Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia, Gulf States today

The Shawaal moon was sighted in many Middle East countries on Monday and Eid-ul-Fitr is being observed in Saudi Arabia, UAE and many other Muslim countries today.

People across Saudi Arabia celebrated sighting of moon with fireworks. Eid-ul-Fitr is also being observed today in Egypt and Qatar.

Winter solstice and lunar eclipse over Europe, US, Africa

Europian Countries News: The start of winter is also coming with this year’s only total lunar eclipse, which will be visible across all of North America, Greenland, and parts of Europe.

It will be the first total lunar eclipse in three years.This year, the moon should have a orangish-red color to it, because it is coincides with the winter solstice.

The Moon is normally illuminated by the Sun. During a total lunar eclipse, the full Moon passes through the shadow created by the Earth blocking the Sun’s light. Some indirect sunlight will still manage to pierce through and give the Moon a ghostly colour.The west coast of America witnessed the eclipse on Monday night; observers in North and Central America will be able to view the whole event.
Western Europe will only see the start of the spectacle while western Asia will catch the tail end.The totality phase – when the moon is entirely inside Earth’s shadow – will last a little over an hour.

Zilhaj moon sighted in Saudi Arabia; Haj on Nov 15

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Zilhaj moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening and today (Sunday) would be the first day of the holy month in the Kingdom.

The Haj will begin on November 14.

After official astronomers confirmed the moon sighting, that decides the start of the month of Zilhaj, the Supreme Court declared today (Sunday) to be the first day of the month, the official SPA news agency reported.

The ruling means the Haj will now start on November 14.

More than 1.5 million Muslims from all over the world have already converged on the holy cities of Mecca and Madina in Saudi Arabia for the Haj, the world’s largest annual gathering. Trend Pk

NASA confirms presence of water on moon

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday confirmed the presence of water ice on the Earth’s moon as well as its water cycle after nearly a year since the discovery of water molecules on the natural satellite.
NASA has convincingly confirmed the presence of water ice and characterized its patchy distribution in permanently shadowed regions of the moon, said chief lunar scientist at NASA. Now new results from the Hollywood-esque moonshot reveal lots of water in a crater where the sun never shines, 41 gallons of ice and vapor. The two missions found evidence that the lunar soil within shadowy craters is rich in useful materials, and that the moon has a water cycle and is chemically active. Scientists discovered that water was present in the form of mostly pure ice crystals in some places. After the twin impacts, grains of mostly pure water ice were in the plume meaning that water ice was somehow delivered to the moon in the past or a chemical process caused ice to accumulate in large quantities. With this knowledge of the moon’s water cycle and processes, future mission planners could better determine locations with easily-accessible water. The existence of mostly pure water ice could mean future human explorers won’t have to retrieve the water out of the soil. In addition, an abundant presence of hydrogen gas, ammonia and methane could be exploited to produce fuel.

Musharraf staging political dramas in foreign theaters: Abbasi

Staff Report

Karachi: Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has said that ex Military ruler Pervez Musharraf is staging political drama in foreign theaters while initiating personal attacks on our leader Nawaz Sharif.

Abbasi, reacting on Pervez Musharraf’s statement on PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, said to SAMAA that an effort to target Nawaz Sharif’s character is equivalent to spit towards the moon.

He added that Pervez Musharraf shall come to the streets and neighborhoods of Pakistan to carry on his political dreams, instead of staging political shows in the foreign halls.

“EX Military ruler sold Pakistanis to US for mere 5-5 thousand dollars each, and even sold out Kashmir to remain in power,” Hanif Abbasi alleged. SAMAA

Priyanka Chopra’s Khatron Ke Khiladi – 3 opens to tremendous response

‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – 3′ hosted this time by Priyanka Chopra has opened to a tremendous response garnering opening TVR ratings of 5.5. This even beats the opening ratings of the last two seasons of the show which was hosted by Akshay Kumar. According to the TAM Week 37 data for the years 2009 and 2010, the launch episode this year saw a 26% jump in ratings over last year, the TVR last year was 4.4. The show also saw an increase in overall reach, from 18.4% last year to 19.2% this year.
Also, this is the highest TVR ratings for a launch episode of a reality show hosted by a Bollywood star since 2008 beating the likes of Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘National Bingo Night’ (TVR-5.5), Akshay Kumar’s ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – 2′ (TVR-4.4), SRK’s ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai’ (TVR-4.6) and ‘Bigg Boss- 3′ hosted by Amitabh Bachchan (TVR-4.6).

