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Banneker, Inc. Reopens Talks With Rapper Snoop Dogg

June 5, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

DENVER, CO, Jun 04 (MARKET WIRE) —
Banneker, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BANI) has reopened talks with rapper Snoop
Dogg in becoming one of Banneker’s official spokesmen. In 2009 “The
Aristocrat,” Banneker’s full sized grandfather clock, was launched with
the help of Snoop Dogg and was featured with Snoop in a Landy Cognac’s ad
as well as being featured in Snoop Dogg’s hit song, “Those Gurlz.” “Often
times endorsements by major celebrities have played a major role in how
new products come to market and the link to their success. We look
forward to this year with great promise,” said Mr. Holmes, CEO.

Banneker is currently in talks with several celebrities who are very
excited to represent Banneker, Inc.’s new product launches honoring the
memory of Benjamin Banneker and his great accomplishments. This is all in
line with establishing an all star line up to bring Banneker, Inc. into
the future and to help bring awareness to the Banneker brand.

Follow Banneker Watches on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. All
information, press releases, and updates will be periodically posted on
the sites above.

About Banneker, Inc.

Banneker is a designer and distributor of unique watches and clocks
initially aimed at watch connoisseurs and affluent African-American
families. Banneker watches is uniquely positioned to access this market
because its name is based on historical figure Benjamin Banneker who is
an African-American that created the first clock made in America entirely
out of wood. In his honor, all of our timepieces will feature luxury
woods.

Banneker was founded on the principle that fashion, elegance, and watch
design can all converge together to create not a watch, but a work of
art. At Banneker, combining innovation and ‘Urban Funk’ into all of our
products will both satisfy and delight even the most discerning jewelry
consumer.

Contact:
Banneker, Inc.
InvestorRelations@BannekerWatches.com

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Tripura hosts a craft fair to promote inter-state trade

May 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Entrepreneurs from most parts of India now want to tap the business potential of Tripura as there is now a view that insurgency is on its last legs.

Entrepreneurs from Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana recently gathered for a 15 day-long handloom fair in Agartalas’s Children Park.

They were not only able to do good business, but also establish links with businessmen from the region.

“A fair means a place where people get together. Moreover, we get products of different states at very reasonable prices. We have met many people here and done some shopping at the exhibition,” said Bani Dutta, a customer from West Bengal.

“This fair has been organized to give a boost to the handloom and handicraft sector. This place has become a hub for selling a variety of handmade products from different states. A customer has a choice of products at very reasonable prices,” added Sudarsan Mandal, an organizer from Kolkata.

Sponsored by the Union Textiles Ministry and organized by the Manipur Handlooms, the fair has been organized to boost inter-state trade.

The response both from indigenous traders and visitors has been overwhelming.

“This fair is a common platform where people from different backgrounds and states come together. This helps in maintaining harmony among people. It also shows that Tripura is a peaceful state and so people from outside are coming here for business,” said Debabrata Singh, a visitor.

“I really liked this fair, as it has been profitable for me. Sale of handloom and handicraft products will popularize my products. It’s a good effort,” said Leshna, a Manipur trader. (ANI)

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Henry wields axe on Cowboys

April 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

North Queensland coach Neil Henry has dropped four players after the team’s disappointing performance against Newcastle.

Ty Williams, Antonio Kaufusi, Manase Manuokafoa and Will Tupou have been axed from the team to play Parramatta.

Grant Rovelli, Michael Bani and Dane Hogan come into the squad, while Willie Mason has been promoted to the starting line-up.

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Cowboys romp home over Panthers

March 22, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Townsville was bracing for a the arrival of Cyclone Ului but the whirlwind came early as the Cowboys pulled off a miraculous 28-20 win over Penrith at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.

Down 20-8 with 25 minutes remaining, North Queensland piled on three tries in 10 minutes to stun the Panthers and escape with a much-needed first win of the season.

