Earthquake resistance.
4458 Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures V, edited by C. A. Brebbia, D. E. Beskos, G. D. Manolis, and C. C. Spyrakos. WIT Press, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton (S040 7AA, United Kingdom) 2005. 819 pp., ill., index. Price: $US 470.00. This volume contains the papers presented...

Attachment style and interpersonal difficulties in immigrants with coronary heart disease.
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of interpersonal factors and immigration in the development and management of coronary heart disease (CHD). In a cross-sectional design, three groups matched on age and gender were compared on attachment style and interpersonal difficulties: a group of 20 Greek-Cypriot...

India begins evacuation in Lebanon.
NEW DELHI: Even as three Indians were found injured at a glass factory in the eastern Bekaa valley in Lebanon after Israeli air-strikes, India began an extensive evacuation operation from Beirut of its citizens as well as stranded Nepalese and Sri Lankans from the embattled nation. The...

Exports rev up Hyundai sales, Getz all set for a foreign trip.
CHENNAI: Korean car maker Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) continues to write its success story in India, by registering an impressive topline of Rs 8,540.1 crore for FY06. This indicates a 16.2% turnover growth over the Rs 7,351.9 crore achieved in '04-05. HMIL's profit after tax (PAT) for...

Foreign calendar.
Mar. 3-5: International conference on Restorative Practices; Sydney, Australia; info@restorativepractices.org Mar. 5-26: International conference and exhibition; Association for Childhood Education; Washington, D.C.; conference@acei.org Mar. 9-11: National Conference: Child Welfare League of America; Washington; www.cwla.org/conference Mar. 14-19: Conference: Technology and Persons with Disabilities; Los...

Dynamics and ecology of an Indo-Pacific conch, Conomurex persicus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southeastern Turkey.
RESUMEN El gastrópodo tropical Conomurex persicurs, ha sido introducido a una región subtropical, el noreste del Mar Mediterráneo, y ha invadido los fondos arenosos en un rango de profundidad de 1 a 10 m. Se estudiarion las dinámicas poblacionales a partir de especímenes recolectados mediante un dragado...

Editorial comment.
Despite the fact that most international officials meeting in Rome under the auspices of the UN in late July, were keen that an immediate ceasefire be implemented in Lebanon, the US, in the form of US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, refused, insisting any ceasefire must be sustainable. ...

Turkcell Announced Financial Restructuring in Astelit in Ukraine.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, January 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkcell , the leading provider of mobile communications in Turkey, announced today Turkcell's Board of Directors resolution in order to implement a new financial restructuring within Astelit Limited Liability Company ("Astelit"), a subsidiary of Turkcell domiciled in Ukraine; and that Turkcell agreed to...

Navy continues operation in Beirut, 440 on way back.
NEW DELHI: Even as Israeli fighter jets continued to pound Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, two Indian warships docked at Beirut on Sunday as part of Operation Sukoon to evacuate 840 more Indian nationals from the war-torn country. The first warship, INS Mumbai, later left Beirut for Larnaca...

Soros fund, Blue Ridge to buy 21% in Reliance ARC.
Byline: Vivek Sinha NEW DELHI: Billionaire investor George Soros-owned fund Dacecroft and New York-based investment firm Blue Ridge are picking 21% equity stake in Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company (Reliance ARC). While Dacecroft, which would pick 11% stake, would come on board...