Priyanka Chopra is naturally over the moon with the stupendous response to her show. Says the actress, “Wednesday is the new Friday for me, as I get to know how the viewers have responded to my TV show just like the Box-Office opening of my films. I am thrilled with the viewer response to my television debut with ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – 3′ and am sure they will continue to enjoy the khatarnak stunts in the upcoming episodes.”

Gulf countries celebrate Eid al-Fitr

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon are celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday.

In Saudi Arabia, seen as the beacon of Islam, the supreme court ruled that Thursday would be the final day of fasting, before the Eid celebration opens the new month of Shawwal, according to the announcement on the official SPA news agency.

Until Wednesday’s ruling, based on observing the progress of the new moon, it was not clear whether Eid would take place on Thursday or Friday. The holiday depends on the sighting of the moon, and can therefore be observed on different days around the world.

Most of the Gulf countries follow the lead of Saudi Arabia, home to the two holiest cities of Islam Mecca and Medina, to set the day of the Eid feast.

The celebration falling on Friday, the Muslim holy day, is

India launches 5 satellites into orbit

BANGALORE: India successfully launched five satellites into orbit on Monday, three months after the country”s space ambitions suffered a setback when a rocket crashed at lift-off.

The five satellites included an advanced remote sensing satellite called Cartosat-2B, as well as a satellite from Algeria.

Three other smaller experimental devices from India, Canada and Switzerland were also released.

“The rocket deployed the five satellites in the intended polar orbits after a textbook launch from the spaceport under perfect weather conditions,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) director S. Satish told a foreign news agency.

The launch site was at Sriharikota, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Chennai. In April an Indian rocket showcasing domestically-built booster technology crashed soon after lift-off from the same site.

The first Indian-made cryogenic powered rocket, a complex technology mastered by just five countries, fell into the Bay of Bengal due to a component failure.

India aims to launch its first manned space mission in 2016 and wants to grab a larger share of the multi-billion-dollar market for launching commercial satellites.

Last August India”s first unmanned moon mission, launched amid much fanfare in 2008, came to an abrupt end when controllers lost contact with the craft.

But gloom turned to delight in September when data collected from the mission showed water on the moon, boosting India”s credibility.

India began its space programme in 1963 and has developed its own satellites and launch vehicles to cut dependence on other countries.

Sanjay Dutt to become father soon

The happy twosome will soon have another addition which is more than welcome. Sanjay Dutt and Maanyata Dutt are soon going to be proud parents to a baby which is eagerly awaited by the couple.

Maanyata is three months pregnant and Sanju baba is over the moon as he pampers his wife. Earlier Maanyata would accompany Sanju to all his outdoor shoots and even to religious shrines but now on doctor’s advice, wifey Dutt is taking it easy and is being as cautious as possible. Sanjay Dutt already has a daughter, Trishala, from his earlier marriage. She is currently studying criminal law in the US.

Bollywood Hungama congratulates the couple and wishes them all the happiness.

ampyra

Ampyra is the market name of Dalfampridine. Ampyra is pronounced as “am-PEER-ah,” as stated by the maker’s website in the United States by Acorda Therapeutics. Ampyra started to become available in March 2010.

Ampyra that has been approved earlier this year is publicized to aid multiple sclerosis patients walk better. What made Ampyra better is that it doesn’t have to contend directly against the other drugs as it can be applied in combination with other drugs. During the first month on the market of Ampyra, Acoda shipped just $3.4 million worth of the said drug.

Ampyra is a potassium channel blocker approved as a treatment to aid walking in patients with multiple sclerosis. Ampyra was tested having a result of an increase in walking speed. Ampyra is a tablet formulation of dalfampridine (4-aminopyridine, 4-AP), formerly called fampridine. Based from research, dalfampridine was observed to improve impulse conduction in nerve fibers in which the insulating layer, called myelin, has been damaged. Ampyra was released in the United States by Acorda Therapeutics, and by Biogen Idec in markets outside the U.S. in compliance to a licensing agreement with Acorda.AMPYRA is a potassium channel blocker approved as a treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was demonstrated by an increase in walking speed. AMPYRA, which was previously referred to as Fampridine-SR, is an extended release tablet formulation of dalfampridine (4-aminopyridine, 4-AP), which was previously called fampridine. In laboratory studies, dalfampridine has been found to improve impulse conduction in nerve fibers in which the insulating layer, called myelin, has been damaged. AMPYRA is being developed and commercialized in the United States by Acorda Therapeutics, and by Biogen Idec in markets outside the U.S. based on a licensing agreement with Acorda. AMPYRA is manufactured globally by Elan based on a supply agreement with Acorda.

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