Baby Shower

Celebrities reached the residence of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan called 'Jalsa', in Mumbai to attend the baby shower ceremony of his daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is due to deliver next month. Bachchans also made it a point to invite actor Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha ever since ties soured between the families after they were excluded from the guest list of Abhi-Ash's wedding. Bollywood actresses, Urmila Mantodkar, Raveena Tandon, Asha Parekh, Dimple Kapadia with daughter Twinkle Khanna and fashion designer Neeta Lulla were among other celebrities who attended the ceremony.

Steve Jobs biography

The release date for a Steve Jobs biography has been pushed up to Oct. 24, according to a spokesman for Simon & Schuster, the publishing house behind the long-awaited book.

This marks the second time that the publisher, owned by CBS Corp, has moved the publication date. It was slated to come out Nov. 21.
Walter Isaacson, the former managing editor of Time magazine and current chief executive of the Aspen Institute, is the author of "Steve Jobs," now the No. 1 bestseller on Amazon's customer purchase list.
Jobs, the charismatic co-founder and former chief executive of Apple Inc, died on Wednesday in Palo Alto, California at the age of 56. He is considered to be among the greatest American chief executives of his generation.

Design For Jobs A Cyber Hit

A Hong Kong design student's poignant tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs became an internet hit on Thursday with its minimalist, touching symbolism and brought a job offer and a flood of commemorative merchandise using his design.

Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Mak, a student at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University School of Design, came up with the idea of incorporating Steve Jobs' silhouette into the bite of the Apple logo, symbolising both Jobs' departure and lingering presence at the core of the company.
The design spread like wildfire in cyberspace, drawing hundreds of thousands of posts, and even commemorative caps and T-shirts peddled on eBay featuring his design.
The logo was even used as the twitter profile picture for Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher.
"It's been a crazy day for me," Mak told Reuters.
"I'm both excited and terrified," added the teenager.
Mak said he had received a job offer because of the design.
"I really am speechless," he said in a Twitter post.
Apple's co-founder Jobs, who created revolutionary products and reshaped the way the world approaches computing and personal communications, died on Wednesday at the age of 56.
Mak, who first created the logo after Jobs' stepped down as Apple's head in August, said it hadn't made much of a splash until he reposted it on Thursday.
"Originally, I was going to put a black modified logo against a white background," said the bespectacled Mak who paid tribute to Jobs at Hong Kong's Apple store.
"It just didn't feel sombre enough. I just wanted it to be a very quiet commemoration. It's just this quiet realisation that Apple is now missing a piece. It's just kind of implying his absence."

Small blast injures

A low-intensity blast at a hospital in the tourist city of Agra injured at least three people on Saturday, a local police official said.

Television channels, citing sources, said the blast appeared to be a crude explosive device that had been placed under a chair at the reception area of the private hospital.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
"We are examining it. It is too early to talk about the nature of the blast," Brij Lal, special director general of the police in Uttar Pradesh, told Reuters.
Earlier, media reports said as many as eight people had been injured.
The explosion comes more than a week after a bomb, hidden in a briefcase, exploded outside the Delhi High Court, killing 15 people and injuring scores more.
The Islamist militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami, or HuJI, has claimed responsibility for the Delhi attack and police have detained several people in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the attack.
HuJI, an illegal organisation, is predominantly based in Pakistan and Bangladesh and is blamed for a number of attacks in the region, including attacks on India.

faked documents Of Miss Universe 2011

Controversy hounds the 2011 Miss Universe pageant after new allegations that the winner, Miss Angola Leila Lopes, used false documents to enter and win a qualifying contest in England.

The Argentinian newspaper Infobae published a report Thursday alleging that Lopes was unfairly allowed to participate in a Miss Angola competition for Angolan citizens living in the UK, even though she has never lived outside of Angola, reports ABC News.
The report claimed that a man named Charles Mukano helped falsify documents identifying Lopes as a student of business management at a British school, enabling her to enter and win the contest there.
Infobae cites reports in Angolan media that allege that Mukano may have even bribed judges in England to ensure Lopes' win.
Lopes was the first Miss Universe from her country, but came under attack in the following days by Miss France and fans of Miss Phillipines as undeserving of the crown.

