BHGSG News: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week ~ July 14 - 18, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2230

BHGSG News: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week ~ July 14 - 18, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2230

BHGSG News - TORONTO, Canada - July 16, 2011: A model walks the runway at the Dolores Cortes swim show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at The Raleigh on July 16, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida.

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DTN News - SPACE TECH NEWS: Yearlong Star Eclipse May Help Solve Space Mystery....NSI News Source Info # 2229

DTN News - SPACE TECH NEWS: Yearlong Star Eclipse May Help Solve Space Mystery....NSI News Source Info # 2229

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 16, 2011: While relatively few people were looking, an unusual eclipse darkened New Year's Day.

On January 1 a giant space object blotted out our view of Epsilon Aurigae, a yellow supergiant star about 2,000 light-years from Earth. Based on studies of Epsilon Aurigae's previous eclipses, astronomers expect the star won't fully regain its bright shine until early 2011.

Normally the star is so bright it can be seen with the naked eye even by city dwellers. For all but the most rural star-gazers, though, the mystery object that eclipses the star causes it to vanish for about 18 months every 27.1 years.

Ever since the star's periodic eclipses were first recorded in 1821, astronomers have been puzzling over how Epsilon Aurigae pulls off its lengthy disappearing act.

Now, "using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, we've reached a solution to a nearly two-century-old mystery," study leader Don Hoard, of the California Institute of Technology, said today at an American Astronomical Society press briefing in Washington, D.C.

According to the new model, Epsilon Aurigae is a dying star being orbited by another star, and that stellar dance partner is cloaked in a wide disk of dark dust.

Based on the new Spitzer data, Hoard's team thinks the eclipse lasts so long because the dark disk is about 744,000,000 miles (1,197,351,936 kilometers) across—eight times as wide as the distance from Earth to the sun. (National Geographic)

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DTN News -LOCKHEED MARTIN DEFENSE NEWS: Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 Production Jet For Training To Eglin AFB....NSI News Source Info # 2228

DTN News -LOCKHEED MARTIN DEFENSE NEWS: Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 Production Jet For Training To Eglin AFB....NSI News Source Info # 2228

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TORONTO, Canada /

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla, - July 16, 2011: The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived here today (July 14) at 1:18 p.m. CDT after its more than 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft, known as AF-9, will be used for activities in concert with training F-35 pilots and maintainers who begin coursework at the base’s new F-35 Integrated Training Center this fall.

AF-9 is a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) version of the 5th generation stealth fighter. Overall, the jet is the third production-model F-35 delivered to the U.S. Air Force, with the first two assigned to Edwards AFB, Calif.

“We’re incredibly proud of our government/industry team whose steadfast dedication to this program led to the successful delivery of AF-9 today,” said Larry Lawson, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager. “The exceptional capabilities of this 5th generation fighter are now in the very capable hands of the men and women of the 33rd Fighter Wing who are ushering in a new era of F-35 training. We look forward to delivering our full complement of F-35s to the Emerald Coast in the months and years ahead.”

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DTN News - SIKORSKY DEFENSE NEWS: Sikorsky Launching New S-97 Raider Helicopter....NSI News Source Info # 2227

DTN News - SIKORSKY DEFENSE NEWS: Sikorsky Launching New S-97 Raider Helicopter....NSI News Source Info # 2227

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Sikorsky

- July 16, 2011:

Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology™ demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

In an early morning demonstration flight conducted from the company’s new Sikorsky Innovations Center within its Development Flight Center, the X2 Technology demonstrator gave invited guests one last look at its technology in flight before officially being retired and transitioning to its first application, the S-97 Raider™.

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DTN News - SIKORSKY DEFENSE NEWS: Sikorsky Launching New S-97 Raider Helicopter....NSI News Source Info # 2226

DTN News - SIKORSKY DEFENSE NEWS: Sikorsky Launching New S-97 Raider Helicopter....NSI News Source Info # 2226

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Sikorsky

- July 16, 2011:

Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology™ demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

In an early morning demonstration flight conducted from the company’s new Sikorsky Innovations Center within its Development Flight Center, the X2 Technology demonstrator gave invited guests one last look at its technology in flight before officially being retired and transitioning to its first application, the S-97 Raider™.

