India: Calling home for help Sep 21, 2008
These women are called Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers. Doctors at HMRI have begun to provide non-prescription drugs to the ASHAs for dispensing upon advice from a 104 call. (Hindu)
In limbo in India Sep 18, 2008
Asha was the fifth daughter of Soban and Beena Negi ... Because of her illness, Beena couldn t breast-feed Asha ... We named her Asha, which means hope in Hindi. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Coile Middle School students immerse themselves in Greece, Italy Sep 17, 2008
Coile Middle School students, from left, Nick Chavis, Adrian London, Asha Mathis, Shedrick Crafton, LeJarvis Bailey, Crystal Mattox, Chris Howard and Erin Galvin-McCoy pose for a photo on the island of Capri during a summer trip to Greece and Italy. Special Photo. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Canada to open new trade office in Gujarat Sep 11, 2008
Lauding the Canadian prime minister for supporting India's civilian nuclear programme, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce president Asha Luthra said Harper is ``a true friend'' of India and the Indo-Canadian community. She said Canada's decision to back India for a waiver by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has ``reinvigorated'' relations between the two countries. (Economic Times)
Growth cheery, but economy glum Sep 10, 2008
"It's quite clear that we are in a recession," says Asha Bangalore, an economist at the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago. "I don't know why we're taking so long to use the word. I don't think we need to see an official announcement.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Gubernatorial candidate bios Sep 6, 2008
FAMILY - Wife, Asha, and two children. QUOTE - "I do not support increasing any taxes or new taxes. The people cannot afford it. They are already being spent out of their homes. I only support administrative fees as far as it goes to cover the costs of the exist 00002CB3 ing program.". (Concord Monitor)
India flood victims swamp rescue boats Sep 1, 2008
"We were trying to survive on just water for the last 10 days, but it's not enough," said the woman's 27-year-old daughter, Asha. 1. (MSNBC -- International)
What does economy hold for rest of '08? Aug 31, 2008
Asha Bangalore, an economist at Northern Trust in Chicago, forecasts that spending will decline in the current quarter -- which, she says, would be the first quarterly drop since 1991. If she's right, Wall Street in September will have to cope with a new wave of recession fears. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Frothily turning globalization on its head Aug 29, 2008
One of his employees, the attractive and super-competent Asha (Ayesha Dharker), asks Todd why it's necessary for Indian call-centre workers to pose as Americans while selling cheap junk made in China ... Asha, his best employee, soon becomes a romantic interest, though even in this area, Outsourced does a smart job of reversing expectations. (Globe and Mail)
4 inmates accused of helping in jailbreak Aug 28, 2008
Also arrested were Isodoro Salas, father of escaped inmate Edward Salas, and Asha Curry, the mother of a child fathered by escapee Michael England. The elder Salas was arrested on a probation violation and for resisting or obstruction of an officer because he didn't cooperate with investigators, authorities said. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Insurance cover for those infected with HIV Aug 14, 2008
Along with the Kerala government reserving a job for a person living with HIV, things are indeed looking up for us, said Asha Ramaiah, general secretary, KNP. Theres no doubt that the initiative will help people living with HIV get better access to treatment and care. (MSN India)
Bomb kills 15 women street cleaners Aug 5, 2008
"It suddenly turned the area into a carnage, scattering body parts of the street cleaners into a large area," said witness Asha Ise Gedi. "There were pools of blood everywhere. I have never seen such mass killing.". (CNN -- International)
Bomb kills 20 Somalis, imperils peace deal Aug 4, 2008
"I saw an old women who lost two legs and a hand, she was bleeding and later died before our eyes but we could do nothing as we ourselves needed help," Asha Ahmed, a 45-year-old woman who was wounded in the leg by shrapnel, told AP by phone from Medina hospital. Hospital head Dahir Dhere said the hospital admitted 47 wounded people, mostly women and children, but five of them died. (MSNBC -- International)
A note of thanks for giving blood Jul 31, 2008
