The Europe’s largest bell shall ring for the very first seconds of the 27million-pound 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony as inspired by Shakespearean blends and the appearances of more than 900 pupils plus selected NHS nurses.

Danny Boyle, the man behind the Oscar grand slam Slumdog Millionaire, shall be the ceremony’s artistic director who says the “Isles of Wonder” show grasps Britain’s essence.

Half a year before the start of the world’s biggest sporting events, the Oscar winning director explained it is about the land recovering through its world-renowned industrial legacy.

Not less than a billion spectators are expected to watch the Olympic Opening event, 27 July.

The bell shall hang from one end of the event stadium, and the highly acclaimed director excitingly told press he wanted everyone to hear the bell “for hundreds and hundreds of years.”

With the 27m pounds budget, much less than the 65m pounds 2008 Beijing allocation, Boyle said to press that he shall take the lead from the most recent Olympics.

Boyle described the Beijing Olympics opening as “extraordinarily spectacular”, and the 2004 Athens “incredibly beautiful.”

But there’s more than that. Boyle has also recruited, through tedious audition processes, some 900 pupils all across the boroughs of the United Kingdom, from a total of 1 650 children all from the Olympic host cities and boroughs of the country.

He has also explained why NHS nurses have been chosen for this creative opening ceremony. “The NHS is one of the UK’s most unique possessions and they are unique…alongside the Britons’ sense of humour.”

While the organizing committees made it the most secret possible, some information about the protocol has stated that there shall be inclusion of welcoming of the Queen by the respectable IOC chairpersons and leading personalities, the parade of athletes [an essential one], and the most awaited ceremonial lighting by the Olympic flame as the culmination part after it has travelled about 70 days around the British islands.

The Olympic organizers have also revealed that the 2 800 flats are now well prepared to cater all of the 16 000 athletes and key personnel and officials from over 200 international Olympic councils/countries.

Manchester, UK-based scientists released today that their laboratory findings about sauerkraut may have coincided with the reasons why many old time sailors have eaten a lot of the food each day to combat stress and infections along the sea- and ocean trips.

Lead researcher Dr Fitzgerald has elaborated more the contents of the food in an advanced university food chemistry laboratory and found out that the raw fermented food was brimming with contents of natural probiotics, vitamins, essential minerals, and even antimicrobial enzymes that have helped humans thousands of years ago to survive long periods of droughts or cold winter months.

Research team has further told press that sauerkraut has naturally occurring bacteria right at the cabbage leaf surface areas which modifies its chemical composition and enhances the natural vitamin B contents.

Team has further added that fermented cabbages are more preserved than fresh ones; they tend to become rotten much later than the counterparts.

Reviewing the related literature, scientists have coincided findings that sauerkraut as super food in ancient times where important in preventing scurvy and many related debilitating diseases that are well known illnesses of the ancient profession.

They have also pointed out that shipboard documentations have shown nearly zero cases of scurvy, mineral/vitamin deficiency diseases, and related ailments in ships that carried ample amounts of sauerkraut.

You can always obtain the high nutritive and immune-stimulating benefits of the super food by purchasing them in the refrigerated sections of your favourite grocery stores and malls.

Ongoing missions in Africa have been advised by the UK-based scientists to include the inexpensive food in their feeding programs on areas widely affected by malnutrition, hunger, and drought.

Asian missions have also seen significant decrease in observed malnourished children in areas where sauerkraut has been eagerly introduced in the normal diets of the children and adults affected by the mineral and vitamin deficiency diseases.

The research team is also hopeful to find more enzymes and chemicals that are responsible for the alleged moderate antimicrobial and wound healing properties of the super food, as clinical trials have correlated diet full of sauerkraut as ideal for patients with bed sores and resistant infections.

Suicide target bombing occurred in a Shiite funeral service in Baghdad, killing at least 60 people and injuring another 60, city police officials told media.

The blast happened as the mourners are walking by the outdoor market of Baghdad heading to a hospital located in the Zafarniya district to see the dead bodies of about five relatives shot the day before, the city officials have said.

Police officials spoke anonymously because they are not permitted to release information to the reports men.

The blast is the latest among several city attacks by suicide bombers who are suspected to target colonels and their families. Majority of those killed are believed to be Shiite pilgrims performing Arabeen, the last period of 4-day mourning period.

Officials said it was Col. Normn Dakhil who was the target of the latest bombing.