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DTN News - BOEING NEWS: Boeing Business Jets Marks Anniversary With Delivery To Deer Jet Airlines....NSI News Source Info # 2225

DTN News - BOEING NEWS: Boeing Business Jets Marks Anniversary With Delivery To Deer Jet Airlines....NSI News Source Info # 2225

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / SEATTLE - July 16, 2011: Boeing (NYSE: BA) today (July 15) marked the 15th anniversary of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) with the delivery of a BBJ to Deer Jet Airlines of Beijing. This is the third of four BBJs for the airline.

While representatives from Deer Jet were in Seattle to take delivery of their new BBJ, they joined dozens of current and former BBJ employees to celebrate the program's 15-year anniversary. Zhang Zhi, president of Deer Jet Airlines, said the proven success of the BBJ is why his company is adding another one.

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DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Latest Debt Talks End With No Deal - Obama Sets News Conference....NSI News Source Info # 2224

DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Latest Debt Talks End With No Deal - Obama Sets News Conference....NSI News Source Info # 2224

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 14, 2011: A fifth meeting in five days involving President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders failed to achieve a breakthrough and no talks were planned for Friday, which the White House had called a deadline for deciding the way forward.

Obama will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday to discuss efforts to reach a deal on the debt ceiling and budget cuts, according to a senior administration official.

A Republican aide familiar with Thursday's meeting at the White House said Obama told congressional leaders he expected them to find agreement over the next 24 to 36 hours on the path forward.

If the group is unable to reach a compromise, the president suggested another meeting would be called this weekend. Obama said he and his staff would be "on call" during this time, according to the aide.

According to a source familiar with the debt conversations, who spoke on condition of not being identified, there will be no meeting Friday. There was no word on when the direct negotiations would resume.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called Thursday's 80-minute session a good meeting and said, "We'll continue to discuss a way forward over the next couple of days and see what happens."

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, who had a tense exchange with Obama during Wednesday evening's meeting, said nothing at Thursday's talks, a Democratic aide said.

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: 2nd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Ready For Launch From Cape Canaveral....NSI News Source Info # 2223

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: 2nd Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Ready For Launch From Cape Canaveral....NSI News Source Info # 2223

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 14, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites it is building for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed prelaunch testing. GPS IIF-2 is ready for launch on July 15 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

"Nearly every piece of military equipment uses GPS precision timing and navigation capabilities to perform its missions more safely and effectively," said Air Force Col. Bernard Gruber, director of the GPS Directorate. "Because of the GPS IIF satellites and stewardship of the entire GPS constellation, performance will be improved, resulting in continuing mission success."

GPS is a space-based, worldwide navigation system providing users with highly accurate, three-dimensional position, velocity and timing information 24 hours a day in all weather conditions. The GPS IIF satellites' new and enhanced capabilities include improved anti-jam performance for warfighters and improved security for all users.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2222

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2222

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - July 14, 2011: The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield yesterday to a unit less than half their size and started packing for home.

When the 650 members of the Iowa National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment arrived in Afghanistan in November 2010, bases didn’t have enough housing, translators were in short supply and chow halls were packed. Commanders were using a buildup of 33,000 extra troops for a major push that they said would turn the tide of the war against the Taliban insurgency.

Nine months later, it’s unclear whether that push has succeeded, but the pullback has begun. Although major combat units are not expected to start leaving until late fall, two National Guard regiments totaling about 1,000 soldiers are withdrawing this month: the Iowa soldiers from Parwan province in eastern Afghanistan, and the other group from the capital, Kabul.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2221

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2221

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - July 14, 2011: The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield yesterday to a unit less than half their size and started packing for home.

When the 650 members of the Iowa National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment arrived in Afghanistan in November 2010, bases didn’t have enough housing, translators were in short supply and chow halls were packed. Commanders were using a buildup of 33,000 extra troops for a major push that they said would turn the tide of the war against the Taliban insurgency.

