| 22 pro-Congress families plan to shift
Twentytwo families aligned to the Congress and belonging to Madh village near Rayya have decided to shift to safer places fearing suppression from Akali workers. The fear-stricken families, including women folk and children, who have come here in search of a suitable shelter in the city, told newsmen today that they had set up a small temple in their house and used to organise jagrata twice a year during the navratras. They alleged that the tranquil atmosphere in the area saw a sudden change with the SAD candidate coming to power in the Beas segment, which had remained in the headlines due to a firing incident a few days before the poll in which an Akali worker was killed. Bhagat Naresh Kumar, whose is heading these families, said last week while they were performing puja at the temple, Jugraj Singh, a confidant of SAD MLA Manjinder Singh Kang, along with his supporters, started throwing stones at his house and warned that that such activities would not be tolerated in the future as they had a free run for the past five years.
Has boom become doom for the buyout barons?
For years the stock market has been riding a wave of speculation as investors bet on where next private equity would strike, buying out companies at a handsome premium to stock market values. Big British employers to have fallen into the hands of these groups included Gala Coral, New Look, Saga, Travelodge and many, many more. Two months ago the US private equity firm KKR signalled the industry's seemingly insatiable appetite for taking over listed companies with its £11bn acquisition of Alliance Boots. The chemist group became the first FTSE 100 group to fall in what was the largest private-equity deal in Europe. Many, including the Financial Services Authority, predicted this blaze of acquisitions would leave a trail of businesses struggling under potentially onerous debt burdens.
Fundraiser for Ontario's Colle Links Group That Got 'Slush Fund ...
Qu was also one of only 28 overseas Chinese invited to the 10-day Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing in May 2005, a privilege reserved for only the most trusted Communist Party supporters. During Chinese leader Hu Jintao's visit to Toronto in September 2005, Michael Huang was also seen positioning pro-Communist Party supporters to block protesters. In 2004, Huang was also among a core group of Chinese consulate supporters who showed up at Toronto City Hall to protest a motion that was to recognize a "Falun Dafa Day" in the city. Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice persecuted by the communist regime in China. Huang and the others sprang to action after the Chinese consulate sent a letter to councillors and the mayor urging them not to pass the motion.
Some Claim Ear Stapling Curbs Appetites
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Next month, the Ohio Cosmetology Board will become the first body in Ohio to decide the legality of stapling ears. The weight loss fad that is sweeping the south and west, is just now showing up in Ohio, 10TV's Andrea Cambern reported. Patients believe that a tiny surgical staple can suppress the appetite and help them lose weight. Diet and exercise helped Sandy Brandt lose 30 pounds, but she wanted more help. Brant, who decided to get serious about her health after being diagnosed with diabetes, decided to come to the Center Sanctum weight loss spa in Heath to get a surgical staple placed in each ear. "I'd be standing in the kitchen, wondering why I was there, and I'd get into the refrigerator and start eating," Brandt said. "I don't even do that now with the stapling. It's really helped me tremendously." Brandt lost another 30 pounds. She attributed it to the staples that stay in the ears for four months.
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