Spain financial plan: Cuts to total 27bn Euros

Spain is cutting 27bn euro from its budget this year as part of one of the toughest austerity drives in its history. The government says it will raise 12.3bn euros this year, aided by an increase in tax for large companies. According to Raj Badiani, an economist at IHS Global Insight I suspect that the government could be forced to implement further austerity measures later this year, with lingering economic downturn set to place additional strains on an already perilous budget deficit reduction plan 

Last month Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy agreed with the European Commission to reduce Spain's deficit from 8.5% to 5.3% of GDP in 2012. Investors - worried about a bailout for Spain or Italy - wanted the fund to increase from its current size of about 500bn Euros to closer to 1 trillion euros. But there was resistance from Germany to an increase of that scale.

Kidney cancers: main increase connected to fatness

According to experts obesity is fuelling a main increase in the number of cases of kidney cancers diagnosed in Britain. The experts state that being overweight increases the danger of this cancer, as well as others counting breast, bowel and womb cancer, because it causes the higher levels of certain hormones to be produced, compared with those seen in healthy people.

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking rates in the UK have fallen over the last 35 years, but plump and obesity levels are rising with nearly 70% of men and almost 60% of women in the UK having a BMI of 25 or more which means they are classed as being overweight. Obesity increases kidney cancer risk by about 70%, compared with smoking which increases it by about 50%.

Dead stars: to lead spaceship

Spacecraft could one day navigate throughout the space using a exacting type of dead star as a type of GPS.According to Prof Werner Becker from the Max-Planck Institute for outer space Physics in Garching the standard is so simple that it will definitely have applications. These pulsars are everywhere in the Universe and their flashing is so unsurprising that it makes such an approach really as simple.

The future technique is much related to that working in the popular Global Positioning System, which broadcasts timing signals to the user from a constellation of satellites in orbit. Still for a probe at the reasonably short division of Mars, the positioning doubt can be about 10km. It is also a technique that is far from precise, and the errors increase the further away the probe moves.

Three US praise firms warn of safety break

Visa, MasterCard and Discover have warned that credit card holders personal information could be at risk after a security breach. None of the three companies, which are the three of the largest credit card processors, would confirm how many customers were affected. Visa echoed MasterCard’s statement, emphasizing that its customers are not responsible for fraudulent purchases.

Security blog KrebsOnSecurity, which first reported the story, said industry sources supposed more than 10 million cards, may have been compromised. Visa and Mastercard, also used for debit cards of major US banks, said they had notified banks of the breach. According to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York City. 

North Korea ready for satellite launch

A new satellite imagery appears to show preparations beginning for a long-range rocket launch in North Korea despite international objections.

The image from a privately operated satellite was taken on Wednesday at the Tongchang-ri site, where North Korea says it plans to launch the related stories

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"The image shows not only that the launch is going ahead but the preparations seem to be on schedule for the planned launch dates," said Joel Wit, visiting fellow at the institute and editor of 38 North, its website on North Korea.

North Korea says the launch is to fire an observation satellite into orbit and mark the centennial of the birth of the nation's founder, Kim Il-sung. The US says it is a cover to test long-range missile technology and violates UN resolutions.

Barack Obama appealed to North Korean leaders to abandon the rocket plan but was rebuffed by the North.

If the launch does go ahead it will terminate a 29 February accord between the longtime adversaries, under which the North agreed to nuclear concessions and a moratorium on long-range missile and nuclear tests in exchange for food aid.

The US says the plans to provide the food to the impoverished communist nation are already on hold.

Harry Potter fans get ready for studio experience

Fans of Harry Potter will have an opportunity to see sets from the film contract when a studio tour opens to the public on Saturday. It has often been said about films and the Potter movies in particular, that the set designs are so intricate they feature details that will never be seen on screen. At £83 for a family of four, it isn't cheap.

So far reactions have been generally positive, although like many such attractions, people have to leave through a gift shop. And the challenge for Warner Bros is to ensure that it's seen as a worthwhile addition to the Potter brand beyond the books and films. According to Josh Berger, managing director of Warner Bros UK Like everything, there's the high end that is incredibly good quality. And it's expensive to make, and it's expensive to sell.