Nine months later, it’s unclear whether that push has succeeded, but the pullback has begun. Although major combat units are not expected to start leaving until late fall, two National Guard regiments totaling about 1,000 soldiers are withdrawing this month: the Iowa soldiers from Parwan province in eastern Afghanistan, and the other group from the capital, Kabul.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2220

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2220

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - July 14, 2011: The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield yesterday to a unit less than half their size and started packing for home.

When the 650 members of the Iowa National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment arrived in Afghanistan in November 2010, bases didn’t have enough housing, translators were in short supply and chow halls were packed. Commanders were using a buildup of 33,000 extra troops for a major push that they said would turn the tide of the war against the Taliban insurgency.

Nine months later, it’s unclear whether that push has succeeded, but the pullback has begun. Although major combat units are not expected to start leaving until late fall, two National Guard regiments totaling about 1,000 soldiers are withdrawing this month: the Iowa soldiers from Parwan province in eastern Afghanistan, and the other group from the capital, Kabul.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2219

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: First Batch Of 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Leave From Bagram Air Base In Afghan Drawdown....NSI News Source Info # 2219

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - July 14, 2011: The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield yesterday to a unit less than half their size and started packing for home.

When the 650 members of the Iowa National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment arrived in Afghanistan in November 2010, bases didn’t have enough housing, translators were in short supply and chow halls were packed. Commanders were using a buildup of 33,000 extra troops for a major push that they said would turn the tide of the war against the Taliban insurgency.

Nine months later, it’s unclear whether that push has succeeded, but the pullback has begun. Although major combat units are not expected to start leaving until late fall, two National Guard regiments totaling about 1,000 soldiers are withdrawing this month: the Iowa soldiers from Parwan province in eastern Afghanistan, and the other group from the capital, Kabul.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Retake Village In Advance On Tripoli....NSI News Source Info # 2218

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Retake Village In Advance On Tripoli....NSI News Source Info # 2218

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 14, 2011:The rebels retook Qawalish, a hillside village 60 miles from the capital, and pushed further on towards Gharyan, a loyalist town regarded as the gateway to Tripoli.

Despite the unexpected setback on Wednesday, when their undermanned posts were caught by surprise by regime troops, morale was high enough to fight back immediately.

Hundreds of young men piled into pickup trucks bound for the front line, many dressed in T-shirts and flip-flops. Most were fighters from local villages, a mixture of Berbers, who are generally fiercely anti-Gaddafi, and Arab tribes.

"All the military heads from the different villages are here – from Kikla, Zintan, Jadu, Rojban," said one fighter, Osama Azumi, who came to the front line in his taxi. "We are just waiting for the order to attack."

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Retake Village In Advance On Tripoli....NSI News Source Info # 2217

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Retake Village In Advance On Tripoli....NSI News Source Info # 2217

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 14, 2011: The rebels retook Qawalish, a hillside village 60 miles from the capital, and pushed further on towards Gharyan, a loyalist town regarded as the gateway to Tripoli.

Despite the unexpected setback on Wednesday, when their undermanned posts were caught by surprise by regime troops, morale was high enough to fight back immediately.

Hundreds of young men piled into pickup trucks bound for the front line, many dressed in T-shirts and flip-flops. Most were fighters from local villages, a mixture of Berbers, who are generally fiercely anti-Gaddafi, and Arab tribes.

"All the military heads from the different villages are here – from Kikla, Zintan, Jadu, Rojban," said one fighter, Osama Azumi, who came to the front line in his taxi. "We are just waiting for the order to attack."

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DTN News - MUMBAI BLASTS: Terror Returns To Mumbai 21 Killed And 140 Injured....NSI News Source Info # 2216

DTN News - MUMBAI BLASTS: Terror Returns To Mumbai 21 Killed And 140 Injured....NSI News Source Info # 2216

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 13, 2011: Three bomb blasts rocked India's largest city, Mumbai, in congested areas during the evening rush hour Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 100 others.

Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashtra state's chief minister, said it was too early to talk about suspects but at least one of the apparently coordinated blasts was "quite powerful." He warned the death toll could rise.

