VG Gold`s Paymaster West Project Returns Highest Gold Grades Yet – 1,850 grams per tonne gold over 0.9 metres (53.96 opt over 2.8 feet)

June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TORONTO–(Business Wire)–
VG Gold Corp., (TSX: VG), (FRANKFURT: VN3), (OTC: VGGCF) is pleased to announce
new core results from the Paymaster West Property located in Timmins, Ontario.
These encouraging results continue to demonstrate the potential for 1) narrow
high-grade mineralization, including the richest gold grades to date from the
project, and 2) bulk tonnage open pit potential. The project is situated next to
Goldcorp`s Dome Mine, which has produced 17 million ounces of gold.

1)Highest-Grade Yet From Paymaster

1,850 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt over 2.8 ft)

Hole VGP-10-74 encountered a very rich intersection of gold mineralization that
returned 1,850.0 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt gold over 2.8 ft) at a vertical
depth of only 50 ft (15 m). This new occurrence is adjacent to one of the
porphyry zones which have been the primary target of VG Gold`s drilling.
However, this is not the first time rich grades have been encountered in this
geological setting at Paymaster. Examples of previous results include 129.5
grams per tonne (gpt) gold over 0.9 m (3.78 opt gold over 3.0 ft) and 1,390.0
grams per tonne of gold over 0.9 m (40.54 over 3 ft). This is an exciting
development, since it illustrates the potential for new areas of high grade gold
mineralization at the Paymaster Project.

Also, drilling designed to outline gold mineralization at depth has intersected
good grades starting at 800 ft (240 m) below surface. Hole VGP-09-21ext returned
13.58 gpt over 2.0 m (0.396 opt over 6.4 ft), helping to extend the gold
mineralization to depth. Highlights from these two holes are shown below.

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-74 1,850.0 0.9 53.96 2.8
VGP-09-21ext 13.58 2.0 0.396 6.4
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

2)Looking for Open Pit Potential

1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft)

One of the ongoing objectives of VG Gold`s drilling has been to establish the
open pit potential at Paymaster. With one of Canada`s biggest open pit gold
mines 2,500 ft or 750 metres away and with numerous drill holes encountering
wide intersections of good grade, the open pit potential looks promising. Hole
VGP-10-70 is the most recent result to have illustrated this type of potential,
returning 1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft).

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-70 1.55 19.9 0.045 65.3
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

These results will be incorporated into an initial resource estimate that is
scheduled to be released by year-end.

Geotechnical Description of Paymaster West

Gold mineralization at the Paymaster West Project is hosted within and
peripheral to strongly altered and well mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry
(QFP). Alteration consists of pervasive ankerite and sericite with local
tourmaline, both disseminated and in veins. Pyrite mineralization is
disseminated throughout, with local concentrations to 20% within sections of
pyrite rich fractures and veining. Drilling to date has intersected several
intervals of altered and mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry in each hole, with
3 separate porphyry units showing continuity along strike and downdip.

The Main QFP corresponds to the historic mining which took place over a strike
length of 1100 feet (330 metres) and to a depth of 600 feet (180 metres) below
surface. VG has subsequently traced the altered QFP along strike for a distance
of 2000 feet (600 metres) and to a depth of 2000 feet (600 metres) below
surface. The adjacent, sub parallel north and south porphyry units, while not as
well mineralized as the Main Porphyry body, have returned scattered assays
values along similar dimensions.

The Paymaster West Project is situated immediately to the west of Goldcorp’s
Dome Mine. The project could not be better situated, located 750 m (2500 ft) to
the edge of the Dome Mine and Mill, which has been in operation since 1910 and
has produced 17.1 million ounces of gold from both a large open pit and the
currently operating underground mine. “Our objective is to announce an initial
resource estimate by year-end and continue to advance the project through
aggressive exploration”, stated Tom Meredith CEO and President.

Goldcorp Option Agreement

VG Gold has the option to earn a 60% interest in the Paymaster West Property
from Goldcorp by making $6.0 million in exploration expenditures by June 2012.
Once VG Gold has given notice that is has earned its 60%, Goldcorp has six
months to decide if it wishes to increase its ownership from 40% to 70% by
paying VG Gold $710,000 and spending $8.25 million on the property within two
years and then completing a feasibility study by the end of year three.

VG GOLD…..WE ARE GOLD!

QUALIFIED PERSON

All exploration work was conducted under Kenneth Guy, P. Geo., designated
Qualified Person for VG Gold, who has reviewed this press release. All drilling
was completed using NQ size core. Gold analysis of the samples collected by VG
Gold was assayed by ALS Chemex. Analysis consisted of a fire assay of a 30-gram
sample with an atomic absorption finish. Samples assaying over 10.0 gram per
tonne Au are re-assayed with gravimetric finish. Samples noted to contain
visible gold are analyzed via total metallic assay method. A rigorous Quality
Control and Assurance Program (QA/QC) is in place, using control samples such as
blanks and duplicate checks. In addition, duplicate analyses of 10% of the
samples are corroborated by check assays performed at a third Party Laboratory.

To learn more about VG Gold (TSX: VG), visit our website: www.vggoldcorp.com.

The TSX Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Table 1. Paymaster West Project – June 2010

Hole # East North Elev Length (ft) Length (m) Dip Az Assay From (m) Assay To (m) Width (m) Au-gpt G x W
VGP-09-21 5794 8855 11041 -70 165 158.5 170.1 11.6 0.95 11.1
extended TD 2009 512.1 156.1 177.9 184.4 6.6 1.11 7.3
1277 764 217.7 223.8 6.1 0.84 5.1
extended from 764 to 1277 feet in 2010 302.8 304.5 1.7 1.15 2.0
327.2 329.2 2.0 13.58 26.5

VGP-10-70 6100 9025 11027 961.3 293.0 -45 175 86.0 87.5 1.5 1.62 2.5
122.5 125.5 3.0 0.89 2.7
235.0 254.9 19.9 1.55 30.8
including 4.0 4.37 17.3

VGP-10-71 6100 9205 11027 596 181.7 -60 175 315.2 327.9 12.7 0.82 10.5
including 2.8 1.61 4.5

VGP-10-72 5699 8924 11040 1207.4 368.0 -45 175 344.0 345.3 1.3 1.93 2.5

VGP-10-73 5699 8924 11040 1177.8 359.0 -62 175 99.5 101.8 2.3 0.82 1.8

VGP-10-74 5300 8750 11027 764.44 233.0 -45 173 19.9 20.8 0.9 1850 1579
39.9 43.7 3.8 0.83 3.2
including 2.0 1.05 2.1

Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this
time.

ugo = underground mine working

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available:

http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6316653〈=en

VG Gold Corp.
Tom Meredith, President, 416-368-0099
Fax: 416-368-1539
www.vggoldcorp.com

Copyright Business Wire 2010

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VG Gold`s Paymaster West Project Returns Highest Gold Grades Yet – 1,850 grams per tonne gold over 0.9 metres (53.96 opt over 2.8 feet)

June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TORONTO–(Business Wire)–
VG Gold Corp., (TSX: VG), (FRANKFURT: VN3), (OTC: VGGCF) is pleased to announce
new core results from the Paymaster West Property located in Timmins, Ontario.
These encouraging results continue to demonstrate the potential for 1) narrow
high-grade mineralization, including the richest gold grades to date from the
project, and 2) bulk tonnage open pit potential. The project is situated next to
Goldcorp`s Dome Mine, which has produced 17 million ounces of gold.