ADVERTISEMENT Published Date: 30 July 2008 By Asha Mehta THEY may be too tiny to give a pint of the red stuff themselves, but a group of young badgers and cadets were so amazed by the life-saving actions of donors, they put pen to paper. Fifty of St John Ambulances badgers and cadets across Wisbech designed moving thank-you cards to donors following an educational talk from the National Blood Service (NBS), in which they heard how vital every donation can be to help give patients a new lease... (Peterborough Today)
Indian singer drowns in Maldives Jul 30, 2008
Singer Asha Bhonsle told a newspaper that Mr Singh's death "is a big loss". Bookmark with. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Improved estrogen reception may sharpen fuzzy memory Jul 30, 2008
UF neuroscience associate Asha Rani and UF scientists Ashok Kumar, Ph. D.; Li Cui, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Judge restores wolf protections Jul 19, 2008
Suzanne Asha Stone, northern Rockies wolf conservation specialist for Defenders of Wildlife, added that this is an important first step, since it stops the continued and almost indiscriminate killing of wolves under the states management plans that could have put the long-term recovery of the wolf at risk. She said they ll continue to work with others to improve state plans to maintain a healthy wolf population. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
RELIEF CRISIS Jul 16, 2008
"Those killing aid workers are indirectly exterminating us," protester Asha Abdullahi told Reuters. "We have not seen any aid workers since yesterday. Our water reservoirs are almost empty. We fear dying of thirst and hunger.". (AlertNet)
UN in fresh protest as aid workers' killing mounts Jul 16, 2008
"We are desperate," said protester Asha Elmi Farah. "We will not let them (militiamen) jeopardise our hope.". (Yahoo News -- Politics)
'CRPF must disclose info on alleged gender discrimination' Jul 6, 2008
The petitioner, Dr Asha Singh, Chief Medical Officer with the CRPF, contended that she was being treated "unfairly" by the force which repeatedly posted her in a "non-family male battalion" as the only lady officer without any medical infrastructure laid down as per the norms. Singh alleged that she was being harassed at the hands of male officers and was denied salary for three months during medical illness without assigning any reasons. (India Times, India -- Community News)
African Union Weakened by Summit Inaction on Zimbabwe Jul 6, 2008
A trusted source of newsand information since 1942. " She said the world would be watching to see how Africa's leaders would respond. The British Minister Mark Malloch Brown bluntly told reporters "Mr. (Voice of America)
Food Crisis Will Push Millions Into Poverty, Warns UN Jul 3, 2008
Modern BweemaSharm-El-Sheikh ... United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose-Migiro said on Monday at the official opening of the 11th AU Heads of State and Government Summit that this development risked reversing the positive steps made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (allAfrica.com)
Cancer wing for GMCH Jul 2, 2008
The minister said preparations are under way for holding a daylong convention of the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers under the National Rural Health Mission at the Veterinary College playground in Khanapara on July 8 ... Sarma said two new schemes for the health sector would be launched coinciding with the ASHA convention ... This will be the second scheme to be launched by the government on the sidelines of the ASHA meet. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Starving: Ethiopia On The Brink Of Famine Jun 28, 2008
Abraham Asha, of Ireland-based Concern, said their outpatient therapeutic programme had treated 1,160 malnourished children in the last 10 weeks. In the previous two years, they had treated just 1,716 in total. (Sky News)
Financial inclusion will be a reality in 3-5 years Jun 20, 2008
The micro-credit scheme is a collaborative initiative between the Finance Ministry, nine public sector banks and Asha Community Health and Development Society, a non governmental organisation working in the field of healthcare and development in the slums of Delhi. In Delhi alone, there are 4 million people who are financially excluded i.e. they do not have any bank account and cannot get financial services. (Hindu Business Line)
Aarushi murder has kids scared Jun 19, 2008
But Asha Prabhakar, vice principal of Bal Bharti Public School, said it was better not to talk about the issue as the case was yet unsolved. "We have our own team of counsellors to tackle the issue and help both children and parents. But the case remains unsolved and nothing has been established. So, we have decided not to remind students about it and not to talk to them about it," she said. (Sify.com, India)
Rising FD rates to bring some cheers Jun 18, 2008
Oriental Bank of Commerce yesterday revised their fixed deposit rates for various maturities and raised the rates for its special deposit scheme Asha Kiran (FDs for 400 days) to 9. 75 for senior citizens. (India Times)
