There are positive links between access to technology and feelings of well-being, a study claims.
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, analysed the results of a survey of 35,000 people around the world.
It found that women in developing countries, and people of both sexes with low incomes or poor education, were most influenced emotionally by their access to technology.
Smoking in pregnancy & sleep problems in children
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Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with sleep problems from birth all the way through age 12 years.
Past studies have linked substance abuse during pregnancy to physical and behavioural problems in children. To examine the association between sleep problems and prenatal exposure to cocaine, alcohol, opiates, marijuana and nicotine in children aged 1 month to 12 years, researchers followed 808 American children. Out of all, 374 were exposed to cocaine and/or opiates before birth, while 434 were not.
Children's mothers or other caregivers reported on whether a child had difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep during three periods: one month to four years of age; five to eight years, and nine to 12 years.
It was found that exposure to cocaine, marijuana, or alcohol in the womb had no effect on a child's risk of having sleep problems, but nicotine did, and problems were seen at each of the three time points. Nicotine exposure in the mother's womb was found to be the only unique predictor of sleep problems in the children and the link remained the same even after taking into accounts other factors such as socioeconomic status, marital status, physical abuse, prenatal medical care, and postnatal cigarette smoke exposure.
The above findings show that prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking or nicotine could lead to sleep problems in children.
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with sleep problems from birth all the way through age 12 years.
Past studies have linked substance abuse during pregnancy to physical and behavioural problems in children. To examine the association between sleep problems and prenatal exposure to cocaine, alcohol, opiates, marijuana and nicotine in children aged 1 month to 12 years, researchers followed 808 American children. Out of all, 374 were exposed to cocaine and/or opiates before birth, while 434 were not.
Children's mothers or other caregivers reported on whether a child had difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep during three periods: one month to four years of age; five to eight years, and nine to 12 years.
It was found that exposure to cocaine, marijuana, or alcohol in the womb had no effect on a child's risk of having sleep problems, but nicotine did, and problems were seen at each of the three time points. Nicotine exposure in the mother's womb was found to be the only unique predictor of sleep problems in the children and the link remained the same even after taking into accounts other factors such as socioeconomic status, marital status, physical abuse, prenatal medical care, and postnatal cigarette smoke exposure.
The above findings show that prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking or nicotine could lead to sleep problems in children.
Another iPhone 4G prototype gets reviewed
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After the big saga of iPhone > Grey Powell > Gizmodo > Jason chen > apple > steve jobs. First the prototype of iPhone 4G was disguised with others in bar which was accidentally left by apple engineer Grey Powell.
This prototype was discovered by the Gizmodo people and was review by the popular tech blog site Gizmodo.com. This made apple's Steve Job angry and made jason chen house raided by police and computers were seized.
This great apple-gizmodo made a healty hyped talk around the world and as well as in World media.
Now iPhone is back on news. This time a Vietnamese forum Taoviet.vn has posted images of the iPhone 4G prototype. This was soon followed by a YouTube video uploaded by Tinhte.com.
Unlike Gizmodo's iPhone 4G, this version was turned on and it did not seem to run the iPhone OS. The phone was a prototype did not respond to any input methods. The back panel of the phone has a large camera with LED flash.
The device also lacks the screws at the bottom that were present in the phone that Gizmodo acquired.
An deeper look into the dismantled phone revealed an Apple-branded chip that reports suggest could be a reduced version of the A4 processor found on the Apple iPad.
Src:[ibnlive.in.com]
So what do you think ?? Is apple trying to get as much as attention as it need before its much awaited launch ?? Becozzz apple is know to guard their secrets very well but why these iPhone prototype types are out???
Microsoft Office 2010 takes aim at Google Docs
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Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest weapon in its ongoing battle with Google.
The software giant will launch its flagship product Office 2010 to businesses on 12 May.
Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest weapon in its ongoing battle with Google.
The software giant will launch its flagship product Office 2010 to businesses on 12 May.
Google answers privacy questions
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Google has defended its privacy practices following a letter of complaint from data protection commissioners around the world.