1)Highest-Grade Yet From Paymaster

1,850 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt over 2.8 ft)

Hole VGP-10-74 encountered a very rich intersection of gold mineralization that
returned 1,850.0 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt gold over 2.8 ft) at a vertical
depth of only 50 ft (15 m). This new occurrence is adjacent to one of the
porphyry zones which have been the primary target of VG Gold`s drilling.
However, this is not the first time rich grades have been encountered in this
geological setting at Paymaster. Examples of previous results include 129.5
grams per tonne (gpt) gold over 0.9 m (3.78 opt gold over 3.0 ft) and 1,390.0
grams per tonne of gold over 0.9 m (40.54 over 3 ft). This is an exciting
development, since it illustrates the potential for new areas of high grade gold
mineralization at the Paymaster Project.

Also, drilling designed to outline gold mineralization at depth has intersected
good grades starting at 800 ft (240 m) below surface. Hole VGP-09-21ext returned
13.58 gpt over 2.0 m (0.396 opt over 6.4 ft), helping to extend the gold
mineralization to depth. Highlights from these two holes are shown below.

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-74 1,850.0 0.9 53.96 2.8
VGP-09-21ext 13.58 2.0 0.396 6.4
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

2)Looking for Open Pit Potential

1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft)

One of the ongoing objectives of VG Gold`s drilling has been to establish the
open pit potential at Paymaster. With one of Canada`s biggest open pit gold
mines 2,500 ft or 750 metres away and with numerous drill holes encountering
wide intersections of good grade, the open pit potential looks promising. Hole
VGP-10-70 is the most recent result to have illustrated this type of potential,
returning 1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft).

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-70 1.55 19.9 0.045 65.3
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

These results will be incorporated into an initial resource estimate that is
scheduled to be released by year-end.

Geotechnical Description of Paymaster West

Gold mineralization at the Paymaster West Project is hosted within and
peripheral to strongly altered and well mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry
(QFP). Alteration consists of pervasive ankerite and sericite with local
tourmaline, both disseminated and in veins. Pyrite mineralization is
disseminated throughout, with local concentrations to 20% within sections of
pyrite rich fractures and veining. Drilling to date has intersected several
intervals of altered and mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry in each hole, with
3 separate porphyry units showing continuity along strike and downdip.

The Main QFP corresponds to the historic mining which took place over a strike
length of 1100 feet (330 metres) and to a depth of 600 feet (180 metres) below
surface. VG has subsequently traced the altered QFP along strike for a distance
of 2000 feet (600 metres) and to a depth of 2000 feet (600 metres) below
surface. The adjacent, sub parallel north and south porphyry units, while not as
well mineralized as the Main Porphyry body, have returned scattered assays
values along similar dimensions.

The Paymaster West Project is situated immediately to the west of Goldcorp’s
Dome Mine. The project could not be better situated, located 750 m (2500 ft) to
the edge of the Dome Mine and Mill, which has been in operation since 1910 and
has produced 17.1 million ounces of gold from both a large open pit and the
currently operating underground mine. “Our objective is to announce an initial
resource estimate by year-end and continue to advance the project through
aggressive exploration”, stated Tom Meredith CEO and President.

Goldcorp Option Agreement

VG Gold has the option to earn a 60% interest in the Paymaster West Property
from Goldcorp by making $6.0 million in exploration expenditures by June 2012.
Once VG Gold has given notice that is has earned its 60%, Goldcorp has six
months to decide if it wishes to increase its ownership from 40% to 70% by
paying VG Gold $710,000 and spending $8.25 million on the property within two
years and then completing a feasibility study by the end of year three.

VG GOLD…..WE ARE GOLD!

QUALIFIED PERSON

All exploration work was conducted under Kenneth Guy, P. Geo., designated
Qualified Person for VG Gold, who has reviewed this press release. All drilling
was completed using NQ size core. Gold analysis of the samples collected by VG
Gold was assayed by ALS Chemex. Analysis consisted of a fire assay of a 30-gram
sample with an atomic absorption finish. Samples assaying over 10.0 gram per
tonne Au are re-assayed with gravimetric finish. Samples noted to contain
visible gold are analyzed via total metallic assay method. A rigorous Quality
Control and Assurance Program (QA/QC) is in place, using control samples such as
blanks and duplicate checks. In addition, duplicate analyses of 10% of the
samples are corroborated by check assays performed at a third Party Laboratory.

To learn more about VG Gold (TSX: VG), visit our website: www.vggoldcorp.com.

The TSX Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Table 1. Paymaster West Project – June 2010

Hole # East North Elev Length (ft) Length (m) Dip Az Assay From (m) Assay To (m) Width (m) Au-gpt G x W
VGP-09-21 5794 8855 11041 -70 165 158.5 170.1 11.6 0.95 11.1
extended TD 2009 512.1 156.1 177.9 184.4 6.6 1.11 7.3
1277 764 217.7 223.8 6.1 0.84 5.1
extended from 764 to 1277 feet in 2010 302.8 304.5 1.7 1.15 2.0
327.2 329.2 2.0 13.58 26.5

VGP-10-70 6100 9025 11027 961.3 293.0 -45 175 86.0 87.5 1.5 1.62 2.5
122.5 125.5 3.0 0.89 2.7
235.0 254.9 19.9 1.55 30.8
including 4.0 4.37 17.3

VGP-10-71 6100 9205 11027 596 181.7 -60 175 315.2 327.9 12.7 0.82 10.5
including 2.8 1.61 4.5

VGP-10-72 5699 8924 11040 1207.4 368.0 -45 175 344.0 345.3 1.3 1.93 2.5

VGP-10-73 5699 8924 11040 1177.8 359.0 -62 175 99.5 101.8 2.3 0.82 1.8

VGP-10-74 5300 8750 11027 764.44 233.0 -45 173 19.9 20.8 0.9 1850 1579
39.9 43.7 3.8 0.83 3.2
including 2.0 1.05 2.1

Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this
time.

ugo = underground mine working

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available:

http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6316653〈=en

VG Gold Corp.
Tom Meredith, President, 416-368-0099
Fax: 416-368-1539
www.vggoldcorp.com

Copyright Business Wire 2010

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VG Gold`s Paymaster West Project Returns Highest Gold Grades Yet – 1,850 grams per tonne gold over 0.9 metres (53.96 opt over 2.8 feet)

June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TORONTO–(Business Wire)–
VG Gold Corp., (TSX: VG), (FRANKFURT: VN3), (OTC: VGGCF) is pleased to announce
new core results from the Paymaster West Property located in Timmins, Ontario.
These encouraging results continue to demonstrate the potential for 1) narrow
high-grade mineralization, including the richest gold grades to date from the
project, and 2) bulk tonnage open pit potential. The project is situated next to
Goldcorp`s Dome Mine, which has produced 17 million ounces of gold.

1)Highest-Grade Yet From Paymaster

1,850 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt over 2.8 ft)

Hole VGP-10-74 encountered a very rich intersection of gold mineralization that
returned 1,850.0 gpt gold over 0.9 m (53.96 opt gold over 2.8 ft) at a vertical
depth of only 50 ft (15 m). This new occurrence is adjacent to one of the
porphyry zones which have been the primary target of VG Gold`s drilling.
However, this is not the first time rich grades have been encountered in this
geological setting at Paymaster. Examples of previous results include 129.5
grams per tonne (gpt) gold over 0.9 m (3.78 opt gold over 3.0 ft) and 1,390.0
grams per tonne of gold over 0.9 m (40.54 over 3 ft). This is an exciting
development, since it illustrates the potential for new areas of high grade gold
mineralization at the Paymaster Project.

Also, drilling designed to outline gold mineralization at depth has intersected
good grades starting at 800 ft (240 m) below surface. Hole VGP-09-21ext returned
13.58 gpt over 2.0 m (0.396 opt over 6.4 ft), helping to extend the gold
mineralization to depth. Highlights from these two holes are shown below.

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-74 1,850.0 0.9 53.96 2.8
VGP-09-21ext 13.58 2.0 0.396 6.4
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

2)Looking for Open Pit Potential

1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft)

One of the ongoing objectives of VG Gold`s drilling has been to establish the
open pit potential at Paymaster. With one of Canada`s biggest open pit gold
mines 2,500 ft or 750 metres away and with numerous drill holes encountering
wide intersections of good grade, the open pit potential looks promising. Hole
VGP-10-70 is the most recent result to have illustrated this type of potential,
returning 1.55 gpt gold over 19.9 m (0.045 opt over 65.3 ft).

Hole Number Gold Grade Interval Gold Grade Interval
(gpt) (m) (opt) (ft)

VGP-10-70 1.55 19.9 0.045 65.3
Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this time. See more results in Table 1 below.

These results will be incorporated into an initial resource estimate that is
scheduled to be released by year-end.

Geotechnical Description of Paymaster West

Gold mineralization at the Paymaster West Project is hosted within and
peripheral to strongly altered and well mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry
(QFP). Alteration consists of pervasive ankerite and sericite with local
tourmaline, both disseminated and in veins. Pyrite mineralization is
disseminated throughout, with local concentrations to 20% within sections of
pyrite rich fractures and veining. Drilling to date has intersected several
intervals of altered and mineralized quartz feldspar porphyry in each hole, with
3 separate porphyry units showing continuity along strike and downdip.

The Main QFP corresponds to the historic mining which took place over a strike
length of 1100 feet (330 metres) and to a depth of 600 feet (180 metres) below
surface. VG has subsequently traced the altered QFP along strike for a distance
of 2000 feet (600 metres) and to a depth of 2000 feet (600 metres) below
surface. The adjacent, sub parallel north and south porphyry units, while not as
well mineralized as the Main Porphyry body, have returned scattered assays
values along similar dimensions.

The Paymaster West Project is situated immediately to the west of Goldcorp’s
Dome Mine. The project could not be better situated, located 750 m (2500 ft) to
the edge of the Dome Mine and Mill, which has been in operation since 1910 and
has produced 17.1 million ounces of gold from both a large open pit and the
currently operating underground mine. “Our objective is to announce an initial
resource estimate by year-end and continue to advance the project through
aggressive exploration”, stated Tom Meredith CEO and President.

Goldcorp Option Agreement

VG Gold has the option to earn a 60% interest in the Paymaster West Property
from Goldcorp by making $6.0 million in exploration expenditures by June 2012.
Once VG Gold has given notice that is has earned its 60%, Goldcorp has six
months to decide if it wishes to increase its ownership from 40% to 70% by
paying VG Gold $710,000 and spending $8.25 million on the property within two
years and then completing a feasibility study by the end of year three.

VG GOLD…..WE ARE GOLD!

QUALIFIED PERSON

All exploration work was conducted under Kenneth Guy, P. Geo., designated
Qualified Person for VG Gold, who has reviewed this press release. All drilling
was completed using NQ size core. Gold analysis of the samples collected by VG
Gold was assayed by ALS Chemex. Analysis consisted of a fire assay of a 30-gram
sample with an atomic absorption finish. Samples assaying over 10.0 gram per
tonne Au are re-assayed with gravimetric finish. Samples noted to contain
visible gold are analyzed via total metallic assay method. A rigorous Quality
Control and Assurance Program (QA/QC) is in place, using control samples such as
blanks and duplicate checks. In addition, duplicate analyses of 10% of the
samples are corroborated by check assays performed at a third Party Laboratory.

To learn more about VG Gold (TSX: VG), visit our website: www.vggoldcorp.com.

The TSX Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Table 1. Paymaster West Project – June 2010

Hole # East North Elev Length (ft) Length (m) Dip Az Assay From (m) Assay To (m) Width (m) Au-gpt G x W
VGP-09-21 5794 8855 11041 -70 165 158.5 170.1 11.6 0.95 11.1
extended TD 2009 512.1 156.1 177.9 184.4 6.6 1.11 7.3
1277 764 217.7 223.8 6.1 0.84 5.1
extended from 764 to 1277 feet in 2010 302.8 304.5 1.7 1.15 2.0
327.2 329.2 2.0 13.58 26.5

VGP-10-70 6100 9025 11027 961.3 293.0 -45 175 86.0 87.5 1.5 1.62 2.5
122.5 125.5 3.0 0.89 2.7
235.0 254.9 19.9 1.55 30.8
including 4.0 4.37 17.3

VGP-10-71 6100 9205 11027 596 181.7 -60 175 315.2 327.9 12.7 0.82 10.5
including 2.8 1.61 4.5

VGP-10-72 5699 8924 11040 1207.4 368.0 -45 175 344.0 345.3 1.3 1.93 2.5

VGP-10-73 5699 8924 11040 1177.8 359.0 -62 175 99.5 101.8 2.3 0.82 1.8

VGP-10-74 5300 8750 11027 764.44 233.0 -45 173 19.9 20.8 0.9 1850 1579
39.9 43.7 3.8 0.83 3.2
including 2.0 1.05 2.1

Intervals reported here are core lengths. True widths are not known at this
time.

ugo = underground mine working

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available:

http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6316653〈=en

VG Gold Corp.
Tom Meredith, President, 416-368-0099
Fax: 416-368-1539
www.vggoldcorp.com

Copyright Business Wire 2010

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NZ eves set up clash with Oz in T20 WC final

May 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sara McGlashan starred with a 55-ball 84 as New Zealand beat hosts West Indies by 56 runs to set up a summit clash against traditional rivals Australia in the Women’s World Twenty20 here.

Riding on McGlashan’s blazing knock, New Zealand, who finished runners-up at the last edition of the event, made 180 for five in their 20 overs.

In reply, the hosts could only manage 124 for eight in stipulated 20 overs last night. McGlashan was declared player of the match.

The win sets up New Zealand against Australia in the final scheduled tomorrow in Barbados.

The Kiwi women were off to a rather wobbly start as they lost opener Suzie Bates (7) with just 18 runs on the board.

The other opener, skipper Aimmee Watkins (20) didn’t last long either, leaving New Zealand at a precarious 49 for two in eight overs.

In walked McGlashan and she quickly started rebuilding the innings. Together with Sophie Devine (27), McGlashan put on 93 runs for the third wicket, which pout New Zealand in a strong position.

McGlashan struck six fours and a couple of sixes in her fantastic innings before being run out by Shakera Selman. Devine’s 22-ball knock included a four and a six.

For West Indies, Selman was the most successful bowler picking up two wickets, conceding 27 runs in her four overs.

In reply, opener Stafanie Taylor was the lone West Indian batter to put up some resistance with a 33-ball 40 that included three fours and a couple of sixes.

Watkins was New Zealand’s star with the ball as she grabbed three wickets giving away just 26 runs in her four overs.

After playing a stellar role with the bat, McGlashan made an impression in the field as well when she ran out Taylor.

The West Indies kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never got a partnership going, which was crucial to the chase.

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Heat wave continues unabated in North India

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New Delhi/ Ahmedabad, May 15 (ANI): Various parts of the Country continue to reel under intense heat wave following the mercury shooting beyond the normal temperatures as on Saturday.

With the mercury hovering above the 45-degrees Celsius mark, tourists visiting New Delhi are having a tough time in the sizzling heat.

“Delhi is hotter than Patna but as we have come here to spend our vacation, we have to go out to enjoy the place…we have been carrying water and other liquid items so that we can give it to the children at regular intervals,” said Shaheen, a tourist from Patna.
Meanwhile, at Ahmedabad, locals were seen moving around with their faces covered to avoid the heat.

Ahmedabad saw a sharp rise in the maximum temperature and reportedly it was beyond 45 degrees mark.

“The weather is too hot. Earlier I used to leave for my office at around 10.30 in the morning but now I have started reaching office at around 9.30 so that I can avoid the extreme heat,” said Avinashbhai, a resident.

As per media reports, at least 30 persons have succumbed to heat across the country this year.

Temperatures usually go up to mid-forties at many places in northern India.

Usually, till the onset of the monsoon, the months of May-June are the hottest in the country with the temperatures hovering in the range of 40 to 45 degrees Celsius in several regions.

However, this year, the people were startled at the mercury shooting beyond the 40 degrees mark in the month of April itself. (ANI)

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New Zealand crush West Indies by 56 runs to enter ICC Women’s T20 WC final

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Gros Islet, May 15 (ANI): Riding on Sara McGlashan’s superb 55 ball 84 run innings, New Zealand crushed West Indies by 56 runs to enter the final of the ICC Women’s World T20 Championship here.

The White Ferns’ would now clash with archrivals Australia, the side they”ve beaten six times in a row, in the final on Sunday (May 16) at the Kensington Oval, Barbados.

Batting first, New Zealand scored 180 for the loss of five wickets. The mainstay of the New Zealand innings was McGlashan’s exciting knock, which included six boundaries and two mammoth sixes.

McGlashan had two good partnerships with skipper Aimee Watkins (20) and Sophie Devine (27), which helped her steady the ship after a wobbly start.

New Zealand were 49 for two but a stand of 93 at nearly 11 an over between McGlashan and Devine took the game away from the home side.

In reply, West Indies never looked like they would overcome the highest total of the tournament and could only manage 124 runs.

Barring opener S.Taylor (40) none of the batswomen were able to stay on the wicket and followed each other to the pavilion at regular intervals.

Watkins also shone with the ball taking three wickets for 26 in her quota of four overs.

Speaking during the post match ceremony, an elated Watkins said she was delighted to have another chance at World Twenty20 glory so soon after last year”s disappointment.

“We”ve got to take each game as it comes. What we”ve done in the past doesn”t matter too much but we will take a lot of confidence into the game. We are lucky we”ve got two bites of the cherry, to have another crack at the Twenty20 World Cup. It”s not often you”ll have another one within 12 months of the last one,” Watkins said. (ANI)

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Changing hairstyle frequently means you are under stress

May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, May 14 (ANI): Do you keep changing your hairstyle at regular intervals? Well, then you’re probably a little too stressed, according to a new study.

Stylelist.com has said that women who constantly go from cropped bob to long extensions and from blond to brunette may be stressed out or feeling overwhelmed.

“Changing hairstyles is really common during life transitions such as a break-up or a new career,” the New York Daily News quoted Los Angeles-based psychotherapist Heather Turgeon as saying.

“Our hair is something we can control, so it”s empowering to make changes especially when you feel like other aspects of life are out of your control,” she added.

Frequently changing styles can be a red flag that you”re looking for something more out of life, and think a new do could end your search.

“Someone who is constantly changing her hair is either a natural chameleon whose aesthetic tends to run parallel to her moods, or she”s searching for something and changing her look fills that need,” said Jason Low, stylist at the Serge Normant at John Frieda Salon”s in New York and Los Angeles.

And an expectant mom is very likely to change her hairstyle.

Low said that he”s seen women in their last few months of pregnancy ask for a short cut or a simple style so they won”t have to fuss as much after the baby is born.

“But then they return days later feeling exposed and unattractive, questioning their stylists” judgment in making the cut,” he said.

However, Low has advised women that they should try not to cut their hair on impulse, and stick with a reputable stylist who can persuade them from asking for a cut they will later regret.

And they should take comfort in the fact that it”s just hair – and will soon grow back. (ANI)

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Players themselves to be blamed for semi-final loss: Sangakkara

May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Gros Islet, May 14 (ANI): Dejected after the seven wicket loss to England in the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship here, Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has said no one else but the players themselves are to be blamed for their shoddy performance in the all important match of the tournament.

Last year’s finalist, Sri Lanka could manage to put only 128 on the score board after Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat at the Beausejour Stadium here. For England, it was once again Kevin Pietersen who shone with the bat, showing no signs of fatigue after flying back from London following the birth of his first son. He remained unbeaten on 42.

Sangakkara, who himself made just 16, said losing wickets at regular intervals restricted the team from posting a fighting total.

“In the first six overs if we”d got 40 runs with wickets in hand we could have accelerated through the middle but we lost three wickets early. Angelo Mathews (58) played very well but we didn”t bat smartly today,” he said.

Commenting on the smart bowling tactics of England pacers, who used slow looping bouncers to good effect, Sangakkara said : “ Everyone has those sorts of deliveries these days but it”s how you use them that counts and I thought England did that very well.”

Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya finished the tournament with just 15 runs from six innings, but the Sri Lankan skipper avoided comments on whether it was the 40-year old batsmen’s last international outing.

“Unfortunately he didn”t have a great run but to his credit he stuck with the team through a difficult period and the team stuck with him. He showed a lot of support and we made sure he felt wanted, unfortunately he didn”t deliver but we still had more than enough quality to do better than we did today,” he said during the post-match presentation. (ANI)

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Bionic coating could make ships much more fuel-efficient

May 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, May 5 (ANI): Large container ships are some of the heaviest polluters on the planet and one of the key reasons for this is the energy lost due to friction as they move through the water. Now, a research team has unlocked a secret that could radically improve fuel consumption and it”s all down to the marvellous properties of one small plant.

The work by researchers at the Universities of Bonn, Rostock and Karlsruhe centers on the water fern salvinia molesta.

This plant fern surrounds itself by a layer of air that enables it to remain dry when underwater. While it has been understood for some time that this is a result of tiny hairs on the plant”s leaves which trap air, the problem in mimicking this phenomenon has been to make the layer stick.