Angola/Uganda: Soccer Squad to Play With Different Strike Force Jun 15, 2008
National team coach, Oliveira Gon;alves, established the following first team: Lam; (goalkeeper), Rui Marques, Kaly, Yamba Asha, Loc e Machado (defenders), Andr; Makanga, Mendon;a e Z; Kalanga (midfielders), Fl;vio Amado and Maurito (strikers). Nuno, Mantorras, Love Kabungula, Machado, Job, Jamuana and Minguito are on the bench. (allAfrica.com)
50 essential cds from around the world Jun 15, 2008
The Bollywood playback singer and sister of Asha Bhosle can be heard on 980-plus movies. This collection tries to distil the best. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
A personal glimpse into life of Late KS Hegde Jun 15, 2008
It was always left to his wife Meenakshi Hegde to discipline their children, which also included twins Asha and Usha, and Nirmala. Stories abound about the youngsters Vinay, Prasanna and Santhosh fighting and slugging out amongst themselves in their childhood and their mother unable to extricate them and resolve their playful banter. (Mangalorean.com)
Stagnation and inflation box in Fed Jun 14, 2008
"The Fed knows it's in a very tight spot," says Asha Bangalore, an economist at the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago. "You have a confluence of forces: Higher import prices, higher oil prices, a weak economy, and weak dollar. This is not a very easy combination.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Experimental audio/visual therapies help some schools teach students to focus Jun 4, 2008
The techniques don't have a stamp of approval from the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). "There really is no evidence to support" using Tomatis, says Anne Oyler, ASHA's associate director of audiology professional practices. (USA Today -- News)
Bollywood's phoren fan brigade Jun 1, 2008
"I see promos for films like Tashan and cringe. It could be an American film (a bad one)," says Memsaab ... His advice: "One thing that many western listeners (including me at first) have a hard time with in Bollywood soundtracks is the high pitch in which the women sing. Once I started watching dance clips from the films though, I really came to appreciate singers like Asha Bhonsle and Lata Mangeshkar. Now I love Bollywood soundtracks. You might try giving your labmate a DVD of Indian film... (India Times, India)
FBISD high schools name Class of 2008 valedictorians and salutatorians May 31, 2008
Asha Marina Davidson was named valedictorian at Hightower High School. The 18-year-old student plans to attend New York University with hopes of becoming a pediatric cardiologist. (Fort Bend Southwest Sun, TX)
10 things to do this weekend May 23, 2008
REGROUP. Get your auras aligned in time for the new season with a CHAKRA BALANCING MASSAGE at Asha SalonSpa. The new service is $10 off this holiday weekend at the spa's Bucktown, Gold Coast and Schaumburg locations. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Bubble Trouble May 20, 2008
Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust found that between November 2001 and October 2005, housing and real estate accounted for 36 percent of U.S. private-sector payroll job growth. Advocating policies to deflate bubbles would be like the coaches tripping up running backs as they're sprinting for the end zone. (Slate)
U.S. MDs advise on whom to aid, whom to let die in next pandemic May 7, 2008
The proposed guidelines are designed to be a blueprint for hospitals "so that everybody will be thinking in the same way," when pandemic flu or another widespread health-care disaster hits, Asha Devereaux said. She is a critical care specialist in San Diego and lead writer of the task force report. (Globe and Mail)
Triage plan details whom to let die during a pandemic May 6, 2008
The proposed guidelines are designed to be a blueprint for hospitals "so that everybody will be thinking in the same way" when pandemic flu or another widespread health care disaster hits, said Dr. Asha Devereaux, a critical care specialist in San Diego and lead writer of the task force report. The idea is to try to make sure that scarce resources - including ventilators, medicine and doctors and nurses - are used in a uniform, objective way, task force members said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New disaster preparedness strategy announced May 5, 2008
Most countries, including the United States, have insufficient critical care resources to provide timely, usual care for a surge of critically ill and injured victims, said Asha Devereaux, MD, FCCP, Task Force for Mass Critical Care. If a mass casualty critical care event occurred tomorrow, many people with clinical conditions that are survivable under usual health-care system circumstances may have to forgo life-sustaining interventions due to deficiencies in supply, staffing, or space. (EurekAlert!)