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram called the explosions a "coordinated attack by terrorists" and appealed for calm as Mumbai residents voiced anger at the government because their city has been a repeated target for terror.

"The entire city of Mumbai has been placed on high alert," said Chidambaram, who inspected the sites late Wednesday and early Thursday. "I would appeal to the people of Mumbai to remain calm and maintain the peace."

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DTN News - MUMBAI BLASTS: Terror Returns To Mumbai 21 Killed And 140 Injured....NSI News Source Info # 2215

DTN News - MUMBAI BLASTS: Terror Returns To Mumbai 21 Killed And 140 Injured....NSI News Source Info # 2215

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 13, 2011: Three bomb blasts rocked India's largest city, Mumbai, in congested areas during the evening rush hour Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 100 others.

Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashtra state's chief minister, said it was too early to talk about suspects but at least one of the apparently coordinated blasts was "quite powerful." He warned the death toll could rise.

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram called the explosions a "coordinated attack by terrorists" and appealed for calm as Mumbai residents voiced anger at the government because their city has been a repeated target for terror.

"The entire city of Mumbai has been placed on high alert," said Chidambaram, who inspected the sites late Wednesday and early Thursday. "I would appeal to the people of Mumbai to remain calm and maintain the peace."

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Musharraf Able Influence US To Resume Aid, Would Be His Return Ticket To Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 2214

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Musharraf Able Influence US To Resume Aid, Would Be His Return Ticket To Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 2214

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 13, 2011: Former president Pervez Musharraf has warned of dire consequences from the recent US decision to suspend $800 million of military aid to Pakistan, saying the move was not in the best interest of the two countries.

“Certainly it will be disastrous,” Musharraf said during a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on Monday evening, according to media reports. “It is not in the best interest of Pakistan but also not in the best interest of the United States. If Pakistan is weakened how do we fight terrorism?”

“We are weakening the country and the Army,” Musharraf said at the university’s Baker Institute of Public Policy. “It will have a negative effect certainly on the Pakistan Army, on its capability to fight terrorism.”

Musharraf said he was saddened by the ‘present environment of confrontation almost between Pakistan and the United States, between the two armies, the two intelligence services’. “It saddens me because I remember when there was trust,” he said, pointing to what he said were his strong relationships with President George W Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell. “I could pick up the phone,” he said. “The line was always open. I wonder now if that degree of communication exists.” He said there was a ‘trust deficit’ and a ‘confidence deficit’ between the countries and the restoration of better relations depended on leadership and straight talk.

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BHGSG News: The Adorable Hrithik Roshan And The Beauty Katrina Kaif Are Promoting New Release "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"....NSI # 2213

BHGSG News: The Adorable Hrithik Roshan And The Beauty Katrina Kaif Are Promoting New Release "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"....NSI News Source Info # 2213

BHGSG News - TORONTO, Canada - July 12, 2011: Indian Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan, left, and Katrina Kaif look on during a press conference to promote their upcoming movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara," or "Life won't come twice," in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, July 8, 2011. The film is slated to be released on July 15.

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DTN News - MOTIVE OF THE MONTH: "Provide The Best News From The Rest"....NSI News Source Info # 2212

DTN News - MOTIVE OF THE MONTH: "Provide The Best News From The Rest"....NSI News Source Info # 2212

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 12, 2011: DTN News motive of the month is "Provide The Best News From The Rest"

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Brother Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed In Kandahar....NSI News Source Info # 2211

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Brother Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed In Kandahar....NSI News Source Info # 2211

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 12, 2011: His assassination in Kandahar removes an embarrassment but leaves behind an even bigger headache: how to fill the political and security vacuum left behind.

Hamid Karzai confirmed his half-brother's death in a news conference with the visiting French president Nicolas Sarkozy, saying "this is the life of the Afghan people", Al Jazeera reported.

Ahmed Wali Karzai was described many ways: opium dealer, CIA agent, tribal leader and the real power behind his maligned brother, President Hamid Karzai.

