Voice Donors For People Who Can’t Speak!

•   An iPhone app will let anyone donate their voice to be cut up and customized into synthetic speech for someone who needs a similar voice
•  Vocal Id wants to use speech recordings to create personalized synthetic voices for those who are unable to speak on their own. One day, my voice may be cut up and customized for a person who needs a voice that sounds a bit like mine.

•  There are millions of people with severe speech impediments because of a stroke.
•  who uses an early synthesizer called DEC talk.
•  These utterances provide clues to what that person’s speech might sound like – whether it’s high-pitched, raspy or breathy.
•  A surrogate who is similar in age and the same sex is selected to donate their voice.

•  Then, using a software tool called Model Talker, the surrogate’s voice is blended with the patient’s and stripped down into the tiny units that make up speech. Even a single vowel sound might be broken into two or three parts that can then be assembled into new words. “You probably wouldn’t recognize it as having come from the donor any more,”

•  ”Those attributes of your speech tell the listener whether you are familiar or unfamiliar, male or female, from New England, New York City or the South. It tells you about the emotional and mental space of a talker,

How You Get Vitamin D Without Sunburn?

UV wristband helps you get vitamin D without sunburn

• Now you can measure everything under the sun with the technology you carry. A wristband that monitors exposure to UV rays allows users to soak up the light needed to make vitamin D without getting burned, and without the need for sunscreen.

•  ”Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic around the world,”
• UVA+B SunFriend

•  The vitamin is important for managing calcium levels in the body and maintaining healthy bones. In recent years it has also been implicated in reducing the risk of diabetes, arthritis and cancers such as breast cancer.

• Although sunscreens protect from the harmful effects of the sun’s rays including skin cancer they also stop the skin absorbing UVB rays, needed to make vitamin D. “There are huge numbers of people who are aware the sun is healthy, but don’t know how much they need,”

What Your Brain Abstain To See?

•  You only see what your mind wants you to see, and this exerts a profound influence on your behavior.
• Take a look around you. Whatever you see – be it an office, your living room, a crowded train carriage – you might well think you’re getting the whole picture. Yet the mind has a strange way of filtering the information hitting your retina, hiding even what’s in plain sight.

• The most shocking events can easily pass under your mental radar without you as much as raising an eyebrow. But just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t affect your behavior. These small unnoticed cues can direct your future actions and set you on a course you have no idea you …

Malaysian Papers Turn Black In Tribute To Crashed Jet

• March 25 in tribute to the victims of Flight MH370, which crashed in the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard.
• The victims of Flight MH370, which crashed in the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard.

• A reference to the last message from the cockpit, “All right, good night”, before the Malaysia Airlines jet lost contact on March 8.
• Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday that latest analysis of satellite data showed that the flight, which went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

• And it remains a mystery why the plane diverted from its original route.
• All citizens of the multi-ethnic country to pray for the victims and their families.

• “Saddest 4 families relatives friends of 239 on board MH370 – that they have perished in South Indian Ocean. Not just them but a crying world.

Do You Want Perfect Skin? Follow this 10 Foods to Eat Every Day!

Are you tired of using different expensive and ineffective beauty products? It’s time to throw away all those ineffective products and start eating foods for perfect skin.

Check out a list of 10 foods to eat every day for perfect skin.

1. Red bell peppers

Red bell peppers are a tasty vegetable that can be enjoyed either cooked or raw. One red bell pepper contains more than 100% of your daily vitamin C needs. It also contains significant amounts of dietary fiber and vitamin B6. Moreover, it is rich in carotenoids that can help prevent wrinkles and increase blood circulation to your skin, helping it look more youthful. Due to their carotenoids, red bell peppers are also great to fight acne.

•  A red bell pepper is a perfect, low calorie snack that contains about 30 calories and has a really satisfying crunchy bite.
• The fiber that a bell pepper contains will help you to feel full longer with very little calories. Plus, you will have a flawless skin

2. Dark chocolate

 Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants, fatty acids and flavanols that promote glowing skin. The antioxidants in dark chocolate will help reduce roughness in your skin and protect it against sun damage. Moreover, cocoa relaxes arteries, increasing blood circulation that leads to healthier skin.