The original letter expressed concerns on privacy issues surrounding Google's social networking tool Buzz and its Street View service.
In response Google said it was "committed to ensuring privacy is designed into our products".
But it admitted that mistakes were made with the launch of Buzz.
"We do not get everything 100% right - that is why we acted so quickly on Google Buzz," said the letter, signed by Jane Horvath and Peter Fleischer, global privacy counsel for Google.
Lalit Modi had plans to create a 'rebel cricket league' in UK
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Article appeared on economictimes.indiatimes.com
If cricket came to India from the British, Lalit Modi came very close to showing them how to make a fortune out of the game rather than sitting around in white flannels taking leisurely tea breaks.
All ten franchisees of the Indian Premier League would have had the option of bidding for a franchisee associated with a storied English county, had Lalit Modi’s purported plans to create a ‘rebel cricket league’ come to fruition, according to emails between county officials seen by ET.
If cricket came to India from the British, Lalit Modi came very close to showing them how to make a fortune out of the game rather than sitting around in white flannels taking leisurely tea breaks.
All ten franchisees of the Indian Premier League would have had the option of bidding for a franchisee associated with a storied English county, had Lalit Modi’s purported plans to create a ‘rebel cricket league’ come to fruition, according to emails between county officials seen by ET.
Worlds's Top Beautiful women
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Top 10 of the world's most beautiful women:
1 - Penelope Cruz
2 - Claudia Schiffer
3 - Kristin Scott Thomas
4 - Queen Rania of Jordan
5 - Catherine Deneuve
6 - Dame Helen Mirren
7 - Charlize Theron
8 - Kate Beckinsale
9 - Natascha McElhone
10 - Sophia Loren.
1 - Penelope Cruz
2 - Claudia Schiffer
3 - Kristin Scott Thomas
4 - Queen Rania of Jordan
5 - Catherine Deneuve
6 - Dame Helen Mirren
7 - Charlize Theron
8 - Kate Beckinsale
9 - Natascha McElhone
10 - Sophia Loren.
Bill Gates to adopt a Bihar village
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Microsoft chief Bill Gates will adopt a backward village in Bihar during his day-long visit to the state on Wednesday, officials said. The philanthropist, accompanied by the officials of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will visit the state for the first time.
Gates would adopt Gularia village in Khagaria, about 170 km from here, and help improve the socio-economic condition of the people, the district's Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Kumar said.
At present, the village, comprising mainly Mahadalits, considered poorer than Dalits, does not have even basic civic amenities like running water, electricity, schools and health centres.
Gates is also scheduled to meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state capital to discuss development issues and changes taking place for the poor.
Microsoft chief Bill Gates will adopt a backward village in Bihar during his day-long visit to the state on Wednesday, officials said. The philanthropist, accompanied by the officials of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will visit the state for the first time.
Gates would adopt Gularia village in Khagaria, about 170 km from here, and help improve the socio-economic condition of the people, the district's Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Kumar said.
At present, the village, comprising mainly Mahadalits, considered poorer than Dalits, does not have even basic civic amenities like running water, electricity, schools and health centres.
Gates is also scheduled to meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state capital to discuss development issues and changes taking place for the poor.
How clean our cities are ??
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Chandigarh has emerged as the number one city in terms of sanitation in the National Rating Exercise, government said on Monday.
Announcing this, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy listed Mysore at number two, Surat at number three and the NDMC area of New Delhi in the fourth position.
Announcing this, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy listed Mysore at number two, Surat at number three and the NDMC area of New Delhi in the fourth position.
Hrithik Roshan’s latest fixation is a ‘Cigarette’!
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Bollywood’s fittest hunk Hrithik Roshan has taken up smoking and if sources are to be believed the actor is puffing cigarette on a daily basis. All his fans are a bit concerned about him and are confused as to what made the health conscious Hrithik take up this unhealthy trait. Offering a logical explanation for his latest fondness, Hrithik blamed the character that he’s set to portray in his forthcoming film ‘Guzaarish’ and has said that the role demanded him to be a chain smoker.