The colonel’s family were simultaneously in processions going to the hospital to gather the corpses of their brothers and relatives, anonymous police said.

The day before the blast occurred, the colonel has escaped the bombing at Baghdad’s Al-Yarmouk.

These series of violence have ignited concerns over the capacity of Iraq police system to ascertain peace and order, especially now that the United States forces have already vanished completely.

These attacks have been plaguing the country amidst the political tensions and rallies that have raised anxieties and fears over sectarian massacres and abuses that have torn the Iraq country years ago.

Last week’s political talks among leaders and key members of the Shiite, Kurdish, and Sunni people have emerged to settle down the issue of the arrest warrant imposed against the VP Tariq al-Hashimi, who was previously alleged to have organized death squads against the current political regime.

The vice president has rejected the accusations, saying that the claims are all politically motivated because of the growing interests of the tribes and nations inside Iraq as the US has forces has already withdrawn fully last December 2011.

The situation has been aggravated by the political bloc loyal leftists and rightists making radical decisions over the current and future plans for Iraq being a more authoritative and sovereign country in the Middle East.

Briton award winning actress Kate Winslet will receive the Oscar-equivalent French Cesar Award next month as the organizing committees have announced.

Roman Polanski shall present the prize to the 36-year old actress for the Carnage.

With 13 nods, the film Poliss, a French drama, written, directed by and starring Maiwenn dominated the shortlist, and also included the Best Film and Best Director nominations.

“Let us not forget that the Cesar Award was brought into reality in respect to the Oscar Awards,” French Film Academny presiding officer A. Terzian has explained to the media and press.

He supplemented by saying that the Cesars are like living symbols in France as it happens the same weekend with the Oscars.

Terzian further declared that they will be expecting lead stars of The Artist Jean Dujardin together with Berenice Bejo, both in contention with grabbing some major awards in the Oscars, and they are also invited to attend the French ceremony, before they fly back to the United States for the Oscars.

Poliss and The Artist will be vying for the prestigious awards alongside Declaration of War, The Minister, Untouchable, and Le Havre, especially for the most coveted Best Film category.

Poliss is all about the unit devoted to child protection, which was presented by spectacular juries during last summer’s Cannes Film Festival.

UK’s The King’s Speech has also been nominated for the best foreign film category, alongside the Black Swan, Melancholia, The Kid with the Bike, and the Iran’s bet Oscar hopeful “A Separation.”

While unconfirmed reports have leaked out, some EU member countries’ leading television and acting stations have been invited for the first time to attend the Cesar Awards, while there are also credible sources’ leaks that unannounced Hollywood actors and actresses are also attending the France awards.

No response was made by the committee regarding the leaked reports from both showbiz gossips in UK and the formal report leaks right in the heart of France’s television network groups.

The popular French actor and director Guillaume Canet shall preside over this French awarding ceremony in the capital city France, February 24, 2012.

French company Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) founder and former boss Jean-Claude Mas has been charged by investigating agencies about the major health threats and discrepancies regarding use of the industrial-grade silicone instead of medical-grade ones.

Mas is currently charged with involuntary injury over use of defunct high tech firm’s unsafe ingredients in producing implants for breasts, buttocks and other parts of the body.

PIP declared bankruptcy over its technologies and products in 2010 immediately after the banning of their products in the world market.

PIP lawyer Yves Haddad has told reporters that traces of the industrial silicones have been incorporated as minor ingredients, but there has been no lab test or trials that will directly link to the hazardous effects of that very little amount of industrial silicone.

Yves Haddad added, “The major problem here is fear.”

“Numerous factors have aggravated the conditions and induced people to come up with charges that have no solid basis to direct with. The poor qualities of advice and cares given to the patients, plus the physicians who are not capable of solving the real health problems of the silicone-implanted body parts pushed the tension onto PIP.”

Haddad has also explicitly declared that there shall be no financial compensation for these “victims.”

“Unfortunately, the bankrupted company is already done with liquidation; nobody can expect financial gains to come from the PIP.”

The series of PIP-directed allegations about the breast implants plus several augmentation procedures have led many experts and media people to call for broader regulatory mechanisms with the plastic surgical procedures industries in the whole world.

French government has already claimed offerings to victims to compensate the expenses of removing and/or replacing the France-fitted PIP implants. The Venezuelan government has announced later that it will allow covering implant removal expenses, but never for the replacement procedures and materials.

