Event:"Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands" Grand Opening Celebration - Arrivals
Venue & Location:Terry Fator Theater at the Mirage Hotel and Casino / Las Vegas, NV, USA
Event Date:3/14/2009
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Photographer:PRN / PR Photos

A study on drug control, by a UN agency revealed that drug addicts are becoming an easy prey to HIV virus.  According to a survey, Indians get exposed to alcohol as early as they attain the age of 17. In South Asia around 61.3 per cent of drug users are from India. The report by the United Nations Office on Drubs and Crime confirmed that around 71.8% injecting drug consumers in the country, are at the greatest risk of acquiring HIV.

The study reported an increase in the usage of pharmaceutical drugs against the conventional drugs like heroin and cannabis.

Event:   2011 GRAMMY Awards Paley Centre Rooftop Penthouse PreParty - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   Paley Centre Rooftop Sky Deck / Beverly Hills, CA. USA
Event Date:   02/12/2011
Photographer:   Kai He / PR Photos

Washington, Oct 15 : Brit punk rock band Sex Pistols has threatened a London-based ice-cream company with legal action over an ad campaign they insist looks like their icon on their `God Save The Queen' record sleeve.

Ice cream company Icecreamists had come up with the idea of using punk artist Jamie Reid's design, adding the tagline `God Save The Cream' to sell the brand.

In the online ads, a picture of the Queen backed by a Union Jack flag, with an ice cream spoon in her mouth can be seen.

The band sent a cease and desist letter to Icecreamists, and their lawyers have insisted the company stop using Sex Pistols influences to advertise their products.

The threat has however left Icecreamists founder Matt O'Connor puzzled.

Event:   Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball 2011 - Arrivals
Venue & Location:   Battersea Evolution / London, UK
Event Date:   09/15/2011
Photographer:   Landmark / PR Photos

Event:HBO's "True Blood" Season Two Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals
Venue & Location:Paramount Pictures/ The Paramount Theater / Los Angeles, CA. USA
Event Date:6/10/2009
Photographer:Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Washington, Feb 8 : Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have developed viscosity-enhancing nanomaterials that are expected to double the service life of concrete.

The nano-sized additive slows down penetration of chloride and sulfate ions from road salt, sea water and soils into the concrete.

A reduction in ion transport translates to reductions in both maintenance costs and the catastrophic failure of concrete structures.

The new technology could save billions of dollars and many lives.

The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that Americans spend 54 billion dollars each year to repair damages caused by poor road conditions.

Natural gas shot more than 3% higher amid forecasts for colder-than-normal temperatures that could drive demand for the fuel and help draw down high gas stockpiles. Expectations for below- normal temperatures over the next few weeks contributed to the buying.

On Wednesday night, the capital experienced its worst fog since 2003, which seemed unlikely to lift in a hurry.

“This is one of the worst fog conditions since 2003,” said BP Yadav, Director, India Meteorological Department.

“Unless there are strong northerly winds to blow it away, the fog is here to stay,” added a Met department official.

By 10 pm, visibility was almost zero. “It is bad not only in Delhi, but also in many parts of northern India,” said Yadav.

More than 20 trains were cancelled and another 32 in Delhi were rescheduled.

Peshawar  - Two people, including a policeman, were killed in a suicide attack at a security check post in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), officials said.

A suicide bomber, who was riding in a motor rickshaw, blew himself up as he approached the security checkpoint in Bannu district.

"One policeman and a civilian died in the bombing," Deputy Superintendent Police Amanullah Khan said. Four policemen and two by-passers were injured.

Second largest manufacturer of earthmoving equipment in Asia, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Hyderabad-based Midwest Limited and Sumbermitra Jaya of Indonesia to enter into mining sector.

The joint venture, named BEML Midwest Limited, would provide total mining solutions, right from mine development to mine management and maintenance.

BEML was keen to tap the potential available in mining operations, a company spokesman said in a statement.

Public sector undertaking, BEML Limited is a premier ISO 9001-2000 Company in India. The company commands 70% market share in domestic earthmover industry. Nearly 40% of its equity has been divested to financial institutions and public.

Paris , Nov 17: Results from the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding) experiment have shed new details about the ionsophere of Mars.

MARSIS is one of the seven instruments of the ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Express Mission.

Although the main task of MARSIS is to probe beneath the planet's surface in search of unseen geological materials and structures, the radar is also a valuable tool for learning about the ionosphere. This is because the radio waves from MARSIS are reflected and modified as they pass through the ionised layer.

Earth's ionosphere has been studied intensively and is invaluable as a reflector of radio waves, but, until recently, little was known about the Martian ionosphere.

Guyana (West Indies), Mar. 21 : Two more former West Indies icons were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the lunch break of the first one-day international between West Indies and England at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Friday.

Lance Gibbs alongside his cousin Clive Lloyd, ex-ICC match referee and now Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, were inducted in a special ceremony in front of a large and appreciative crowd.

Event:2009 American Idol Finale - Press Room
Venue & Location:Nokia Theater L.A. Live / Los Angeles, CA. USA
Event Date:5/20/2009
Photographer:Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Rome  - Italy's national team captain Fabio Cannavaro failed a drug test in September but could escape sanction as an anti-allergy treatment could have caused him to test positive.

Italian media reported late Thursday that Juventus, which Cannavaro joined in the summer, alerted the National Olympic committee (CONI) that the veteran defender, 36, had been treated with a cortisone injection after being stung by a hornet.

A miscommunication between Juve and CONI's anti-doping department appears to have triggered the case.

Washington, March 5 : Talking on the mobile phone while travelling is dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians, according to two American studies.

Led by Rutgers Universtiy researchers in Newark, New Jersey, the studies have shown that whether travellers use the phone while driving or while walking, it is increasing the deaths of pedestrians as well as those of drivers and passengers.

Economics Professor Peter D. Loeb, lead author of the studies, has recommended crackdowns on cell use by both pedestrians and drivers.

Event : Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou at 3rd Annual "Change Begins Within" Benefit Celebration Presented by the David Lynch Foundation - Arrivals

Event : Nicki Minaj 26th Birthday Celebration at Tao in Las Vegas on December 9, 2010
Venue & Location : Tao Nightclub at the Venetian Hotel and Casino / Las Vegas, NV, USA
Event Date : 12/09/2010
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