Bollywood’s fittest hunk Hrithik Roshan has taken up smoking and if sources are to be believed the actor is puffing cigarette on a daily basis. All his fans are a bit concerned about him and are confused as to what made the health conscious Hrithik take up this unhealthy trait. Offering a logical explanation for his latest fondness, Hrithik blamed the character that he’s set to portray in his forthcoming film ‘Guzaarish’ and has said that the role demanded him to be a chain smoker.
Quantum mechanics reveals new details of deep earth
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have used quantum mechanics to reveal that the most common mineral on Earth is relatively uncommon deep within the planet.
Using several of the largest supercomputers in the nation, a team of physicists led by Ohio State University has been able to simulate the behavior of silica in a high-temperature, high-pressure form that is particularly difficult to study firsthand in the lab.
The resulting discovery -- reported in this week's early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) -- could eventually benefit science and industry alike.
Using several of the largest supercomputers in the nation, a team of physicists led by Ohio State University has been able to simulate the behavior of silica in a high-temperature, high-pressure form that is particularly difficult to study firsthand in the lab.
The resulting discovery -- reported in this week's early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) -- could eventually benefit science and industry alike.
iPhone overtaken by Android in the US
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Though you might be familiar with the popularity and hyped created by apple iPhone but here is the truth according to researchers.
Article appeared on guardian.co.uk
Google's Android operating system has outsold Apple's mobile phone system in the US for the first time, according to new research
Mobile phones using Google's Android operating system have outsold Apple's iPhone in the US for the first time, according to new research, as the battle between two of the biggest American technology firms to dominate the mobile web steps up a gear.
The iPhone revolutionised the mobile phone industry when it appeared three years ago, but fearful of being squeezed out of the mobile internet market, Google quickly hit back with its own software platform called Android.
Article appeared on guardian.co.uk
Google's Android operating system has outsold Apple's mobile phone system in the US for the first time, according to new research
Mobile phones using Google's Android operating system have outsold Apple's iPhone in the US for the first time, according to new research, as the battle between two of the biggest American technology firms to dominate the mobile web steps up a gear.
The iPhone revolutionised the mobile phone industry when it appeared three years ago, but fearful of being squeezed out of the mobile internet market, Google quickly hit back with its own software platform called Android.
Mapping Ancient Civilization, in a Matter of Days
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For a quarter of a century, two archaeologists and their team slogged through wild tropical vegetation to investigate and map the remains of one of the largest Maya cities, in Central America. Slow, sweaty hacking with machetes seemed to be the only way to discover the breadth of an ancient urban landscape now hidden beneath a dense forest canopy.
Even the new remote-sensing technologies, so effective in recent decades at surveying other archaeological sites, were no help. Imaging radar and multispectral surveys by air and from space could not “see” through the trees.
Then, in the dry spring season a year ago, the husband-and-wife team of Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase tried a new approach using airborne laser signals that penetrate the jungle cover and are reflected from the ground below. They yielded 3-D images of the site of ancient Caracol, in Belize, one of the great cities of the Maya lowlands.
For a quarter of a century, two archaeologists and their team slogged through wild tropical vegetation to investigate and map the remains of one of the largest Maya cities, in Central America. Slow, sweaty hacking with machetes seemed to be the only way to discover the breadth of an ancient urban landscape now hidden beneath a dense forest canopy.
Even the new remote-sensing technologies, so effective in recent decades at surveying other archaeological sites, were no help. Imaging radar and multispectral surveys by air and from space could not “see” through the trees.
Then, in the dry spring season a year ago, the husband-and-wife team of Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase tried a new approach using airborne laser signals that penetrate the jungle cover and are reflected from the ground below. They yielded 3-D images of the site of ancient Caracol, in Belize, one of the great cities of the Maya lowlands.
Kids living near highways prone to asthma
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Children who lived near major highways or railroad intersections have higher diagnoses of asthma, says a new study.