Initial reports said Wali Karzai was gunned down by a bodyguard with an AK-47 assault rifle while he entertained guests at his home.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Brother Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed In Kandahar....NSI News Source Info # 2210

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Brother Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed In Kandahar....NSI News Source Info # 2210

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 12, 2011: His assassination in Kandahar removes an embarrassment but leaves behind an even bigger headache: how to fill the political and security vacuum left behind.

Hamid Karzai confirmed his half-brother's death in a news conference with the visiting French president Nicolas Sarkozy, saying "this is the life of the Afghan people", Al Jazeera reported.

Ahmed Wali Karzai was described many ways: opium dealer, CIA agent, tribal leader and the real power behind his maligned brother, President Hamid Karzai.

Initial reports said Wali Karzai was gunned down by a bodyguard with an AK-47 assault rifle while he entertained guests at his home.

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DTN News - INDIA NEWS: Kerala Temple’s Secret Vaults Yield $22 Billion In Treasure ~ Debate Over Ownership....NSI News Source Info # 2209

DTN News - INDIA NEWS: Kerala Temple’s Secret Vaults Yield $22 Billion In Treasure ~ Debate Over Ownership....NSI News Source Info # 2209

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 11, 2011: A $22 billion treasure trove unearthed beneath Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple has sparked a fierce political and public debate over ownership and how best to put the vast wealth to use.

The vaults of the 16th century temple were prised open for the first time in June, since when public calls have grown for redistribution of the wealth to the poor.

Discovered in the vaults were a dazzling stash of gold ornaments, Napoleonic era coins and sacks of gemstones.

The archaeological find, one of the greatest ever made in India, has triggered a fierce legal battle for custodianship, pitting the royal family of Travancore, which controls the temple, against the Kerala High Court that has asked the state government to bring the temple under a public trust.

The current maharajah of the royal family, Marthanda Verma, has since challenged the court ruling in the Supreme Court, with the backing of some state politicians.

"The Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court ruling asking the state government to take over the temple. We will go by the direction," Temple Affairs Minister V. S. Sivakumar said on Sunday.

While the royal family's guardianship of the temple's wealth over close to three centuries has drawn plaudits, critics say the fortune could go far to stimulate Kerala's local economy and improve living standards in a country with an estimated 450 million people living in poverty.

"The royal family had a great tradition of being progressive and it had been an integral part of the history and traditions of the temple. It would not be right to deny them any role in the temple's affairs," said Ramesh Chennithala, chief of the Kerala unit of the ruling Congress party.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 11, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2208

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 11, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2208

Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 598-11 July 11, 2011

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 11, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 11, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems of Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a not to exceed $89,016,000 modification to a firm fixed price contract to obligate fiscal year 2011 Congressionally mandated advance procurement funding for long lead efforts for the acquisition of one (1) United States Air Force C-130J -30 aircraft, and eight (8) HC/MC aircraft including two (2) peculiars for each of the HC/MC aircraft for a total of nine (9) fiscal year 2012 aircraft. The contracting activity is ASC/WLNNC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (FA8625-11-C-6597 PO0029).

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

Young Brothers, Inc., a Sealift Services Company of Honolulu, Hawaii is one of eleven contractors being awarded a contract for cargo sealift transportation services under the Regional Domestic Contract (RDC-5S) program. The contracts have a base period of four months and two possible one-year option periods. Alaska Marine Lines, Inc. has a guaranteed minimum contract value of $2,500.00. The RDC-5S program has a maximum ceiling price of $70,500,000. Work will be performed to/from CONUS, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. The contract start date is Aug. 1, 2011. The contracting activity is United States Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (HTC711-11-D-W011).

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Casualties Risen Since bin Laden Death ~ ICRC....NSI News Source Info # 2207

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan Casualties Risen Since bin Laden Death ~ ICRC....NSI News Source Info # 2207

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / GENEVA, Switzerland - July 11, 2011: Casualties from violence across Pakistan since the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden in May have soared, with many more maimed and injured people going to humanitarian clinics, the ICRC said on Monday.