Fed cuts interest rate to 2 percent May 2, 2008
"They want to wait and assess the impact of all the actions that they've taken," says Asha Bangalore, an economist at the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago. "I would say they won't do anything [on interest rates] until the end of the year.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
SOMALIA: Intervention needed to avoid "impending catastrophe" Apr 23, 2008
NAIROBI, 22 April 2008 () - Asha Haji Ilmi, a women's activist, has called for intervention in Somalia to protect civilians and avert an impending humanitarian catastrophe. Ilmi, head of Save Somali Women and Children, a Mogadishu-based NGO, said the humanitarian and human rights situation was getting out of hand, "with a culture of impunity and no accountability for crimes against humanity" being committed by all sides to the conflict. (AlertNet)
* Fighting kills 81 over two days in Somalia Apr 22, 2008
On the governments side, one Somali soldier and two Ethiopians were killed, said Asha Shegow Abikar, who saw their bodies outside his house. Somali Prime minister Nur Hassan Husein addressed the growing toll of civilian casualties during the latest outbreak of fighting. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Evening of hope held to discuss worker abuse Apr 18, 2008
This was a personal example Anner, an assistant professor of labor studies and political science, used to illustrate extreme worker abuse towards union workers at the Asha for Education Evening of Hope held last night in the Boucke Building. "Asha for Education is a non-profit dedicated to bringing education to underprivileged children in India," Elody Gyekis, club president said ... The Penn State chapter of Asha for Education is in partnership with Free the Slaves. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Harassment's New Face: Acid Attacks Apr 17, 2008
Asha was a victim of an acid-throwing crime in India. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images). (ABC News)
AGH sends particle counts by e-mail to allergy sufferers Apr 16, 2008
Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette Asha Patel checks the Burkhardt Volumetric Spore Trap atop Allegheny General Hospital. At 8 every morning she works, research associate Asha Patel goes up on the roof of Allegheny General Hospital and approaches a green machine that looks something like a large, at-home garbage disposal. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Post-Polaroid Age: Some Cling to Film Apr 15, 2008
Photographer Isabel Asha Penzlien shoots the latest and greatest in the New York fashion scene, but she still loads film into the back of her medium-format Hasselblad. For many clients, she likes to present actual photographs -- on paper, and on the spot -- so she loads her camera with Polaroid film. (ABC News -- Business)
Donaldsonville 'Art, Antiques & Authors' festival this weekend Apr 5, 2008
The event will be housed in the ASHA Museum, 318 Mississippi St., with the food and entertainment to be held in the adjacent Crescent Park. For more information about the event, call 473-4814 or 473-9104. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Californians warming to 'green' gas taxes and fees Apr 4, 2008
But the survey, conducted by Asha Weinstein Agrawal, a research associate with the university's Mineta Transportation Institute, found that Californians would support a variety of taxes and fees to raise money for transportation improvements as well as to combat global warming. They include. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Poll: Make gas guzzlers pay higher fees Apr 4, 2008
But the survey, conducted by Asha Weinstein Agrawal, a research associate with the university's Mineta Transportation Institute, found that Californians would support a variety of taxes and fees to raise money for transportation improvements as well as combat global warming, including. -- Raising vehicle registration fees, which now average $31, to an average of $62 and having higher-polluting vehicles pay higher rates and cleaner cars lower rates. (San Francisco Chronicle)
13,000 songs and still going strong Apr 3, 2008
On the eve of her 75th-birthday tour, Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle has no plans to stop the music ... Asha Bhosle - who many believe possesses the most recorded voice on Earth - would like to sing with Carlos Santana ... She chuckles impishly down the phone line from Mumbai when she declares this, speaking on the eve of her 75th-birthday tour (and CD release of the same name), 75 Years of Asha. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Awards honor service, local outreach Apr 1, 2008
Graduate student Asha Best, senior Angela Cho, senior Benjamin Croner, sophomore Helen Liang and senior Dana Roberts were all recognized with these awards for their work that ranged from mentoring at Syracuse-area schools to event organization in support of Project Red and World AIDS Day. Cantor commended the hard work and dedication of the many groups and individuals who were recognized, but stressed that people cannot pause in their efforts to make a difference in the communities that surround... (Daily Orange, NY)
India: Industry must tackle piracy Mar 26, 2008
In an address on the first day of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Frames convention, Asha Swarup said that the industry must do more to tackle piracy. Swarup, who is secretary of the Union Ministry of Information casting, said the government would not enact parts of the upcoming optical disc law, which would have created an army of video inspectors. (Variety)