It was a similar story for the Cowboys last week when down 24-0 in Brisbane, but a Johnathan Thurston-inspired comeback fell agonisingly short on that occasion.

There was no stopping the competition’s best half-back at home however, as he helped his side cross through Willie Tonga, Scott Bolton and finally the speedy Michael Bani in the 70th minute.

With the scores locked at 20-20, Bani showed a clean pair of heels to turn Lachlan Coote, Michael Gordon and Luke Lewis inside out to score a sensational try.

Thurston was also perfect with the boot, nailing four conversions and two penalties, the last of which put the game out of reach for the Panthers, who had won their last three games in North Queensland.

Cowboys coach Neil Henry said his players were always confident they could find a way back from the sizeable deficit.

“We said at half time we were in striking distance,” he said.

“We just needed a bit of field position and we got that.

“That’s two weeks in a row now we’ve been down by a lot of points … to come back and hold them out late in the game with a couple of repeat sets, I’m very happy with that.”

Penrith counterpart Matthew Elliott was critical of his team’s second-half defensive effort.

“We basically sent a welcoming party into our try line (in the second half) and you can’t do that in this competition,” he said.

“It was a huge momentum swing and the opposition have got some handy players and they took advantage of that.”

Cowboy courage

Penrith entered the game without Trent Waterhouse (quad) and Nathan Smith (groin) and may face further problems with representative lock Lewis limping from the field with a leg injury following the Bani try.

In the wet conditions, the Panthers welcomed two back-to-back penalties in the opening minutes and slotted home a penalty goal when Willie Tonga was pinged for working Nigel Plum in a tackle.

Former Cowboy Travis Burns was given a North Queensland welcome by Grant Rovelli and Ashley Graham but their crunching tackle earned the Panthers a penalty when Rovelli tried to work him onto his back.

Lewis then found a gaping hole in the defensive line to score the opening try, Gordon’s conversion extending their lead to 8-0.

Thurston answered with a penalty before the Panthers extended their lead 12 minutes from the break when Luke Walsh crossed the line.

The home side struck back eight minutes after the break when Scott Bolton sold a perfect dummy to Gordon to score the easiest of tries, Thurston nailing the extras to put North Queensland back within six.

But a howler from Ty Williams saw the full-back knock-on a Walsh kick on his own line allowing Lewis to clean up the crumbs for his second try and a 20-.

A clever pass from Grant Rovelli to Thurston kept the home side in the hunt with the skipper finding space before finding Willie Tonga who dashed 40 metres to beat Coote and score.

The Cowboys levelled the scores in the 66th minute before Bani’s late brilliance stole the points and ruined Petero Civoniceva’s 250th NRL game.

Cowboys: 28 (S Bolton 2, W Tonga, M Bani tries; J Thurston 4/4 conversions; 2/2 penalties)

Panthers: 20 (L Lewis 2, L Walsh tries; M Gordon 3/3 conversions; 1/1 penalty)

- ABC/AAP

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405th installation anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Agra, Sep 19(ANI): People of all religions and communities gathered to celebrate the 405th anniversary of the installation of the Sikh holy scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, at Gurudwara Maithan in Agra.

This was a significant landmark for the Sikhs, as the 275-year-old handwritten scripture, whose front pages are written with gold, was put on display for the devotees.

“The Guru Granth Sahib has the preaching or ‘bani’ of famous poets like Kabir ji, Guru Ravidas ji and Baba Farid ji. It is symbol of humanity and so people of all the religions have gathered here to celebrate the ‘Prakash Parv’, the installation ceremony together,” said Kanwldeep Singh, President of Sri Gursikh Sabha.

Also on display was a miniature scripture of Guru Granth Sahib, which has been preserved at the Gurudwara Maithan for the past 15 years.

“We have Guru Granth sahib of 1 X 1 inches long. The British for the convenience of Sikh soldiers especially designed the holy book during the First World War, as they could not carry a normal sized book in the battlefield. The miniature Guru Granth Sahib was printed in Germany. It was kept in a silver box,” said Gyani Kashmir Singh, head Granthi of Gurudwara Maithan.