•  And if you like dark chocolate, eat your ounce of dark chocolate every day and make sure you choose at least 80% cacao content in order to avoid milk and added sugars found in a traditional chocolate bar.

3. Salmon

Salmon is an excellent food to fight stress, anxiety, and depression. Salmon also provides most of your daily vitamin D needs. And as you may already know, Vitamin D is responsible for keeping your heart, bones, colon and brain healthy. It also helps prevent colon cancer, anxiety, depression, heart disease and bone disease.

4. Coconut oil

 Coconut oil is one of the richest sources of saturated fat with about 90 percent of calories as saturated fat. It contains lauric acid, a powerful antibacterial and antiviral agent that keeps away viruses, infections, inflammation and acne. Coconut oil is also rich in essential fatty acids and Vitamin E, which are perfect for keeping your skin moist, soft, and wrinkle-free.

5. Green tea

green tea is actually a beverage, but tea leaves come from a plant!

• it is a great source of antioxidants and a unique amino acid, L-theanine that helps relax your body and lower stress.
• When the tea is hot, the bionic brew releases catechins, a kind of antioxidant with proven anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea may also reduce your risk of developing high blood pressure. Drink 3 or more cups of tea every day for better results.

6. Spinach

 Spinach is a healthy and nutrient-rich food you should certainly include in your everyday diet. You may hate spinach, but it is a wonderful source of iron, folate, chlorophyll, Vitamin E, magnesium, Vitamin A, fiber, plant protein, and Vitamin C. Due to their antioxidant abilities, Vitamins C, E, and A are especially great for your skin.

• Spinach contains antioxidants that fight against all types of skin problems. Add it to your everyday diet and see what happens. By eating spinach, you’re just cleaning your skin from the inside out!

7. Seeds

 Chia seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and flax seeds are all great for your skin. Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are both rich in selenium, Vitamin E, magnesium and protein. Selenium and protein keep all wrinkles away, Vitamin E enhances moisture in your skin and magnesium lowers your stress levels. The healthy Omega 3 fatty acids in flax, chia and hemp seeds are perfect for fighting wrinkles and acne. Plus, these seeds are rich in protein.

8. Celery

• Another food to eat daily for perfect skin is celery. Many of us underestimate this veggie, but celery contains Vitamin K that keeps the blood circulation healthy and helps to reduce high blood pressure. This can reduce your stress level, and as you know stress can cause bad skin, migraines and even cancer.
• Celery also contains natural sodium, potassium and water, and can help to prevent dehydration. I hope you know that dehydrated skin means dryness, flaking, wrinkles, and even breakouts. Make sure you consume celery every day or at least every other day. If you are counting calories, don’t worry, celery is very low in calories!

9. Papaya

•  Papaya is a wonderful fruit which has a rich history and numerous nutritional benefits. It is very low in calories (only 39 calories per 100 g!) and also contains no cholesterol. So if you are trying to lose weight, consider eating papaya every day to maximize its health benefits.
• A great beauty food, papaya is low in fructose and is excellent for digestion! The antioxidant nutrients found in it, including Vitamins C and E and beta-carotene, are great at reducing inflammation and acne. Moreover, Vitamin C may also protect your skin against sun damage.

10. Carrots

•  Carrots are good not only for your eyes, but also for your skin. They are especially good for clearing up breakouts. Carrots are rich in vitamin A and they help prevent the overproduction of cells in the outer layer of the skin. That’s where excess sebum combines with dead cells and clogs pores.
• Another great reason to snack on some carrots is because Vitamin A reduces the development of skin-cancer cells. So make sure you nibble on a half-cup of baby carrots every day for perfect skin.

Nokia Unconcealed to Acceptance For Microsoft Deal

• Nokia (NOK1V.HE) does not expect to close the sale of its phone business to Microsoft (MSFT.O) until April as talks with Asian regulators drag on, it said on Monday, fuelling speculation it may have to make technology patent concessions to get the deal done.
•   After selling its loss-making handset business, Nokia – which expected the deal to close this month – will derive more than 90 percent of sales from its telecom network unit, but its patent portfolio is seen as a promising source of future growth.
•   As a phone maker, Nokia has paid rivals for the use of their licences as well as charging for its own.