When replicated, this superhydrophobic surface disappears after several hours in moving water, but salvinia molesta can stay “dry” even when submerged for weeks.

What the researchers have now discovered is how the plant manages to keep this air filled layer in place using nature”s version of a staple.

“We were able to show that the outermost tips of these whisks are hydrophilic, i.e. they love water. They plunge into the surrounding liquid and basically staple the water to the plant at regular intervals. The air layer situated beneath it can therefore not escape so easily,” Professor Wilhelm Barthlott from the University of Bonn said.

Fast drying swimsuits, hugely effective raincoats – the possible applications for this bionic technology are huge, particularly in shipping where low-friction hulls could be modeled on the water fern.

Professor Thomas Schimmel from the University of Karlsruhe said: “After the solving of the self-cleansing of the lotus leaf twenty years ago, the discovery of the salvinia effect is one of the most important new discoveries in bionics.””

The study has been published in the journal Advanced Materials. (ANI)

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‘HPV testing should be the primary screening method for cervical cancer’

April 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, April 28 (ANI): Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, say that cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended to five years for women aged 30 and over if the primary screening method was human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.

A study showed that HPV tests are very accurate in identifying early signs of cervical cancer, detecting more serious abnormalities compared to current cytology screening in women aged 30 and over.

The study, led by David Mesher, from the Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics at Queen Mary, University of London, recruited more than 11,000 women from 161 family practices around the UK.

Two samples were taken from each of the women; one using the conventional cytology screening method and the other was sent for HPV testing.

The researchers found that women with HPV negative results had a lower rate of developing pre-cancerous cells for at least six years compared with women who recorded a negative cytology result.

The research has been published in the British Journal of Cancer. (ANI)

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Computer glitches leave taxpayers on struggle street

April 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Glitches in the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) new multi-million-dollar computer system have resulted in lengthy delays processing about 1 million tax assessments.

Since the system was introduced in January, thousands of taxpayers have waited weeks longer than normal for a refund, with some waiting more than four months.

Many taxpayers were told their refunds had been sent when in fact they had not.

The ABC has been given an internal ATO document that confirms hundreds of people have been calling the office about the protracted delays.

Some of the callers say they are at risk of being made homeless and some have cancelled surgery because they have been relying on refunds.

The ATO has updated its website at regular intervals, claiming the problems were being addressed and the backlog was rapidly diminishing.

But head of tax and superannuation for Taxpayers Australia, Roger Timms, says it is premature to say the ATO is on top of the problem.

“We receive a lot of feedback into our offices that would indicate there are a lot of aggrieved taxpayers and tax agents out there who would think that the problem is far from being solved,” he said.

“Now the Tax Office in one of their publications indicated that they were conscious of hardship issues and they said we’ve assisted – I think the figure was 1,000 or so people with hardship issues. Now if they’d assisted 1,000, the question is how many others are out there who haven’t been assisted?”

An internal ATO document issued on April 7 confirms that complaints to the Tax Office remain high, with 346 calls made over a three-day period.

It says tax agents and taxpayers are reporting cash flow problems due to the delays in issuing refunds.

The document contains the stories of two people desperately waiting on refunds to pay their mortgage and medical bills.

“I have been waiting for my return, I guess like everyone else, since January,” one statement from a taxpayer reads.

“I am now literally on hardship. I don’t have any money. I needed to borrow money to eat over the Easter weekend and by the end of this week I will be homeless.”

Another says: “I have organised surgeons, hospitals and needed to cancel because of you guys. How long is this going to take to fix? Are you going to give me another 14 days?

“They told me it would be done by the 30th and that was yesterday. My daughter has an illness which needs to be fixed.”

The leaked document says 71 per cent of tax agents who phoned the ATO had expressed confusion, frustration and anger.

It goes on to say their tolerance level has decreased and they remain sceptical about ATO advice and that the scepticism might have long-term consequences for the Tax Office.

One agent says they have had 150 fewer refund payments put into their trust account over a three-month period this year compared with the same time last year.

Inquiry calls

With the end of the financial year looming Mr Timms wants an inquiry into what went wrong.

“Part of the problem is that the Tax Office through this period of implementation have fairly consistently said that things are on track,” he said.

“Now I think this has caused considerable frustration with tax agents who have clients who would say ‘well, things aren’t on track’ and each time we get an on-track message from the Tax Office, it sort of is followed up a week or so later by one that indicates, ‘well, look there are some on-going problems, but we won’t go into too much detail but we’re on top of it’.

“And that sort of pattern of behaviour, if you like, has been repeated pretty much throughout March, and so agents really feel that they’re not getting a true reflection of the position inside the Tax Office.”

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon agrees. He says the tax document contradicts statements the office has previously given publicly.

“This document puts lie to what the Tax Office has said to the Australian public over the past few months about this system,” he said.

“This requires nothing short of an independent investigation by the Inspector General of Taxation and by the Commonwealth Auditor General, because we need to get to the bottom of this.

“The danger is that unless this is sorted out by tax time, it will turn into absolute chaos when it comes to millions of returns being processed.”

Senator Xenophon says the situation is nothing short of a debacle.

“When you consider that taxpayers are becoming desperate, they’re under mortgage stress because their returns aren’t being processed, when one person had to cancel a child’s surgery because they didn’t get their refund cheque, then you know there is something seriously wrong with this new IT system,” he said.

At the time of PM going to air, the ATO still had not responded to the claims.

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Goldsource Drills 126.5 Metre Coal Zone Intercept, Completes Winter Program

April 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 09 (MARKET WIRE) —
Goldsource Mines Inc. (“Goldsource” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:
GXS)(FRANKFURT: G5M) is pleased to report that it has completed drilling
27 core holes for the winter 2009-10 exploration program at its
wholly-owned Border Project (“Border”) located near Hudson Bay,
Saskatchewan, Canada which encountered several thick coal zones including
126.5 metres in the Niska 107 deposit. Drilling to date has discovered 17
coal deposits at Border with good potential for additional coal
discoveries (see attached map: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/gs.jpg).
The winter program also included 5 drill holes on the Ballantyne property
as well as 8 holes on the Company’s quarry claims in Manitoba.

Current coal resources at Border, as established in the Company’s NI
43-101 “Technical Report on the Border Coal Property, Resource
Estimation” prepared by Moose Mountain Technical Services dated December
24, 2009 and available at www.sedar.com, include:

– Indicated Resources: 63.5 million tonnes
– Inferred Resources: 89.6 million tonnes
– Speculative Resources: 18.7 million tonnes

The highlights of the winter program are as follows:

