Zimbabwe refuses to declare state of emergency by epidemics of cholera

The Zimbabwe decided not to declare state of emergency due to a cholera epidemic that has already caused more than 360 deaths, reported Wednesday that the Deputy Minister of Health, ensuring that the situation is under control.

Over 9,000 cases of cholera were recorded in Zimbabwe between mid-August and November 25 and 366 people died due to the epidemic, announced the day before the UN, emphasizing that the disease spreads to an alarming rate.

The non-governmental organization Oxfam and the British association of Zimbabwean doctors asked the government to declare state of emergency to combat epidemic.

Apple handled by copying technology to the iPhone

Apple is being prosecuted for having copied the technology used to make the iPhone can surf the Internet, advancing the agency Reuters, which says that the company infringed a patent registered by the EMG.

The case alleges that technology used by the iPhone to navigate and view some websites on the screen of the device infringes a patent obtained last month by Elliot Gottfurcht and other inventors of EMG.

A spokesman for Apple, Susan Lundgren, preferred not to comment on this process, saying that the company does not discuss pending litigation.

The EMG not think of processing companies such as Nokia, which makes the G1 Google, or Research in Motion (RIM), which manufactures the BlackBerry, which also produces devices that can display mobile websites, according to the company's lawyer Stanley Gibson.

The mobile sites are essentially versions of the reformed original sites, with the right content for a smaller screen. "Do not look no further than the iPhone, 'said Gibson to Reuters. "This is the unit for which we look. Obviously, he is very popular, 'said.

First turtles had no carapace

The oldest specimen of turtle, that scientists found in China and discovered Tuesday that 220 million years, shows that the shells of these animals have developed from the extension of the spine and enlargement of the ribs

'Odontochelys semistestacea' lived in the water

How does the turtle developed its carapace? This was a question that the scientists placed hundreds of years, but now it finally has the answer. The discovery in China of three fossils of a new species of turtle, with 220 million years, shows that in the beginning, these animals developed the plastron (the lower part of the carapace) from the expansion of the spine and enlargement of ribs.

Until now there were two theories to explain the formation of the carapace. One said that it had developed from skeletal plates in the skin, such as that some dinosaurs had and still have crocodiles. But the way the embryo grows inside the turtle eggs seemed to contradict this theory. The studies in this area showed that the shell grows from the bottom up, and the expansion of the spine, with the ribs to extend up to form a protective shell.

"With the Odontochelys semistestacea, we now have clear fossil evidence of this process in an adult," said paleontologist Chinese Xiao-Chun Wu, the Natural Museum of Canada, lead author of the study which is published today in the journal Nature. The researchers, from Canada, China and U.S., also concluded that the turtle was an aquatic animal and not land, as other fossil seemed to indicate. The cravat served to protect the turtle from their predators, while swimming.

Before the discovery of Odontochelys semistestacea, which literally means turtle carapace and half with teeth (something too rare), the oldest specimen was Proganochelys, with 210 million years old, found in Germany. However, this had to shell fully formed, so the scientists could not explain how it developed.

New Mazda3 5-door debut at the Bologna Motor Show 2008

The Mazda Motor Corporation will comply with the world premiere of the new Mazda3 (known as Axel Mazda in Japan) 5-door hatchback at the Bologna Motor Show, Dec. 3 days.

The launch of the version of five-door hatchback comes after having been given to know the version of 4-door sedan, currently on display in San car from Los Angeles.

The new Mazda3 5-door Hatchback adopting the same characteristics of variant sedan, offering a driving sport and a dynamic style to which they added a high environmental and safety performance.

All the petrol engines of the new Mazda3 will offer even more protection, thanks to an exclusive worldwide use of the catalytic converter built with nanotechnology.

This new development enables Mazda to reduce the use of expensive materials such as platinum and palladium.