•  Expected future revenue from patents make up as much as half Nokia’s roughly 20-billion-euro market capitalisation
•  Google (GOOG.O) and Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) have asked Chinese regulators to ensure the 5.4 billion euro deal between Microsoft and Nokia would not lead to higher licensing fees, according to media reports.
•  Nokia shares fell 0.7 percent to 5.24 euros by 1215 GMT.
•   The Finnish firm said both companies remain committed to the deal, and Microsoft said it expects it to close next month.
•  Indian authorities hit the company with a new $414 million tax claim last week, following a Supreme Court decision ordering Nokia to give a $571 million guarantee before transferring its Chennai factory to Microsoft.
•  Nokia and Microsoft have already received approvals from the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Nokia had been expected to name a new chief executive and outline its new strategy after the deal.

Where Google Stores Your Data?

A Data Centre On The Colombia River In The Dalles, Oregon, Usa

•  Best known for its internet search engine, Google is also the owner of sites such as the video specialist YouTube, which require huge numbers of data servers to keep up with consumer demand.
•  To store the information that drives its business, Google has set up so-called “server farms” in a range of locations. Large amounts of water are needed to cool the servers.

• In 2012 the New York Times published the results of an in-depth investigation it carried out into data centres. It quoted a Stanford University study which showed that data centres in the United States accounted for two per cent of all electricity used in the country in 2010. The newspaper also noted that data centres can waste 90 per cent of the electricity they pull off the grid and are seen by authorities as a source of pollution.

Smelly Cuckoos Conserve Hosts’ Chicks From Carnivorous Bird

• “Cuckoos are not always the villains”
•  Cuckoos have a bad reputation as home-wreckers, taking over the nests of other birds and killing their chicks. But one species benefits its hosts by producing a smelly fluid that repels predators.

•  The chicks of great spotted cuckoos (Clamator glandarius) are usually happy to share a nest with two or three chicks of its host, unlike other cuckoos that will turf the chicks out. In turn, the birds that made the nest make no attempt to evict the cuckoo, even though it is a brood parasite.
•  These cuckoo chicks are known to emit a foul-smelling fluid from their cloacas.  “It’s pungent, produces a burning sensation in the throat, and looks like rotting matter.”

Rare Conjoined Gray Whales Found Off Baja

• Fisherman found two conjoined gray whales off the coast of Baja, California,
•  The rare calves died shortly after being born.
•  They were linked at the waist, with two full heads and tail fins, said marine biologist Benito Bermudez, who is a scientist with the National Natural Protected Areas Commission, or CONANP, said the AP. He said that scientists were collecting skin, muscle and baleen samples to study them.

•  The gray whales were found on a beach inside the Ojo de Liebre lagoon near the town of Guerrero Negro, Baja Peninsula, Mexico on Wednesday.
• Every year more than 20,000 gray whales swim to Mexico from Alaska to mate and give birth.

Missing Malaysia Airline Plane Mh370

• No confirmed wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been found since it vanished from air traffic control screens off Malaysia’s east coast early on March 8, less than an hour after taking off.”New and credible information has come to light in relation to the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean,The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has received information based on satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search.”

•  Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 search off chases ‘best lead’ off Australia as investigation into 2 unknown objects intensifiesThe objects, spotted by satellites March 16, have not been confirmed to be pieces of the plane missing since March 8. The pieces, one 79 feet long and a second about 16 feet long, are about 1,500 miles off the west coast of Australia are are considered the ‘best lead’ so far in the desperate search.

•  The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Thursday focused on the area off Australia’s coast where two pieces of debris were spotted by satellite imagery.

• Time Is Running Out On Search For Missing Flight Mh370
• The 20-man crew of a Norwegian car carrier, the Hoegh St. Petersburg, used spotlights and binoculars in rainy, foggy and choppy conditions while waiting for a fleet of reinforcements to aid them in the search for the Boeing 777 that vanished almost two weeks ago with 239 people onboard.

•  which may be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane — spotted by satellites is about 79 feet long while a second is about 16 feet long

“Do not yet know for sure whether this is indeed MH370 or something else.”