Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Eden Hazard signing contract with Chelsea FC


        Today Hazard shocked everyone by tweeting "I'm signing for the champion's league winner". As Drogba is goin out of chelsea and senior players like Lampard reaching their mid 30s Chelsea need some young talents as soon as possible. Arrival of Hazard to Chelsea may satisfy this need. Next season of English Premier League will be more exciting than ever.

Friday, 25 May 2012

Queen prepares to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee; support for Royal Family is at its highest

Support for the royal family is at its highest for more than a decade as the Queen prepares to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, a poll indicates.

           Sixty-nine per cent of Britons think the country would be worse off without the monarchy compared to 22 per cent who would like to see it abolished, according to an ICM poll. The 47 percentage point margin is the widest since the same questions were first put to Britons by the research company in 1997. Despite the support, the poll suggested people are more divided over who should succeed the Queen.
            Asked what should happen when the Queen dies or if she abdicates, 39 per cent said the Prince of Wales should become king, while 48 per cent believed the it should skip a generation and his son, the Duke of Cambridge, should be crowned William V. The research, commissioned by The Guardian, also suggests royalist attitudes spread equally among the social classes, and across the regions of England and Wales.  
            However, in Scotland 36 per cent said the country would be better off without the monarchy, while 50 per cent supported it. Support is stronger among the older, and among Conservative voters, in whose ranks it reaches 82 per cent.

Guinness World Records ; The most bowling balls juggled is 3



          (Dan) Strong arms and great coordination required here! - The most bowling balls juggled is 3 and was achieved by Milan Roskopf (Slovakia). Weighing 4.53 kgs (10 lbs) each, Milan juggled these balls for 28.69 seconds at the Prague juggling marathon!

Fox News viewers worst-informed, study finds


Fox News viewers are less informed than those who watch other programmes, or no TV news at all, research has found
         A study conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey, found that on average, the average American was able to correctly answer 1.8 out of four questions on international news and 1.6 out of five on domestic. Fox News followers however only answered 1.04 domestic questions correctly, which is worse than those who said they watched no media at all – which stood at 1.22.
         The study, which surveyed 1,185 people, found that in comparison, those who listened to National Public Radio fared best, answering 1.51 questions correctly, while those watching The Daily Show, which mixes current affairs with humour, scored 1.42. "These differences may be small, but even small differences are important when we're talking about millions of people," said Dan Cassino, political scientist and poll analyst. "We expect that watching the news should help people learn, but the most popular of the national media sources – Fox, CNN, MSNBC – seem to be the least informative."
          Fox News responded by focusing on Fairleigh Dickinson's academic record – Forbes ranked it 585 out of 650 US colleges. "Considering FDU's undergraduate school is ranked as one of the worst in the country," a Fox News spokesman said, "we suggest the school invest in improving its weak academic program instead of spending money on frivolous polling – their student body does not deserve to be so ill-informed."

Aspirin: The Anti-Aging Pill

        Studies suggest it lowers cancer and heart disease in you. The bonus: it could grant you clearer, younger-looking skin, too. Yup—there is some risk, but here’s how to minimize. Aspirin, the little pill that packs a punch against heart disease and stroke, boasts another health claim: reducing your chances of having a cancer and of dying from a cancer if you get one. Another plus? It can help your skin look younger, longer, and fight acne to boot!




The Real Deal With Aspirin & Your Heart
         Aspirin is a blood-thinner by nature, so keeping your vessels clearer of clots puts you at a lower risk for heart attack and stroke. But a slew of recent analyses have looked at aspirin’s effects on several cancers. In one, University of Oxford researchers reported that the risk of getting cancer (and dying from cancer) of the breast, ovaries, prostate, esophagus, colon and rectum (both genders) and brain dropped substantially—like 30 to 60 percent less—for those taking daily aspirin for three years or more. Aspirin’s protective effects held up for various kinds of cancer and kept them from spreading, too: breast, lung, brain, esophageal and colon cancer to name just a few. And never take hormone therapy or birth control pills without aspirin.
Are You Leading Your Healthiest Life?
        There are two suspected ways it may help battle cancer. For one, aspirin hinders an enzyme that’d otherwise promote tumor growth. It also has a big inflammation-quelling component—and too much of this kind of irritation compromises cells, leaving them vulnerable to abnormal growth. It’s this inflammation-fighting effect that helps aspirin slow aging—a huge favor for your complexion. Inflammation takes its toll on the skin in a variety of ways—including acne, rosacea, and visible signs of aging like wrinkles and sagging skin. High levels of inflammation cause a faster rate of collagen breakdown, which can accelerate the aging process. Collagen helps give your skin structure, helping it to look full, smoother and elastic. When it breaks down, skin starts to sag, wrinkle, and look less vibrant.


Claim: A Pill to Erase Aging
         Another aspirin plus? Fighting breakouts. The acetylsalicylic acid in aspirin is a close relative of salicylic acid, which is a dermatologist favorite to treat acne. Though the compounds aren’t quite the same, some people swear by aspirin masks to calm that big, red zit. Simply make a paste of crushed aspirin, and spread it on your face to reduce inflammation, and remove oil and dead skin cells. If you’re not a candidate for daily oral aspirin, give this topical do-it-yourself beauty treatment a try! Who should take a daily aspirin? Not everyone. But a major risk is GI upset and GI bleeding. You can minimize those by taking a half glass of warm water before and after your two baby aspirin’s a day (the dose we recommend you discuss with your doc). Now we hate to tell you to see your doc—but here you should. Only your doctor can help you decide if the benefits of daily aspirin will truly outweigh your risks, so consult with yours before adding aspirin to your daily routine.