indian state in 1975. It borders Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Chinese region of Tibet.The quake killed at least 50 people in Sikkim, said the state's top official, Karma Gyatso.India's home secretary, RK Singh, told reporters that 12 people had been killed in West Bengal and six others in Bihar state. Authorities in neighboring Nepal reported six deaths, while China's official Xinhua news agency reported seven deaths in Tibet.Army helicopters were still conducting aerial surveys of the quake zone, though local authorities have already reported extensive damage to homes and buildings across Sikkim, Gyatso said.In Nepal, officials said six people had been killed when houses collapsed near the capital, Kathmandu, bringing down an earlier figure of seven deaths due to the quake.The region has been hit by major earthquakes in the past, including in 1950 and 1897.IndiaNatural disasters and extreme weatherNepalTibetChinaguardian.co.uk © 2011 Guardian News and Media L _NULL_
- Strong Quake Rattles Northeastern India's Sikkim, Cuts Phone Lines
There are no immediate reports of casualties 死傷者の即時の報告はありません
- Far from the action: the World Cup's dark secret
The town of Blikkiesdorp was built to provide temporary accommodation for homeless South Africans. But its residents describe it as a concentration camp and many say they moved here against their will. For this they blame one thing: the football World Cup.
Blikkiesdorpの町はホームレス南アフリカの一時的な宿泊施設を提供するために建設された
- Eurovision Song Contest 2011 final - in pictures
Azerbaijan's Ell/Nikki win Grand Final of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf's Fortuna Arena
アゼルバイジャンのエル/ニッキは、デュッセルドルフのフォーチュナアリーナのグランド第五十六ユーロビジョンソングコンテストの最終的な勝利
- Eurovision can transform Azerbaijan | Aslan Amani
Hosting next year's Eurovision song contest may force Azerbaijan's dictatorship into greater political opennessFans in many participating countries have often lamented the role that geopolitics – mainly bloc voting – can play in the Eurovision song contest. However, the results of this year's final come with a different political story. The home nation of the contest's winners becomes the host of the next year's competition. This year's winners, Ell/Nikki, represent a country with Europe's most deteriorating human rights and political freedoms record. The fact that, only three days ago, the European parliament adopted a toughly worded resolution slamming Azerbaijan's human rights record adds an interesting political angle to this artistic victory on a popular European stage.Azerbaijan's recent oil boom has given the Aliyev dynasty a chance to tighten its grip on power. Since the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline began to funnel Azeri oil into European markets six years ago, this small former-Soviet state has been producing more than a million barrels of oil each day. The sudden quadrupling of its oil production has allowed the regime to buy more domestic and international support, and store up repressive capacity for the post-oil era. The remnants of the weakly competitive pre-oil-boom era were erased in the 2010 parliamentary elections, when real opposition candidates gained none of the 125 seats.But the Arab spring has stirred up some trouble on the western shores of the Caspian as well. Dozens of opposition activists are standing trial for attempting to hold rallies in Baku. Last week, a youth activist was handed a two-and-a-half-year sentence on drug possession charges. The fact that his arrest came only a day after posting Facebook notes calling on his friends to launch 主に一括投票 - - ユーロビジョンソングコンテストで遊ぶことができます来年のユーロビジョンソングコンテストをホスティング、多くの参加国の大きな政治的opennessFansにアゼルバイジャンの独裁政権を力があります交わす機会は多くの地政学がその役割を嘆いた
- Happy Birthday ouji!!
8gatasu 18nichi ni ouji ha 2sai no tanjyoubi wo mukaemashita!!
omedetou!!
party ha 3kakan ni watatte okonawaremashita!
17nichi no yoru ha present wo moratte cake wo tabe,
18nichi ha doubutsuen he.
19nichi no yoru ni mizu no kouen he mizu to hikari no show wo mini ikimashita!!!
peru deno otanjyou bi ha korega saisho de saigo kamoshirenai node omoikkiri asonde shimaimashita!
- Reds moving to DSI office
About 400 red shirts began moving to the office of the Department of Special Investigation after first gathering in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison this morning, police said. 約400赤シャツは今朝バンコク差し戻し刑務所の前での最初の集まりの後に特別捜査部のオフィスに移動し始め、警察は言った
- SAIC takes US$500m stake in partner firm
General Motors sold a US$500 million stake in its initial public offering to Chinese partner SAIC, cementing ties that have helped the American company boost sales in the world's largest car market.