UK women with implants had the NHS spent for them; removing them are free, after formal and written consultations with their personal physicians.

Bioethicist Arthur Caplan has told various international media reporters and interviewers that the UK government and several other concerned countries made sense after showing genuine effort of removing the implants right away after PIP products banning, rather than waiting if these implants will really cause problems in the long run.

Island destinations have been much more popularized today as they become hotter spots for leisure, romance, and family. Island tours are more contained and small enough to be toured within a day or two and can still offer wide range of activities. Heading to these wonderful island holidays are ideal budget holidays that won’t break your accounts.

Travel agencies have released the hottest trend news about the currently most in-demand island holidays for the year.

Ibiza now has the reputation of being the best party hot spot in the world, but also has quieter places perfect for the love birds. San Antonio is also proclaimed for being a cosmopolitan-oriented shopping trip, while Ibiza possesses historical landmarks which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

If you want a more active and funnier island vacation experience, get some plenty of adventures in the island of Maldives as travel agencies have placed the island country on the top list of the 2012 hottest island spots.

Maldives will become “hotter” as destination because of the increased water sports facilities’ qualities, as well as splendid hikes and excellent surfing provisos.

Night life is even hotter as the Maldivian cuisine will display the hottest combos of freshly caught and prepared sea foods, with the secret ingredient coconut milk added.

Scuba diving is also intensified in Maldives, with a lot of thanks to the pristine waters and roaming hoards of colourful fishes. Male, the northern Maldivian island is also home for most of the world class divers.

Finally, the Maltese island nation is also included in the “becoming hotter” island destinations as it is announced the most family-friendly touring sites in the planet. Maltese holiday adventures are very welcoming to youngsters, and the quiet island has a lot of activities in store for the children.

Head to Ta’Qali center for crafts and see their most talented artists while working. Pottery, glass-blowing as well as modelling can be seen whole day in the center.

Dinner is even hotter as the Maltese pizza and Kinnie intensified by native soft drinks are incorporated in your tour packages.
Island holidays this year are really hotter. Booking today for a 2012 island holiday and adventure will offer you lots of discounts as travel agencies have released their latest promos.

Tender genuine love by moms is best medicine for kids.

Brandeis University researchers have released today findings of the study that included 1 000 participants in the low-income groups, which are correlated to higher incidences of illnesses and lower rating of life expectancy.

Researchers have revealed that more than half of these people have managed to resist the disadvantages – the loving mother becomes the key factor.

Study participants were recruited, averaging 46 years old with full health check up in the hospital prior to inclusion in the survey.

Subjects were asked about relevant information about mothers like “How much did your mother genuinely understood your problems and sympathized/empathized for you?” and “how much attention did your mother give you in typical days and in troubled nights?’

10 years later, they found out about half incurred metabolic syndromes, which are predisposing factors to diabetes, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases.

Statistical analyses have shown that most people incurring these diseases are those with parents having low educational backgrounds, or do not have parents in the later part of the time frame.

Psychology expert Margie Lachman has told reporters that childhood events can leave ‘biological residue’ on adult life stages, thereby modifying some of the natural attributes of the person.

“The fact that researchers have observed such residues affected the adult well-being is pretty dramatic,” Lachman furthered.

“We can understand that a truly nurturing mother permits the ready escape for children from vulnerable and troubling factors in being within a low socioeconomic background, and come up later much healthier than the counterparts,” she explained.

The research authors have concluded that the most probable factors that have influenced the differences in results are combinations of empathy, coping up mechanisms taught by parents to offspring, and daily encouragement of balanced diet.

Lachman also told media men that the research findings can be very helpful in revising the training programs for parents in terms of coping mechanisms taught in their children, teaching how to live a really healthy lifestyle, and a good “control over the destiny.”

The prestigious journal Psychological science contains the details and published materials of the comprehensive study.

The UK PM acknowledged today that there is no significant move in the inclusion of the Great Britain on the already trashed off treaty by the European leader last year in helping stabilize the Euro Zone’s economic status amidst mountains of debt crisis for all member countries.

UK is one of the 27 EU members that rejected the signing of the Euro deal that aims to minimize the constraints in the financial budgets of all the countries under the zone and the re-integration of national economies to foster better relationships among the economies.

It was a fiscal compact that was mediated to usher the new generation framework of fiscal stabilities, and a good measure to combat negative mechanisms on the lagging behind of many economies in Europe.

