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NASA satellite data to improve dust storm predictions

NasaWashington, Oct 29: Scientists have said that NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers.

Led by investigators Stanley Morain of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and William Sprigg of the University of Arizona in Tucson, scientists evaluated the influence of space-based observations on predictions of dust storms.

Using NASA satellite data, forecasters could more accurately predict the timing of two out of three dust events.

Syrian court jails political activists, reduces sentences

Damascus - A Syrian court reduced the sentences for twelve political activists on Wednesday who had been handed six-year jail terms for "publishing false news and threatening Syria's national morale."

Syria last December arrested the activists for their association with an organization called "Damascus Declaration group."

Established in 2005, the group includes Syrian intellectuals and calls for democratic reform in Syria and the recognition of Lebanon as an independent state.

The Syrian court reduced the original prison sentence from six years to two and a half years.

Eva Mendes eats whatever she wants, whenever she wants

Eva MendesLondon, October 29: Eva Mendes has revealed that she likes to stay away from the ‘size zero’ bug and eats whatever she wants, whenever she wants.

The 34-year-old actress, whose semi-clad appearance in an ad for Calvin Klein’s perfume was deemed too sexy to be shown on U. S. TV, said that she was not daunted by the amount of calories she takes.

“I’m like every other girl across the globe – I love chocolate and I hate working out. I like to eat. I cannot hold back. I cannot skip a meal,” the Daily Express quoted her as telling the Grazia magazine.

VW stocks drop after Porsche moves to stabilize share price

VW stocks drop after Porsche moves to stabilize share priceFrankfurt - Volkswagen AG shares dropped sharply Wednesday after the key shareholder in Europe's biggest carmaker said it was moving to try to stabilize VW's stock, which soared earlier this week.

In a statement, luxury sports carmaker Porsche AG said that, depending on the state of the market, it planned "to settle hedging transactions in the amount of up to 5 per cent of ordinary Volkswagen shares."

"This may result in an increase in the liquidity of the Volkswagen ordinary shares," Porsche said.

Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner violence

Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner violenceWashington, October 29: A new study has revealed that women with a disability are more prone to intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes than those without a disability.

Presented at the American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, the study used data collected from seven states and one territory as part of the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.

Hospital bed rails, call buttons and chairs are teeming with superbugs

Washington, Oct 29: A new study has found that objects closest to patients have the highest level of hospital superbugs that often lead to potentially fatal infections.

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