| Universal brotherhood prevails at SGPC press
The capacity of SGPCs Golden Printing Press at Gurdwara Ramsar here is likely to be doubled soon. It supplies Sikh devotees all over the world with holy birs of Guru Granth Sahib. The press prints less than 40,000 birs in a year while the demand is much more. Chief of the SGPC Jathedar Avtar Singh, who took up the matter with the state and centre governments to impose a ban on the publication and sale of the Guru Granth Sahib by private publishers and booksellers, has said the capacity of the press would be doubled shortly. He said a new press would be established where holy birs would be published as per Sikh maryada. The process to publish the birs was lengthy since these were published keeping in view the Sikh traditions, he added. True to the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib, which preaches universal brotherhood, the publication of the birs in the press is being looked after by the machine men and workers who are mostly non-Sikhs from Nepal, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, UP, New Delhi and other states.
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales * Gohar says practice contributing to terrorist activities, and despite repeated requests authorities not helping
By Malik Siraj Akbar
QUETTA: Balochistan Inspector General (IG) of Police Saud Gohar on Monday voiced discontent at the governments failure to obligate mobile phone companies to ensure proper customer registration.
He said the misuse of unregistered mobile phone numbers had become an irksome contribution to terrorist activities in the province. Balochistan police is deeply concerned by the unregulated system of providing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to customers, the IG told reporters at a press conference.
The police department has continuously been requesting concerned government authorities to deal with the issue, but no encouraging steps have been taken so far, he said.
With magical powers;
It's almost crunch time for fans of the Patriots and the Giants. Which means they are developing nervous tics and naming their own warts. Just for you, themutedecho delivers his all-time Super Bowls. That'll keep you busy for a while. For something from somone who might acutally know something about hockey, yesteryearsfins takes a look at parity in the NHL. As always, thank you for your patience, and good luck in your games. .
Ex-cop faces death for pregnant woman's slaying
Davis was nine months pregnant when she disappeared in June 2007. Her body was found in a northeastern Ohio park after a 10-day search that brought national media attention He is Blake's father, as well as the father of the unborn girl, Chloe. According to testimony, Cutts, 30, rolled Davis' body in a comforter and dumped it in a park, leaving toddler son Blake in the house alone at the crime scene in a soiled diaper. "Mommy's in the rug," Blake told police, according to testimony. During the guilt phase of the trial, Cutts sobbed on the witness stand as he admitted killing Davis and Chloe. But Cutts insisted that their deaths were an accident. "I didn't mean to hurt her," Cutts testified, clasping a handful of tissues.
Bicyclist injured in Cooper City crash
A woman injured while riding a bicycle in Cooper City Monday night is recovering in the hospital, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Rui Qi Ge, 60, suffered head injuries after a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit her at the intersection of Stirling Road and Southwest 106th Avenue. The driver of the pickup, Patricia Heng, 44, was making a left turn when she hit the bicyclist at 8:34 p.m. Heng remained at the scene of the crash. She was not injured. Ge was flown to Memorial Regional Hospital, where she remains, BSO spokeswoman Alesia Russell said. She is expected to recover. No charges will be filed. -- JENNIFER MOONEY PIEDRA .
Dubai Terry Fox Run to be held during 2008 Dubai Shopping Festival
'We are delighted and highly appreciative of the fact that the DSF Office has granted us this official status,' said DTFR Chairperson, Judy Rickatson. 'It will certainly boost awareness of and participation in the Run which takes place on Friday 15th February 2008 at Mamzar Park.' 'Last year was our first time at Al Mamzar and it proved to be a hugely popular venue drawing participants from several Emirates. This in turn boosted the run and it now enjoys the status of being the second biggest Terry Fox Run in the world by participation, and the third biggest in terms of revenue,' she adds. The 2007 Dubai Terry Fox Run drew an estimated 10,500 participants. More significantly, $158,000 was raised for cancer research, Yousif Mubarak, DSF Events, Operations, and Logistics Director said he was delighted that the Dubai Terry Fox Run was under the umbrella of DSF.
Ankeny to Woodward trail gets DOT money
Ames, Ia. - The Iowa Transportation Commission awarded a state grant of $565,960 today to pay for construction on a key stretch of a planned 25-mile recreational trail between Ankeny and Woodward.
The state money will be used for work on a 5.25-mile section between Madrid and Woodward, including a bridge over the Des Moines River, state officials said.
When the project is completed, the multi-use trail will link Ankeny, Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid, and Woodward, extending through parts of four counties as part of the proposed Central Iowa Trail Loop. The corridor was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation two years ago from the Union Pacific Railroad.
A section of the trail in Ankeny is now open to the public, and another stretch in the Woodward area will open this fall, said Rich Voelker of Snyder & Associates, who is the lead engineer for the trail project.
Thanks for the mammaries
Not on the side of milk cartons but in the wacky world of cyberspace, where nothing is ever too cockamamie to consider. An online website is bringing flat-chested women and mammary-minded men of a charitable nature together for mutually beneficial purposes. The dames want implants; the gents want pictures. Quid pro quo. Aye, it's a sad state of affairs – the haves versus the have-nots – when poor girls must go begging, little brassiere cups in hand, for breast enhancement surgery. But with kidneys and other human organs available through the black market of human spare parts, at least these supplicants are upfront about it. Candace Leadley of Calgary is a wee 29AAA, which is almost concave. The single mother of one pines to be a 36C, which she's certain will boost her self-esteem along with her cleavage.
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