London,-Beyonce Knowles, who is
expecting her first child with husband Jay Z, says she wants
to have lots of children before she turns 40.
The 30-year-old had earlier said that she is not scared
of being a mother, reported Contactmusic.
"I have always said that I want to have all my children
by the time I am 40, so there's still a lot of time left.
There is an attraction for sure about having a large family,
but we will just have to see what we are blessed with,"
Knowles said.
No link 'between computer, mobile use
and lack of sleep'
Melbourne,- Researchers have debunked the
widespread belief that technological devices such as computers
and mobile phones are increasingly eating into people's sleep.
In its research, published in the 'Medical Journal of
Australia', a team at the University of Sydney has applied
scientific rigour to the common perception that Australians
were sleeping an hour less than they did a decade ago.
Using the Australian Bureau of Statistics data from 1992,
1997 and 2006, they found the average adult slept 8 hours and
20 minutes in 1992, 8 hours and 33 minutes in 1997 and 8 hours
and 30 minutes in 2006.
After adjusting the figures to take into account
weekends and different seasons, the researchers found there
was no significant change in average sleep duration between
1992 and 2006.
The exceptions were people aged 65 and over, who on
average slept 12 minutes less than they did in 1992. People
with no income slept 17 minutes less and male carers slept 31
minutes less than they did in 1992 - though all still averaged
more than 8 hours.
The overall findings were positive, given that sleep
deprivation is associated with a number of health problems,
including premature death, heart health, obesity, accident and
injury, and mental health problems.
"Public health concerns over declining sleep duration
do not appear to be warranted. The time allocated to sleep by
Australian adults appears to have withstood the challenges of
societal and technological change during this period," the
researchers said.
Cartoonist Miranda died
in his sleep
Panaji (Goa),-Noted cartoonist Mario Miranda
passed away today at his residence near here, He was 85.
Gerald D'Cunha, a family friend of Miranda, said the
veteran cartoonist, who has worked with leading publications,
died in his sleep.
The cartoonist, who was based in Loutolim village, was
awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award,
in 2002 and Padma Shri in 1988.
Miranda had also designed several books during his career
and was known for his cartoons on Goan life, which received
acclaim at the international level.
Biogas plant in Vaishnodevi Teerath
Jammu,-The cave shrine of mata Vaishnodevi ji
would soon have a biogas plant which would help in various
purposes like heating, cooking and other activities for
pilgrims.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has
installed Mule Dung Based Biogas Plant for the production of
biogas, Additional Chief Executive officer (ACEO), SMVDSB, Dr.
Mandip Bhandari said.
Bhandari said that the plant has come up at Banganga area- the
starting point of the foot-journey to the cave shrine in Katra
town, base camp of shrine.
The plant has a capacity of four-tonnes and is likely to
be commissioned shortly, Bhandari said.
The Biogas would be used for various purposes including
water heating, cooking for restaurants and other
accommodations run by the Board and others facilities.
Renaming of college after Devanand sought
Dharamsala,-A social organisation here has
demanded renaming of a local college after legendary actor Devanand who had studied there in 1938-39.
Himachal People's Forum has said it has written to state
chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and education minister I D
Dhiman seeking renaming of the Government PG College,
Dharamsala after the iconic star.
"The name of this college came to lime light with the
elevation of this great actor," forum's Secretary Dharm Pal
Garg said, asserting that it will be the best possible way on
college's behalf to honour its celebrated alumnus, who passed
away last week.
Investors lose over $500-bn in 2011; no respite seen soon
New Delhi,-A sharp downslide in the stock
market has made the investors poorer by more than USD 500
billion since the beginning of 2011, and the experts fear that
losses could mount further in the coming months.
Measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed
shares in the country, the total investor wealth in the Indian
stock market has dropped from close to Rs 73 lakh crore (about
USD 1.69 trillion) at the start of 2011 to close to Rs 56.9
lakh crore (about USD 1.1 trillion) currently.