To mark the anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib, special prayers were also held in the Gurudwara premises, which once the house of Mai jassi that was visited by Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur.he gurudwara is currently undergoing renovation and will be expanded to facilitate the large number of devotees visiting the shrine.

A total of 20 million dollars will be spent on renovation and construction of new Gurudwara, a 100-bed hospital and a community hall.

Gurudwara Maithan also upheld the tradition of Langar, which has been followed over the centuries. Guru Arjan Dev and Mata Ganga set the precedent of preparing and serving food to the hungry, in the langar hall, where all social, economic and religious barriers collapse and all – the laborer, the lord, the peasant and the prince, are treated alike and served the same food in the same manner.

This is a practice of great social significance, and it is the key to the understanding of Sikhism. By Brijesh Sharma (ANI)

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Dutch couple released by kidnappers in Yemen

April 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Sana’a, Yemen – A Dutch couple has been freed by kidnappers, two weeks after they were taken at gunpoint by tribesmen in Yemen, according to mediators involved in negotiations for their release. Mediators involved in negotiations over several days said Jan Hogendoorn, 54, and his wife Heleen Janszen, 49, had on Monday night been allowed to leave the tribal area where they were held.

They made their way to the capital Sana’a, accompanied by officials from Sana’a province.

Hogendoorn, an expert at a water project funded by the Dutch government in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, and his wife were taken captive by six armed tribesmen as they were driving in a southern Sana’a suburb on March 31.

The kidnappers, members of the al-Siraj clan, took the couple at gunpoint to the mountainous district of Bani-Dhabian, some 80 kilometres east of Sana’a. The kidnappers forced the two to disguise themselves as Arabs to avoid detection.

They said they abducted the Dutch couple to put pressure on the authorities to hold accountable two provincial police chiefs in the neighbouring province of Marib, allegedly for ordering an attack on members of the al-Siraj clan at a police checkpoint in April 2008.

They also demanded financial compensation for injuries that four of their follow clansmen suffered during the checkpoint gunfight. (dpa)

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Twelve insurgents stand trial in Yemen over Shiite rebellion

April 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Sana’a, Yemen – Twelve Shiite insurgents appeared before a state security court in Sana’a on Monday accused of battling government forces near the Yemeni capital last year in support of Shiite rebellion in north-western the Arab country.

The men, aged between 19 and 34, faced the charges of “forming an armed gang to carry out sabotage, murder and bombing acts,” according to the charge sheet.

Prosecutors said the group were among 190 insurgents captured by security forces during the battles that broke out in Bani-Hushaish last May and continued for nearly three months.

They said the accused were fighting government forces in in Bani-Hushaish, some 30 kilometres north of Sana’a, to support Shiite rebels battling the army in the northern province of Saada.

The Saada rebels are led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, and are known as Houthis.

Prosecutors told the court that the defendants use heavy and light weapons in their fight that led to the killing of “a big number of army and police troopers as well as women and children.”

The defendants admitted of being followers of the Houthis group, but denied the other charges.

Tensions have been rising in recent months between Houthis and the army in Saada, near the border with Saudi Arabia, some 230 kilometres north of Sana’a.

Sporadic but fierce clashes between the Shiite rebels and the army have left hundreds of soldiers and insurgents dead since the fighting erupted in June 2004.

The fighting erupted after the rebel Shiite group, Believing Youth, was founded by Shiite rebel leader Hussein al-Houthi.

Hussein, the eldest brother of the current group leader Abdul-Malek, was killed by the army in September 2004.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared the conflict over last July.

Authorities have accused the rebels of trying to reinstall the rule of imams, which was toppled by a republican revolution in northern Yemen in 1962.

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Twelve insurgents stand trial in Yemen over Shiite rebellion

April 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment