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ArcelorMittal nomme un nouveau directeur des relations investisseurs

June 9, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

LUXEMBOURG–(Business Wire)–
Regulatory News:

ArcelorMittal, le premier sidérurgiste mondial, a nommé Daniel Fairclough comme
nouveau directeur des relations investisseurs. Daniel Fairclough succède à
Julien Onillon, qui devient directeur financier de la division inoxydables
d`ArcelorMittal.

Daniel Fairclough apporte avec lui une connaissance intime du secteur des métaux
et des mines, ayant occupé ces dix dernières années des postes seniors comme
analyste d`abord chez Merrill Lynch où il était co-responsable mines et
sidérurgie puis plus récemment chez ICAP Equities.

Daniel Fairclough a commenté: « Je suis enchanté de rejoindre aujourd`hui
ArcelorMittal. En tant qu`analyste, j`ai suivi ces dernières années la
croissance extraordinaire de cette société et ai conçu beaucoup d`admiration
pour son leadership. Je me réjouis à présent de pouvoir, dans mon nouveau rôle,
aider d`autres analystes et investisseurs à comprendre ses enthousiasmantes
stratégie de croissance et ambitions ».

Daniel est diplômé de l`Université de Newcastle Upon Tyne où il a obtenu une
licence de comptabilité et analyse financière.

À propos d`ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal est le numéro un mondial de la sidérurgie, avec des entreprises
dans plus de 60 pays.

ArcelorMittal est leader sur tous les principaux marchés mondiaux, y compris
l’automobile, la construction, l’électroménager et l’emballage. L`entreprise est
un acteur de premier plan dans le domaine de la technologie et de la R&D et
dispose d’importantes ressources propres de matières premières et d’excellents
réseaux de distribution.Son dispositif industriel réparti dans plus de 20 pays
sur quatre continents lui permet d’être présente sur tous les marchés clés de
l’acier, tant dans les économies émergentes que dans les économies développées.

Grâce à ses valeurs fondamentales que sont le Développement durable, la Qualité
et le Leadership, ArcelorMittal s`engage à agir de manière responsable à l`égard
de la santé, de la sécurité et du bien-être de son personnel, de ses
co-traitants et des communautés au sein desquelles elle opère.Son engagement
porte également sur la gestion durable de l`environnement et des ressources
finies. L`entreprise est consciente de ses responsabilités dans la lutte contre
le changement climatique : ArcelorMittal joue un rôle de premier plan dans les
efforts du secteur pour mettre au point des process de production sidérurgique
en rupture et se consacre activement à la recherche et au développement de
produits en acier qui contribuent à lutter contre le changement climatique.

Les chiffres financiers clés d’ArcelorMittal pour 2009 font ressortir un chiffre
d’affaires combiné de 65,1 milliards de dollars US, pour une production de 73,2
millions de tonnes d’acier brut, soit environ 8 pour cent de la production
mondiale d’acier.

Les actions d`ArcelorMittal sont cotées aux marchés de New York (MT), Amsterdam
(MT), Paris (MT), Bruxelles (MT), Luxembourg (MT) et aux bourses espagnoles de
Barcelone, Bilbao, Madrid et Valence (MTS).

Pour plus d’informations rendez-vous sur www.arcelormittal.com.

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Amériques, +1 312 899 3569
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Irregular medication use increases seniors’ chances of falling

May 20, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, May 20 (ANI): A new study says that older adults increase their chances of falling by not taking their medications as directed.

This new finding comes from a recent study of Boston-area residents over age 70, which found that those who sometimes neglected their medications experienced a 50 percent increased rate of falls compared with those who did not.

“Falls can now be added to the growing list of poor health outcomes associated with non-adherence to medication,” said lead author Sarah D. Berry, a research scientist with the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston.

“Because non-adherence is common and easy to screen for, health care providers should discuss this subject with their patients,” she added.

Berry and her co-authors are the first investigators to study the association between falls and medication adherence. The team used data gathered from subjects in the Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly of Boston (MOBILIZE Boston) Study, a community-based cohort of seniors recruited for the purpose of studying novel risk factors for falls.

They examined responses from a total of 246 men and 408 women with an average age of 78. Between 2005 and 2008, 376 individuals in this group reported a total of 1,052 falls.

A participant was characterized as having low medication adherence if he or she answered yes to any of the following questions: Do you ever forget to take your medications? Are you careless at times about taking your medications? When you feel better do you sometimes stop taking your medications? Sometimes if you feel worse when taking your medication, do you stop taking it? High adherence was defined as a “no” answer to every question. In total, 48 percent of the respondents were classified as having low medication adherence.

Those in the low-adherence group experienced falls at an annual rate of 1.5 times that of the high adherence group. This association persisted after adjusting for other variables, including age, sex, cognitive function, and total number of medications.

The study has been published the latest edition of the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences. (ANI)

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Old age falling tied to altered blood flow in brain

May 18, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Altered blood flow in the brain due to high blood pressure and other conditions may lead to falls in elderly people, a new study has shown.

The research has been published in the May 18, 2010, issue of Neurology.

“At age 60, 85 percent of people have a normal walking ability. However, by age 85, only 18 percent of seniors can walk normally,” said study author Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD, with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research and Harvard Medical School in Boston and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

For the study, researchers followed 419 people age 65 or older. Ultrasound tests were used to measure brain blood flow response to carbon dioxide levels, a standard test of blood vessel function in the brain. Walking speed was measured by a four-meter walking test. The seniors and their caregivers reported any falls that occurred over two years.

The study found that the 20 percent of people who had the smallest blood flow changes in the brain were at a 70 percent higher risk of falling compared to the 20 percent of people who had the largest blood flow changes in the brain. Those with the slowest rate had an average of nearly 1.5 falls per year, compared to less than one fall per year for those with the highest rate.

“Our findings suggest there could be a new strategy for preventing falls, such as daily exercise and treatments for high blood pressure, since blood pressure affects blood flow in the brain and may cause falls,” said Sorond. (ANI)

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Dietary protein may help prevent hip fractures

May 5, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, May 5 (ANI): Higher levels of dietary protein may protect seniors from hip fractures, a new study claims.

The new study was conducted by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

The study, which examined the daily protein intake of 946 seniors from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study, found that individuals who were in the lowest 25 percent of dietary protein intake had approximately 50 percent more hip fractures than those who consumed greater amounts of dietary protein (all within normal intakes). Those who suffered hip fractures consumed less than the 46 grams of dietary protein per day recommended for adults.

“Study participants who consumed higher amounts of protein in their diet were significantly less likely to suffer a hip fracture,” says senior study author Marian T. Hannan, D.Sc., M.P.H., co-director of the Musculoskeletal Research Program at the Institute for Aging Research.

The study will be published this week in the online-first edition of Osteoporosis International. (ANI)

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Proper intake of vitamin D improves quality of life for seniors

April 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, April 26 (ANI): A new study suggests that proper intake of vitamin D (the ‘sunshine’ vitamin) is related to better physical function in seniors.

Dr. Denise Houston from the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University and her colleagues studied the relationship between vitamin D status and physical function in a group of relatively healthy seniors living in Memphis, TN and Pittsburgh, PA.

This study was part of the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study initially designed to assess the associations among body composition, long-term health conditions, and mobility in older adults.

For Houston”s segment of the investigation, she studied 2788 seniors for 4 years. At the beginning of the study, they assessed vitamin D status by analyzing each person”s blood for 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a precursor for activated vitamin D.

At baseline and then 2 and 4 years later, the research team then determined whether circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D was related to the participants” physical function.

Specifically, they looked at how quickly each participant could walk a short distance (6 meters) and rise from a chair five times as well as maintain his or her balance in progressively more challenging positions.

Each participant was also put through a battery of tests assessing endurance and strength.

The researchers found that participants with the highest levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D had better physical function.

And, although physical function declined over the course of the study, it remained significantly higher among those with the highest vitamin D levels at the beginning of the study compared to those with the lowest vitamin D levels.

The scientists were not surprised to learn that, in general, vitamin D consumption was very low in this group of otherwise healthy seniors.

In fact, more than 90 percent of them consumed less vitamin D than currently recommended, and many were relying on dietary supplements.

The results of the study were presented on April 25 as part of the scientific program of the American Society for Nutrition, composed of the world”s leading nutrition researchers, at the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting in Anaheim. (ANI)

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Pak illegal Gurudwara land transfer ‘whistleblower’ demoted

April 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.22 (ANI): A Pakistani official of joint secretary rank in the Ministry of Minorities had to face the wrath of his seniors for exposing an illegal transfer of Gurudwara land to the Defence Housing Society (DHA) by the Evacuee Trust Board of Pakistan (ETBP).

Munir Ahmed Chaudhry paid the price for blowing the whistle on the ‘dirty’ land transfer deal, when he was transferred from the ministry and demoted to an officer on special duty (OSD) rank by the Establishment Division (ED).

The issue of transfer of 575 kanals of Sikh Gurdwara land to DHA, Lahore was even raised in the Indian Parliament in December last year, with New Delhi asking Islamabad to investigate the issue regarding the illegal transfer of minorities land.

Following India’s concerns, the Minorities Ministry had appointed Chaudhry to head a two member inquiry committee, which later conformed that the land transfer was indeed illegal, dirty and should be reviewed to ‘save Pakistan’s image,’ The News reports.

Meanwhile, Secretary Minorities Ministry, Javed Akhtar, has defended Munir’s sudden transfer, and said it had nothing to do with the land transfer report.

When asked that how Munir was made an OSD on the day the report was published in the daily, Akhtar reiterated that it had nothing to with the findings of the inquiry report, and that his transfer orders were sent days ago.

ED’s Secretary, Ismail Qureshi, has refused to speak over the issue. (ANI)

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Dancing improves seniors’ gait, balance

April 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): Participation in dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait in older adults, researchers have found.

And improved functionality among seniors can decrease their risk of falling and reduce costly injuries.

“Creative interventions such as dance-based therapy have the potential to significantly reduce falls in older persons,” said Jean Krampe, a registered nurse and doctoral student in the Sinclair School of Nursing. “In the studies, we found improved levels of balance, gait and overall functionality among seniors who participated in regular dance-therapy sessions. Nursing and eldercare professionals can help move these programs into practice to reduce the detrimental burden caused by falls.”

To come with the finding, researchers used a dance-therapy program called The Lebed Method (TLM), which includes a combination of low-impact dance steps choreographed to music.

Sessions were led by certified TLM instructors and adjusted to fit the specific needs of the seniors who participated.

The most recent study was conducted with residents at TigerPlace, an independent-living community developed by MU nursing researchers to help seniors age in place. The study included 18 dance sessions offered throughout a two-month period. Participants reported that they enjoyed the sessions and wanted to continue the program.

“We found that many seniors are eager to participate and continue to come back after attending sessions because they really enjoy it,” Krampe said. “Among seniors that stand up and move during sessions, we found that dance therapy can increase their walking speed and balance, which are two major risk factors for falling.” (ANI)

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Mall walkers celebrate decade of keeping fit

April 13, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A group of senior citizens in Frankston, south-east of Melbourne, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of a unique walking club, which now has about 100 members.

The group struts through a local shopping centre four times a week, walking their way to better health, friendship and for some, even love.

It is now ten years since the group of seniors got the support of local health authorities to start doing laps inside the shopping centre.

Ian Margocsy has been walking for several years. He says it is amazing.

“There will be at least 100 walkers here of various ages, 55 to about 90,” he said.

They have chosen the location for its convenience and protection from the elements.

After an early morning warm-up, walkers start their three-lap session before the shops open.

They walk at their own pace around the 900 metre circuit.

Many of them are recovering from surgery or illness.

Rod Mann, 62, had cancer three years ago and is now regarded as the fastest in the group.

“There was a guy here for about 2 weeks and he was ahead of me all the time and I though oh what’s going on here? But he left, so I’m still in front,” he said.

One of the oldest in the club, 89-year-old Julie Cohen, is not far behind.

“It’s good for my health. I’d be in a wheel-chair, possibly, if not. I love the company. And I’ve made lots of friends,” she said.

The regular walking session is good for the heart in more ways than one.

It was in fact a fast-track to love for some walkers, like Steve and Gwen Box who got married two years ago.

They met at church, but got to know each other during long walks past the shops.

“I think I got the best looking one,” said Mr Box.

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Residents demand rezoning consultation

April 10, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A New South Wales south coast community is demanding public consultation over a proposal to rezone rural land for a seniors’ living centre in the Shoalhaven.

The Colys Group has plans to build hundreds of dwellings and a 40 unit tourist hotel in Quirk Street in the Kangaroo Valley.

The valley’s community organisation says the Shoalhaven council will consider rezoning the land at its meeting next week.

President Barbara Woodney says residents are furious because they do not want the facility on the 20 hectare block of land.

“I would hope that we can convince our council that we deserve proper community consultation. Quite clearly there is a demand for retirement lifestyle in the Kangaroo Valley but we believe this is not the site. Let’s talk about where something could properly go,” she said.

Ms Woodney says rezoning the land will essentially be approving the plans.

“The developer has requested the rezoning to facilitate the development. There’s been no community consultation about this,” she said.

“It was previewed at the development committee on Tuesday night with a recommendation to proceed with the rezoning and while the developers had all the opportunities to present his case, the community has had nothing.”

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Swansea seniors in cyberspace

April 1, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Tasmania’s first internet cafe for seniors has opened in Swansea on the east coast.

The May Shaw Health Centre has opened the internet cafe with funding from the Rudd Government’s Broadband for Seniors initiative and donations from the local community.

The centre’s business manager Mike Hannon says getting older people online helps them remain active and productive.

“It gives older people a bridge back to the younger generation because they then have a common interest in the technology that enables them to communicate.”

“We consider it vitally important that we can offer our residents, who generally are well into their 80s, something that takes away the disadvantage of being old and gives them the advantages of [being] anyone and anything they want to be on the internet,” he said.

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Minister says affordable housing is value for money

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Seniors and people with a disability will be offered discounted rent in 26 new homes to be built in Lismore.

The Federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek says rents will be fixed at 20 percent below the market rate.

She says the $5-million project on the corner of Dibbs and Dalziel streets will be developed in conjunction with Baptist Community Services.

The Minister says it will go some way to relieving housing stress in the region.

“This program and other programs like our Nation Building Economic Stimulus Social Housing Program, which will build 116 new homes in Ballina, Casino, Grafton and Lismore will begin to make a difference,” Ms Plibersek said.

“I don’t think there are any overnight solutions to the housing stress, but I hope our contribution will begin to make a difference,” she said.

The Minister says she’s confident homes built under the National Rental Affordibility Scheme represent value for taxpayers’ money.

The Government has been accused of wasting money by paying too much for school renovations under its Building the Education Revolution scheme.

But Ms Plibersek says housing figures for New South Wales tell a different story.

“We anticipated that homes would cost around $300,000 each for a home and land, and in fact in NSW we’re getting much better value than that. We’re seeing homes come in between (a) 250 and 270,000 dollar average, which is pretty good for a home-and-land package when you average out costs right across the state,” she said.

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Uni student 95 not out

March 25, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The world’s oldest university graduate says he hopes his return to study might inspire others to do the same during Seniors Week.

95-year-old Allen Stewart made history in 2006 when he received his law degree.

He’s now enrolled in a Master of Clinical Sciences course at the Southern Cross University.

“As I try to keep a certain amount of physical exercise going to get physical fitness, I think it’s terribly important to have the fitness of mind, or intellectual fitness, and to study and do the assignments, use your computer regularly, I think this all helps to keep your intellectual mind going well,” Mr Stewart said.

Mr Stewart says he was inspired by his own family.

“My daughter at the age of 70 is now studying, doing an under-graduate arts course at the same university that I’m at,” he said.

“Actually she was the catalyst that introduced me to the university and induced me to take up further studies,” Mr Stewart said.

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Research threatens to spark fresh ‘ageism’ controversy at BBC

March 22, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Mar 22(ANI): The BBC is at the centre of another ageism controversy after a research revealed that only one in five of its main channel presenters and acting talent are over 50.

According to the Older Faces audit commissioned by Anchor, England’s largest provider of housing and care for older people, BBC1 trails ITV in giving opportunities to seniors, where ITV1 employs 27 per cent.

BBC1, however, performed better than Channel 4, where only 12 percent of presenters and actors were over 50.

The study also revealed TV’s snub for older women, as it found that only one in five of BBC’s female presenters were over 50, compared to one in four of men.

Anchor chief executive Jane Ashcroft, who is writing to BBC and ITV chiefs to call for changes, said that the problem is perpetuated by the media’s fixation with youth.

“As a culture we dramatically undervalue the contribution older people make to society,” Daily Express quoted Ashcroft, as saying.