The UK biobank opens its door to Researchers

The UK Biobank, the most comprehensive health study in the UK, is opening its doors to researchers. The biobank began recruiting participants three years ago, and was open to people aged 40 to 69. The hope is that the UK Biobank will allow scientists to investigate why some people develop meticulous diseases in middle age while others do not, with the hope of developing new treatments and prevention strategies.

According to Professor Sir Rory Collins, principal investigator at the biobank this is without doubt an extremely exciting day for medicinal research, not just in the UK but around the world. It has enormous potential for future generations and will help us understand how our children and our children's children can live longer, better lives. The biobank is funded by the Welcome Trust, Medical Research Council, Department of Health, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the British Heart Foundation.

Pesticides hit queen bee numbers

Research suggests that some of the world's most commonly used pesticides are killing bees by damaging their ability to navigate and reducing numbers of queens. Many causes have been suggested, including diseases, parasites, reduction in the range of flowers growing wild in the countryside, pesticides, or a combination of them all. The French research group investigated the impact of a different neonicotinoid, thiamethoxam, on the number of bees able to make it back to the colony after release.

 

 

 

Scientific groups in the UK and France studied the effects of neonicotinoids, which are used in more than 100 nations on farm crops and in gardens. Often the chemical is applied to seeds before planting. As the plant grows, the pesticide is contained in every part of it, deterring insect pests such as aphids. According to Dr Goulson, the use of these pesticides is so extensive that most bee colonies in areas of arable farming are likely to be exposed to them, so there is possible for them to be playing a significant role in suppression of bee populations on a pretty staggering scale.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos: Apollo 11 Moon engines

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted the Apollo 11 Moon mission into space. In 1969, Apollo 11 carried astronauts on the first Moon landing task. They burned for just a few minutes before separating from the second stage module and falling to Earth somewhere in the Atlantic.

Other elements of the Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 authority module are on display in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. The F-1 engines were used on the giant Saturn V rocket that carried the Apollo landing module out of the Earth's atmosphere and towards the Moon.

Kate Winslet and James Cameron at 3D premiere

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet and director James Cameron have been in London for the red carpet opening of a novel, 3D version of Titanic. According to Director James Cameron the new version of Titanic would allow fans to revisit the box-office blockbuster. Titanic, which took two years to film, saw Winslet play upper class socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater reverse DiCaprio's third class passenger Jack Dawson.

Winslet won the greatest actress Oscar for The Reader in 2009, as Titanic selected 11 Oscars at the 1998 Academy Awards. Until the release of Avatar in 2009 - also directed by Cameron Titanic was the most successful movie ever, with global takings of $1.843bn. The director added he had been plucked off my expedition ship for the premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, subsequent his new deep sea descent off the soothing island of Guam.

Pope Benedict XVI meets with Cuban leader Raul Castro

The president and the pontiff held a private meeting for about an hour at the Council of State and Ministers, afte the Pope arrived in Havana and paid homage to the country's patron saint.

On Monday, there was a minor incident where a man was restrained and led away by security agents as the Pope celebrated a public Mass in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. 

He will give a second open-air Mass today in Havana's vast Revolution Square before heading back to Rome. 

Cuba is marking the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Virgin figure, which was found floating in a bay in 1612 by three fishermen and is an important symbol for both the Roman Catholic Church and Santeria, the Afro-Cuban religion that is a legacy of Cuba's slavery era.

Apple provides iPad refunds in Australia above 4G

US technology firm Apple has offered to repayment Australian clients who felt misled concerning the 4G capabilities of the new iPad. The Apple iPad's third version went on auction preceding this month, with Australia the first country where it was accessible. The country's customer watchdog has taken Apple to court for false advertising since the tablet computer does not work on Australia's 4G system.

Shoppers lined up by the hundreds at Apple stores on opening day and the company said it had been its strongest iPad launch to date. According to the ACCC it was looking for an injunction on sales as well as a financial penalty against Apple, counteractive advertising and refunds to customers. Apple had never claimed the device would work fully on the current 4G network operated by Telstra.

US sees huge business potential in emerging Indian cities

New Delhi: The US Tuesday said it has asked its companies to explore business and partnership opportunities in emerging Indian cities, which hold huge economic potential.

US Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who is in the country on a five-day official visit, said in the next 20 years, 68 cities in India would have population of over 1 million people each.