ゼネラルモーターズは、世界最大の自動車市場ではアメリカの会社のブーストの販売を助けている関係を固める上で、中国側パートナーSAICは、その株式公開の米500000000ドルの株式を売却した
- Tea Party movement dips in popularity
Major poll suggests drop in support for anti-establishment rightwing US partyThe popularity of the Tea Party appears to be on the wane after more than a year of upsetting mainstream politicians, according to a Washington Post/ABC poll published today.The poll, the first major one to show support for the Tea Party going into reverse, reported that support for the anti-establishment, rightwing grassroots movement has dropped. The percentage of Americans holding an unfavourable view of the movement jumped by 11 points to 50%.But the poll may turn out to be premature, as the anti-incumbency mood across the US shows little sign of abating. The same poll showed that support for Congress was at an all-time low at 29%.The Tea Party movement, which began last year as a reaction to the high level of public spending and hostility towards Barack Obama, has over the last six months taken a series of political scalps, ousting centrist Republican candidates in a series of primaries. One of its main champions, Rand Paul, won in Kentucky last month.The movement has already forced the Republican party to move its policies to the right, even though its campaign strategists tell the leadership it has to shift into the centre to win back ground.Voters went to cast ballots in primaries in 11 states today ahead of the November mid-term elections, but few of the primaries involve high-profile Tea Party candidates, making it harder to judge whether it has stalled.In South Carolina Nikki Haley emerged as a frontrunner in the Republican primary for governorship after being endorsed by Sarah Palin, a Tea Party favourite. She has increased her popularity in state polls in spite of allegations about her sexual relations. In another governorship race, in Iowa, Palin endorsed the former governor Terry 主な調査では反体制コーヒー党の米国partyThe人気を右派の支持の低下を示唆した後の主流政治家を動揺させるのは1年以上を衰退しつつあることには、ワシントンポスト/ ABCの世論調査today.The世論調査を、公開されてによると最初に表示さ主要な1つは逆に行く、コーヒー党の支持を見るには反体制のサポートが報告、草の根運動を右。減少している
- Dirty tactics fail to sink Indian candidate
An Indian-American woman trying to overcome allegations of infidelity and an ethnic slur to become America's first Sikh-born governor has won a Republican primary runoff vote in the southern state of South Carolina.Nikki Haley,... インド系アメリカ人女性が、民族スラーアメリカ初のシーク生まれ知事になる不倫疑惑を克服しようとしてサウスCarolina.Nikkiヘイリー、南部の州で共和党の予備選挙決選投票を獲得しています...
- Beyoncé performed New Year's Eve concert for Colonel Gaddafi's son
R&B star reportedly received $2m to play at a private gig for Libyan leader's son on the Caribbean island of St BarthsBeyoncé Knowles gave at a private concert on New Year's Eve for the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to reports, performing five songs at a club on the Caribbean island of St Barts.The R&B star's performance reportedly followed a similar gig at the end of 2008, when her husband Jay-Z appeared with Mariah Carey at the same nightclub, Nikki Beach. While the 2008 concert was thrown by 37-year-old Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, this year's event seems to have been hosted by Saif's brother, known as Hannibal. The New York Post reports that Carey was paid $1m (£625,000) for her song and dance – $2m is rumoured for Beyonc。's hour-long warble. Usher also took the stage, with Jon Bon Jovi, Lindsay Lohan, Russell Simmons and models Miranda Kerr and Victoria Silvstedt in the crowd.Tickets didn't come cheap. According to Portuguese columnist Vivi Mascaro, the 300 attendees paid $12,000 (£7,500) per table – with more for the endless magnums of champagne. It's not clear whether proceeds from this went to Beyoncé and the other performers – or whether the Gaddafis paid out of pocket. Still, if this YouTube video shot on a mobile phone is anything to go by, the audience got a thrilling show (and Beyoncé could use a pair of trousers).Hannibal Gaddafi does not exactly have a sterling reputation. His father aside, Hannibal has been involved in several reported assaults, including alleged attacks on Italian police officers, Swiss hotel workers, and his own wife, Aline Skaf, though no charges were made.Beyonc。Urban musicPop and rockMuammar GaddafiSean Michaelsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Condi R＆BシンガーによるセントBarthsBeyoncéノウルズはカリブ海の島にリビアの指導者の息子のために、民間のギグでプレーするため200万ドルを受け取ったリビアの最高指導者カダフィ大佐の息子のために大晦日のプライベートコンサートで、報告書によると、少なくとも5曲を演奏したセントBarts.The R＆Bシンガーのパフォーマンスはカリブ海の島にあるクラブによる2008年の終わりでも同様のギグとき、彼女の夫のジェイ- Zのマライアキャリーと同じナイトクラブで登場し、ニッキービーチ
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