Foods Keeping your Bones Healthy

A strong skeletal frame is vital not only to provide structure to the body but also protect the internal organs and anchor the muscles.

Apart from this, a healthy set of bones is crucial for good posture, balance and strength. Now the two key nutrients responsible for developing healthy strong bones are calcium and phosphorus. Smaller amounts of other nutrients like vitamins, proteins and minerals are also important for healthy bones.
The process of developing healthy bones begins at birth. However, it is important that a healthy, bone-friendly diet programme is maintained all throughout the life. This becomes particularly important after about 30 years of age.
You of course have the option of going for calcium supplements (but do consult a doctor before you do that), you can also try some calcium-rich foods to make up for the deficiency of calcium and keeping the bones healthy. Below, we discuss five super foods which can help you boost your bone density at any age:
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Milk
Without a shadow of doubt, milk is the best (and readily available) source of calcium required for proper bone growth. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), low fat or fat-free milk is the best choice as it has high calcium content without the added fat and this facilitates easy absorption of calcium by the body. And it's not just calcium. Milk is also rich in nutrients like potassium, magnesium, riboflavin, phosphorus and Vitamins D, A and B12, all of which are important for healthy bones.
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Orange Juice
Oranges are packed with essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals and calcium. They are a must-have for healthy bone growth. They can be especially used by individuals who have intolerance to lactose and cannot obtain their daily calcium requirements from dairy products. So next time you help yourself with a serving of fruits, make sure you have enough oranges in that.
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Dairy Products
Many experts have designated dairy products like cheese and yogurt as preferred source of calcium due to their high calcium levels. In case you are lactose intolerant, you can also opt for other dairy products that are either lactose-free or have low levels of lactose. Yogurt is contains a chemical called lactoferrin which an iron-binding protein which promotes the growth and activity of osteoblasts (the cells that build bones).
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Nuts and Seeds
Besides being rich in calcium, nuts like walnuts, flaxseeds, almonds, pistachios etc are also very good sources of minerals and omega 3 fatty acids. Peanuts and calcium contain potassium which prevents loss of calcium in urine.
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Greens
Dark green leafy veggies like brocolli and spinach are great sources of calcium and vitamin D and it's the latter which helps in absorption of Calcium and Phosphorus, thereby ensuring growth of healthy bones and teeth. Collards and turnip greens can also be helpful in providing you with your daily dose of calcium. The alkaline effect of eating a diet rich in these vegetables will help you to strengthen your bones and promote bone growth by preventing calcium loss. Besides, plant sterols (steroid hormones) are converted to a hormone called calciferol and that aids calcium absorption.

Transplants 5 HIV-Infected Organs

One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals transplanted organs from an HIV carrier into five patients, a hospital official said Monday, in what appears to be one of the most egregious examples of medical negligence in the island's modern history.

The five are now being treated with anti-AIDS drugs, said the official at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she is not authorized to deal with the media.
In a posting on its website over the weekend, the hospital said the mistake occurred because a transplant staffer believed he heard the English word "non-reactive" on the donor's standard HIV test, which means negative, while the word "reactive" was actually given.
The hospital added that the information on the test result was given over the telephone and was not double-checked, as required by standard operating procedures.
"We deeply apologize for the mistake," the hospital said.
Shih Chung-liang, a Health Department official, said a department team will look into the mistaken transplants and decide on possible penalties for NTUH.
The donor was a 37-year-old man who fell into a coma on Aug. 24 and his heart, liver, lungs and two kidneys were transplanted to five patients on the same day. The heart transplant was conducted at another hospital, while the four other transplants were conducted at NTUH, according to NTUH.
The donor's mother, who was not identified, told cable news stations that she felt terrible about the transplants and had not been aware of her son's ailment. She said he died after "falling from a high spot," without providing details.
Yao Ke-wu, who heads the health department of Hsinchu city, where the donor resided, decried the NTUH transplants as "appalling negligence."
He said NTUH staffers could have avoided the mistake by asking his department about the donor's medical history in advance, and deplored that such inquiries were not mandatory in Taiwan.
Yao said the five organ receivers will very likely contract HIV, and their anti-AIDS treatment will be further complicated because they also have to take medication to modify rejection of the new organs.
There are also concerns among the physicians and nurses who conducted the transplants that they too may contract HIV.
Lee Nan-yao, a physician with the National Chengkung University Hospital, which performed the heart transplant, told the United Daily News that some physicians and nurses who had conducted the transplant "were depressed, and on the verge of panic."