“It is scandalous that the over-50s are not represented more fairly on television. Rather than condemning older presenters and actors to the scrap heap, it is time for television executives to embrace the wealth of talent and experience they can offer,” he added.

Meanwhile, commenting over the research, a BBC spokesman said: “We do not believe that a one-week sample study is an accurate reflection of the BBC’s output throughout the year.” (ANI)

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Surrendered Naxals women reveal physical harassment by comrades

March 11, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Keonjhar (Orissa), Mar 10 (ANI): Two female Maoist cadres, who surrendered in Orissa’s Keonjhar District, on Wednesday alleged having suffered mental and physical abuse by their seniors.

On Tuesday, the two Naxalites had given up arms by surrendering before senior Orissa Government officials.

According to police officials, the surrendered Maoists alleged that women cadres were being tortured and they alleged that Maoists also molested women and girls during their raids in villages at night.

The surrendered Naxals were identified as Malini Hosa alias Muni (20) and 17-year-old Bela Munda alias Lili.

Both of them surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashish Kumar Singh.

According to police, both of them were involved in many incidents of violence in the District.

Both the surrendered Naxalites said that they had joined the organization ostensibly on account of the pro-poor image of the Maoists, but they soon got disillusioned after witnessing marked departure from ideology exhibited by the cadres, who openly indulge in extortion and harassment of people.

The Government has expressed the hope that the overwhelming majority in this country will condemn the mindless unlawful activities and violence unleashed by the Maoists. (ANI)

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‘Mind is sharp as a steel trap’ even in old age: Study

August 22, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Aug 22 (ANI): Many studies have suggested that cognitive function declines in old age, but a new study led by a Ryerson University researcher shows that this is not always the case.

In the study, Dr. Lixia Yang of Ryerson University and her co-author, Ralf Krampe of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany, found that seniors were able to retain 50 per cent of concepts they learned almost a year ago.

“This finding was astonishing. We always assumed that seniors would have great difficulty in grasping new concepts and maintaining what they’ve learned. But our research demonstrates this is not always the case,” Yang said.

47 seniors in their 70s and 80s completed a series of tests that measured three areas that normally decline with age: reasoning, processing speed and visual attention.

They then repeated the same tests eight months later in a follow-up study. For example, to test the older adults’ visual attention, one test involved finding ‘target’ letters, like the letter ‘D’ with dots above and below, among other letters with similar patterns as fast as possible.

“This study suggests that seniors’ minds are still sharp, and they can be productive members of the workplace, as long as they receive appropriate training,” Yang said.

The study has been published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. (ANI)

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Grans may help keep kids away from developing negative age stereotypes

August 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): The affectionate bond between kids and their grandmothers is well known. And now, a new study has revealed that frequent visits to nana’s place could keep toddlers away from developing negative old age stereotypes.

A variety of negative stereotypes are attributed to the elderly such as they are considered forgetful, hard-of-hearing, absent-minded and confused.

Lead researcher Sheree Kwong See from University of Alberta has identified that those stereotypes exist in some children at the age two and three, which could adversely affect them when they are older.

“We’ve been able to show really early on that kids, when they’re just starting to talk, have established beliefs about older people,” said Kwong See.

“We’re seeing what we could call ageism by about age three,” she added.

Kwong See and fellow researcher Elena Nicoladis measured the reactions of young children after being quizzed on vocabulary words by either an older or younger adult.

It showed that children who had less exposure to older adults had a stronger language bias against the older person than those who had more exposure to older people.

“If you are interacting with ‘nana’ more frequently, you’ll start to see that she’s a pretty good teacher of words even though she’s old,” said Kwong See.

“When you have little contact dominant negative cultural stereotypes emerge. You think an older person isn’t as alert or in-the-know as a young person and maybe is not as good a teacher,” she added.

However, Kwong See warns that frantic trips to grandmother’s house to curb the bias, is not the sole factor.

“They’re getting negative images of aging from cartoons, from their story books, from watching how other people interact with seniors,” she said.

“But, they’re also starting to pick up some of the positive images as well if they get lots of good interactions,” she added.

The study is published in the journal Educational Gerontology. (ANI)

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Bolton Fair 2009 | 2009 Bolton Fair | Bolton 2009 Fair | Bolton Air | 127th Bolton Fair

August 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Bolton Fair 2009 | 2009 Bolton Fair | Bolton 2009 Fair | Bolton Air | 127th Bolton Fair

The 127th Bolton Fair runs from Aug. 12-16, lot of show and very good entertainment at affordable prices.