"Total yearly income of urban households in India is expected to reach USD 4 trillion in 2030. So, India's emerging regions and cities are now at the top of the list of our Growth in Emerging Metropolitan Sectors (GEMS) initiative," Bryson said here at an IACC function.

GEMS has been launched by the US to look around the cities in the world that have huge potential for growth and business.

"We are strongly encouraging businesses across the US to consider the full spectrum of opportunities and partnerships through out India and not just in four metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai)," he said.

Bryson, who will visit Jaipur tomorrow, said that close working of businesses and governments of both the countries can help support India's path towards inclusive growth.

"I will continue to spread the word that India's success and India's future are not solely defined by Delhi or Mumbai alone, just like America's success and America's future are not defined by New York, Washington," he said.

Obama voices concern over safety of Pak's nuclear arsenal

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday voiced concern over safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, saying the world cannot allow non-state actors and terrorists to get their hands on the nuclear weapons and end up destroying cities.

"We can't afford to have non-state actors and terrorists to get their hands on nuclear weapons that would end up destroying our cities or harming our citizens," Obama told reporters alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani before the two leaders held private talks on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit here.

The West is concerned over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear weapons as it remains vulnerable because the atomic facilities are located in areas where "Taliban and al-Qaeda are more than capable of launching terrorist attacks."

In their first meeting since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert US raid on Pakistani soil last May, the two leaders tried to rescue a troubled anti-terror alliance which has been full of mistrust and recriminations in recent times.

The bilateral ties plunged to an all time low in November when a cross-border NATO air raid killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, prompting Islamabad to curtail ties with the US and launch a parliamentary debate on new terms of engagement with Washington.

"There have been times - I think we should be frank - in the last several months where those relations have experienced strains," Obama told reporters.

Obama said it was important for the both countries to have candid and open talks.

Obama said he expects Pakistan's review of bilateral ties will result in a "balanced approach that respects Pakistan's sovereignty but also respects our concerns with respect to our national security and our needs to battle terrorists who have targeted us in the past."

During the debate on new terms of engagement with the US, angry Pakistani lawmakers have demanded an American apology and taxes on NATO convoys into Afghanistan.

"We want to work together with you," Gilani told Obama, in an effort to rebuild the strained Pak-US ties.

The two leaders also expressed a desire to stabilise and secure the situation in the war-torn Afghanistan.

"I also wanted to express to the Prime Minister my appreciation for his recognition that it's in both of our interests, and indeed in all of our interests, to see an Afghan-led reconciliation process that needs to take place," Obama said.

On his part, Gilani said, "Pakistan wants stability in Afghanistan. If there is stability in Afghanistan, there is stability in Pakistan. And we both, Afghanistan and Pakistan, want to work together with you for peace, prosperity and progress across the world."

"We are committed to fight against extremism and terrorism. It is in the interest of Pakistan, for a stable, peaceful, prosperous, independent and sovereign Pakistan," he said.

Obama names surprise World Bank candidate Jim Yong Kim

President Obama has nominated Korean-born US academic Jim Yong Kim to be the next president of the World Bank. Dr Kim is a leading figure in global health. As well as his work at the WHO, he co-founded the health organization Partners in Health in 1987.The World Bank confirmed that there are three candidates with the other two coming from Nigeria and Colombia.

 

 

 

Paul Farmer, a friend of Dr Kim's and the chair of the Department of Global Health at Harvard University, praised the nomination. With the US holding the most votes at the World Bank, which has 187 members, the vote on the next president should be a formality. A US citizen has led the Bank since it was founded in 1944, but developing nations say it is time for change.

James Cameron gets prepared to jump to the Mariana Trench

Hollywood director James Cameron can be close to making a dive to the deepest place on Earth. Mr. Cameron and his team have put sail to arrive at the ditch and are now waiting for an obvious stretch of weather to begin the dive. The team is doing everything they can to create the associate as secure as they possibly can except the climate is out of their control.

Australian engineer Ron Allum, who co-designed the sub with Mr. Cameron, is a specialist at creating rigs that join hi-tech cameras to submersibles. Still the life-support scheme has a dramatic linkage: its project manager John Garvin spent years playing the lead in the hit melodic Buddy.  Mr. Cameron and his team have spent the last few days in Guam, docked at the port, re-supplying the ship that has been their home for the last few months.