Online Consultations

Patients will be able to hold online consultations with doctors as part of plans to technologically revolutionise the health service, according to the medical director of the NHS.

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh said that IT will "completely change the way we deliver medicine" making access to GPs at any time a reality and giving patients the ability to talk to specialists anywhere in the country.
The health expert told The Times newspaper he was looking at using online services such as Skype to make the NHS more convenient for users.
"I am looking at how we can put levers into the system to encourage doctors to do online consultations," he said.
"Once you have online consultations, it breaks down geographical boundaries. It opens up the spectre of 24/7 access."
Sir Bruce said that the health service had a long way to go before it caught up with the technological progress of recent decades, arguing that the service had to change to make use of new technology.
Doctors leaders and patient groups warned the internet should not become a means to cut access to GPs or transfer out-of-hours care to overseas call centres, but admitted budget cuts could force the NHS to rethink the way services are provided.
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association told The Times that patients would "embrace" the proposals "in the right setting".
"There is scope for initiatives like this. If you child has a rash, your GP could look at it and say 'you need to come in' or 'you need to go to hospital'. It may speed up the process."
But she added: "We would be concerned that it could translate to more frustration for patients. People are already concerned that they are spending less time with their GP and we wouldn't want this to be a way of reducing that further. It should always be the choice of the individual."

Kanimozhi's kindness

Sent to prison in the 2G case, Kanimozhi has upgraded herself to 4G. All for a good cause.

The DMK Rajya Sabha member has got Tihar jail authorities to double her weekly prison allowance from Rs 2,000 (two grand or 2G as the Americans would say) to Rs 4,000.
She is using the money to treat the children of fellow women inmates to snacks and soft drinks from the jail canteen.
Under jail norms, an undertrial ' but not a convict ' is allowed a maximum of Rs 2,000 a week as "pocket money" from his or her family members. They cannot be given the money directly but only in the form of canteen coupons bought by their families.
"This allows them to buy articles like shampoo, soap, bakery products, soft drinks, fruits, sweets, snacks, towels and other items of daily use from the jail canteen," said Sunil Gupta, the law officer of Asia's biggest prison.
He confirmed that the jail authorities had increased Kanimozhi's allowance after several requests from her.
"She told us she needed more money to buy snacks and other food items for the children of women prisoners. She has become very attached to them and visits them regularly," Gupta said. Jail sources said the authorities had the discretion to increase the allowance, but added that this had never been done at Tihar before the high-profile 2G accused arrived.
Now the authorities have allowed increased "pocket money" not only for Kanimozhi but also for other 2G accused such as former telecom minister A. Raja and telecom company bosses, a prison official said.
"The other 2G undertrials too had requested the allowance hike to buy articles of daily use," the jail official said, adding the accused had "made friends" inside the jail.
"They treat fellow inmates to soft drinks and snacks, and in return, these prisoners are always ready to help them in any need," he said. Sources said these inmates regularly wash the clothes of the 2G accused or give them a massage.
But Kanimozhi seems earnest about helping the women prisoners' children, officials said. The MP has a school-going son and had cited her "motherhood" in her bail plea but the court had said parental responsibilities could not be considered while deciding bail.
Jail No. 6, which houses female prisoners, has a cr�che and a nursery where their children are taught by trained workers. The jail department also provides the children with medical care apart from clothes, food and a bed.
When the children reach the age of six years, they are admitted to boarding school with their mothers' consent.
"Kanimozhi visits the cr�che regularly and spends a lot of time with the children on weekends when there is no court hearing. She buys a lot of food items and fruits for them. She is very popular among the children, who call her 'auntie'. Her fellow inmates respect her for her generosity," the jail official said.
He added that the MP was also taking an interest in the candle-making unit at the women's ward, and was learning how to make candles.
Candle-making is one of the vocational courses run at Tihar to impart skills to the prisoners that would help them earn a living after their release. The candles made by the prisoners are sold.