– The most significant coal zone intervals occurred in the Niska sub-basin
in holes BD10-119 and BD10-136 with true, aggregate thicknesses of
approximately 64.3 metres and 126.5 metres respectively. Two in-fill
holes (BD10-124 and 140) were drilled at previously defined Chemong 03
and Pasquia 02 coal deposits which confirmed the significant true
aggregate thickness of 74.0 and 53.0 metre coal zone intercepts,
respectively.
– Infill drilling has given better definition to the Niska 107 and 108
deposits where the emphasis was on upgrading Inferred Resources to
Indicated Resources. A majority of the 89.6 million tonnes of Inferred
Resource at Niska are expected to be converted to Indicated Resources.
– Winter drilling identified a new coal deposit at Niska (1 metres) and a
second one at Leaf Lake (2 metres). 27 drill holes totalling 3,768
metres were drilled at Border. Fourteen drill holes intercepted
aggregate coal zone thicknesses ranging up to 126.5 metres. Those holes
that did not intercept coal were generally on the periphery of known
coal deposits. Of the 27 holes, 3 were drilled for geotechnical and
hydrological data.
– A total of 177 coal samples were sent to Loring Labs in Calgary, Alberta
for proximate analyses and additional testing.
– Two geotechnical and one hydrological drill holes were completed, the
results of which will be used in the Preliminary Economic Assessment
(PEA) that is currently underway.
– Marston Consultants of Calgary, AB and EBA Engineering Consultants (EBA)
of Vancouver, BC began the PEA, which is scheduled for completion in the
3rd quarter of 2010. Several coal technologies for energy production are
under review including clean coal power generation, coal quality
upgrading, coal gasification and coal to liquids.
– Environmental baseline work under the direction of EBA has begun with
emphasis on collecting data and reporting on results for the PEA.
– Five drill holes totalling 569 metres were completed at the Ballantyne
property in Saskatchewan to test airborne geophysical targets. No coal
was intercepted in these holes.
– A total of 8 holes were completed at the Pine River property in Manitoba
with 2 coal intercepts from 1 to 3 metres thick. Drilling was
discontinued pending completion of the consultation process between the
Government of Manitoba and First Nations groups regarding the work
program.
– Under an agreement with Westcore Energy Ltd. to identify coal targets
using Goldsource proprietary geophysical tools, the success criteria set
out in the agreement have been satisfied and the Company is entitled to
receive, amongst other things, an additional 1 million shares of
Westcore and a 25% working interest in Westcore’s coal lands in
Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Westcore has recently announced the discovery
of several significant coal deposits adjacent to the Border property in
which Goldsource now has a 25% interest. Please refer to the Company’s
news release dated December 11, 2009 at www.goldsourcemines.com for
further details of the agreement.

J. Scott Drever, President stated: “We believe we were successful in
achieving our main goals of converting the Inferred Resources in the
Niska deposits to the higher category of Indicated Resources and
confirming that we have exceeded the threshold target of 100,000,000
tonnes of Indicated Resources to support a potentially economic
operation. The success of Westcore Energy in the area is important to us
in growing our resource base as we have now earned a 25% interest in any
resources that may develop as a result of their new discoveries.”

Summary of Winter Program Coal Intercepts at Border:

Numbering of the drill holes for this phase of exploration continues
sequentially from previous programs beginning at BD09-116. Names of
deposits are based on an identifier in the general location and the Areas
are designated according to the discovery hole numbers.

—————————————————————————-

Coal Zone
Interval
Hole ID From (m) To (m) (i)(m) Notes
—————————————————————————-
BD10-120 60.5 85.3 24.8 Niska 107 deposit
BD10-121 72.0 111.2 39.2
BD10-125 71.5 126.0 54.5
BD10-127 50.0 68.0 18.0
BD10-133 41.0 80.0 39.0
BD10-136 56.5 183.0 126.5
BD10-138 45.0 63.0 18.0
—————————————————————————-
BD10-119 83.8 148.0 64.3 Niska 108 deposit
BD10-123 107.0 137.0 30.0
BD10-132 89.0 94.0 5.0
BD10-135 70.3 80.0 9.7
BD10-139 80.0 103.0 23.0
—————————————————————————-
BD10-116 50.0 51.0 1.0 New – Niska 116
BD10-122 92.7 94.6 1.9 New – Leaf Lake 122
BD10-124 86.0 139.0 53.0 Pasquia 2 in-fill hydrology hole
BD10-140 78.0 152.0 74.0 Chemong 3 in-fill hole
(i)The coal zone intervals are based on visuals (coal and carbonaceous
material) and down hole, e-log density of 1.6 g/cc or less.

Initial identification of the intervals of coal in the table above is
based on visual and downhole geophysical characteristics. The Company
cautions against placing undue reliance on the visual and downhole survey
observations of the coal until the results of the analytical work have
been announced. Sampling and laboratory test work has commenced at Loring
Labs in Calgary on 177 samples with compiled results anticipated by early
June 2010.

Drill holes BD10-117, BD10-118, BD10-126, BD10-128 to 131, BD10-134 and
BD10-137 contained no significant coal intercepts. Three engineering
holes were completed to initially test geotechnical and hydrological
parameters for the PEA.

This current phase of drilling is now completed and all data will be
compiled and incorporated into an updated NI 43-101 Technical Report
which will include an updated resource model and the results of the PEA
which is underway with completion anticipated in late Q3, 2010.

N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng. and Qualified Person for this news release has
reviewed and approved its contents.

Goldsource Mines Inc. is a Canadian resource company engaged in the
exploration and development of Canada’s newest coal field in the province
of Saskatchewan. The Company has aggressively drilled only a portion of
this new thermal coal field and has discovered 17 coal deposits of
varying size with coal zone thicknesses up to 126 meters within the
permit area of the Border Coal Project. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC,
the Company is well financed and is managed by experienced mining and
business professionals.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which address
future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. The Company’s actual results, programs and financial
position could differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, some of which
may be beyond the Company’s control. These factors include: the
availability of funds; the timing and content of work programs; results
of exploration activities and development of mineral properties, the
interpretation of drilling results and other geological data, the
uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations, receipt and security
of coal permits and mineral property titles; project cost overruns or
unanticipated costs and expenses, fluctuations in commodity product
prices; currency fluctuations; and general market and industry
conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and
opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made.
The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although
considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be
imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements.

J. Scott Drever, President

GOLDSOURCE MINES INC.

Neither the TSX-Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
accepts responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.

Contacts:
Goldsource Mines Inc.
Fred Cooper
(604) 694-1760 or Toll Free: 1-866-691-1760 (Canada & USA)
(604) 694-1761 (FAX)
info@goldsourcemines.com
www.goldsourcemines.com

Copyright 2010, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

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Goldsource Drills 126.5 Metre Coal Zone Intercept, Completes Winter Program

April 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 09 (MARKET WIRE) —
Goldsource Mines Inc. (“Goldsource” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:
GXS)(FRANKFURT: G5M) is pleased to report that it has completed drilling
27 core holes for the winter 2009-10 exploration program at its
wholly-owned Border Project (“Border”) located near Hudson Bay,
Saskatchewan, Canada which encountered several thick coal zones including
126.5 metres in the Niska 107 deposit. Drilling to date has discovered 17
coal deposits at Border with good potential for additional coal
discoveries (see attached map: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/gs.jpg).
The winter program also included 5 drill holes on the Ballantyne property
as well as 8 holes on the Company’s quarry claims in Manitoba.