UK’s instant refusal to sign the treaty implied that those EU countries that approved the agreements must make the moves outside the premises of the EU community.

Talking at the Davos, Switzerland held World Economic Forum, Cameron told media men that he did reject the treaty immediately because he cannot see substantial movements in the involved economies.

“I have not seen substantial movements since the status quos of these signing countries are still lagged behind the standards and they have not performed forwarding moves for successful organization movements,” he said.

Some politicians and economic experts have realized that the deal can still find its way to the singing by Cameron even if the PM has strongly decided to reject the notion of getting involved with the treaty.

And Cameron said that UK would not be harassed nor disadvantaged if it will become outside of the curtains of the said treaty.\

“The principal rationale why we did not get involved with the treaty is the same reason why we repeal it up until today,” he added.

‘We asked for forceful evidences of joining the missions that will counteract the plagued problems in our financial crises in Britain, and we asked these treaty organizers to come up with the safeguards “treaties” but they failed to do so, so we admit the Great Britain must continue to step aside.”

Presently, UK is pressured to show the world it can rapidly pay its enormous debt and trim down unemployment rates within this year.

Leading online social networking Twitter announced today it shall initiate deleting of posts upon formal requests of the countries that will prove it deem necessary – but it will sustain the presence f the post in other countries permitting it.

The actions is very crucial since up until now the only method by which Twitter could comply to the standards of several countries is by deleting the posts violating or harassing some local laws and mandates.

Twitter ahs followed-up immediately that it shall delete posts only by means of reactive prospects and will make the involved user know the reason behind the deletion of the post, content, or material.

“We still want to continue to hold the freest status of the word freedom, so we want to erase only those posts that have been responded by the countries as violating their national jurisprudence and safety goals,” Twitter spokesperson Jodi Olson responded on email to the media men.

“And just to be more precise, this is not a way towards modifying philosophy and there are still countries which we will never touch and countries we will not let go,” she added.

Instances that needed the eradication of these contents in the tweets are like the Twitter posts in France and Germany that explicitly and implicitly provoked pro-Nazi idealisms, wherein many countries have also imposed partial and/or total bans to these moves.

But there are still countries that do not allow freedom of expression that Twitter can still not penetrate at all.

“One of our most valued core principles is to defend and then respect the voices and expressions of our users,” Twitter wrote in one of today’s blog entries. “We always do hard work to keep the best content up while not violating rules and laws of your respective countries or states, and we shall continue to strive hard to become transparent to every user wherever they may be living or using internet right now.”

Many observers, however, have explicitly expressed that these measures are blatant censorships which are as violating as limiting one’s freedom of expression in certain areas of the world.

The company responds by saying it always does its best in tough situations like this and they simply give balance to their decisions with all fairness and morality kept up.

World ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has won the cutthroat semi final match with Great Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday, slating his open finals slot against Rafael Nadal of Spain.

The Serbian has toppled down the American in straight sets in the most recent edition of the Australian Open finals, and immediately set up a glorious record when he grabbed four grand slam championships and overtaken Nadal in the world technical ranking.

But the story was a little deviant this time for he was forced to undergo a gruel some battle in the semis with Murray before finally snatching the win 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-1 7-5 within four hours and 55 minutes as match concluded late at night in Melbourne.

“I must admit it was one of the best matchups that I have ever get involved to in my whole professional tennis playing career, but it was enormously difficult mentally and emotionally as to physically,” Novak said while inside the court after the victory. “I felt that we were more of challenging each other’s serves than serving out this time, as I could remember last year was a little different.”

“Murray was really furious and he deserved a gigantic applause after a huge comeback, while he was fighting so hard and I never gave a break in my responses.”

The whole semi-final match has seen several seesaw moments as potential exhaustion later might have forced both players to commit several unforced errors and errors in serving – but the second semis never failed to mirror-image the first semis where Nadal was able to kick out Federer, Thursday, in an equally gruesome battle for a finals slot.

The Serbian now has a good 7-4 record over Andy, with the Briton ranked world no.4 obtaining two runners-up in Australian Open and three finals surrendered.

Novak must immediately recover to prepare for the Sunday’s championship match as he is paving way for being the fifth man to snatch three successive grand slam events in this post-1960s Open era.

“I do realize that I will need not rest but more push-ups tonight for the Sunday’s match is going to be a dreaded physical one and I bet everyone is going to enjoy my match with the favourite Nadal,” he said.