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2008-11-19 06:15:26
BANGALORE
NAT1National/Literature/Society/BooksBook fest has bookworms, other Bangaloreans truly hooked!Bangalore, Nov 19 IANS Bangaloreans in thousands can be found these days snapping up their favourite titles or simply having fun with friends and family at a book fair, said to be one of the largest in India.The sixth edition of the Bangalore Book Festival-2008, which kicked off at the city's Palace Grounds Friday, has witnessed around 70,000 footfalls almost every day."The book fair acts as a meeting ground for all and sundry. Along with best book titles on various topics, the fair also provides entertainment in the form of various cultural extravaganza and good food," said event co-ordinator Harindra Savanur.From award-winning titles to books as cheap as Re.1, the event is generating a huge amount of curiosity from a cross section of society because of its eclectic collection.Around 300 stalls at the fair have on offer books on management, computer science, animal behaviour, politics, spirituality, fiction and non-fiction.The event has been jointly organised by the Bangalore Booksellers and Publishers' Association and the Kannada Book Authority."Because of a Janata Dal-Secular rally Monday at the Palace Grounds, followed by heavy traffic jams in almost all the thoroughfares of the city, the number of visitors to the fair was minuscule that day," Devaru Bhat, secretary of the association, told IANS."After a slow Monday, the book fair gained momentum again Tuesday and we are hoping for around 500,000 visitors during the 10-day event."The popularity of the book carnival, considered the second biggest in the country after the famous Kolkata book fair, has increased manifold over the years. Along with a wide array of books on offer at the festival, bibliophiles also get a chance to meet up with friends and have a nice time together.Children too are having a gala time with their favourite story books, comic magazines, quiz collections, general knowledge and science journals.The fair is giving a discount of 10 percent on each purchase, in addition to concessions offered by individual stalls. Publishers from across the country are participating in the fair.In stalls like the Rare Book Shop, books are selling like hot cakes at prices ranging from Rs.10 to Rs.400. At Chowkhamba Sanskrit Pratisthan from Benaras, many a title has been sold at just Re.1."My collection of books is wide and varied. If I am selling books at Re.1, then I am also selling books at high prices of around Rs.7,000. I am happy to get such a huge response from Bangaloreans and it seems they have a good taste in books," said R. Mishra, the proprietor of Chowkhamba Sanskrit Pratisthan.The collection at the stall consists of books on tantra, yoga, Hindu epics, ayurveda and Vedic mathematics in Sanskrit.Long queues could be seen also at the Sahitya Prakashana and ISKCON International Society for Krishna Consciousness stalls.Along with books in Kannada and English, many visitors are also buying Urdu, Tamil, Bengali and Hindi tomes."I have been a regular visitor to the fair since its inception. The fair is unique because of the wide array of books on offer at its various stalls. Moreover, everyone, irrespective of age groups, can come and enjoy books here. I have bought five books on various subjects," said Nirmala Shankar, an IT professional.Along with books, the fair is also offering entertainment programmes ranging from light music to folk dance programmes, book-reading sessions and special Kannada-Tamil poet meets."It is great to spend time at the book fair. I have come along with my friends and we are having a great time amid books, food and good company at the fair," smiled college-goer Shikha Rai.After a hectic day of book browsing and buying, hungry bibliophiles munch on their favourite bajjis, pickles, kebabs and even a full meal at various food stalls.The organisers of the fair are expecting to generate Rs.200 million from the event. The book festival is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the entry fee is Rs.20. Entry is free for school and college students.-Indo-Asian News Service748 Words**19110723
2008-11-19 03:00:00
US says will work with China on product safety AP
AP - The United States, preparing to open its first Food and Drug Administration offices outside the country, said Tuesday that it has embarked on a new strategy with Beijing to ensure that Chinese products...
2008-11-18 07:00:00
FDA To Detain Some Food Shipments From China
Federal health officials are slapping a detention order on dozens of imported foods from China.