Pascal Cuttat, outgoing head of operations in the country for the Swiss-based International Committee of the Red Cross, told reporters another effect of bin Laden's death was an increased suspicion of foreigners, including aid workers.

"Violence has increased considerably since bin Laden was killed, and has spread into urban areas," said Cuttat. "We are seeing increasing numbers coming into our medical and orthopedic centers, more than we have seen for many years.

The al Qaeda leader was shot in May by U.S. Navy Seals who landed by helicopter at his secret compound in Abbotabad, north of Karachi.

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DTN News - U.S. DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Military Personal Undergo Rigorous Program Training At Stead, Nev.....NSI News Source Info # 2206

DTN News - U.S. DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Military Personal Undergo Rigorous Program Training At Stead, Nev.....NSI News Source Info # 2206

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 11, 2011: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Troy Hollis waits to perform a static line jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over the Senator Harry Reid Readiness and Training Center during an airdrop training exercise in Stead, Nev., on June 29, 2011. Hollis is an airborne vehicle maintenance journeyman assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron. DoD photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman, U.S Air Force.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. EOD Personal Unearth IED In Jamal Ghazni Province Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 2205

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. EOD Personal Unearth IED In Jamal Ghazni Province Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 2205

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 11, 2011: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Bullivant unearths explosive charges after using a metal detector to sweep the area for an improvised explosive device in the city of Jamal in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on June 29, 2011. Bullivant is an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the 466A Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Guffey, U.S. Army

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta Speaking To U.S. Marines In Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 2204

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta Speaking To U.S. Marines In Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 2204

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 11, 2011: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks to U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion-7 at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, July 10, 2011 DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghanistan Security & Defense Personal Undergo Training With U.S. Marines....NSI News Source Info # 2203

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghanistan Security & Defense Personal Undergo Training With U.S. Marines....NSI News Source Info # 2203

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 11, 2011: Afghan Army soldiers from the Afghanistan Garrison Support Unit 1-215, Embedded Training Team, conduct training as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team-1, Brigade Advisor Team, at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, July 10, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

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DTN News - U.S. DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Arrives In Baghdad For Talks With Leaders....NSI News Source Info # 2202

DTN News - U.S. DEFENSE NEWS: Panetta Arrives In Baghdad For Talks With Leaders....NSI News Source Info # 2202

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BAGHDAD, Iraq - July 10, 2011: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived here today for meetings with senior Iraqi and American officials.

It is his first trip to the country since becoming defense secretary nine days ago, and he has a range of issues he will bring up, he said during a short news conference with reporters during his first stop in Afghanistan.

"There is concern with security there and what is being done to stop the Iranian weapons from coming into Iraq" he said. In June, the United States lost 15 troops, the highest number in two years.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Chaos In Pakistan With Insurgency, Ethnic Violence And Govt Sanctioned Journalist's Murder....NSI News Source Info # 2201

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Chaos In Pakistan With Insurgency, Ethnic Violence And Govt Sanctioned Journalist's Murder....NSI News Source Info # 2201

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 10, 2011: During Bush administration, US were whispering to Pervez Musharraf to act on militants, as terrorism originating from Pakistan is becoming a global menace to society all around the world and the same time US closed their eyes on Taliban related activities bombing in Bali, Spain, U.K., Philippines, Mumbai and other countries.

Pervez Musharraf, Bush treated him like a spoilt brat: Pervez Musharraf was invited several times to the White House and Bush treated him like a spoilt brat and affirmed him a status of the closest coalition partner for war on terror against organizations designated as terrorist and regimes that were accused of having a connection to them or providing them with support or were perceived, or presented as posing a threat to the US and its allies in general. It was typically used with a particular focus on militant Islamists and al-Qaeda. Bush provided Pakistan with approx. $20 billion in military and economy assistant / aid. Pervez Musharraf played an even hand between Taliban and the US, on release of monetary / military aid by US or their top officials visit To Islamabad, Pervez Musharraf would arrest few insurgents to appease Americans, while other insurgents were arming and attacking ISAF forces across the border in Afghanistan and the coalition forces from NATO and ISAF were not allowed to pursue the attackers to their safe shelter in Pakistan, causing resurgence of the Taliban. Pervez Musharraf ruled Pakistan as Chief Executive from 1999–2001 and as President from 2001-08. In the face of likely impeachment, he resigned on 18 August 2008.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Chaos In Pakistan With Insurgency, Ethnic Violence And Govt Sanctioned Journalist's Murder....NSI News Source Info # 2200