Mayo Clinic researchers used this study to show how neighbourhood environment is a risk factor in understanding the development of paediatric asthma.
"Using nearest propensity score, children who lived in census tracts facing the intersection with major highways or railways had about 40 to 70 percent increased risk of developing childhood asthma," says Young Juhn, Mayo Clinic's Department of Community Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
Mayo Clinic researchers used this study to show how neighbourhood environment is a risk factor in understanding the development of paediatric asthma.
"Using nearest propensity score, children who lived in census tracts facing the intersection with major highways or railways had about 40 to 70 percent increased risk of developing childhood asthma," says Young Juhn, Mayo Clinic's Department of Community Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
Iconic Sholay character "samba" dies.
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You might have heard this dialogue " Areyo samba, kitne Aadmi thea ?" The popular character of The film sholay samba dies of cancer. The character was played by Mac Mohan.
The 71-year-old actor was suffering from cancer and breathed his last
at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in suburban Mumbai, hospital sources said.
Born as Mohan Makhijaney, Mac Mohan is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. He was the maternal uncle of actress Raveena Tandon and also late Sunil Dutt's classmate in Lucknow from where he hailed.
The 71-year-old actor was suffering from cancer and breathed his last
at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in suburban Mumbai, hospital sources said.
Born as Mohan Makhijaney, Mac Mohan is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. He was the maternal uncle of actress Raveena Tandon and also late Sunil Dutt's classmate in Lucknow from where he hailed.
Twitter hit by major disruption
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Twitter has fixed a major bug that saw many users of the service appear to lose all of their followers and friends.
The problem began when a flaw was uncovered that allowed people to force others to "follow" them on the site.People who typed "accept" followed by a person's Twitter name forced the user to be added to their list of followers.The hack was quickly passed around the social network with many people using it to force celebrities to follow them.It could have easily allowed spammers to insert messages into thousands of accounts.
Awareness of Twitter climbs quickly
Article appeared on ndtv.com via NYTimes
While Twitter has nearly equalled Facebook in awareness among Americans -- 87 per cent now know of it, compared with 26 percent last year -- it still lags behind in use.
While Twitter has nearly equalled Facebook in awareness among Americans -- 87 per cent now know of it, compared with 26 percent last year -- it still lags behind in use.
Imran unveils 1st look of 'I Hate Luv Storys'
Imran khan post the exclusive pic of his upcoming movie "I Hate Luv Storys" in micro blog site twitter .
I Hate Luv Storys is a forthcoming film starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.Produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and directed by debutante Punit Malhotra, nephew of designer Manish Malhotra who has earlier worked as an assistant director to Johar.
The picture shows Imran along with Sonam.The picture is stated to be released on 2 July.
I Hate Luv Storys is a forthcoming film starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.Produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and directed by debutante Punit Malhotra, nephew of designer Manish Malhotra who has earlier worked as an assistant director to Johar.
The picture shows Imran along with Sonam.The picture is stated to be released on 2 July.
'I wrote 'Badmaash Company' in frustration'
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Shahid Kapoor-starrer Badmaash Company, about four friends doing con jobs to become rich overnight, has got good reviews and viewers have enjoyed their capers but first time director Parmeet Sethi says he wrote the script of the film in frustration.
"The bell actually rang three years back when I was sure that I will direct a film. This is the second script that I have written," said Parmeet.
"Yash Raj Films (YRF) had approved my first script too, but we couldn't make it. I waited for one and a half years, but the film didn't take off and I was frustrated. I was in a dilemma whether to stick to my plans to direct a film or go back to acting. Then in frustration, I wrote this script," he added.
Flying cars may soon be a reality
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The department tasked with exploring the concept, Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), has cleared the Transformer (TX) program.
The flying vehicle is currently in motion for military services rather than the everyday motorist.
If the vehicle realizes the capabilities planned, it is possible that by the year 2015 U.S soldiers will have the ability to drive into battle in a flying car, designed to be seated for four, that will go 250 miles on a tank of fuel and be able to fly through the air and drive on the ground.
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