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Nepal EC asks parties to register themselves by Jan 14
The EC has also asked the government to give them at least 90 days for the preparation works.
Various armed groups and regional parties have intensified their agitation in the Terai demanding autonomy as well as more rights and representation.
The seven political parties have chalked out programme to jointly hold public meetings in seven major cities across the country beginning from Kathmandu on January 14 to gear up for the crucial election that would decide the future of the country. .
The Struggle to Contain Ourselves
The association's latest HomeTrend Influentials study ranks home organization and home storage among the hottest housewares product categories through 2010. A University of California, Los Angeles, study published last year found what the authors called "a storage crisis" -- despite the fact that contemporary Americans control the largest amount of private housing space per person in the history of urban civilization. Of the 32 families in the study, 75% had put so much in their garages, they could not fit even one car into the space. From construction materials to excess furniture and toys, storage of material goods has become an overwhelming burden for most middle-class families, UCLA anthropology professor Jeanne Arnold says. .
The Computers
It found major spyware including directdialer, coolwwwsearch, wildtangent and many more of dubious intent. How did they get on the hard drive and what can I do to totally clean my PC? A. If everyone ran an anti-spyware program like the free Spybot (www.spybot.info) or the paid PC Tools Spyware Doctor, they would all be much safer though still not 100 per cent safe. These malware programs get on to your system either by posing as "valuable" software (world time, smiley faces, download accelerators, etc) or they can be loaded by visiting some websites. Many of the websites on social networking sites such as Facebook or YouTube have drive-by viruses embedded in users' web pages. To prevent this, you can buy an internet security suite – preferably AVG 7.5 (my personal preference), Norton 360 or Trend.
Tokyo taxis no longer a haven for smokers
Some Tokyo smokers said they opposed the latest move. "As a matter of free competition, I think there should be taxis where it's OK to smoke," said Masayuki Oda, a 41-year-old insurance company employee. "Sometimes I used to catch a cab just to have a cigarette," added the pack-a-day smoker. Others, though, were resigned. Continued... .
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