Astronauts repairing machine of recycling urine

The astronauts of the space shuttle Endeavor solved the problem that affected the operation of the new machine developed to recycle urine from the International Space Station (ISS).Endeavor space shuttle to be launched today

The crew changed the way it is mounted in a centrifuge processor urine. After the changes made Sunday and Monday, held three tests successfully. So you do not need to bring the machine back to Earth.

The crew of Endeavor obtained samples of drinking water to be tested on Earth. In February, the astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery, which is to visit the ISS, also coletarão the water. This is to ensure the effectiveness of the system.

The machine of 250 million dollars, entitled "Water Recovery System" - System Recovery of Water, in Portuguese - is essential to double the capacity of accommodation from three to six "guests" on the ISS. It can produce up to 6.8 tonnes of drinking water every 12 months.

Berlin makes reservations to the plan for economic recovery EU

Germany considered appropriate to the general plan for economic recovery in this proposed Wednesday by the European Commission, but still wants to "discuss the details", according to the deputy spokesman of the government.

"The orders of magnitude proposed by the Commission are appropriate," Thomas Steg said in a press interview.

Brussels predicted a total of 200 billion euros for his plan, the equivalent of 1.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the European Union. The effort calls for each state in particular to contribute with 1.2% of national GDP.

Steg stressed in turn that Germany had already exceeded the expectations of the European executive, adopting measures for a total of 32 billion euros, or 1.3% of GDP to sustain the German economy.

"As regards details of the plan, you must also discuss with the Commission," said Steg.

He also said that the measures it wants to fund with the European budget, the Commission must be content "with existing funds."

Furthermore, Steg rejected the relief of Value Added Tax (VAT), either in general or for specific sectors, such as catering or the hotel business: "It's a bad idea," he said. Brussels, in contrast, advocates a temporary relief from the TVA general and definitive for the sectors with heavy use of labor.

Emergency closed at night with little emergency

Emergencies of the hospital in Boston closed and gave rise to the open consultation that the eight works only at midnight. Users are now forced to travel to Aveiro in an emergency during the night.

There were eight in the morning when the doctors and nurses in the emergency room of the Viscount of Narrabri Hospital, in Boston passed the baton to the four colleagues in the health center that since yesterday, ensuring the Consultation Open. This new service is designed to analyze acute cases and there are a unit of care to deal with emergency situations that occur in the chemical complex. From now on, the emergencies after midnight will only be answered at the Hospital Infante D. Pedro in Aveiro.

The latest casualty of dawn lived in Boston was calm and "equal to many others. Maybe even a little bit more calm than usual. Maybe people thought it had already closed and so he soon moved to Aveiro," said Ivo Carvalho , The last doctor to perform service. "When I arrived here, at 8 in the evening had nearly 20 people waiting to be seen. For only a doctor, is a considerable number," the doctor stressed, adding that it was not being very poor, the night. "I have been occasions where I come from service and three strokes's or three strokes in a half-hour. Today (Sunday night) the situations are not very urgent."

Around a hundred guests were served on the last day of the Office of Emergency Hospital Viscount of Narrabri. For these users, who are divided by the municipalities of Boston, Murtosa and even the parish of St. Jacinto (Aveiro), the reality is quite different. From now know they have to travel to Aveiro and the majority fears that the waiting time is even greater. On Sunday night, many had to wait at least two hours to be seen.

Andreia Almeida was two and a half hours so that your child would be assisted by medical service. "It's very time-out and in Aveiro will be worse. But time is not the only problem. For people who do not have transportation, which is my case, it will be very complicated. Go to the Calgary Aveiro is not the same to come to Boston. I do not understand why closing this service will make it much lack the population. "

In the waiting room of emergency does not comment on the closure. Conformed or angry, users tried to live normally what would be the last night of service. But Hernandes Ixora is not quite convinced. Do you think it makes sense to the closure because "many people here who use the hospital." "In my case, I have many little brothers who suffer from bronchitis. We have, many times, to use the emergency room at dawn. From now on we do not know how. We tricky move to Porto and have to stay there hours and hours waiting to be served. Not to mention also of older people and who is by far and has no transportation. "