Current coal resources at Border, as established in the Company’s NI
43-101 “Technical Report on the Border Coal Property, Resource
Estimation” prepared by Moose Mountain Technical Services dated December
24, 2009 and available at www.sedar.com, include:

– Indicated Resources: 63.5 million tonnes
– Inferred Resources: 89.6 million tonnes
– Speculative Resources: 18.7 million tonnes

The highlights of the winter program are as follows:

– The most significant coal zone intervals occurred in the Niska sub-basin
in holes BD10-119 and BD10-136 with true, aggregate thicknesses of
approximately 64.3 metres and 126.5 metres respectively. Two in-fill
holes (BD10-124 and 140) were drilled at previously defined Chemong 03
and Pasquia 02 coal deposits which confirmed the significant true
aggregate thickness of 74.0 and 53.0 metre coal zone intercepts,
respectively.
– Infill drilling has given better definition to the Niska 107 and 108
deposits where the emphasis was on upgrading Inferred Resources to
Indicated Resources. A majority of the 89.6 million tonnes of Inferred
Resource at Niska are expected to be converted to Indicated Resources.
– Winter drilling identified a new coal deposit at Niska (1 metres) and a
second one at Leaf Lake (2 metres). 27 drill holes totalling 3,768
metres were drilled at Border. Fourteen drill holes intercepted
aggregate coal zone thicknesses ranging up to 126.5 metres. Those holes
that did not intercept coal were generally on the periphery of known
coal deposits. Of the 27 holes, 3 were drilled for geotechnical and
hydrological data.
– A total of 177 coal samples were sent to Loring Labs in Calgary, Alberta
for proximate analyses and additional testing.
– Two geotechnical and one hydrological drill holes were completed, the
results of which will be used in the Preliminary Economic Assessment
(PEA) that is currently underway.
– Marston Consultants of Calgary, AB and EBA Engineering Consultants (EBA)
of Vancouver, BC began the PEA, which is scheduled for completion in the
3rd quarter of 2010. Several coal technologies for energy production are
under review including clean coal power generation, coal quality
upgrading, coal gasification and coal to liquids.
– Environmental baseline work under the direction of EBA has begun with
emphasis on collecting data and reporting on results for the PEA.
– Five drill holes totalling 569 metres were completed at the Ballantyne
property in Saskatchewan to test airborne geophysical targets. No coal
was intercepted in these holes.
– A total of 8 holes were completed at the Pine River property in Manitoba
with 2 coal intercepts from 1 to 3 metres thick. Drilling was
discontinued pending completion of the consultation process between the
Government of Manitoba and First Nations groups regarding the work
program.
– Under an agreement with Westcore Energy Ltd. to identify coal targets
using Goldsource proprietary geophysical tools, the success criteria set
out in the agreement have been satisfied and the Company is entitled to
receive, amongst other things, an additional 1 million shares of
Westcore and a 25% working interest in Westcore’s coal lands in
Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Westcore has recently announced the discovery
of several significant coal deposits adjacent to the Border property in
which Goldsource now has a 25% interest. Please refer to the Company’s
news release dated December 11, 2009 at www.goldsourcemines.com for
further details of the agreement.

J. Scott Drever, President stated: “We believe we were successful in
achieving our main goals of converting the Inferred Resources in the
Niska deposits to the higher category of Indicated Resources and
confirming that we have exceeded the threshold target of 100,000,000
tonnes of Indicated Resources to support a potentially economic
operation. The success of Westcore Energy in the area is important to us
in growing our resource base as we have now earned a 25% interest in any
resources that may develop as a result of their new discoveries.”

Summary of Winter Program Coal Intercepts at Border:

Numbering of the drill holes for this phase of exploration continues
sequentially from previous programs beginning at BD09-116. Names of
deposits are based on an identifier in the general location and the Areas
are designated according to the discovery hole numbers.

—————————————————————————-

Coal Zone
Interval
Hole ID From (m) To (m) (i)(m) Notes
—————————————————————————-
BD10-120 60.5 85.3 24.8 Niska 107 deposit
BD10-121 72.0 111.2 39.2
BD10-125 71.5 126.0 54.5
BD10-127 50.0 68.0 18.0
BD10-133 41.0 80.0 39.0
BD10-136 56.5 183.0 126.5
BD10-138 45.0 63.0 18.0
—————————————————————————-
BD10-119 83.8 148.0 64.3 Niska 108 deposit
BD10-123 107.0 137.0 30.0
BD10-132 89.0 94.0 5.0
BD10-135 70.3 80.0 9.7
BD10-139 80.0 103.0 23.0
—————————————————————————-
BD10-116 50.0 51.0 1.0 New – Niska 116
BD10-122 92.7 94.6 1.9 New – Leaf Lake 122
BD10-124 86.0 139.0 53.0 Pasquia 2 in-fill hydrology hole
BD10-140 78.0 152.0 74.0 Chemong 3 in-fill hole
(i)The coal zone intervals are based on visuals (coal and carbonaceous
material) and down hole, e-log density of 1.6 g/cc or less.

Initial identification of the intervals of coal in the table above is
based on visual and downhole geophysical characteristics. The Company
cautions against placing undue reliance on the visual and downhole survey
observations of the coal until the results of the analytical work have
been announced. Sampling and laboratory test work has commenced at Loring
Labs in Calgary on 177 samples with compiled results anticipated by early
June 2010.

Drill holes BD10-117, BD10-118, BD10-126, BD10-128 to 131, BD10-134 and
BD10-137 contained no significant coal intercepts. Three engineering
holes were completed to initially test geotechnical and hydrological
parameters for the PEA.

This current phase of drilling is now completed and all data will be
compiled and incorporated into an updated NI 43-101 Technical Report
which will include an updated resource model and the results of the PEA
which is underway with completion anticipated in late Q3, 2010.

N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng. and Qualified Person for this news release has
reviewed and approved its contents.

Goldsource Mines Inc. is a Canadian resource company engaged in the
exploration and development of Canada’s newest coal field in the province
of Saskatchewan. The Company has aggressively drilled only a portion of
this new thermal coal field and has discovered 17 coal deposits of
varying size with coal zone thicknesses up to 126 meters within the
permit area of the Border Coal Project. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC,
the Company is well financed and is managed by experienced mining and
business professionals.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which address
future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. The Company’s actual results, programs and financial
position could differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, some of which
may be beyond the Company’s control. These factors include: the
availability of funds; the timing and content of work programs; results
of exploration activities and development of mineral properties, the
interpretation of drilling results and other geological data, the
uncertainties of resource and reserve estimations, receipt and security
of coal permits and mineral property titles; project cost overruns or
unanticipated costs and expenses, fluctuations in commodity product
prices; currency fluctuations; and general market and industry
conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and
opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made.
The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although
considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be
imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements.

J. Scott Drever, President

GOLDSOURCE MINES INC.

Neither the TSX-Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
accepts responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this release.

Contacts:
Goldsource Mines Inc.
Fred Cooper
(604) 694-1760 or Toll Free: 1-866-691-1760 (Canada & USA)
(604) 694-1761 (FAX)
info@goldsourcemines.com
www.goldsourcemines.com

Copyright 2010, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Amethi

March 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 27 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited his parliamentary constituency Amethi to take stock of ongoing development programmes.

Gandhi reportedly discussed various issues with the district officials and also interacted with the local party workers.

“Opinions were exchanged (at the meeting). Discussion about the all round development of Sultanpur (adjoining district) took place. Developmental programmes such as MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister”s Rural Roads Programme), Central Road Fund, Indira Awas Yojana (housing programme) and others were discussed,” said Sanjay Singh, a senior Congress leader in Amethi.