Electroconvulsive therapy: turns down overactive association

According to the Aberdeen researcher’s Electroconvulsive therapy for the cruelly miserable works by turning down an overactive association among areas of the intellect. The University of Aberdeen team hopes the conclusion can assist treatment. In the opinion of researcher’s for the first time we can point to something that ECT does in the intelligence that makes sense in the framework of what we think is wrong in people who are depressed.

 

The theory has suggested a hyper connection among the areas of the brain involved in emotional processing and mood modify and the parts of the brain involved in thoughts and concentrating. The researchers now hope to prolong monitoring the patients to see if the depression and hyper connectivity proceeds.

Mice study: Obesity gene's function exposed

Researchers believe they have recognized why a mutation in a particular gene can lead to fatness. In studies on mice which had been genetically modified to have the mutation, the mice consumed up to 80% more food than normal. According to Prof Baoji Xu If there is a difficulty with the BDNF gene, neurons can't talk to each other, and the leptin and insulin signals are unsuccessful, and appetite is not customized.

Many genes have been connected to obesity, one of them brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene has been shown to take part in a role in putting on heaviness in animal and some individual studies. The Georgetown University Medical Center researchers expect their conclusion could guide to novel ways to control heaviness.

21 Jump Street come tops US box office

A big screen version of 1980s TV shows 21 Jump Street has come top of the North American box office chart in its first weekend of release. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools, colleges, and further teenage venues.

 

The series provided a flash to Johnny Depp's nascent acting career, garnering him national acknowledgment as a teen idol. But the movie version has turned the story of undercover police tackling youth crime into an action comedy. According to Rory Bruer, head of distribution for film studio Sony the remake, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, had been adapted to appeal to young cinemagoers.

Yuvraj Singh discharged from hospital

NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was on Sunday discharged from hospital after completing the third and final cycle of chemotherapy to recover from a rare germ cell cancer in Boston, USA.

"3rd chemo cycles over, back from hospital n I am free. Road to recovery starts now. Can't wait to be back home," Yuvraj tweeted.

"Thank you 4 all ur love n wishes from the bottom of my heart I'm sure they have worked well with the doctors therapy," he said.

Yuvraj, who has been in Boston since last month, is expected to be back on the field in the first week of May, according to his doctor. The 30-year-old has gone bald during the treatment.

 

Meanwhile, Yuvraj also paid tribute to his veteran teammate Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of international hundreds.

"Overwhelmed and full of emotions Tendulkar take a bow What he has achieved is immeasurable and what he has done is unachievable@sachin_rt," he tweeted.

"He truly is the MASTER of his generation." Yuvraj has not played competitive cricket since taking part in two of three home Tests against the West Indies in November.

He has so far scored 8,051 runs in 274 one-dayers and 1,775 runs in 37 Tests since making his international debut in 2000.

He was named Player of the Tournament in the World Cup for scoring 362 runs and grabbing 15 wickets in nine matches. During the treatment, Yuvraj had been paid a visit by legendary former Indian spinner Anil Kumble.

Sachin Tendulkar: scores 100th international century for India

The good player of India’ Sachin Tendulkar has become the first player to score 100 international centuries through compiling a ton in a one-day defeat against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The hundred was Tendulkar's foremost next to Bangladesh in one-day cricket and another 14 runs earlier than edging a Mashrafe Mortaza delivery to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim. 

 

England Test captain Andrew Strauss was amongst a host of players to offer their congratulations   to Tendulkar. The right-hander, who holds the evidence for scoring the most Test and one-day runs, has also scored 51 Test tons. According to Narayanaswami Srinivasan, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ,Ever as he made his international entrance in November 1989, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has strode cricketing arenas the world over, like a colossus.

China reports large deal shortage

China posted its main trade shortage in at least a decade in February after imports of supplies jumped as companies built up supplies. Price development has been one of the major troubles in front of China over the past few years, not least because it imports most of the oil and merchandise it consumes.

While China is looking to stoke domestic demand and give its economy better balance, it still relies heavily on top of its export and manufacturing division. There have been concerns that the debit disaster in the euro region and the high rate of unemployment in the US may hurt customer sentiment and dimple demand for Chinese goods. However, analysts said while those fears still exist, there were signs that equipments were improving.

Red meat: increases death Rate, heart risk and tumor

According to a study by researchers at Harvard Medical School, A diet high in red meat can shorten life expectation. Substituting red meat with fish, chicken or nuts lowered the risks. The researchers analyzed facts as of 37,698 men among 1986 and 2008 and 83,644 women between 1980 and 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

This association was observed for unrefined and processed red meat with a comparatively greater risk for processed red meat. According to the study we found that an advanced intake of red meat was linked with a considerably elevated peril of total, cardiovascular disease, and cancer humanity.

2012 fundraising: Congressional races get more attention from GOP

Republican fundraisers and strategists alarmed at the course of the 2012 presidential campaign are increasingly focusing their attention on congressional races, as the party’s chances of unseating President Barack Obama appear to grow more remote.

Thanks to a long, damaging nomination fight and shifts in the Senate landscape, top Republican donors are becoming more concerned about their ability to hold seats in the House and recapture the majority in the upper chamber.

Gone is the triumphalist thinking of a year ago, which imagined the GOP extending its 2010 wave and easily installing a Republican president. Even among Republicans who believe that remains possible, few think it is likely — or easy to achieve. Conservative commentator George Will gave voice to these concerns in his Sunday column when he urged his party to retrench and shore up congressional candidates.

Leading Republicans are now pondering how best to head off a successful Obama reelection campaign that keeps the Senate in Democratic hands and allows the president’s party to gain ground in the House.

Sun-dried tomatoes: connected to hepatitis A outburst

UK health experts believe sun-dried tomatoes could be the cause of a recent outbreak of hepatitis A. Four of the patients in this latest outbreak in England said they had consumed sun-dried tomatoes. Hepatitis A virus is carried by human faeces and can be passed on through contact with food or water. Severe cases can lead to liver failure.

According to a spokeswoman for the Food Standards Agency Sun-dried tomatoes are being investigated as one promising source of the hepatitis A cases reported last year. However, no food source has been decisively recognized so far and no other pertinent cases have been reported in the UK as November 2011. The study by FSA and HPA is continuing.

US filed: Mega upload founder extradition papers

A strict request for the exile of Mega upload’s creator has been filed in New Zealand by the US government. Mr. Dotcom - a German national - was released on bail 12 days ago despite protests by the US that he posed an extreme flight risk. The men are accused of helping make it possible for users to illegally download copyrighted material through their file-sharing site.

Prosecutors had had 45 days to create the application following Kim Dotcom's arrest in January. The papers also call for the extradition of three additional senior members of Mega upload’s staff. On the other hand, a judge ruled so as to an electronic monitoring armlet that he has to wear and the fact that his assets had been held had reduced that risk

Star Wars artist Ralph Macquarie said goodbye to the world

Ralph Macquarie, the artist who helped George Lucas bring Stars Wars to the big screen, has died aged 82. Born in Gary, Indiana, Macquarie began his career as a technical illustrator for aero plane maker Boeing and designing film posters. He was hired by Lucas to design a number of of the characters and scenes for his space opera Star Wars In 1975.

His rewards included an uncredited role in the sequel The Empire Strikes Back, as General Pharl Macquarie, and his own action figure. Macquarie also designed the alien spaceships in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T.According to Lucas His genial contribution, in the form of unequalled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Child behavior: relation to snoring

According to a study, Children who snore, or who have extra night-time breathing circumstances, are at risk from behavioral troubles. In adults, the result can be severe day-time weariness, and some studies have implied that behavioral troubles such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder might be connected to the situation in children.

One guesstimate suggests one in 10 children frequently snores and 2% to 4% undergo from sleep apnoea, which means the gulp of air is thwarted and interrupted during sleep. According to Marianne Davey, from the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Society, sleep problems in the young were an under-recognized reason for poor behavior.

Smear tests: increase the possibility to heal

A Swedish study looked at all women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Sweden amid 1999 and 2001 suggest that Women diagnosed with cervical cancer as a result of a smear test have a far better chance of being cured than women who do not go for tests. Although for women with symptoms that were late for showing, this cure rate decreased to 60%.