2008-11-18 04:39:26
KATHMANDU
INT39International/Diplomacy/EducationKalam's visit hailed as Nepal's prideKathmandu, Nov 18 IANS Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's maiden visit to Nepal was hailed as a matter of pride and recognition for the new Himalayan republic that gave a rapturous welcome to the renowned scientist-scholar.Kantipur, Nepal's biggest and most influential daily, Tuesday said Kalam's two-day visit to Nepal to address the convocation of a Nepali university, when in the past he had declined an invitation by the famed Oxford University, was not only a matter of pride and recognition for Kathmandu University but the entire nation."His smiling face and early life of struggle alone is enough to hearten the doctors and engineers produced by Kathmandu University who are now wondering which way to go and where to look for employment," the daily said.Even the Maoist-controlled state media, known to come down heavily on the Indian government, gave pride of place to Kalam's arrival and his first public address Monday when he outlined before an entranced audience the five priority areas that would transform Nepal.Focus on agriculture and food processing, education and healthcare, information and communication technology and infrastructure and tourism development would boost Nepal's national prosperity index, Kalam said in a mesmerising address that used anecdotes from his meetings with Buddhist monks in India and Nepal, the lives and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda, the Bhagwad Gita and Greek philosopher Plato.Hailing Nepal's mountains as a source of inspiration that helped him think higher and have a bigger vision, Kalam said: "We should aim high, achieve high and also uplift the people to a higher quality of life with prosperity and peace."Finding a common thread in the G20 Summit of world leaders in Washington and Nepal's endeavour to transform itself into a federal republic, Kalam said a decision taken at the remote location of the world could impact the whole world. "In such a connected world, I firmly believe the fastest transformation can take place if the core competence of individual nations can be brought together to the mutual benefit of the nations," he said.The scholar also gave his methodology for evolving a happy, prosperous and peaceful society on earth. The "evolution of enlightened society", he said, would come through education with value system, religion transforming into spirituality and economic development.Kalam offered the Maoist government of Nepal a 10-year vision for the Himalayan republic that would increase the per capita income from the present $380 to at least $2,000, bring about 100 percent literacy and provide value-added employment to all youths of Nepal. It would also reduce child and mother mortality rates and provide quality healthcare to every citizen.The vision could be obtained, he said, by large-scale plantation of herbs and conversion of herbs to drugs, floriculture and tourism, that would also include eco-tourism, mountaineering tourism and health tourism.The other resources were commissioning mega hydro power-plants and windmills and commissioning software, IT and electronic intensive industries. Kalam is scheduled to meet Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav after delivering the keynote speech at the 14th convocation of Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel town.He is also scheduled to meet students from a few schools in the capital.--Indo-Asian News Servicesud/mv/jg567 Words18111223
2008-11-18 03:00:00
FDA Holds Food Shipments From China As Precaution Against Melamine AHN
AHN - The Food and Drug Administration ordered Thursday the detention of snacks, drinks, chocolates and other food products...
2008-11-18 01:34:52
Good for you and good are not always the same thing
Blueberries are one of the best foods you can eat.
2008-11-17 12:12:18
Bond girl Ursula Andress suffering from brittle bone disease
London, Nov 17 ANI: Ursula Andress, who became an international sex symbol as the first Bond girl after emerging from the surf in a skimpy bikini in Dr No, is suffering from brittle bone disease osteoporosis.The actress, now 72, was diagnosed with the life-threatening disease. eight years ago and says she "foolishly refused to take the diagnosis seriously"."The doctor told me to take a daily pill to help stop my bones getting any weaker and to take calcium to help keep them strong," the Daily Express quoted her, as saying.However, she didn't pay attention to the advice and now the disease is ravaging her body. "I don't want to become a crippled old lady, bent double, who can only shuffle along." Ursula, who played Honey Rider in the 1962 film opposite Sean Connery, said, has been told her bones are so brittle, she could easily break a hip from even a gentle fall. And now, she regrets ignoring doctors' advice after a scan revealed her condition. "I found it so strange because I had no pain, no warning.You don't realise your bones are becoming like glass," she said.I've always been sporty and done lots of exercise. I've always eaten well, including dairy and calcium-rich foods but that is the nature of the disease - you carry on as normal and you don't realise your bones are becoming like glass," she added. Ursula is now following a strict regime she wishes she had adopted eight years ago."Years ago, with the pills, I would think, 'I will take it later' and it would get later and later and days passed without me taking the medication," she said."I am passionate about life and my garden at home in Italy. I would be so embarrassed if I had to depend on anyone to help me with day-to-day life," she added. ANI
2008-11-17 10:03:08
Fattest UK teen loses 6 stone in just 10 weeks in US camp
London, Nov 17 ANI: Weighing 33 stone, a schoolgirl, who was declared the fattest teenager in Britain, has lost six stone in just 10 weeks after enrolling into the world's leading weight loss camp in the US.Georgia Davis from Aberdare, South Wales, was the most obese girl ever treated at the Wellspring Academy. And now, the 15-year-old has miraculously lost six stones in just ten weeks in the academy."I haven't felt this happy in a long time. I knew I had to make a change because doctors told me I was dying. My mum is ill and I need to be fit enough to look after her," British tabloid The Sun quoted Georgia as speaking from the camp in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.She added: "This environment is very different to the one I left behind in the UK and it has inspired me to begin the transformation. I'm determined to leave here looking and feeling like a different person." Georgia's weight skyrocketed after she developed a food addiction, which she blamed on her dad's death when she was five. The girl, with size 38 and having Type 2 diabetes, was even banned from her school canteen for over-eating. However, the NHS ruled the teen was too young for gastric band surgery, slimming pills or gym membership, thus leaving no hope for mum Lesley, 53.And that's when a nurse recommended Wellspring- a health and fitness camp for the world's most obese kids-to which Georgia enrolled after being spurred on by friends and family, and with funding from well-wishersShe lost an impressive 19 pounds almost one and a half stone in her first week at the college. In just one month on her new healthy eating and exercise regime, she was told her life-threatening Type 2 diabetes has disappeared. Georgia said: "Thanks to my new diet and exercise routine I no longer have to take drugs for my diabetes or do glucose testing. Doctors have told me this should continue as long as I stick to the programme." Today, Georgia has shrunk from a size 38 to 32. ANI
2008-11-17 10:04:05
Students recover, cops still clueless
Ranchi, Nov. 16: Even four days after food poisoning killed five children at a Bero school, police are yet to make any headway in the case.
2008-11-17 07:23:17