Gandhi visits his constituency at regular intervals. (ANI)

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Oz opener Hughes seeks out his guru and Tendulkar in India

August 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Nagpur, Aug.29 (ANI): Out of favour Australian opener Phil Hughes is in Nagpur working on his apparent weaknesses against the short ball with his coach Neil D’Costa.

D’Costa is looking after a cricket academy here and raves about the facilities and future.

Hughes could have come home with his other New South Wales teammates this week, but has stopped off at Nagpur to work on his cricket with D’Costa and catch up with Sachin Tendulkar.
According to The Australian, Hughes is happy and unbroken despite suffering the disappointment of being dropped during the Ashes series and insists he was coming to Nagpur to work on his batting.

“The goal is to always get better. I had always planned to catch up with Neil no matter what happened. I wanted to get in the nets with him and keep working on my game,” Hughes said.
D’Costa is evasive when pressed about what the pair are working on.

“I speak to Michael Clarke and all my students at regular intervals and work with them when I can,” he said.

“It’s about mechanics, your biomechanics things are always changing. The world will think the key is to put Phil in front of a bowling machine and bowl bouncers all day. The mechanics of cricket are a little more advanced than that, despite what you hear from commentators,” he added.
“We aren’t working on specifics, but one thing I know from working with kids, through adolescence and into their early adulthood, is that your technique does change and you need to keep addressing the biomechanics of it to understand how you are playing,” he said.
Pushed further he admits he saw something in England. I won’t tell you and I won’t tell anyone else, but I did think there was something in his (Hughes) mechanics that he needed working on, 100 per cent,” D’Costa said.

The little opener is also turning to the Little Master. He intends to fly to Mumbai on Monday and hopes to have dinner with Tendulkar. Hughes promises to gorge himself on cricket. (ANI)

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Developing true passion for opera likened to falling in love at first sight

March 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): An upsurge of intense attraction and enduring physical effects, similar to what one feels in love at first sight, is how fans begin to develop a true passion for opera, according to a researcher.

To shed light on what it takes to develop a true passion for opera, Claudio Benzecry from the University of Connecticut in the USA observed and interviewed middle class opera fans who stand on the upper floors of the Colon Opera House in Buenos Aires.

He studied how the fans learnt to feel, believe, and behave in opera, which parts of the experience they highlighted and how they invested themselves once the initial moment of discovery subsided.

A majority of the fans described the intense attraction they felt the first time at the opera house as something explosive, which had intense and enduring physical effects, not dissimilar to love at first sight.

It’s after the initial attraction that the learning begins and Benzecry has described the three ways in which fans learn about opera.

In all three cases, contact with other participants who already enjoy the experience is the cornerstone.

Passionate fans learn to enjoy opera internally first, responding to parts of the music that demand an emotional reaction, and then externally by reacting publicly in the appropriate way.

Firstly, they learn informally in the surrounding, non-musical moments of the performance like ticket and door lines, intermissions and bus trips to other opera houses. Before a performance and during intervals, opera fans gather to wait, talk, compare and justify their impressions and experiences of opera.

Secondly, fans learn more formally from the ‘maestros’ by attending classes, lectures and conferences that make explicit what fans should be looking for in opera, what features of the experience they favour, and how they should act during a performance.
astly, fans learn at the opera house from more experienced, elder passionate fans, who transmit opera etiquette including when it is appropriate to boo, sit silently or clap.

The study shows that passionate opera fans enjoy opera not because they are moved by it in their ignorance, but rather because they believe that opera is something that should be learned so that one could properly appreciate it.

Benzecry concluded: “Fans get hooked when they are still outsiders, before having an active apparatus to interpret the experience, or are thoroughly socialized in what constitutes the enjoyment and how they should decode it…..Learning through interaction happens not at the beginning, as expected, but as the logical continuation that helps to shape the initial attraction.”

The findings have been published online in Springer’s journal Qualitative Sociology. (ANI)

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Kicking the butt before surgery ‘cuts complications risk’

March 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Giving up smoking before surgery can almost half the risk of post-op complications, says a new study.

“Smokers are prone to developing a number of complications after surgery, ranging from impaired wound and bone healing to life-threatening pulmonary and cardiovascular problems” said Dr Omid Sadr Azodi from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

“This is why it is so important to find feasible, financially attractive and effective ways to help patients stop smoking before surgery,” the expert added.

During the study, the researchers randomly assigned 117 patients who were due to undergo general or orthopaedic surgery to an intervention and control group.

“The intervention group attended weekly meetings or received telephone support and were provided with free nicotine replacement therapy, while the control group just received standard pre-operative care” said Sadr Azodi.

“Patients were then assessed at regular intervals before and after surgery and after 12 months,” he added.

They found that more than a third patients who took part in an eight-week smoking cessation programme before and after planned surgery were able to give up and most of them were still smoke free after a year.

They also experienced half as many complications after surgery as the patients who did not receive help to give up smoking, with 21 per cent experiencing problems as opposed to 41 per cent.Our study shows that providing support in the run up to surgery enabled a third of the patients who took part in the study to remain smoke free after a year,” said Sadr Azodi.

“One interesting thing to emerge from the study was the high refusal rate. A further 76 patients declined to take part in our research because they were unwilling to give up smoking or were stressed by their forthcoming surgery,” he added.

The study appears in journal Anaesthesia. (ANI)

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Now, audio trick to catch movie pirates in cinema halls

March 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

London, Mar 10 (ANI): As video piracy continues to plague the film industry, scientists have now developed a new audio trick that can allow authorities to keep a check on video pirates that make illegal camcorder copies in cinema halls.

Digital watermarks built into movies now make it possible to identify the seat a video pirate was sitting in when they made an illegal camcorder copy.

The audio watermarks can identify how far the pirate is from the cinema’s speakers, and can even locate the seat on which he or she is sitting.

Noboru Babaguchi of Osaka University in Japan and colleagues have claimed that if you know which cinema a pirate operates from, you can locate where they were sitting by adding an audio watermark into the movie’s soundtrack.

The technique is introduced during the mixing of the soundtrack by slightly varying the waveform of music and speech at regular intervals.

Babaguchi created an audio watermark with a specific signal for each separate “channel” of a soundtrack, broadcast from different loudspeakers in the cinema.

The team analysed the recorded audio from a camcorder copy and tried to find out how far away the camera’s microphone was from each of the loudspeakers, pinning it down to a specific seat.

“This is a brand new application of the digital watermarking technique,” New Scientist quoted the authors as saying.

The study is published in IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. (ANI)

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Pakistan beats Sri Lanka in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup

March 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Canberra, Mar.9 (ANI): After suffering a humiliating defeat by India, Pakistan women cricket team managed to salvage some pride after it defeated Sri Lanka by 57 in the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Manuka Oval here.

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan scored 161 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs.

Openers gave Pakistan a steady start with Nain Abidi and Bisma Maroof adding 47 runs for the first wicket.

While Sri Lanka, in its reply, managed only 104 runs with Shashikala Siriwardene making a watchful 58.

Siriwardene batted brilliantly but couldn’t manage a partnership as wickets fell at regular intervals.

For Pakistan Qanita Jalil was pick of the bowlers as she took three wickets from in eight overs, while Sana Jalil scalped two. (ANI)

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