Three quarters of the 373 women who died as of cervical tumor in the Swedish learn had not had a cervical spread in the recommended timeframe. According to Dr Bengt Andrae, study author and senior consultant gynecologist at Uppsala University, screening together reduced the risk of cervical cancer and was connected with improved likelihood of cure.

Frank Carson's funeral in Belfast

Thousands of citizens are anticipated to line the streets of Belfast afterward for the funeral of comedian Frank Carson, who was born in the town. He was a usual on both Irish and British TV throughout his career. He grew up in the small Italy region of the city and worked as a plasterer and electrician, and then joined the Parachute division.

For the duration of the funeral, the comedian will also be remembered for his charity work, which earned him an honorary label from Pope John Paul II. His funeral mass will be led by retired Bishop of Derry, Bishop Edward Daly, previous to his sarcophagus is taken from the Catholic church to the close by Protestant St Anne's Cathedral.

Hackers: complete practical control on NASA computers

According to the agency's inspector general hackers gained full functional control of key NASA computers in 2011. Mr. Martin outlined how the society suffered 5,408 processor safety incidents between 2010 and 2011. NASA said it was working to apply the security improvements Mr. Martin recommended in his statement.

In one event an unencrypted notebook computer was mislaid containing details of the algorithms the arithmetical models used to manage the worldwide Space Station. In the file, he outlined how investigators supposed the attack had concerned Chinese-based internet protocol [IP] addresses.

Scandinavian trees :survived last frost period

A number of Scandinavian trees survived the previous Ice Age, demanding an extensively detained idea that they were killed off by the enormous ice piece that covered the area. According to the research, several conifers survived on peak peaks that protruded from the massive ice piece, on islands and in coastal areas.

Present groups of spruce and sulk that survived the cruel climate in tiny ice-free pockets, or in refuges, as we call them, for tens of thousands of years, and then were able to spread one time the ice retreated. These areas must have provided sites for roots to anchor and trees to grow in the challenging weather.

Two leaders sign economic treaty: EU meeting

All other than two of the EU's 27 leaders have signed a new treaty to enforce budget regulation within the community. Critics argue that the pact is mainly a political gesture aimed at reassuring taxpayers in Germany, the euro zone’s dominant economy, where there is unwillingness to pay for further euro zone bailouts. German Chancellor Angela Merkel described it’s as a great leap, a first step towards stability and biased union.

 

 

 

 

 The economic compact will at the present go before national parliaments and, in the case of the Irish Republic, a referendum. The restoration of confidence in the future of the euro zone will lead to economic growth and jobs. This is our ultimate objective. These new powers may face an early test as both Spain and the Netherlands have admitted they will fail to spot targets for reducing their deficits.

Babyhood health risk connected to premature birth

Research suggests that babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy. Previous work has focused on babies born very prematurely, before 32 weeks. According to doctors their work challenged extensively held views that offspring born after 37 weeks had similar long-term outcomes to those born at full term.

 The study was carried out by the universities of Leicester, Liverpool, Oxford and Warwick and the National Perinatal Epidemiology division. The authors of the study were at pains to stress those parents should not be anxious about what was a modest chance of extra illness. According to Andy Cole, chief executive of the special care baby charity Bliss, This study highlights the need for the very best care to be given to all babies born preterm no matter at what gestation, and not just those admitted to intensive care.

US researchers: waste water generator can make Power

An amazing prototype device which can generate electricity from waste water produced by US researchers. Using a method called reverse electro dialysis (RED), fresh water and salt water are placed in alternating chambers separated by membranes, and an electrochemical charge is created. The ammonium bicarbonate solution would be constantly recycled, using waste heat from local industry.

 The Penn State team says RED technology is problematic because of the large number of membranes required, and because power plant life have to be situated by the sea. The major application right now is in waste water treatment where you could effectively treat the water, but also gain some additional power from waste heat.

Twisted waves: enhance capability of Wi-Fi and TV

An outstanding display of a means to boost the information-carrying capability of radio waves has taken place across the lagoon in Venice, Italy. The key lies in the distinction between the orbital and spin angular momentum of electromagnetic waves. According to Prof Thide It's exactly the same place that Galileo first demonstrated his telescope to the authorities in Venice, 400 years ago.