DHS National Honor Society inducts new members Mar 18, 2008
New members inducted March 11 were: James Barwegan, Jessica Birtell, Kate Bothe, Hannah Brennan, Jennifer Clark, Andre Elliot, Nathan Erwin, Madilin Euhus, Anna Glyantseva, Maria Gommel, Taylor Hallgren, Devon Harriss, Asha Hosmane, Elizabeth Jilek, Gabriel Kalkal, Steven Karasewski, Anam Kayani, Arianne Kielb, Emily Kitterman, Emily Meyers, Paige Pardridge, Fanny Potkin, Alana Risatti, Cody Rissman, Kristen Roenfanz, Melisa Rogers, Baily Russell, Kayla Strominger, Jordan Teboda, Taylor Wallin,... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Jewish Agency to start anti-terror drive after yeshiva shooting Mar 9, 2008
Jewish Agency to start anti-terror drive after J'lem attack - Haaretz - Israel News. March 09, 2008 Adar2 3, 5768. (Ha'aretz)
Somalia: Get More Girls in School, Activists Say Mar 8, 2008
Asha Shaur, a women's activist in Somalia, said girls' education was not only important to the girls, but to the entire society. "They are future mothers who will shape what sort of society we will have," she said. (allAfrica.com)
Groups to challenge wolf delisting Feb 28, 2008
Wolves in the northern Rockies are simply not ready to lose federal protections, said Suzanne Asha Stone of Defenders of Wildlife. America has come too far, and worked too hard, to throw away the successes of the past decade and see wolves in the Yellowstone region end up back where they started. (Missoulian, MT)
Cougars stress sophistication over sex Feb 24, 2008
Asha Bandele, a 40-year-old author and poet in Brooklyn, says her friends in their late 20s and early 30s had a recent group dinner, centered on discussing whether Gottlieb is right. Bandele gives thanks that she's in a different place: a mother, divorced, advanced in her career, and dating a man a decade younger. (Boston Globe)
Police killed in Somali clashes Feb 20, 2008
Police spokesman Abdulahi Shasha said the troops were looking for illegal weapons in the market ... "I saw the bodies of six people including four soldiers, the bodies of the soldiers were lying near an army vehicle which had been burnt and the civilians were caught in the crossfire," said another local resident Asha Yusuf. (BBC News -- Africa)
* World News Quick Take Feb 12, 2008
Somali immigrant Asha Ali Abdille, 33, was charged with attempted hijacking, wounding and injuring with intent to injure after she allegedly stabbed both pilots and another passenger on Friday on a domestic commuter flight. Abdille demanded to be flown to Australia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Parents to the rescue Feb 12, 2008
Last month, Harriet and her daughter, Asha, now one, went to a first birthday party. "I was watching Asha as she was eating a gingerbread man. She started screaming and went purple and I realised she was choking. It all happened very quickly but I remembered exactly what to do. I lay her face down on my forearm and slapped her on the back five times. The piece of gingerbread shot out of her mouth and then she was absolutely fine.". (Guardian Unlimited)
DC Gun Law Violates Home Rule Act Feb 9, 2008
The American Hunters and Shooters Association, with Top Retired Generals, Files Unique Brief that Calls DC Gun Law Void on its Face WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Hunters and Shooters Association (ASHA) today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of last year's historic ruling by the US Court of Appeals For The District of Columbia in Heller v. The District of Columbia ... ASHA believes that the case should be affirmed ... Media... (PR Newswire)
Kenya: Battle for Mayoral Posts On Feb 9, 2008
King'orani councillor Asha Mohamed said she was not in any camp at the moment, adding that she will decide who to vote for on February 25. "I do not see the need of going into hiding because I know who I will vote for without being influenced by anybody. It is my democratic right to vote for the candidate of my choice," she said. (allAfrica.com)
Mini movie reviews Feb 8, 2008
" And while they look great individually as they traipse about the Caribbean setting, showing off their tanned, toned bodies, they don't play terribly well off one another. The script from Andy Tennant, John Claflin and Daniel Zelman has Hudson and McConaughey, as the newly divorced Tess and Finn, awkwardly reconciling when a clue emerges that could lead to the hidden treasure they'd been obsessed with for years. (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) PG-13. Beechwood: 4:25, 6:55 and 9:25 p.m.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Brainy GAC student now a Rhodes scholar Feb 4, 2008
In May 2004, Deep Shah graduated at the top of his class at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, as his older sisters Asha and Shveta did before him ... Asha, 25, the middle child, graduates from an Ivy league medical school in Pennsylvania this spring. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
High Rates of Malnutrition among Displaced Somali Children Feb 1, 2008
"She has diarrhea and it won't stop," her grandmother Asha Ujub says, who doesn't know the child's exact age but believes Xaawo is four years old ... About three months ago the fighting came right to Asha Ujub's home. (AlertNet)
