Dubai: Sharjah plans to increase the contribution of its tourism sector to its Dh42.5 billion gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 9 per cent to 15 per cent in the coming years, a top official said. At this rate, the tourism sector of the UAE's third largest emirate would be worth Dh3.82 billion. "Sharjah's tourism sector is growing at 10 to 15 per cent and we expect the tourism sector's contribution to cross 15 per cent to our GDP," Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi,...
CCID Consulting: 'Convergence of Black and White' -- Inspiration from the Merging of Meiling by Changhong 
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
Ringing in the new order
The Times Of India
The Times Of India
Famous for its temples, Madurai has always been on tourists’ radar and gets a steady flow of visitors round the year. But that’s not the only claim to fame for the second largest city in Tamil Nadu. The IT boom has touched this temple...
Fatal derailment remembered
Daily Yomiuri
Daily Yomiuri
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo--On the third anniversary of a fatal derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people and injured 562, families of the victims and JR employees attended a memorial ceremony in the city on...
Polygamist sect children to face culture shock?
MSNBC
MSNBC
437 kids scattered into Texas foster homes; ‘there’s going to be problems’ Mike Terry / AP> SAN ANGELO, Texas - Many of the children have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on...
Foster care is culture shock for youths in polygamist sect
Ohio
Ohio
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS: Many of the children have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on garden-grown vegetables and twice-daily prayers with family. They frolic in long dresses and...
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Healthfinder
Healthfinder
Changing social mores, opportunities for women make it not just a 'man's disease' anymore. this article to news version (SOURCES: Washington University School of Medicine/Harvard Medical School, news release, May 4, 2008) TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay...
Dining out can lead to chubby kids (and parents) - SDSU study
San Diego
San Diego
SAN DIEGO - Youngsters who dine at the homes of relatives, neighbors or friends once a week or more are at higher risk for obesity, according to a study released Monday by a San Diego State University researcher. Youngsters who ate away from home...