 An ideal analogy is the Earth-Sun scheme. The Earth spins on its axis, manifesting spin angular momentum at the same time orbits the Sun, manifesting orbital angular momentum. In the simplest case, putting a twist on the waves is as easy as putting a twist into the dish that sends the signal. The team split one side of a typical satellite-type dish and separated the two resulting ends.

Public to excavate deep: Flag fen archaeology idea

Famous Bronze Age archaeological site Flag Fen in Cambridge shire will host a first-of-its-kind dig that makes the public essential to the development. Lisa Westcott Wilkins, managing director of Dig ventures, the firm behind the new project the only place in Europe where you can see this kind of archaeology exposed.

 Mrs.Wilkins explained that Most of the archaeology outside of universities happens in advance of infrastructure or building, so when the market for that slows down, we don't get to dig very much. The team at Dig ventures chose ensign Fen as its flagship site to try a new kind of archaeology, next to a hard global economic climate.

Sleep quality improves through age

According to US researchers the belief that older people tend to suffer worse sleep may be false - in fact the reverse may be true. They were also asked about their race, income, education, mood and general health. While being depressed or having health problems was linked to poor sleep quality, once the researchers had adjusted the results to compensate for this, a distinct pattern emerged.

The research, conducted by the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania, instead focused on asking large numbers of randomly selected people about their sleep. The only exception to this trend was middle age, where sleep quality was poorer. According to Dr Michael Grandner Even if sleep among older Americans is actually worse than in younger adult’s feelings about it still improve with age.

The Monkees lead Davy Jones tributes

After the British singer died aged 66 in Florida Davy Jones' Monkees bandmates have led the tributes to their long-time friend and fellow-adventurer. The Monkees, frequently described as the first manufactured pop band, were brought together for a US TV series in 1966 and were marketed as the American answer to The Beatles.

According to Tork, It is with great sadness that I reflect on the unexpected transitory of my long-time friend with fellow-adventurer, David Jones. Three of the band's original members - Jones, Dolenz and Tork - reunited together last year to play a series of gigs. The Monkees TV show originally ran from September 1966 to March 1968.

Two species: Triceratops and Torosaurus dinosaurs

A study has discarded claims that Triceratops and the lesser known Torosaurus are one and the similar type of dinosaur. Nicholas Longrich and Daniel Field, of Yale University, looked at 35 specimens ascribed to both species and concluded they represented two distinct creatures. Where the researchers say they could not find conclusive evidence for two species was the geographical distribution of the fossil evidence. 

 

 

The study shows how the skulls of this group of dinosaurs probably grew, and appear to falsify the suggestion that Torosaurus is an adult Triceratops. According to Mr. Scannella in his 2011 paper what he views as an intermediary Triceratops held by the Smithsonian in Washington. The decision of Dr Longrich is that if these were the same animal, they would also wait for to find transitional specimens in which the skull is morphing between the two skull types.

World Boxing Council: Dereck Chisora given imprecise ban

World Boxing Council has been suspended Dereck Chisora indefinitely for his behavior before and after his fight with Vitali Klitschko. The Londoner, ranked 14th in the WBC's tough division, will also be taken out of the organization’s rankings. Dereck Chisora is not going to tarnish the sport for those born in the humblest beds, who become sports heroes of the world to live a life of dignity and pride.

 According to Jose Suleiman, president of the WBC said the authority would also look to impose a serious fine on the Zimbabwe-born fighter. Underdog Chisora earned plenty of plaudits despite his points defeat by heavy favorite Klitschko in Munich on 18 February. But all the post-fight headlines were overshadowed by the brawl between Chisora and former WBA champion Haye, who lost to Wladimir Klitschko in July.

Life's Too small up for Rose d'Or award

Ricky Gervais humor Life's Too Short is up beside Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner for the best sitcom prize at this year's Rose d'Or TV awards. Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror satire The National Anthem competes with Belgium's What If? And Israel's The Saddest Sketch Show in the World for the comedy award.

 Martina Cole's The Runaway, which was transmit on Sky One, is up for best series, along with Pan Am and ITV1's The Jury. British shows report for 16 of the 36 shows shortlisted this year. In the lifestyle type, ITV1's May the Best House Win and the Great British Bake Off go head to head.