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DAE Unveils Supercomputer

July 31, 2010 By

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Friday added yet another feather to its cap with the inauguration of its latest supercomputer cluster, “Annapurna,” at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) here.

The home-built supercomputer, built at a cost of Rs 6 crore, is a major facility for scientists and researchers and one of the fastest in the country.

The induction of the machine “is a major event,” said AEC chairman Srikumar Banerjee.

India had years ago begun building such “parallel processors” through a network of institutes amid an “embargo against us”, Dr Banerjee said. [Read more...]

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Leyland To Pick Up 26 % In U.K. Bus Maker Optare

July 30, 2010 By

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group, will pick up 26 per cent equity stake in the U.K.-based bus maker Optare plc.

This follows an agreement inked between the two for a long-term strategic co-operation. The investment will be $7.5 million.

V. Sumantran, Executive Vice-Chairman, Hinduja Automotive Group and member of Ashok Leyland board, told a press conference here on Thursday that the stake buy in Optare was being facilitated through a fresh offer at a “competitive market rate”.

The move to buy a stake in the U.K. bus company was a logical extension of a well thought-out strategy of Ashok Leyland to insulate itself against the cyclical nature of the commercial vehicle business and get into unexplored adjacent sectors and also spread to new geographical locations, he reasoned. [Read more...]

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Kate Hudson Musing Over Love Nest

July 29, 2010 By

Things are getting serious between Kate Hudson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy with the couple deciding to buy a house together after just four months of being an item.

Kate Hudson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy are house-hunting together.

The ‘Fool’s Gold’ actress and the British rock star are looking for a property in New York after dating for just four months.

The couple have been inseparable since meeting at the Coachella Festival in California earlier this year and believe the time is right to set up home.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “They’re very loved-up, they just click.

“Kate’s had a place in the city for five years but she wants somewhere bigger, so Matt’s suggested pooling their resources.” [Read more...]

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Cool Down

July 28, 2010 By

To most people, it’s no secret that swimming is an enjoyable way to get some exercise and cool down especially in the hot summer sun. Pools used to come in a variety of rectangular shapes with bright turquoise colored bottoms. And towards this point having an above ground pools can not only be useful and fun, but they can also be the centrepiece of a lovely garden. This above ground swimming pool equipment has the basic equipment necessary to start your pool. But what you plant around your pool makes a big difference. You can destroy the success of even the most beautiful pool by planting plants that can ruin its design or even damage its structure. By planning the whole area before installing the pool, you can take any building issues that might not add to your vision and blend them into the design so the function remains but the negative visual impact is minimized.

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Breastfeeding Link To Chronic Illness

July 28, 2010 By

Generations of Australians are at increased risk of chronic illness because they were weaned off breastfeeding too early, new research reveals.

Australian National University scientists set out to assess the risk of chronic illness when infants are prematurely weaned off breast milk.

They found that one in 10 people are in danger of major diseases later in life because they were not breast-fed for a minimum six months.

Breastfeeding has been proven to reduce the long-term risk of chronic disease.

But during the 1960s and ’70s, 90 per cent of people now aged between 35 and 45 were weaned off breast milk before they were six months old. [Read more...]

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The Right And The Climate

July 27, 2010 By

Climate change legislation has been dying in the Senate for months now, but Harry Reid’s decision to finally admit as much — in the midst of an endless East Coast heat wave, no less — has supporters of cap-and-trade casting about for somebody to blame. They’ve blamed the Obama administration, for prioritizing health care reform over an energy bill. They’ve blamed the American people, for being too concerned with economic issues to grapple with longer-term threats. And they’ve blamed figures like Lindsey Graham and John McCain, erstwhile supporters of cap-and-trade who have steadily backpedaled away from it.

But most of all, they’ve blamed conservatives — for pressuring Republican lawmakers to abandon legislation they once supported, and for closing ranks against any attempt to tax and regulate our way to a lower-carbon economy. [Read more...]

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High-Protein Diet Should Begin With Breakfast

July 26, 2010 By

Here’s how you can maintain muscle mass, curb hunger, reduce abdominal fat, and prevent age-related bone loss – starting your day with a high-protein breakfast.

While humans maintain the ability to build muscle at any age, the effects of insufficient protein increase substantially in older adults, often leading to muscle and bone conditions such as sarcopenia (the degenerative loss of muscle mass) and osteoporosis, said Douglas Paddon-Jones, of University of Texas.

Protein makes up about 50 percent of bone volume and 33 percent of our body mass, said dietician and sports nutritionist Marie Spano.

“Higher protein diets (optimally, between 25 and 30 grams of protein per meal) are associated with greater bone mass and fewer fractures when calcium intake is adequate,” she said. [Read more...]

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