Venue: The Fairgrounds at Lancaster, 318 Seven Bridge Road in Lancaster.

Tickets: Adults $10, Seniors $6, Children 7 to 12, $5, Military, $5; children 6 and under free.

Hours of Operation: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 5 to 10 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 13, noon to 10 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 14, noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A

For more information visit:www.boltonfair.org or call 978-365-7206.

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San Mateo County Fair | San Mateo County Fair 2009 | 2009 San Mateo County Fair | San Mateo County 2009 Fair | San Mateo County Fair celebrate its 75th anniversary

August 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

San Mateo County Fair | San Mateo County Fair 2009 | 2009 San Mateo County Fair | San Mateo County 2009 Fair | San Mateo County Fair celebrate its 75th anniversary

The San Mateo County Fair celebrate its 75th anniversary runs from Aug. 14-23 with first fireworks show in several years, lot of very good entertainment at affordable prices and many more variety.

Fair is certain to face challenges this year, it will be the first fair without Bay Meadows, which before closing had traditionally hosted a horse racing meet that corresponded with the fair.

Venue: San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware Ave. in San Mateo.

Tickets: $10 adult ($7.50 presale), $8 juniors/seniors ($6 presale), $30 carnival wristband ($20 presale), $8 parking.

Hours of Operation: Fair opens at noon each day, closes at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and at 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Special days: Kids day (Monday), Senior’s Day (Tuesday), Green Transportation Day (Thursday), Food Bank Day (Aug. 21).

Presale tickets: sanmateocountyfair.com, at Event Center or San Mateo Credit Union branches.
Source: San Mateo County Event Center.

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Army sack lady officer for making false allegations

July 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, July 11(ANI): A military court on Saturday sacked Captain Poonam Kaur on charges of disobedience and levelling false charges of physical and mental harassment on her seniors.

Last year in July, Captain Poonam Kaur of Kalka based Army Services Corps Battalion had accused her commanding officer Colnel R K Sharma, Lieutenant Ajay Chawla and Major Suraj Bhan of physically and mentally harassing her for several months.

Ten charges were levelled against Captain Poonam Kaur and the military court found her guilty of most of the charges.

A court martial will be conducted on her once the Convening Authority, the Western Command Headquarters, confirms the charges.

However, Kaur has the option of appealing against the order in a civilian court.

Earlier, Capt Poonam Kaur had claimed that the harassment was going on ever since her posting to the ASC unit in October 2007, she had also her seniors of keeping her in illegal confinement in her quarters at the military station.

She had also highlighted that her efforts to resolve the problem with the intervention of Army authorities failed, when her mother and younger brother, who were staying with her, were thrown out of the quarters and she was illegally detained there.

Denying the allegations, the Army had said that the charges levelled by Captain Kaur were baseless. (ANI)

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Orange County Fair – Fair Game at the Orange County Fair – Orange County Fair 2009 – Orange County Fairgrounds – Maloof Money Cup – Maloof Money Cup 2009 – AOL Orange County Fairgrounds – AOL – 2009 Orange County Fair – Orange County 2009 Fair – 3D Brain Exhibit with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic – Think Big – Orange County Super Fair

July 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Orange County Fair - Fair Game at the Orange County Fair – Orange County Fair 2009 – Orange County Fairgrounds – Maloof Money Cup – Maloof Money Cup 2009 – AOL Orange County Fairgrounds - AOL – 2009 Orange County Fair – Orange County 2009 Fair – 3D Brain Exhibit with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic – Think Big – Orange County Super Fair

Orange County’s annual fair, Saddlemen, opens from today (July 10 to Aug. 9, will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ) under the theme “Think Big” and with a new name to match: Orange County Super Fair.

Super Pass will be available, allowing daily unlimited visits, Pass costs $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for children five and up.

Organizer offers discounts and free admission on some days keeping in mind the present economic downturn, an effort to make sure attendance doesn’t drop.

Despite tough economic period the world is passing, the fair is thinking big — including a 3D brain exhibit with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic.

For complete information on:

fair hours, prices and directions, call (714) 708-1500 or go to http://ocfair.com/2009/

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