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Chaos In Pakistan With Insurgency, Ethnic Violence And Govt Sanctioned Journalist's Murder....NSI News Source Info # 2200

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 10, 2011: During Bush administration, US were whispering to Pervez Musharraf to act on militants, as terrorism originating from Pakistan is becoming a global menace to society all around the world and the same time US closed their eyes on Taliban related activities bombing in Bali, Spain, U.K., Philippines, Mumbai and other countries.

Pervez Musharraf, Bush treated him like a spoilt brat: Pervez Musharraf was invited several times to the White House and Bush treated him like a spoilt brat and affirmed him a status of the closest coalition partner for war on terror against organizations designated as terrorist and regimes that were accused of having a connection to them or providing them with support or were perceived, or presented as posing a threat to the US and its allies in general. It was typically used with a particular focus on militant Islamists and al-Qaeda. Bush provided Pakistan with approx. $20 billion in military and economy assistant / aid. Pervez Musharraf played an even hand between Taliban and the US, on release of monetary / military aid by US or their top officials visit To Islamabad, Pervez Musharraf would arrest few insurgents to appease Americans, while other insurgents were arming and attacking ISAF forces across the border in Afghanistan and the coalition forces from NATO and ISAF were not allowed to pursue the attackers to their safe shelter in Pakistan, causing resurgence of the Taliban. Pervez Musharraf ruled Pakistan as Chief Executive from 1999–2001 and as President from 2001-08. In the face of likely impeachment, he resigned on 18 August 2008.

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Defense News: Street Demonstrations A Norm Of Malaysia Today - 1 Killed And 1660 Released....NSI News Source Info # 2199

Defense News: Street Demonstrations A Norm Of Malaysia Today - 1 Killed And 1660 Released....NSI News Source Info # 2199

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - July 10, 2011: A man who took part in weekend protests in Kuala Lumpur demanding electoral reforms in Malaysia died due to breathing difficulties during the rally, the opposition said Sunday.

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Defense News: Street Demonstrations A Norm Of Malaysia Today - 1 Killed And 1660 Released....NSI News Source Info # 2198

Defense News: Street Demonstrations A Norm Of Malaysia Today - 1 Killed And 1660 Released....NSI News Source Info # 2198

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - July 10, 2011: A man who took part in weekend protests in Kuala Lumpur demanding electoral reforms in Malaysia died due to breathing difficulties during the rally, the opposition said Sunday.

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Defense News: Panetta Believes U.S. Close To Defeating al-Qaida....NSI News Source Info # 2197

Defense News: Panetta Believes U.S. Close To Defeating al-Qaida....NSI News Source Info # 2197

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 9, 2011 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said he believes the United States “is within reach of strategically defeating al-Qaida.”

Panetta, who arrived in Afghanistan this afternoon, said the United States has identified some of the key al-Qaida leadership in Pakistan, Yemen and other areas.

“If we can be successful in going after them, I think we can really undermine their ability to do any kind of planning, to be able to conduct any kind of attack on this country,” the secretary said to press traveling with him. “It’s within reach. Is it going to take more work? You bet it is.”

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Defense News: Panetta Assures Karzai of Continued Commitment....NSI News Source Info # 2196

Defense News: Panetta Assures Karzai of Continued Commitment....NSI News Source Info # 2196

CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, July 9, 2011 - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta assured President Hamid Karzai of the United States' continued, long-term commitment to Afghanistan during meetings in Kabul today.

"I assured him the U.S. is committed to the long-term security of the Afghan people," the secretary said following a dinner with the president. "Our goal here is to ensure that Afghanistan is stable in the future and can secure, defend and govern itself so it can never again become a safe haven for al-Qaida and its militant allies."

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